Dimmu Borgir - "Allegiance" Guitar Tab
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Band: Dimmu Borgir
Album: Death Cult Armageddon
Song: Allegiance
Copyright (c) Nuclear Blast 2003
Version 1.1 - October 2003
Transcribed by: Mika Junikka - mikaj@rocketmail.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap 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
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
Intro
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|-10----10----10-------4------------|
|-8--8--9--8--8--8--9--4------------| x4
|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--2------------|
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|-----------------------------------|
|-8\7-7-7-7/8-8\7-7-3/4(\3)---------|
|-8\7-7-7-7/8-8\7-7-3/4(\3)---------|
|-6\5-5-5-5/6-6\5-5-1/2(\1)---------|
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|-----------------------------------|
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|-8\7-7-7-7/8-8-8-8-8---------------|
|-8\7-7-7-7/8-8-8-8-8---------------|
|-6\5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6-6---------------|
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Main part
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|------------------8----------------|
|-4-3--4-3-4--8-88-8----------------|
|-2-1--2-1-2--6-66-6----------------|
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. . . . . . ..
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|---------------------------------------------777777777777-----|
|-99998888888888888888888888888888999988889999777777777777-----| Gtr I
|-99998888888888888888888888888888999988889999555555555555-----|
|-77776666666666666666666666666666777766667777------------6677-|
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|---------------------------------------------777777777777-----|
|-99998888888888888888888888888888999988889999------------8899-| Gtr II
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|-9999888888888888888888888888888899998888999922222222222222222| Gtr I
|-7777666666666666666666666666666677778888777722222222222222222|
|-7777666666666666666666666666666677778888777700000000000000000|
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|-99998888888888888888888888888888999988889999-----------------| Gtr II
|---------------------------------------------77777777777777777|
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When vocals start and blast beat ends, play the same thing with open chords
2:05
B5 G5 A5
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|-----7-----------------------------|
|---9---9---5--/7-5-----------------| x4
|--9-------5------------------------|
|-7-------3-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----7-----7----------7-------7h8p7h8p7h8--|
|-5-5---5-5---5-55-4-4---4---8--------------|
|--------------------------6----------------|
. . . . . .. . . . .
2:50
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|------7--------7--------7------------|
|-8--9---8-8--9---8-8--9---8----9-----|
|-8--------8--------8--------9--9-11--|
|-6--------6--------6--------9--7-11--|
|----------------------------7----9---|
3:37
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------7777101010109999---
|----------------------------------------------777710101010-------------------
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--77778888-------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------7777101010109999---
|----------------------------------------------777710101010-------------------
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--77778888-------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------7777101010109999---
|----------------------------------------------777710101010-------------------
|-7-77777-77777-77777-77777-77777-7777-77778888-------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
. ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ....
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------7777101010109999---
|----------------------------------------------777710101010-------------------
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--77778888-------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Extra gtr plays continuously something like this at the background
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|-----------------------------------|
|---9-10-11-10-9--------------------|
|-9---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
Next comes the main part again and after that
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|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
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|----------9-7-9-7-9----------9-7-9-7-9----------|
|-777777777---7---7--777777777---7---7-----------|
......... . . ......... . .
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------8---8-------|
|------------------------------------8---8-------|
|----------10-8-10-8-10------------6-6-6-6-------|
|-888888888----8----8--888888888-----------------|
......... . . ......... . .
The melody at the end goes something like this
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|-------------------------------------|
|-9-10---------11-9-------11-9-----11-|
|-----10-9-9-9-----10-9-9------9-9----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
. . . . . .
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-9-10---------11-9-------11-9-----11-|
|-----10-9-9-9-----10-9-9------9-9----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
. . . . . .
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|-------------------------------------------|
|-10-12----------12-10--------12-10------12-|
|------10-9-10-10------9-10-10------10-10---|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
. . . . . .
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|-10-12----------12-10--------12-10------12-|
|------10-9-10-10------9-10-10------10-10---|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
. . . . . .
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|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|----------9-7-9-7-9----------9-7-9-7-9----------|
|-777777777---7---7--777777777---7---7-----------|
......... . . ......... . .
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|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------8---8-------|
|------------------------------------8---8-------|
|----------10-8-10-8-10------------6-6-6-6-------|
|-888888888----8----8--888888888-----------------|
......... . . ......... . .
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
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|----------9-7-9-7-9----------9-7-9-7-9----------|
|-777777777---7---7--777777777---7---7-----------|
......... . . ......... . .
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|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|----------10-8-10-8-10--------------------------|
|-888888888----8----8--888888888-----------------|
......... . . .........
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|-----------------------------------|
|-8--8--8---------------------------|
|-8--8--8--8-5-5-4------------------|
|-6--6--6--6-3-3-2------------------|
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