#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# THOUSAND YEARS OF OPPRESSION As recorded by Amon Amarth (From the 2003 Album VERSUS THE WORLD) Transcribed by trentin64 Music by Amon Amarth Gtr I (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled' Intro G E5 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-| ||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-| ||--------------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-| ||o-------------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------| D/F# F#5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11---|| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--o|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|| |-------------------------|--------------------------o|| |-------------------------|---------------------------|| G E5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|----------------------| ||o-------------------------|----------------------| ||--------------------------|----------------------| ||---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-9--9-9-9-| ||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-7--7-7-7-| ||--------------------------|----------------------| | | TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TPTP | Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q ||--------------------------|----------------------| ||o-------------------------|----------------------| ||--------------------------|------------------9---| ||---9----12-11--------9----|--9----12-11----------| ||o----------------12-------|---------------12-----| ||--------------------------|----------------------| B5/F# E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9--|| |-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-o|| |-------------------|--------------------|| | | TP TPTP TP TP TP TPTP TP TP | Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q 4x |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |--------9-----11---|--------9-----11----|| |-9---12-----9------|-9---12-----9-------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------|--------------------|| Verse N.C. Gtrs I, II PM---------------------------------------------------------------| e e q q e e q q e e q e e q q e e q q e e q ||--------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|| ||o-------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------o|| ||--------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|| ||-----9------------9-|-----------9----|---12---------12-|---------11-----|| ||o-10---10--10--10---|-10--10--7---7--|-9----9--9--9----|-9--9--9----9--o|| ||--------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|| G5 E5 B5 D5 Gtr I PM------------------------------------------------------------------| e e q q e e q q e e q e e q q e e q q e e q 4x ||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||-----9------------9-|------------9----|---12---------12-|-----------11-----|| ||o-10---10--10--10---|-10---10--7---7--|-9----9--9--9----|--9---9--9----9--o|| ||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| | | Gtr II | W +H H W +H H 4x ||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||--------------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-(4)-----7--------|| ||o--5----------------|-(5)------2------|-2---------------|-(2)-----5-------o|| ||---3----------------|-(3)------0------|-----------------|------------------|| Chorus G E5 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-| ||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-| ||--------------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-| ||o-------------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------| D/F# F#5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11--|| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| G E5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|----------------------| ||o-------------------------|----------------------| ||--------------------------|----------------------| ||---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-9--9-9-9-| ||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-7--7-7-7-| ||--------------------------|----------------------| | | TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TPTP | Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q ||--------------------------|----------------------| ||o-------------------------|----------------------| ||--------------------------|------------------9---| ||---9----12-11--------9----|--9----12-11----------| ||o----------------12-------|---------------12-----| ||--------------------------|----------------------| B5/F# E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9--|| |-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-o|| |-------------------|--------------------|| | | TP TPTP TP TP TP TPTP TP TP | Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |--------9-----11---|--------9-----11----|| |-9---12-----9------|-9---12-----9-------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------|--------------------|| Interlude N.C. TP TP TP TPTP TP TP TP TPTP Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------| ||--9---12-11------9---|-9---12-11------9---| ||o-------------12-----|-------------12-----| ||---------------------|--------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-|-4-4--4--4-4--4-4-4-| ||---------------------|--------------------| TP TP TP TPTP TP TP TP TPTP Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------o|| |--------------------|----------------9----|| |-9---12-11------9---|-9---12-11-----------|| |-------------12-----|-------------12-----o|| |--------------------|---------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------o|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-|-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-o|| |--------------------|---------------------|| N.C. TP TP TP TPTP TP TP TP TPTP Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------| ||--9---12-11------9---|-9---12-11------9---| ||o-------------12-----|-------------12-----| ||---------------------|--------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||--4-4--4--4-4--4-4-4-|-6-6--6--6-6--6-6-6-| ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-|-4-4--4--4-4--4-4-4-| ||---------------------|--------------------| TP TP TP TPTP TP TP TP TPTP Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------o|| |--------------------|----------------9----|| |-9---12-11------9---|-9---12-11-----------|| |-------------12-----|-------------12-----o|| |--------------------|---------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------o|| |-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-|-9-9--9--9-9--9-9-9--|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |-5-5--5--5-5--5-5-5-|-7-7--7--7-7--7-7-7-o|| |--------------------|---------------------|| Breakdown G5 E5 B5 N.C. Gtrs I, II 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 E E E E E E 8x ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-------------3---|-2---------------o|| ||--------------4---|-----------------|-----------------|-----4---2-4------|| ||------------5---5-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-|---4---4-----2-0--|| ||o-5-5-5-5-5-------|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-------|-----------------o|| ||--3-3-3-3-3-------|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|------------------|| G E5 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-| ||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-| ||--------------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------| ||---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-| ||o-------------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------------|---------------------| D/F# F#5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11--|| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| Verse N.C. Gtrs I, II PM---------------------------------------------------------------| e e q q e e q q e e q e e q q e e q q e e q ||--------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|| ||o-------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------o|| ||--------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|| ||-----9------------9-|-----------9----|---12---------12-|---------11-----|| ||o-10---10--10--10---|-10--10--7---7--|-9----9--9--9----|-9--9--9----9--o|| ||--------------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|| G5 E5 B5 D5 Gtr I PM------------------------------------------------------------------| e e q q e e q q e e q e e q q e e q q e e q 6x ||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||-----9------------9-|------------9----|---12---------12-|-----------11-----|| ||o-10---10--10--10---|-10---10--7---7--|-9----9--9--9----|--9---9--9----9--o|| ||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| | | Gtr II | W +H H W +H H 6x ||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||--------------------|-----------------|-4---------------|-(4)-----7--------|| ||o--5----------------|-(5)------2------|-2---------------|-(2)-----5-------o|| ||---3----------------|-(3)------0------|-----------------|------------------|| Out-Chorus G E5 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------------|----------------------| ||o-------------------------|----------------------| ||--------------------------|----------------------| ||---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9-9--9-9-9-| ||o-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-7--7-7-7-| ||--------------------------|----------------------| | | TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TP TPTP | Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q ||--------------------------|----------------------| ||o-------------------------|----------------------| ||--------------------------|------------------9---| ||---9----12-11--------9----|--9----12-11----------| ||o----------------12-------|---------------12-----| ||--------------------------|----------------------| B5/F# E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9--|| |-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-|-9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9-o|| |-------------------|--------------------|| | | TP TPTP TP TP TP TPTP TP TP | Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |--------9-----11---|--------9-----11----|| |-9---12-----9------|-9---12-----9-------|| |-------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------|--------------------|| 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