Down the Slopes of Death Amon Amarth
As recorded by Amon Amarth
(From the 2002 Album VERSUS THE WORLD)
Transcribed by F-Master
Words and Music by Amon Amarth
Arranged by Amon Amarth
Gtr I (B E A D Gb B) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (B E A D Gb B) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=140
N.C.
[4/4] Gtrs I, II
PM------| PM| PM------------------| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||--------------------------|--------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|-------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------|| ||--------------------------|--------------------------|| ||o-7-----------5-----5-7-8-|-7-----------------------o|| ||----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
Pre-Verse
N.C.
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
W W W +Q +Q +Q Q
||-----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||o----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||-----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||--5--------|-4--------|-5--------|-(5)--(5)--(5)--7---| ||o----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||-----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
| W W W +Q +Q +Q Q
||-----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||o----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||-----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||-----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||o-7--------|-5--------|-7--------|-(7)--(7)--(7)--9---| ||-----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
W Q +Q +Q Q W +W
|----------|------------------|----------|---------|| |----------|------------------|----------|--------o|| |----------|------------------|----------|---------|| |-9--------|-7--(7)--(7)--10--|-9--------|-(9)-----|| |----------|------------------|----------|--------o|| |----------|------------------|----------|---------||
|
| TP TP TP TP
| W W W +W
|----------|------------------|----------|---------|| |----------|------------------|----------|--------o|| |----------|------------------|----------|---------|| |----------|------------------|----------|---------|| |-7--------|-3----------------|-2--------|-(2)----o|| |----------|------------------|----------|---------||
Verse
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------| PM| PM------------------| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|--------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-7-----------5-----5-7-8-|-7------------------------o|| ||----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
Chorus
N.C.
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
|-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
[E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||----------------------------------|------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|------------------------------| ||--10-------10-----10-------10-----|-10-------10-----9-----9------| ||o----8-(8)----8-8----8-(8)----8-8-|----8-(8)----8-8---8-8---8-8--| ||----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------------------------------| | |-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------------------------------|------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|------------------------------| ||o--8-8--8---8-8-8--8-8--8---8-8-8-|--8-8--8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| ||----------------------------------|------------------------------|
N.C.
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM| |-----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----| |----6-----|
E +E E E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-9-(9)---------7-(7)---------|-9-(9)---------7-----7-9-10--|| |-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0---0-0--------o|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|
| PM----------------------------------------------| | |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|---------------------7-9-10--|| |-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------o|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
Verse
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------| PM| PM------------------| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|--------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-7-----------5-----5-7-8-|-7------------------------o|| ||----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
Pre-Chorus
N.C.
PM------| PM------| PM------| PM| PM| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6-----|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||---------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o--------------------------|-----------------------------| ||---------------------------|-----------------------------| ||---------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-10-----------9-----------|-10-----------10-----12------| ||-----8-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-|----8-8-8-8-8----8-8----8-8--|
N.C.
PM------| PM------| PM------| PM| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-9-----------7-----------|-9-----------7-----7-9-10-o|| |---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0---------||
Chorus
N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
|-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
[E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||----------------------------------|------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|------------------------------| ||--10-------10-----10-------10-----|-10-------10-----9-----9------| ||o----8-(8)----8-8----8-(8)----8-8-|----8-(8)----8-8---8-8---8-8--| ||----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM---------------------------------------------------------| | |-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------------------------------|------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|------------------------------| ||----------------------------------|------------------------------| ||o--8-8--8---8-8-8--8-8--8---8-8-8-|--8-8--8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| ||----------------------------------|------------------------------|
N.C.
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM| |-----6-----| |-----6-----| |-----6-----| |----6-----|
E +E E E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-9-(9)---------7-(7)---------|-9-(9)---------7-----7-9-10--|| |-------0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-0---0-0--------o|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|
| PM----------------------------------------------| | |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|---------------------7-9-10--|| |-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------o|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
N.C.
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
|-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
[E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-10-------10-----10-------10-----|-10-------10-----9-----9-----| |----8-(8)----8-8----8-(8)----8-8-|----8-(8)----8-8---8-8---8-8-| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| PM---------------------------------------------------------| | |-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--8-8--8---8-8-8--8-8--8---8-8-8-|--8-8--8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
N.C.
Gtrs I, II
PM------| PM| PM------------------| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|--------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-7-----------5-----5-7-8-|-7------------------------o|| ||----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
Interlude
N.C.
TP TP TP TP
W +W W +W
|----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|-7--------|-(7)----| |-7--------|-(7)--------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------|
|
| Gtr II
| TP TP TP TP
| W +W W +W
|----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|-5--------|-(5)----| |-9--------|-(9)--------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------|
<[E5]
TP TP TP TP TP TP
W +W W +Q +Q +Q Q
|----------|------------|----------|---------------------| |----------|------------|----------|---------------------| |----------|------------|----------|---------------------| |----------|------------|-7--------|-(7)--(7)--(7)--14\--| |-7--------|-(7)--------|----------|----------------14\--| |----------|------------|----------|----------------12\--|
|
| <
| TP TP TP TP TP TP
| W +W W +Q +Q +Q Q
|----------|------------|----------|---------------------| |----------|------------|----------|---------------------| |----------|------------|-5--------|-(5)--(5)--(5)-------| |-9--------|-(9)--------|----------|-----------------x\--| |----------|------------|----------|-----------------x\--| |----------|------------|----------|-----------------x\--|
[E5] [G5]
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E
||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------| ||--2--------2--------|-2--------5--------| ||o-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-5--5-5-5-| ||--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-3--3-3-3-|
N.C.
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E +E E E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|---------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|---------------2h4p2--------|| |---------5p4h5---------5p4h5-|---------5p4h5-------5p4h5--|| |-3-(3)-3-------3-(3)-3-------|-3-(3)-3-------------------o|| |-----------------------------|----------------------------||
Chorus
N.C.
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
W W W +Q +Q +Q Q
||-----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||o----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||-----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||--5--------|-4--------|-5--------|-(5)--(5)--(5)--7---| ||o----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||-----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
| W W W +Q +Q +Q Q
||-----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||o----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||-----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||-----------|----------|----------|--------------------| ||o-7--------|-5--------|-7--------|-(7)--(7)--(7)--9---| ||-----------|----------|----------|--------------------|
TP TP TP TP TP TP TP
W Q +Q +Q Q W +W
|----------|------------------|----------|---------|| |----------|------------------|----------|--------o|| |----------|------------------|----------|---------|| |-9--------|-7--(7)--(7)--10--|-9--------|-(9)-----|| |----------|------------------|----------|--------o|| |----------|------------------|----------|---------||
|
| TP TP TP TP
| W W W +W
|----------|------------------|----------|---------|| |----------|------------------|----------|--------o|| |----------|------------------|----------|---------|| |----------|------------------|----------|---------|| |-7--------|-3----------------|-2--------|-(2)----o|| |----------|------------------|----------|---------||
Outro
N.C.
PM------| PM| PM------------------| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----| |----6----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 7x
||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|--------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-7-----------5-----5-7-8-|-7------------------------o|| ||----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
N.C.
PM------| PM| |----6----| |----6----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------*| |-------------------------|--------------*| |-------------------------|--------------*| |-------------------------|--------------*| |-7-----------5-----5-7-8-|-7------------*| |---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-------|--------------*|
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
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