War Eternal - Arch Enemy
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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War Eternal - Arch Enemy
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Tabbed by: LetsStartARiot

Tuning: Drop C

*PLEASE READ FIRST*
I learned this by ear the day it was released, so it's probably not 100% accurate, but I did the best I could.
I made a cover following this tab that can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GslgAvrowsQ

*RHYTHM GUITAR*

[Intro] x4

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-00000000000000000000000000001-------------------------------------------|
E|-00000000000000000000000000001-------------------------------------------|
pm ............................

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2~------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3~--2~--6~--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3~--2~--6~--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1~------4~-------------------500700801201008070-------------------------|
E|--------------0000000000000000-------------------------------------------|
pm ................ (12 0 10 0)


[Verse 1]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-77-7-77-7-7-67/8\7-77-777-77----------7-77-6-66-------77--------------|
D|-7-77-7-77-7-7-77/8\7-77-777-77-5-55-5-5-7-77-7-77-888---77--------------|
A|-5-55-5-55-5-5-55/6\5-55-555-55-3-33-3-3-5-55-5-55-55555-55--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. .

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-77-7-77-7-7-67/8\7-77-777-77------------------------------------------|
D|-7-77-7-77-7-7-77/8\7-77-777-77-5-55-5-5---------------------------------|
A|-5-55-5-55-5-5-55/6\5-55-555-55-3-33-3-3-00-8-7-5------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------3-2-0-----------------|
pm .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . . . .

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-55-3-33-3-3-23/5\3-33-3-3-2-22-2-22-2-2-3-33-2-22-3-3-----------------|
D|-5-55-3-33-3-3-33/5\3-33-3-3-3-33-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-33-3-3-----------------|
A|-3-33-1-11-1-1-01/3\1-11-1-1-0-00-0-00-0-0-1-11-0-00-1-1-----------------|
E|---..---..---.--------..---.---..---..---.---..---..---.-----------------|
pm .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-55-3-33-3-3-23/5\3-33-3-3-2-22-2-22-2-00-5-3-2------------------------|
D|-5-55-3-33-3-3-33/5\3-33-3-3-3-33-3-33-3---------------------------------|
A|-3-33-1-11-1-1-01/3\1-11-1-1-0-00-0-00-0-----------3-1-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------5-----------------|
pm .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . . . .

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1111-3-33-3-3333-3----------------------------------|
E|-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1111-3-33-3-3333-3----------------------------------|
pm .. .. .. .. . . .. ....


[Chorus]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5~---5~---3~---0~---5~---5~---3~---0~-----------------------------------|
A|-5~---5~---3~---0~---5~---5~---3~---0~-----------------------------------|
E|-5~---5~---3~---0~---5~---5~---3~---0~-----------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-111111111111111133333333000000001111111111111111333333333---------------|
E|-111111111111111133333333000000001111111111111111333333333---------------|
pm .........................................................


[Verse 2]
(same as Verse 1)


[Chorus 2]
(same as Chorus 2)


[Bridge] x2

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-000-000-000-000-00000000-000-000-000-000-00000000-----------------------|
E|-000-000-000-000-00000000-000-000-000-000-00000000-----------------------|
pm ... ... ... ... ........ ... ... ... ... ........


[Solo]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-22222222222222222222222222223--22222222222222222222222222223------------|
E|-22222222222222222222222222223--22222222222222222222222222223------------|
pm ............................ ............................

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~--4~--8~--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5~--4~--8~--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3~--2~--6~--33333333333333333333333333333333----------------------------|
E|-------------33333333333333333333333333333333----------------------------|
pm ................................

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------10~--12~---10~--3--------4~---5~---------------------------|
D|-5--578-10~---10~--12~---10~--3--------4~---5~---------------------------|
A|-5--578-10~---8~---10~---8~---1--101---2~---3~---5-----------------------|
E|-5--578-10~-----------------------------------------0--------------------|
... ...

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------333333338888888888888888101010101010101088888888-------|
E|-5555555555555555--------------------------------------------------------|
.................................................................

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1~----2~----3~-----5------55--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------0---55--------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--\2-22-2-22-2-2-3-33-2-22-3-3-------------------------------------------|
D|--\3-33-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-33-3-3-------------------------------------------|
A|--\0-00-0-00-0-0-1-11-0-00-1-1-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm .. .. . .. .. .

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-55-3-33-3-3-23/5\3-33-3-3-2-22-2-22-2-00-5-3-2------------------------|
D|-5-55-3-33-3-3-33/5\3-33-3-3-3-33-3-33-3---------------------------------|
A|-3-33-1-11-1-1-01/3\1-11-1-1-0-00-0-00-0-----------3-1-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------5-----------------|
pm .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . . . .

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-55-3-33-3-3-23/5\3-33-3-3-2-22-2-22-2-2-3-33-2-22-3-3-----------------|
D|-5-55-3-33-3-3-33/5\3-33-3-3-3-33-3-33-3-3-3-33-3-33-3-3-----------------|
A|-3-33-1-11-1-1-01/3\1-11-1-1-0-00-0-00-0-0-1-11-0-00-1-1-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-55-3-33-3-3-23/5\3-33-3-3-2-22-2-22-2---------------------------------|
D|-5-55-3-33-3-3-33/5\3-33-3-3-3-33-3-33-3---------------------------------|
A|-3-33-1-11-1-1-01/3\1-11-1-1-0-00-0-00-0---00-8-7-5----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------3-2-0---------------|
pm .. .. . .. . .. .. .. . . . .

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1111-3-33-3-3333-3----------------------------------|
E|-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1111-3-33-3-3333-3----------------------------------|
pm .. .. .. .. . . .. .... .


[Last Chorus]
(Key Change)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7~---7~---5~---2~---7~---7~---5~---2~-----------------------------------|
A|-7~---7~---5~---2~---7~---7~---5~---2~-----------------------------------|
E|-7~---7~---5~---2~---7~---7~---5~---2~-----------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-33333333333333335555555522222222333333333333333355555555555555555-7\-77-|
E|-33333333333333335555555522222222333333333333333355555555555555555-7\-77-|
pm .................................................................

*LEAD GUITAR* For all parts I'm going to tab the lower harmony first, then the higher one


[Verse 1]
(doesn't come in until around 0:43)

Lower Harmony
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/5--3--2353---/3-2-------------/5--3--2353---/3-2-----------------------|
D|-------------5-------3----------------------5-------3--------------------|
A|------------------------3--5~---------------------------3~---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Higher Harmony
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-/17-15-14151715----/15-14---------------/17-15-14151715-----/15-14------|
D|-----------------17----------15---------------------------17~-------15---|
A|---------------------------------15--17~------------------------------15~|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Pre-chorus]
(around 1:00)

Lower Harmony Higher Harmony
e|--------------------|-------108-------|
B|--------------------|-8-7810---1110---|
G|------75------------|-----------------|
D|-5-457--87----------|-----------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|


[Chorus]

Lower Harmony
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------------------------------7----------7h8p7h8p-5h7p5h7p-3h5p3h5-2h3p2h3----|
D|-5--/810---108--107---8-7-5---3---/5---/810--108--107--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Higher Harmony
e|--------10--------------------------------10------------10h11p10h11p-8h10p8h10p-6h8p6h8p-5h6p5h6p|
B|-8-/1113---1311-1310-1110-8--6--/8---/1113--1311-1311--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat, but the second time end with the pre-chorus instead of the trills (hammer ons and pull offs)

Lower Harmony Higher Harmony
e|--------------------|-------108-------|
B|--------------------|-8-7810---1110---|
G|------75------------|-----------------|
D|-5-457--87----------|-----------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|


[Verse 2]
(same as Verse 1)


[Chorus 2] (same as Chorus 2)


[Solo]
(beginning at around 2:40)

(I only did half the solo because the rest was too fast for me to figure out by ear)

e|-1215-12h15p12---12--12-14-15-17-15-14-12-14-12h14p12--12---------------------|
B|---------------15--15--------------------------------15--15-12--12------15-12-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------14--14-12-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------12----10-------------------------------------|
D|-5~----5--7--8--7~---5~-----12----10----7~-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-151515------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------151515-111111----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------121212--------------------------7-8-7p5h7~---------|
D|-----------------------------121212--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------131313-101010~-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------6---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----8-10---10-88-8~--8-6-8p6----------------------------8-/10~-----------|
G|-/7-------------------------7~---77-8-1010-8p7h8~--8---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------10------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Pre-chorus]

Lower Harmony Higher Harmony
e|--------------------|-------108-------|
B|--------------------|-8-7810---1110---|
G|------75------------|-----------------|
D|-5-457--87----------|-----------------|
A|--------------------|-----------------|
E|--------------------|-----------------|


[Chorus]
(key change)

Lower Harmony
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9------------------------------9-----------9h10p9h10-7h9p7h9-5h7p5h7-4h5p4h5-|
D|-/7-1012--1210-129--109--7--5--7~--1012--1210-129------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Higher Harmony
e|----------12--------------------------------------12------------|
B|-10~-/1315---1513-1512~--1312--10--8--/10~---/1315---1513-1512~-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|12h13p12h13-10h12p10h12-8h10p8h10-7h8p7h8-|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Repeat, but the second time end on the pre chorus in the new key instead of the trills
(hammer ons and pull offs)

Lower Harmony Higher Harmony
e|---------------------|---------1210------|
B|---------------------|-10-91012----1312--|
G|------97-------------|-------------------|
D|-7-679--109----------|-------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|

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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato

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Song info
War Eternal
Arch Enemy
2001
  • Rock
  • Death Metal
  • Thrash
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