/-------------------------------------------------------------------------- / The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used/ / for private use and studying / /-------------------------------------------------------------------------- downloaded from the Catacombs of Displacer's Death Tab Site at http://www.superlink.net/~ferris/deathtab.htm join the death/black tab emailing list by emailing ferris@saturn.superlink.net CANNIBAL CORPSE A SKULL FULL OF MAGGOTS From their '90 album 'Eaten Back to Life' Tabbed by: Jason Mathie Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca A short selection from their earliest album. Comments: I will only use the necessary strings for each riff, so be careful to make sure you're playing on the right strings. There are some noticeable tempo variations in this song. I've tried to give an idea of when it slows down, and included the exact bpm tempos in a few places for those of you are familiar with such things. Notation explanation: /=3=\ |---------| |--0-0-0--| Triplets. Play 3 notes where you would normally play 2. |---------| |3:-| |4:-| |4:-| |4:-| Time signature changes. |---| |---| Generally one dash is a sixteenth note in length. So ---- is one beat. Sometimes there's a lot of double digit fret positions or notation symbols so I have to stretch it out more. When that happens I'll use the usual method of writing the note lengths underneath each note. q=quarter (1 beat) e=eighth (1/2 beat) s=sixteenth (1/4 beat) Uppercase signifies a rest. Guitars are tuned to Eb. Guitarists are Bob Rusay (LeftGtr) and Jack Owen (RightGtr). The lyrics are here for you to growl, but the words are _very_ unintelligable on this album. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Tempo: 270 bpm Riff A Ab|----------------|----------------| Eb|5-0-4-0-3-0-2-0-|4-0-3-0-2-0-1-0-| P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Play Riff A 8x Riff B (slower, tempo: 200 bpm) /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ Db|------------------------|------------------------|-- Ab|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-- Eb|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-- e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ Db --|------------------------|----------7-8---| Ab --|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----6-7---------| Eb --|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|6---------------| e e e e e e e e e e e e q e q e q Play Riff B 2x Play Riff A 4x Riff C1 (tempo as before: 270 bpm) /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ /==3==\ Gb|9---------9---------|9------------------|-- Db|7---------7---------|7---------8--8--8--|-- Ab|----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|----0-0-0-8--8--8--|-- Eb|--------------------|-------------------|-- q e e e q e e e q e e e q q q P.M . . . . . . . . . /=3=\ Gb --|9---------9-------|----------------| Db --|7---------7-------|----------------| Ab --|----0-0-0-----0---|7---6---5---4---| Eb --|------------------|5---4---3---2---| q e e e q q q q q q P.M . . . . Play Riff C1 2x Riff C2 /=3=\ /=3=\ /=3=\ Gb|9---------9---------|9-----------------|-- Db|7---------7---------|7---------8-8-8-8-|-- Ab|----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|----0-0-0-8-8-8-8-|-- Eb|--------------------|------------------|-- q e e e q e e e q e e e e e e e P.M . . . . . . . . . /=3=\ Gb --|9---------9-------|----------------| Db --|7---------7-------|----------------| Ab --|----0-0-0-----0---|----------------| Eb --|------------------|5-0-4-0-3-0-2-0-| q e e e q q e e e e e e e e P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . Play Riff C2 4x with lyrics: Lying there cold after a torturous death Your life ended fast, you took your last breath Dead in a grave, your final place The maggots infest your disfigured face Riff C3 /=3=\ /=3=\ Gb|7---------7---------|7---------------|-- Db|5---------5---------|5---------------|-- Ab|----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|------7-5-5-5-5-|-- Eb|--------------------|------5-3-3-3-3-|-- q e e e q e e e q+e e e e e e P.M . . . . . . /=3=\ Gb --|7---------7-------|----------------| Db --|5---------5-------|----------------| Ab --|----0-0-0-----0---|7---5---8-8-8-8-| Eb --|------------------|5---3---6-6-6-6-| q e e e q q q q e e e e P.M . . . . Play Riff C3 2x with lyrics: Puss through your veins takes the place of blood Decay sets in, bones begin to crack Thrown six feet down, left to rot Brains oozing down the side of your broken neck Play Riff C2 2x, at last measure growl 'Skull full of maggots!' Then play Ab|----------------| |----------------| Eb|4-0-3-0-2-0-1-0-| then Riff A 2x, then |5-0-4-0-3-0-2-0-| P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Play: slow down to 230 bpm Db|3:-------------|4:--------rooooooarr-----|3:-------------|-- Ab|4:---------4---|4:-3--------|------------|4:-6---5---4---|-- Eb|---4-0-3-0-2---|---1--------|------------|---4---3---2---|-- P.M . . . . Db --|4:----rooooooooooaaar--|3:-------------|4:----rroooooooaaarrrr--| Ab --|4:-2-------|-----------|4:-6---5---4---|4:-3--------|-----------| Eb --|---0-------|-----------|---4---3---2---|---1--------|-----------| Riff D Db|3:-------------|----------------|----------------|-- Ab|4:-6---5---4---|2---------------|----------------|-- Eb|---4---3---2---|0000000000000000|0000000000000000|-- P.M ............... ................ Db --|3:-------------|----------------|----------------| Ab --|4:-6---5---4---|3---------------|----------------| Eb --|---4---3---2---|1111111111111111|1111111111111111| P.M ............... ................ Play Riff D 4x with lyrics: They enter your tomb Beginning to feast Crawling on you Now they eat you Rotting maggots Infesting your corpse Parasites of the dead Now a very fast slowdown to 130 bpm: Now dwell in your head Db|3:-------------|------------|-- Ab|4:-6---5---4---|2-----------|-- Eb|---4---3---2---|0-----------|-- tempo back to 270 bpm Db --|3:-2-----------|2-----------|2-----------|4:-2-------|----------| Ab --|4:-2---2---2---|2---2---2---|2---2---2---|4:-2-------|---rest---| Eb --|---0---0---0---|0---0---0---|0---0---0---|---0-------|----------| P.M . . . . . . . . . . Play Riff A 2x followed by Ab|8---8---8---8---| Eb|6---6---6---6---| Riff E Gb|9---------------|9---------------|9---------------|----------------| Db|9---------------|9---------------|9---------------|----------------| Ab|7---------------|7---------------|7---------------|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| Eb|----7-7-8-8-7---|----7-7-8-8-7---|----7-7-8-8-7---|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| P.M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Play Riff E 4x with lyrics (as in first verse): Lying there cold after a torturous death Your life ended... End on |9----| |9----| |7----| |-----| -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- I see from the liner notes that Glen Benton from Deicide does some guest vocals on this song. I guess that's where the background guys are screaming . E-mail me with any concerns, questions, requests, corrections... Mathie@unixg.ubc.ca