Band: Slayer
Song: Raining Blood
Album: Reign in Blood (1986)
Drummer: Dave Lombardo
Note:
I made this tab based on the drum master track of the song, so you can be
completely sure that this tab is 100% correct.
You can hear the drum master track here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2wDSdHDRxY
Intro
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Verse 1
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Verse 2
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Chorus
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Guitar solo / Outro
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Legend------| C# = Crash cymbals Hi-hat:| Ch = China cymbal | x = closed| R = Ride cymbal | o = opened| H = Hi-hat| T# = High Toms Crash cymbals:| F# = Floor toms | # = choke| S = Snare| B = Bass drum
