King Diamond - A Broken Spell guitar tab
King Diamond: A Broken Spell
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
LANGUS : tlange@promail.pl
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Guitar 2 plays top notes)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---------9--------10^r~--------9---------7^r~-|
A|--------10--------12^r~-------10---------9^r~-|
E|--0-0-0-----0-0-0-------0-0-0-----0-0-0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2 (Guitar 2 plays top notes)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------4---4-------5---5-------7---7--------9---9-|
D|-------5---5-------7---7-------9---9-------10--10-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I stumbled..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------4---4-------5---5-------7---7--------9-7-5--------|
D|-------5---5-------7---7-------9---9-------10-9-7--9-8~~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------10-9~~-|
E|-0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Once outside..."
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-4-------------------5-4-|
E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-4-------3-2-------------------3-2-|
E|-2-2-2-----2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------5--6--|
A|-------3-2-------5-4-------------------5--6--|
E|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--4--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-4-4---------------4-4-4--------------------|
A|--0h2-2-2---5-5-5-5---0h2-2-2---7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
E|------------3-3-3-3-------------5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"With the teapot..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------------9------------------7-------|
A|------------7------------------5-------|
E|-0-0--0--0----------0-0--0--0----------|
* * * * * * * *
"I fell to my knees..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|------------5---------4--9-|
A|------------3---------2--6-|
E|-0-0--0--0-----------------|
* * * *
"...in haziness..."
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------12-/14------------12--11--|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-----------10-/12------------10---9--|
E|-0-0--0--0----------0-0--0--0----------|
* * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----------12--9---------|
D|---------------------4--9-|
A|-----------10--7----2--6-|
E|-0-0--0--0----------------|
* * * *
Riff 6
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------2---------------|
A|--2-3-5---5-3-2---------|
E|----------------5-3-2~~-|
Play Riff 4 "Things were..."
Play Riff 5 "Flying out..."
Play Riff 6 "...passed out..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Riff 7
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-6-------7-6-------6-5--|
A|-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-----4-4-4------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|------------------6-5-------6-5-------7-6--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-----3-3-3------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--------------------7---4--|
D|--------------------7---4--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5---2--|
E|---------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-------------------5-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-4-------3-2-------------------3-2-|
E|-2-2-2-----2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-------3-2-------5-4-------------------|
E|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--5----2----7----4----9----|
E|--3----0----5----2----7----|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------9--------11---------|
A|--5----7----7----9----9----|
E|--3---------5---------7----|
Riff 9 (Acoustic)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---5-----4-----2-----4-----5----|
A|-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------0---------|
D|----5-----4---------4-----4-----|
A|------3-----3-----5---------5---|
E|--0-----0-----0-0-------0-----0-|
Guitar 2 (Comes in with the vocals)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----4-----2-----0-----2-----4----|
D|------5-----4-----2-----4-----5--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
"The next thing..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----4-----2---------4-5---4------|
D|------5-----4-----5---------5-4--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|--0-----0-----0-0----------------|
"...remember seeing..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----4-----2-----0-----2-----4----|
D|------5-----4-----2-----4-----5--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0------|
"...was the smoke coming..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----4-----2---------4-7---5-4-2--|
D|------5-----4-----5--------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|--0-----0-----0-0----------------|
"...from the chimney..."
Riff 10 (DIstortion)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-------5-7-5-------7-9-7---------------------|
D|--4-4-4-------5-5-5-------7-7-7---------------------|
A|--2-2-2---2-2-3-3-3---3-3-5-5-5----3-2-0---5-3-2-0--|
E|-----------------------------------------3----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"I soon realized...."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4----5-7-5-------7-9-7-------12--11------|
D|--4-4-4----5-5-5-------7-7-7-------10---9--10--|
A|--2-2-2----3-3-3---3-3-5-5-5--------7---7--10--|
E|-------------------------------0-0----------8--|
* * * *
"...no! All there was left..."
Riff 11
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------2--|
D|-------4~--3---2----------4~--3------|
A|-------------4---3--------------4----|
E|-0-222--------------0-222------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2-2-2-----|
D|-------4~--3---2----------4~--------2~-|
A|-------------4---3----------------------|
E|-0-222--------------0-222---------------|
Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---------7----6-9----9-9-11----11---|
A|--4----2-5----4-7----7-7--9-----9---|
E|--2----0--------------------------0-|
Play Riff 4 "The spell was..."
Play Riff 5 "The moon was alive..."
Riff 6a
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--------2------------|
A|--2-3-5---5-3-2------|
E|----------------5-3--|
"...I went..."
Riff 3a
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-4-------------------5-4-------5-4-------3-2--|
E|------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-----2-2-2------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...back, to see..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------3-2-------3-2-------5-4--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...waiting for me in the..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
* * * * * * * * *
"...attic..."
Play Riff 8 "Oh I hate..."
Ending
e|--------------------|
B|--7-------7---------|
G|----6-4-----6-4-----|
D|--------4------(4)--|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
* = mute with palm-hand
X\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
= slide down
h. = harmonics
ah = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
