Primal Breath

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Song

/ The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used /

/ for private use and studying /

/-------------------------------------------------------------------------/

AT THE GATES PRIMAL BREATH

From the Album WITH FEAR I KISS

THE BURNING DARKNESS

Version 1.0 - JANUARY 1998

Transcribed by: Scott King

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact

Scott: jameking@infoave.net

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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

" - tremolo pick until next note

Tune Down 2.5 steps to B

INTRO

|----------|
|------11\-|GTR
|--77------| 1
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|

| |

|------6"--|
|----------|GTR
|--77------| 2
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|

RIFF 1 PLAY 5 TIMES

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 1
|9-999-9-999-9-999-9b10r9--8-888-8-888-8-888-8~~--5-555-5-555-5-555-5\-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------7"--------|GTR
|----------------9"-----------------9"----7"---------------------------| 2
|------------------------------------------------------------------10"-|
|-7------7-9-10-------7------7-9-10-----------7------7-9-10------------|
|---000-----------------000---------------------000--------------------|

... ... ...

Play Last Time

|----------------------------|-------------------------12\--|
|------------------------/11"|------------------------------|GTR
|---------------7777-666-----|-----------------7777-666-----| 1
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|--7-----7-------------------|-----7-----7------------------|
|---000---000----------------|-------000---000--------------|

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

| |

|------------------------6"--|-------66666666666666666666\--|GTR
|----------------------------|------------------------------| 2
|---------------7777-666-----|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-7------7-9-10--------------|------------------------------|
|---000----------------------|------------------------------|

... END RIFF 1

RIFF 2 PLAY 1 TIME *These Are 10's not ones and zeros

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 1
|-9"-----------10"---9"----------7"------------------7"----9"----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------10"-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 2
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-22222222---33333333-22222222---33333333-22222222---33333333-22222222-|

|---------000-----------------000-----------------000------------------|

... ... ...

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|----------------------9"----------10"---9"----------7"----------------| 1
|-12~------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9"--9h10p9-9~~---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 2
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----5555555544444444--22222222---33333333-22222222---33333333-22222222|

|-000--------------------------000-----------------000-----------------|

... ... ...

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|GTR
|---7"----9"-------12~~------------------| 1
|-----------------------9"--9h10p9-9~----|
|-------------10"------------------------|
|------------------------------------15\-|

| |

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|GTR
|----------------------------------------| 2
|-----------------2222-------------------|

|----33333333-2222----5555555544444444---|

|-000------------------------------------|

... END RIFF 2

RIFF 3 PLAY 1 TIME * 12's not ones and twos

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-9"--------12"----7"-------------------------------9"----------12"----| 1
|-------------------------7"-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----------------------------------77---------------------------------| 2
|--*----------------------9999997777--101010109999---------------------|
|-101010101010101099997777--------------------------101010101010101099-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|----------------------------------------------------------------------| 1
|-7~-----------------------------------9"---------12"------7"----------|
|------10"---10~----7~~------------------------------------------7~~---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------*-----------------------------------------------------|GTR
|----------------12121212----12121212----------------------------------| 2
|--------10101010--------9999----------------------------------999999--|
|-997777-------------------------------101010101010101099997777--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|----------------------9"-----------12"-------7~-----------------------| 1
|-------7"-----------------------------------------------10~---7~------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

| . |

| |

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----77------------------------------------------------12121212-------| 2
|-7777--101010109999----------------------------10101010--------9999---|
|----------------------101010101010101099997777------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-------------9"--------12"----7"-------------------------------9"-----| 1
|---------------------------------------7"-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-12121212-------------------------------------77----------------------| 2
|------------------------------------9999997777--101010109999--10101010|
|------------101010101010101099997777----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|GTR
|------------------------------------------------| 1
|--------12"------7~-----------------------------|
|------------------------10~~-----7~~------------|
|--------------------------------------------12\-|

| |

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|GTR
|--------------------------12121212----12121212--| 2
|-----------------10101010---------9999----------|
|-1010101099997777-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

END RIFF 3

PLAY RIFF 2 1 TIME

RIFF 4 PLAY 1 TIME

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------7"-------------------|
|-5"---------------7"-------------8"------------------------888---5"--|

| |

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----------------7"---------------------10"-9"------7"-9"------------| 2
|-9"------9"--10"----10"-9"-10"---7"--------------6"------------------|
|-----7"-----------------------------/8~---------------------7"-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------8"--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------7"---------------------|
|------------------7"-------------8"------------------------888--5"---|

| |

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|								       |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------7"----------------------10"-9"-----7"-9"------------|GTR
|-9"------9"--10"----10"-9"-10"---7"--------------6"------------------| 2
|-----7"-----------------------------/8~---------------------7"-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------8"--|

END RIFF 4

RIFF 5 PLAY 2 TIMES

|---------------------------------------------------------------3H5----|
|------------------------------------------------------------5------6~-|
|-----------------------------------------------77775555-5P4-----------|
|-10-9-7--7-77------------10-9-7--7-7----------------------------------|
|--------------877777777-------------77788888888-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7"----------------------5"------7"---8"------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------7"---8"---10"----------|

END RIFF 5

RIFF 6 PLAY 5 TIMES

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--10--9--7-6--7--9-10p9p7--6-7---9--10--9--7-6--7--9-10p9p7-6--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 2
|----------------------------------------------------------2------|
|------------------------------------2---------------3"--------3~-|
|-0"------------2"-----------3"-------------5"--------------------|

END RIFF 6

RIFF 6.A PLAY 2 TIMES

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--10--9--7-6--7--9-10p9p7--6-7---9--10--9--7-6--7--9-10p9p7-6--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 2
|----------------------------------------------------------2------|
|------------------------------------2---------------3"--------3~-|
|-0"------------2"-----------3"-------------5"--------------------|

| |

|-------------------------7---------------------------------------|
|-7H8---7P5----------7H8----------7H8---7P5---------7H8-8---------|GTR
|-------------4------------------------------4--------------------| 3
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

END RIFF 6.A

RIFF 7 PLAY 3 TIMES

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 1
|-------7"--------8"-------------------7"-------------------------|
|-7"----------------------9"------8"---------------6---7---6------|
|--------------------------------------------------4---5---4------|

| |

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|---------10"-----------------------------------------------------| 2
|-----7"-------8"--11"-------12"--11"-----------------------------|
|-7"----------------------9"------------8"-------11"--12"--11"----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

END RIFF 7

RIFF 8 PLAY 2 TIMES

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|GTR
|-6-------------------9------10-----7--| 1
|--------------------------------------|
|-------------8-8-7~-------------------|
|-----5--5---------------8-------6-----|

| . . |

| |

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|GTR
|-6-------------------9"-----10"----7"-| 2
|--------------------------------------|
|-------------8-8-7"-------------------|
|-----5---5--------------8-------6-----|

@ @ . .

RIFF 8.A PLAY 1 TIME

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-6-------------------9------10-----7---6-----------------9-----10----7| 1
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------8-8-9--------------------------------8-8-9---------------|
|-----5--5---------------8-------6----------5--5-------------8------6--|

| . . . . |

| |

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|------------------------5~-----3--------------------------------------| 2
|-7~---------------5h7--------------7~------------------5h7--5~------7~|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------8~---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

PLAY RIFF 8 TWO TIMES

PLAY RIFF 8.A TWO TIMES

RIFF 9 PLAY ONE TIME

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|------------------------------------------------------p.h--| 1
|---------10"----9"-----------------7"-----9"----------10---|
|-7"--------------------7"-----8"---------------11"---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 2
|-----------------------7----------10-----------9-----------|
|-7-------------5-------5-----------8-----------7-----------|
|-5-------------3-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 1
|---------10"----9"-----------------7"-----9"---10"---9--7--|
|-7"--------------------7"-----8"---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----------------------7--7-------10-10------12--13--13----| 2
|-7--7----------5--5----5--5--------8--8------10--11--11----|
|-5--5----------3--3----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|------------------------------------------------------p.h--| 1
|---------10"----9"-----------------7"-----9"----------10---|
|-7"--------------------7"-----8"---------------11"---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 2
|-----------------------------7-7-----7-------10-------10---|
|-7-----7-----7------5-----5--5-5-555-5--8888--8--8888--8-9"|
|-5-555-5-555-5--333-3-333-3--------------------------------|

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

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 1
|---------10"----9"-----------------7"-----9"---10"---9--7--|
|-7"--------------------7"-----8"---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

| |

|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 2
|-----------------7-7-7-7/9--10---10----10-----13-----13----|
|-7----7----5-----5-5-5-5/7---8-8"-8-8"--8-10"-11-11"-11-11"|
|-5-5"-5-5"-3-3"--------------------------------------------|

. . . . . . . .

END RIFF 9

PLAY RIFF 4 1 TIME

PLAY RIFF 5 2 TIMES

PLAY RIFF 6 5 TIMES

PLAY RIFF 6.A 2 TIMES W/FILL 1

FILL 1

|-------------------7~~--|
|-7-8---10------10-------|
|------------7-----------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|

PLAY RIFF 2 1 TIME

PLAY RIFF 3 1 TIME

PLAY RIFF 2 1 TIME

PLAY RIFF 1 AND FADE OUT W/FILL2

FILL 2

|--6"------6"--/6\-------|
|------------------------|
|------7"----------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|

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