At The Gates - Under A Serpent Sun AT THE GATES - UNDER A SERPENT SUN From the Album "SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUL" 1995 Earache Records Version 666 - July 2000 Originally transcribed by: Richard Broadhead II and Scott King Changes by : Anders Bjorler (AT THE GATES) July 2000. . - 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 TUNING: B(everystring down 2.5 steps) Intro riff *(these are 10's not 1's and 0's) |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtrs |-----------------------------------------------------*----------------| 1-2 |-----------------------------------------9999--------10101010---------| |----3333------------3333------------7777---------7777------------7777-| |1111----444444441111----444444445555---------5555------------5555-----| Play the above a total of two times Riff 1(* these are 10's not ones and zeros) |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr |----------------------------------------------------*----------------| 1 |----------------------------------------9999--------10101010---------| |----3333------------3333------------7777--------7777------------7777-| |1111----444444441111----444444445555--------5555------------5555-----| | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr |---------------------------------------------------------------------| 2 |3---------------3-----------3-6-7-----------9---10-------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------2--------| |1---------------1-----------1-4-5-----------7---8-----------0--------| Riff 2 |------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------ gtr |------------------------------------------------ 1-2 |------------------------------------------------ |------------------------------------------------ |-000-0-000-111-1-111111-333-3-333-111-1-111111-- ... . ... ... . ...... ... . ... ... . ...... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GTR ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -000-0-000-111-1-111111-333-3-333-111-1-111111--111-1-111-111-1-111111-- |... . ... ... . ...... ... . ... ... . ...... ... . ... ... . ...... | ----------------------------------------------------8---------9--------- ----------------------------------------------------9---------10-------- GTR ----------------------------------------------------10--------11-------- 1 ----------------------------------------------------10--------11-------- ------------------------------------------------8---8-8---9---9--------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (end of Riff 2) -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR -----------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -111-1-111-111-1-111111-111-1-111-111-1-111111-111-1-111-111-1-111111--| |... . ... ... . ...... ... . ... ... . ...... ... . ... ... . ...... | -----8---------7------------8---------9------------8-----7-------------| -----9---------8------------9---------10-----------9-----8-------------| GTR -----10--------9------------10--------11-----------10----9-------------| 2 -----10--------9------------10--------11-----------10----9-------------| -8---8-8---7---7--------8---8-8---9---9--------8---8-8---7-------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 1 two more times Fill 1 |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--2-------------(2)--------------------2------------------(2)---------| |--0-------------(0)--------------------0------------------(0)---------| *First time this riff is played, guitar 1 doesn't come in until the 8's on string 6 are played. After the first time this riff is played, the 8's remain as 8's and don't go into C5 power chords and remain palm muted. *Riff 3 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 1 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| & GTR 2 |-2-----10p9---12p10---------10p9-12p10-----------------------------| |-0-000------0------0-000-000----0-----0777888888888888--0-22-0-3---| ... . . ... ... . .........@@@@@@ continuation of Riff 3 (end of Riff 3) |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 1 |------------------------------------------------------------------| & GTR 2 |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2----10p9---12p10---------10p9-12p10-----------------------------| |-0-00------0------0-000-000----0-----0777888888888888--0-22-0-6---| . . ... ... . ..........@@@@@ Riff 4 (chorus) play 2 times |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I |--------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------7--5-----5----------------| |-2--------2--------2--------2---2---5--3-----3--2h3p2-5--4----| |-0--0000--0--0000--0--0000--0---0---------------------3--2----| | .... .... .... | |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-2---10p9---12-10~---2----10p9-12-10~--9-7~--10--9----7--6----| |-0--0-----0----------0--0-----0-------------------------------| . . . . Play intro riff twice Play Riff 3 as above Play Riff 4 as above melodic middle part (guitars 1,2) play 2 whole times |-7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- GTR 1 |-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GTR 2 |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------4-----------------------5---------4-2----------- |-2---------------------------4-5----------------------------------------------------------------------- |-2-----------------------------------------------------2-----------------------3---------2-0----------- |-0---------------------------2-3----------------------------------------------------------------------- |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3----------------------------- |-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-5----------------------------- GTR 1 cont. |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GTR 2 cont. |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-7-----------------------5-----------------------4---------2------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------5-----4-----2-----4-----5----------------- |-5-----------------------3-----------------------2---------0------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------3-----2-----0-----2-----3----------------- Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 Mellow part = Guitar II without distortion Guitar I distorted (* without distortion) |-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--| GTR II alone |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2----| then: |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I |-4*---------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------4-3-3------------------------------| |-2*----------------------------2-1-1------------------------------| | |-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |---2-----2---2-----2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--| GTR II |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2-----2----2----2-----2-----2---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I |-4*---------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------4-3-3------------------------------| |-2*----------------------------2-1-1------------------------------| | |-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--| GTR II |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1----| Then guitar 1 starts with the heavy part alone while guitar 2 continues from the beginning of the mellow part. |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------3--| GTR I |-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---4-----4-----4---4-----4-----4----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |---3-3---3-3-------3-3---3-3-------2-2---2-2-------2-2---2-2------| | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | |-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--| GTR II |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------3---------------3---------------3---------------3--| GTR I |-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---4-----4-----4---4-----4-----4----| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |---3-3---3-3-------3-3---3-3-------2-2---2-2-------2-2---2-2------| | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | |-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3--| GTR II |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2----| Then both turn to the heavy part.. Guitar II now distorted. |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------2---------------2---------------2---------------2--| GTR I |-4-----4-----4---4-----4-----4---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3----| & 2 |------------------------------------------------------------------| |---2-2---2-2-------2-2---2-2-------1-1---1-1-------1-1---1-1------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------2---------------2---------------2--------------------| GTR 1 |-4-----4-----4---4-----4-----4---3-----3-----3---3------------------| & 2 |-------------------------------------------------3------------------| |---2-2---2-2-------2-2---2-2-------1-1---1-1-----1------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . 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