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Band:  Dimmu Borgir
Album: In Sorte Diaboli
Song:  The Serpentine Offering

Copyright (c)  Nuclear Blast 2007
Version 1.0 - 5/19/2007

Transcribed By: Jason Alford
Email: alfordjk@hotmail.com / myspace.com/strumz81

Tuning: Down a step: DGCFAD

Intro:(every single note isnt there, but you get the point)
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------222222222222--------------|
|--333333333333333333333333------------333333333333--|


|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------666666666666--------------|
|--333333333333333333333333------------333333333333--|

Verse 1:
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------4------------------------------------8----------|
|--5--------5--------2--------5------3--5--------5--------6--------5-|
|--3--------3-----------------3------1--3--------3--------6--------3-|


|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------3--|
|---------------------3--------------------1--|
|--0000-0000-0000000001--0000 0000-00000000---|


|------------------------------------------------|(X2)
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------3---------------555---555--|
|--0000-0000-0000000001--0000 0000-111---111-----|

|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|--3--6\3-6\3-6-2--|
|--1--4\1-4\1-4-0--|

|------------------0--|(X12)
|------------------0--|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--3--6\3-6\3-6-2-----|
|--1--4\1-4\1-4-0-----|


|---------------------------|(X2)
|---------------------------|
|-----7-----------7---------|
|-----7-----------7---------|
|--5--5----3-4-5--5----5-4--|
|--5--5----3-4-5--5----3-2--|


|----------------------------------------------------|(X1)
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------222222222222--------------|
|--333333333333333333333333------------333333333333--|

Verse 2:
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------8------------------------------------4----------|
|--5--------5--------6--------5------3--5--------5--------2--------5-|
|--3--------3--------6--------3------1--3--------3-----------------3-|

Singing Part: (rhythm root notes only)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7--------2--------7--------2--------7--------2--------7--------2--|
|--7--------2--------7--------2--------7--------2--------7--------2--|
|--5--------0--------5--------0--------5--------0--------5--------0--|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--------7--------5--------5--------3--------7--------6--------7--|
|--3--------7--------3--------5--------3--------7--------6--------5--|
|--1--------5--------3--------3--------1--------5--------4--------5--|

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--2----------------------------------------|
|--2----------------------------------------|
|--0-let ring-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------3--|
|--000-00000000-00000000-000000111111111-1--|

|-------------------------------------------|(X2)
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------111111111-3--|
|--000-00000000-00000000-000000----------1--|

|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|--3--6\3-6\3-6-2--|
|--1--4\1-4\1-4-0--|

|------------------0--|(X8)
|------------------0--|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--3--6\3-6\3-6-2-----|
|--1--4\1-4\1-4-0-----|

|---------------------------------------------|(X3)
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--1111-4p1-1111-4p1-1111-3p0-000-000-000000--|

|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------2--2-2--|
|--1111-4p1-1111-4p1-1111-3-0--0-0--|


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill

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