xTHE BEHEADING OF A KING
As recorded by Amon Amarth
(From the 2004 Album FATE OF NORNS)
Transcribed by Gerhard Fischl
Music by Amon Amarth
Gtr I (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'
Verse
Q=135
(Bm)
4/4
Gtrs I, II
S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E
B ||----------------------|---------------------|
F#||o---------------------|---------------------|
D ||--------------6-7-----|-------------6-7-----|
A ||----------------------|---------------------|
E ||o---------9---------9-|---------9---------9-|
B ||--7-7-7-7---7-----7---|-7-7-7-7---7-----7---|
(Em)
E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
B |--------------------|----------------------------------||
F#|--------------------|---------------------------------o||
D |--------------------|----------------------------------||
A |--------------------|----------------------------------||
E |-10---10---9-10---7-|---------------------------------o||
B |----0----0------0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
Chorus
B5
Gtr I
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
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A ||----------------------------------|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9---------|
E ||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|---------------------------------9-9-9-9-|
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| 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
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A ||----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-|
E ||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B ||--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-|
G5
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
B |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|---------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
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| 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
B |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
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--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
B |--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---|
E5
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
B |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| 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
B |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B |--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-|
F#5 A5
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
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------o||
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
A |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------------------------------------------||
E |---------------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----o||
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
|
| 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
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------o||
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
E |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----o||
B |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----||
Bridge
E5 A5 B5 C5 A5 B5 G5 E5
Gtrs I, II
Q. Q. Q H. E E Q. Q. Q W
B ||---------------|---------------|--------------|-------||
F#||o--------------|---------------|--------------|------o||
D ||---------------|---------------|--------------|-------||
A ||---------------|---------------|--------------|-------||
E ||o-2----7----9--|-10-------9-10-|-7----9----5--|-2----o||
B ||--0----5----7--|--8------------|-5----7----3--|-0-----||
Verse
(Bm)
S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E
B ||----------------------|---------------------|
F#||o---------------------|---------------------|
D ||--------------6-7-----|-------------6-7-----|
A ||----------------------|---------------------|
E ||o---------9---------9-|---------9---------9-|
B ||--7-7-7-7---7-----7---|-7-7-7-7---7-----7---|
(Em)
E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
B |--------------------|------------------------------------||
F#|--------------------|-----------------------------------o||
D |--------------------|------------------------------------||
A |--------------------|------------------------------------||
E |-10---10---9-10---7-|-----------------------------------o||
B |----0----0------0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||
Chorus
B5
Gtr I
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
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A ||----------------------------------|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9---------|
E ||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|---------------------------------9-9-9-9-|
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| 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
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
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-|
B ||--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-|
G5
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
B |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|---------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
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| 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
B |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
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--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
B |--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---|
E5
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
B |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| 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
B |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B |--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-|
F#5 A5
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
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------o||
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
A |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------------------------------------------||
E |---------------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----o||
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
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| 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
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------o||
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
E |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----o||
B |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----||
Bridge
E5 A5 B5 C5 A5 B5 G5 E5
Gtrs I, II
Q. Q. Q H. E E Q. Q. Q W
B ||---------------|---------------|--------------|-------||
F#||o--------------|---------------|--------------|------o||
D ||---------------|---------------|--------------|-------||
A ||---------------|---------------|--------------|-------||
E ||o-2----7----9--|-10-------9-10-|-7----9----5--|-2----o||
B ||--0----5----7--|--8------------|-5----7----3--|-0-----||
Outro
N.C.
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 E E
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#||o---------------------------------|-------------------------7-8-|
D ||--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
A ||--2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|-----------------------------|
E ||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
1.,2.,3. 4.
A5 B5 G5 E5
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 Q. Q. Q W
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||-----------------|---*|
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||-----------------|---*|
D |-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-|-----------------------------------||-----------------|---*|
A |---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---||-----------------|---*|
E |---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||-14----16----12--|-9-*|
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||-12----14----10--|-7-*|
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
