CANNIBAL CORPSE - WHEN DEATH REPLACES LIFE
                     From the Album GORE OBSESSED
                    Copyright 2002 Metal Blade Records

                           Version 1.0 - MARCH '02

Transcribed by: Bobby Rafuse (the faceless one) and Mike Kimball ([email protected])

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact
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.  - palm mute                  /  - slide up to
  - slide down to              ~  - vibrato
"  - tremelo picking           ( ) - ghost note
b  - bend                       h  - hammer-on
fb - full bend (1 step)         p  - pull-off
hb - half bend (1/2 step)       r  - release a bend
t  - tapping                    ah - artificial harmonic

Tune Gtr to Bb (Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, eb, bb)

*NOTE* This song is played on a 7 string
       Also listen to song for correct timing

--W H E N  D E A T H  R E P L A C E S  L I F E--

Intro (semi clean riff)
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------ah----ah----ah----------ah----ah----ah-----| Gtr.
|-------3-----3-----3-----------4-----4-----4-----|  1
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-1--2-----2-----2-----2--2--1-----1-----1-----1--|


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| Gtr.
|-------3-----3-----3-----------4-----4-----4-----|  2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-1--2-----2-----2-----2--2--1-----1-----1-----1--|


Intro outro
|-----------------------------|---------------------------3--|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------3--|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------1--|
|------ah----ah----ah---------|--------ah----ah----ah-----x--| Gtr.
|-------3-----3-----3-----3---|---------3-----3-----3-----3--|  1
|-------------------------3---|---------------------------3--|
|-1--2-----2-----2-----2--1---|---1--2-----2-----2-----2--1--|

|-----------------------------|---------------------------3--|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------3--|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------1--|
|-----------------------------|---------------------------x--| Gtr.
|-------3-----3-----3-----3---|---------3-----3-----3-----3--|  2
|-------------------------3---|---------------------------3--|
|-1--2-----2-----2-----2--1---|---1--2-----2-----2-----2--1--|


Riff 1a
|-4---3----------------------------|
|-4---3----------------------------|
|-5---4----------------------------|
|-6---5----------------------------|
|-6---5----------------------------|
|-4---3---------6---7---6---3---6--|
|---------0-0---4---5---4---1---4--|
pm        . .


Riff 1b
|-4---3----------------------------|
|-4---3----------------------------|
|-5---4----------------------------|
|-6---5----------------------------|
|-6---5----------------------------|
|-4---3-------------7---6---3---6--|
|-------------------5---4---1---4--|


Riff 2
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------33332222-------------------|
|-2---3---7---6---7---6---3---6---2---3-----------444433333----------|
|-0---1---5---4---5---4---1---4---0---1--------------------5555440---|
pm.   .                           .   .


(Mike's input begins)

Riff 3a
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--77776666----7777------------------|
|----------8888----8888777788887777--|
|------------------------------------|


Riff 3b
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--77776666----7777--------------------------------------------------|
|----------8888----8888777788887777----7777--------------------------|
|----------------------------------9999----99998888999988885555880---|


Riff 4
(length is off because of those *** double-digit numbers
but it should sound like the riff above -MK ;)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--14---13---10---13---10---9---10---9---6---9---6---5---6---5------------|
|--12---11---*8---11---*8---7---*8---7---4---7---4---3---4---3---7---10---|
|-----0----0----0----0----0---0----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-5-0-*8-0-|


Riff 5a
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--00004h7p4p0-8h11p8p0-4h7p4p0-000000009h12p9p0-8h11p8p0-4h7p4p0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 5b (as close as I could hear -MK)
[gtr. 1]
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------00004h7p4p0-9h12p9p0-8h11p8p0-|
|--00004h7p4p0-8h11p8p0-4h7p4p0-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

[gtr. 2]
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------9h12p9p0-8h11p8p0-|
|-------------------------------00009h12p9p0-------------------|
|--00004h7p4p0-8h11p8p0-4h7p4p0--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo Rhythm a
|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|-333222-------|
|---------------|-------444333-|
|--555440110444-|--------------|

Solo Rhythm b
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--333222-------------------|
|--------444333-------------|
|--------------555444111000-|


Ending
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9---10-----------------------------------33332222-------------------|
|-7---*8---7---6---7---6---3---6---2---3-----------444433333----------|
|----------5---4---5---4---1---4---0---1--------------------5555440---|
pm.   .                            .   .