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Arch Enemy
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Song

ARCH ENEMY - HEART OF DARKNESS

From the Album WAGES OF SIN

Version 2.0 - NOVEMBER 2001

Transcribed by: death8699

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Tablature Notation

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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 Gtr to C

HEART OF DARKNESS

Fill 1

|-----|
|-----|
|-----|Gtr
|-----| I
|-----|

|-/x\-|

Riff A

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|---------------------------------------------------------| I
|----8p7p5-----------8-----10-----8p7p5-----------8-----5-|
|-00-------000000-57---078----000-------000000-57---036---|

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

|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-----------------------------------------------------------| I
|----8p7p5-----------8-----10-----8p7p5-----------8-----5---|
|-00-------000000-57---078----000-------000000-57---036---0-|

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

Riff A 4tx (both guitars)

Next

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-9------(9)------|Gtr
|-9------(9)------| I
|-7------(7)------|
|-7------(7)------|

|

|

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|Gtr
|-2-----(2)-------| II
|-2-----(2)-------|
|-0-----(0)-------|

Fill 1 (both guitars)

*Riff B |-both-|

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|----0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2----0h2---0h2---0h2----3-3---| I
|----0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2----0h2---0h2---0h2----3-3---|
|-00-----0-----0-----0-----0-----00-----0-----0-----00-------|

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

|

| |-both-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|----0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2----0h2---0h2---0h2-----------| I
|----0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2---0h2----0h2---0h2---0h2----3---3--|
|-00-----0-----0-----0-----0-----00-----0-----0-----00-1---1--|

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

*Both indicates both guitars.

Riff B 2tx (both guitars)

Riff A 4tx

Riff B 1.5tx

Riff C 2tx

|-------------------------------------------5----------------------|
|-----------------------------8-7h8p7-5-7-8---6~-6-5h6p5---5-------|
|-7---7-7-----------7---7-7*-----------------------------7---7-5-4-|Gtr
|-0---0-0--0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0--------------------------------------| I
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

| . . . . . . . . . .

| 2tx

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---3-3----------3---3-3--------------------------------------------|
|-2---2-2----------2---2-2----------3---3-3---------------------------|Gtr
|-0---0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0-0-3---3-3----------5---5-5----------| II
|-----------------------------------1---1-1-1--1-1-1-5---5-5----------|
|----------------------------------------------------3---3-3-3--3-3-3-|

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

|

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|---4-------------|Gtr
|-7---7-5-4---4---| I
|-----------7---7-|
|-----------------|

. . . . . . . .

*Let chord ring throughout.

Riff A 4tx

Riff B 2tx

Riff C 2tx

Riff C.1

|--------------------5--------------------5-------|
|------8-7h8p7-5-7-8--------8-7h8p7-5-7-8---------|
|-/7-------------------/9-------------------/10---|Gtr
|-------------------------------------------------|I
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---3-3--------------------------7---7-7--7-7-7-8---8-8--8-8-8-|
|-2---2-2----------/9---9-9--9-9-9-------------------------------|Gtr
|-0---0-0-0--0-0-0-----------------4---4-4--4-4-4-5---5-5--5-5-5-| II
|------------------/7---7-7--7-7-7-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

| . . . .

|

| 3tx

|---------------5---------------------5-|----------------------|
|-8-7h8p7-5-7-8---------8-7h8p7-5-7-8---|-6~---6-5h6p5-3-5-3---|
|-----------------/12-------------------|--------------------5-|Gtr
|---------------------------------------|----------------------| I
|---------------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------|

| .

|

|

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-2---2-2--2-2-2-3---3-3--3-3-3-5---5-5--5-5-5-2-(2)---|Gtr
|-2---2-2--2-2-2-3---3-3--3-3-3-5---5-5--5-5-5-2-(2)---| II
|-0---0-0--0-0-0-1---1-1--1-1-1-3---3-3--3-3-3-0-(0)---|
|------------------------------------------------------|

Riff D (clean) 3tx

|---------0-----------------0-----------------0---------------------|
|-------6---6-------------3---3-------------------------------------|
|-----7-------7---------4-------4-----------7---7-------------5h7p5-|Gtrs
|---7-----------7-----4-----------4-------8-------8---------7-------|I&II
|-5---------------5-2---------------2---8-----------8-----7---------|
|-------------------------------------6---------------6-5-----------|

Riff E 2tx

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

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

|----------------------------------------5-------5-|I&II
|-5-3-5---8-7------8-7------8-7------0-2---0-2-3---|
|-------------8~-------7~-------6~-----------------|

| . . . . .

|

|E.1 2tx

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

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

|-----------------------------------------5-------5-|I&II
|-5-3-5~---8-7------8-7------8-7------0-2---0-2-3---|
|--------------8~-------7~-------6~-----------------|

. . . . .

Lead melody

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------/7-------/7-------/7--------------------|
|-/7-5-7~-----9--------9--------9------------------|
|---------------10~------8~-------7~---/7/8~-8/10\-|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------/7-------/7------/7----------------------|
|-/7-5-7~-----9--------9-------9--------------------|
|---------------10~------8~------7~---/12-10-8-7\---|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Riff E.2 (over solo)

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-9-7-9-----------------------------------------------|
|-7-5-7------10-9------------10-9-----------10-9------|
|--------0-0------10~--0-0-0------9~--0-0-0------8\---|

| . . . . . . . .

|

|

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----0-------0---|
|-----------------|
|-2-3---2-3-5-----|
|---------------0-|

. . . . . .

Riff C 2tx

Riff C.1 1tx

Ending

|------------|
|------------|
|-7-5-7-7\---|
|-7-5-7-7\---|
|-5-3-5-5\---|
|------------|

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