Band: Amon Amarth
Song: An Ancient Sign Of Coming Storm
Album: Fate Of Norns
Transcribed by: Andrew Collyer
Contact: the_hauntedcrown@hotmail.com



TUNING: B E A D F# B

. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on p - pull off
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note  - Trill

Suffixes for bend
f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend
t - tap bend * - see comment
^ - Hold bend r - release bend
x ? Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend

Riff 1 (play twice)
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-------5-----4------------------5-----4---------------
-------------------5h7h9--------------------5h7h9----- gtr 1
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-0-0-0---0-0---0-0--------0-0-0---0-0---0-0-----------
 . . .   . .   . .        . . .   . .   . .
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--------------------------------------------------5--- gtr 2
-2------------------------------------5-----------3---
-0------------------------------------3---------------

Riff 2 (play 4 times)
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-------5-----4------------------5-----4---------------
-------------------5h7h9--------------------5h7h9----- both gtrs
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-0-0-0---0-0---0-0--------0-0-0---0-0---0-0-----------
 . . .   . .   . .        . . .   . .   . .

Riff 3 (play 3 times)
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-------------------------------------------------------- both gtrs
-------------2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------3---2---2-2-
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-
 . . . . . .              . . . . . . . . .   .   .

Riff 4 (play 4 times)
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-------5-----4------------------5-----4-----------------5-----4------
-------------------5h7h9--------------------5h7h9-------------------- gtr 1
---------------------------------------------------------------------
-0-0-0---0-0---0-0--------0-0-0---0-0---0-0-------0-0-0---0-0---0-0--
 . . .   . .   . .        . . .   . .   . .       . . .   . .   . .
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------5------------------ gtr 2
-2------------------------------------5-----------3------------------
-0------------------------------------3------------------------------

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--------------5-----4-------------
-5h7h9--------------------5h7h9--- gtr 1
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--------0-0-0---0-0---0-0---------
        . . .   . .   . .
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--------------------4------------- gtr 2
--------------------2-------------
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Riff 5
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-------------------------------------5?hb-----------
-------------------------6?hb-----------------------
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------- gtr 1
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------
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-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9---- gtr 2
-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7----
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Riff 6
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-------------------------------------8?hb-----------
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-------------------------7?hb----------------------- gtr 1
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------

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---------------------------------------------------- gtr 2
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6----
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4----

Riff 5 x 1
Riff 6 x 1
Riff 5 x 1
Riff 6 x 1
Riff 5 x 1
Riff 6 x 1

Riff 7 (play 6 times)
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--------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------6-----------------------6------------------------------
-------6-----------------------6------------------------------------ gtr 1
-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4h5h8-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4h5h8--------------------
-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
 . . .   . .   . .       . . .   . .   . .       . . . . . . . . .
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------6--------------------------
-------------6-----------------------6h7h---------------------------
-------6-----------------------6------------------------------------ gtr 2
-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4h5h8-4-4-4---4-4-------4h5h8--------------------
-------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--
 . . .   . .   . .       . . .   . .             . . . . . . . . .

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---------------------------------- both gtrs
-------------------4h5h8-6h7h10---
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------
 . . . . . . . . .

Riff 4 x 1
Riff 3 x 1

?End?
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-2------------ gtr 1
-2------------
-0------------

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-5------------
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-------------- gtr 2
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Solo (play 24 times)
-------8-----7-----3h5h7-----
-5-5-5---5-5---5-5-----------
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----------------------------- gtr 1
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Solo Riff I (play 4 times)
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---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------5------------------ gtr 2
-2------------------------------------5-----------3------------------
-0------------------------------------3------------------------------

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--------------------4-------------
--------------------2-------------
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Solo Riff II (play 8 times)
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--------------------------- gtr 2
-------2-----2-------------
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
 . . .   . .   . . . . .


Riff 9 till end
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-------5-----4-------------|-------- gtr 2
-------3-----2-------------|-2h3h5--
-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0---|--------
 . . .   . .   . . . . .