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/    The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be    /
/                     used for private use and studying                     /
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                             OPEN THE GATES
               From the Album DARK FUNERAL (S/T); IN THE SIGN...
              Copyright (YEAR RELEASED AND RECORD COMPANY)
                     Version 1.0 - (DECEMBER 27, 2000)

Transcribed by:

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..  - palm mute          /  - slide up to
 \  - slide down to      ~  - vibrato
 h  - hammer on          b  - bend
 p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
                          ph - pinch harmonic
                           f - full bend    h - half bend
*  - see comment           r - release      t - tap bend
X  - percussion mute       ~ - vibrato bend
@  - slight palm mute     () - ghost note, sustained note

Tune Gtr to D
OPEN THE GATES

trem pick Riff 1      half time Riff 2
|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------------|
|-9"---10-9--6"-----|-9-999-999-9-10910-6-666-666-666-6--|
|-7"---8--7--4"-----|-7-777-777-7-8-78--4-444-444-444-4--|
|-------------------|------------------------------------|

 VERSE (Riff 3)     let ring (Riff 4) Trem Pick (Riff 5)
|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
|------------------|--------------|-----------------|
|------------------|--------------|--------------3--|
|-9"--10"--9"--8"--|--7--3--7--8--|-7---3---7---4-4-|
|-7"--8"---7"--6"--|--5--1--5--6--|-5---1---5---6-6-|
|------------------|--------------|------------6----|
last part of riff 5 is like an arpeggio that sounds flowing so just pick
straight through the chord that it makes.

 CHORUS (Riff 6)
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-5--7-8-7----7-8-7--5--7-8-7--4--6-7-6-|
|----------6----------------------------|

  INSTRUMENTAL BREAK (Riff 7) (or E5 chord?)
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-7777"-10"-9"-12"-10"-9"--7777"-10"-9"-7"-5"-|
|-5555"--------------------5555"--------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

  VERSE Variation (Riff 8)
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-7--3--7-8108--7--10-11108--|
|-5--1--5-68-6--5--8--9-8-6--|
|----------------------------|

Notes: " = tremolo pick.