AT THE GATES NEED
From the Album SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUL
Copyright 1995 EARACHE
Version 2.0 -July 2000
Originally transcribed by: Scott King
Changes / Corrections by : Anders Bjorler (AT THE GATES) july 2000
Notes:
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
ph - pinch harmonic f - full bend h - half bend
* - see comment r - release t - tap bend
X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend
@ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo pick until next note
Tune Down 2.5 steps to B
RIFF 1 PLAY 2 TIMES
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|GTRS
|------------------------------------------------------------------|1&2
|------*--------------10-----10---9--------------------------------|
|------7h8p7h10p8p7----8------8---7----7h8p7h10p8p7----9h10--------|
|-0000-------------00-----00--------00--------------00------00-8~--|
.... .. .. .. .. ..
* these are in fact two pairs of fast triplets
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|GTRS
|------------------------------------------------------------------|1&2
|---------------------10-----10---9------------------9--------8----|
|------7h8p7h10p8p7----8------8---7----7h8p7h10p8p7--7-10--9--6----|
|-0000-------------00-----00--------00------------------8--7-------|
.... .. .. .. . .
RIFF 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|GTRS
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|1&2
|-------------------------------------------------12"----------12-----|
|------7h9h10------6h7h9-------7h9h10--------10"-----------9"---------|
|-0000--------8888--------0000----------8"-------------7"-------------|
.... .... .... . . . .
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|GTRS
|---------------------------------------------|1&2
|---------------------------------------9--4--|
|------7h9h10------6h7h9-------7h9h10---------|
|-0000--------8888--------0000----------7--2--|
.... .... ....
PLAY RIFF 1 1 TIME
RIFF 3 one time
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------- This is a 10 --------------------------|GTR
|-9----9-11---11-----*--------9----9-11---11-12-12-12-11----| 1
|----------------10-910-7-----------------------------------|
|-7----7--9----9--------------7----7--9----9-10-10-10-9-----|
|-----------------8-7-8-5-----------------------------------|
| |
| |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 2
|-9----9--7----7--5-----------9----9--7----7--5-------------|
|-7----7--5----5--3-----------7----7--5----5--3-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/at_the_gates/need_tab.html ]
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------- This is a 10 --------------------------|GTR
|-9----9-11---11-----*--------9----9-11---11-12-12-12-11----| 1
|----------------10-910-7-----------------------------------|
|-7----7--9----9--------------7----7--9----9-10-10-10-9-----|
|-----------------8-7-8-5-----------------------------------|
| |
| |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|-----------------------------------------------------------| 2
|-9----9--7----7--5-----------9----9--7----7--5-------------|
|-7----7--5----5--3-----------7----7--5----5--3-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
PLAY RIFF 2 1 TIME
PLAY RIFF 1 2 TIMES
PLAY RIFF 3 as above
RIFF 4
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|GTRS
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|1&2
|-9--7--5---------------------------------9--7--5------------------------|
|-7--5--3-------------------------5-5-4---7--5--3------------------------|
|----------777777-5h7-7777777777--3-3-2------------777777-5h7-7777777777-|
...... .......... . . . ...... ..........
|--------|
|--------|GTRS
|--------|1&2
|--------|
|-5-5-4--|
|-3-3-2--|
. . .
RIFF 5 (SOLO) PLAY 2 TIMES
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------12---------|GTR
|-9---9-11--11-12----------9---9-11--11-12--12-11~---| 1
|---9------9------9\7--------9------9----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
| |
| |
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|GTR
|----------------------------------------------------| 2
|-9------7------5----------9------7------5-----------|
|-7------5------3----------7------5------3-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
PLAY RIFF 4 1 TIME
PLAY RIFF 3 1 TIME
RIFF 4.A
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|---------------------------------------------------------| 1
|-9--7--5-------------------------------------------------|
|-7--5--3-------------------------5-5-4---/10~--9~--7~--6-|
|----------777777-5h7-7777777777--3-3-2-------------------|
| ...... .......... . . . |
| |
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|GTR
|---------------------------------------------------------| 2
|-9--7--5----------------------------------9----7----5--4-|
|-7--5--3-------------------------5-5-4----7----5----3--2-|
|----------777777-5h7-7777777777--3-3-2-------------------|
...... .......... . . .
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|GTR
|-------------------------------| 1
|-------------------------------|
|------------------------5-5-4--|
|-777777-5h7-7777777777--3-3-2--|
| ...... .......... . . . |
| |
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|GTR
|-------------------------------| 2
|-------------------------------|
|------------------------5-5-4--|
|-777777-5h7-7777777777--3-3-2--|
...... .......... . . .