'Pick Axe Murders' by Cannibal Corpse - Guitar Tutorial

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                                CANNIBAL CORPSE - THE PICK-AXE MURDERS
                    From the Album THE BLEEDING
                    Copyright 1994 Metal Blade Records  
                                   
                              Version 1.0 - Febuary 97
                                 
Transcribed by: RICHARD BROADHEAD II()
For Questions, Comments, Corrections, or Newest Version; 
               please contact Rich Broadhead at 

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.  - palm mute                          tr - trill
h  - hammer on                          /  - slide up
p  - pull off                             - slide down
*  - see comment                        () - ghost note(unless in trill)

Tuning: Eb, Bb, Gb, Db, Ab, Eb(in otherwords, everystring down half a step)

Riff A
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2----------------|
|---1---------------1---------------1---------------1--------------|
|-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0--|
|     . . . . . .     . . . . . .     . . . . . .     . . . . . .
|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------3----------------| GTR II
|-9---------------9---------------9---------------2----------------|
|-7-8-------------7-8-------------7-8-------------1----------------|
|---6---------------6---------------6-------------0----------------|

 Riff B
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2----------------|   &
|---1---------------1---------------1---------------1--------------| GTR II
|-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0--|
      . . . . . .     . . . . . .     . . . . . .     . . . . . .

 Riff C
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2----------------|   &
|---1---------------1---------------1---------------1--------------| GTR II
|-----0-3-0-3-0-3-----0-3-0-3-0-3-----0-3-0-3-0-3-----0-3-0-3-0-3--|
      . . . . . .     . . . . . .     . . . . . .     . . . . . .

Play Riff B
Play Riff C

 Repeat Twice
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|   &
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|-----5h8-----5h8-----5h8-------------5h8-----5h8-----5h7----------|
|-777-----777-----777-----777-4h7-777-----777-----777-----777-4h7--|
  ...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...

 Repeat Twice(under solo)
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|   &
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|-----5/8-----5/8-----5/8-----4/7-----5/8-----5/8-----5/8-----4/7--|
|-777-5/8-777-5/8-777-5/8-777-4/7-777-5/8-777-5/8-777-5/8-777-4/7--|
  ...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...

Play Riff C
Play Riff A

 Play Twice
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-2---------------2---------------2---------------2----------------|
|---1---------4-1---1---------4-1---1---------4-1---1---------4-1--|
|-----3-0-3-0---------3-0-3-0---------3-0-3-0---------3-0-3-0------|
|     . . . .         . . . .         . . . .         . . . .       
|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|-2-----------6---2-----------6---2-----------6---2-----------6----|
|---1---------4-----1---------4-----1---------4-----1---------4----|
|-----3-0-3-0---------3-0-3-0---------3-0-3-0---------3-0-3-0------|
      . . . .         . . . .         . . . .         . . . .       

 Riff D
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|   &
|-9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------6---9-----------6----| GTR II
|-7-8---------4---7-8---------4---7-8---------4---7-8---------4----|
|---6-0-3-0-3-------6-0-3-0-3-------6-0-3-0-3-------6-0-3-0-3------|
      . . . .         . . . .         . . . .         . . . .

Play Riff D a total of two times

 Riff E
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------| GTR I & GTR II
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------66666666---------------------77776666----7777-|
|-555555558888--------888888885555555558888--------8888-----|

Play Riff E a total of two times

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------5/6--------------------------5/6---|
|----------4/5----7/8----3/4------------2/3----7/8----3/4---|
|-00000000-2/3----5/6----------00000000-2/3----5/6----------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|------------------------5/6--------------------------5/6---|
|----------4/5----7/8----3/4------------4/5----7/8----3/4---|
|-00000000-2/3----5/6----------00000000-2/3----5/6----------|

Play Riff E twice

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------5/6--------------------------5/6---|
|----------4/5----7/8----3/4------------4/5----7/8----3/4---|
|-00000000-2/3----5/6----------00000000-2/3----5/6----------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|------------------------5/6-------------------5/6----9-----|
|----------4/5----7/8----3/4------------7/8----3/4----7-8---|
|-00000000-2/3----5/6----------00000000-5/6-------------6---|

 Repeat 6 times
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------| GTR I & GTR II
|------------------------5/6-------------------5/6----9-----|
|----------4/5----7/8----3/4------------7/8----3/4----7-8---|
|-00000000-2/3----5/6----------00000000-5/6-------------6---|

repeat 3 times, then on fourth time slide from E5
|----------|
|----------|  GTR I
|----------|    &
|-9--------|  GTR II
|-7--8-----|
|----6-----|

Play Riff D 4 times

 Riff F
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|  &
|-------------6h9-----------------------------6h9------------------| GTR II
|-----5h8-------------5h8-----7---000-5h8-000-----000-5h8-000-7----|
|-777-----777-----777-----777---6-------------------------------6--|
  ...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...

 Riff G
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------played---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------in rhythm-----------------------------|  GTR I
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5h8-------------5h8------7--------5h8-------------5h8-----7---|
|-000-----000-4h7-000-----000------6-000-----000-4h7-000-----000--6-|
| ...     ...     ...     ...        ...     ...     ...     ...
|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|  2
|-----5h8-------------5h8-----7h8p7------5h8-------------5h8-----7h8p7--|
|-000-----000-4h7-000-----000------6-000-----000-4h7-000-----000------6-|
  ...     ...     ...     ...        ...     ...     ...     ...

Play Riff F
Play Riff G

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5/8-----4/7-----5/8-----7-------5/8-----4/7-----5/8-----7----|
|-000-5/8-000-4/7-000-5/8-000---6-000-5/8-000-4/7-000-5/8-000---6--|
| ...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...     ...
|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|  2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5/8-----4/7-----5/8-----7h8p7------5/8-----4/7-----5/8-----7h8p7--|
|-000-5/8-000-4/7-000-5/8-000------6-000-5/8-000-4/7-000-5/8-000------6-|
  ...     ...     ...     ...        ...     ...     ...     ...

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------2---------------2---------------2---------------|
|---------------1---------------1---------------1-------------|
|-3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0-----3-0-3-0-3-0-|
  . . . . . .     . . . . . .     . . . . . .     . . . . . .

Play Riff A, but at last time, both guitars play what guitar II plays

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