#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# DOWN THE SLOPES OF DEATH 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 / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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