Slowly We Rot

Obituary

tono:

                        as plagarized by Mike Ng

This is in 4/4 time unless otherwise noted:
INTRO:  PLAY 3X

E-------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
B-------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
G-------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
D-------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
A----8--7-----6--5------8-|-7-----6--5---(5)\5--|-----8--7-----6--5-----8--|
E--5-------5--------5-----|----5-----3---(3)\3--|--5--------5--------5-----|

E---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
B---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
G---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
D---------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
A-7-----6--5-------5--|-----8--7-----6--5-----8--|-7-----6--5------5--|
E----5-------------3--|--5--------5--------5-----|----5------------3--|

E--------------------------|------------------------|
B--------------------------|------------------------|
G--------------------------|------------------------|
D--------------------------|------------------------|
A-----8--7-----6--5-----8--|-7-----6--5----2--2-----|
E--5--------5--------5-----|----5----------0--0--0--|
                                                P.M.   END OF INTRO.

1ST VERSE: PLAY2X, PLAY 5X W/SOLO

E| |-------------------|--------------------| |
B|o|-------------------|--------------------|o|
G| |-------------------|--------------------| |
D| |-------------------|--------------------| |
A|o|--2--2--6---5---3--|--2--2---8---7---3--|o|
E| |--0--0--4---3---1--|--0--0---6---5---1--| |

1ST SOLO:
*=dive bomb with whammy
E------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
B------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
G---5*-------------|-0~~~~~~~~~~~~*------|-^11^9*------9~~~~~*--|
D------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
A------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
E------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
gradually dive       let the bar           dive 2 1/2steps while hammering
down 4 whole steps   return to normal      and dive last note 1 step and
with whammy bar      position&use vibrato  use vibrato

tr=TRILL
E--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
*|----H--------------------------------|
G-^12*--9^12-------12/18\0-|-0*-4-----(4)*------(4)*-------------|
D--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E--------------------------|-------------------------------------|
  dive  trill w/            dive        dive      dive and
&release vibrato            and         and       vibrato together
                            release     release    

E------------------|*|
B------------------|-7-4--6--4^6-0--7-4-6-7-4-7^4----------b1-b1&1/2-|
G--(4)-------------|------------------------------6^4-6^4--6--6------|
D------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A-------0*---------|-------------------------------------------------|
E------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
      dive and
      release and
      dive gradually

E-------------H----|----------------------------|
B-(6)--6~~~~~-0*---|----------------------------|
G------------------|----------------------------|
D------------------|----------------------------|
A------------------|--0*------------------------|
E------------------|----------------------------|END OF 1ST SOLO
release to  pullup    pull up and gradually dive 'til 
true pitch  1 pitch   slack
            & release


CHORUS: WITH DOUBLE TIME FEEL, PLAY 6X, THEN PLAY4X REPEAT 2ND BAR 2X

E| |------------------------|----------------------| |
B|o|------------------------|----------------------|o|
G| |------------------------|----------------------| |
D| |------------------------|----------------------| |
A|o|--2--2-2--2--3--2-2--2--|--5--2-2--2--5--4--3--|o|
E| |--0--0-0--0--1--0-0--0--|--3--0-0--0--3--2--1--| |

THEN PLAY THIS: 4X
E| |--------------------------------|------------------------| |
B|o|--------------------------------|------------------------|o|
G| |--------------------------------|------------------------| |
D| |--------------------------------|------------------------| |
A|o|--------------------------------|-----------------5------|o|
E| |-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3------| |
    P.M..............................................

SOLO 2
  F#5                           B5

E-17^14--------14^17^14--------14^17^14--------14^17^14--------14^-|
B------14^17^14--------14^17^14--------14^17^14---------14^17^14---|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
this is only half of a bar

 F#5                             C5

E-17^14--------14^17^14--------14^17^14--------14^17^14---------14^-|
B------14^17^14--------14^17^14--------14^17^14---------14^17^14----|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
this is only a half a bar

 F#5                            B5

E-17^14--------14^17^14--------14^17^14--------14-17--16--14---|
B------14^17^14--------14^17^14--------14^17^14----------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
this is only half a bar

 A#5                            F5

E-17^16^14-----14------------B1--14------------|
B---------17^14--17^14-17^14-17----17-16-14^16-|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
this is only half a bar/END OF THE HALF BARS

 F#5        B5                F#5                     C5

E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-^14---B1--------------------14------------------------------------|
G----16-16~~~~16-14-16-14--------14-17^14-18^14-16-14-16~~~~~~(16)\-|
D------------------------16-14--------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 F#5        B5                 A#5              F5

E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-B1-11-14-11--------------------11------------------------------|
G-13---------13--11^13^11----------13-11-13-13-13-~~~~~~~~(13)\--|
D--------------13--------14-14-14--------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|

 F#5 //B5//////C5 A#5   F#5//B5 F#5// A#5               F5
E---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D--(4)^6*~~~~~~~~6^7--|-----------------------------------(7)*----------|
A---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
dive
w/vibrato and dive
again

E------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E--2------(2)*-----------------------|--(2)-----------------------------|
         dive and release
END OF 2ND SOLO

OUTRO:PLAY 4X

E| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |
B|o|------------------------------|---------------------------|o|
G| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |
D| |------------------------------|---------------------------| |
A|o|-------------------3----------|------------------6--5--8--|o|
E| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1--0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4--3--6--| |
    P.M...............   P.M........................

THEN PLAY CHORUS RHYTHM 4X,
THEN PLAY THIS: 4X

E| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|o|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|o|---------------------------------|--------------------------3-----|
E| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-----|
    P.M.......................................................

E---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
B---------------------------------|---------------------------------|o|
G---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
D---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
A---------------------------------|------------------6------5-------|o|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---4------3-------| |
  P.M..............................................

THEN PLAY CHORUS RHYTHM 4 TIMES AND END WITH AN OPEN E POWER CHORD.

^=PULL-OFF/HAMMER-ON    H=HARMONIC
P.M.=PALM MUTE          *=DIVE WITH WHAMMY BAR
B1=BEND UP 1 STEP       tr=TRILL
B1&1/2=BEND UP 1&1/2 STEPS
/=SLIDE UP      
\=SLIDE DOWN
( )=LET NOTE RING OUT
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| |=REPEAT
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Enjoy
Mike Ng

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