Slave to the Grind

Skid Row

Tom: D

Tempo - 134 

All guitars in dropped D tuning 


Intro 



A|-0-------------------------------|(0)------------------------------| 
D|-0-------------------------------|(0)------------------------------|                                                                     



A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
   |--------------------------Palm Mute----------------------------| 



D|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| 
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| 
D|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------I  


3,4 


G|-10------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| 
D|-10------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| 
A|-8-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| 
D|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
           |---------P.M.--------|           |---------P.M.--------| 



G|-----------------------------7---|---------------------------------| 
D|-7-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------| 
A|-5-------------------------------|-5-----------------------2-------| 
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------2-------| 
                                                                


5,6 


G|-7-\-----------------------------|-------------------------9-------| 
D|-7-\-----------------------------|-------------------------9-------| 
A|-5-\-----------------------------|-------------------------7-------| 
D|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------| 
           |---------P.M.--------|   |---------P.M.--------| 



D|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| 
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| 
D|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


                                                                   |  

7,8 


G|-10-\----------------------------|-5-------------------------------| 
D|-10-\----------------------------|-5-------------------------------| 
A|-8--\----------------------------|-3-------------------------------| 
D|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| 
           |---------P.M.--------|           |---------P.M.--------| 




D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 
| |--------------------------Palm Mute----------------------------| |  



9,10 


D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10\-----| 
  |----------------------Palm Mute-------------------------| 



Verse 


Both guitars: 


D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
A|-3---------------3---------------|-3-------------------------------|  
D|-3---0-0---0-0-0-3---0-0---0-0-0-|-3---0-0---0-0-0-3-0-5-0-3-0-0-0-| 
       |---P.M.--|     |---P.M.--|       |-----------P.M.----------| 




D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
A|-3---------------3---------------|-3-----------------------5h7-\---|  
D|-3---0-0---0-0-0-3---0-0---0-0-0-|-3---0-0---0-0-0-3-0-5-0---------| 
       |---P.M.--|     |---P.M.--|       |-------P.M.------| 



Pre-chorus 

Both guitars: 


B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|-5-----5-\-----------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|-5-----5-\-----------------------|-5-----5-\-----------------------|  
A|-3-----3-\-----------------------|-5-----5-\-----------------------| 
D|---------------------------------|-5-----5-\-----------------------| 




B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|-5-----5-\-----------------------|---------------------------------| 
D|-5-----5-\-----------------------|-5-----5-\---------------2---3---|  
A|-3-----3-\-----------------------|-5-----5-\-------0-------2---3---| 
D|---------------------------------|-5-----5-\---------3-----2---3---| 



Chorus 

Both guitars: 


e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|  
D|-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| 
A|-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| 
D|-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| 



e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
D|-5-------------------------------|-5-----3-----0-------3---3p0-----| 
A|-5-------------------------------|-5-----3-----0---------------3p0-| 
D|-5-------------------------------|-5-----3-----0-------------------| 



e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|  
D|-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| 
A|-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| 
D|-0-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| 



e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|-4-------------------------------|-------------------------5-5-----|  
D|-5-------------------------------|-5-----3-----0-----------5-5-----| 
A|-5-------------------------------|-5-----3-----0-----------3-3-----| 
D|-5-------------------------------|-5-----3-----0-------------------| 


1st Bridge 

Both guitars: 

F5 C5 G5 D5 
F5 C5 G5 A5 (slide down) 

F5 333xxx 
C5 x355xx 
G5 555xxx
D5 x577xx 
A5 777xxx 

Solo 
Guitar II plays this: 


e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| 
A|-8---------------8---------------|-8--------------------------------| 
D|-8---5-5---5-5-5-8---5-5---5-5-5-|-8---5-5---5-5-5-8-5-10-5-8-5-5-5-| 
       |---P.M.--|     |---P.M.--|       |-----------P.M.-----------| 



over and over again while guitar I plays this: 


e|-22b2T---------------|----AH--------------------------------------| 
B|---------18~~~~~~-17-|-15-17--15----------------------------17p15-| 
G|---------------------|------18--18-15-17p15-17p15-----15~~~-------| 
D|---------------------|---------------------------17-17------------| 
A|---------------------|--------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------|--------------------------------------------| 



e|------------------------------------------| 
B|-17p15--15--------------------------------| 
G|------17--17-15-17p15-17p15--17-15h16--15-| 
D|---------------------------17--------17---| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 



e|-------------------------------------|-/15------15------15----15-15\-----| 
B|-------------------------------------|---------x-------x-----------------| 
G|-------------------------------------|--------x-------x---------------10/| 
D|-17-15-17p15--17-17-15-15bZ---17-15\-|-------x-------x-------------------| 
A|------------17------------------x----|-----------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 



e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
G|/15--17--18--17--17-17-17b1-15---|------------------------------------| 
D|---15--15--15--15-------------17-|-3/5-5-5--3/5-5-5--3/5-5-5--3/5-5-5-| 
A|------------------------------AH-|------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------------| 



e|--------------------------17-16-15------------------| 
B|-17-17p15--15-18p15-18p15----------18~~~~~~~~-(18)\-| 
G|---------15-----------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------| 



2nd Bridge 


Both guitars: 


G|---------------------------------|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---| 
D|-3-----3-----3---3---------------|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---| 
A|-3-----3-----3---3---------------|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---| 
D|-3-----3-----3---3-----2-----0---|---------------------------------| 




G|---------------------------------|-7-----5-----4---2-----4-----5---| 
D|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|-7-----5-----4---2-----4-----5---| 
A|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|-5-----3-----2---0-----2-----3---| 
D|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|---------------------------------| 




G|---------------------------------|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---| 
D|-3-----3-----3---3---------------|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---| 
A|-3-----3-----3---3---------------|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---| 
D|-3-----3-----3---3-----2-----0---|---------------------------------| 




G|---------------------------------|-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---| 
D|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|-2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---| 
A|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---| 
D|-5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|---------------------------------| 




G|-2-------------------------------| 
D|-2-----------------------(pick---| 
A|-0-----------------------scrape)-| 
D|---------------------------------| 



Outro 

G5 F5 D5 

G5 555xxx 
F5 333xxx 
D5 000xxx