Key To The Gate Tab

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Ok....Here is another classic black metal song, this time from Burzum
I'm pretty sure i've got this all right, although some parts are quite
hard to hear. Anyway it should be all here,and it should be all right
so enjoy.......!!

Album: Det Som En Gang Var
Song: Key to the Gate
Album: Det som en gang var
Transcribed by: Warrick McPherson
E-mail: sirwarrick@hotmail.com

Notation:

H - Hammer on
P - Pull off
M - Palm mute
B - Bend
S - Slide

Tuning: This song is performed in standard "E" tuning.

Riff 1 - Opening Riff

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


|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------4444-5555------66-44-5555------4444-5555-------------|
|-4444-3333-4444-4444-55-33-4444-4444-3333-4444-66-44-77-55-|
|-3333-----------3333------------3333-----------55-33-66-44-|

Note: Although I have put spaces in between these chords,
there is no break; it just makes it easier to read.

Riff 2

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|------5555-7777-----------7777-9999---------|
|-4444-4444-6666-8888-6666-6666-8888--2----2-|
|-3333-----------7777-5555------------0----0-|
                                      M

Riff 3

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-----3------3--6---------4-|
|-1-1-1--2-2-1--4-4-4-4-4-2-|
  M M    M M      M M M M

Riff 4 - I guess this is sort of the verse riff

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------7777-88---------5555-6666-|
|-6666-8888-6666-77-55-6666-4444-5555-|
|-5555-7777---------44-5555-----------|

Now go back and play Riff 3 again, then Riff 4 again

Riff 5

|--------------------------------------|
|----0-------0----------0-------0------|
|---0-0-0-----0-0------0-0-0-----0-0---|
|--4---4-------4-4----4---4-------4-4--|
|-3---------------3--2---------------2-|
|--------------------------------------|

On the second time you play this riff, do a slide up the
neck on the last note.

Riff 6

|------------------------------|
|--------------------0-----0---|
|---0-9-0---0-9-0---5-5---7-7--|
|--8-----8-8-----8-6---6-8---8-|
|-7-------7-------7-----9------|
|------------------------------|

The next part of the song isn't really constructed with riffs,
but instead with big long passages. I will try to tab the next
part in sections where possible to make it easier to follow.

|---------------------------------------------|
|----0-----0------0-----0-----1-----1-----0---|
|---7-7---7-7----7-7---6-6---0-0---0-0---0-0--|
|--8---8-8---8--8---8-5---5-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-9-----9------------4-----3-----3-----2------|
|-------------10------------------------------|

Play the next Riff twice, and do a big slide up and down
the neck afterwards.

|------------------------------------|
|-----1--------1--------1--------1---|
|-2----2---2----2---2----2---2----2--|
|-2-----2--2-----2--3-----3--3-----3-|
|-0--------0--------0--------0-------|
|------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------------------
|----0-----0------0-----0-------------------0-----0--
|---7-7---7-7----7-7---6-6----0-----0-----0--0--0--0-
|--8---8-8---8--8---8-5---5--0-0---0-0---4-4---3-3---
|-9-----9------------4------4---4-4---4-3-----2------
|-------------10-----------2-----2-------------------


----------------------------------------------
-----------------0-----0-----0------0-----0---
-----0-----0----5-5---7-7---7-7----7-7---6-6--
----7-7---7-7--6---6-8---8-8---8--8---8-5---5-
---6-----6----7-----9-----9------------4------
--5-----5-----------------------10------------


------------------------------|
-------------------0-----0----|
-----0-----0-----0--0--0--0---|
----0-0---0-0---4-4---3-3---7-|
---4---4-4---4-3-----2------6-|
--2-----2-------------------5-|

Well, there was that big long passage I was telling you about.
This next Riff is really wierd. I figured it out, but I still
don't fully understand the timing of some of it.

|--------------------------------------------|
|------0-----0-----0----0----0-----0-----0---|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0--0-0--0---0-0---0-0--|
|--7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7--7-7--7-7---7-7---0-|
|---------6-----6---------------6-----6------|
|--------------------------------------------|

Riff 7

|----------------------------|
|----0-----1-----0-----------|
|---0-0---2-----0-0---0------|
|--2---2-2-----2---2-2-------|
|-2-----0---3-2-----0--------|
|----------------------3-2-0-|


This next Riff is played under the big drum roll, and
throughout the solo. I will tab the solo's at the end
of the song.

Riff 8

|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---0------0------0------0----|
|--2-2-2--2-2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|-----2------2------5------4--|
|-0------0------3------2------|

The next Riff is played twice. Once before the 2nd solo,
and once after it. It is the outro Riff to the song.

Riff 9

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------1-----1------------------------------|
|----0------0----0--0--0--0-----0-----0------0------0---|
|--2--2---0--0----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---0--0---0--0--|
|---2--2---2--2-3-----3--------2--2--2--2---5--5---4--4-|
|-0------3-------------------0-----0------3------2------|


This is the last Riff. It is played underneath the 2nd solo.

Riff 10

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---0-----0------0-----0------0-----0------0------0----|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|-----2-----2--3---3-3---3------2-----2------5------4--|
|-0-----0-------------------0-----0------3------2------|

Now to finish the song off, you just go back and play Riff 9,
then end it on an "E minor" type chord. Now I will tab the
two solo's.

Solo 1

|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------12--10----10-12-10----10----|
|-9-11-12-9--11-12--------12----------12----12-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------
|--------------------------10-------
|-9-11-12-11-9-11--9-11-12----12-11-
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------

...continued

--------------------------------------|
-----10-12-10----10----10-12-10-------|
--12----------12----12----------12-11-|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-9-------12-11----11-12-11-|
|-----9---------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|


Solo 2

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-7--10-9-7-5s7-7s9-9s10-7---10-9--10p9p7--10p9p7-5-|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Well there you have it, the whole song from start to finish.
It should all be there, but if you have any suggestions send
me an e-mail...