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NEED
As recorded by At The Gates
(From the 1995 Album SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUL)
Transcribed by Christian Gjerstad
Words by Thomas Lindberg Music by Björler/Björler/At The Gates
Arranged by At The Gates
Gtr I (B E A D Gb B) - 'Guitar 1'
Gtr II (B E A D Gb B) - 'Guitar 2'
Gtr III (B E A D Gb B) - 'Music Box'
Gtr IV (B E A D Gb B) - 'Cello'
Pre-verse
Q=130
N.C.
4/4
Gtrs I, II
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
||-----------------------------------------|
||o----------------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------------|
||---------------------------(10)-----(10)-|
||o---------7-8-7-10-8-7-------8--------8--|
||--0-0-0-0--------------0-0------0-0------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-(9)---------------------------------|
|--7------7-8-7-10-8-7-----9-10-------|
|-----0-0--------------0-0------0-0-8-|
E5C5 B5Eb5
PM---|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S S S E E E E
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|--------------------------(10)-----(10)-|-(9)------------------9------8--||
|---------7-8-7-10-8-7-------8--------8--|--7------7-8-7-10-8-7-7-10-9-6-o||
|-0-0-0-0--------------0-0------0-0------|-----0-0-----------------8-7----||
N.C.
5/4
TP TP TPTPTP
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------12-----12-|
|---------7-9-10---------6-7-9-|---------7-9-10---10------9----|
|-0-0-0-0--------8-8-8-8-------|-0-0-0-0--------8-------7------|
4/4
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E Q Q
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------9--4---|
|---------7-9-10---------6-7-9-|---------7-9-10--------|
|-0-0-0-0--------8-8-8-8-------|-0-0-0-0--------7--2---|
Verse
N.C.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------(10)-----(10)-|-(9)---------------------------------|
|---------7-8-7-10-8-7-------8--------8--|--7------7-8-7-10-8-7-----9-10-------|
|-0-0-0-0--------------0-0------0-0------|-----0-0--------------0-0------0-0-8-|
E5C5 B5Eb5
PM---|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S S S E E E E
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------(10)-----(10)-|-(9)------------------9------8-|
|---------7-8-7-10-8-7-------8--------8--|--7------7-8-7-10-8-7-7-10-9-6-|
|-0-0-0-0--------------0-0------0-0------|-----0-0-----------------8-7---|
Chorus
Q=100
E5 D5 C5 E5 D5 C5
Gtr I
|3| |3-| |-3-| |3| |3-| |--3--|
Q E Q E E E E Q Q E Q E E E E Q
||----------------------|------------------------||
||o---------------------|-----------------------o||
||--9-9-11-11-----------|-9-9-11-11--------------||
||----------------------|------------------------||
||o-7-7--9--9-----------|-7-7--9--9-10-12-10-9--o||
||-------------8-7-8-5--|------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| |3| |3-| |3| |3-|
| Q E Q E H Q E Q E H
||----------------------|------------------------||
||o---------------------|-----------------------o||
||----------------------|------------------------||
||--9-9--7--7-----------|-9-9--7--7--------------||
||o-7-7--5--5-10--------|-7-7--5--5-10----------o||
||-------------8--------|------------8-----------||
Interlude
Q=130
N.C.
5/4
Gtrs I, II
TP TP TPTPTP
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------12-----12-|
|---------7-9-10---------6-7-9-|---------7-9-10---10------9----|
|-0-0-0-0--------8-8-8-8-------|-0-0-0-0--------8-------7------|
4/4
S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E Q Q
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------9--4---|
|---------7-9-10---------6-7-9-|---------7-9-10--------|
|-0-0-0-0--------8-8-8-8-------|-0-0-0-0--------7--2---|
Verse II
N.C.
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
||-----------------------------------------|
||o----------------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------------|
||---------------------------(10)-----(10)-|
||o---------7-8-7-10-8-7-------8--------8--|
||--0-0-0-0--------------0-0------0-0------|
|-3-| |-3-|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--7------7-8-7-10-8-7-----9-10--------|
|-----0-0--------------0-0------0-0-8--|
E5C5 B5Eb5
PM---|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S S S E E E E
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------||
|--------------------------(10)-----(10)-|-(9)------------------9------8--||
|---------7-8-7-10-8-7-------8--------8--|--7------7-8-7-10-8-7-7-10-9-6-o||
|-0-0-0-0--------------0-0------0-0------|-----0-0-----------------8-7----||
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/at_the_gates/need_tab_ver_2.html ]
Chorus
Q=100
E5 D5 C5 E5 D5 C5
Gtr I
|3| |3-| |-3-| |3| |3-| |--3--|
Q E Q E E E E Q Q E Q E E E E Q
||----------------------|------------------------||
||o---------------------|-----------------------o||
||--9-9-11-11-----------|-9-9-11-11--------------||
||----------------------|------------------------||
||o-7-7--9--9-----------|-7-7--9--9-10-12-10-9--o||
||-------------8-7-8-5--|------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| |3| |3-| |3| |3-|
| Q E Q E H Q E Q E H
||----------------------|------------------------||
||o---------------------|-----------------------o||
||----------------------|------------------------||
||--9-9--7--7-----------|-9-9--7--7--------------||
||o-7-7--5--5-10--------|-7-7--5--5-10----------o||
||-------------8--------|------------8-----------||
Verse III
E5 D5 C5 N.C. G5F#5
Gtrs I, II
|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |-3-|
q q H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
||--------------|--------------------------------------------||
||o-------------|-------------------------------------------o||
||--------------|--------------------------------------------||
||--9--7--------|--------------------------------------------||
||o-7--5--10----|-------------------------------------5-4-4-o||
||---------8----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-2--||
Solo
E5 D5 C5 E5 D5 C5
Gtr I
Q Q H Q Q H
||--------------------------|-----------------------------||
||o-------------------------|----------------------------o||
||--------------------------|-----------------------------||
||--9------7----------------|-9------7--------------------||
||o-7------5------10--------|-7------5------10-----------o||
||-----------------8--------|----------------8------------||
|
| Gtr II
| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E Q
||--------------------------|-----------------------------||
||o-------------------------|------------------12--------o||
||--9---9-11---11-12--------|-9---9-11---11-12----12-11---||
||----9------9-------9-7-7--|---9------9------------------||
||o-------------------------|----------------------------o||
||--------------------------|-----------------------------||
Verse IV
E5 D5 C5 N.C. G5F#5
Gtrs I, II
|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |-3-|
q q H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
||--------------|--------------------------------------------||
||o-------------|-------------------------------------------o||
||--------------|--------------------------------------------||
||--9--7--------|--------------------------------------------||
||o-7--5--10----|-------------------------------------5-4-4-o||
||---------8----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-2--||
Chorus
E5 D5 C5 E5 D5 C5
Gtr I
|3| |3-| |-3-| |3| |3-| |--3--|
Q E Q E E E E Q Q E Q E E E E Q
||----------------------|------------------------||
||o---------------------|-----------------------o||
||--9-9-11-11-----------|-9-9-11-11--------------||
||----------------------|------------------------||
||o-7-7--9--9-----------|-7-7--9--9-10-12-10-9--o||
||-------------8-7-8-5--|------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| |3| |3-| |3| |3-|
| Q E Q E H Q E Q E H
||----------------------|------------------------||
||o---------------------|-----------------------o||
||----------------------|------------------------||
||--9-9--7--7-----------|-9-9--7--7--------------||
||o-7-7--5--5-10--------|-7-7--5--5-10----------o||
||-------------8--------|------------8-----------||
Verse V
E5 D5 C5 N.C. G5F#5
|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |-3-|
Q Q H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
|-------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-9--7--------|-------------------------------------------|
|-7--5--10----|-------------------------------------5-4-4-|
|--------8----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-2-|
|
| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |-3-|
| Q Q H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
|-------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-9--7--------|-------------------------------------------|
|-7--5--10----|-------------------------------------5-4-4-|
|--------8----|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-2-|
E5 D5 C5 B5 N.C. G5F#5
|----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-10--9---7--6--|-------------------------------------5-4-4-|
|---------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-2-|
|
| |----3----| |----3----| |----3----| |-3-|
| Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--9--7---------|-------------------------------------------|
|--7--5--10--9--|-------------------------------------5-4-4-|
|---------8--7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5S7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-2-2-|
Need, killing yourself to live
Q=70
Gtr III
|--3---| |--3--| |--3--|
W E E E E E E E E E +Q
|----------||------------------------------------|
|----------||o-17-----17-19----19-20-------------|
|----------||------16-------16-------16-14-(14)--|
|----------||------------------------------------|
|----------||o-----------------------------------|
|----------||------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W +W
|----------||------------------------------------|
|----------||o-----------------------------------|
|----------||------------------------------------|
|----------||------------------------------------|
|-7--------||o-(7)-------------------------------|
|----------||------------------------------------|
|--3---| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E Q 4x
|-----------------------19----------||
|-17-----17-19----19-20----20-19---o||
|-----16-------16-------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------||
|
| +W 4x
|-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------||
|-(7)------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------||
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
