'Rotten To The Gore' by Carcass - Guitar Tutorial

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                            Rotten to the Gore tabs

Rotten to the Gore
(Tune down 2.5 steps to B)

Thanks once again are due to Gerrit-Jan de Ripper for this... this is in fact
the Tools version, but the original is very similar...
Intro: Drums with some flanging mixed in.

Riff1:                   1,2,3   4
|-----------------------[-------[------------|
|-----------------------[-------[------------|
|-----------------------[-------[------------|
|-----------------------[-----5-[------------|
|-2----5-6----2-5-------[-----3-[2h3p2p0-4-5-|
|-0-00-3-4-00-0-3-000-00[0-00---[--------2-3-|
    PM     PM     PM> PM---->

Riff2:                   1,2,3      4
|-----------------------[----------[----------|
|-----------------------[----------[----------|
|-----------------------[----------[----------|
|-----------------2---2-[----------[--2-------|
|-4---4---4---5---0-000-[xxx-x-xxxx[000-5-4-5-|
|-2-222-222-333---------[----------[----3-2-3-|
    PM  PM  PM      PM   PM-------> PM

Riff3:                     1,2,3  4
|-------------------------[------[------------|
|-------------------------[------[------------|
|-------------------------[------[------------|
|-------------------------[--4-5-[------------|
|-2---3-5-6-----2-5-------[--2-3-[2h3p2p0-4-5-|
|-0---1-3-4-00000-3-000000[0-----[--------2-3-|
            PM->    PM----->

Riff4:             1,3              2                4
|-----------------[----------------[----------------[----------------|
|-----------------[----------------[----------------[----------------|
|-----------------[----------------[----------------[----------------|
|-----------------[----------------[----------------[----------------|
|-4---2-4-5---4-5-[7-7---7-7-7---7-[7-------7-------[7-------7-5-4-5-|
|-2---0-2-3---2-3-[5-5---5-5-5---5-[5-5555555-555555[5-5555555-3-2-3-|
                                      PM--->  PM--->   PM--->

Riff5:                           1                  2
|-------------------------------[------------------[----------------------|
|-------------------------------[------------------[----------------------|
|-------------------------------[------------------[----------------------|
|-------------------------------[------------------[----------------------|
|-2---5---8---7-----2---5---8---[2---5---8---7---6-[----2---5---8---7---6-|
|-0---3---6-----000-0---3---6---[0---3---6---5---4-[0-0-0---3---6---5---4-|
                PM->                                PM->

(*)
I'm not sure of this next one, it's very hard to hear what they're playing,
it's sound like one big blur to me.
Riff6: 4 times
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-----4/5-----4/5-----4/5-00000000-|  Blur???
|-00002/3-00002/3-00002/3----------|  Blaargh??
  PM->    PM->    PM->    PM----->

Riff7: 4 times
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|-4444333366665555-|
|------------------|
  PM------------->
(**)

repeat part from (*) to (**)

|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-2----------/*-|
|-0----------/*-|

/*=PickScrape.

Riff8:                      1,3,5,7  2,4,6,8
|---------------------------[------[--------|
|---------------------------[------[--------|
|---------------------------[------[--------|
|---------------------------[------[-4(3)tr-|
|-2-7p6---6p5---5p4---4p3---[-3p2--[--------| Yeah, baby! This riff rocks!!
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-[------[--------|

5th to 8th time: 2nd guitar plays notes a 5th higher
(or on Reek version just as powerchords)

(&)
Riff9:                 1,3  2,4
|---------------------[----[------|
|---------------------[----[------|
|---------------------[----[------|
|---------------------[----[------|
|-2-------3---2-------[5-3-[5/6-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-[3-1-[3/4-1-|
    PM-->   PM  PM-->
second guitar does some trem-bar butchery with this riff

Riff10:         1,3       2,4
|--------------[---------[---------------|
|--------------[---------[---------------|
|--------------[---------[---------------|
|--------------[---------[---------------|
|-2-------3---5[/6-5-3-5-[4-3h4p3------1-|
|-0-0-0-0-1-0-3[/4-3-1-3-[-------4-3h4---|
    PM-->   PM
(&&)

repeat from (&) to (&&)

repeat Riff8 4 times.