Dehumanization Lyrics
by Arch Enemy
As recorded by Arch Enemy
(From the 2003 Album ANTHEMS OF REBELLION)
Words by Angela Gossow Music by Michael Amott
Gtr I (A E A D Gb B) - 'Rhythm 1'
Gtr II (A E A D Gb B) - 'Rhythm 2'
Gtr III (A E A D Gb B) - 'Synth'
Gtr IV (A E A D Gb B) - 'Lightly Distorted'
Gtr V (A E A D Gb B) - 'solo'
Q=140
N.C.
Gtr I
Wx4 S T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S S S S S
S T T S S T T S S T T S S E q
S T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S S S S S S T T S S T T S S T T S S E q
Gtrs I, II
S T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S S S S S S T T S S T T S S T T S S E q
S T T S S T T S S T T S S T T S S S S S S T T S S T T S S T T S S E q
Gtr I
PM----| PM--------|
S S S S E S S S S S S Q W
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM--------|
| W S S S S E S S S S S S Q
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM--------| PM----| PM--------|
S S S S E S S S S S S Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q
||o--------------------------|---------------------------o||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-----o||
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM------| PM----| PM------|
S S S S E S S S S S S Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q
||o--------------------------|---------------------------o||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-----o||
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
PM----| PM------| PM----| PM------|
S S S S E S S S S S S Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q
||o--------------------------|---------------------------o||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-----o||
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
PM------------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S E E E E
Gtrs I, II
H. Q Q. E +Q Q 3x H. Q W
||o--------------|--------------------o||--------------|-------|
||o--0-------12--|-11-----8--(8)---7--o||--8-------10--|--7----|
| Gtr III
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q 3x H. Q W
||o-15-----------|-------18-(18)--17--o||--------------|-------|
||o--------------|--------------------o||--------------|-------|
Gtr I
H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q
| Gtr II
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q
| Gtr III
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q
H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q W
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q W
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q W
Second Verse
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM------| PM----| PM------|
S S S S E S S S S S S Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q
||o--------------------------|---------------------------o||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-----o||
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------o||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
PM----| PM------| PM----| PM------|
S S S S E S S S S S S Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q
||o--------------------------|---------------------------o||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-2-----o||
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
PM------------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S E E E E
Second Chorus
Gtrs I, II
H. Q Q. E +Q Q 3x H. Q W
||o--------------|--------------------o||--------------|-------|
||o--0-------12--|-11-----8--(8)---7--o||--8-------10--|--7----|
| Gtr III
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q 3x H. Q W
||o-15-----------|-------18-(18)--17--o||--------------|-------|
||o--------------|--------------------o||--------------|-------|
Gtr I
H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q
| Gtr II
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q
| Gtr III
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q
H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q W
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q W
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q W
N.(G5) N.C. (A5)
Gtr III
<
W W +W W
| Gtr IV
| W +W W +W
N.C(G5) N.C(A5)
< <
W W W +W
| W +W W +W
Gm N.C(A5)
Gtr V
< < < <
W H. Q W +W
| Gtr IV
| W +W W +W
N.C(G5) N.C(F5) N.C(E5) N.CEb5
< < < <
W W W W +W
| W W W W +W
Solo/Verse
Gtr V
H H H +Q. E
|-b17-------------b17----------|-15b18-------------(15)pb18------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM--------| PM------------| PM-------| PM-------------|
| S S S S E S S S S S S Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q
+H S S S S S S S S
| PM-----| PM--------|
| S S S S E S S S S S S Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-14----------14-15-14----15s19-15-----------------|
| PM------| PM---------|
| S S S S E S S S S S S Q
>
H +E Q. W
| PM----------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
Gtr V
W Q. E +H
|-15b17------------------------|-15b17---------15b17---(15)pb17----------|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM-------| PM------| PM-------| PM----------------|
| S S S S E S S S S S S Q S S S S E S S S S S S Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM-------------| PM-------------------|
| S S S S E S S S S S S Q
S S S S S S S S S +Q. E
|----16---14---16------16-14-16--------------------7s===|
| PM-------------| PM-------------|
| S S S S E S S S S S S Q
| PM------------------------------------------------------
| S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
W
| S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
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W W
| PM----------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S E E E E
Third Chorus
Gtrs I, II
H. Q Q. E +Q Q 3x H. Q W
||o--------------|--------------------o||--------------|-------|
||o--0-------12--|-11-----8--(8)---7--o||--8-------10--|--7----|
| Gtr III
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q 3x H. Q W
||o-15-----------|-------18-(18)--17--o||--------------|-------|
||o--------------|--------------------o||--------------|-------|
Gtr I
H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q
| Gtr II
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q
| Gtr III
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q
H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q W
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q W
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q W
Gtrs I, II
W +W +W +W
| Gtr III
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q
>
+W +W +W +W
| H. Q Q. E +Q Q H. Q W
N.C.
Gtr III
H. Q Q. E +Q Q 3x H. Q W
||o-15-----------|-------18-(18)--17--o||--------------|-------*|
||o--------------|--------------------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
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