/---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ / The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be / / used for private use and studying / /---------------------------------------------------------------------------/ AT THE GATES "SUICIDE NATION" FROM THE ALBUM "SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUL" 1995 - EARACHE RECORDS Version 666 - July 2000 Corrected By: Anders Bjorler (AT THE GATES) Corrections, Added Riffs, Solo by: Richard Broadhead First Transcription By: Scott King For Questions, Comments, Corrections, or Newest Version; please contact Anders at dahaunted@hotmail.com Check Out the Official At The Gates Webpage at: http://www.atthegates.com More metal tabs at http://www.metaldeath.net . - 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 (Every string down 2.5 steps) Riff 1 (guitar 1 begins alone and plays 1 time) |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |-2------------------------------2------------------5~---------------| |-0-00000-0000-6-6-3-5~--0-2h3p2-0-00000-0000-6-6-3-----0-6-5-3------| . ..... .... . . ..... .... . Play Riff 1 a total of 3 times (both) |----------| |----------| |----------| |----------| |-2--------| |-0--------|ring out Riff 2 |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------12-| |----------------------------------------9-10----| |--------------------7h9h10----------------------| |-0-000-0-000-0-000---------8-888-8-888-8-8--8---| . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . . . |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |------------------7h9h10-------222222-| |0-000-0-000-0-000--------333333-------| . ... . ... . ... Play Riff 2 a total of two times (guitar 1 continues with riff 2 alone (1 time)) Play Riff 2 again 1 time (both) Riff 3 (both guitars same distance between the twin muted notes all the way) (I had to write it down different to save space, the rythm visually corresponds mostly to guitar 2) |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-10--9--10--9--12--10--12--10--10--9--10--9--12--10--12--10---6h7h9--| |---70-70--70-70--80--80- 80--80--70-70--70-70--80--80--80--80--------| | .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. | | |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| GTR II |------------------------------------------------------| |-7--5--7--5--9--7--9--7--7--5--7--5--9--7--9---6h7h9--| |--00-00-00-00-88-88-88-88-00-00-00-00-88-88-88--------| .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Play Riff 2 Two Times Chorus (Riff 4 - play 2 times) 1. between 1&2 (skip the 1st bar of the org.riff) |------------------------------------------------------|-------------| |------------------------------------------------------|-------------| |------------------------------------------------------|-------------| |---------------10-10-10-------------------5---7---8~--|-------------|gtr 1 |-2---4-52-2-----------------2---4-52-2----------------|-222222222-2-| |-0--h2h30-0---0-8--8--8-----0--h2h30-0---03---5~--6~--|-000000000-0-| | . . . ......... | | | |------------------------------------------------------|-------------| |------------------------------------------------------|-------------| |----9-12-11-------------------------------------------|-------------| |---------------10~-9~-7~------------------5~--7~--8~--|-------------|gtr 2 |-2--7-10-9------------------2-7-10-9h10p9-------------|-222222222-2-| |-0------------7-8~-7~-5~----0------------73~--5~--6~--|-000000000-0-| . . ......... Play Riff 3 Two Times verse variation (var. of Riff 2) |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--------------------7h9h10-------------------------| |-0-000-0-000-0-000---------8-888-8-888-8-888-8-888-| . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |------------------7h9h10-------222222-| |0-000-0-000-0-000--------333333-------| . ... . ... . ... chorus (Riff 4) play 2 times (- but with a different overlap in between the two times:) |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |--222-222-222-2-| |--000-000-000-0-| ... ... ... . Play Riff 1 Two Times Riff 6 Play Eight Times |---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |-----------7h9-------| |-5h7--7h8--------8~--| |----0----0----0------| . . . Play Riff 3 Two Times (solo comes in after 3/4) Solo Riff |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--------------------7h9h10-------------------------| |-0-000-0-000-0-000---------8-888-8-888-8-888-8-888-| . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... . ... end 1. 2. |-------------------------|--------------|------------| |-------------------------|--------------|------------| |-------------------------|--------------|------4-----| |-------------------------|--------------|-4----------| |-------------------------|-555555666666-|------2-----| |3-333-3-333-3-333-3-333--|--------------|-2----------| . ... . ... . ... . ... ............ Play Riff 2 (begins with one guitar) two times Play Riff 4 (chorus) like the first time Play Riff 1 Two Times Play Riff 6 Eight Times end with this the eight time: |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------7h9---3--2--| |-5h7--7h8--------3--2--| |----0----0----0--1--0--| . . . Solo |---------------------------------7-8-10-8~---7"--5"--7~---7\-----------| |-12------------------------------------------------------------7bhr~---| |----12-9----------------------9~---------------------------------------| |---------9------9~-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------10-7-----9bhr~----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeat 3 times ||-----------------------------------||---------------------------------| ||-8-5-0--13-10-0--12-8-0--10-7-0----||--8-5-0--13-10-0---4-5-7--7-8-10-| ||-----------------------------------||---------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------||---------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------||---------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------||---------------------------------| Check Out the Official At The Gates Webpage at: http://www.atthegates.com More metal tabs at http://www.metaldeath.net