Home Genres Songs Chords Tuner Articles Contact About

Piece By Piece Chords

by Slayer
KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays501

Piece By Piece by Slayer is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed 
  			 

Band: Slayer 
Title: " Piece by Piece " 
Album: Reign in Blood 
Tabber: Jon Pawley 
 
 
Tune 1/2 step down 
  
                            Play 5 times  
|-------||------------------------------||--------------------|  
|-------||------------------------------||--------------------|  
|-------||*----------------------------*||--------------------|  
|-------||*----------------------------*||--------------------|  
|-------||--5-4----8-7-3----------------||-3-4----8-7-3-------|  
|-12-/--||--3-2-0--6-5-1--0-0-0--0-0-0--||-5-2-0--6-5-1-------|  
  
  
||-----------------------------|----------------------------|  
||-----------------------------|----------------------------|  
||*----------------------------|----------------------------|  
||*----------------------------|----------------------------|  
||-----------------------------|----------------------------|  
||--2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0-|-2-1-0--5-4-3--4-3-2--3-2-1-|  
  
                                               Play 2 times  
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||  
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||  
|----------------------------|----------------------------*||  
|----------------------------|----------------------------*||  
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||  
|-2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0-|-2-1-0--5-4-3--4-3-2--3-2-1--||  
  
  
|---------------|  
|---------------|  
|---------------|  
|---------------|  
|-7---6---5---4-|  
|-5---4---3---2-|  
  
  
 Rhy. Fig. 1                              end Rhy. Fig. 1  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|  
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|  
 Mod  -  ulus  -  tic      ter  -  ror                 a  
  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|  
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|  
 vast    sa - dis - tic      feast.                  The  
  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|  
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|  
 on - ly    way    to       ex  -  it                 is  
  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3----|  
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1----|  
 go  -  ing    piece    by    piece.  
   
  
 Rhy. Fig. 2                                end Rhy. Fig. 2   
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|------------------4--3----|  
|-4--------------------4--5------|-----5------5-----2--1----|  
|-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--3--0-0-|-0-0-3--0-0-3--0----------|  
  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|  
|--------------------------------|--------------------------|  
|-4--------------------4--5------|-----5----5---------------|  
|-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--3--0-0-|-0-0-3--0-3---------------|  
                                                        You  
  
 Rhy. Fig. 2 (4 times)  
  
have no choice of life or death. My  
face you will not see. I'll  
rip your flesh till there's no breath. Dis-  
membered destiny.  
  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|  
 Soon  as  life  has  left       your      corpse,  
  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|----4-/3-----6--5--4----|  
|-------------------------------|----2-/1-----4--3--2----|  
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4--------0-------------|  
 I ' ll  make  you  part    of     me.  
  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|  
 No              e     -    mo  -  tion,  
  
|-------------------------------|-----------------|  
|-------------------------------|-----------------|  
|-------------------------------|-----------------|  
|-------------------------------|-4----5-----4----|  
|-------------------------------|-2----3-----2----|  
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|  
 death    is   all   I   see.  
  
  
 Rhy. Fig. 1                              end Rhy. Fig. 1  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|  
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|  
 Mod  -  ulus  -  tic      ter  -  ror                 a  
  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|  
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|  
 vast    sa - dis - tic      feast.                  The  
  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|  
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|  
 on - ly    way    to       ex  -  it                 is  
  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3----|  
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1----|  
 go  -  ing    piece    by    piece.  
  
 Rhy. Fig. 2 (play 4 times)  
  
Bones and blood lie on the ground.  
Rotten limbs lie dead. De-  
capitated bodies found.  
On my wall your head!  
  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|  
 On  your trail,             I   close  the  gap.        
  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|----4-/3-----6--5--4----|  
|-------------------------------|----2-/1-----4--3--2----|  
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4--------0-------------|  
 One more life  that   soon      won't  be  
  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-------------------------------|----------------|  
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|  
 No              e     -    mo  -  tion,  
  
|-------------------------------|-----------------|  
|-------------------------------|-----------------|  
|-------------------------------|-----------------|  
|-------------------------------|-----------------|  
|-------------------------------|-----------------|  
|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|  
 flesh  is  all  I  need.  
     
  
||-----------------------------|----------------------------|  
||-----------------------------|----------------------------|  
||*----------------------------|----------------------------|  
||*----------------------------|----------------------------|  
||-----------------------------|----------------------------|  
||--2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0-|-2-1-0--5-4-3--4-3-2--3-2-1-|  
  
                                               Play 2 times  
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||  
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||  
|----------------------------|----------------------------*||  
|----------------------------|----------------------------*||  
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||  
|-2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0--2-1-0-|-2-1-0--5-4-3--4-3-2--3-2-1--||  
  
  
|--------------------|--------------------|  
|--------------------|--------------------|  
|--------------------|--------------------|  
|--------------------|-5------------------|  
|-4------------------|-3------------------|  
|-2------------------|--------------------|  
 Send you to your ma - ker            Con -  
  
|--------------------|--------------------|  
|--------------------|--------------------|  
|--------------------|--------------------|  
|-4------------------|--------------------|  
|-2------------------|-3--------6---------|  
|--------------------|-1--------4---------|  
 front the god you    seek.             A  
  
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|  
 flesh    of    red     up  -  on      his      chest.  
  
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|-1-----1-----1-----4-----4-----4----|  
 safe  -  ty    out    of    reach.                                   You  
  
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
|------------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|  
|------------------------------------|--3---------------------------------|  
|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|------------------------------------|  
 have no choice of life or death. My   face you will not see.        I'll  
  
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|  
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|  
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|  
|--4--------------------------------------|-------------------------------|  
|--2--------------------------------------|--3----------6-----------------|  
|-----------------------------------------|--1----------4-----------------|  
rip your flesh till there's no breath. Dis-membered destiny.  
  
  
Rhy. Fig. 1(play 4 times)  
  
  
 Rhy. Fig. 1                              end Rhy. Fig. 1  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|  
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|  
 Mod  -  ulus  -  tic      ter  -  ror                 a  
  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|  
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|  
 vast    sa - dis - tic      feast.                 There  
  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3-/4-|  
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1-/2-|  
 's  on  -  ly   one   way  out -  ta   here.     
  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|------------------------|  
|-------------------------------|----5--4-----8-/7--3----|  
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--3--2--0--6-/5--1----|  
  
|-------------------------|-------------------|  
|-------------------------|-------------------|  
|-------------------------|-------------------|  
|-------------------------|-------------------|  
|----5--4-----8--7--3--4--|--5----------------|  
|-0--3--2--0--6--5--1--2--|--3----------------|

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante