Bury Me an Angel Lyrics

As recorded by Arch Enemy
(From the 1996 Album BLACK EARTH)
Words and Music by Michael Amott
Gtr I (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'
Q=190
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------------| PM------------|
H S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
|------||o-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|------||o-----------------------0h5h8-|-----------------0h5h8--------|
PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E 4x
|-----------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-----------------------0h5h8-|-------0h5h8-------0h5h8--o||
N.C.
Gtr I
W W
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
| S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E
W S S E S S E S S E S S E
| PM----| PM----|
| S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E S S E S S E S S E
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||o---------------------8p5-|---------------------5h8--|
PM----| PM----|
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E S S E S S E S S E 3x
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|---------------------8p5-|-------0h5h8-------0h5h8-o||
Gtr I
+++H
||o---------------------------|-------------------------|
||o---------------------------|-------------------------|
| Gtr II
| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +H
||o-13-15-17------------------|-------------------------|
||o---------------------------|-------------------------|
| Gtr III
| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E Q
||o---------------------------|-------------------------|
||o--7--7--7--3--(3)--3--3--2-|--(2)--2--2--7--(7)-7-7--|
A5 F5 E5 N.C.(G)
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E. +S +Q
|---------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|-14-16-17---------12-14-13-|-(13)-14-13-16b17==(16)-(16)r(16)----||
|---------------------------|------------------------------------o||
| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E. +S +Q
|-13-15-17------------------|------13-15-15b17==(15)-(15)r(15)---o||
|---------------------------|------------------------------------o||
| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +H
|---------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|--7--7--7--3--(3)--3--3--2-|--(2)--2--2-------------------------o||
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------------| PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-----------------------0h5h8-|-----------------0h5h8-------|
PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-----------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-----------------------0h5h8-|-------0h5h8-------0h5h8--o||
N.C.
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||o---------------------8p5-|---------------------5h8--|
PM----| PM----|
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|---------------------8p5-|-------0h5h8-------0h5h8-o||
Gtr I
+++H
||o---------------------------|-------------------------|
||o---------------------------|-------------------------|
| Gtr II
| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +H
||o-13-15-17------------------|-------------------------|
||o---------------------------|-------------------------|
| Gtr III
| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E Q
||o---------------------------|-------------------------|
||o--7--7--7--3--(3)--3--3--2-|--(2)--2--2--7--(7)-7-7--|
A5 F5 E5 N.C.(G)
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E. +S +Q
|---------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|-14-16-17---------12-14-13-|-(13)-14-13-16b17==(16)-(16)r(16)----||
|---------------------------|------------------------------------o||
| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E. +S +Q
|-13-15-17------------------|------13-15-15b17==(15)-(15)r(15)---o||
|---------------------------|------------------------------------o||
| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +H
|---------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|--7--7--7--3--(3)--3--3--2-|--(2)--2--2-------------------------o||
N.C.
++H
| E E E E +H E E E E +H
| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
E E E E +Q. E
|-14-16---17-17b19==(17)r-----14-|
| E E E E +H
|-13-15---17-17b18==(17)---------|
| E S S E E E E E E
~~~~~ TP
S S S S E E +H W
|----------17----17b19==(17)r-------|-7----|
| TP
| S S S S E E +H W
|----------16----16b17==(16)r-------|------|
| E S S E E E E E E W
Gtrs I, II
TP TP ~
W W W
Q=120
N.C. A5 D5 N.C. G5
Gtr I
W W W
| Gtr II
| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM
| E E E +E Q E E S S E S S E E S S E E E E E +E Q E E
|-----6b7==(6)r6------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----7b8==(7)-7------|-----------7---7s8s7-5-|-----7b8==(7)r7------|
|-------------------5-|-----7-----5---7s8s7-5-|-------------------5-|
A5 N.C. E5 (G5) (A5) (D5)N.C.
H. Q W +W
|------------------3b4.5--|-0-------------------|-(0)---------------------|
| PM PM PM| PM PM-| PM| PM
| E E E E Q a Q E E E +E Q E E S S E S S E E S S E E
|-------------------------|-----7b8==(7)r7------|-------------7---7s8s7-5-|
|----7---5s7--(7)s10\-----|-------------------5-|-------7-----5---7s8s7-5-|
E/N.C. G5 N.C.
q H E E +E E E E Q Q
| PM| PM PM--| ~~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E +E Q E E +E E E E Q Q
|-----7b8==(7)r7------|-------------------------|
N.C. G5 A5 D5 N.C. N.C. G5
PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM
E E E +E Q E E S S E S S E E S S E E E E E +E Q E E
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----6b7==(6)r6------|
|-----7b8==(7)r7------|-----------7---7s8s7-5-|---------------------|
|-------------------5-|-----7-----5---7s8s7-5-|-------------------5-|
| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM
| E E E +E Q E E S S E S S E E S S E E E E E +E Q E E
|-----7b8==(7)r7------|-----------7---7s8s7-5-|-----7b8==(7)r7------|
|-------------------5-|-----7-----5---7s8s7-5-|-------------------5-|
A5 N.C. G5 A5 D5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM| PM PM| PM| PM
E E E E Q Q E E E +E Q E E S S E S S E E S S E E
|---------------|-----7b8==(7)r7------|-----------7---7s8s7-5-|
|---7---5s7--7--|-------------------5-|-----7-----5---7s8s7-5-|
N.C. G5 A5 D5E5
Gtr I
PM| PM
E E E +E Q E E +E E E E Q Q
|---------------------|---------7s9--9--|
|-----7b8==(7)r7------|-----------------|
|-------------------5-|-(5)-7-7-5s7--7--|
| Gtr II
| PM| PM
| E E E +E Q E E +E E E E Q Q
|-----7b8==(7)r7------|---------7s9--9--|
|-------------------5-|-(5)-7-7-5s7--7--|
N.C.
H +E E +E E H. E. +S
|-5----(5)-/7-(7)-5-|-4-------4--(4)S|
|-3----(3)-/5-(5)-3-|-2-------2--(2)S|
| H +E E +E E H. E. +S
|-5----(5)-/7-(7)-5-|-4-------4--(4)S|
|-3----(3)-/5-(5)-3-|-2-------2--(2)S|
H++H++
| H +E E +E E W
W H Q Q W +W
| H +E E +E E H H W +W
|-------------------|-------3b3.5-------|-0--------|-(0)----|
Lead - M. Amott
N.C.
Gtr III
H Q. S S H.. E
|-22b24----22b24=========22r19-|-22b24---------20-----|
| Gtr I
| H +E E +E E H. E. +S
|--5-------(5)----/7-(7)--5----|--4---------4-----(4)S|
|--3-------(3)----/5-(5)--3----|--2---------2-----(2)S|
| Gtr II
| H +E E +E E H. E. +S
|--5-------(5)----/7-(7)--5----|--4---------4-----(4)S|
|--3-------(3)----/5-(5)--3----|--2---------2-----(2)S|
E E E E E E E E S S S E E E +H
| H E E +E E H +E E +E E
| H +E E +E E W
Q +E +E E S S S S S E. +Q +Q Q Q Q
|-15b17===(15)r(15)-12-15--12-----------------|-----------------------------14-|
| Gtr I
| W H Q Q
| Gtr II
| H +E E +E E H H
|---------------------------------------------|----------------3b3.5-----------|
E S S E E +H E E E E E E H
|-14b15==14rp12-14-12-(12)----|-15b17----15-12----------------|
|-14b15==14rp12-14-12-(12)----|----------------14-12-14b16----|
| W +W
| W +W
Q=185
Gtr I
+++H
||o---------------------------|-------------------------|
||o---------------------------|-------------------------|
| Gtr II
| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +H
||o-13-15-17------------------|-------------------------|
||o---------------------------|-------------------------|
| Gtr III
| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E Q
||o---------------------------|-------------------------|
||o--7--7--7--3--(3)--3--3--2-|--(2)--2--2--7--(7)-7-7--|
F5 E5 N.C.
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E. +S +Q
|---------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|-14-16-17---------12-14-13-|-(13)-14-13-16b17==(16)-(16)r(16)----||
|---------------------------|------------------------------------o||
| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E. +S +Q
|-13-15-17------------------|------13-15-15b17==(15)-(15)r(15)---o||
|---------------------------|------------------------------------o||
| E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +H
|---------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|--7--7--7--3--(3)--3--3--2-|--(2)--2--2-------------------------o||
Q=190
N.C.
++H
| E E E E +H E E E E +H
| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
E E E E +Q. E
|-14-16---17-17b19==(17)r-----14-|
| E E E E +H
|-13-15---17-17b18==(17)---------|
| E S S E E E E E E
~~~~~ TP
S S S S S S +E +H W
|----------17----17b19==(17)-(17)r-------|-7----|
| TP
| S S S S S S +E +H W
|----------16----16b17==(16)-(16)r-------|-6----|
| E S S E E E E E E W
Gtr I
TP TP ~
W W H +Q Q
| Gtr II
| TP TP ~
| W W H +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