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Stigmata Guitar Tablature
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                A R C H  E N E M Y - S T I G M A T A
                       From the Album STIGMATA
                        Copyright 1998 W.A.R.

                        Version 2.1 - MAY '02

Transcribed/Re-formatted by: death8699 
                    Solo by: Carsten Mai 

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.  - palm mute                  /  - slide up to
  - slide down to              ~  - vibrato             
h  - hammer on                  b  - bend 
p  - pull off                   Suffixes for bend    
ph - pinch harmonic             f - full bend    h - half bend
*  - see comment                r - release      t - tap bend
X  - percussion mute            ~ - vibrato bend
@  - slight palm mute           () - ghost note, sustained note
 ______________________________________________________________
[Note: This tab is arranged such that all the rhythms are layed]
[out firsthand & the second half features the solos.           ]
[______________________________________________________________]

Tune Gtr to B

--STIGMATA--

[Riff A]            [4tx]
[-----------|-----------]
[-----------|-----------]
[*----------|----------*]GTRS
[*----------|----------*]I&II
[--8--------|-5----4----]
[--6--------|-3----2----]
   ^          ^    ^
  [Bb]       [G] [F#5]


[Riff B]            [4tx]
[-----------|-----------]
[-----------|-----------]
[*----------|----------*]GTRS
[*----------|----------*]I&II
[--4--------|-2----1----]
[--6--------|-3----2----]
   ^          ^    ^
  [Bb]       [G] [F#5]


[Riff C]                         
[-----------------------------------------------------]
[----------17/19----------------------2019--17-------]
[*-----16----sl---16--------------16----sl-------16--*]
[*-14-----------------17------17---------------------*]
[-------------------------19--------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------]

                                                  [4tx]
[-----------------------------------------------------]
[----------17/19----------------------20--19~---------]
[*-----16----sl---16--------------16-----------------*]
[*-14-----------------17------17---------------------*]
[-------------------------19--------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------]


[Riff D]                               
[-----------------------------------------------------]
[----------17----------19----------2019--17----------]
[*-----16----------18----------19-------------16-----*]
[*-14----------16----------17------------------------*]
[-----------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------]

                                                  [2tx]
[-----------------------------------------------------]
[----------17----------19----------20--19~------------]
[*-----16----------18----------19--------------------*]
[*-14----------16----------17------------------------*]
[-----------------------------------------------------]
[-----------------------------------------------------]


[Riff E]                             [8tx]
[--------------------|-------------------]
[--------------------|-------------------]
[*-------------------|------------------*]GTRS
[*------7----9-------|--------7----9----*]I&II
[--10---5----7----9--|--10----5----7-----]
[--8--------------7--|--8----------------]
  [C]  [D]  [E]  [B]   [C]   [D]  [E]  


[Riff F]                            
[-------------------|-------------------]
[-------------------|-------------------]
[*------------------|------------------*]GTRS
[*------------------|------------------*]I&II
[--7777777777777777-|-3333333333333333--]
[--|______16______| | |______16______|--]
   ................   ................
   [E]                [C]
                                    [4tx]
[-------------------|-------------------]
[-------------------|-------------------]
[*------------------|------------------*]GTRS
[*------------------|------------------*]I&II
[--2222222222222222-|-------------------]
[--|______16______|-|-5555555533332222--]
   ...............    ................
   [B]                |______16______|
                      [A]     [G] [F#]


Riff B [4tx]


[Ending chord]
[--------|---------]
[--------|---------]
[*-------|--------*]
[*-------|--------*]
[--4-----|-(4)-----]
[--6-----|-(6)-----]
   ^
  [Bb]


[Solo]

 __________________________________________________________________
[* = The rhythm guitar plays the notes in alternate picking (P.M.).]
[__________________________________________________________________] 


 [E]                                         [C]
     /3                                         /3
[-15_19_15-------------------------------15-|-15_20_15-------------------------------15-]
[---h--p---17-------------------------17----|---h--p---17-------------------------17----]
[*------------16-------------------16-------|-------------17-------------------17------*] 
[*---------------17-------------17----------|----------------17-------------17---------*]
[-------------------19_15-15_19-------------|-------------------19_15-15_19-------------]
[---------------------p-----h---------------|---------------------p-----h---------------] 
                                                           
 [B]                                           [Bb]                    [F]
     /3                                         /3                    /3
[-14_19_14-------------------------------14-|-10_13_10----------------8_12_8------------]
[---h--p---16-------------------------16----|---h--p---11----------11--h--p--8--------8-]
[*------------16-------------------16-------|-------------10----10-------------9----9--*] 
[*---------------16-------------16----------|----------------12------------------10----*] 
[-------------------18_14-14_18-------------|-------------------------------------------]
[---------------------p-----h---------------|-------------------------------------------]

 _____________________________________________________________
[* = On the record the arpeggios were doubled by a 2nd guitar!]
[_____________________________________________________________]

 [E]                   [C]

[-------------------------------------------]
[-10bf-~~----r-10---8---7~-------8-_-7------]
[*---------------------------------p----9~~*]Gtr I
[*-----------------------------------------*]
[-------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------]

[-------------------------------------------]
[-13bf-~~----r-13--12--10~-----12-_-10------]
[*--------------------------------p----12~~*]Gtr II
[*-----------------------------------------*]
[-------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------]

 [B]   
                                                             / 6 
[------------------------------------------/-6-------------/------------]
[------------------------/-6-------------/------------16-17-19-16-17-19-]
[*-----/-6-------------/------------14-16-17-14-16-17------------------*]
[*----/------------14-16-17-14-16-17------------------------------------*]
[-14-15-18-14-15-18-------------------------------------------------------]
[-------------------------------------------------------------------------]
 --very fast run--

 [Bb]                 [F]
    /3
[-15_18_15-------------------13-17-19-22-]
[---h--p---17-14-------------------------]
[*---------------15----14-17------------*]
[*------------------17------------------*]
[----------------------------------------]
[----------------------------------------]

 [E]

[-19~~~----19-_-16-------------]
[-------------p-----17---------]
[*----------------------16~~~~*]
[*----------------------------*]
[------------------------------]
[------------------------------]

  
--The Yngwie-part!!!--
 
 [C]

[-20-19-20-17-20-15-20-14------------------]
[-------------------------16-17-19-16-19~~-]
[*----------------------------------------*]
[*----------------------------------------*]
[------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------]

 [B]
     /3
[---/-------------------------------------]
[-16_17_16-13------------------------------]
[*--h--p------16-14-12--------------------*]
[*---------------------16-14-13-----------*]
[-------------------------------15-14-12---]
[------------------------------------------]

 [Bb]                 [F]

[------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------]
[*----------------------------------------*]
[*----------------------------------------*]
[-13~~~~---------------15~~~~--------------]
[------------------------------------------]

 [E]

[---------------14-15-16-17----------------]
[------------16----------------------------]
[*14-15-16-17-----------------------------*]
[*----------------------------------------*]
[------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------]

 [C]

[-20-19-18-17_20---------------------------]
[------------h---19~--17-------------------]
[*-----------------------17-16~-----------*]
[*----------------------------------------*]
[------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------]

 [B]

[------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------]
[*----------------------------------------*]
[*---------------------12-14~-------------*]
[----------15_12-14-15---------------------]
[-15_12_14---p-----------------------------]
    p  h

  --I'm not sure about this part--

 [Bb]               [F]            [Bb]

[-15_12--------------18_15-----------------]
[---p---14-------------p---17--------------]
[*---------15_12~~------------18_15-18~~~-*]
[*-----------p------------------p---------*]
[------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------]

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