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VALHALL AWAITS ME (Bassline)
As recorded by Amon Amarth
(From the 2006 Album WITH ODEN ON OUR SIDE)
Transcribed by Jamison Palmer
Words and Music by Amon Amarth
Arranged by Amon Amarth
Gtr I (C# F# B E) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (C# F# B E G# C#) - 'Gtr. IV'
Intro
Q.=124
12/8 2/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||--------------------------|----------||
||o-------------------------|---------o||
||o-------------------------|---------o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-|-0-0-3-0--||
12/8 2/4 12/8 2/4
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
||--------------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|
||o-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|
||o-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0----|
12/8 2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------|---------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
1. 2.
12/8 2/4 2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E q q
|-------------------------|----------||---------|
|-------------------------|---------o||---------|
|-------------------------|---------o||---------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7--||-3--3----|
Verse
12/8 2/4 12/8 2/4
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
||--------------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|
||o-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|
||o-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0----|
12/8 2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------|---------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
1. 2.
12/8 2/4 2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------------|---------||---------|
|-------------------------|--------o||---------|
|-------------------------|--------o||---------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-----||-7--7----|
Bridge
4/4
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---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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 4x
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|------------------------------------o||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----||
Verse 2
12/8 2/4 12/8 2/4
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
||--------------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|
||o-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|
||o-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0----|
12/8 2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------|---------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
1. 2.
12/8 2/4 2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------------|---------||---------|
|-------------------------|--------o||---------|
|-------------------------|--------o||---------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-----||-7--7----|
Bridge 2
Q.=124
12/8 2/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
||--------------------------|----------||
||o-------------------------|---------o||
||o-------------------------|---------o||
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-|-0-0-3-0--||
Chorus
4/4
|-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-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-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
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-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
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-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||
|-------------------------|----------------------------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-----||
12/8 2/4 12/8 2/4
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
|-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|
|-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|
|-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0----|
12/8 2/4 12/8 2/4
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
|-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|-----------|
|-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|-----------|
|-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|-----------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---|
Verse 3
12/8 2/4 12/8 2/4
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
||--------------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|
||o-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|
||o-------------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0----|
12/8 2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------|---------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
1. 2.
12/8 2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q H
|-------------------------|---------||-----------|
|-------------------------|--------o||-----------|
|-------------------------|--------o||-----------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-----||-3--3------|
Guitar Solo
|-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-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-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
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-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
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-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||
|-------------------------|----------------------------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-----||
Gtr I
|-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
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
| Gtr II
| W +H H
|----------------------------|----------------19-----------|
|-17-------------------------|-(17)------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-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
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| W +H H
|--------------------------|----------------17-------------|
|-15-----------------------|-(15)--------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-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
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|
| W +H H
|--------------------------|----------------15-----------|
|-13-----------------------|-(13)------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-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
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7----|
|
| W +H H
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-12-----------------------|-(12)-----------15--------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chorus
Gtr I
|-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-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-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
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-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
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-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||
|-------------------------|----------------------------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-----||
12/8 2/4 12/8
W H H E E E E E E E Q Q.
|------------------|------|----------------------*|
|------------------|------|----------------------*|
|------------------|------|----------------------*|
|------------------|------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
