Dimmu Borgir - The Night Masquerade Chords & Tabs

 "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]
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dimmu_borgir/the_night_masquerade_tab.html ]
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

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