Forever Blind Lyrics

As recorded by At the Gates
(From the 1994 EP TERMINAL SPIRIT DISEASE)
Words by Tomas Lindberg Music by At the Gates
Gtr I (B E A D Gb B) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (B E A D Gb B) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (B E A D Gb B) - 'Untitled'
Q.=150
Gtr I
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
| Gtr II
| H. H. H. Q. Q.
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
| H. H. H. Q. Q.
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
| H. H. H. Q. Q.
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
| H. H. H. H.
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM| PM| ~~ PM----| PM PM PM PM
E S S E E E E E E E Q. E S S E E E E E E E E E E
PM----| PM| PM| ~~ PM----| PM------------|
E S S E E E E E E E Q. E S S E E E E E E E E E E
PM--| PM| PM------------| PM| PM----|
PM--| PM| PM----| PM| PM------------|
Verses 1,2
$
Gtr I
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o-7----7----7----7----|-7----7----7----7----|
| Gtr II
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
| Gtr III
| Q. Q. Q. Q. W.
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. 3x
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|-5----5----5----5----|-5----5----5----5-----o||
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. 3x
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
| Q. Q. Q. Q. W. 3x
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|---------------------|-5--------------------o||
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM| PM| ~~ PM----| PM PM PM PM
E S S E E E E E E E Q. E S S E E E E E E E E E E
||o--------------------------|---------------------------|
||o---------2-----3-----5----|---------2---3---5---2---3-|
PM----| PM| PM| ~~ PM----| PM------------|
E S S E E E E E E E Q. E S S E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|----------------------------o||
|---------2-----3-----5----|---------2-----5-3-2-3-2-0--o||
$$
PM--| PM| PM------------| PM| PM----|
||o-------------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------3-2-3-|-------------------3-2-3--|
PM--| PM| PM----| PM| PM------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-------------5-3-2-3-2-0-o||
Q=150
To Dbl. Coda
Gtr I
| Gtr II
| Gtr III
Q.=190
Gtrs I, II
PM-| PM-| PM-|
Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E
PM-| PM-| PM-|
Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E
E E E E E E E E E Q.
Q.=150
Gtr I
| Gtr II
D.S. al Coda
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
Guitar Solo
&
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
| H. H. H. Q. Q.
| Gtr III
| Q. Q E H. E E E E E E Q. +Q E
|-16------------21---------|-21S19-19-19S16-16-16----(16)--16-|
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
| H. H. H. Q. Q.
| H. +Q Q Q Q Q Q H.
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
| H. H. H. Q. Q.
| E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q.
|-12S11-11-11----14S12-12-12----|-16S14-14-14----17S16-16-16----|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
| H. H. H. H.
| W. E E E E E E H.
|-17-------------------|-14S12-12-12S11-11-11-----------|
Out-Chorus
Q=150
&&
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-7-6-7-------7-----|---7---------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-|
| Gtr III
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-9-7-9-------------|
|-------------------|------------------o||
|-------------7-----|------------------o||
|-------------------|------------------o||
|-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2----------o||
|-------------------|------------------o||
|-------3-(3)-7-----|------------------o||
Gtrs I, III
>
W +W
| Gtr II
| >
| W +W
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