Amon Amarth
"Amon Amarth"
from the album: Once Sent from the Golden Halls

Transcribed by: Nick Beato ([email protected])

Tuning (High to Low): C G D# A# F C (Key of C#m down 2 steps)

I've tried to space the notes out right, but some parts are kinda weird.
If you aren't sure what i mean, listen to the cd. Also, some riffs have
lead ins that are at the end of a section, i transcribed them there!!!
(Part 3's 1st guitar is an example of this!)

Another valid point worth mentioning is the fact that gtr 1 is tremolo
picked EXTREMELY SLOW copared to most metal bands. it's more of 16th notes
so don't play it as fast as you can!

Part 1 (let all notes ring out)

C ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------5---------------*----------------------------------
D#---6-----6-----------6-----4---4h6---4-----4-----4-----4----------
A#------------------------------------------------------------------
F -4-----4-----4-----4-----4---------5-----5-----5-----5-----5------
C ------------------------------------------------------------------

* don't pick the G#(C#) twice, let it ring and then hammer-on

Part 2

gtr 1 (slow trem pick, sounds oxymoronish)
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D#---------6-------------------------------6---------------9--------
A#-6-------------6-9-------7-------6-------------6-9----------------
F ------------------------------------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
gtr 2 (pick chords to rythem of song)
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D#------------------------------------------------------------------
A#-6-------------------------------6--------------------------------
F -4---------------5---------------4---------------5----------------
C -----------------3-------------------------------3----------------

if you find something that fits better please tell me

Part 3
gtr 1 (slow trem pick)
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D#------------------------------------------------------------------
A#-------9-11----9-12-------9-------11------7-------9---------------
F -9--------------------------------------------------------9-----7-
C ----------------------------------------------------------*-------
gtr 2 (pick to rythem of song)
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D#------------------------------------------------------------------
A#------------------------------------------------------------------
F -9--------------------------------7----------------9--------------
C -7--------------------------------5----------------7--------------

*last time play this fill

C -----------------
G -----------------
D#-11--11--11--11--
A#-----------------
F -9---9---9---9---
C -----------------

Part 4 (not sure about this)

let ring
gtr 1
C -------0------------0---------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D#-----9-----9------9-----9-------11--12----11-----11--12----11-----
A#------------------------------------------------------------------
F -7------------7------------/9----------------9--------------------
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
gtr 2
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D#-9--------------------------11------------------------------------
A#---(8x)-----------------------(8x)--------------------------------
F -7--------------------------9-------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------------------------------------

Part 5 (during battle part and after)

spacing is horrible...
gtr 1 (slow trem pick)
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D#------------------------------------------------------------------
A#-------------------13-----------------11------9------7-9----------
F -11--------------------------11--------------------------11-----9-
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
gtr 2 (in rythem of song)
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D#------------------------------------------------------------------
A#----------------------------------------------------------9---8---
F -11----------------9-------------------7------------------7---6---
C -9-----------------7-------------------5--------------------------

Part 6

gtr 1 (slight mute on all of the root notes)
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D#------6-------------------------------6---------------------------
A#------------6---4h6-----6-----4/6-----------6-----6-----6-------6-
F -4-4----4-4---4-----4-4---4-4-------------------9-------------9---
C ----------------------------------7-7---7-7---7-----7-7---7-7-----
gtr 2 (in rythem of song)
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D#------------------------------------------------------------------
A#------------------------------------------------------------------
F -11-------------------------------9-------------------------------
C -9--------------------------------7-------------------------------

gtr 1 (cont'd)
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D#------------------------------------------------------------------
A#-----9-----9---7-----9---7---7h9-----9-----9---7-----9---7---7h9--
F -0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0--------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7---7------
gtr 2 (cont'd)
C ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D#------------------------------------------------------------------
A#------------------------------------------------------------------
F -7-------------------------------9--------------------------------
C -5-------------------------------7--------------------------------

solo (rythem to Part 6 behind it)

That should be about it.  I'll add the solo later, it shouldn't be too hard to
figure out. It's off the C# Aeolian mode (if in standard tuning) and focuses
around the C# at the 14th fret of the 2nd string.

Song Composition

Part 1 (0:00)
Part 2 (0:30)
Part 1 (0:59)
Part 2 (1:13)
Part 3 (1:43)
Part 4 (2:42)
Part 3 (2:57)
Part 4 (3:26)
Part 5 (3:55)
Part 6 (4:26)
Part 5 (5:25)
Part 1 (6:23)
Part 6 (6:37)* Gtr 2's ONLY w/ the solo
Part 6 (7:07)* Gtr 1's riff ONLY w/ solo still until fade...