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Dark of the Sun

Arch Enemy
Tab

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Song

ARCH ENEMY - DARK OF THE SUN

From the Album STIGMATA

Copyright Century Media 1999

Version 2.0 - February 2001

Transcribed by: Scott King

Corrected By: death8699@prodigy.net

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact

Scott: jameking@infoave.net or visit http://web.infoave.net/~jameking

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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

@ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note

Tune Down 2.5 steps to B

Dark Of The Sun

Riff A Play Riff A 4 Times

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|Gtr
|-------------------------------------| I
|-------------------------------------|
|-13--12\----------10--9-9------------|
|-11--10\--000000---8--7-7--0-000-000-|

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

Riff B

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

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|I&II
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------3--------------------4-----3------|
|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-0-1--000-000-000---4H5---3H4---1-0--|

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

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

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|I&II
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------8\--------------5P4----4P3--------|
|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-0-6\-000-000-000------5------4-1-0--|

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

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

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|I&II
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------3--------------------4-----3------|
|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-0-1--000-000-000---4H5---3H4---1-0--|

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

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

|---------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

|---------------------------------------------------------------|I&II
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------8\--------------5P4----4P3------|
|-000-000-000-000-000-000-000-0-6\-000-000-000------5------4-1--|

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

Riff C

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I

|----------------------------/10-9-----------------------------------/10-9--------|
|-------/9--10--9(10)*-------------12-10--------/9--10--9(10)*-------------12-10--|
|-0-000----------------8-888--------------0-000----------------8-888--------------|

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

*=Trill

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|---------------------------------------------------------------| I
|----------------------------/10-9---------------------------1~-|
|-------/9--10--9(10)*--------------12-10---5--3--3P2--4-2-4----|
|-0-000----------------8-888----------------3-------------------|

. ... . ...

Play Riff C 1 Time W/Fill 1

Play Riff B 1 Time

Play Riff C 1 Time

Play Riff C 1 Time W/Fill1

Riff D

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

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

|-9-----------------------10-----------------------9---10--9--7---|I&II
|-----7-7---7--9--10--7--------7-7---7--9--10--7------------------|
|-7------------------------8-----------------------7----8--7--5---|
|-----5-5---5--7---8--5--------5-5---5--7---8--5------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

|--------7---9--7-----------------7-------------------------------|I&II
|-9--10-----------10---7--9--10------10--9--6---------------------|
|--------5---7--5-----------------5------------7------------------|
|-7---8------------8---5--7---8-------8--7--4--5-5555555555555555-|

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

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

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

|-9-----------------------10-----------------------9---10--9--7---|I&II
|-----7-7---7--9--10--7--------7-7---7--9--10--7------------------|
|-7------------------------8-----------------------7----8--7--5---|
|-----5-5---5--7---8--5--------5-5---5--7---8--5------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

|--------7---9--7-----------------7--------------|I&II
|-9--10-----------10---7--9--10------10--9--6----|
|--------5---7--5-----------------5------------7-|
|-7---8------------8---5--7---8-------8--7--4--5-|

Play Riff A 4 Times

Play Riff B 1 Time

Play Riff C 1 Time

Play Riff C 1 Time W/Fill 1

Play Riff D 1 Time

Solo

Riff E Play 2 Times

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| I
|----------------------/10-9-7(9)*-------------------------/10-9-7(9)*--|
|----/9h10-9(10)*-----------------------/9h10-9(10)*--------------------|
|-0-----------------8----------------0-----------------8----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------8--------------8~~-|Gtr
|-------------------------------------------7---7--------6-9-----| I
|-----------------------/10-9-7(9)*-------9------------7---------|
|----/9h10-9(10)*----------------------10--------10--------------|
|-0-----------------8--------------------------------------------|

Riff F W/ 2nd Play 2 Times

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-------------------------------------------------------------| I
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7"---------------------2"----------7"--------------------5"-|
|--------8"------3"------------------------8"------3"---------|

Play Riff B 1 Time

Play Riff C 1 Time

Play Riff C 1 Time W/Fill 1

Riff D.1 Play 2 Times

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

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

|-9-----------------------10-----------------------9---10--9--7---|I&II
|-----7-7---7--9--10--7--------7-7---7--9--10--7------------------|
|-7------------------------8-----------------------7----8--7--5---|
|-----5-5---5--7---8--5--------5-5---5--7---8--5------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|Gtrs

|--------7---9--7-----------------7-------------------------------|I&II
|-9--10-----------10---7--9--10------10--9--6--7------------------|
|--------5---7--5-----------------5-------------------------------|
|-7---8------------8---5--7---8-------8--7--4--5-5555555555555555-|

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

Riff G

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-9----------------------------9--------10------------------| I
|-------------7--7-----10--12-----10-----------------7--7---|
|-7----------------------------7---------8------------------|
|-------------5--5------8--10------8-----------------5--5---|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|---------9---------9---10--9--7----------7---9--7-----| I
|-10--12-----10--------------------9--10------------10-|
|---------7---------7----8--7--5----------5---7--5-----|
|--8--10------8--------------------7---8-------------8-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-5--7--9-----------7--9--10-----------------10--9-----------| I
|-----------7--7---------------5--5---7--6-------------------|
|-3--5--7-----------5--7---8------------------8--7----7-(7)\-|
|-----------5--5---------------3--3---5--4------------5-(5)\-|

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