DEICIDE - ONCE UPON THE CROSS
                        From the Album ONCE UPON THE CROSS
                        Copyright 1995 ROADRUNNER RECORDS




.  - palm mute                  /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to              ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on                  b  - bend
p  - pull off                   Suffixes for bend
ph - pinch harmonic             f - full bend    h - half bend
*  - see comment                r - release      t - tap bend
X  - percussion mute            ~ - vibrato bend
@  - slight palm mute           () - ghost note, sustained note


Tune Gtr to E Flat


ONCE UPON THE CROSS

Riff A
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|4-3-3-2-2----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|4-3-3-2-2--77776666--------------------------------55554444--------------------|
|2-1-1-0-0----------77776666333322221111000055554444--------33332222111100000000|
|. . . . .
|
|                                                (end Riff A)
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------4-3-3-2-2-|
|77776666--------------------------------55554444-4-3-3-2-2-|
|--------77776666333322221111000055554444---------2-1-1-0-0-|
                                                  . . . . .

Riff B
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--------2h3---------1h2---------2h3-----2h3-0h1-|
|0-2-3-0-----0-2-3-0-----0-2-3-0-----0-2---------|
|. . . .     . . . .     . . . .     . .
|
|                                            (end Riff B)
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------2h3---------1h2---------2h3-----2h3-0h1-----0h1-|
|0-2-3-0-----0-2-3-0-----0-2-3-0-----0-2---------0-2-----|
 . . . .     . . . .     . . . .     . .         . .


Riff C                                           (end Riff C)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------2h3------------3h5|
|1111111100002h31111111100003h5111111110000---111111110000---|
 ............   ............   ............   ............


Riff D
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------33335555000033333333--------3333555500003333--------|
|00002222--------------------00002222----------------00002222|
|............................................................
|
|                                                 (end Riff D)
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------33335555000033333333--------3333555500003333----2222|
|00002222--------------------00002222----------------0000----|
 ............................................................


Riff E
 **                                                     (end Riff E)
|--| |--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--| |--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--| |--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--| |--------------------------------------------------------------|
|2-| |--------------------------------------------------------------|
|0-| |22222222-0-2-3-5-333333333333-0--22222222-0-2-3-5-111111111111|
 **   ........ . . . . ............    ........ . . . . ............

** = pick up note, don't play first time.

Song structure:

Riff A x1
Riff B x4
Riff C x4
Riff D x2
Riff E x4
Riff A x1
Riff B x4
Riff C x4
Riff D x2
Riff E x4