AT THE GATES - "under a serpant sun" Tablature

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AT THE GATES - UNDER A SERPENT SUN
Copyright 1995 Earache Records

Version 2.0 - April 1997

Transcribed by: Richard Broadhead II and Scott King
For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact
Richard: rich@dsrmusic.com
Scott: jameking@SunBelt.Net

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. - 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)

*(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
|10------------------------------7-----------9---10-------------------|
|8-----------------------------------------------------------2--------|
|--------------------------------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-------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------ GTR
------------------------------------------------10--------11------------ 1
------------------------------------------------10--------11------------
------------------------------------------------8---------9-------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------

(end of Riff 2)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR
-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 1
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
-111-1-111-111-1-111111-111-1-111-111-111111-111-1-111-111-1-111111----|
|... . ... ... . ...... ... . ... ... ...... ... . ... ... . ......
|
-8---------7------------8---------9----------8---------7---------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR
-10--------9------------10--------11---------10--------9---------------| 2
-10--------9------------10--------11---------10--------9---------------|
-8---------7------------8---------7----------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---------10-10-10-10-2h444---|
|-0-000------0------0-000-000----0-----0777888888--8--8--8--0h2223~-|
... . . ... ... . .........@ @

continuation of Riff 3 (end of Riff 3)
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR 1
|------------------------------------------------------------------| & GTR 2
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2----10p9---12p10---------10p9-12p10---------10-10-10-10-2h444---|
|-0-00------0------0-000-000----0-----0777888888--8--8--8--0h2226~-|
. . ... ... . .........@ @


Riff 4
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------7----5---5----------------|
|-2--------2--------2--------2---2---5----3---3--2h3p2-5--4----|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0---------------------3--2----|
| . . . . . .
|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---10p9---12-10~---2----10p9-12-10~--5-7~--10--8--7--5h7p5--|
|-0--0-----0----------0--0-----0-------------------------------|
. . . . .

continuation of Riff 4 (end of Riff 4)
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------7--5---5----------------|
|-2--------2--------2--------2---2-----5--3---3--2h3p2-5--4----|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0---------------------3--2----|
| . . . . . .
|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------| GTR II
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------5----------------|
|-2---10p9---12-10~---2----10p9-12-10~--5-7~--3--2h3p2-5--4----|
|-0--0-----0----------0--0-----0-----------------------3--2----|
. . . . .

*(these are 10's not 1's and 0's)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs
|------------------------------------------------------*----------------|1-2
|------------------------------------------9999--------10101010---------|
|----3333-------------3333-------------7777--------7777------------7777-|
|1111----4-444-4441111----4-444-4445555--------5555------------5555-----|

Play the above twice
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4

Fill 2(guitars 1,2 and 3 respectively)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-2--------------------------------------------4--5--------------------------
|-2-------------------------------------------(4)(5)-------------------------
|-0--------------------------------------------2--3--------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------9------------------------------10---------9---7-----
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------7------------------------------8----------7---5-----

-------------------------------------------------------------------
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
|
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
|
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------7-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------5-------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------

(end of Fill 2)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7h8p7-8~--|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3h5p3-5~--|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-5-------------------------------4-----------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------7--5--4---2------2----4----5--------|
-3-------------------------------2---------------2------2------------------|
---------------------------------------5--3--2---0------0----2----3--------|

Repeat Fill 2, but this time GTR I slides up to the 12.
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4

|-----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----|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-11---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----------------------------4-3-3------------------------------|
|-------------------------------2-1-1------------------------------|
|
|-----0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2-----2---2-2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2--| GTR II
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----2---------2-----2-----2---1-----1-----1---1-----1-----1----|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
|-11---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----------------------------4-3-3------------------------------|
|-------------------------------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----|


|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------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----|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------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------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .

Play Riff 2 and end both guitars like this

|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-----2---|
|-3-1-0---|
* it might end like this, cause it sounds like it, but it probably just ends
the same way riff 2 ends.

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