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Song
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NEED
As recorded by At The Gates
(From the 1995 Album SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUL)
Transcribed by Christian Gjerstad
Words by Thomas Lindberg Music by Björler/Björler/At The Gates
Arranged by At The Gates
Gtr I (B E A D Gb B) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr II (B E A D Gb B) - 'Guitar 2'
Gtr III (B E A D Gb B) - 'Music Box'
Gtr IV (B E A D Gb B) - 'Cello'
Pre-verse
Q=130
N.C.
4/4
Gtrs I, II
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
||-----------------------------------------| ||o----------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------| ||---------------------------(10)-----(10)-| ||o---------7-8-7-10-8-7-------8--------8--| ||--0-0-0-0--------------0-0------0-0------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-(9)---------------------------------| |--7------7-8-7-10-8-7-----9-10-------| |-----0-0--------------0-0------0-0-8-|
E5C5 B5Eb5
PM---|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S S S E E E E
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------(10)-----(10)-|-(9)------------------9------8--|| |---------7-8-7-10-8-7-------8--------8--|--7------7-8-7-10-8-7-7-10-9-6-o|| |-0-0-0-0--------------0-0------0-0------|-----0-0-----------------8-7----||
N.C.
5/4
TP TP TPTPTP
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------12-----12-| |---------7-9-10---------6-7-9-|---------7-9-10---10------9----| |-0-0-0-0--------8-8-8-8-------|-0-0-0-0--------8-------7------|
4/4
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E Q Q
|------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|----------------9--4---| |---------7-9-10---------6-7-9-|---------7-9-10--------| |-0-0-0-0--------8-8-8-8-------|-0-0-0-0--------7--2---|
Verse
N.C.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------(10)-----(10)-|-(9)---------------------------------| |---------7-8-7-10-8-7-------8--------8--|--7------7-8-7-10-8-7-----9-10-------| |-0-0-0-0--------------0-0------0-0------|-----0-0--------------0-0------0-0-8-|
E5C5 B5Eb5
PM---|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S S S E E E E
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------(10)-----(10)-|-(9)------------------9------8-| |---------7-8-7-10-8-7-------8--------8--|--7------7-8-7-10-8-7-7-10-9-6-| |-0-0-0-0--------------0-0------0-0------|-----0-0-----------------8-7---|
Chorus
Q=100
E5 D5 C5 E5 D5 C5
Gtr I
|3| |3-| |-3-| |3| |3-| |--3--|
Q E Q E E E E Q Q E Q E E E E Q
||----------------------|------------------------|| ||o---------------------|-----------------------o|| ||--9-9-11-11-----------|-9-9-11-11--------------|| ||----------------------|------------------------|| ||o-7-7--9--9-----------|-7-7--9--9-10-12-10-9--o|| ||-------------8-7-8-5--|------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| |3| |3-| |3| |3-|
| Q E Q E H Q E Q E H
||----------------------|------------------------|| ||o---------------------|-----------------------o|| ||----------------------|------------------------|| ||--9-9--7--7-----------|-9-9--7--7--------------|| ||o-7-7--5--5-10--------|-7-7--5--5-10----------o|| ||-------------8--------|------------8-----------||
Interlude
Q=130
N.C.
5/4
Gtrs I, II
TP TP TPTPTP
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|---------------------12-----12-| |---------7-9-10---------6-7-9-|---------7-9-10---10------9----| |-0-0-0-0--------8-8-8-8-------|-0-0-0-0--------8-------7------|
4/4
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E Q Q
|------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|----------------9--4---| |---------7-9-10---------6-7-9-|---------7-9-10--------| |-0-0-0-0--------8-8-8-8-------|-0-0-0-0--------7--2---|
Verse II
N.C.
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
||-----------------------------------------| ||o----------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------| ||---------------------------(10)-----(10)-| ||o---------7-8-7-10-8-7-------8--------8--| ||--0-0-0-0--------------0-0------0-0------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |-(9)----------------------------------| |--7------7-8-7-10-8-7-----9-10--------| |-----0-0--------------0-0------0-0-8--|
E5C5 B5Eb5
PM---|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S S S E E E E
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------------------(10)-----(10)-|-(9)------------------9------8--|| |---------7-8-7-10-8-7-------8--------8--|--7------7-8-7-10-8-7-7-10-9-6-o|| |-0-0-0-0--------------0-0------0-0------|-----0-0-----------------8-7----||
Chorus
Q=100
E5 D5 C5 E5 D5 C5
Gtr I
|3| |3-| |-3-| |3| |3-| |--3--|
Q E Q E E E E Q Q E Q E E E E Q
||----------------------|------------------------|| ||o---------------------|-----------------------o|| ||--9-9-11-11-----------|-9-9-11-11--------------|| ||----------------------|------------------------|| ||o-7-7--9--9-----------|-7-7--9--9-10-12-10-9--o|| ||-------------8-7-8-5--|------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| |3| |3-| |3| |3-|
| Q E Q E H Q E Q E H
||----------------------|------------------------|| ||o---------------------|-----------------------o|| ||----------------------|------------------------|| ||--9-9--7--7-----------|-9-9--7--7--------------|| ||o-7-7--5--5-10--------|-7-7--5--5-10----------o|| ||-------------8--------|------------8-----------||
Verse III
E5 D5 C5 N.C. G5F#5
Gtrs I, II
|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |-3-|
q q H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
||--------------|--------------------------------------------|| ||o-------------|-------------------------------------------o|| ||--------------|--------------------------------------------|| ||--9--7--------|--------------------------------------------|| ||o-7--5--10----|-------------------------------------5-4-4-o|| ||---------8----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-2--||
Solo
E5 D5 C5 E5 D5 C5
Gtr I
Q Q H Q Q H
||--------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|----------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||--9------7----------------|-9------7--------------------|| ||o-7------5------10--------|-7------5------10-----------o|| ||-----------------8--------|----------------8------------||
|
| Gtr II
| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q
||--------------------------|-----------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|------------------12--------o|| ||--9---9-11---11-12--------|-9---9-11---11-12----12-11---|| ||----9------9-------9-7-7--|---9------9------------------|| ||o-------------------------|----------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|-----------------------------||
Verse IV
E5 D5 C5 N.C. G5F#5
Gtrs I, II
|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |-3-|
q q H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
||--------------|--------------------------------------------|| ||o-------------|-------------------------------------------o|| ||--------------|--------------------------------------------|| ||--9--7--------|--------------------------------------------|| ||o-7--5--10----|-------------------------------------5-4-4-o|| ||---------8----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-2--||
Chorus
E5 D5 C5 E5 D5 C5
Gtr I
|3| |3-| |-3-| |3| |3-| |--3--|
Q E Q E E E E Q Q E Q E E E E Q
||----------------------|------------------------|| ||o---------------------|-----------------------o|| ||--9-9-11-11-----------|-9-9-11-11--------------|| ||----------------------|------------------------|| ||o-7-7--9--9-----------|-7-7--9--9-10-12-10-9--o|| ||-------------8-7-8-5--|------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| |3| |3-| |3| |3-|
| Q E Q E H Q E Q E H
||----------------------|------------------------|| ||o---------------------|-----------------------o|| ||----------------------|------------------------|| ||--9-9--7--7-----------|-9-9--7--7--------------|| ||o-7-7--5--5-10--------|-7-7--5--5-10----------o|| ||-------------8--------|------------8-----------||
Verse V
E5 D5 C5 N.C. G5F#5
|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |-3-|
Q Q H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
|-------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------------------------| |-9--7--------|-------------------------------------------| |-7--5--10----|-------------------------------------5-4-4-| |--------8----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-2-|
|
| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |-3-|
| Q Q H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
|-------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------------------------| |-9--7--------|-------------------------------------------| |-7--5--10----|-------------------------------------5-4-4-| |--------8----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-2-|
E5 D5 C5 B5 N.C. G5F#5
|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
|---------------|-------------------------------------------| |---------------|-------------------------------------------| |---------------|-------------------------------------------| |---------------|-------------------------------------------| |-10--9---7--6--|-------------------------------------5-4-4-| |---------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-2-|
|
| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |-3-|
| Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
|---------------|-------------------------------------------| |---------------|-------------------------------------------| |---------------|-------------------------------------------| |--9--7---------|-------------------------------------------| |--7--5--10--9--|-------------------------------------5-4-4-| |---------8--7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-2-|
Need, killing yourself to live
Q=70
Gtr III
|--3---| |--3--| |--3--|
W E E E E E E E E E +Q
|----------||------------------------------------| |----------||o-17-----17-19----19-20-------------| |----------||------16-------16-------16-14-(14)--| |----------||------------------------------------| |----------||o-----------------------------------| |----------||------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W +W
|----------||------------------------------------| |----------||o-----------------------------------| |----------||------------------------------------| |----------||------------------------------------| |-7--------||o-(7)-------------------------------| |----------||------------------------------------| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E Q 4x
|-----------------------19----------|| |-17-----17-19----19-20----20-19---o|| |-----16-------16-------------------|| |-----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------||
|
| +W 4x
|-----------------------------------|| |----------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|| |-(7)------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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