In Death's Embrace Chords
by Dimmu Borgir
In Death's Embrace by Dimmu Borgir is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E5 and C5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning is D,A,D,G,B,e
Riff 1
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|-2---------------5----2---------------5-----|
|-2---------------3----2---------------3-----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.ending
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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2.ending
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-4-|
|-------------------------------------5-4-|
Verse
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Riff 2
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|--------------------------------|<- Listen the record
|---------7-77-77----------------| how many times these
|3-33-33--7-77-77--7-77-0-7-77---| chords are played.
|3-33-33--5-55-55--7-77-0-7-77---|
|3-33-33-----------7-77-0-7-77-0-|
Fill (guitar 2)
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|-7-5-7-8--|
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|----------|
Riff 3
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|-5----0----3----5----0----3--|
|-5----0----3----5----0----3--|
|-5----0----3----5----0----3--|
Then these same chords but faster and twice the stumming
you will guess how its played if u play it with the song .
Then Riff2 again and after the verse
Riff 4
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|-222222222222222222222222--555555555555555555555555-|
|-222222222222222222222222--333333333333333333333333-|
|-222222222222222222222222---------------------------|
Then solo
Guitar 2 plays under guitar solo same chords as above
but palm-muted.
I didn't mark vibrato anywhere. Use it like you want.
E5 C5 E5
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|--------------------------------------10-12--|
|12----11--7--9-7-9---/12---7-9-7--/12--------|
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|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
C5
|---------------10-------------------------|
|------------10----13h15p13-12-13\8-8-10-12|
|-7-9-7--/12-------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
E5
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|14-16-12-14-11-12-9-11-7-9--/12-12-12-14-12-11-7-9-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
C5
|--------------12-15p12----------12-15p12-----------|
|--------12-13----------13-12-13----------13--13-12-|
|-/12-14--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
E5
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h13p12--------------------12--------------12-13-15-|
|----------12-14-12--------14-----------12-14----------|
|--------------------12-14--------12-14----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
C5
|----------------------------------------------------|
|13-12-12---13-12h13p12------------------------------|
|-----------------------14-12-11---------------------|
|--------------------------------14-12-10------------|
|------------------------------------------14-12-10--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
E5
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|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------9-10-12-/14-14---|
|------------------9-10-12------------------|
|-14-12-10-8-10-12--------------------------|
Then riff 1.
End :)