From: [email protected] (Andrew Birkett)
Okay, here is ‘Hammer Smashed Face’ by Cannibal Corpse. It’s a
bit difficult to hear the guitar at some bits (!) so I’m not
claiming that it is perfect.
Please send any corrections to [email protected].
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Hammer Smashed Face
by: Cannibal Corpse
album: Tomb of the Mutilated
Corrected by Vield 26 may 2001
Transcribed by Andrew Birkett 1994
Eddited by Don Schaberg 1997
Riff 1 1a Riff 2
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|—————| |—————-| |——————|
|—————| |—————-| |——————|
|—————| |—————-| |———55554444-|
|-2—2—2—6-| |————-6-| |——————|
|-0—0—0—6-| |-000-000-000-6-| |-00002223———|
. . .
Riff 2a 2b
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|——————|—|
|——————|—|
|——————|—|
|——————|-2-|
|-0000000000000000-|-0-|
.
Bass solo
|——————|
|——-3———|
|-2—2—3—3—|
|—0——-1—0-|
Riff 3 Riff 4 Riff 5
|——————| |—————-| |—————|
|——————| |—————-| |———a.h—-|
|——4————| |—————-| |———3——|
|——————| |—-3————| |—————|
|-2——2-3——-| |-2—-2-3——-| |-4-5-4-5——-|
|————2-0-1-| |———-2-0-1-| |-2/32/3——0-|
. . . . . . . . .
Fill 6
|——-|
|——-|
|——-|
|——-|
|-5-4-2-|
|-3-2-0-|
. . .
Riff 7
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|———————7—————————-3———|
|-7h10p7—6h9p6—8-9—5—8-7-5—3h6p3-2h5p2—4-5—1—5-4-2-|
|—————-6-7——6-5-3—————-2-3——3-2-0-|
. . . . . . . . .
Riff 8
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|———————-a.h—-|
|————————3——|
|——————————|
|-2h5p2—1h4p1—4-5-4-5——-|
|—————2/32/3——0-|
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Riff 9 Riff 10
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|——————| |———————-|
|———55554444-| |———————-|
|——————| |——4/5———4/5-|
|-00002223———| |-0000-2/3—0000—2/3-|
Riff 11
|———————————| the first 4 measures are with the
|———————————| f#(2) on E and the next four are
|———————————| played with the 4343ect. the final
|———-43434343—————| four are played with the 2
|-2-2-2———————-7—| it’s played 12 times total
|-0-0-0-2p3—————1-1—7-|
. . . . . . .
Riff 12
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|———————————-7———————————3-|
|-7777101010107777666699996666-8-9-5—333366663333222255552222-4-5-1-|
|——————————6-7——————————2-3—|
. . . . . .
Riff 13
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|—————————-3-|
|-222255552222111144441111-4-1-|
|—————————2—|
. .
And here’s how to put it all together…
The introduction
Riff 1, played 3 times then riff 2.
Riff 1a, played 3 times then riff 2.
Riff 1a, played 3 times then riff 2.
Riff 2a, played 3 times then riff 2b.
The bass solo
The verse
Riff 3, played 4 times
Riff 4, played 4 times
Riff 3, played 4 times
Riff 5, played 8 times
Chorus
Fill 6, once
Riff 7, played twice
Riff 8, played 4 times
Fill 6, once
Riff 7, played twice.
The rest of it
Riff 5, played 8 times
Riff 1, played 3 times
Play this 4 times: Riff 9, played 3 times then Riff 10 once.
Riff 4, 4 times
Riff 3, 4 times
Riff 5, 8 times
Chorus, as above
Riff 5, 8 times
Riff 1, 3 times.
Riff 11, 12 times.
Riff 12, 2 times
Riff 13, 4 times
Riff 12, 2 times
Riff 8, 4 times
Riff 5, 8 times
Riff 1, once
Then an abrupt finish on E5.