How to play Raining Blood

Slayer

This tab has 39 notes, across the low Eb, Ab and Db strings, open strings up to fret 9, at 177 BPM. The record is in Eb standard, so tune every string down a half step to play along. Read it below, then play it with Lark and every note gets scored.

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177BPM at full speed
39notes
0 to 9fret range
Expertlevel

The tab

Eb standard

Each line is a string: high eb on top, low Eb at the bottom. The number is the fret to press, and 0 means play the string open. Read left to right, one note at a time. The small numbers count the notes. Tune every string down a half step first, so the frets sound like the record.

Raining Blood tab, 39 notes, eb standard. The same tab is written out note by note in the list after it.
Read it note by note
  1. Eb2 open low Eb string
  2. Eb2 open low Eb string
  3. Eb2 open low Eb string
  4. Eb3 Ab string, fret 7
  5. A3 Db string, fret 8
  6. Bb3 Db string, fret 9
  7. A3 Db string, fret 8
  8. F3 Ab string, fret 9
  9. A3 Db string, fret 8
  10. Ab3 Db string, fret 7
  11. E3 Ab string, fret 8
  12. Ab3 Db string, fret 7
  13. G3 Db string, fret 6
  14. Eb2 open low Eb string
  15. Eb2 open low Eb string
  16. Eb2 open low Eb string
  17. Eb3 Ab string, fret 7
  18. A3 Db string, fret 8
  19. Bb3 Db string, fret 9
  20. A3 Db string, fret 8
  21. F3 Ab string, fret 9
  22. A3 Db string, fret 8
  23. Ab3 Db string, fret 7
  24. E3 Ab string, fret 8
  25. Ab3 Db string, fret 7
  26. G3 Db string, fret 6
  27. Eb2 open low Eb string
  28. Eb2 open low Eb string
  29. Eb2 open low Eb string
  30. Eb3 Ab string, fret 7
  31. A3 Db string, fret 8
  32. Bb3 Db string, fret 9
  33. A3 Db string, fret 8
  34. F3 Ab string, fret 9
  35. A3 Db string, fret 8
  36. Ab3 Db string, fret 7
  37. E3 Ab string, fret 8
  38. Ab3 Db string, fret 7
  39. G3 Db string, fret 6
Plain text tab
Eb standard

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------8--9--8-----8--7-----7--6-----|
Ab|----------7-----------9--------8-----------|
Eb|-0--0--0--------------------------------0--|

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|----------8--9--8-----8--7-----7--6--------|
Ab|-------7-----------9--------8--------------|
Eb|-0--0--------------------------------0--0--|

eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------|
Db|-------8--9--8-----8--7-----7--6--|
Ab|----7-----------9--------8--------|
Eb|-0--------------------------------|

Where it sits on the neck

Green rings are every place this tab uses. The solid one is played most: Eb2, open low Eb string, 9 times.

Tuning
Eb standardTune every string down a half step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb
Strings
Low Eb, Ab and Dbthree strings
Frets
0 to 90 is an open string
Lowest note
Eb2open low Eb string
Highest note
Bb3Db string, fret 9
Open strings
9of 39 notes
Tempo
177 BPM89 BPM at half speed

How to practice it

Practice mode in Lark slows the song down and loops the part you keep missing, while it listens to every note.

  1. Start slow

    Practice mode plays the click at 0.5x (89 BPM), 0.75x (133 BPM) or 1x (177 BPM). Stay at half speed until you stop missing, then step up.

  2. Loop the hard part

    Set a loop around any stretch of notes and it repeats until you have it. A good first loop: notes 11 to 14, the busiest stretch in this tab (frets 8, 7, 6, 0 across the low Eb, Ab and Db strings).

  3. Play it and watch the score

    Lark listens through your mic. Every note turns green when you hit it and red when you miss, your accuracy updates as you go, and you see if you came in on the beat, late or slow.

  4. Read the coach's note

    When the song ends, the AI coach reads your run and gives you one specific thing to fix before the next one.

Play it with LarkTune down to Eb standard

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