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Beast of Man

Arch Enemy
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Song

ARCH ENEMY - BEAST OF MAN

From the Album STIGMATA

Copyright 1998 W.A.R.(WRONG AGAIN RECORDS)

Version 3.0 - NOVEMBER 2001

Originally Transcribed by: Scott King

Lead Transcribed by: Brad Goldsworthy

Version 2.0 by: death8699

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact

Scott: at melodicmusic@hotmail.com

Brad: at goldie123@start.com.au

death8699: archenemies@aol.com

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. - palm mute / - slide up to

\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato

h - hammer on b - bend

p - pull off suffix 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

" - tremolo pick until next note

Tune Down 2.5 steps to B

~ B E A S T O F M A N ~

RIFF 1

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|GTRS

|--------------------------------101010109999-|I&II
|----------999910101010-----------------------|
|-00000000--------------88888888--------------|

| @@@@@@@@ @@@@ @ @ @ @ @@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @@@@@

|

| [1,3] [2]

|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|GTRS

|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|I&II
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|-66666666666666667777777733332222-|-66666666666666667777777777777777-|

| @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

|

| [4]

|-------------------|
|-------------------|

|-------------------|GTRS

|-------------------|I&II
|-------------------|

|-66666666666666667-|

@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

Lead - Michael Amott

|----------12~----15-14~----19bf~~---17-15-14-15~--|
|-/12--15------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|GTR
|--------------------------------------------------|III
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|-10bf~~----10bfr-----10bf~-----7----------|
|-----------------12--------------8--------|
|-----------------------------------9--7bf-|GTR
|------------------------------------------|III
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

Pause - drum fill

RIFF 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|GTRS

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|I&II

|------7777999910101010------7777999910101010------7777999910101010-|

|-0000------------------0000------------------8888------------------|

| @@@@ @@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @ @@@@ @@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @ @@@@ @@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @

|

| [1,3] [2,4]

|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|

|----------------------|------------------|GTRS

|----------------------|------------------|I&II
|----------------------|------999977776666|
|-77771010101088887777-|-7777-------------|

@@@@ @ @ @ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@

RIFF 2.A (W/RIFF A)

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|------999977779999------999977779999------------------------| II
|------------------------------------------77779999-10101010-|
|-0000--------------0000--------------8888-------------------|

| @@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@ @@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @

|

| [1,3] [2,4]

|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|GTR
|----------------------|------------------| II
|----------------------|------999977776666|
|-77771010101088887777-|-7777-------------|

@@@@ @ @ @ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@

PLAY RIFF 1 W/1 & 4TH ENDINGS

RIFF 3 PLAY 4 TIMES

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|GTR
|-5(5)-0-7-0-8---------5(5)-0-7-0-8-----------| I
|--------------5-6~(6)--------------5-8~--9~--|
|---------------------------------------------|

|

|

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|GTR
|-12-------------------12-------------10--11--| II
|-10-----------13------10-------------8---9---|
|--------------11-----------------------------|

RIFF 3.A

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|GTR
|-5(5)-0-7-0-8---------5(5)-0-7-0-8-----------| I
|--------------5-6~(6)--------------5-8~--9~--|
|---------------------------------------------|

|

|

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-3(3)-0-5-0-7---------3(3)-0-5-0-7---2~--3~-|GTR
|--------------3-5~(5)--------------5--------| II
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

PLAY RIFF 2 4 TIMES

PLAY RIFF 1 w/1ST AND 4TH ENDINGS

PLAY RIFF 3 4 TIMES

RIFF 4

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------8----------------|
|------7-9-10---------7-9-10---------7-9-10-----10-9--10-9-----|GTR
|-7-7---------7--8-8---------8--9-9------------------------11~-| I
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

| . . . . . .

|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-7-7----------------------------------------------------------| II
|-5-5------------8-8------------9-9-------------10-10--11-11---|
|----------------6-6------------7-7--------------8--8---9--9---|

|

|

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------6/8-8/10-10~(10)-|
|------7-9-10---------7-9-10---------7-9-10--------------------|GTR
|-7-7---------7--8-8---------8--9-9----------------------------| I
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

| . . . . . .

| PLAY 2 TIMES

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-7-7----------------------------------------------------------| II
|-5-5------------8-8------------9-9------------10-10--11-------|
|----------------6-6------------7-7-------------8--8---9-------|

RIFF 5

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------10-----10--------6-----6--------7-----7--------8-----8-|GTR
|---------------------------------------------------------------| I
|-88888-----888-----44444---444----55555---555----66666---666---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

| ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ...

|

|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------6-----6--------6-----6--------8----8--|
|--------10-----10----------------------------------------------|GTR
|---------------------------------------------------------------| II
|-88888-----888-----44444---444----55555---555----66666---666---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

| ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ...

|

|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------10-----10--------6-----6--------7-----7--------8-----8-|GTR
|---------------------------------------------------------------| I
|-88888-----888-----44444---444----55555---555----66666---666---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

| ..... ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ...

|

| PLAY 4 TIMES

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------9------9--------6-----6--------6-----6--------8----8--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|---------------------------------------------------------------| II
|-88888-----888-----44444---444----55555---555----66666---666---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

..... ... ..... ... ..... ... ..... ...

Lead 2 - Michael Amott

|23bfr-22-20-19---------------------------------------------------15-17-19-|
|---------------22~---12-13-12h13p12-10-------15-15-17~--15-17-18----------|
|---------------------------------------12-10------------------------------|GTR
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|III
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|-20-19-16/17-19-17---11bf-9-8-7h8p7h8---------17-19-20-19-17-19-17h19p17-|
|--------------------------------------10/--17----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|III
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|----17~--------17-19-20-19-20-22-20-19~--15h17-15h17-15h17-15h17-15h17---|
|-20---------17-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|III
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|-20-22-23bf-23bf-23bf-20h22h23p22----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------22~------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|III
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF 6 PLAY 2 TIMES

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|GTRS

|-9/10--9\7-------------------9/10--9\7---------7-7---9--|I&II
|-------------3-----5-5---7---------------3-----5-5---7--|
|-7/-8--7\5---1-----3-3---5---7/-8--7\5---1--------------|

|

|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|GTRS

|-9/10--9\7-------------------9/10--9\7---------7-7------|I&II
|-------------3-----5-5---7---------------3-----5-5---7--|
|-7/-8--7\5---1-----3-3---5---7/-8--7\5---1-----------5--|

PLAY RIFF 3 4 TIMES W/FILL 1

FILL 1 (ENDING)

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|GTR
|-5(5)-0-7-0-8----------------| I
|--------------5-8~-----5(5)\-|
|-------------------8~--3(3)\-|

|

|

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-3(3)-0-5-0-7------------------|GTR
|--------------5-7~-------------| II
|-------------------7~---5(5)\--|
|------------------------3(3)\--|

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