Terminal Spirit Disease Lyrics

As recorded by At the Gates
(From the 1994 Album TERMINAL SPIRIT DISEASE)
Words and Music by At the Gates
Gtr I (B E A D F# B) - '1'
Gtr II (B E A D F# B) - '2'
Gtr III (B E A D F# B) - 'Solo'
Q=203
N.C.
Gtr I
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--9--9--9-10-10-10-|
| Gtr II
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|-------------o||
Q.=176
N.C.(Em)
PM-| PM-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
||o------------------------|--------------------------|
||o------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------3-3-3-3-3--3--|
| PM-| PM-|
| Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
||o------------------------|--------------------------|
||o------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------7-7-7-9-9-10--|
PM-| PM-| PM
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E
|------------------------|-----------------------o||
|------------2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------2-2-2------o||
| PM-| PM-| PM
| Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E
|------------------------|-----------------------o||
|------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------2-2-2------o||
Q.=172
$
Gtrs I, II
Q E Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q E Q. Q. Q E Q E Q.
N.C.(G)
PM-| PM PM-| PM PM-| PM PM-| PM
Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q.
|------8S7---7----|------8S7---7----|------8S7---7----|------8S7---5----|
N.C.(Em)
PM-| PM PM-| PM PM-| PM PM-| PM
Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q.
|------5S4---4----|------5S4---4----|------5S4---4----|------5S4---2----|
N.C.(G)
PM-| PM PM-| PM PM-| PM PM-| PM
Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q.
|------8S7---7----|------8S7---7----|------8S7---7----|------8S7---5----|
Q.=169
Gtr I
Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q.
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||o-7---7-10S9-9--9----|--7---7-10S9-9-9----|
| Gtr II
| H. +Q. +H. Q.
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||o-7------------(7)---|-(7)-----------5----|
Q E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q.
|-7---7-10S9-9--9----|------------------------|
| H. +Q. +H. +Q.
Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q.
|-7---7-10S9-9--9----|--7---7-10S9-9-9----|
| H. +Q. +H. Q.
Q E E E E Q. Q. Q. E Q
|--------------------|-------------------o||
|--------------------|-------------7S=9---||
|-7---7-10S9-9--9----|-10----9-----------o||
| H. +Q. H. +Q.
|--------------------|-------------------o||
|-3------------(3)---|--5---------(5)----o||
Main Riff
Q.=176
N.C.(Em)
PM-| PM-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
| PM-| PM-|
| Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
PM-| PM-| PM
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E
| PM-| PM-| PM
| Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E
PM-| PM-|
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
| PM-| PM-|
| Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
PM-| PM-| PM
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E
| PM-| PM-| PM
| Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E
Intro Riff
Q=203
N.C.
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--9--9--9-10-10-10-|
||o-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
D.S.
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3---o||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|---------------o||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------|---------------o||
Q.=171
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM
Q E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q Q Q
|-0--0-7S6-6-6----6S5-5-|-5----5S3-3-3-----3--|
PM
Q E E E E Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-0--0-7S6-6-6----6-7-6-|----6--5--3--------|
PM PM PM
Q E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q Q Q
|------7S6-6-6----6S5-5-|-5----5S3-3-3-----3--|
PM
Q. E E E Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-0----7S6-6-6----6-7-6-|----6--5--3--------|
N.C.(Em)
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q.
| Gtr II
| Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q.
N.C.(G)
Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q.
| Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q.
Guitar Solo
N.C.(Em)
Gtr III
H. Q. E E E E E E Q.
| Gtr I
| Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q E
| Gtr II
| Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q E
E E E Q Q Q H +S S +H
| Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q.
| Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q.
N.C.(G)
H. +Q. Q. Q. Q.
| Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q E
| Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q E
H. +Q. H. +Q.
| Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q.
| Q Q Q Q E Q Q Q Q.
Gtr III
E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E Q.
|----------19--20-22-22b24r==|=22-20-19-----------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| Q E Q. Q. Q E Q. Q.
E E E E E E Q. H. Q.
|-19-20-22-----------19tr20---|-19----------17----|
| Q E Q. Q. Q E Q. Q.
|--4:6---|
H. +Q. Q. S S S S Q.
| Q E Q. Q. Q E Q. Q.
H. +Q. +H. +Q.
| Q E Q. Q. Q E Q. Q.
N.C.(Em)
Gtrs I, II
PM-| PM PM-| PM PM-| PM PM-| PM
Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q.
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||-------5S4---4----|------5S4---4----|------5S4---4----|------5S4---2-----|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
N.C.(G)
PM-| PM PM-| PM PM-| PM PM-| PM
Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|------8S7---7----|------8S7---7----|------8S7---7----|------8S7---5-----||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
Q.=168
Em N.C.
Gtr I
W. +W. +W. +q. Q. Q Q Q
| Gtr II
| W. +W. +W. +q. Q. Q Q Q
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM PM PM
Q E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q Q Q
||o-----------------------|---------------------|
||o-7--7------------------|---------------2-----|
||-------7S6-6-6----6S5-5-|-5----5S3-3-3-----3--|
PM
Q E E E E Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------------|-------------------o||
|-----------------------|-5-----------7--5--o||
|-0--0-7S6-6-6----6-7-6-|----6--5--3---------||
Gtr III
PM PM PM
Q E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q Q Q
|------9S8-8-8----8S7-7-|-7----7S5-5-5-----5--|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM PM PM
| Q E E E E Q. E E E Q. E E E Q Q Q
|------7S6-6-6----6S5-5-|-5----5S3-3-3-----3--|
PM
Q. E E E Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. +Q. H.
|-------9S8-8-8----8-9-8-|----8--7--5--------|-------------------*|
| PM
| Q E E E E Q. E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q. +Q. H.
|-0---0-7S6-6-6----6-7-6-|----6--5--3--------|-------------------*|
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