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Song:The Insight and the Catharsis
Artist:Dimmu Borgir
Album:Spiritual Black Dimmensions
Tabbed by:Astennu (astennu@dimmu-borgir.com)
This is offical and complete version of what we play on the Album:
Key:
p=pull-of
h=hammer-on
tr=trill
/=slide
pm=palm mute
v=vibrato
..=tremelo
Intro Chords
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--7---6----7-6\7/6-----7---6----7--6\7/6---
--7---6----7-6\7/6-----7---6----7--6\7/6---
--5---4----5-4\5/4-----5---4----5--4\5/4---
Riff 1ax4 (guitar 1)
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--3-333-3-333-2-222-2-222--------
--3-333-3-333-2-222-2-222--------
--1-111-1-111-0-000-0-000--------
pm ... ... ... ...
Riff 1ax4 (guitar 2) played together with riff above.
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----- ---333333--222222----------
--111111-------- ------000000----
pm...... ...... ...... ......
Riff 1bx2 (Guitar 1)
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----2h3p2-2--------2h3p2-6------
--5---------4----5---------4----
Riff 1bx2 (guitar 2) played with the one above.
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----------6--------------2------
--5-5h7h8---7----5-5h7h8---4----
Riff 1a x4 again
Riff 2a x4 (guitar 1)
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---777777--333333--
---777777--333333--
---555555--111111--
Riff 2a x4 (guitar 2)play with above riff
---12-12-121212---8--8--8-8-8--
---13-13-131313---9--9--9-9-9--
---14-14-141414--10-10-101010--
---14-14-141414--10-10-101010--
---12-12-121212---8--8--8-8-8--
---12-12-121212---8--8--8-8-8--
Riff 2b x4 (guitar 1)
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----777777--666666---
----555555--666666---
----555555--444444---
Riff 2b x4 (guitar 2) play with riff above.
----7-7-777--11-11-111111--
----8-8-888--12-12-121212--
----7-7-777--13-13-131313--
----7-7-777--13-13-131313--
----5-5-555--11-11-111111--
----5-5-555--11-11-111111--
Keyboard Interlude
Fill 1 (Just the part of the next Riff,then they start Riff 3 in the middle.Listen to the song.)
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---3333333333333333---
---3333333333333333---
---1111111111111111---
Riff 3 ( guitar 1) very simple
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--4....................-3..........-4..................-5.........---
--4....................-3..........-4..................-3.........---
--2....................-1..........-2..................-3.........---
Riff 3 ( guitar 2) played with above.
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----------------7..9..6...........----------------7..9..5...........
-------------4..-------------------------------4..------------------
--2....4..5..-----------------------2....4..5..---------------------
Riff 4x2
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--4---------7-6-6/7\6--3------------------3/4--------7-6-6/7\6--5----
--4--------------------3------------------3/4-------------------3----
--2-222222--5-4-4/5\4--1-1...triplets...--1/2-222222-5-4-4/5\4--3----
pm ...... ............... ......
The Chords that over the singing part (There's some palm muting shit going on to , but It's on the same chords)
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---5--6---5---6-----2---6---2---6----
---3--6---5---6-----2---6---2---6----
---3--4---3---4-----0---4---0---4----
Riff 5a x2(Watch the palm mutes)
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--22-2-33-3--22-2-33-3--22-2-33-3--8--8-5---
--22-2-33-3--22-2-33-3--22-2-33-3--6--6-5---
--00-0-11-1--00-0-11-1--00-0-11-1--6--6-3---
pm.. .. .. .. .. .. .
Riff 5b x2(Variation of the above)
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--22-2-3-3333--22-2-3-3333--22-2-3-3333--8--8-5---
--22-2-3-3333--22-2-3-3333--22-2-3-3333--6--6-5---
--00-0-1-1111--00-0-1-1111--00-0-1-1111--6--6-3---
pm.. . .... .. . .... .. . .... .
Solo 1 (with the riff with the chords with the clean vocals over it.)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11h15p11-----------------11--16-11h16p11------------------
----------13------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13----------13-----------13-----------------12-11------------
------12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------12----12----------------12----12---------------------------13-12------
--/13--------10-12-12h13p12-13-12h13p12\10-9-10-9h10p9\6-5-6-5h6p5---------------10-13----13----------------------13-----------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------6-7--------10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------8-11-------------|....sweep picking..................|------------------------------
--------------------------------------15h16h18/19-15h19p15------------------------------------------7-11-7h11p7-----------------------------------------------
-----------------------------14h16h17----------------------17---------------------17/19\17--------9-------------12-10-9---------------------------------------
--12h13h15-12h13h15-13h15h16----------------------------------16---------------16---------------8-------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------17--------17-----------------9----------------------------------------9h10h12---------9h10h12
--------------------------------------------------------------------19--19-----------------11---------------------------9h10h12-9h1012---------9h10h12--------
-------------------------------------------------|..sweep picking.....|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------12h13h16p13p12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------12h13h15----------12h13h15----------------15-13-12h13p12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--11h12h14----------11h12h14----------------------------------------14-12-11h12p11------------------------------p0---------5-Harmonic-----------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 12 10-9h10p-----------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-9h10p9----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|pull off g string drop bar when at the bottom
of dive hit the 5th fret harmonic and then pull
bar back up and let it screem dudes.|
Back to Riff 5a and b and then yet another keyboard interlude.
Fill 2 (with two guitars harmonized)
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----/8-10--8h10p-8\5--
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---/10-11-10h11p10\7--
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Riff 6 x4 (guitar 1)
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--3----------------5-----------------8-----------------5-------------------
--3----------------6-----------------8-----------------3-------------------
--1----------------3-----------------6-----------------3------fill 2 now---
Riff 6 x4 (guitar 2) with riff above
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--1----1/3-4-3-1-1/3----3/4-6-4-3-3/6-------------6-6/8------fill2 now------
Do Fill 2 at the end.
Solo 2 with riff 6x4 ( guitar 1)
---------8-13-8----------------11---6--------------------------------------------------20-15h20p15----15\12-15p12-----------------------------------------------
-----8-9--------9-8----9-8---8----8-----8---------------------------11/13\11-----------------------17-------------13--------------------------------------------
--10----------------10----------------8---8----------------10----10----------10----10--------------------------------12\9-12p9-----------------------5-5-5------
--------------------------------------------8-----------11----11----------------11---------------------------------------------10----------------3-6------------
----------------------------------------------10-6---13---------------------------------------------------------------------------10-7---------3----------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8---1-4-----------|bend up a quarter note and down|
-----------11-------------------------------9h13p9----------------------9h13/18-13h18p13----13h18p13h18p13h18p----13h18p13------------------12h15p12-------------
--------------11-----------------------------------11----------------11------------------14--------------------14------------------------------------13----------
--5/8------------12----------------------10-----------10----------10---------------------------------------------------------------------12-------------12-------
------8-------------13-8------------8-11-----------------11----11------------------------------------------------------------------10-14-------------------14----
--------10---------------10-------8-------------------------13------------------------------------------------------------------10----------------------------15-
------------------------------6-9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8-12----------------------------------
|..sweeped.......| |............sweep picked...............| |.............Sweeped Picked..........|
Riff 7 x2 (it has a weird groove to it but this is right(it has heavey chords behind it and they are just E then b to b flat just listen too it)
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-------9-----------7------------9------------9-7--------------------- -9h10p9h10p9h10p
---------10-9--------10-9--6-7----10-9----------10-9-7-6h7p6h7p6h7p-- ----------------
---0-----------7-6-----------------------7-6------------first-time--- --second-time---
Riff 8 x2
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------9-7----------------- 9h10p9h10p9h10p
------- 10...-9...-------- 9...--7...--6...--------10...-9...-----------10-9-7-6h7p6h7p- ---------------
--0...-------------7...-6...---------------------0...------------7..-6------------first time second time----
Back to Riff 7 and then the start.
Keyboard fill on the guitar.
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---------------------------------------------------------12--11---------
-----4--5-5--4-----------5-4---------4--5-5--4----10--13---------12-----
--5------------6--3---6------5--3--5-----------6------------------------
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Fill 3
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----7-777-7--5---
----5-555-5--3---
----5-555-5--3---
Riff 9 x2
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---7----5----5----7-777-7--5---
---5----5----3----5-555-5--3---
---5----3----3----5-555-5--3---
Riff 10 x2
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---7----5----5----7-------5----
---5----5----3----5-------3----
---5----3----3----5-------3----
Riff 11 x2
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--7-77-7-77-7777---5-55-5-55-5555--7-77-7-77-7777--3-33-3-33-3333--
--5-55-5-55-5555---3-33-3-33-3333--5-55-5-55-5555--3-33-3-33-3333--
--5-55-5-55-5555---3-33-3-33-3333--5-55-5-55-5555--1-11-1-11-1111--
pm .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. ....
Then back to Riff 9
Last chord
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-/7---
-/7---
-/5---
-/5----
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