Under a Serpent Sun Lyrics

As recorded by At The Gates
(From the 1995 Album SLAUGHTER OF THE SOUL)
Words by T.Lindberg Music by A.Bjorler / J.Bjorler / AT THE GATES
Gtr I (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'
Intro Riff
Q=152
Gtrs I, 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---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|
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||
|---------7-7-7-7-----------------|-7-7-7-7---------------------7-7-7-7--o||
Riff 1
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---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-------------------|
| Gtr II
| W H +Q E E
||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
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
|---------7-7-7-7-------------------|--7-7-7-7---------------------7-7-7-7--o||
| H +Q Q H H
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------2----------------o||
Riff 2
Gtrs I, II
PM-------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------------|
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 I
PM---------------------------------------------
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
| Q E Q Q H
||o----------9-------------------10---------------|
||o-8--------8---8-------9--------9---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------o||
| Q E Q Q H
|----------9-------------------8---------------o||
|-8--------8---8-------7-------7---------------o||
Riff 1
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---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-------------------|
| Gtr II
| W H +Q E E
||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
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
|---------7-7-7-7-------------------|--7-7-7-7---------------------7-7-7-7--o||
| H +Q Q H H
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------|----------------------2----------------o||
Fill 1
Gtrs I, II
W +H W +H
Riff 3
Gtr I
W W
| Gtr II
| PM--| PM PM PM--| PM--| PM PM-------
| E S S S E E E E E E E S S S E S S S E E E E E E E E E
PM------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0h2-2-2-0-3--(3)----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0h2-2-2-0-3--(3)----|
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM PM PM--| PM--| PM PM-------
E S S S E E E E E E E S S S E S S S E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0h2-2-2-0-6--(6)----|
Riff 4
Gtr I
PM--| PM---|
Q E E E Q E E E
||o--------------------------------|
||o-2-----------2------------------|
| Gtr II
| PM PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E E E E E +E +Q
||o--------------------------------|
||o-2---10p9---12-10-(10)-(10)-----|
PM--|
Q E E E Q Q W Q E E E Q Q
|--------------------------|----------|--------------------o||
|-2-----------2---------5--|-3--------|--3--2h3p2-5--4-----o||
| PM PM ~~~~~~~ ~
| E E E E E E E +E Q W Q Q Q E E E
|--------------------------|----------|--------------------o||
|-2---10p9---12-10-(10)-9--|-7--------|-10--9-----7--6h7p6-o||
Intro Riff
Gtrs I, 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---------3-3-3-3-----------------|---------3-3-3-3-----------------|
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||
|---------7-7-7-7-----------------|-7-7-7-7---------------------7-7-7-7--o||
Riff 3
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM PM PM--| PM--| PM PM-------
E S S S E E E E E E E S S S E S S S E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0h2-2-2-0-3--(3)----|
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM PM PM--| PM--| PM PM-------
E S S S E E E E E E E S S S E S S S E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0h2-2-2-0-6--(6)----|
Riff 4
Gtr I
PM--| PM---|
Q E E E Q E E E
||o--------------------------------|
||o-2-----------2------------------|
| Gtr II
| PM PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E E E E E +E +Q
||o--------------------------------|
||o-2---10p9---12-10-(10)-(10)-----|
PM--|
Q E E E Q Q W Q E E E Q Q
|--------------------------|----------|--------------------o||
|-2-----------2---------5--|-3--------|--3--2h3p2-5--4-----o||
| PM PM ~~~~~~~ ~
| E E E E E E E +E Q W Q Q Q E E E
|--------------------------|----------|--------------------o||
|-2---10p9---12-10-(10)-9--|-7--------|-10--9-----7--6h7p6-o||
Gtr I
H +Q +E +E E W
||o-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
||o--2----------------(2)-----(2)-(2)---|-------------------------|
| Gtr II
||o-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8-8--8---8--8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||o-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
W Q +E +E E H
W W
Q +E +E E Q Q Q Q H
|-----------------------------|------------o||
|-2-----(2)-(2)-0-------------|------------o||
| E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-5-5-5--5---5--5-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5----------o||
|-----------------------------|------------o||
Riff 3
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM PM PM--| PM--| PM PM-------
E S S S E E E E E E E S S S E S S S E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0h2-2-2-0-3--(3)----|
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM PM PM--| PM--| PM PM-------
E S S S E E E E E E E S S S E S S S E E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-0h2-2-2-0-6--(6)----|
Riff 4
Gtr I
PM--| PM---|
Q E E E Q E E E
||o--------------------------------|
||o-2-----------2------------------|
| Gtr II
| PM PM ~~~~~~~~~~~~
| E E E E E E E +E +Q
||o--------------------------------|
||o-2---10p9---12-10-(10)-(10)-----|
PM--|
Q E E E Q Q W Q E E E Q Q
|--------------------------|----------|--------------------o||
|-2-----------2---------5--|-3--------|--3--2h3p2-5--4-----o||
| PM PM ~~~~~~~ ~
| E E E E E E E +E Q W Q Q Q E E E
|--------------------------|----------|--------------------o||
|-2---10p9---12-10-(10)-9--|-7--------|-10--9-----7--6h7p6-o||
Acoustic Part
Gtr I
W W W W
| Gtr III
Gtr I
W +W W W
| Gtr III
Gtr I
W +H +Q +E E E E Q Q Q W
| Gtr III
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
| Gtr III
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
Riff 5
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
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 E E E E E E W
Riff 2
Gtrs I, II
PM-------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------------|
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 I
PM---------------------------------------------
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
| Q E Q Q H
||o----------9-------------------10---------------|
||o-8--------8---8-------9--------9---------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------o||
| Q E Q Q H
|----------9-------------------8---------------o||
|-8--------8---8-------7-------7---------------o||
Ending
Gtrs I, II
TPTP
E E Q H
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