Down the Slopes of Death Lyrics

As recorded by Amon Amarth
(From the 2002 Album VERSUS THE WORLD)
Words and Music by Amon Amarth
Arranged by Amon Amarth
Gtr I (B E A D Gb B) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (B E A D Gb B) - 'Untitled'
Q=140
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------| PM| PM------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
||o-7-----------5-----5-7-8-|-7-----------------------o||
Pre-Verse
N.C.
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
W W W +Q +Q +Q Q
||o----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
||o----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
| Gtr II
| TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
| W W W +Q +Q +Q Q
||o----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
||o-7--------|-5--------|-7--------|-(7)--(7)--(7)--9---|
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
W Q +Q +Q Q W +W
|----------|------------------|----------|--------o||
|----------|------------------|----------|--------o||
| TP TP TP TP
| W W W +W
|----------|------------------|----------|--------o||
|-7--------|-3----------------|-2--------|-(2)----o||
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------| PM| PM------------------|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------o||
||o-7-----------5-----5-7-8-|-7------------------------o||
N.C.
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
||o---------------------------------|------------------------------|
||o----8-(8)----8-8----8-(8)----8-8-|----8-(8)----8-8---8-8---8-8--|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|------------------------------|
||o--8-8--8---8-8-8--8-8--8---8-8-8-|--8-8--8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
N.C.
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0---0-0--------o||
| PM----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------o||
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------| PM| PM------------------|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------o||
||o-7-----------5-----5-7-8-|-7------------------------o||
N.C.
PM------| PM------| PM------| PM| PM|
||o--------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-10-----------9-----------|-10-----------10-----12------|
N.C.
PM------| PM------| PM------| PM|
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-9-----------7-----------|-9-----------7-----7-9-10-o||
N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
||o---------------------------------|------------------------------|
||o----8-(8)----8-8----8-(8)----8-8-|----8-(8)----8-8---8-8---8-8--|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|------------------------------|
||o--8-8--8---8-8-8--8-8--8---8-8-8-|--8-8--8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
N.C.
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0---0-0--------o||
| PM----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------o||
N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| PM---------------------------------------------------------|
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------| PM| PM------------------|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------o||
||o-7-----------5-----5-7-8-|-7------------------------o||
N.C.
TP TP TP TP
W +W W +W
| Gtr II
| TP TP TP TP
| W +W W +W
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TP TP TP TP TP TP
W +W W +Q +Q +Q Q
| <
| TP TP TP TP TP TP
| W +W W +Q +Q +Q Q
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-5--5-5-5-|
N.C.
|-----------------------------|---------------------------o||
|-3-(3)-3-------3-(3)-3-------|-3-(3)-3-------------------o||
N.C.
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
W W W +Q +Q +Q Q
||o----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
||o----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
| Gtr II
| TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
| W W W +Q +Q +Q Q
||o----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
||o-7--------|-5--------|-7--------|-(7)--(7)--(7)--9---|
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
W Q +Q +Q Q W +W
|----------|------------------|----------|--------o||
|----------|------------------|----------|--------o||
| TP TP TP TP
| W W W +W
|----------|------------------|----------|--------o||
|-7--------|-3----------------|-2--------|-(2)----o||
N.C.
PM------| PM| PM------------------|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------o||
||o-7-----------5-----5-7-8-|-7------------------------o||
N.C.
PM------| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
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