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Heart of Darkness

Grave Digger
Tab

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Song

Heart Of Darkness

By Grave Digger

From album "Heart Of Darkness" (1995)

Transcribed by Teemu Haapanen

Email: thaapanen@pp.nic.fi

Intro (Acoustic Gtr.) (2x)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*-----------------------------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
|*---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1-*|
|--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|

Ooh... (Acoustic Gtr.) (2x)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*-----------------------------------------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
|*---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1-*|
|--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|

(Acoustic Gtr.)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
|----2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1--|
|--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
|----2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3--|
|--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------0---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------0-----0-|
|------0-------0-------5-4-----5-4------0-------0-------0-----0-----|
|----4---4---4---4---5-------5--------4---4---4---4---2---2---------|
|-/5-------5-----------------------/5-------5-------4---------------|
|------------------0-------0----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
|----2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3--|
|--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------0---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------0-----0-|
|------0-------0-------5-4-----5-4------0-------0-------0-----0-----|
|----4---4---4---4---5-------5--------4---4---4---4---2---2---------|
|-/5-------5-----------------------/5-------5-------4---------------|
|------------------0-------0----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|------2-------2---2---2---2-(2)--|
|----2---2---2---2---2---2--------|
|--0-------0----------------------|

Riff 1 (2x)

|-----------------------------------------------|
|*---------------------------------------------*|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------9-----7---5--------9-----7---5-----------|
|*-----7-----5---3--------7-----5---3-----5--4-*|
|--0-0---0-0---0------0-0---0-0---0-----0-3--2--|

. . . . . . . . . . .

Riff 2 (2x)

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------------------------------------*|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------9-----7---5-------------------------9-----7---5-----------|
|*-----7-----5---3--0-2-3-2-0h2p0----------7-----5---3-----5--4-*|
|--0-0---0-0---0------------------3-2--0-0---0-0---0-----0-3--2--|

. . . . . . . . . . .

Riff 1 (2x)

Riff 2 (2x)

Riff 3

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4--4-2-4-5--5-7-5--4--4-2-4-5--5-7-5--4--4-2-4-5--5-7-5--4--2-4---5--7--|
|-2--2-0-2-3--3-5-3--2--2-0-2-3--3-5-3--2--2-0-2-3--3-5-3--2--0-2-0-3--5--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------3--5--|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Riff 4

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----9-----7---5-----------------------------------4-----------|
|-----7-----5---3--0-2-3-2-0h2p0----------5-----5---2-----5--4--|
|-0-0---0-0---0------------------3-2--0-0-3-0-0-3-0-----0-3--2--|

. . . . . . . . . . .

Riff 1 (2x)

Riff 2 (2x)

Riff 5

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4--4-2-4-5--5-7-5--4--4-2-4-5--5-7-5--4--4-2-4-5--5-7-5--4--2-4---5--7--|
|-2--2-0-2-3--3-5-3--2--2-0-2-3--3-5-3--2--2-0-2-3--3-5-3--2--0-2-0-3--5--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chorus Riff

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------7----------|
|-9--7-9--5--7------4-5-4h5p4------9--7-9----------5-5-5-7------5-----7--7-|
|-7--5-7--3--5--5-7-----------7-5--7--5-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

. . . . . . . .

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--7-9--5--7------4-5-4h5p4------9--7-9--------------5--------------7-|
|-7--5-7--3--5--5-7-----------7-5--7--5-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . .

Riff 6

|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------5------4----------5------4----------------|

|-2222222222222-3-3333-2-22222222-3-3333-2-22222222-5--4--|

|---------------------------------------------------3--2--|

............. .... ........ .... ........

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-4----------------5------4----------5------4----------------|

|-2--2222222222222-3-3333-2-22222222-3-3333-2-22222222-5--4--|

|------------------------------------------------------3--2--|

............. .... ........ .... ........

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9----------------10------9----------10------9-----------------|

|-7--7777777777777--8-8888-7-77777777--8-8888-7-77777777-10--9--|

|---------------------------------------------------------8--7--|

............. .... ........ .... ........

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9----------------10------9----------10------9-----------------|

|-7--7777777777777--8-8888-7-77777777--8-8888-7-77777777-10--9--|

|---------------------------------------------------------8--7--|

............. .... ........ .... ........

Riff 7

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------7--7---7-------------------------7--7---7-----------------|
|---2------5------5--5-555-7---7-----2------5------5--5-555-7---7-----2-(2)-|
|-0-0--0-2-3--3-2----------5-555-3-2-0--0-2-3--3-2----------5-555-3-2-0-(0)-|

. . . .. .. . . . . .. .. . .

(Acoustic Gtr.)

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
|----2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---1---1---1---1--|
|--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
|----2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3--|
|--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------0---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------0-----0-|
|------0-------0-------5-4-----5-4------0-------0-------0-----0-----|
|----4---4---4---4---5-------5--------4---4---4---4---2---2---------|
|-/5-------5-----------------------/5-------5-------4---------------|
|------------------0-------0----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----|
|----2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3---2---2---2---2---3---3---3---3--|
|--0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------0---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------0-----0-|
|------0-------0-------5-4-----5-4------0-------0-------0-----0-----|
|----4---4---4---4---5-------5--------4---4---4---4---2---2---------|
|-/5-------5-----------------------/5-------5-------4---------------|
|------------------0-------0----------------------------------------|

(Acoustic Gtr.) (4x)

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|------10---9---7-----0-3---2---0-------0---2---3-------5-------3----|
|----7----0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---5---5---3---3--|
|*-5----------------5---------------5---------------5-------5-------*|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

| (3rd & 4th time)

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7----------------7---------------7---------------7-------7--------|
|*-5----------------5---------------5---------------5-------5-------*|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Acoustic Gtr.) (2x)

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|------10---9---7-----0-3---2---0-------0---2---3-------5-------3----|
|----7----0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---5---5---3---3--|
|*-5----------------5---------------5---------------5-------5-------*|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

| (2x)

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7---10---9---7---------------------------2---3---5----55-3----33--|
|*-5----8---7---5-------8---7---5-------5---0---1---3-33-33-1-11-11-*|
|-----------------------6---5---3-------3----------------------------|

.. ..

(Acoustic Gtr.) (2x) (1st time only............)

|----------------------(3---1---0)-----(0---1---3)-------------------------------|
|*------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|------10---9---7-----0-3---2---0-------0---2---3-------5-------3----------------|
|----7----0---0---0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---5---5---3---3--------------|
|*-5----------------5---------------5---------------5-------5-------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

| (2x)

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*------------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7-7-5----5-5-3----3-3--|
|*-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-5-3-33-3-3-1-11-1-1-*|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Solo Riff (4x) Then

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
|*----------------------------------------------------------------------------*|---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|
|--7----7----7----7-7---------------------------------------3----3-3-5----5-5--|-7-|
|*-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-5-3----3----3----3-3-5----5----5----5-5-1-11-1-1-3-33-3-3-*|-5-|
|---------------------1-11-1-11-1-11-1-1-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-3--------------------|---|

.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

Riff 8

|-----------------------------------12-(12)-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------12--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------12----------------------------------------------|
|--------55-(5)--77-(7)----------------------55-(5)--77-(7)---------------------|
|-2-(2)--33-(3)--55-(5)---2-(2)--------------33-(3)--55-(5)--101099887766554433-|
|-0-(0)-----------------0-0-(0)-------------------------------------------------|

. ..................

Riff 2 (2x)

Riff 1 (2x)

Chorus Riff (3x)

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*|
|----------------------------------------------------------------7-----------|
|--9--7-9--5--7------4-5-4h5p4------9--7-9----------5-5-5-7------5-----7--7--|
|*-7--5-7--3--5--5-7-----------7-5--7--5-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5---5-5-5--5-*|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

. . . . . . . .

Then

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9--7-9--5--7------4-5-4h5p4------9--7-9-------5--5-4--4-5--5-7--------------|
|-7--5-7--3--5--5-7-----------7-5--7--5-7-slide-3--3-2--2-3--3-5-slide-2-(2)--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------0-(0)--|

. = palm mute

/ = slide up

p = pull off

h = hammer on

(12) = ghost note

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