- 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 nh - natural harmonic ^ - Hold bend r release bend * - see comment ~ - vibrato bend x - Stuccatto () - ghost note, sustained note , - slight palm mute <> - Trill " - tremolo note Standard Tuning: "E"A"D"G"B"E" Note: Slowly We Rot is the only Obituary album played in standard tuning. All of their other albums are in D. Riff 1-A |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |--2-------3-------5----------------| |--0--0000-1--0000-3--0000----------| |-------------------------11111111--| .... .... ............ Riff 1-B |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |--2-------3-------5----------------| |--0--0000-1--0000-3--0000----------| |-------------------------33333333--| .... .... ............ Riff 2-A |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |--0000000000001144333333333333-| Riff 2-B |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |--2-----------3-6-5------------| |--0--00000000-1-4-3------------| Fill 1 |-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |--2----| |--0----| Riff 3-A |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |--7------9------6-----------------------| |--5---9--7---6--4---4-------------------| |------7------4------2-0000000000000000--| Riff 3-B |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |--7------9------6-----------------------| |--5---9--7---6--4-----------------------| |------7------4--------------------------| Riff 4 |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--22222222222222221111111111111111----------------------------------| |----------------------------------11111111111111112222222222222222--| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--22222222222222221111111111111111-------------------------5--3-----| |----------------------------------111111111111111122222222-3--1-----| Riff 5 |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--22221111----------| |----------11112222--| Riff 6 |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------6-----4-----| |--3----------2----------5---------4-----2-----| |--1----------0----------3---------------------| Riff 7 |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--3--------------5------------4------7------| |--1--------------3------------2------5------| |--1--------------3------------2------5------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |--2----------------4------------3------6------| |--0----------------2------------1------4------| |--0----------------2------------1------4------| End |-------| |-------| |-------| |--2----| |--2----| |--0----|