Arch Enemy – Despicable Heroes (Guitar Tab)
C Tuning (C-F-Bb-Eb-G-C)
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As recorded by Arch Enemy
(From the 2003 Album ANTHEMS OF REBELLION)
Transcribed by Laurien Woodgate
Words by Angela Gossow Music by Daniel Erlandsson, Micheal Amott
Arranged by Laurien Woodgate
Gtr I (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Michael Amott'
Gtr II (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Christopher Amott'
Intro
Q=230
N.C. G# F G N.C. A G# F
4/4
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q
||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| ||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| ||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| ||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| ||o-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-11--8------10--|-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-12--11------8--| ||--0-0-----------0-0-|--------0-0-----|-0-0-----------0-0-|---------0-0----| N.C. G# F G N.C. C5 D#5 D#5 PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------o|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-10--13------13---|| |-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-11--8------10--|-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-10--13------13--o|| |-0-0-----------0-0-|--------0-0-----|-0-0-----------0-0-|--8--11--0-0-11---||
F G# B D F G#
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|--------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||--------------------------|-------------3-3-3-6-6-6---|| ||o-------------------2-2-2-|-2-2-5-5-5-5--------------o|| ||--1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-------|---------------------------||
D B D B D B
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Verse N.C. G# F G N.C. A G# F PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q ||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ||o-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-11--8------10--|-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-12--11------8---| ||--0-0-----------0-0-|--------0-0-----|-0-0-----------0-0-|---------0-0-----| N.C. G# F G N.C. C5 D#5 D#5 PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------o|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-10--13------13---|| |-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-11--8------10--|-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-10--13------13--o|| |-0-0-----------0-0-|--------0-0-----|-0-0-----------0-0-|--8--11--0-0-11---||
Chorus
F G# B D F G#
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|--------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||--------------------------|-------------3-3-3-6-6-6---|| ||o-------------------2-2-2-|-2-2-5-5-5-5--------------o|| ||--1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-------|---------------------------||
D B D B D B
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F G# B D F G#
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|--------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||--------------------------|-------------3-3-3-6-6-6---|| ||o-------------------2-2-2-|-2-2-5-5-5-5--------------o|| ||--1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-------|---------------------------||
D B D B D B
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| Verse N.C. G# F G N.C. A G# F PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q ||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ||o-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-11--8------10--|-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-12--11------8---| ||--0-0-----------0-0-|--------0-0-----|-0-0-----------0-0-|---------0-0-----| N.C. G# F G N.C. C5 D#5 D#5 PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------o|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-10--13------13---|| |-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-11--8------10--|-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-10--13------13--o|| |-0-0-----------0-0-|--------0-0-----|-0-0-----------0-0-|--8--11--0-0-11---||
Bridge
E B
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------------|-------------<12>----| ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------------|---------------------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
E B
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-------------<12>----| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
1.
E B
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-------------<12>----| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
E C5 D#5
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |-------------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------o|| |-------------------------|----------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------10S=13---|| |-------------------------|-------------10S=13--o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--8S=11---||
2.
E B
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-------------<12>----| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
E
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| Verse N.C. G# F G N.C. A G# F PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q ||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ||o-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ||--------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------| ||o-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-11--8------10--|-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-12--11------8---| ||--0-0-----------0-0-|--------0-0-----|-0-0-----------0-0-|---------0-0-----| N.C. G# F G N.C. C5 D#5 D#5 PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q E E E E E +E E E Q Q E E Q |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------o|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|----------------|-------------------|-10--13------13---|| |-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-11--8------10--|-----7h8-7-(7)-----|-10--13------13--o|| |-0-0-----------0-0-|--------0-0-----|-0-0-----------0-0-|--8--11--0-0-11---||
Chorus
F G# B D F G#
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|--------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||--------------------------|-------------3-3-3-6-6-6---|| ||o-------------------2-2-2-|-2-2-5-5-5-5--------------o|| ||--1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-------|---------------------------||
D B D B D B
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F G# B D F G#
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|--------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||--------------------------|-------------3-3-3-6-6-6---|| ||o-------------------2-2-2-|-2-2-5-5-5-5--------------o|| ||--1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-------|---------------------------||
Outro
D B D B D B
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q ||--------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|------------------------o|| ||--7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-4-(4)-----|| ||--------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|------------------------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