Marching on a Dead End Road Tabs & Lyrics by Arch Enemy
Marching on a Dead End Road
guitar tabs lyrics
MARCHING ON A DEAD END ROAD
As recorded by Arch Enemy
(From the 2003 Album ANTHEMS OF REBELLION)
Transcribed by Carlos Acosta (Geeko)
Music by Christopher Amott
Arranged by Christopher Amott
D
x x x x 15 x
AX
x x x x 10 x
G
x x x x 8 x
F
x 8 x x x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - '12 string'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - '12 string'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Lead'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Harmony'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Six String Ryhthm'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Lead'
Moderately Q=111
Dmadd9 Dmadd9
4/4
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------0---------------0-|----------0--------------------0-|
|---6-------6-------------|------6------------6-------------|
|-----7-----------7-------|--------7-------------------7----|
|-0-------0---------------|---0-----------0-----------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| |----3-----| |-3-|
| H Q Q Q H +E. T T T E E
|-------------------------|--------()---------13-12-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------x-------|
|----------------------|-----------------------x---------|
|----------------------|---------------------x-----------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------0---------0-|--------0-----------------0-|
|-----6-------6-------|----6---------6-------------|
|-------7--------7----|------7----------------7----|
|--0--------0---------|--0--------0----------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|
| ~~~ ~~
| |--3--|
| H. E E H E S S S E E
|-13------------12-13-|-12-------12-10h12p10-------|
|---------------------|----------------------13-10-|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
Fmaj7sus4/D Fmaj7sus4/D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------0----------0--|------------0--------0-|
|-------6----------6--------|------6----------6-----|
|---------3----------3------|---------3---------3---|
|--0-------------0----------|---0-----------0-------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~
| Q. +H +E +Q E E H
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-13b15-----(13)-------(13)-|-(13)---11-10----------|
|---------------------------|--------------12-------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Fmaj7sus4/D N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------0-------0-|-------------0------------0--------|
|-----6-------6-----|-----------------------------------|
|-------3-------3---|---------------------------|
|--0--------0-------|--0-------11---0------11-----------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
|~~~~~
| |-3-|
| +Q E E H +H. +E. T T T
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-(8)-----8-6-------|-(6)------------------(6)-------x--|
|-------9-----------|------------------------------x----|
|-------------------|----------------------------x------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
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Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------0-------------------0---|-------------0------------0--------|
|-------6--------------------6-------------|-----6--------------6--------------|
|------------7---------------------7-------|---------7-------------7-----------|
|--0--------------------0------------------|-0----------------0----------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~~~~~~~
| |-3-|
| 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 +E. T T T
|-10-8-------8-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------11-10---11-10-8-11-10-8----10-8-6---|-8-6-----6----------------------x--|
|------------------------------10--------9-|-----9-7---9-7----7---(7)-----x----|
|------------------------------------------|---------------10-----------x------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| |-3-|
| W H Q E. T T T
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------x--|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------x----|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------x------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E
|--------------------0-----------------------0----|
|--------6-----------------------6----------------|
|--------------7-----------------------7----------|
|--0-----------------------0----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-10--8--6-----8--6--------6----------------------|
|----------10-------10--8----10--8--6-10--8--6----|
|-----------------------------------------------9-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-13-12-10----12-10-------10----------------------|
|----------13-------13-11----13-11-10-13-11-10----|
|----------------------------------------------12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
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E E E E E E E E
|--------------------0--------------0---|
|--------6--------------------6---------|
|--------------7----------------7-------|
|--0-----------------------0------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~
| S S S S S S S S Q. +E
|---------------------------------------|
|--8--6--------6------------------------|
|--------9--7-----9--7-----7-------(7)\-|
|----------------------10---------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~
| S S S S S S S S Q. +E
|---------------------------------------|
|-11-10-------10------------------------|
|-------12-10----12-10--9-10------(10)\-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
Fmaj7sus4/D Fmaj7sus4/D
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------0---------------0---|--------0-------0-|
|---------6---------------6---------|----6-------6-----|
|-----------3----------------3------|------3-------3---|
|-0-------------------0-------------|--0-------0-------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------|
|
| ~~
| |-3-| |----3----|
| S T T T Q Q Q +Q S S W
|---------6---8---/10---(10)---10p8-|-10---------------|
|-------6---------------------------|------------------|
|-----8-----------------------------|------------------|
|---8-------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------|
Fmaj7sus4/D
E E E E E E E E
|------------------0-----------------------0-|
|----6-----------------------6---------------|
|-------------3---------------------3--------|
|-0------------------0-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| |-3--| |------3-------|
| E T T T Q Q a Q +E +E.
|-----------8---10-----10h12---(12)---(12)---|
|---------8----------------------------------|
|------10------------------------------------|
|---10---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
N.C.
E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------0------------------0--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|---0--------------------11-------0---------11-------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|
|~~~~~~
| |-----------3------------| |------3------|
| +E +T T T T Q Q Q Q Q
|-(12)-(12)------------9----10---12------10----12----|
|-------------------10-------------------------------|
|---------------12-----------------------------------|
|-----------12---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
D
Gtr VI
W +W
| |
/ /
Gtr III
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|----3----|
Q. E. E. +H +W
|-12----13--13--(13)------|-(13)-------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr V
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-----5------3------5---3-|---5----3---5---3-------|
|--5-----5--------5---5---|------5---5---5-------5-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E +E Q Q E S S S E
|-----3--1--------0h1-----|------------------------|
|------------3--------3-1-|--(1)-3---0---1-0h1p0---|
|--2----------------------|----------------------0-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
+W +W
| |
/ /
~~~~~~
+W W
|-(13)-----------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|---5------3---5---3---|--5---3---5---3----|
|--------5---5---5---5-|----5---5---5---5--|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|
| E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------1s3-1---0-1-----|--0h1--------------|
|------------3-----3---|------3---1--------|
|---2----------------2-|--------2---0---0--|
|----------------------|--------------2----|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
AX
Gtr VI
W +W
| |
/ /
Gtr V
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---3---3---3---3-|-----3---3---3-------3-|
|-1---1---1---1---|--1----1---1---1-------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E +E Q Q E S S S E
|---3-1---0h1-----|-----------------------|
|-------3-----3-1-|-(1)-3---0---1-0h1p0---|
|-----------------|---------------------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
G F
W W
| |
/ /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----5---3---5---3-|----7---7---7---7--|
|-5-----5---5---5---|--4---4---4---4----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---1s3-1---0h1-----|-^0-3--------------|
|---------3-----3-3-|-^2---2-------2----|
|-2-----------------|-^2-----2---2---2--|
|-------------------|----------0--------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
D
W +W
| |
/ /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---5---3---5---3-|--5----3---5---3-------|
|-5---5---5---5---|-----5---5---5-------5-|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|
| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E +E Q Q E S S S E
|---3-1---0h1-----|-----------------------|
|-------3-----3-1-|-(1)-3---0---1-0h1p0---|
|-0---------------|---------------------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
+W +W
| |
/ /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--5-----3---5---3---|--5---3---5---3----|
|------5---5---5---5-|----5---5---5---5--|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|
| E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----1s3-1---0h1-----|--0h1--------------|
|----------3-----3---|------3---1--------|
|--2---------------2-|--------2---0---0--|
|--------------------|--------------2----|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
AX
W +W
| |
/ /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|---3---3---3---3-|-----3---3---3-------3-|
|-1---1---1---1---|--1----1---1---1-------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|
| |-3-|
| E E E E E E E E +E Q Q E S S S E
|---3-1---0h1-----|-----------------------|
|-------3-----3-1-|-(1)-3---0---1-0h1p0---|
|-----------------|---------------------0-|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
H.=H Q=60
G AX Dm
W W W
| |
/ /
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|-------------------|------------------|-^1----*|
|-------------------|------------------|-^3----*|
|-------------------|------------------|-^2----*|
|-----5---3---5---3-|----7---7---7---7-|-^0----*|
|-5-----5---5---5---|--4---4---4---4---|-------*|
|-------------------|------------------|-------*|
|
| E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|---1s3-1---0h1-----|-^0-3-------------|-^1----*|
|---------3-----3---|-^2---2-------2---|-^3----*|
|-2---------------2-|-^2-----2---2---2-|-^2----*|
|-------------------|----------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
\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
