Open the Gates Tabs & Lyrics by Gorgoroth

Open the Gates

guitar tabs lyrics

Gorgoroth

Standard Tuning

Intro Riff - Gtr 1 - x4:
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-9-999-9-999-8-888-8-888-5-555-5-555-8-888-8-888-|
|-7-777-7-777-6-666-6-666-3-333-3-333-6-666-6-666-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Gtr 2 - play short on second and fourth repeat, hold on third repeat:
|---|
|---|
|---|
|-2-|
|-0-|
|---|

Riff 1 - Gtr 1 - x6 - tremolo:
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|---9-7-5---9-7-5---10-9-7---9-7-5-|
|-7-------6-------3--------6-------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

Gtr 2 - play this on first two repeats, then play the same as gtr 1:
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-9------------------------9-------------------------|
|-----7---9-10-9-9-h10-7-------7---9-10-12-9-h10-7---|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
^ begin second repeat

Riff 2 - Gtr 1 & 2 - x4 - tremolo:
1.2.3. 4. - let ring
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-9------7--5--4--1-|-9------7--9--10-9-7-|
|-7-----------------|-7-------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
^ ----------------- ^ Gtr 2 plays only the 9
^ tremolo

Riff 3 - Gtr 1 - x4 - play riff 2
Gtr 2 - x4 - tremolo - these notes line up with riff 2 above:
1.2.3. 4. - let ring
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-2------0----------|-2------0--2--3--2-0-|
|---0-------3--2----|---0-----------------|
|-----0h1---------4-|-----0h1-------------|
^ ^ tremolo

Play Riff 2 x4
Play Riff 3 x4

Riff 4 - Gtr 1 - x4 - let ring:
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-9------5---4---|
|-7------3---2---|
|----------------|
|----------------|

Gtr 2 - x4 - let ring:
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-2--------------|
|-0------3---2---|
|--------1---0---|

On second repeat, these notes are repeated just before striking the
next note.

Riff 5 - Gtr 1 - x2 - let ring:
|-----------------------------------|
|-----10-------10-------6-------5---|
|---9----9---9----9---5---5---4---4-|
|-7--------7--------3-------2-------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|

Gtr 2 - x2 - let ring:
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----2--------2--------3-------2---|
|---2----2---2----2---3---3---2---2-|
|-0--------0--------1-------0-------|
^ ^ weird spacing to line up with above

Play Riff 4, both gtrs play Gtr 1's part, tremolo - x2
Play Riff 4, tremolo - x4

Riff 6 - Gtr 1 - x2 - tremolo:
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-9----------------------------|
|-7------9-10---12--10--9---6--|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|

Gtr 2 - x2 - tremolo:
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-2----------------------------|
|-0------2-3----5---3---2------|
|---------------------------4--|
^ ^ ^ weird spacing for alignment purposes

Play Riff 2 - x4
Play Riff 3, no alternate ending - x4
Play Riff 2 - x4
Play Riff 3, no alternate endings - x8
end of song
enjoy!