"Devil's Path" as performed by Dimmu Borgir on their 1996 mini "Devil's Path"

Transcribed by Lord Upir (upir@gmx.net) on 20 February 2000
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Normal Tuning (EADGBe)

This is Dimmu's best song and since there were a lot of requests for this song, here it is.


  Intro riff / Riff 1. I'm not sure how many times the A5 chords is hit but if you just
  listen to the song and play the riff you "feel" it. Downstroke the chords and tremolo pick
  the notes. Play 7 times.
    1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1  2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|o----------------------------------o|
D|o-222222222222222210---9---9-7-6---o|
A|--0000000000000000------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Vocals enter 3th time:
Never shall the sun kiss my face
And caress me with it's burning light
For I dwell in the shadows
And sleep side by side with death

In dark desire I embrace the whore
Giving her an escape from an unworthly life
For with the appearance of a fallen angel

(1:00) Riff 2 w/tremolo picking                               1__________|2, 3, 4___|
     1 e 2 e 3 e 4 e 1 e 2 e 3 e 4 e 1 e 2 e 3 e 4 e 1 e 2 e | 3 e 4 e   | 3 e 4 e
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------||-----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------||-----|
G|o----------------------------------------------------------|----------o|---------o||-----|
D|o----------------------------------------------------------|----------o|---------o||-----|
A|---10------7-------9---10--9---7---10------7-------9-------|-14121415--|-10--12---||-12~-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------||-----|
I serve darkness

(1:36) Riff 3. Maybe you have to detune to D to play this riff good (the first chord in this riff
is a D) but this also sounds good (play 8 times):
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|o----------------------------o|
D|o-7---7-5-7----3-5----10-7---o|
A|--5---5-5-7----3-5----10-7----|
E|--5---5-3-5----1-3-----8-5----|
    <     < <      <       <
I am a prince among the damned
As I've been for an eternity
The monark in a dark paradise
Cursed by life and the living


(2:07) Variation on riff 2 w/tremolo picking                  1__________|2_________|
     1 e 2 e 3 e 4 e 1 e 2 e 3 e 4 e 1 e 2 e 3 e 4 e 1 e 2 e | 3 e 4 e   | 3 e 4 e
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------|
G|o----------------------------------------------------------|----------o|---------o|
D|o----------------------------------------------------------|----------o|---------o|
A|---10------7-------9---10--9---7---10------7-------9-------|-14121415--|-10--12---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------|
I serve darkness

(2:23) Kickass riff 3.                              |Tremolo pick from here
    1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|o-2-------5-------9-------12------7-------5----------------o|
D|o-2-------5-------9-------12------7-------5-------9-791097-o|
A|--0-------3-------7-------10------5-------3-------7-578-75--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Oh tremble not my immortal heart
Trough you beat in the shadows of death
Eternal life is the blessing
And I shall rule for another thousand years

(3:06) Riff 4
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-2-------5-----------------------------/7~-5757-5~--5\-2-2/-10-9-7-9-10--9--7--
A|-0-------3-------5-3-2-0-/7-5-3-2-0--------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------3------------------------------------------

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  -2-------5-----------------------------/7~-7-77-5~--5\-2-2/-10-9-7-9-10--9--7--|
  -0-------3-------5-3-2-0-/7-5-3-2-0--------------------------------------------|
  ------------------------------------3------------------------------------------|

(3:27) Riff 1, 4 times w/vocals:
Never shall the sun kiss my face
And caress me with it's burning light
For I dwell in the shadows
And sleep side by side with death

(4:00) Riff 5 w/tremolo picking, play 6 times
    1 e 2 e 3 e 4 e 1 e 2 e 3 e 4 e
e|------------------------------------||---|
B|------------------------------------||---|
G|o----------------------------------o||---|
D|o---------12--------------12--11---o||---|
A|--9-----1210------9-----1210---912--||-9-|
E|--7-----10--------7-----10------10--||-7-|

I am a prince among the damned
As I've been for an eternity
The monark in a dark paradise
Cursed by life and the living

(4:31) Solo.... Maybe there are some little mistakes. It's was real bitch to transcribe
so don't fuck. Rhythm during solo: E5 C5 D5 (tremolo picked).
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--14~---14~---13----------------------------------------------------
D|------------------14---12-10-12-14-12-10-7~----7-9-10~--10-12-10----
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------17-17-16-14------------------------------------------------------
D|---12/14-14-14/17---------------17-15-14-12\10-9-7~-----/14-12-10-9-6-7~--7-7-9-10--
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--/14-12-10-9--------------|
D|---------------9-6-7-------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

(5:13) Outro w/right hand tapping (not sure about this)
e|-t12p8p5-t12p8p5-t12p8p5-t12p8p5-t13p8p5-t13p8p5-t13p8p5-t13p8p5---
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------

e|-t12p7p5-t12p7p5-t12p7p5-t12p7p5-t10p7p5-t10p7p5-t10p7p5-t10p7p5---
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------

e|-t12p8p5-t12p8p5-t12p8p5-t12p8p5-t13p8p5-t13p8p5-t13p8p5-t13p8p5---
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------

e|-t12p7p5-t12p7p5-t12p7p5-t12p7p5-5h7~------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   fadeout...