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ANTHEM (Bassline)
As recorded by Arch Enemy
(From the 2003 Album ANTHEMS OF REBELLION)
Transcribed by SoggieMufin
Words by N.A. Music by Michael Amott
Gtr I (C F Bb Eb) - 'bass'
Gtr II (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'guitar iv'
Gtr III (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'guitar v'
Theme
Q=118
E5 D5
4/4
Gtr III
|--3---| |--3--|
Q. E H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. E H +W
||--17----16-16----|-16--17-19-17-16------||-16----17-17----|-(17)----|
||o----------------|-----------------19---||----------------|---------|
||-----------------|----------------------||----------------|---------|
||-----------------|----------------------||----------------|---------|
||o----------------|----------------------||----------------|---------|
||-----------------|----------------------||----------------|---------|
|
| Gtr II
| W +W W +W
||-----------------|----------------------||----------------|---------|
||o----------------|----------------------||----------------|---------|
||-----------------|----------------------||----------------|---------|
||---9-------------|-(9)------------------||--7-------------|--(7)----|
||o--7-------------|-(7)------------------||--5-------------|--(5)----|
||-----------------|----------------------||----------------|---------|
|
| Gtr I
| W +W W +W
||-----------------|----------------------||----------------|---------|
||o----------------|----------------------||----------------|---------|
||o--7-------------|-(7)------------------||--5-------------|--(5)----|
||-----------------|----------------------||----------------|---------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/arch_enemy/anthem_btab.html ]
C5 D5
Q. E H +W Q. E H 3x
|-14----12-12----|-(12)--------|-15----14-14-----||
|----------------|-------------|----------------o||
|----------------|-------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------|----------------o||
|----------------|-------------|-----------------||
|
| W +W W 3x
|----------------|-------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------|----------------o||
|----------------|-------------|-----------------||
|--5-------------|--(5)--------|--7--------------||
|--3-------------|--(3)--------|--5-------------o||
|----------------|-------------|-----------------||
|
| W +W W 3x
|----------------|-------------|-----------------||
|----------------|-------------|----------------o||
|--3-------------|--(3)--------|--5-------------o||
|----------------|-------------|-----------------||
B5 E5
Q. E H W +W +W
|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------*|
|-17----16-16----|-17--------|-(17)--------|-(17)----*|
|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------*|
|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------*|
|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------*|
|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------*|
|
| W W +W +W
|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------*|
|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------*|
|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------*|
|--4-------------|--2--------|--(2)--------|--(2)----*|
|--2-------------|--2--------|--(2)--------|--(2)----*|
|----------------|--0--------|--(0)--------|--(0)----*|
|
| W W +W +W
|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------*|
|----------------|-----------|-------------|---------*|
|--2-------------|-----------|-------------|---------*|
|----------------|--0--------|--(0)--------|--(0)----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
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
- 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
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
