================================================================================================= Song: The Final Command Artist: Slayer Album: Show No Mercy (1983) Tabbed by Chris Rezendes ([email protected]) Date started tab: 4/17/02 Date finished tab: 4/17/02 Tuning: Standard Notation Key v: vibrato t: tremolo bar ^: bend .: palm mute ~: trill p: pull-off h: hammer-on x: ghost note /: slide up \: slide down Comments: This song kicks ass. It's really crazy, and I thought I was going to have a lot of trouble with this one, but I just went into it and got it down. I put it together for you on the bottom. If you spot any mistakes, feel free to e-mail me. ================================================================================================= Riff 1 e|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------- B|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------- G|---------------|---------------|---------------|--------------- D|--000-320-320--|--000-320-530--|--000-320-320--|----3-5-------- A|---------------|---------------|---------------|--3-1-3-------- E|---------------|---------------|---------------|--1------------ Riff 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------------------------- D|--000-320-000-530-000-320---3---------------------------------- A|--------------------------3-1---------------------------------- E|--------------------------1------------------------------------ Riff 2a e|--------------------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------------------- G|--000-320-000-530-000-320---3---------------------------------- D|--------------------------3-1---------------------------------- A|--------------------------1------------------------------------ E|--------------------------------------------------------------- Riff 3 e|--------------------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------------------------- D|--0000000000000000000000000------------------------------------ A|-----------------------------5p3---3-5--5p3---3-5-------------- E|---------------------------------5----------5------------------ Riff 4 e|--------------------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------------------- G|------------------------------------7-9--------7-9------------- D|--22222222222222222222222222222222--5-7--22222-5-7------------- A|--------------------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------- Riff 5 e|--------------------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------4p2-0-2-4--4p2-0-2-4--------------- D|--------------------------------------------------------------- A|--2222222222222222222222222------------------------------------ E|--------------------------------------------------------------- Riff 6 e|--------------------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------------------------------- A|--33333333333333-555555555555555------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------- Fig. 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------------------------------- G|--------------------------------------------------------------- D|--9-----5--7--5p4---------------------------------------------- A|--7--9--3--5------5-------------------------------------------- E|-----7--------------------------------------------------------- Riff 7 (under solo) e|----------------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------------- G|----------------------------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------------------------------------------------5-7------- A|--77777777777777-55555555555555-3333333333333-2222222222222--3-5------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------------- Order of play Riff 1 x4 Riff 2 x4 Riff 2a x2 Riff 2 x2 Riff 3 x4 Riff 4 x2 Riff 3 x2 Riff 5 x2 Riff 6 x1 Fig. 1 x1 Riff 3 x4 Riff 4 x2 Riff 3 x2 Riff 5 x2 Riff 6 x1 Fig. 1 x2 Riff 7 x4 Fig. 1 x1 Riff 3 x4 Riff 4 x2 Riff 3 x2 Riff 5 x2 Riff 6 x1 Fig. 1 x3