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Savage Messiah

Arch Enemy
Tab
4.7(3)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

ARCH ENEMY - SAVAGE MESSIAH

From the Album WAGES OF SIN

Version 1.0 - NOVEMBER 2001

Transcribed by: death8699

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Tablature Notation

------------------

. - 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

*Note: AE never tunes to B-flat? Ya well that's what I thought.

The brief lead I will be finishing soon. For now, here's all

The rhythms. Enjoy!

Tune Gtr to B flat

SAVAGE MESSIAH

Riff A (clean - let ring throughout) 2tx

|---------0-------------------0-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------3-(3)---------------3---0---2b-r-0-2-0h2p0-|Gtr
|-----2-------------------2---------------------------------| I
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----------0--------0----------0--------------------------|

(Electrics)

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

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

|---------|I&II
|---------|
|---/x\---|

Riff A.1 (let ring throughout) 4tx

|---------0-------------------0-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------3-(3)---------------3---0---2b-r-0-2-0h2p0-|Gtr
|-----2-------------------2---------------------------------| I
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0----------0--------0----------0--------------------------|

|

| 4tx

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

Riff B 8tx

|---------------------------------4-|
|------------------------------5----|
|---------------------------4-------|Gtrs
|------------------------2----------|I&II
|---------2-----2---2---------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|

. . . . . . . Let ring - - -|

Riff C 4tx

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------9-6-|Gtrs
|-7-----7---7-----8-----8---------|I&II
|---------------------------------|
|---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---5-5-----|

. . . . . . . . .

Riff B 4tx

Riff C 4tx

Riff D

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| I
|-3-3-(3)----------3-3-(3)----------7-7-(7)----------7-7-(7)-------------|
|-1-1-(1)----------1-1-(1)----------5-5-(5)----------5-5-(5)-------------|

|

|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|----------/9--7~-(7)-------/9--7~-(7)-------/9--7~-(7)-------/9--7~-(7)-| II
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-------------------------------------------------------| I
|-3-3-(3)----------7-7-(7)------------7-7-(7)---6-(6)---|
|-1-1-(1)----------5-5-(5)------------5-5-(5)---4-(4)---|

|

|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-------/9--7~-(7)------/9--10-7~-(7)------/9-7-*6~-(6)-| II
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

*Omit note first time played in song.

Riff B 5tx

Riff C 4tx

Riff D 1tx

Riff A 2tx

Riff E (clean - let ring throughout)

|------------------------------------0--------------0---------------|
|-------0------------0------------0-----0h1------------0------------|
|----0-----4------0-----4--------------------2-3h4--------3-(3)-----|Gtr
|-2----------------------------2------------------------------------| I
|---------------------------0---------------------------------------|
|--------------3----------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|------------------------------------0--------------0-------0-------|
|-------0------------0------------0-----0h1------------0-------0----|
|----0-----4------0-----4--------------------2-3h4--------3-------3-|Gtr
|-2----------------------------2------------------------------------| I
|---------------------------0---------------------------------------|
|--------------3----------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|-------------------------------0--------------0--------------0--------0-------|
|-------0--------------0-----0-----0--------0-----0h1------------0--------0----|
|----0-----4-2------0-----4----------------------------2-3h4--------3--------3-|Gtr
|-2------------3-------------------------2-------------------------------------| I
|-------------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
|----------------3-------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|-------------------------------0--------------0--------------0--------0-------|
|-------0--------------0-----0-----0--------0-----0h1------------0--------0----|
|----0-----4-2------0-----4----------------------------2-3h4--------3--------3-|Gtr
|-2------------3-------------------------2-------------------------------------| I
|-------------------------------------0----------------------------------------|
|----------------3-------------------------------------------------------------|

Lead

|-7-10-/12~-(12)-----------7-10-12b-r-10-7~-(7)----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|-7-10-/12~-(12)-----------7-10-12b-r-10-7~-(7)----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------10b-r-8-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------9~--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|-7-10-/12~-(12)-----------7-10-12b-r-10-7~-(7)----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------10b-r-8-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------9~--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|-7-10-/12~----------------7-10-12b-r-10-7~-(7)----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|-------------------------/17b~-(17)---------------------------------|
|-------------------12-15--------------------------------------------|
|-------------12-14--------------------------------------------------|
|-------12-14--------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-14--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Electrics)

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

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

|---------|I&II
|---------|
|---/x\---|

Riff D 1tx

Riff D.1

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| I
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

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

|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------/9--7~-(7)--------------------/9--7~-(7)---------------| II
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| I
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

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

|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------/9--7~-(7)---------------------/9--7~-(7)--------------| II
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| I
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

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

|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-------/9--7~-(7)--------------/9--10-7~-(7)--/9--7--6~-(6)--------------| II
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|------------------------------------------------------------------------| I
|-------------7-(7)-----------6-(6)-----------5-(5)-------------4-(4)----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-(5)-----------4-(4)-----------3-(3)-------------2-(2)----|

| . . . . . .

|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-----------/12-10~-(10)----/12-10~-(10)--/12-10~-(10)------/12-10~-(10)-| II
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-------------------------------------------------| I
|-3-(3)-----------6-(6)-----------7-(7)-----------|
|-1-(1)-----------4-(4)-----------5-(5)-----------|

|

|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-/12-10~-(10)----/14-12-10-------/14~-(14)-------| II
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Riff A 1tx

End

|-------|
|-------|
|-------|Gtr
|-------| I
|-------|
|-0-(0)-|

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