The Swarm Lyrics

As recorded by At the Gates
(From the 1994 EP TERMINAL SPIRIT DISEASE)
Words by Tomas Lindberg Music by A. Bjrler/J.Bjrler/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=140
Gtr I
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
||o-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Gtr II
| 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
||o-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Gtr III
| 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
||o-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7--7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5--5-|
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 4x
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
| 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 4x
|--6--6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6--6-|---------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
| 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 4x
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||
Q.=160
W. +W. +W. +H. +Q. Q.
| W. +W. +W. +H. +Q. Q.
| W. +W. +W. +W.
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-7-----5-----7-----8-----|-7-----5-----7-----4h5---|
PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q.
|-------------------------|------------------------o||
|-8-----5-----7-----8-----|-5-5-5-5----5S3-3-3-----o||
|---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|-3-3-3-3----3S1-1-1------||
Verses 1,2
$
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-7-----5-----7-----8-----|-7-----5-----7-----4h5---|
| Gtr II
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q.
|-------------------------|------------------------o||
|-8-----5-----7-----8-----|-5-5-5-5----5S3-3-3-----o||
|---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-|-3-3-3-3----3S1-1-1------||
| PM| PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q.
|-------------------------|------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-5-5-5-5----5S3-3-3-----o||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3----3S1-1-1------||
$$
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
PM| PM| PM| ~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E H.
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-10-----10h12p10-9-----9-----|-10-----10h12p10-9-----9-----|
| Gtr II
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
To Dbl. Coda
PM| PM| PM| ~~ ~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E H.
|--------------------------|---------------------o||
|-9-----9h10p9-7-----7-----|-7------7h9p7-9------o||
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H.
|--------------------------|---------------------o||
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-2------o||
Post-Chorus
Q=115
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM|
E. S S S E +E S S E S S E. S S S E +E S S Q
||o--------------------------------|------------------------|
||o-7---7-----10-(10)-10-10-10-----|-7---7-----5-(5)-5-5-5--|
D.S. al Coda
D.S. al Coda
PM| PM| PM|
E. S S S E +E S S E S S E. S S S E +E S S S E.
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|-7---7-----10-(10)-10-10-10-----|-7---7-----7-(7)--9h=10---9p==7-----o||
&
N.C.
PM--| PM--| PM| PM| ~
E S S S E. E S S S E. E S S Q E S S Q
||o-----------------------|-------------------o||
||o-----------------------|-3--------2--------o||
Guitar Solo
Gtr I
PM--| PM---|
E S S S E. E S S S E.
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr III
| PM-----| ~
| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
PM| PM| ~
E S S Q E S S Q
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM------|
| S S S S E. T T H
PM--| PM--|
E S S S E. E S S S E.
| PM-----------------------------------------
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM-----| ~~~
| S S S S S S S S Q. E
PM| PM| ~
E S S Q E S S Q
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E. S e E E. S e E
Q.=160
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| E E E E Q H. E E E Q. +H.
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
PM| PM| PM| ~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E H.
| E E E E Q H. H. H.
&&
PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H. Q.
| E E E E Q H. E E E H. 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