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Behind the Smile

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ARCH ENEMY - BEHIND THE SMILE

From the Album WAGES OF SIN

Version 2.0 - JUNE 2001

Transcribed by: death8699

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact

death8699: at unhollowed@aol.com

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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 B

BEHIND THE SMILE

Intro Riff A

|--------|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------|-------3------------3----------3-------------------|
|--------|---------------------------------------------------|
|-2(2)br-|-1-11-----1-1-11-1----1--11-1-----1-1-11-1-2br-(2)-|

Con't

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----------3----------3-----------------|
|----------------------------------------2-(2)-|
|-11----1-1-11-1----1--11-1-----1-1-11-1-2-(2)-|

Play Riff A 1 more time

Riff B

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------3-------------3------------3--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1----11-1-1-1-1----11-1-1-1-1---11-1-1-1-1-2br-(2)-|

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

Con't

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------3-------------3-------------3------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------2-(2)-|
|-1-1----11-1-1-1-1----11-1-1-1-1----11-1-1-1-1-2-(2)-|

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

Play Riff B 1 more time

Riff C

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|Gtr
|-----------------------------------------| I
|-5---(5)---4---(4)---3---(3)---4---(4)---|
|-6---(6)---6---(6)---5---(5)---6---(6)---|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr
|-11--(11)--10--(10)--8---(8)---10--(10)-| II
|----------------------------------------|
|-9---(9)---8---(8)---6---(6)---8---(8)--|

Play Riff C 1 more time

Play Riff B 2 times

Play Riff C 2 times

Riff D

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------6-----|
|-2---22--2-3---3-6---6-2---22---2-3---3---6---6---|
|-0---00--0-1---1-4---4-0---00---0-1---1-4---------|

let ring

Play Riff D 1 more time

Riff E (over melody)

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-7----------------------------------------------11--------| I
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-5----------------------------------------------9---------|
|-------x-19-19-18-18-16-16-------------------------------|
|-----x---------------------19-19-18-18-16-16-14-14fb~----|
|---x-----------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-x-------------------------------------------------------| II
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-4-----------------------------------------------9-------| I
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------------------------------7-------|
|-------x-18-18-16-16-------------------------------------|
|-----x---------------19-19-18-18-16-16-------------------|
|---x-----------------------------------17-17-16-16fb~----|Gtr
|-x-------------------------------------------------------| II
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|Gtr
|-2-------------------------------------------------8-----| I
|-2-------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------------6-----|
|-------x-16-16-------------------------------------------|
|-----x---------19-19-18-18-16-16-------------------------|
|---x-----------------------------17-17-16-16-15-15fb~----|Gtr
|-x-------------------------------------------------------| II
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|Gtr
|-2----3----4----6----| I
|-2----3----4----6----|
|-0----1----2----4----|

Play Riff E 1 more time (rhythm over solo)

Play Riff C 2 times

Riff C.1

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|Gtr
|---------------------------------| I
|-5---5---4---4---3---3---4---4---|
|-6---6---6---6---5---5---6---6---|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|Gtr
|-11--11--10--10--8---8---10--10-| II
|--------------------------------|
|-9---9---8---8---6---6---8---8--|

Play Riff C.1 .5 time

Ending

|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|Gtr
|-----------------------------------| I
|-5---5---4---4---3---3---4---(4)---|
|-6---6---6---6---5---5---6---(6)---|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|Gtr
|-11--11--10--10--8---8---10--(10)---| II
|------------------------------------|
|-9---9---8---8---6---6---8---(8)----|

Check Out Death Warp, With More Transcriptions On It:

http://tiger.towson.edu/~dalvis1

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