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BURY ME AN ANGEL (Bassline)
As recorded by Arch Enemy
(From the 1996 Album BLACK EARTH)
Transcribed by SoggieMufin
Words and Music by Michael Amott
Gtr I (B E A D) - 'bass'
Gtr II (B E A D F# B) - 'strings'
Intro
Q=190
2/4 4/4
Gtr I
H S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
|------||------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------||o-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|------||o-----------------------0h5h8-|-----------------0h5h8--------|
|------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h4h7-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0h4h7--|
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E 4x
|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-0h6h9--------------------o||
|-----------------------0h5h8-|-------0h5h8-------0h5h8--o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h4h7-------|-------------0h4h7---------||
Wx3 S S E S S E S S E S S E
|------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------0-6-9-------|
|------------|-------0-5-8-------0-5-8-|
|------------|-0-4-7-------------------|
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||o---------9-6-------------|--------------------------|
||o---------------------8-5-|---------------------5-8--|
||--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-7-4-0-0-0-0------|
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E S S E S S E S S E 3x
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|---------9-6-------------|-------------0-6-9-------o||
|---------------------8-5-|-------0-5-8-------0-5-8-o||
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----|-0-4-7--------------------||
Chorus
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E Q
||--------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------|
||--5-5-5-1-(1)-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-5-(5)-5-5--|
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +H
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|------------------o||
|-------------------|------------------o||
|-5-5-5-1-(1)-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-3-(3)-----||
Verse
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S E
||------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-----------------------0h5h8-|-----------------0h5h8-------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h4h7-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0h4h7-|
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-----------------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-0h6h9--------------------o||
|-----------------------0h5h8-|-------0h5h8-------0h5h8--o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h4h7-------|-------------0h4h7---------||
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E
||--------------------------|--------------------------|
||o---------9-6-------------|--------------------------|
||o---------------------8-5-|---------------------5-8--|
||--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-0-7-4-0-0-0-0------|
S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E S S E S S E S S E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|---------9-6-------------|-------------0-6-9-------o||
|---------------------8-5-|-------0-5-8-------0-5-8-o||
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----|-0-4-7--------------------||
Chorus
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E Q
||--------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------|
||--5-5-5-1-(1)-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-5-(5)-5-5--|
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +H
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|------------------o||
|-------------------|------------------o||
|-5-5-5-1-(1)-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-3-(3)-----||
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------7-----7---|---------6-----6---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-|-4-4-4-4---4-4---4-|
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------5-----5---|---------4-----4---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-|-2-2-2-2---2-2---2-|
TP TP TP ~
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|-5--------|-4--------|-3--------|-2----|
Breakdown
Q=120
Wx4 W +W
|------------|----------|--------|
|------------|----------|--------|
|------------|----------|--------|
|------------|-0--------|-(0)----|
H.. E +E E E E Q Q E E E +E Q E E
|-------------|-----------------||----------------------|
|-------------|-----------------||o-----7b8==(7)r7------|
|-------------|-----------7--7--||o---------------------|
|-----------3-|-(3)-0-0-0-------||--0-0-------------0-3-|
S S E S S E E S S E E E E E +E Q E E +E E +E E Q Q
|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------------||
|-----------------------|-----7b8==(7)r7------|-------------------o||
|-----------5-----------|---------------------|-----------5s7--7--o||
|-0-0-5-0-0---0-5-6-5-3-|-0-0-------------0-3-|-(3)-5-(5)----------||
Bridge
Gtr II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------12------------|--------------11---------------|
|-13----13--------13-----13-|-12-----12-------12-----12-----|
|----12----12--------12-----|-----11----11-------11---------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| H +E E +E E H. E. +S
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--3----------(3)--5-(5)--3-|--2------------------2-----(2)s|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------15------------|--------------14----------|
|-17----17--------17-----17-|-15-----15-------15----15-|
|----16----16--------16-----|-----14----14-------14----|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| H +E E +E E +W
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|--7----------(7)--9-(9)--5-|-(5)----------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------12------------|-------------11----------|
|-13----13--------13-----13-|-12----12-------12----12-|
|----12----12--------12-----|----11----11-------11----|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| H +E E +E E H H
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|--3----------(3)--5-(5)--3-|--2----------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------3----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------15----------|--------------15----------|
|-17----17-------17----17-|-17-----17-------17----17-|
|----16----16-------16----|-----16----16-------16----|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--0----------------------|-(0)----------------------|
Lead - Michael Amott
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------12------------|--------------11---------------|
|-13----13--------13-----13-|-12-----12-------12-----12-----|
|----12----12--------12-----|-----11----11-------11---------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| H +E E +E E H. E. +S
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--3----------(3)--5-(5)--3-|--2------------------2-----(2)s|
|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------15------------|--------------14----------|
|-17----17--------17-----17-|-15-----15-------15----15-|
|----16----16--------16-----|-----14----14-------14----|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| H +E E +E E +W
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|--7----------(7)--9-(9)--5-|-(5)----------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------12------------|-------------11----------|
|-13----13--------13-----13-|-12----12-------12----12-|
|----12----12--------12-----|----11----11-------11----|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| H +E E +E E H H
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|--3----------(3)--5-(5)--3-|--2----------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------3----------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------15----------|--------------15----------|
|-17----17-------17----17-|-17-----17-------17----17-|
|----16----16-------16----|-----16----16-------16----|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--0----------------------|-(0)----------------------|
Chorus
Q=185
Gtr I
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E E Q
||--------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------|
||--5-5-5-1-(1)-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-5-(5)-5-5--|
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +H
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|------------------o||
|-------------------|------------------o||
|-5-5-5-1-(1)-1-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-3-(3)-----||
Outro
Q=190
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------7-----7---|---------6-----6---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5---5-5---5-|-4-4-4-4---4-4---4-|
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------5-----5---|---------4-----4---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-|-2-2-2-2---2-2---2-|
TP TP TP ~~~~~~~~~~
W W W H +Q Q
|----------|----------|----------|---------------*|
|----------|----------|----------|---------------*|
|----------|----------|----------|---------------*|
|-5--------|-4--------|-3--------|-2----(2)\-----*|
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
