"My Atonement"
by Sodom
from the album EXPURSE OF SODOMY
transcribed by Matt Johnsen
matt@amicrosys.com
INTRO
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PREVERSE
play 6 times then ending A
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FILL A
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VERSE A
play 4 times
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CHORUS
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VERSE B
play 9 times
(on first time only skip first measure)
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VERSE C
(the low sixteenth notes are very hard to pick out and might be wrong|)
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FILL C
play 2 times
(see note for verse C)
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play verse C 4 times
play fill C 2 times
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SOLO RHYTHM
play 3 times
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The rest of the song is just variations on fill C.
Occasionally a second guitar plays this:
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For this ending and for verse C and fill C, experiment until you find
something that sounds right to you. I could very well be wrong in my
transcription. Don't hold it against me!