Exist to Exit Lyrics

As recorded by Arch Enemy
(From the 2003 Album ANTHEMS OF REBELLION)
Words and Music by Arch Enemy
Gtr I (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Untitled'
Gtr V (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Untitled'
Gtr VI (C F Bb Eb G C) - 'Aahs'
Q=140
N.C.
Gtr IV
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W W W +W
| Gtr VI
| < >
| W +W W W
+W +H. +E +E
||o--------------------|-----------------------------|
||o--------------------|-----------------------------|
| Gtr III
||o--------------------|-----------------------------|
||o------2-----2-----2-|--------2-----2--------------|
+W +H. +E +E 6x
|-(12)b13---------------|-(12)pb13-----------(12)b13.5-(12)b13---||
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------o||
|---------2-----2-----2-|------------2-----2--------------------o||
Main Riff
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H
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N.C.
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
To Coda
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
Gtrs IV, V
W +W
||o-17---------------|-(17)---------------|
||o------------------|--------------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
||o------------------|--------------------|
||o----2-----2-----2-|--------2-----2-----|
W +W
|-18---------------|-(18)----------------o||
|------------------|---------------------o||
| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
|------------------|---------------------o||
|----2-----2-----2-|--------2-----2------o||
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM----------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------2-----------2-----|-------1-----------1------|
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q 3x
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------6tr7---||
|-------5-----7-----8-----|-10-----8-----7tr8--------o||
D.S. al Coda
PM| PM|
E E E E E E Q Q W H H
|---------------------9tr10--|----------|-----------|
|--------------9tr10---------|----------|-----------|
(Second half of verse II)
&
N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
H
PM----------------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------2-----------2-----|-------1-----------1------|
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q 3x
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------6tr7---||
|-------5-----7-----8-----|-10-----8-----7tr8--------o||
PM| PM|
E E E E E E Q Q W H H
|---------------------9tr10--|----------|-----------|
|--------------9tr10---------|----------|-----------|
Bridge/Solo
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q 4x
|---------------------|---------------------||o---------------------o||
|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---||o-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---o||
Gtr IV
W H H
| W H H
| Gtrs I, II
| PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
| E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q
Gtr V
H. Q W
|--9----------------14---|-13-----4s==9-10-13----------|
| H. Q Q Q E E E E E E
| PM-----| PM----| PM----| PM------|
| E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q
W H H
|-10b12-------------------|-10pb13r========10---------|
| PM-------| PM----| PM--------| PM----|
| E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q
Gtr IV
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr V
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtrs I, II
| PM---------------| PM---------------|
| E E E E Q E E E E Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---------------| PM---------------|
| E E E E Q E E E E Q
Gtrs IV, V
W H H
|-15b17--------|-15b18r===15----|
| Gtrs I, II
| W H H
N.C.
Gtr I
PM----------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
| Gtr II
| PM--------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------------|--------------------6tr7--|
||o-------5-----7-----8-----|-10-----8-----7tr8--------|
PM----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-------2-----------2-----|-------1-----------1-----o||
N.C.
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-------------------------|---------------------9tr10--|
|-------------------------|--------------9tr10---------|
W H H
Gtr I
W +W +W +W
| Gtr II
| W +W +W +W
PM---| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|---------------------------|---------------------6tr7--|
|---------5-----7-----8-----|-10------8-----7tr8--------|
| >
| +W +W
N.C.
PM---| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q q
|---------5-----7-----8-----|-10------8-----7tr8-----|
| +W +H. Q
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM| PM| PM--------| PM| PM| PM|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------5-----7-----8-----|-------5-----7-----8------|
PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------6tr7---||
|-------5-----7-----8-----|-10-----8-----7tr8--------o||
Gtr VI
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||o-------15-----17-----18-----|-------15-----17-----18------|
||o----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM--| PM| PM| PM--------| PM| PM| PM|
||o----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o--------5------7------8-----|--------5------7------8------|
Q Q Q Q W
|-------15-----17-----18-----|--------------------------o||
|----------------------------|--------------------------o||
| PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|----------------------------|--------------------------o||
|----------------------------|--------------------6tr7---||
|--------5------7------8-----|-10-----8-----7tr8--------o||
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||o-------15-----17-----18-----|-------15-----17-----18------|
||o----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| PM--| PM| PM| PM--------| PM| PM| PM|
||o----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o--------5------7------8-----|--------5------7------8------|
Q Q Q Q W 6x
|-------15-----17-----18-----|--------------------------o||
|----------------------------|--------------------------o||
| PM--| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q 6x
|----------------------------|--------------------------o||
|----------------------------|--------------------6tr7---||
|--------5------7------8-----|-10-----8-----7tr8--------o||
N.C.
Gtr V
Q Q Q Q Q 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