Tattered Banners And Bloody Flags Chords & Tabs
Tattered Banners And Bloody Flags Tab
"Tattered Banners And Bloody Flags" by Amon Amarth (from "Twilight of the Thundergod")
B standard tuning
B E A D F# B
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Tabbed by Darkling83
. = Palm Mute
x = staccato stop. hit the note than stop it
' = tremolo pick
/ = slide
h = hammer on
t = triplet (gallop)
() = Let Ring
Intro Riff x 1 - Later referenced as "Main Riff"
Guitar I & II End 1, 3 End 2, 4
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------t444--|------------------------4'---|
|----t999---t777----t101010---t999--|----t999---t777---t555---------|----t999---t777---5'---------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0------0-------0---------0-------|--0------0------0------0-------|--0------0-------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
Verse Riff 1 x 1
Guitar I End 1, 3 End 2, 4
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------7'----|------------------------|
|--7'-9'--7'-9'--7'-9'--|-10'---9'---10'---------|-----7'-----------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|-10'-----10'--9'--------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|-------------------10'--|
Guitar II
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|-3'---------------------|------------------------|--5'------------------|
|--5'-------------------|-------------------1'---|-3'---------------------|----------------------|
Main Riff x 1
Guitar I End 1, 3 End 2, 4
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------t444--|------------------------4'---|
|----t999---t777----t101010---t999--|----t999---t777---t555---------|----t999---t777---5'---------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0------0-------0---------0-------|--0------0------0------0-------|--0------0-------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
Guitar II End 1 End 2
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------t444--|------------------------4'---|
|----t999---t777----t101010---t999--|----t999---t777---t555---------|----t999---t777---5'---------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0------0-------0---------0-------|--0------0------0------0-------|--0------0-------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
End 3 End 4
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----t999---t777----t101010---t999--|----t999---t777---t555---t444--|----t999---t777---------4'---|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------5'---------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0------0-------0---------0-------|--0------0------0------0-------|--0------0-------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
Verse Riff 1 x 2
During the 2nd repetition there is another guitar lead underneath
Guitar Lead This rings out underneath the next
riff
|------------|------------|------------|------------||------------||
|--12'-------|--13'-------|--15'-------|------------||--12~~~~~~~~||
|------------|------------|------------|--14'-------||------------||
|------------|------------|------------|------------||------------||
|------------|------------|------------|------------||------------||
|------------|------------|------------|------------||------------||
Main Riff Variation x 2
(Palm muted right before bridge)
Guitar I End 1, 3 End 2, 4
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------t444--|------------------------4'---|
|----t999---t777----t101010---t999--|----t999---t777---t555---------|----t999---t777---5'---------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0------0-------0---------0-------|--0------0------0------0-------|--0------0-------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
Guitar II End 1 End 2
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------t444--|------------------------4'---|
|----t999---t777----t101010---t999--|----t999---t777---t555---------|----t999---t777---5'---------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0------0-------0---------0-------|--0------0------0------0-------|--0------0-------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
**Note the string change here*** End 3 End 4
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----t999---t777----t101010---t999--|----t999---t777---t555---t444--|----t999---t777---------4'---|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------5'---------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0------0-------0---------0-------|--0------0------0------0-------|--0------0-------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
Bridge x 4
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/amon_amarth/tattered_banners_and_bloody_flags_tab_ver_4.html ]
Guitar I
|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------9'------9'-7'-----|-------9'-------9'-7'-----|-7'---------7'--------|-5'----------4'------|
|--10'------10'-------10'-|----------------------10'-|------9'-------10'-9'-|-------7'---------5'-|
|-------------------------|-10'------10'-------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
Guitar II *** First -TWO- full times through is completely palm muted
after that it's open tremolo. ***
|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|-3'-----------------------|----------------------|-5'------------------|
|--5'---------------------|---------------------1'---|-3'-------------------|---------------------|
Bridge 2 Intro x 1
Guitar I
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----4-4-2---5-5-4---4-4-2---2-----|----4-4-2---5-5-4---4-4-2---2-----|
|--------------------------5---5-4-|--------------------------5---5-4-|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--0-------0-------0---------------|--0-------0-------0---------------|
. . . . . .
Guitar II
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--2-------2-2-----2-------5-7-5-4-|-(2)----------------------5-7-5-4-|
|--0-------0-0-----0-------3-5-3-2-|-(0)----------------------3-5-3-2-|
. . . .
Bridge 2 x 2
Guitar I
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---444422--555544--444422--22------|---444422--555544--444422--22------|
|-------------------------55--5544--|--------------------------55--5544-|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--0-------0-------0----------------|--0-------0-------0----------------|
. . . . . .
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---444422--555544--444422--22------|---444422--555544--444422--22------|
|-------------------------55--5544--|-------------------------55--5544--|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--3-------3-------3----------------|--2-------2-------2----------------|
. . . . . .
Guitar II
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--2-222222-2-222222-2-222255775544-|--2-222222-2-222222-2-222255775544-|
|--0-000000-0-000000-0-000033553322-|--0-000000-0-000000-0-000033553322-|
. ...... . ...... . ............ . ...... . ...... . ............
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--5-555555-5-555555-5-555577777777-|--4-444444-4-444444-4-444444-5-7-5-4-|
|--3-333333-3-333333-3-333355555555-|--2-222222-2-222222-2-222222-3-5-3-2-|
. ...... . ...... . ............ . ...... . ...... . ......
Main Riff x 1
Guitar I End 1, 3 End 2, 4
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------t444--|------------------------4'---|
|----t999---t777----t101010---t999--|----t999---t777---t555---------|----t999---t777---5'---------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0------0-------0---------0-------|--0------0------0------0-------|--0------0-------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
Guitar II End 1 End 2
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------t444--|------------------------4'---|
|----t999---t777----t101010---t999--|----t999---t777---t555---------|----t999---t777---5'---------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0------0-------0---------0-------|--0------0------0------0-------|--0------0-------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
End 3 End 4
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----t999---t777----t101010---t999--|----t999---t777---t555---t444--|----t999---t777---------4'---|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------5'---------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--0------0-------0---------0-------|--0------0------0------0-------|--0------0-------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
Bridge x 4
*** But note the special endings
Guitar I - ENDING
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-5----------4---------------|
|-------7-----------5---(7)--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
Guitar II - ENDING
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-7---------4-----------(2)--|
|-5---------2-----------(0)--|
|----------------------------|
Solo under Bridge end
Guitar Lead
|-----------7-8-8h10-8~~------7~~~--7h8p7----------|
|-----10~~---------------10-8------8 -------10~~~~-|
|--9-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
LEAD ENDING
|-----------7-8-8h10-8~~------7~~~--7h8p7-8--5--7--3--(5)--|
|-----10~~---------------10-8------8 ----------------------|
|--9-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
