Skeleton Dance Lyrics

As recorded by Arch Enemy
(From the 2005 Album DOOMSDAY MACHINE)
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'
Free Time Q=140
N.C.
Gtr I
<
~~~~~~~ PM-------|
Q +H. E E E E Q H. E E +Q E E Q H
| Gtr II
| W H. H. H. H Q
| Gtr III
| >
| W H. H. H. Q H
+H. Q. E +Q +W
| Q Q Q Q Q E E H +Q Q
|--13---14--16--|-14---13-----13S14-|--14-----(14)s=10--|
|--11---12--14--|-12---11-----11S12-|--12-----(12)s==8--|
Q=146
>
H. H. H. +E E
| PM------------------------------------------
| H Q Q Q Q Q Q E E S E S E E S E S
|--------13S14S===16S14S13S14--|---------------------------------------------|
|--------11S12S===14S12S11S12--|-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)--(2)-(2)----(2)-|
Gtr I
Q E Q Q E
| Gtr II
| E E S E S E E S S E
$
$$
E5 N.C. E5
Gtrs I, II
PM------------------| PM--------------|
+E E S E S E E S E S E E E E E +E E E +E E S E S E E S E S
|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-1-4-4b5r(4)-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
N.C. E5
PM----| PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S Q S E S E E S E S
N.C.
PM
E E E E E +E E E +H. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|-0-0-1-4-4b5r(4)-1-----|----------------|-------------------|
E5 N.C. E5
PM------------------| PM--------------|
+E E S E S E E S E S E E E E E +E E E +E E S E S E E S E S
|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-1-4-4b5r(4)-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
To Coda
N.C. E5
Gtr I
PM----| PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S Q S E S E E S E S
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM------------|
| S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S Q S E S E E S E S
N.C. (F) (G)(E) (G)(D#) B5
PM
E E E E E +E E E +H. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|-0-0-1-4-4b5r(4)-1-----|-----------------|----------------------||
| PM
| E E E E E +E E E +H. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|-0-0-1-4-4b5r(4)-1-----|-----------------|----------------------||
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM----|
Gtr I
PM PM PM PM PM PM
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM
(Bb) (A) Bb5/FA5/N.C.
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
Gtrs I, II
PM--|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
|-------4---5---4---|-5---4---5-4tr5---||
D.S.
D.S.
PM----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E
&
E5N.C.
PM PM PM PM PM
|-0-0-1-4-4b5r(4)-1-0-|-0------0------0----|----0------------||
N.C.
Gtr IV
| Gtrs I, II
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
| E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
F#5 N.C.(G5)
| W W
N.C.(A#5) N.C.(C#5)
| W W
F#5 N.C.(G5)
| W W
N.C.(A#5) N.C.(C#5)
| W W
Gtr I
||o-----8-----8---8-|-----8-----8---8-|-----7-----7---7-|-----8---7---7-8--o||
||o-7-----7-----7---|-5-----5-----5---|-3-----3-----3---|------------------o||
| Gtr II
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----5---4---4-5--o||
||o-7-----7-----7---|-5-----5-----5---|-3-----3-----3---|-2-2---2---2------o||
Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------17-|-17s15-15s14-14s12-12s7-|
|-5s7-7s8-8s10-10s12-|-12s15-15s17-17---------|------------------------|
| Gtr I
| Gtr II
E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S H
|-7s10-10-12-10-12-10-12-|-10-12-10-12-10-12-10-12-10tr12-------|
|-17b19----17b19-(17)-14-17b19-|-(17)pb19----17b19-(17)-14----|
| Gtrs I, II
| H.. E +W
|-(16)b17----16b17-(16)-14----|--------------17-------|
| H.. E +W
+H +E E E E +W
| H.. E +W
B5 C#5 N.C.
|-14------(14)-16-14-16b18-|-(16)-------(16)-------|
| H.. E +E E E E E E E E
|-17b19----17b19-(17)-14-17b19-|
| H.. E
+E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-(17)pb19-17b19----17b19----17b19-------17b19----17b19----------17-|
| +W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
| H.. E
H. S S S S S
| +W
| H.. E +W
H.. E +E +E +H Q
|-22b24-------22b25-|-(22)pb25-(22)b25-(22)b25--------|
| H.. E H.. E
E5 N.C. E5
Gtrs I, II
PM-------------------| PM--------------|
+E E S E S E E S E S E E E E E +E E E +E E S E S E E S E S
|-(1)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0-0-1-4-4b5r(4)-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
N.C. E5
PM----| PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S Q S E S E E S E S
N.C.
PM
E E E E E +E E E +H. E E +Q E E +Q. E
|-0-0-1-4-4b5r(4)-1----|----------------|-------------------|
E5 N.C. E5
PM------------------| PM----------------------|
+E E S E S E E S E S E E E E E +E E E +E E S E S E E S E S
|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-1-4-4b5r(4)-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
N.C. E5
Gtr I
PM----| PM------------|
S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S Q S E S E E S E S
| Gtr II
| PM----| PM------------|
| S S S S S S S S S E. S S S S Q S E S E E S E S
N.C. (F) (G)(E)
PM
E E E E E +E E E +H. E E
|-0-0-1-4-4b5r(4)-1----|-----------------|
| PM
| E E E E E +E E E +H. E E
|-0-0-1-4-4b5r(4)-1----|-----------------|
+Q E E +Q. E +H. E E +Q E E +Q. E
| +Q E E +Q. E +H. E E +Q E E +Q. E
(G)(E) (G)(D#) N.C.
+H. E E +Q E E +Q. E E E E E E +E E E
|-----------------|----------------------|---0-1-4-4b5r(4)-1-0-*|
| +H. E E +Q E E +Q. E E E E E E +E E E
|-----------------|----------------------|---0-1-4-4b5r(4)-1-0-*|
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