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The Night Masquerade

Dimmu Borgir
Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

"The Night Masquerade" as performed by Dimmu Borgir on their 1997

album "Entrone Darkness Triumphant"

Version : 1.1

Tabbed by : Ishnar (j.a.schlaman@st.hanze.nl)

with corrections from Lord Úpir

SATANIC RULES!!!

For the exact timing and rhythm just hear the song and play!!

The numbers above the tablines are the timing for the riffs measures...

RIFF A

1 2 3 4

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|9-9-9-11-12-11-|
D|9---9-11-12-11-|
A|7---7-9--10-9--|
E|---------------|

RIFF B

Play the 1/2 and the 4 parts of the riff in a certain rhythm. Hear the song..

1/2 3 4 1/2 3 4

E|-----------|----------|
B|-----------|----------|
G|9---7/9-9--|----------|
D|9---7/9-9--|9---7/9-9-|
A|7---5/7-7--|9---7/9-9-|
E|-----------|7---5/7-7-|

RIFF C

1 2 3 4

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|2------2--2------2--2------2--7-9-10-|
A|2------2--2------2--2------2--7-9-10-|
E|0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--5-7-8--|

[PM] [PM] [PM]

RIFF D1

PLaying this riff you have to move your plectrum very fast.

The main chord is Bm. Pick this chord in barret.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|
A|9---10-9-9---10-9-|7---10-9-5---10-9-|
E|7-7------7-7------|5-7------3-7------|

RIFF D2

Playing this riff you have to move your plectrum very fast.

The main chord is Bm. Pick this chord in barret.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|7---------------|----------------|-----------------|
A|---10-9----10-9-|---10-9-7-------|---10-9----10-9-|7----------------|
E|7-------7-------|-----------10-9-|7-------7-------|---10-9-10--9-10-|

How to play the song :

Intro : Play RIFF A 8 times

RIFF B 10 times

Shagrath sings

RIFF C 8 times

RIFF B 4 times

Shagrath sings

RIFF C 8 times

RIFF D1

RIFF D2 2 times and then the first 2 blocks

Outro :

With female voice

RIFF A 8 times

RIFF D last two blocks and then 1 time and then the first 2 blocks

"BLOOD IS THE LIFE AND IT SHALL BE ALL OURS..." (Count Vlad Dracul)

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