/----------------------------------------------------------------------------/ / The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used / / for private use and studying / /-------------------------------------------------------------------------/ AT THE GATES PRIMAL BREATH From the Album WITH FEAR I KISS THE BURNING DARKNESS Copyright 1993 PEACEVILLE RECORDS Version 1.0 - JANUARY 1998 Transcribed by: Scott King For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact Scott: jameking@infoave.net Check out Displacer's Death/Black Tab Webpage at http://www.dsrmusic.com/metaltab join the death/black tab emailing list by filling out the free subscription form at http://www.dsrmusic.com/metaltab/join.htm . - palm mute / - slide up to \ - slide down to ~ - vibrato h - hammer on b - bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend ph - pinch harmonic f - full bend h - half bend * - see comment r - release t - tap bend X - percussion mute ~ - vibrato bend @ - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note " - tremolo pick until next note Tune Down 2.5 steps to B INTRO |----------| |------11\-|GTR |--77------| 1 |----------| |----------| |----------| | | | | |------6"--| |----------|GTR |--77------| 2 |----------| |----------| |----------| RIFF 1 PLAY 5 TIMES |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |----------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 |9-999-9-999-9-999-9b10r9--8-888-8-888-8-888-8~~--5-555-5-555-5-555-5\-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------7"--------|GTR |----------------9"-----------------9"----7"---------------------------| 2 |------------------------------------------------------------------10"-| |-7------7-9-10-------7------7-9-10-----------7------7-9-10------------| |---000-----------------000---------------------000--------------------| ... ... ... Play Last Time |----------------------------|-------------------------12\--| |------------------------/11"|------------------------------|GTR |---------------7777-666-----|-----------------7777-666-----| 1 |----------------------------|------------------------------| |--7-----7-------------------|-----7-----7------------------| |---000---000----------------|-------000---000--------------| | ... ... ... ... | | | |------------------------6"--|-------66666666666666666666\--|GTR |----------------------------|------------------------------| 2 |---------------7777-666-----|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |-7------7-9-10--------------|------------------------------| |---000----------------------|------------------------------| ... END RIFF 1 RIFF 2 PLAY 1 TIME *These Are 10's not ones and zeros |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |----------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 |-9"-----------10"---9"----------7"------------------7"----9"----------| |------------------------------------------------------------------10"-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |----------------------------------------------------------------------| 2 |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-22222222---33333333-22222222---33333333-22222222---33333333-22222222-| |---------000-----------------000-----------------000------------------| ... ... ... |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |----------------------9"----------10"---9"----------7"----------------| 1 |-12~------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----9"--9h10p9-9~~---------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |----------------------------------------------------------------------| 2 |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----5555555544444444--22222222---33333333-22222222---33333333-22222222| |-000--------------------------000-----------------000-----------------| ... ... ... |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|GTR |---7"----9"-------12~~------------------| 1 |-----------------------9"--9h10p9-9~----| |-------------10"------------------------| |------------------------------------15\-| | | | | |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|GTR |----------------------------------------| 2 |-----------------2222-------------------| |----33333333-2222----5555555544444444---| |-000------------------------------------| ... END RIFF 2 RIFF 3 PLAY 1 TIME * 12's not ones and twos |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-9"--------12"----7"-------------------------------9"----------12"----| 1 |-------------------------7"-------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-----------------------------------77---------------------------------| 2 |--*----------------------9999997777--101010109999---------------------| |-101010101010101099997777--------------------------101010101010101099-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |----------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 |-7~-----------------------------------9"---------12"------7"----------| |------10"---10~----7~~------------------------------------------7~~---| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------*-----------------------------------------------------|GTR |----------------12121212----12121212----------------------------------| 2 |--------10101010--------9999----------------------------------999999--| |-997777-------------------------------101010101010101099997777--------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |----------------------9"-----------12"-------7~-----------------------| 1 |-------7"-----------------------------------------------10~---7~------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | . | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-----77------------------------------------------------12121212-------| 2 |-7777--101010109999----------------------------10101010--------9999---| |----------------------101010101010101099997777------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-------------9"--------12"----7"-------------------------------9"-----| 1 |---------------------------------------7"-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-12121212-------------------------------------77----------------------| 2 |------------------------------------9999997777--101010109999--10101010| |------------101010101010101099997777----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|GTR |------------------------------------------------| 1 |--------12"------7~-----------------------------| |------------------------10~~-----7~~------------| |--------------------------------------------12\-| | | | | |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|GTR |--------------------------12121212----12121212--| 2 |-----------------10101010---------9999----------| |-1010101099997777-------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| END RIFF 3 PLAY RIFF 2 1 TIME RIFF 4 PLAY 1 TIME |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |---------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------7"-------------------| |-5"---------------7"-------------8"------------------------888---5"--| | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-----------------7"---------------------10"-9"------7"-9"------------| 2 |-9"------9"--10"----10"-9"-10"---7"--------------6"------------------| |-----7"-----------------------------/8~---------------------7"-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------8"--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |---------------------------------------------------------------------| 1 |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------7"---------------------| |------------------7"-------------8"------------------------888--5"---| | | | | |---------------------------------------------------------------------| | |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------7"----------------------10"-9"-----7"-9"------------|GTR |-9"------9"--10"----10"-9"-10"---7"--------------6"------------------| 2 |-----7"-----------------------------/8~---------------------7"-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------8"--| END RIFF 4 RIFF 5 PLAY 2 TIMES |---------------------------------------------------------------3H5----| |------------------------------------------------------------5------6~-| |-----------------------------------------------77775555-5P4-----------| |-10-9-7--7-77------------10-9-7--7-7----------------------------------| |--------------877777777-------------77788888888-----------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7"----------------------5"------7"---8"------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------7"---8"---10"----------| END RIFF 5 RIFF 6 PLAY 5 TIMES |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-----------------------------------------------------------------| 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-9--10--9--7-6--7--9-10p9p7--6-7---9--10--9--7-6--7--9-10p9p7-6--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-----------------------------------------------------------------| 2 |----------------------------------------------------------2------| |------------------------------------2---------------3"--------3~-| |-0"------------2"-----------3"-------------5"--------------------| END RIFF 6 RIFF 6.A PLAY 2 TIMES |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-----------------------------------------------------------------| 1 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-9--10--9--7-6--7--9-10p9p7--6-7---9--10--9--7-6--7--9-10p9p7-6--| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-----------------------------------------------------------------| 2 |----------------------------------------------------------2------| |------------------------------------2---------------3"--------3~-| |-0"------------2"-----------3"-------------5"--------------------| | | | | |-------------------------7---------------------------------------| |-7H8---7P5----------7H8----------7H8---7P5---------7H8-8---------|GTR |-------------4------------------------------4--------------------| 3 |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| END RIFF 6.A RIFF 7 PLAY 3 TIMES |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-----------------------------------------------------------------| 1 |-------7"--------8"-------------------7"-------------------------| |-7"----------------------9"------8"---------------6---7---6------| |--------------------------------------------------4---5---4------| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |---------10"-----------------------------------------------------| 2 |-----7"-------8"--11"-------12"--11"-----------------------------| |-7"----------------------9"------------8"-------11"--12"--11"----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| END RIFF 7 RIFF 8 PLAY 2 TIMES |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|GTR |-6-------------------9------10-----7--| 1 |--------------------------------------| |-------------8-8-7~-------------------| |-----5--5---------------8-------6-----| | . . | | | |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|GTR |-6-------------------9"-----10"----7"-| 2 |--------------------------------------| |-------------8-8-7"-------------------| |-----5---5--------------8-------6-----| @ @ . . RIFF 8.A PLAY 1 TIME |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-6-------------------9------10-----7---6-----------------9-----10----7| 1 |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------8-8-9--------------------------------8-8-9---------------| |-----5--5---------------8-------6----------5--5-------------8------6--| | . . . . | | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------|GTR |------------------------5~-----3--------------------------------------| 2 |-7~---------------5h7--------------7~------------------5h7--5~------7~| |-----------------------------------------------------------------8~---| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| PLAY RIFF 8 TWO TIMES PLAY RIFF 8.A TWO TIMES RIFF 9 PLAY ONE TIME |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR |------------------------------------------------------p.h--| 1 |---------10"----9"-----------------7"-----9"----------10---| |-7"--------------------7"-----8"---------------11"---------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-----------------------------------------------------------| 2 |-----------------------7----------10-----------9-----------| |-7-------------5-------5-----------8-----------7-----------| |-5-------------3-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-----------------------------------------------------------| 1 |---------10"----9"-----------------7"-----9"---10"---9--7--| |-7"--------------------7"-----8"---------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-----------------------7--7-------10-10------12--13--13----| 2 |-7--7----------5--5----5--5--------8--8------10--11--11----| |-5--5----------3--3----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR |------------------------------------------------------p.h--| 1 |---------10"----9"-----------------7"-----9"----------10---| |-7"--------------------7"-----8"---------------11"---------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-----------------------------------------------------------| 2 |-----------------------------7-7-----7-------10-------10---| |-7-----7-----7------5-----5--5-5-555-5--8888--8--8888--8-9"| |-5-555-5-555-5--333-3-333-3--------------------------------| ... ... ... ... ... .... .... . |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-----------------------------------------------------------| 1 |---------10"----9"-----------------7"-----9"---10"---9--7--| |-7"--------------------7"-----8"---------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | | | |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|GTR |-----------------------------------------------------------| 2 |-----------------7-7-7-7/9--10---10----10-----13-----13----| |-7----7----5-----5-5-5-5/7---8-8"-8-8"--8-10"-11-11"-11-11"| |-5-5"-5-5"-3-3"--------------------------------------------| . . . . . . . . END RIFF 9 PLAY RIFF 4 1 TIME PLAY RIFF 5 2 TIMES PLAY RIFF 6 5 TIMES PLAY RIFF 6.A 2 TIMES W/FILL 1 FILL 1 |-------------------7~~--| |-7-8---10------10-------| |------------7-----------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| PLAY RIFF 2 1 TIME PLAY RIFF 3 1 TIME PLAY RIFF 2 1 TIME PLAY RIFF 1 AND FADE OUT W/FILL2 FILL 2 |--6"------6"--/6\-------| |------------------------| |------7"----------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------|