• Song:

    Grand Failure Anthem

  • Artist:

    Soilwork

  • Album:

    A Predator's Portrait -...

Transcribed by: Justin Simms


.  - palm mute                          /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to                      ~  - vibrato
"  - tremelo picking                    () - ghost note
p  - pull off                           h  - hammer-on
tr - trill notes                        fb - full bend (1step)
< > - harmonic

Soilwork - Grand Failure Anthem

Tune 2.5 steps down (BEADGB)

Riff A1
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|---------------6-------(b9)---------------|
|-------8-7p5-----8p7-----11p8-----------|
|-0-0-0-------0-------0--------4~--------|
| . . .       .       .                  |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4~--------|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


|-----------------------8-7--------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5-4--------------|Gtr I
|---------------6------------------------|
|-------8-7p5-----8p7--------------------|
|-0-0-0-------0-------0------------------|
| . . .       .       .                  |
|-----------------------8-7--------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5-4--------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
  . . . . . . . . . . .


|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|---------------6-------(b9)---------------|
|-------8-7p5-----8p7-----11p8-----------|
|-0-0-0-------0-------0--------4~--------|
| . . .       .       .                  |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4~--------|
  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|-------8-7p5----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-------0-0------------------------|
| . . .       . .                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------|
  . . . . . . . .

Riff A1 - 1x

Riff A2
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|---------------6-------(b9)---------------|  & II
|-------8-7p5-----8p7-----11p8-----------|
|-0-000-------0-------0--------4~--------|
  . ...       .       .

|-----------------------8-7--------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5-4--------------|Gtrs I
|---------------6------------------------|  & II
|-------8-7p5-----8p7--------------------|
|-0-000-------0-------0------------------|
  . ...       .       .

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|---------------6-------(b9)---------------|  & II
|-------8-7p5-----8p7-----11p8-----------|
|-0-000-------0-------0--------4~--------|
  . ...       .       .

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------7brp4---10brp7---12qbr-|Gtrs I
|----------------------------------------|  & II
|-------8-7p5----------------------------|
|-0-000-------0-0-------0--------0-------|
  . ...       .         .        .

Riff A2 - 2x

Riff B
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|------------------9"-7"-----------------|Gtr I
|------9"--7"-----------------9"--7"-----|
|-10"----------7"------------------------|
|-------------------------8"-------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|------5"--4"------5"-4"------5"--4"-----|
|-2"-----------3"---------0"-------------|
|----------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|---7---(b9)--7----------------------------|
|---------------10---(b9)--10---(b9)---------|
|-0---0---0---0----0---0----0------------|
| .   .   .   .    .   .    .            |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|---4---5---4---5----4---2----1----------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-0---0---0---0----0---0----0------------|
  .   .   .   .    .   .    .

Riff B - 2x
Riff A2 - 2x
Riff B - 2x

Riff C1
|----------------------------------------|
|-----6------6------6------6-------------|
|-----4------4------4------4-------------|Gtrs I
|-222-2--222-2--222-2--222-2-------------|  & II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
  ...    ...    ...    ...

|----------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|Gtrs I
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|  & II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|-----7------7------7------7-------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-----5------5------5------5-------------|  & II
|-333-3--333-3--333-3--333-3-------------|
|----------------------------------------|
  ...    ...    ...    ...

|----------------------------------------|
|-(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)-------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|  & II
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
|----------------------------------------|

Riff C1 - 1x

Riff C2
|----------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------|Gtrs I
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|  & II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|Gtrs I
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|  & II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtrs I
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|  & II
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|-(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|<-Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|-2--2--2---2---2------------------------|<
|-0--0--0---0---0-5---5-------4-----2----|<-Gtr II
|-----------------3---3-------2-----0----|<

Riff C2 - 1x
Riff A2 - 2x
Riff B - 2x
Riff C1 - 1x
Riff C2 - 1x

Riff D
|----------------------------------------|
|------4---2----0---2----4----5--4--2----|
|-0------0----0---0----0----0------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|        .    .   .    .    .            |
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------(b9)---------|
|-----12---11---(b9)--11---12------12-11---|Gtr II
|-9~-----(b9)---(b9)--(b9)---(b9)---(b9)-----------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
         .    .   .    .    .

|--------7---------7---------7--------7--|
|-2--/4-------2/4-------2/4--------4-----|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|--------14--------14--------14-------14-|
|-11-/12-----11/12-----11/12----11/12----|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------|
|-4p2------------------------------------|
|-------4--------------------------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-11fbr----------------------------------|Gtr II
|-------12-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------|
|------4---2----0---2----4----5--4--2----|
|-0------0----0---0----0----0------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|        .    .   .    .    .            |
|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------(b9)---------|
|-----12---11---(b9)--11---12-----12-11----|Gtr II
|-9~-----(b9)---(b9)--(b9)---(b9)---(b9)-----------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
         .    .   .    .    .

|----------------------------------------|
|--0--4--2-----2-------------------------|
|-----------4-----4----4br---------------|Gtr I
|--------------------5-----5--2--5-2-----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--(b9)-12-11----11------------------------|Gtr II
|-12--------12----12-(b9)9fb-------(b9)------|
|-----------------------------10---10----|
|----------------------------------------|
            .     .  .        .    .

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------------------|Gtr I
|-----4----------------------------------|
|---------0------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-12--10--(b9)-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

Riff D - 2x
Riff A2 - 2x
Riff B - 2x
Riff C1 - 1x
Riff C2 - 1x
Riff D - 2x

Riff E1
|----------------1(b9)---------20fb--------|
|----------16-------------1(b9)-----1(b9)----|
|-------------16-------17------------1(b9)-|Gtr I
|----14-------------17-------------------|
|-14----14-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------------|


|----------------1(b9)---------16br--------|
|----------16-------------1(b9)-----14-----|
|-------------16-------17------------14--|Gtr I
|----14-------------17-------------------|
|-14----14-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


|----------------1(b9)---------20fb--------|
|----------16-------------1(b9)-----1(b9)----|
|-------------16-------17------------1(b9)-|Gtr I
|----14-------------17-------------------|
|-14----14-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-/7-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------|
|-19p18----------16-18-------------------|
|-------1(b9)------------16-1(b9)------------|Gtr I
|----------1(b9)17-------------1(b9)17-16----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


|----------------1(b9)---------20fb--------|
|----------16-------------1(b9)-----1(b9)----|
|-------------16-------17------------1(b9)-|Gtr I
|----14-------------17-------------------|
|-14----14-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-2---------2-2-2------------------------|
|-0---------0-0-0------------------------|
            . . .

|----------------1(b9)---------16br--------|
|----------16-------------1(b9)-----14-----|
|-------------16-------17------------14--|Gtr I
|----14-------------17-------------------|
|-14----14-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------2-----2-------2------|
|-0-----------------0-----0-------0------|
                    .     .       .

|----------------1(b9)---------20fb--------|
|----------16-------------1(b9)-----1(b9)----|
|-------------16-------17------------1(b9)-|Gtr I
|----14-------------17-------------------|
|-14----14-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-5--------------------------------------|
|-3--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------|
|-19p18----------16-18-------------------|
|-------1(b9)------------16-1(b9)------------|Gtr I
|----------1(b9)17-------------1(b9)17-16----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-4---------------7----------11----------|
|-2---------------5----------(b9)----------|
|----------------------------------------|
                (Here!       we!

Riff E1 - 1x

Riff E2
|----------------1(b9)---------20fb--------|
|----------16-------------1(b9)-----1(b9)----|
|-------------16-------17------------1(b9)-|Gtr I
|----14-------------17-------------------|
|-14----14-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-2--2--2-----2--2--2-----2-------2------|
|-0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0-------0------|
(go!).  .     .  .  .     .       .

|----------------1(b9)---------16br--------|
|----------16-------------1(b9)-----14-----|
|-------------16-------17------------14--|Gtr I
|----14-------------17-------------------|
|-14----14-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|-2--2--2-----2--2--2-----2-------2------|
|-0--0--0-----0--0--0-----0-------0------|
  .  .  .     .  .  .     .       .

|----------------1(b9)---------20fb--------|
|----------16-------------1(b9)-----1(b9)----|
|-------------16-------17------------1(b9)-|Gtr I
|----14-------------17-------------------|
|-14----14-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5-------5------|
|-3--3--3-----3--3--3-----3-------3------|
|----------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------|
|-19p18----------16-18-------------------|
|-------1(b9)------------16-1(b9)------------|Gtr I
|----------1(b9)17-------------1(b9)17-16----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|-4--4--4---4--4--7---7----7--11----11---|
|-2--2--2---2--2--5---5----5--(b9)----(b9)---|
|----------------------------------------|

Riff E2 - 2x

Riff F (played under solo)
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-------2------------2-------------------|
|---4-----4------4-----4-----------------|
|-----------4------------4---------------|
|-2---2--------2---2---------------------|
  .   .        .   .

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---1---2-1----------6-------------------|
|-0---0-----4----7-----7-----------------|
|--------------0---0---------------------|
|------------------------0---------------|
  .   .        .   .     .

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-------2------------2-------------------|
|---4-----4------4-----4-----------------|
|-----------4------------4---------------|
|-2---2--------2---2---------------------|
  .   .        .   .

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---1---2-1------------------------------|
|-0---0-----4----6---6~------------------|
|--------------3---3---------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
  .   .        .   .

Riff F - 2x

Riff G (played under solo)
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-------8-8------------------------------|
|-7~----8-8----(b9)(b9)----------------------|
|--------------(b9)(b9)----------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-7~----(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)---------|
|-------(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)---------|
|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-------8-8------------------------------|
|-7~----8-8----(b9)(b9)----------------------|
|--------------(b9)(b9)----------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|------2/4-4-4/6-6-6/7-7-7(b9)(b9)----------|Gtr I
|-7~---2/4-4-4/6-6-6/7-7-7(b9)(b9)----------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

Riff G - 1x

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|----------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2------2-2-2-----------------------|
|-0-0-0------0-0-0-----------------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|----------------------------------------|
|--------2-2-------2-2-2-----------------|
|--------0-0-------0-0-0-----------------|

Riff A2 - 2x
Riff B - 1x

Out
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|------------------9"-7"-----------------|Gtr I
|------9"--7"-----------------9"--7"-----|
|-10"----------7"------------------------|
|-------------------------8"-------------|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr II
|------5"--4"------5"-4"------5"--4"-----|
|-2"-----------3"---------0"-------------|
|----------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|Gtr I
|---10---(b9)--7h(b9)(b9)7---------------------|
|--------------------10-(b9)7-0--------2---|
|-0----0---0-------------------3-5-3-0---|
|                                        |
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|---2------------------------------------|Gtr II
|--------5---4---5-4-2-------------------|
|-----------------------5-3----------2---|
|-0----0---0---0------------5--3-5-3-0---|
  .    .   .   .
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