King Diamond - A Mansion In Darkness guitar tab
King Diamond: A Mansion In Darkness
transcribed by: ANDRÉ DA SILVA SALVATERRA : mercyful@zipmail.com.br
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7777777777777777-6666666666666666-|
E|-----------------------------------|
**************** ****************
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5555555555555555-33333333----------|
E|---------------------------22222222-|
**************** ******** ********
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-2222222222----------7777777777777777-|
E|------------5--3--2-------------------|
********** * * * ****************
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------5555555555555555-|
E|-5555555555555555------------------|
**************** ****************
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-2222222222222222-3333333333333333-|
E|-----------------------------------|
**************** ****************
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-4444444444444444-|
E|------------------|
****************
Solo (Arranged for one guitar)
e|-7---7~--------------------7-5~---------------7~------------/7~------|
B|-8---8~-7h8-7--------------8-7~-------/10~-7~-8~-7h8-7---7--/8~-7--8-|
G|--------------9-8-------8-------9--8-------------------9-------------|
D|------------------9~-10----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--8~--------------------------------------|
B|-10~-108-75-7~-5/7-8--7-----------------|
G|---------------------------9-7-7~-/9-----|
D|--------------------------------------10~-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 2 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
x2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-10p7-7777-10p7-7777-10p7-77-|
E|-----------------------------|
* * **** * * **** * * **
"Riding up the alley in the rain..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-(66666666...)-(77777777...)-|
e|--77777777...---88888888...--|
******** ********
"No lights to show the way..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------------4--------------|
A|--4-----------2--------------|
E|--2--------------------5-3-2-|
* * *
"...home..."
Riff 3
e|-------0-----------0------|
B|---------0-----------0----|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------5-----------|
A|--2-----------3-----------|
E|--0--------0-----------0--|
* *
"And the shadows at the gate..."
e|-------0-----------------------------|
B|---------0---------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--2----------3-----3--00-33-22-------|
E|--0--------0-1-----1-----------55-33-|
* ** ** ** ** **
"...they seemed to be alive..."
e|-------0-----------0------|
B|---------0-----------0----|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------5-----------|
A|--2-----------3-----------|
E|--0--------0-----------0--|
* *
"Yeah the shadows at the gate..."
e|-------0-------------------------------------------|
B|---------0-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--2----------3-----3--00-33-22-55-33-77-55-1010-99-|
E|--0--------0-1-----1-------------------------------|
* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * * **
"...alive!"
Play Riff 2 "Everything inside..."
Play Riff 3 "And the house..."
Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7777777777777777-6666666666666666-|
E|-----------------------------------|
**************** ****************
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------------5------5-4-|
A|-5555555555555555-3----5-3-2-|
E|-----------------------3-----|
**************** * * *
Solo (Arranged for one guitar)
e|-7---7~--------------------7-5~-------------|
B|-8---8~-7h8-7--------------8-7~-------------|
G|--------------9-8-------8-------9--8--------|
D|------------------9~-10---------------9b10~-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------5------------6------------5--|
D|---------9------------5------------6------------5--|
A|---------7----3-3-3-3-3----4-4-4-4-4----3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0------------3------------4------------3--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------97-7-----------75-5-----------54-4-5--7--1211-|
A|-----------75-5-----------53-3-----------32-2-3--5--10-9-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------5------------6------------5--|
D|---------9------------5------------6------------5--|
A|---------7----3-3-3-3-3----4-4-4-4-4----3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0------------3------------4------------3--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------97-7-----------75-5-----------54-4-5--7--1211-|
A|-----------75-5-----------53-3-----------32-2-3--5--10-9-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---------10----------------9-----------9----7-|
A|-7----10-9--8----9-10-12-10--7----10-9--10----9-|
E|-0-----8-7-------7--8-10--8--0-----8-7----------|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-9---------10----------------9----------5--7-|
A|-7----10-9--8----9-10-12-10--7----10-9--3--5-|
E|-0-----8-7-------7--8-10--8--0-----8-7-------|
* * * * * * * *
Solo over Riffs 4 & 5
e|---------/-7~-------------------|
B|--------------8-----------------|
G|-2/--9----------9--6~-----{7}b9-|
D|-----------------------7--------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|------------12------------------15h17-19-------|
B|-----5---------12------15h17-19----------15h17-|
G|-------0----------14~--------------------------|
D|-7-5-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------0-------------------------------------|
e|----15h17-19----------22b24--22---19--24-22-24-20-24-19-19-|
B|-19--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------16b17----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----19----19----19----19----19----19--------------------19~-19--20-|
B|-22----20----19----20----22----20----19-17-16-17b19--r-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17-19-20-19p17---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------20-17--20-17-19-20-19p17--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------20-17--19-16-17-19-17-16-------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------19-17-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------/17~------------------|
B|------------------------------------/17-14-15----------------13-12-|
G|---------------16-17-19-19b21-------------------------------------|
D|-17~--16-17-19-------------------------------------12-14--12-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------12--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------12-------12----19-17~--14h15-14-12----12----------|
B|----------12-13-15----13-15----13---------------------15----13p12-10-|
G|-14-13-14------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------12h13-15-13h15-17b19-|
B|-13p12-13-10-8-7-8-10-8-7--------13h15-13h15-17----------------------|
G|--------------------------9p7-9--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------7-5---7-5--2-3~--7-5---7-5--3-3~-----|
B|-/8~--8-7h8-7---7---8~-----8-7---8-7--4-5~--8-7---8-7--5-5~--15-|
G|-/9~----------9---8-9~-x/-x---x-x----x-----x---x-x----x--------|
D|-----------------------x/-x---x------x-----x---x------x--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------15-17-19/---------17-19-20----------18-20-21----------19-22-22b24r-|
B|-17-19----------17-19-20----------18-20-21----------19-21-22--------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 w/o vocals, then "As the candlelight..."
Play Riff 3 "Yeah the shadow on the wall..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-5-7--7----3---3--3----5-3-5--5--------2------3-|
E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----3-1-3--3----0-0-0--1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------0--------------0----|
B|-------------------------------------0-------------0-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-5-7--7----3---3--3--------------------------------|
E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----0-0-0-0--------4-4-4-4------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-5-7--7----3---3--3----5-3-5--5--------2------3-|
E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----3-1-3--3----0-0-0--1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------0--------------0-----------|
B|-------------------------------------0--------------0-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------7--8-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------7--8-|
A|-7-5-7--7----3---3--3----------------------------------5--6-|
E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----0-0-0-0--------4-4-4-4-------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ending (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7777777777777777-6666666666666666-|
E|-----------------------------------|
**************** ****************
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5555555555555555-33333333----------|
E|---------------------------22222222-|
**************** ******** ********
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-2222222222----------7777777777777777-|
E|------------5--3--2-------------------|
********** * * * ****************
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------9--7--5--4--|
A|------------------5555555555555555--5--5--5--5--|
E|-5555555555555555-------------------------------|
**************** ****************
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--------------9--|
A|-10--9--7--9--7--|
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
