• Song:

    Devil's Path

  • Artist:

    Dimmu Borgir

Band:  Dimmu Borgir
Album: Devils Path
Song:  Devils Path

Copyright (c) Hot Records, 1996
Version 1.0 - 1996
Version 1.1 - 1999 (with the EP 'In the Shades of Life' by Old Man's Child)

Transcribed by:   Chayns of Demolishment
E-mayl:         infernal_purge@hotmail.com

Note: I wrote this tab as both a keyboard tab and a guitar tab, because the
keyboard plays a very important role.

Notes for guitars:
Tuning is custom E
e|
B|
G|
D|
A|
E|

Note:
=  = let ring
~  = vibrato note
/  = slide up
  = slide down
.  = staccato note
b  = full step bend
r  = release (full step) bend
p  = pull off in finger-tabbing solo
T  = pick hammer on in finger-tabbing solo

Note:
The double notes in solo 2c are played, but you can also play it without.

Notes for keyboards:
6| octave 6 (highest)
5| octave 5
4| octave 4
3| octave 3
2| octave 2
1| octave 1 (lowest)

Note:
Keyboard is set to Choir module for the whole song.

Note:
/  = notes played at thesame time
=  = let ring
*  = let ring the whole measure

Riff 1a:
Guitars:
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-555555-444444-444-----------|
 |-777777-777777-777777-777777-|------------------777-666666-|
 |-777777-777777-777777-777777-|-----------------------------|
 |-555555-555555-555555-555555-|-----------------------------|
 |                             |                             |
 | Keyboards:                  |                             |
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
3|--------c=-e=--d=-c=---------|-c==-------------------------|
2|-e*/a=----------------b=-a=--|-e*-----b====-----a=--g#==---|
1|-a*--------------------------|-a*--------------------------|

Riff 1b:
Guitars:
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |---------------555555-555555-|-555555-444444-444-----------|
 |-777777-777777-555555-555555-|------------------777-666666-|
 |-777777-777777-333333-333333-|-----------------------------|
 |-555555-555555---------------|-----------------------------|
 |                             |                             |
 | Keyboards:                  |                             |
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
3|--------c=-g=--f=-e=--d=-c=--|-c==-------------------------|
2|-e*/a=---------c*/g*---------|-e*-----b====-----a=--g#==---|
1|-a*--------------------------|-a*--------------------------|

Riff 1 order:
a b a b a b a

Riff 2a:
Guitars:
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-555555-555555-222222-222222-|-444444-555555-444444-222222-|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |                             |                             |
 | Keyboards:                  |                             |
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
4|-g=====--------e=====--------|-f#==---g==----f#==---e==----|
3|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|---------------444422-444455-|
 |-555555-555555-222222-222222-|-444444-444444---------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |                             |                             |
 | Keyboards:                  |                             |
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|--------------------------c--|
4|-g=====--------e=====--------|-f#====--------b=--a--b=-----|
3|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Riff 2b:
Guitars:
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-555555-555555-222222-222222-|-444444-555555-444444-222222-|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |                             |                             |
 | Keyboards:                  |                             |
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
4|-g=====--------e=====--------|-f#==---g==----f#==---e==----|
3|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


Guitars:
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|----------------------222222-|
 |-555555-555555-222222-222222-|-444444-444444-555555--------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |                             |                             |
 | Keyboards:                  |                             |
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
4|-g=====--------e=====--------|-f#====--------g==----a==----|
3|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Riff 2 order:
a b b b

Fill 1 (Guitars only):
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|-7==========\\-|
|-5==========\\-|
|-5==========\\-|

Riff 3 (Guitars only):
|----------------|--------------|
|----------------|--------------|
|-7==------------|--------------|
|-7==--5=/7==--3=/-5==--5=/7==--|
|-5==--5=/7==--3=/-5==--3=/5==--|
|------3=/5==--1=/-3==--3=/5==--|

Riff 2 agayn:
Guitars:
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-555555-555555-222222-222222-|-444444-555555-444444-222222-|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |                             |                             |
 | Keyboards:                  |                             |
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
4|-g=====--------e=====--------|-f#==---g==----f#==---e==----|
3|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|---------------444422-444455-|
 |-555555-555555-222222-222222-|-444444-444444---------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |                             |                             |
 | Keyboards:                  |                             |
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|--------------------------c--|
4|-g=====--------e=====--------|-f#====--------b=--a--b=-----|
3|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Riff 2b:
Guitars:
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-555555-555555-222222-222222-|-444444-555555-444444-222222-|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |                             |                             |
 | Keyboards:                  |                             |
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
4|-g=====--------e=====--------|-f#==---g==----f#==---e==----|
3|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


Guitars:
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|----------------------222222-|
 |-555555-555555-222222-222222-|-444444-444444-555555--------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |                             |                             |
 | Keyboards:                  |                             |
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
4|-g=====--------e=====--------|-f#====--------g==----a==----|
3|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Riff 4a:
Guitars:
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-222222-222222-555555-555555-|-----------------------------|
 |-222222-222222-555555-555555-|-222222-222222-555555-555555-|
 |-000000-000000-333333-333333-|-222222-222222-555555-555555-|
 |-----------------------------|-000000-000000-333333-333333-|
 |                             |                             |
 | Keyboards:                  |                             |
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------c--c---c--c-|---e--e---e--e--dg-dg--dg-dg-|
4|--ea-ea--ea-ea-cg-cg--cg-cg--|-eb-eb--eb-eb--g--g---g--g---|
3|-a--a---a--a-----------------|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Riff 4b:
Guitars:
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-444444-222444-555555-444222-|
 |-777777-777777-555555-555555-|-222222-000222-333333-222000-|
 |-777777-777777-555555-555555-|-----------------------------|
 |-555555-555555-333333-333333-|-----------------------------|
 |                             |                             |
 | Keyboards:                  |                             |
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|--ea-ea--ea-ea--dg-dg--dg-dg-|---e--e---d--e--cf-cf---e--d-|
4|-a--a---a--a---g--g---g--g---|-eb-eb--da-eb--f--f---eb-da--|
3|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
2|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
1|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

Solo 1a:
Guitars:
 |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
 |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
 |-------------------|-----------------|-2=-20202-0==-----|----5-424-5=--4-54-|
 |-------------------|-2=--------------|------------------|-2=----------------|
 |-0===---3-3=-5-323-|----5=-3-2=-0=-2-|------------------|-------------------|
 |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
 |                   |                 |                  |                   |
 | Keyboards:        |                 |                  |                   |
6|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
5|-------------------|---------d-------|----------d-------|----------c--------|
4|-c/e------c/e/g----|-e/g/b---d/g/b---|-c/e------g/b-----|-d/f------f/a------|
3|-e/a------c/g------|-e/b-----g-------|-e/a------d/g-----|-d/a------c/f------|
2|-a-----------------|-----------------|-a----------------|-a-----------------|
1|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|

Solo 1b:
Guitars:
 |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
 |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
 |-------------------|-----------------|-2=-22-22-0==-----|----5-424-5=--4-54-|
 |-------------------|-2=--------------|------------------|-2=----------------|
 |-0===---3-3=-5-323-|----5=-3-2=-0=-2-|------------------|-------------------|
 |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
 |                   |                 |                  |                   |
 | Keyboards:        |                 |                  |                   |
6|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
5|-------------------|---------d-------|------------------|-------------------|
4|-c/e------c/e/g----|-e/g/b---d/g/b---|-c/e------d/g/b---|-d/f------c/f/a----|
3|-e/a------c/g------|-e/b-----g-------|-e/a------d/g-----|-d/a------c/f------|
2|-a-----------------|-----------------|-a----------------|-a-----------------|
1|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|

Riff 1a:
Guitars:
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-555555-444444-444-----------|
 |-777777-777777-777777-777777-|------------------777-666666-|
 |-777777-777777-777777-777777-|-----------------------------|
 |-555555-555555-555555-555555-|-----------------------------|
 |                             |                             |
 | Keyboards:                  |                             |
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
3|--------c=-e=--d=-c=---------|-c==-------------------------|
2|-e*/a=----------------b=-a=--|-e*-----b====-----a=--g#==---|
1|-a*--------------------------|-a*--------------------------|

Riff 1b:
Guitars:
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
 |---------------555555-555555-|-555555-444444-444-----------|
 |-777777-777777-555555-555555-|------------------777-666666-|
 |-777777-777777-333333-333333-|-----------------------------|
 |-555555-555555---------------|-----------------------------|
 |                             |                             |
 | Keyboards:                  |                             |
6|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
5|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
4|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
3|--------c=-g=--f=-e=--d=-c=--|-c==-------------------------|
2|-e*/a=---------c*/g*---------|-e*-----b====-----a=--g#==---|
1|-a*--------------------------|-a*--------------------------|

Riff 1a agayn
Riff 1b agayn

Riff 5:
Guitars only:
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |---------------------|---------------------|
 |-----------7777-7777-|-----------7777-66---|
 |-4444-4477-5555-5555-|-4444-4477-5555-4455-|
 |-2222-2255-----------|-2222-2255--------33-|
 |---------------------|---------------------|

Fill 2 (Guitars only):
 |---------------------|
 |---------------------|
 |---------------------|
 |-4.------------------|
 |-2.------------------|
 |---------------------|
Drum fill  ^^^^^^^^^^^^

Solo 2 (with Riff 6 underneath by Rhythm Guitar)
Solo 2a:
Lead Guitar:
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-14~~------------/14~~---------------|-13~~--------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|---------14~~-----12----12-14--12----|
 |-------------------------------------|----------------15---15-----------15-|
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |                                     |                                     |
 | Rhythm Guitar:                      |                                     |
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-7---7----5---7----9---9----9---9----|
 |-7---7----7---7----3---3----3---3----|-7---7----5---7----9---9----9---9----|
 |-7---7----7---7----3---3----3---3----|-5-555-55-3-335-55-7-777-77-7-777-77-|
 |-5-555-55-5-555-55-1-111-11-1-111-11-|-------------------------------------|
 |                                     |                                     |
 | Keyboards:                          |                                     |
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
4|--ea--ea---ea--ea---cf--cf---cf--cf--|---d---d----c---d----e---e----e---e--|
3|-a---a----a---a----f---f----f---f----|-da--da---cg--da---eb--eb---eb--eb---|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Solo 2b:
Lead Guitar:
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|----------------13-12----------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-------12-12-14-------14-12----------|
 |-------------------------------12----|-12-14----------------------15-14-12-|
 |-12~~--------12-14-15~~-----15----15-|-------------------------------------|
 |----------12-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |                                     |                                     |
 | Rhythm Guitar:                      |                                     |
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-7---7----5---7----9---9----9---9----|
 |-7---7----7---7----3---3----3---3----|-7---7----5---7----9---9----9---9----|
 |-7---7----7---7----3---3----3---3----|-5-555-55-3-335-55-7-777-77-7-777-77-|
 |-5-555-55-5-555-55-1-111-11-1-111-11-|-------------------------------------|
 |                                     |                                     |
 | Keyboards:                          |                                     |
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------|---d---d----c---d----e---e----e---e--|
4|--ea--ea---ea--ea---cf--cf---cf--cf--|-da--da---cg--da---eb--eb---eb--eb---|
3|-a---a----a---a----f---f----f---f----|-------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Solo 2c:
Lead Guitar:
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------15==-----------14-|-14==--------------------------------|
 |-12~~--------------------------------|-------15-15=---14-14=-1111==--------|
 |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------12=--|
 |                                     |                                     |
 | Rhythm Guitar:                      |                                     |
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-7---7----5---7----9---9----9---9----|
 |-7---7----7---7----3---3----3---3----|-7---7----5---7----9---9----9---9----|
 |-7---7----7---7----3---3----3---3----|-5-555-55-3-335-55-7-777-77-7-777-77-|
 |-5-555-55-5-555-55-1-111-11-1-111-11-|-------------------------------------|
 |                                     |                                     |
 | Keyboards:                          |                                     |
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
4|--ea--ea---ea--ea---cf--cf---cf--cf--|---d---d----c---d----e---e----e---e--|
3|-a---a----a---a----f---f----f---f----|-da--da---cg--da---eb--eb---eb--eb---|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Solo 2d:
Lead Guitar:
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-12b-r===----------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|--------------15---14==--------------|
 |-12==--------12-14-15=====-----------|--------------------------15==--11---|
 |----------12-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |                                     |                                     |
 | Rhythm Guitar:                      |                                     |
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-7---7----5---7----9---9----9---9----|
 |-7---7----7---7----3---3----3---3----|-7---7----5---7----9---9----9---9----|
 |-7---7----7---7----3---3----3---3----|-5-555-55-3-335-55-7-777-77-7-777-77-|
 |-5-555-55-5-555-55-1-111-11-1-111-11-|-------------------------------------|
 |                                     |                                     |
 | Keyboards:                          |                                     |
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------|---d---d----c---d----e---e----e---e--|
4|--ea--ea---ea--ea---cf--cf---cf--cf--|-da--da---cg--da---eb--eb---eb--eb---|
3|-a---a----a---a----f---f----f---f----|-------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

End of solo:
 |----------------|
 |----------------|
 |----------------|
 |----------------|
 |-12~~-----\\----|
 |----------------|

Riff 6a
Guitars:
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-7---7----5---7----9---9----9---9----|
 |-7---7----7---7----3---3----3---3----|-7---7----5---7----9---9----9---9----|
 |-7---7----7---7----3---3----3---3----|-5-555-55-3-335-55-7-777-77-7-777-77-|
 |-5-555-55-5-555-55-1-111-11-1-111-11-|-------------------------------------|
 |                                     |                                     |
 | Keyboards:                          |                                     |
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
4|--ea--ea---ea--ea---cf--cf---cf--cf--|---d---d----c---d----e---e----e---e--|
3|-a---a----a---a----f---f----f---f----|-da--da---cg--da---eb--eb---eb--eb---|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

Riff 6b
Guitars:
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-7---7----5---7----9---9----9---9----|
 |-7---7----7---7----3---3----3---3----|-7---7----5---7----9---9----9---9----|
 |-7---7----7---7----3---3----3---3----|-5-555-55-3-335-55-7-777-77-7-777-77-|
 |-5-555-55-5-555-55-1-111-11-1-111-11-|-------------------------------------|
 |                                     |                                     |
 | Keyboards:                          |                                     |
6|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------|---d---d----c---d----e---e----e---e--|
4|--ea--ea---ea--ea---cf--cf---cf--cf--|-da--da---cg--da---eb--eb---eb--eb---|
3|-a---a----a---a----f---f----f---f----|-------------------------------------|
2|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
1|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|



Finger-tabbing solo (with riff 6 still underneath):
FTS a:
|-T12p8p5-T12p8p5-T12p8p5-T12p8p5-|-T13p8p5-T13p8p5-T13p8p5-T13p8p5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

FTS b:
|-T10p7p4-T10p7p4-T10p7p4-T10p7p4-|-T7p4p0-T7p4p0-T7p4p0-T7p4p0-|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|

FTS c:
|-T12p8p5-T12p8p5-T12p8p5-T12p8p5-|-T13p8p5-T13p8p5-T13p8p5-T13p8p5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

FTS d:
|-T10p7p4-T10p7p4-T10p7p4-T10p7=--|-5==----7==----8==----|
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
Fade-out here:    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The last C is definitely played, but the fade makes it difficult to hear it.
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