Amen Lyrics

As recorded by Sepultura
(From the 1993 Album CHAOS A.D.)
Words by Max Cavalera Music by Max Cavalera, Andreas Kisser, Igor Cavalera, Paulo
Xisto Pinto Junior
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr.1'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr.2'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Gtr.3'
Slow Rock Q=84
Gtr I
W +W W +W
o / / /
Gtr II
W +W W +W
E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S
E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. D#5
Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S
|-2-----7-6-2-----7-6-|-2-----7S6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
Gtrs I, II
W +W
o /
Gtr III
E E S E S E S S +S S S S E E S E S E S S E S S
W +W
E E S E S E S S E E E E S E. E S S S S E
W
S S E S E S E S S +S S S S
+W
S S E S E S E S S +S S S S
W +W
S S E S E S E S S +S S S S S S E S E S E E E S S
Gtr I
PM--------------| PM--------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o---------------------------------o||------------------------------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-o||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-6--6--6--||
| Gtr II
| PM--------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
||o---------------------------------o||------------------------------------||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-o||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-6--x-----||
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||o--------------------------------------|
||o-2-----6-----8-----2-----6-----8------|
| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S
||o--------------------------------------|
||o-2-----6-----8-(8)S2-----6-----8-(8)\-|
||--0-0-0-4-0-0-6-(6)S0-0-0-4-0-0-6-(6)\-|
PM| PM| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------o||
|-2-----6-----8---------------------------o||
| PM| PM| PM
| S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S +S
|-----------------------------------------o||
|-2-----6-----8-(8)\----------------------o||
PM| PM--------------|
S S S S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|----------------------------------------||o---------------------------------o||
|-2-----6-----8----6--5--6-------5---6---||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-o||
| PM| PM--------------|
| S S S S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
|----------------------------------------||o---------------------------------o||
|-2-----6-----8----6--5--6-------5---6---||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-o||
| Gtr III
| H E. S +E E W 4x
|-----------------11----11-----(11)-11---||o---------------------------------o||
|-----------------------13b14==(13)r13---||-----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------||o---------------------------------o||
N.C.
H +E S S S S S S H +E S S S S S S
|--0----(0)-2p0---------|--0----(0)-2p0---------|
| H +E S S S S S S H +E S S S S S S
|-/7----(7)-----1p0-2-1-|-/7----(7)-----1p0-2-1-|
|--0----(0)-2p0---------|--0----(0)-2p0---------|
H +E S S S S S S H E S S S S S S
|--0----(0)-2p0---------|--0--------0---2p0----------||
| H +E S S S S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S S
|-/7----(7)-----1p0-2-1-|-/7--------1p0-2p1----------||
|--0----(0)-2p0---------|--0----2p0------------------||
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------| PM--------------|
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||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-6-6-6--o||
PM-----------------------------------------------------
S E S E S S +S S E S E S E S S +S S E S E S E S S
+S S E S E S E S S +S S E S E S E S S +S S E S E S
N.C.
Gtr II
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E H
||o----------12----------12-|----------12------o||
||o-------------------------|------------------o||
| Gtr I
| Q Q Q Q Q Q H
||o-------------------------|------------------o||
||o-------------------------|------------------o||
N.C.
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
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
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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
PM----------------------------------------------------------|
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
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
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
| PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 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
PM----------------------------------|
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
| PM----------------------------------|
| 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
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
TP TP
W +H.. S S
PM| PM| PM| PM|
S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q
|-10s9-----9--10s9-----9--|-10s9-----9--10s9-----9--|
|--8s7-----7---8s7-----7--|--8s7-----7---8s7-----7--|
N.C.
Gtr II
TP TP TP TP TP TP
H a Q Q a Q. E Q. +E
|-13----13s16--17--|-17s=19S===17-16----------|
|-11----11s14--15--|-15s=17S===15-14----(14)\-|
| Gtr I
| TP
| W +H.. +E
PM------------------------------------|
S E S E S S +S S E S E S E S S +S S E
||o-------------------------------------------o||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2---o||
| PM------------------------------------|
| S E S E S S +S S E S E S E S S +S S E
||o-------------------------------------------o||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2---o||
E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. D#5 E5
Gtr I
W W E E Q E E Q
Gtrs I, II Gtr II
Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S H E E E S S E E E S S
||o---------------------|----------------o||-----------------------|
||o-2-----7-6-2-----7-6-|-2-----7-6-6----o||-2-2----7-6-2-2----7-6-|
D#5 E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 N.C. D#5
E E Q H W W
Gtrs I, II, III
Q E S S H Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S S S S S S S S S
|-2------7-6-6----|-2-----7-6-2-----7-6-|-2-----7S6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--||
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------| PM--------------|
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||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-6-6-6--o||
Gtr III
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-9S======21S======9S======21S======|=8S======20S======8S======20S======|
|-6S======18S======6S======18S======|=5S======17S======5S======17S======|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
| 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
TP TP TP TP TP
Q Q Q Q H. Q
|-9S======21S======9S======21-------|-20------------------------20\-------||
|-6S======18S======6S======18-------|-17------------------------17\-------||
| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM-|
| 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
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------| PM--------------|
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||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-6-6-6--o||
N.C.
Gtr II
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
||o----------12----------12-|----------12----------12-o||
||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
| Gtr I
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
Gtr I
W +W W +W E E Q H
o / / / /
Gtr II
W +H.. E W +W 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