At the Gates – The Burning Darkness (Guitar Tab)
B Tuning (B-E-A-D-F#-B)
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THE BURNING DARKNESS (LIVE)
As recorded by At the Gates
(From the 1994 Album TERMINAL SPIRIT DISEASE)
Transcribed by Carlos Acosta (geeko19)
Words and Music by At the Gates
Gtr I (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'
Intro Moderate Metal Q=132 5/4 Gtr I E E E E E E q E E E E E E E E q E E |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |-------5-4px-4--4-0-|---------5-4px-4--4-0-| |-----7--------------|-------7--------------| |-0-0----------------|-0---0----------------|
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| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W E E E E H.
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|---------9-9----------|
|--------------------|---/10-9--------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
~~~
E E E E E E q E E E E E E E E E E Q
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------5-4px-4---4--0-|---------5-4px-4-0-[4]----|
|-------7----------------|-------7------------------|
|--0--0------------------|--0--0--------------------||
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| +W +Q +W +Q
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-(9)--------------(9)---|-(9)---------------(9)----|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||------------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
||--------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-||
| E E E E E E q E E ||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||--------------5---4p==x---4-------4---0---| ||o---------7-------------------------------| ||--0---0-----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------|| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------||
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| E E E E E E q E E |--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------|| |-------------5---4p==x---4-------4---0------|| |---------7---------------------------------o|| |-0---0--------------------------------------|| Verse S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| ||------------------------------------------|
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| E E E E E E q E E ||------------------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------------------| ||------------------------------------------| ||--------------5---4p==x---4-------4---0---| ||o---------7-------------------------------| ||--0---0-----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---o|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------||
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| E E E E E E q E E |--------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------|| |-------------5---4p==x---4-------4---0------|| |---------7---------------------------------o|| |-0---0--------------------------------------|| E5 G5 5/4 W +Q W +Q |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-2-------------------(2)---|-5-------------------(5)---| |-0-------------------(0)---|-3-------------------(3)---|
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| |-3-| |-3-|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-5-4h5p4-5---4-5-5----5----|-5-4h5p4-5---4-5-5----5----| |-----------7-------7-----7-|-----------7-------7-----7-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| E S S E E E S S S S E S S E E S S E E E S S S S E S S E |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------7--------|----------------------------7-----------| |-/9-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10-9-|-7-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10-9----| |--------------10----------------------|-------------10-------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5------|-5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5---------| |---------------7-------------7------7-|--------------7-------------7------7----| |--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| E S S E E E S S S S E S S E |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |----------------------------7--------| |-7-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10-9-| |-------------10----------------------| |-------------------------------------|
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| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5------| |--------------7-------------7------7-| |-------------------------------------| E S S E E E S S S S E S S E E S S E E E S S S S E S S E |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------7--------|----------------------------7--------| |-7-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10-9-|-7-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10-9-| |-------------10----------------------|-------------10----------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
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| |--3--| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5------|-5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5------| |--------------7-------------7------7-|--------------7-------------7------7-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E S S E E E S S S S E S S E |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |----------------------------7--------| |-7-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10-9-| |-------------10----------------------| |-------------------------------------|
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| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5------| |--------------7-------------7------7-| |-------------------------------------| E S S E E E S S S S E S S E E S S E E E S S S S E E E |-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------7--------|----------------------------7-------| |-7-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10-9-|-7-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10--| |-------------10----------------------|-------------10---------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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| |--3--| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5------|-5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5-----| |--------------7-------------7------7-|--------------7-------------7----7--| |-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chorus
E5 F5
12/8
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-12--12-12-12-12-------------12--12-12-12-12-------------| |------------------9--9-9-9-9------------------9--9-9-9-9-| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q. Q. +Q. |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |--2--------------(2)----------3--------------(3)---------| |--0--------------(0)----------1--------------(1)---------|
G5 A5 B5
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-10--10-10-10-10-------------10--10-10-10-10-------------| |------------------7--7-7-7-7-----------------7--7-7-7-7--| |---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q. Q. Q. |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |--5--------------(5)----------7--------------9-----------| |--3--------------(3)----------5--------------7-----------|
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-12-12-12-12-12-----------12-12-12-12-12-----------| |----------------9-9-9-9-9----------------9-9-9-9-9-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
| E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-----------10-10-10-10-10-----------| |----------------7-7-7-7-7----------------7-7-7-7-7-| |---------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
| E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7--7--7--7-9-9-9-9-9-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q. |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-5p4---5p=4----5p4---5p=4----|-5p4---5p=4----5--4---------| |-----7-------7-----7-------7-|-----7-------7------7-------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
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| H +Q H +Q H +Q H +Q |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-5-------(5)---4-------(4)---|-5-------(5)---4-------(4)--| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-3-------(3)---2-------(2)---|-3-------(3)---2-------(2)--| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A5 G5 F5 E5
PM--| PM--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H. |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|----2-4---4-5-4-----| |----4-5-7-----5--7---4-5-7-|-3------3-----------| |-7----------7------7-------|--------------------| |----------0----------------|--------------------|
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| H. H. H. H. |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------| |-7------------5------------|-3------------2-----| |-5------------3------------|-1------------0-----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q. |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-5p4---5p=4----5p4---5p=4----|-5p4---5p=4----5--4---------| |-----7-------7-----7-------7-|-----7-------7------7-------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
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| H +Q H +Q H +Q H +Q |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-5-------(5)---4-------(4)---|-5-------(5)---4-------(4)--| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-3-------(3)---2-------(2)---|-3-------(3)---2-------(2)--| |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A5 G5 F5 E5
6/8
PM--| PM--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|---------------| |---------------------------|---------------| |---------------------------|----2-4----4-5-| |----4-5-7-----5--7---4-5-7-|-3------3------| |-7----------7------7-------|---------------| |----------0----------------|---------------|
|
| H. H. Q. Q. |---------------------------|---------------| |---------------------------|---------------| |---------------------------|---------------| |---------------------------|---------------| |-7------------5------------|-3------2------| |-5------------3------------|-1------0------|
E5 F5
12/8
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-12--12-12-12-12-------------12--12-12-12-12-------------| |------------------9--9-9-9-9------------------9--9-9-9-9-| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q. Q. +Q. |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |--2--------------(2)----------3--------------(3)---------| |--0--------------(0)----------1--------------(1)---------|
G5 A5 B5
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |-10--10-10-10-10-------------10--10-10-10-10-------------| |------------------7--7-7-7-7-----------------7--7-7-7-7--| |---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q. Q. Q. |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |--5--------------(5)----------7--------------9-----------| |--3--------------(3)----------5--------------7-----------|
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-12-12-12-12-12-----------12-12-12-12-12-----------| |----------------9-9-9-9-9----------------9-9-9-9-9-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
| E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-10-10-10-10-10-----------10-10-10-10-10-----------| |----------------7-7-7-7-7----------------7-7-7-7-7-| |---------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
| E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |--5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7--7--7--7-9-9-9-9-9-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| Verse 5/4 W +Q W +Q |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-2-------------------(2)---|-5-------------------(5)---| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-0-------------------(0)---|-3-------------------(3)---|
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| |-3-| |-3-|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-5-4h5p4-5---4-5-5----5----|-5-4h5p4-5---4-5-5----5----| |-----------7-------7-----7-|-----------7-------7-----7-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| E S S E E E S S S S E S S E E S S E E E S S S S E S S E |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------5-------|--------------------------5----------| |-/7-5h==7---5---/8-7-8-5-7---7-8-8-|-7-5h==7---5---/8-7-8-5-7---7-8-8----| |--------------8--------------------|-------------8-----------------------|
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| |--3--| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--5-4h5p==4-5----4-5---5-----5-----|-5-4h5p==4-5----4-5---5-----5--------| |--------------7------------7-----7-|-------------7------------7-----7----| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E S S E E E S S S S E S S E |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |--------------------------5-------| |-7-5h==7---5---/8-7-8-5-7---7-8-8-| |-------------8--------------------|
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| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-5-4h5p==4-5----4-5---5-----5-----| |-------------7------------7-----7-| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| E S S E E E S S S S E S S E E S S E E E S S S S E S S E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------------5-------|--------------------------5-------| |-7-5h==7---5---/8-7-8-5-7---7-8-8-|-7-5h==7---5---/8-7-8-5-7---7-8-8-| |-------------8--------------------|-------------8--------------------|
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| |--3--| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-5-4h5p==4-5----4-5---5-----5-----|-5-4h5p==4-5----4-5---5-----5-----| |-------------7------------7-----7-|-------------7------------7-----7-| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Outro
E5 F5
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
E S S S E E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E E S S S E E S S S E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-|
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| |-3-| |-3-|
| E S S S E E E E E E S S E E S S S E E E E E E S S E |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-5-4h5p4-5---4-5-----5-----------9-|-5-4h5p4-5---4-5-----5-----------9-| |-----------7-----------7-5h==7-----|-----------7-----------7-5h==7-----| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G5
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
E S S S E E E S S S E E S S S E |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-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--|
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| |-3-| | E S S S E E E E E E S S E |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-5-4h5p4-5---4-5-----5-----------9--| |-----------7-----------7-5h==7------| |------------------------------------| E5 W +Q +Q W +H. H +W +Q |---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*| |---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*| |---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*| |-5--------(5)--|-(5)--4-----------|-(4)--------------|------------------*| |---------------|------------------|----------7-------|-(7)--------(7)---*| |---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*|
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| W +Q +W +Q +W +Q +W +Q |---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*| |---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*| |---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*| |---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*| |-2--------(2)--|-(2)---------(2)--|-(2)---------(2)--|-(2)--------(2)---*| |-0--------(0)--|-(0)---------(0)--|-(0)---------(0)--|-(0)--------(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