THE BEHEADING OF A KING
As recorded by Amon Amarth
(From the 2004 Album FATE OF NORNS)

Transcribed by Gerhard Fischl
        

Music by Amon Amarth

Gtr I (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (B E A D F# B) - 'Untitled'

   Verse
    Q=135
    (Bm)
   4/4
    Gtrs I, II
    S S S S E E E E E E   S S S S E E E E E E
B ||----------------------|---------------------|
F#||o---------------------|---------------------|
D ||--------------6-7-----|-------------6-7-----|
A ||----------------------|---------------------|
E ||o---------9---------9-|---------9---------9-|
B ||--7-7-7-7---7-----7---|-7-7-7-7---7-----7---|


    (Em)
     E E  E E E  E E E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  4x
B |--------------------|----------------------------------||
F#|--------------------|---------------------------------o||
D |--------------------|----------------------------------||
A |--------------------|----------------------------------||
E |-10---10---9-10---7-|---------------------------------o||
B |----0----0------0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||


     Chorus
      B5
      Gtr I
      S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S S S S S S S S
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A ||----------------------------------|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9---------|
E ||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|---------------------------------9-9-9-9-|
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
  |
  |   Gtr II
  |   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S S S S S S S S
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A ||----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E ||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B ||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


    G5
     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
B |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|---------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
  |
  |  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
B |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
B |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|


    E5
     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S S S S S S S S
B |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
  |
  |  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S S S S S S S S
B |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


    F#5                               A5
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------o||
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
A |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------------------------------------------||
E |---------------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----o||
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
  |
  | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------o||
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
E |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----o||
B |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----||


     Bridge
      E5   A5   B5   C5              A5   B5   G5   E5
      Gtrs I, II
      Q.   Q.   Q     H.      E  E   Q.   Q.   Q    W
B ||---------------|---------------|--------------|-------||
F#||o--------------|---------------|--------------|------o||
D ||---------------|---------------|--------------|-------||
A ||---------------|---------------|--------------|-------||
E ||o-2----7----9--|-10-------9-10-|-7----9----5--|-2----o||
B ||--0----5----7--|--8------------|-5----7----3--|-0-----||


     Verse
      (Bm)
      S S S S E E E E E E   S S S S E E E E E E
B ||----------------------|---------------------|
F#||o---------------------|---------------------|
D ||--------------6-7-----|-------------6-7-----|
A ||----------------------|---------------------|
E ||o---------9---------9-|---------9---------9-|
B ||--7-7-7-7---7-----7---|-7-7-7-7---7-----7---|


    (Em)
     E E  E E E  E E E   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    4x
B |--------------------|------------------------------------||
F#|--------------------|-----------------------------------o||
D |--------------------|------------------------------------||
A |--------------------|------------------------------------||
E |-10---10---9-10---7-|-----------------------------------o||
B |----0----0------0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||


     Chorus
      B5
      Gtr I
      S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S S S S S S S S
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A ||----------------------------------|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9---------|
E ||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|---------------------------------9-9-9-9-|
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
  |
  |   Gtr II
  |   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S S S S S S S S
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E ||o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
B ||--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|


    G5
     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
B |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|---------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
  |
  |  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
B |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E |--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
B |--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---|


    E5
     S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S S S S S S S S
B |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-----------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
  |
  |  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S S S S S S S S
B |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E |--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


    F#5                               A5
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S     4x
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------o||
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
A |-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-----------------------------------------------------||
E |---------------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10----o||
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
  |
  | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S     4x
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------o||
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------||
E |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----o||
B |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----||


     Bridge
      E5   A5   B5   C5              A5   B5   G5   E5
      Gtrs I, II
      Q.   Q.   Q     H.      E  E   Q.   Q.   Q    W
B ||---------------|---------------|--------------|-------||
F#||o--------------|---------------|--------------|------o||
D ||---------------|---------------|--------------|-------||
A ||---------------|---------------|--------------|-------||
E ||o-2----7----9--|-10-------9-10-|-7----9----5--|-2----o||
B ||--0----5----7--|--8------------|-5----7----3--|-0-----||


     Outro
      N.C.
      S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#||o---------------------------------|-------------------------7-8-|
D ||--------------2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
A ||--2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|-----------------------------|
E ||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------|


    1.,2.,3.                                                               4.
                                                                           A5    B5    G5    E5
    S S S S S S S S 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.    Q.    Q    W
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||-----------------|---*|
F#|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||-----------------|---*|
D |-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-|-----------------------------------||-----------------|---*|
A |---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---||-----------------|---*|
E |---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||-14----16----12--|-9-*|
B |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||-12----14----10--|-7-*|



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