Cannibal Corpse
Tomb of the Mutilated
Hammer Smashed Face
Copyright (c) Metal Blade Records 1992
Version 1.5 - 1.6.2014
Transcribed By: Yaniv Dekel
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tuning D# G# C# F# A# D#
Note: This is how the song is played on the ToTM record.
Do not compare this tab to live CC recordings.
Riff A1 x1
D#|---------------------------------=----------------------|
A#|---------------------------------=----------------------|
F#|---------------------------------=----------------------|
C#|---------------------------------=----------55554444----|
G#|-2-2-2-8\---2-2-2-8\---2-2-2-8\--=--2-3-4---------------|
D#|-0-0-0-6\---0-0-0-6\---0-0-0-6\--=--0-1-2---------------|
* * * * * * * * *
*(Mute with left hand after)
Riff A2 x2
D#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------55554444-|
G#|-------------8\--------------8\--------------8\--2-3-4------------|
D#|-000-000-000-6\--000-000-000-6\--000-000-000-6\--0-1-2------------|
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Riff A3 x3 End with
D#|------------------|-----------|
A#|------------------|-----------|
F#|------------------|-----------|
C#|------------------|-----------|
G#|------------------|-2---------|
D#|-0000000000000000-|-0---------|
................
Bass solo x4
F#|--------------------|
C#|-----9--------------|
G#|-7-----8---8--------|
D#|---6-----7---0-6----|
Riff B x4 |1-3 |4 Riff C x4
D#|-------------|-----|-----| |------------------|
A#|-------------|-----|-----| |------------------|
F#|-------------|-----|-----| |------------------|
C#|-----9-------|-----|-----| |-----4------------|
G#|-7-----8---8-|-----|-----| |-2p1---1-3--------|
D#|---6-----7---|-0h6-|-6p0-| |-----------2-0h1--|
Riff B x4
Riff D x8 Fill x1
D#|----------------|-----------|
A#|----------------|-----------|
F#|----------------|-----------|
C#|---------ph-----|-----------|
G#|-4/5\4/5-1-(0)--|-5-3-2-----|
D#|-2/3\2/3----0---|-3-1-0-----|
. .
Main Riff x2
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------7-----------------------------3-----------------|
G#|-7h10p7-6h9p6--9-8-5---7-6-5----3h6p3-2h5p2--5-3-1---5-3-2---------|
D#|---------------7-6-----5-4-3-----------------3-1-----3-1-0---------|
. . . . . . . .
Riff E x4
D#|------------------------------|
A#|------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|
C#|----------------------ph------|
G#|-2h5p2-1h4p1--4/5\4/5-1-(0)---|
D#|--------------2/3\2/3----0----|
then play
Fill x1
Main riff x2
Riff D x8
Riff A1 x1 (until = mark)
Riff F x4
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------55554444--------55554444--------55554444----------------|
G#|-2-3-4-----------2-3-4-----------2-3-4------------2-3-4---2-3-4--|
D#|-0-1-2-----------0-1-2-----------0-1-2------------0-1-2---0-1-2--|
Riff C x4
Riff B x4
Riff D x8
Fill x1
Main riff x2
Riff E x4
Fill x1
Main riff x2
Riff D x8
Riff A1 x1 (until = mark)
Riff G1 x12
D#|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------|
G#|-2-2-2--------3-0-8\------------|
D#|-0-0-0-2~-----1-0-6\------------|
. . . . .
Riff G2 (played by the right guitar from the 5th to the 8th time)
D#|--------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|
C#|-------4~-----------------------|
G#|-2-2-2--------3-0-8\------------|
D#|-0-0-0--------1-0-6\------------|
. . . . .
Riff H x2
D#|---------------------------------------------
A#|---------------------------------------------
F#|---------------------------------------------
C#|---------------------------------------7-----
G#|-77777777-10101010-7777-6666-9966--9-8-5-----
D#|-----------------------------------7-6-------
. .
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------3---------|
-33333333-6666-3333-2222-5522--5-2-1---------|
-------------------------------3-0-----------|
. .
Riff I x4
D#|---------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------3--|
G#|-22222222-55555555-11111111-44444444--5-2-1--|
D#|--------------------------------------3-0----|
. .
Riff H x2
Riff E x4
Riff D x8
And end the whole thing with
D#|----------------|
A#|----------------|
F#|----------------|
C#|----------------|
G#|-2-2-2-8\---2---|
D#|-0-0-0-6\---0---|
* * *
Done.
