AT THE GATES - SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUL
From the Album SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUL


Tuning: B(in otherwords, all strings down 2.5 steps)

Opening
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I
D|-slide---------------------------------------------------Don't hold out----|
A|-\\\------7--5h7-7--10--9----2-222-3----------7--5h7-7--2---the chords-----|
E|-\\\---000-00---0-00--00-00---------3-2----000-00---0-000------------------|
| .. .. . .. .. .. . . .. .. . ..
|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------Don't hold out----------| GTR II
D|---------------------------------------------------the chords--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------2--2--2--2---2------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------0--0--0--0---0------------------|

Riff A
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------| GTR I & GTR II
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----7--5h7-7--10--9---2-222-3---------7--5h7-7--10--9--2h5p2-6~---|
E|-000-00---0-00--00-00---------3-2--000-00---0-00--00-00-----------|
.. .. . .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ..

Play Riff A a total of two times

Riff B(Play this twice)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------| I&II
D|--------------9------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7---7----7-------10---9h10p-7----------3-----23--------------2-------------|
E|-0-000-000-000--7-8-888--888-----8-888-5-555---555----5-5-555-3-333-333-111111---|

_____________ _______________
Riff C (Pre-chorus) | 1. | 2.
e|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|------------------------| GTR I
D|------9-7------7-5------9-7---------------|------4~----------------|
A|----------------------------------7-9-10--|---6~-------------------|
E|-0-000-0-8-888--8--0-000-0--7-8-10--------|------------------------|
| . ... . ... . ... ______________ ______________
| |1. | 2.
|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------| GTR II
|------------------------------------------|------------------------|
|------10-9-----9-7-----10-9-------7-9-10--|------6~----------------|
|-0-000--0-8-888-8-0-000--0--7-8-10--------|---7~-------------------|
. ... . ... . ...

Play Riff A, but end with the opening riff (This time hold out the chords)
Play Riff C (Pre-chorus like above.)


Chorus
_______________ ____________________
Riff D (guitar 1) | 1. | 2.
e|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
B|------------------11--9------------------------------|----------------------|
G|-12-11-11-9--12-11---------12-11-11--9---------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------9--7------------------------------|----------------------| GTR I
A|-10--9--9-7--10--9---------10--9--9--7--7676---------|-------7--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------7~------|----------------------|
| ________ _________________
| |1. | 2.
|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------| GTR II
|-9------5-----9----5--9-----9-----5------------------|----------------------|
|-7------3-----7-------------7-----3------------------|-------2h5p2--6~------|
|-------------------3--7-----------------57---7~------|--5--7----------------|

_______ _______ _______
Riff E(HEAVY) | 1,3 | 2 | 4
e|-----------------------|---------|----------|
B|-----------------------|---------|----------|
G|-----------------------|---------|----------| Both Guitars
D|-----------------------|---4-3-2-|----------|
A|----7--5h7-7-----------|---2-1-0-|----56----|
E|-000-00---0-00-3-3-676-|-0-------|3567------|
.. .. . ..

Start solo with riff F
Riff F
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------| Gtr III
D|------------------------4-3-2----------------------------|
A|-2-2-----------------2--2-1-0-2-2---------------------56-|
E|-0-0--3-3-676---0-0--0--------0-0--3-3-676---0-0--3567---|

___________ ________________ ___________________
| 1,3 | 2. | 4.
e|-------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------| GTR III
D|-------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
E|-0-00000-00008-88888-88880-00000-0000|7-77777-7h10p7-11-|7-77777-7h10p7h10\---|
..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .... . ..... . .....


solo ends after this riff

Play Riff F two times
Play Riff B 2x
Play Riff C 2x
Play Chorus
Play Riff F

end with:

e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------| GTR I and GTR II
D|--2---2-----|
A|--2---2-----|
E|--0---0-----|
. .

End of song!!


Start of Solo

e|-7---7--6bhr-7-7---10--7h10p7-6bhr----|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|----------------------ph------|
G|--------------------------------------|-12"-0"-12"-0"-12"-0"-12~-----| GTR I
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
e|-10--10-9bhr-10-10---14-10h14p10-9bhr-|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|----------------------ph------|
G|--------------------------------------|-12"-0"-12"-0"-12"-0"-12~-----| GTR 2
D|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|

(guitar 1)
e|--------12"------12------|----------------------------------------------|
B|----12"-----12"--15bfrf~-|----------------------------------------------|
G|-9"----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-7~--10-9~--12-10~--7-6~---12-10~--9-7~--6-7~-|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|
| (guitar 2)
e|--------12"------12--*---|----------------------------------------------|
B|----12"-----12"--15bfrf--|----------------------------------------------|
G|-9"----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-5~---9-7~--10--9~--5-4~---10--9~--7-5---4-2~-|
A|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
* guitar II doesn't release the note a full step, maybe about 3/4 step

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| GTR I
D|---------------------|
A|-7---6-7-9--9-10-11--|
E|---------------------|
|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------| GTR II
|-7-------------------|
|-----7~--------------|



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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
" - tremelo note () - ghost note, sustained note

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