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The Sound of Eight Hooves

Amon Amarth
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Song

Amon Amarth - THE SOUND OF EIGHT HOOVES

From the - Album THE CRUSHER

Version 2.0 - Oct 2001

Transcribed by: TerminalX

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact

Phil: at terminaix@aol.com

. - 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 - play prior note then pause ~ - vibrato bend

~ - vibrato bend

@ - slight palm mute () - Hold note until next note

" - Tremolo until next note

' - Slower Tremolo until next note

*NOTE: Missing a little rhythym guitar (i think)

Tune Gtr to B

Riff A (main riff) (4x) (fixed!)

Gtr 1:

B |------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------9"---------------------------|
E |-----10"---9"---7"---7"-9"-10"----10"-12"-10"-9"-10"--------|
B |---0-----0----0----0----------------------------------------|

Gtr 2: (thanks Dan)

B |------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----10"---9"---7"---7"-9"----2"----------------------------|
B |---0-----0----0----0-------3"----3"--5"--3"--2"--3"---------|

little break

B |------|
F#|------|
D |------| Gtr 2
A |------|
E |--7"--|
B |------|
B |-----------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------| Gtr 2
A |-----------------------------------|
E |-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-----|
B |-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----|

. . . . . . . . .

Riff A 2x

Riff B (2x)

B |----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
D |--------------9"-7"---------------------7"----------7"----|
A |---7"------9"-------10"-9"-----------7"----10"-9"---------|
E |------------------------------10"-------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|

Back to Riff A 4x

Riff C (4x)

B |------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------|
E |--10'--12'---2-------9-----7-----7h9-9h10-------|
B |---8'--10'---0---000---000---000----------------|

... ... ...

Riff A 4x

RIff B 2x

Riff D 4x

B |------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------9X------------9X----------------------------------|
A |---10X-9X----9X--10X-9X----9X-----9"------------------------|
E |------------------------------10"----10"---12"--10"--9"--10"|
B |------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff E (4x)

B |-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|
A |---10"--9"-------------------|
E |------------10"---7"---------|
B |-----------------------------|

Riff C 4x

Then play "little break" above for ending

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