The Gates to the Kingdom of Darkness

Song

'The Gates To The Kingdom Of Darkness' by Graveland (from 'The Celtic Winter' NC001)

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Note that there have been a re-release and a re-re-release of 'The Celtic

Winter', and that the version of this song on those releases are different,

as well as the version on 'In The Glare Of Burning Churches'

Normal tuning (EADGBe)

Intro, w/clean guitar 2x

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

Then it goes into normal chords 6x

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

Let ring

e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-9-------|
D|-7-------|
A|-0-------|
E|---------|

Riff 1 4x

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-9----9---9-\-5----5----5-/-9----9---9-\-7---7-\-6--|
D|-9----9---9-\-5----5----5-/-9----9---9-\-7---7-\-6--|
A|-7----7---7-\-3----3----3-/-7----7---7-\-5---5-\-4--|
E|-7----7---7-\-3----3----3-/-7----7---7-\-5---5-\-4--|

"AAAAHHH........"

Riff 2a, these are just the chords, figure out the timing yourself

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------| "I came, led by the stars
G|-9------5------9------7---6---| Spirits of the damned draw me near
D|-9------5------9------7---6---| Mayhemed winds showed me the way
A|-7------3------7------5---4---| And now I stay here, born from the wolf"
E|-7------3------7------5---4---|

Riff 3 8x

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-4---4-4-4-4--4--4--4--|
A|-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-4---4-4-4-4--4--4--4--|
E|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-2---2-2-2-2--2--2--2--|

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Riff 4, same goes here, these are just the chords.

e|------------------------------------2x
B|--------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------  "Scream of pain sounds in Darkness
D|-7--------8----7----8--------7--------  I draw my claws in wall of fog
A|-5--------5----5----8--------7--------
E|-5--------5----5----6--------5--------
  ------------------------------------2x|
  --------------------------------------|

--------------------------------------| I scrape, scream, blood covered my scars

  -6--------7----6----7--------6--------|  my fangs tear the gates to Abyss
  -4--------4----4----7--------6--------|
  -4--------4----4----5--------4--------|

Impure spirits, you showed me the way

And now my blood

becomes the key / I open this last gate

The Gate To The Kingdom Of Darkness"

Play riff 3 8 times

Play riff 4 with lyrics:

"Black wind of the dead

Inflamed my eyes to red

My brothers, wolves, servants of the night

They came from the forest

Burning eyes among the Darkness

Jaws thirsty for the blood,

raised to moon / Hatred, longing and fear

This is the last night and the dawn will never come"

Play riff 3 8 times

Riff 2b, variation on 2a, again just the chords

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|  "Curse me, my brothers
G|-9--------5---------|  Because I lead you to death
D|-9--------5---------|  Salvation for mayhemed souls
A|-7--------3---------|  Souls of sons of the night in wolves' bodies"
E|-7--------3---------|

Play riff 3 8 times

Play riff 2b w/lyrics: "We've been always and we'll be forever

Tonight we'll die and the next night

we will come from beyond the gates

of Kingdom of Darkness"

Play riff 1

Play riff 2a w/lyrics: "Gods of Darkness, awoken by our sacrifice

Beats of gloom, spirits of fear

Triumph of unlife's Powers

Banners of the dead smeared in blood !

Black is the ultimate colour

Darkness is the only end

Evil is the right reaction

Death is the only mercy..."

Ending, let ring

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