/-------------------------------------------------------------------------- / The following is the author's own interpertation of the song, to be used/ / for private use and studying / /-------------------------------------------------------------------------- AT THE GATES - UNDER A SERPENT SUN From the Album SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUL 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: ferris@saturn.superlink.net Scott: jameking@SunBelt.Net Check out Displacer's Death/Black Tab Webpage at http://www.superlink.net/~ferris/deathtab.htm join the death/black tab emailing list by emailing ferris@saturn.superlink.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(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. join the death/black tab emailing list by emailing ferris@saturn.superlink.net