The Burning Darkness Tabs & Lyrics by At the Gates
The Burning Darkness
guitar tabs lyrics
THE BURNING DARKNESS (LIVE)
As recorded by At the Gates
(From the 1994 Album TERMINAL SPIRIT DISEASE)
Transcribed by Carlos Acosta (geeko19)
Words and Music by At the Gates
Gtr I (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Moderate Metal Q=132
5/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E q E E E E E E E E q E E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-------5-4px-4--4-0-|---------5-4px-4--4-0-|
|-----7--------------|-------7--------------|
|-0-0----------------|-0---0----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W E E E E H.
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|---------9-9----------|
|--------------------|---/10-9--------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
~~~
E E E E E E q E E E E E E E E E E Q
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------5-4px-4---4--0-|---------5-4px-4-0-[4]----|
|-------7----------------|-------7------------------|
|--0--0------------------|--0--0--------------------|
|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| +W +Q +W +Q
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|-(9)--------------(9)---|-(9)---------------(9)----|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||------------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
||--------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|
| E E E E E E q E E
||------------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------|
||--------------5---4p==x---4-------4---0---|
||o---------7-------------------------------|
||--0---0-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------------||
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----||
|-------------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------------||
|
| E E E E E E q E E
|--------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------------||
|-------------5---4p==x---4-------4---0------||
|---------7---------------------------------o||
|-0---0--------------------------------------||
Verse
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||------------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
||------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E q E E
||------------------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------------|
||------------------------------------------|
||--------------5---4p==x---4-------4---0---|
||o---------7-------------------------------|
||--0---0-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---o||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------||
|
| E E E E E E q E E
|--------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------------||
|-------------5---4p==x---4-------4---0------||
|---------7---------------------------------o||
|-0---0--------------------------------------||
E5 G5
5/4
W +Q W +Q
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-2-------------------(2)---|-5-------------------(5)---|
|-0-------------------(0)---|-3-------------------(3)---|
|
| |-3-| |-3-|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-4h5p4-5---4-5-5----5----|-5-4h5p4-5---4-5-5----5----|
|-----------7-------7-----7-|-----------7-------7-----7-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E S S E E E S S S S E S S E E S S E E E S S S S E S S E
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------7--------|----------------------------7-----------|
|-/9-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10-9-|-7-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10-9----|
|--------------10----------------------|-------------10-------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5------|-5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5---------|
|---------------7-------------7------7-|--------------7-------------7------7----|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E S S E E E S S S S E S S E
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------7--------|
|-7-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10-9-|
|-------------10----------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5------|
|--------------7-------------7------7-|
|-------------------------------------|
E S S E E E S S S S E S S E E S S E E E S S S S E S S E
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------7--------|----------------------------7--------|
|-7-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10-9-|-7-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10-9-|
|-------------10----------------------|-------------10----------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5------|-5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5------|
|--------------7-------------7------7-|--------------7-------------7------7-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E S S E E E S S S S E S S E
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------7--------|
|-7-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10-9-|
|-------------10----------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5------|
|--------------7-------------7------7-|
|-------------------------------------|
E S S E E E S S S S E S S E E S S E E E S S S S E E E
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------7--------|----------------------------7-------|
|-7-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10-9-|-7-7h==9---7----10-9h10-7h9---9h10--|
|-------------10----------------------|-------------10---------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5------|-5-4h5p==4-5-----4-5----5-----5-----|
|--------------7-------------7------7-|--------------7-------------7----7--|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chorus
E5 F5
12/8
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-12--12-12-12-12-------------12--12-12-12-12-------------|
|------------------9--9-9-9-9------------------9--9-9-9-9-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q. Q. +Q.
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--------------(2)----------3--------------(3)---------|
|--0--------------(0)----------1--------------(1)---------|
G5 A5 B5
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--10-10-10-10-------------10--10-10-10-10-------------|
|------------------7--7-7-7-7-----------------7--7-7-7-7--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q. Q. Q.
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------------(5)----------7--------------9-----------|
|--3--------------(3)----------5--------------7-----------|
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-----------12-12-12-12-12-----------|
|----------------9-9-9-9-9----------------9-9-9-9-9-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
| E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-----------10-10-10-10-10-----------|
|----------------7-7-7-7-7----------------7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
| E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7--7--7--7-9-9-9-9-9-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q.
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-5p4---5p=4----5p4---5p=4----|-5p4---5p=4----5--4---------|
|-----7-------7-----7-------7-|-----7-------7------7-------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| H +Q H +Q H +Q H +Q
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-------(5)---4-------(4)---|-5-------(5)---4-------(4)--|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-------(3)---2-------(2)---|-3-------(3)---2-------(2)--|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A5 G5 F5 E5
PM--| PM--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H.
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|----2-4---4-5-4-----|
|----4-5-7-----5--7---4-5-7-|-3------3-----------|
|-7----------7------7-------|--------------------|
|----------0----------------|--------------------|
|
| H. H. H. H.
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|-7------------5------------|-3------------2-----|
|-5------------3------------|-1------------0-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q.
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-5p4---5p=4----5p4---5p=4----|-5p4---5p=4----5--4---------|
|-----7-------7-----7-------7-|-----7-------7------7-------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| H +Q H +Q H +Q H +Q
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-5-------(5)---4-------(4)---|-5-------(5)---4-------(4)--|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-3-------(3)---2-------(2)---|-3-------(3)---2-------(2)--|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
A5 G5 F5 E5
6/8
PM--| PM--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|----2-4----4-5-|
|----4-5-7-----5--7---4-5-7-|-3------3------|
|-7----------7------7-------|---------------|
|----------0----------------|---------------|
|
| H. H. Q. Q.
|---------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|---------------|
|-7------------5------------|-3------2------|
|-5------------3------------|-1------0------|
E5 F5
12/8
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-12--12-12-12-12-------------12--12-12-12-12-------------|
|------------------9--9-9-9-9------------------9--9-9-9-9-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q. Q. +Q.
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--2--------------(2)----------3--------------(3)---------|
|--0--------------(0)----------1--------------(1)---------|
G5 A5 B5
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--10-10-10-10-------------10--10-10-10-10-------------|
|------------------7--7-7-7-7-----------------7--7-7-7-7--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q. +Q. Q. Q.
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------------(5)----------7--------------9-----------|
|--3--------------(3)----------5--------------7-----------|
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-12-----------12-12-12-12-12-----------|
|----------------9-9-9-9-9----------------9-9-9-9-9-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
| E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2--3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-----------10-10-10-10-10-----------|
|----------------7-7-7-7-7----------------7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-|
| E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7--7--7--7-9-9-9-9-9-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Verse
5/4
W +Q W +Q
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-2-------------------(2)---|-5-------------------(5)---|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-0-------------------(0)---|-3-------------------(3)---|
|
| |-3-| |-3-|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-4h5p4-5---4-5-5----5----|-5-4h5p4-5---4-5-5----5----|
|-----------7-------7-----7-|-----------7-------7-----7-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E S S E E E S S S S E S S E E S S E E E S S S S E S S E
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------5-------|--------------------------5----------|
|-/7-5h==7---5---/8-7-8-5-7---7-8-8-|-7-5h==7---5---/8-7-8-5-7---7-8-8----|
|--------------8--------------------|-------------8-----------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--5-4h5p==4-5----4-5---5-----5-----|-5-4h5p==4-5----4-5---5-----5--------|
|--------------7------------7-----7-|-------------7------------7-----7----|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E S S E E E S S S S E S S E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------5-------|
|-7-5h==7---5---/8-7-8-5-7---7-8-8-|
|-------------8--------------------|
|
| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-5-4h5p==4-5----4-5---5-----5-----|
|-------------7------------7-----7-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
E S S E E E S S S S E S S E E S S E E E S S S S E S S E
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------------5-------|--------------------------5-------|
|-7-5h==7---5---/8-7-8-5-7---7-8-8-|-7-5h==7---5---/8-7-8-5-7---7-8-8-|
|-------------8--------------------|-------------8--------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-5-4h5p==4-5----4-5---5-----5-----|-5-4h5p==4-5----4-5---5-----5-----|
|-------------7------------7-----7-|-------------7------------7-----7-|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Outro
E5 F5
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
E S S S E E E S S S E E S S S E E S S S E E E S S S E E S S S E
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-|
|
| |-3-| |-3-|
| E S S S E E E E E E S S E E S S S E E E E E E S S E
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-5-4h5p4-5---4-5-----5-----------9-|-5-4h5p4-5---4-5-----5-----------9-|
|-----------7-----------7-5h==7-----|-----------7-----------7-5h==7-----|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G5
|-3-| |-3-| |--3--|
E S S S E E E S S S E E S S S E
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3--|
|
| |-3-|
| E S S S E E E E E E S S E
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-5-4h5p4-5---4-5-----5-----------9--|
|-----------7-----------7-5h==7------|
|------------------------------------|
E5
W +Q +Q W +H. H +W +Q
|---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*|
|---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*|
|---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*|
|-5--------(5)--|-(5)--4-----------|-(4)--------------|------------------*|
|---------------|------------------|----------7-------|-(7)--------(7)---*|
|---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*|
|
| W +Q +W +Q +W +Q +W +Q
|---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*|
|---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*|
|---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*|
|---------------|------------------|------------------|------------------*|
|-2--------(2)--|-(2)---------(2)--|-(2)---------(2)--|-(2)--------(2)---*|
|-0--------(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
\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
