Amon Amarth
"Without Fear"
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 (down 2 steps)

opening riff (riff 1)

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-2"---4"-5"-0"-7"-5"-4"--------------2"----4"-
------------------------2"---5"---3"----5"----
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riff 2

gtr 1
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-9"---------10"--------12"--------14"---------
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gtr 2
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----9"----------9"----------9"-------9"-------
-------10"7"-------10"7"------10"7"-----10"-7"
-7"----------8"----------10"------------------

riff 3

gtr 1
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-15~~---14-12~~----15~~---14-12~~--------
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gtr 2(in the rhthym of the song)
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-7--------------------------------------------
-5--------------------------------------------
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gtr 1
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-17~~---15~~-17~~--19~~~~-20~~~~-22~~~---
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gtr 2 (rhthym of song)
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-5-----------------7------9------10-----------
-3-----------------5------7------8------------
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riff 4 (riff one in Am instead of Em)

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-2"---4"-5"-0"-7"-5"-4"--------------2"----4"-
------------------------2"---5"---3"----5"----
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riff 5

gtr 1
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-7"------10"--------------10"--------
------------------8"-----------------
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gtr 2
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-2-----------------------------------
-0----------------3------------------
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riff 6

gtr 1
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---------------------------------7"--------7"---9"---7"---9"/10"-
-10"--9"---7"---10"--9"----7"-9"------10"------------------------
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gtr 2
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-2---------------------------------------------------------------
-0-------------------------------3-------------------------------
---------------------------------1-------------------------------

riff 7 (first few times gtr 2 plays part in riff 6)

gtr 1
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/10~~-9~~--7~~-/10~~-9~~---7~/9~/12~~-10~~-12~~-14~~-12~~-14/15--
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gtr 2
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-14"-----------------------------15"-----------------------------
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the cool outro riff
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---2---2---2/54-----4---7---5---4---------------------------------
-------------------------------------5---5---5---5---7---7---9---9-
-0---0---0---------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---

i'll add the solo later

construction
0:00- riff 1
0:18- riff 2
0:38- riff 3
0:57- riff 4
1:13- riff 5
1:24- riff 6
1:36- riff 5
1:47- riff 7
2:10- riff 5 (with solo 1)
2:21- riff 2
2:43- riff 3
3:04- riff 3 (gtr 2 in rhythm of song with solo 2)
3:25- riff 3 (gtr 2 with solo 2)
3:45- riff 3 (build up, the chord is in the riff)
3:48- outro
4:14- end song on E5 chord