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 — Cannibal Corpse
Transcribed by Andrew Birkett 1994
Riff 1 Riff 1a Riff 2
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I—————-I I———————-I I—————-I
I—————-I I———————-I I—————-I
I—————-I I———————-I I—————-I
I—————-I I———————-I I———5-5-4—I
I-2—2—2—6—I I——————-6-I I—————-I
I-0—0—0—6—I I-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-I I-0-0-2-2———I
PM——+ PM—————+
Bass solo
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I——————I
I——-3———I
I-2—2—3—3—I
I—0——-1—0-I
Riff 3 Riff 4 Riff 5
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I—————-I I—————-I I——————I
I—————-I I—————-I I——————I
I—-4————I I—————-I I——————I
I—————-I I—-3————I I——(p.h)——-I
I2——2-3——-I I-2—-2-3——-I I———1———I
I———-2-0-1-I I———-2-0-1-I I-2-3-2——0——I
PM——-+ PM——-+
Fill 6
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I———I
I———I
I———I
I———I
I——2—I
I—3-2-0—I
PM—-+
Riff 7 — The main chorus bit, and the one that people recognise!
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I——————————I——————————I
I——————————I——————————I
I———————2———I——————————I
I-2h5p2—1h4p1—4-4—0———I———————3———I
I—————2-2——2-1—I—3h6p3-2h5p2—5-5—1———I
I—————————3-I—————3-3——3-2-0—I
PM—+ PM—+
Riff 8 — the second chorus riff
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I——————————I
I——————————I
I——————————I
I———————(p.h)—I
I—2h5p2—1h4p1———1——I
I—————-2h3p2——0—I
Riff 9 Riff 10
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I————————-I I——————I
I————————-I I——————I
I————————-I I——————I
I————-5-5-5——-I I——————I
I——————-4-4-4-I I-2-2—4—2-2—4-I
I-0-0-0-2-2-2————-I I-0-0—2—0-0—2-I
PM—+ PM—+
Riff 11 — The slow grinding one
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I——————————-I On the original, the two guitars do
I——————————-I a trill as indicated by the 4343434.
I——————————-I But, if you just play the 2 on the
I———-43434343————-I bottom string and give it a lot of
I—2-2-2———————7—I vibrato is sounds kinda similar and
I—0-0-0—2~~~~~~~—-1-1—7—I is a lot easier to do.
PM—+ PM-+
And here’s how to put it all together…
The introduction
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Riff 1, played 3 times then riff 2.
Riff 1a, played 3 times then riff 2.
Riff 1a, played 3 times then riff 2.
Then for the last few bars, pick the open E string fast with palm muting.
The bass solo
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The verse
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Riff 3, played 4 times
Riff 4, played 4 times
Riff 3, played 4 times
Riff 5, played 8 times
Chorus
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Fill 6, once
Riff 7, played twice
Riff 8, played 4 times
Fill 6, once
Riff 7, played twice.
The rest of it
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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.
Then come the two chorus riffs, 7 and 8, but with drastically altered timing.
Listen to the recording, and you should see what I mean.
Riff 8, 4 times
Riff 5, 8 times
Riff 1, 3 times
Then an abrupt finish on E5.
Enjoy!
Andrew
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