Death Knell - Ghost
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: D tuning (D G C F A D)
Ghost-Death Knell
A Ghoul Writer
Opus Eponymous
tuning : one whole step down (DGCFAD)

(Intro) bass plays riff twice

[Verse] guitar enters at 0:21
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|-----3====let=ring==------|
G|-----1====let=ring=-------|
D|--------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------2--3-----------------------------------------|x7
G|------------2---------2----------1-----------------------------------------|
D|--------1-0-0-----1-0-0---1-0----------------------------------------------|

(last time)
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------2-----3----5------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2---------------1----3------------------------------------------|
D|-------1-0-0-----1-0-------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
Guitar 1
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|---4-4---4-------4--------4-----4--|---3-3---3-------3-------3-----3--------|
G|---2-2-2-2---2-2-2----2-2-2---2-2--|---1-1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1--------|
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------|---6-6---6-------6-------6-----6----------|
G|--3-3---3-------3--------3-----3-|---4-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4----------|
D|--1-1-1-1---1-1-1----1-1-1---1-1-|------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
Guitar 2
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|---3----3----3---3------2---2---3---3---|----3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-------------|
F|-----4----4----4---4------4---4---4---4-|-----3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-----------|
C|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

D|---1---1---1---1-----1---1---1---1---|--1---1---1---1----1----1---1---1-----|
A|-----1---1---1---1-----1---1---1---1-|----2---2---2---2----2----2---2---2---|
F|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

D|-4---4---4---4------4---4---4---4----|---4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4----|
A|---5---5---5---5------5---5---6---6--|-----5---5---5---5-----5---5---5---6--|
F|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

D|-4---4---4---4----4---4---4---4---|--4---4---4---4------4---4---------------|
A|---5---5---5---5----5---5---6---6-|----5---5---5---5------5---5-------------|
F|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------|------------------------------3----------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

[Verse]
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
F|--------------------------|
C|-----3====let=ring==------|
G|-----1====let=ring=-------|
D|--------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------2--3-----------------------------------------|x7
G|------------2---------2----------1-----------------------------------------|
D|--------1-0-0-----1-0-0---1-0----------------------------------------------|

(last time)
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------2-----3----5------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2---------------1----3------------------------------------------|
D|-------1-0-0-----1-0-------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
Guitar 1
2nd time the ending is different
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|---4-4---4-------4--------4-----4--|---3-3---3-------3-------3-----3--------|
G|---2-2-2-2---2-2-2----2-2-2---2-2--|---1-1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1--------|
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C|---7-7---7-------7--------7-----7--|--3-3---3-------3-------3----3----------|
G|---5-5-5-5---5-5-5----5-5-5---5-5--|--1-1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1--1-1----------|
D|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-------3----------3--------3-----3--|---2-2-----2----------2-------2---2----|
D|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1--1--1--1--|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|

[Chorus]
Guitar 2
D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---3----3----3---3------2---2---3---3----|---3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-------------|
F|-----4----4----4---4------4---4---4---4--|-----3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-----------|
C|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

D|---1---1---1---1-----1---1---1---1---|--1---1---1---1----1----1---1---1-----|
A|-----3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-|----3---3---3---3----3----3---3---3---|
F|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


D|-4---4---4---4----4---4---4---4---|-----------------------------------------|
A|---6---6---6---6----6---6---6---6-|--5---5---5---5----5---5---5---5---------|
F|----------------------------------|----6---6---6---6----6---6---6---6-------|
C|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

[Bridge]
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6-6-----6-6---------------6-6-------------------------------------------|
D|---4-4-----4-4---6-8-5-7-----4-4---6-8-5-7---------------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6-6----6-6-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-4----4-4----8-7-12-11-6-5-10-9-------------------------------------|

(break down)
P.M------------------------ P.M.-----------------------------------
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------4----3--|----------------------------------------------------|x 4
C|-----------2-------2-2-5--------|---------------2-----------4-8-7--------------------|
G|-3-6-3-----2-------2------------|--3-----3------2-------6-6--------------------------|
D|-1-4-1-----0---0-0-0------------|--1--1--1------0---0-0-4----------------------------|

P.M.--------------------------- P.M.--------------------------
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|-------------2-----------------------|---------------------------------3----|
G|-3-6-3-------2-----3-3-3-----2---6---|---3-6-3-----2----3-3-3------2---1----|
D|-1-4-1-------0-----1-1-1-----0---4---|---1-4-1-----0----1-1-1------0--------|

[Verse 3] play the same as verses 1 & 2, except play the full power chords and palm mute
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A|---3----3----3---3------2---2---3---3---|----3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-------------|
F|-----4----4----4---4------4---4---4---4-|------3---3---3---3-----3---3---3---3-----------|
C|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

D|---1---1---1---1-----1---1---1---1---|--1---1---1---1----1----1---1---1-----|
A|-----1---1---1---1-----1---1---1---1-|----2---2---2---2----2----2---2---2---|
F|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

D|-4---4---4---4------4---4---4---4----|---4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4----|
A|---5---5---5---5------5---5---5---6--|-----5---5---5---5-----5---5---6---6--|
F|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

D|-4---4---4---4------4---4---4---4----|---4---4---4---4-----4---4---4---4----|
A|---5---5---5---5------5---5---6---6--|-----5---5---5---5-----5---5---5---5--|
F|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

D|-4---4---4---4-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---5---5---5-repeat until fade-----------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Song info
Death Knell
Ghost
2001
  • Rock
  • Doom Metal
  • Hard Rock
  • Heavy Metal
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