Terminal Spirit Disease

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AT THE GATES "TERMINAL SPIRIT DISEASE"

FROM THE ALBUM "TERMINAL SPIRIT DISEASE" 1994 PEACEVILLE RECORDS

TRANSCRIBED BY : ANDERS BJORLER / AT THE GATES

NOTES : Well, i'm not too familiar writing tabs, but I'll give it a shot.

There are no exact bars that measure time, but my advice is:

Listen to the song and try to figure it out with the help from these tabs.

If you have any q's, please e-mail them to me (dahaunted@hotmail.com)

. - palm mute

~ - vibrato

\ - slide to

h - hammer on

b - bend

* - see comment

t - triplets

TUNING: B (every string down 2.5 steps)

RIFF 1 (intro) play two times

GUITAR 1

|------------|-----------|-----------|------------------
|------------|-----------|-----------|------------------
|-9-9-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-9-9|10-10-10-11-11-11-
|------------|-----------|-----------|------------------
|-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7|-8--8--8--9--9--9-
|------------|-----------|-----------|------------------

|GUITAR 2

|------------|-----------|-----------|------------------
|------------|-----------|-----------|------------------
|-9-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7|5-5-5-5-5-5|-5--5--5--5--5--5-
|------------|-----------|-----------|------------------
|-7-7-7-7-7-7|5-5-5-5-5-5|3-3-3-3-3-3|-3--3--3--3--3--3-
|------------|-----------|-----------|------------------

|GUITAR 1 cont.

|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5------|
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3|3-3-3-3-3-3------|
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|

|GUITAR 2 cont.

|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5|4-4-4-4-4-4|-----------|-----------------|
|------------|-----------|7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3|2-2-2-2-2-2|-----------|-----------------|
|------------|-----------|5-5-5-5-5-5|5-5-5-5-5-5------|

end riff 1

RIFF 2a - Play two times

GUITAR 1

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------222222--------333333--------222222--------222-----|
|-00-023--------00-023--------00-023--------00-023----3-2--|

| .. .. .. .. . .

|GUITAR 2

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------555555--------777889--------555555--------222-----|
|-00-023--------00-023--------00-023--------00-023----3-2--| end riff 2a

.. .. .. .. . .

VERSE (RIFF 3)

BOTH GUITARS

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------8\7--7~-----8\7--7~----8\7--7~----8\7--5~-|
|-22----22----22----22-------------------------------------------------|
|-00----00----00----00---\33----3----33-----3----33----3----33----3----|

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

cont.both guitars

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5\4--4~---5\4--4~---5\4--4~---5\4--2~---8\7--7~----8\7--7~---8\7--7~---8\7--5~-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-00----0---00----0---00----0---00----0----33---3----33----3---33----3---33---------|

end of verse

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

CHORUS (RIFF 4) play 2 times

GUITAR 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------10t-9t-8~----------------------------------------7\9~--|
|-77-10\9-99--77-10\9-99--77-10\9-99-----------77-10\9-99--77-10\9-99--77-10\9-99-10\9------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|GUITAR 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--------------------7--5--------------------9--------------------7--5--------------------|
|-9--------------------7--5--------------------9--------------------7--5-----------5--------|
|-7--------------------5--3--------------------7--------------------5--3-----------5--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------|

end of chorus

RIFF 2b one WHOLE time

(= similar to 2a but different)

GUITAR 1

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------222222--------333333--------222222--------222-----|
|-00-023--------00-023--------00-023--------00-023----3-2--|

| .. .. .. .. . .

|GUITAR 2

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------555555--------777889--------555555--------222-----|
|-00-023--------00-023--------00-023--------00-023----3-2--|

.. .. .. .. . .

cont. GUITAR 1

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------222222--------333333--------222222--------222-----|
|-00-023--------00-023--------00-023--------00-023----3-2--|

| .. .. .. .. . .

|cont.GUITAR 2

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------222222--------777889--------222222--------222-----|
|-00-023--------00-023--------00-023--------00-023----3-2--|  end riff 2b

.. .. .. .. . .

RIFF 1 two times

VERSE as above

CHORUS as above 2 times

RIFF 2b one time

RIFF 1 two times

HEAVY MIDDLE RIFF (play two times, but start an octave up on the "B's" 2:nd

time)

BOTH GUITARS

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------2-------------------------5-------7-5-|
|--00--7\6-6-6~-6\5-5-5~-5\3-3-3---2---0-0--7\6-6-6~-6-7-6---6-5-3~----|

. . . .

melodic part

guitar 1

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------9~-------------------------9~----------------|
|---10-9-10------10-9-10-10----10-9-10------10-9-10~-----|
|-0------------0-------------0------------0--------------|

| . . . .

|guitar 2

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----7-5-7--7-----7-5-7--7------7-5-7--7------7-5-7~-----|
|-0------------0-------------0------------0--------------|

| . . . .

| cont. guitar 1

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------7--------------------------7-----------------|
|-5--8-7-8-----5--8-7-8--8---5--8-7-8-----5---8-7-8~-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

| cont. guitar 2

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----5-3-5--5-----5-3-5--5------5-3-5--5------5-3-5~-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-3------------3-------------3------------3--------------| end melodic part.

1:ST SOLORIFF (SAME AS MELODIC PART)

2:ND SOLORIFF

BOTH GUITARS

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------55----55----55----55--|
|-22----22----22----22----55----55----55----55--|
|-00----00----00----00----33----33----33----33--|

alt.VERSE (RIFF 3)

BOTH GUITARS

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5\4--4~---5\4--4~---5\4--4~---5\4--2~----8\7--7~-----8\7--7~----8\7--7~---8\7--5~-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-00----0---00----0---00----0---00----0---\33----3----33-----3---33-----3---33----3----|

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

.. .

cont.both guitars

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5\4--4~---5\4--4~---5\4--4~---5\4--2~---8\7--7~----8\7--7~---8\7--7~---8\7--5~-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-00----0---00----0---00----0---00----0----33---3----33----3---33----3---33---------|

end of alt.verse

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

ring out with:

guitar 1

|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-7---------|
|-----------|

guitar 2

|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-10--------|

|-----------| while bass is playing HEAVY MIDDLE RIFF

play HEAVY MIDDLE RIFF three times.

Last time Guitar 1 is playing one octave higher.

end with:

|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-9--7--9\--|
|-7--5--7\--|
|-----------|

SOLO:

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------18~---|
|-----------------10-12-13-15~---13-12-13-12------------15-----------15-------|
|-9-------9-11-12----------------------------14-12~---------15-14-15----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

cont. 24

|----------19-20-22-22b-----22-20-19--------------------------19-20-22-----------|
|-19-20-22---------------------------22-20-19-20~----19-20-22----------19-20-19~-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

cont.

|-------------------------------|
|-17\15~---15-0-12-0-10-0-12~---|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------| solo ends here

Comments

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