Arch Enemy – Instinct (Guitar Tab)
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As recorded by Arch Enemy
(From the 2003 Album ANTHEMS OF REBELLION)
Transcribed by Brian Gelvin
Words and Music by Michael Amott
Gtr I (A D G C F A D) - 'Synth'
Gtr II (A D G C F A D) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr III (A D G C F A D) - 'Guitar 2'
Gtr IV (A D G C F A D) - 'Guitar 3'
Gtr V (A D G C F A D) - 'Guitar 4'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=186
N.C.
5/8 4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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D5 G5 E5 F#m Am G
Gtrs II, III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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G5 Am F#m G F#m
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
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Verse
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D5 G5 E5 F#m Am G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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G5 Am F#m G F#m
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
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|-12-----10-----7---|----9------9---7-----||
|-10-----12-----9---|---10-----10---9----o||
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Chorus
N.C.
Q Q H Q Q H Q E E +E E E E Q Q H
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|-1--0-------|-1--0-------|-1--0-1-(1)-0-1-3-|-1--0-------|
Q Q H Q Q H Q E E +E E E E Q Q H
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|-1--0-------|-6--0-------|-1--0-1-(1)-0-1-3-|-1--0-------|
Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S Q E E +E E E E
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|-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------|
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Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S
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D.S.
Q E E +E E E E Q Q H
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Bridge
G5 A5 B5 D5 E5 F#5E5
W Q Q Q Q +W Q Q Q Q
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F#5G5 Eb5 C5 B5 A5
+W Q Q Q Q +H. Q +Q Q H
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|-(7)--------|-7--9--10--6--|-(6)-------8--|--(8)--7--5-----||
|-(5)--------|-5--7---8--4--|-(4)----------|----------------||
Guitar Solo
B5 C5
Gtr IV
W H E E E E
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| Gtrs II, III | E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-4-4---4-4---5-5-|---5-5----------------| |-2-2---2-2---3-3-|---3-3----------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| B5 C5 H. E E +H Q Q |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-12------------------|-------------------| |---------------13-10-|-(10)-------9--10--| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E H |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |--4--4---4-4----5--5-|------5-5----------| |--2--2---2-2----3--3-|------3-3----------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| B5 C5 B5 C5 ~ W E E H +Q E E E E E E E E W |-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|--------------| |-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|--------------| |-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|--------------| |-9---------------|-7----------------------|-----------------|--------------| |-----------------|---10-10pb12r=====(10)--|-9-7-6-7-6-------|--------------| |-----------------|------------------------|-----------8-7-8-|-7------------| |-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|--------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|--------------| |-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|--------------| |-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|--------------| |-4-4---4-4---5-5-|----5--5----------------|-4-4---4-4---5-5-|---5-5--------| |-2-2---2-2---3-3-|----3--3----------------|-2-2---2-2---3-3-|---3-3--------| |-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|--------------| |-----------------|------------------------|-----------------|--------------| D5 Eb5 Q +E E E S S Q |-----------------------------------| |-14b16====(14)-14-14r-14----14b16--| |-------------------------15--------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |--7-----7-------7--7------8--8-----| |--5-----5-------5--5------6--6-----| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------13----------15----13----------| |-14b16-14----14-14b16-14----14----15-14-------15----15-14----| |----------15-------------15-------------15-------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------|
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| E E E E H |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |--------8--8-------------------------------------------------| |--------6--6-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| D5 Eb5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----15----13-------------13-------15----13-------| |-------15----15-14----15----15-14----15----15-14-| |-15----------------15----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--7--7-----7--7-----8--8-------------------------| |--5--5-----5--5-----6--6-------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ S S S S S S S S E E +Q |----15----13----13----------------------------| |-------15----15----15----14-14b16-(14)pb16----| |-15-------------------15----------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
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| E E E E H |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-----8--8-------------------------------------| |-----6--6-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| D5 Eb5 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-10-9-8-7---------------------------------| |----------12-11-10-9----------------------| |---------------------11-10-9-8------------| |-------------------------------12-11-10-9-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--7-7---7--7-----8-8----------------------| |--5-5---5--5-----6-6----------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------13-16---------| |-13-12-11-10-------------------12-15-------12-15---| |-------------14-13-12-11-11-14---------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
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| E E E E H |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-----8--8------------------------------------------| |-----6--6------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| D5 Eb5 ~~~~~~~ S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +W |-------------------------16-19-------16-19s24-|-(24)b27------------|| |-------15-18-------15-18-------15-18----------|--------------------|| |-13-16-------13-16----------------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|--------------------||
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E H |----------------------------------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|--------------------|| |--7--7-----7--7-----8--8----------------------|---------8-8--------|| |--5--5-----5--5-----6--6----------------------|---------6-6--------|| |----------------------------------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------------------------------|--------------------|| Interlude G5 A5 B5 D5 E5 F#5 E5 Gtr IV W Q Q Q Q +W Q Q Q Q ||--8--------|-8--10--12-----|------------|---------------| ||-----------|------------8--|-(8)--------|-8--10--12--10-| ||o-5--------|-5---7---9-----|------------|---------------| ||-----------|------------5--|-(5)--------|-5---7---9---7-| ||o----------|---------------|------------|---------------| ||-----------|---------------|------------|---------------| ||-----------|---------------|------------|---------------|
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| Gtr V | W Q Q Q Q +W Q Q Q Q ||-----------|---------------|------------|---------------| ||--5--------|-5---6---8-----|------------|---------------| ||o----------|------------7--|-(7)--------|-4---5---7---5-| ||-----------|---------------|------------|---------------| ||o----------|---------------|------------|---------------| ||-----------|---------------|------------|---------------| ||-----------|---------------|------------|---------------|
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| Gtrs II, III
| W Q Q Q Q +W Q Q Q Q
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F#5 G5 Eb5 C5 B5 A5
+W Q Q Q Q +H. Q +Q Q H
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|-(10)--------|-10--12--13--9--|-(9)-----------|------------------||
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|--(7)--------|--7---9--10--6--|-(6)-----------|------------------||
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| +W Q Q Q Q +H. Q Q Q H |-------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|| |-------------|----------------|----------/10--|--10----8---6-----|| |--(5)--------|--5---7---9--8--|-(8)-----------|-----------------o|| |-------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|| |-------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------o|| |-------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|| |-------------|----------------|---------------|------------------||
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| +W Q Q Q Q +H. Q +Q Q H |-------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|| |-------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|| |-------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------o|| |-------------|----------------|---------------|------------------|| |-------------|----------------|-----------10--|-(10)---9---7----o|| |--(7)--------|--7---9--10--6--|-(6)--------8--|--(8)---7---5-----|| |--(5)--------|--5---7---8--4--|-(4)-----------|------------------|| Chorus N.C. Gtrs II, III Q Q H Q Q H Q E E +E E E E Q Q H |------------|------------|------------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------------|------------| |------------|------------|------------------|------------| |-1--0-------|-1--0-------|-1--0-1-(1)-0-1-3-|-1--0-------| Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S Q E E +E E E E |-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------| |-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------| |-1--0------------------|-1--0------------------|-1--0-1-(1)-0-1-3--| Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-1--0------------------|-1--0------------------| Q E E +E E E E Q Q S S S S E E |------------------|-------------------------------|| |------------------|-------------------------------|| |------------------|-------------------------------|| |------------------|-------<3>-<3>-<3>-<3>-<3>-----|| |------------------|-------------------------------|| |------------------|-------------------------------|| |-1--0-1-(1)-0-1-3-|-1--0--------------------------|| Outro C5 B5 C5 B5 C5 B5C5 B5C5D5 C5 B5 Q Q H Q Q H Q E E +E E E E Q Q H 3x ||-------------|------------|------------------|------------|| ||-------------|------------|------------------|------------|| ||o------------|------------|------------------|-----------o|| ||-------------|------------|------------------|------------|| ||o------------|------------|------------------|-----------o|| ||--3--2-------|-3--2-------|-3--2-3-(3)-2-3-5-|-3--2-------|| ||--1--0-------|-1--0-------|-1--0-1-(1)-0-1-3-|-1--0-------|| C5 B5 C5 B5 C5 B5C5 B5C5D5 C5 B5 Q H. Q H. Q E E +E E E E Q Q H |------------|------------|------------------|------------*| |------------|------------|------------------|------------*| |------------|------------|------------------|------------*| |------------|------------|------------------|------------*| |------------|------------|------------------|------------*| |-3--2-------|-3--2-------|-3--2-3-(3)-2-3-5-|-3--2-------*| |-1--0-------|-1--0-------|-1--0-1-(1)-0-1-3-|-1--0-------*|
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