King Diamond - A Visit From The Dead guitar tab
King Diamond: A Visit From The Dead
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
with a little help from "The Ace"
LANGUS : tlange@promail.pl
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Acoustic)
e|-----------12-------------------13---------|
B|--------10----10-------------10----10------|
G|------9----------9---------9----------9----|
D|---10--------------10---10--------------10-|
A|-0--------------------0--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|---------10---------------10-------|
B|-------8----8-----------8----8-----|
G|-----7--------7-------7--------7---|
D|---9------------9---9------------9-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-0----------------0----------------|
e|-----------12-------------------13---------|
B|--------10----10-------------10----10------|
G|------9----------9---------9----------9----|
D|---10--------------10---10--------------10-|
A|-0--------------------0--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|---------10----------10--|
B|-------8----8---------8--|
G|-----7--------7-------7--|
D|---9------------9-----9--|
A|----------------------0--|
E|-0----------------0---0--|
Riff 2 (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm)
e|-------8-8-------------8-8-------------8-8-------------5-5-------|
B|-----6-----6---------6-----6---------5-----5---------5-----5-----|
G|---5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5---|
D|-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------8-8-------------8-8-------------8-8-------------5-5-------|
B|-----6-----6---------6-----6---------5-----5---------5-----5-----|
G|---5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5---|
D|-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------1-3-1-------------3---------------3---------------3-------|
B|-----3-------3---------3---3-----------1---1-----------3---3-----|
G|---2-----------2-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|-0-----------------0-----------0---2-----------2---0-----------0-|
A|-----------------1---------------3---------------2---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------1-3-1-------------3---------------3-------|
B|-----3-------3---------3---3-----------1---1-----|
G|---2-----------2-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|-0-----------------0-----------0---2-----------2-|
A|-----------------1---------------3---------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Drums enter]
Riff 3 (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm)
e|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|
B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----|
G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---|
D|---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4-|
A|-2---------------0-------------------------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------3-------------------------------|
e|---------0---------------0---------------0--------2--|
B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0------2--|
G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4----3--|
D|---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4--4--|
A|-2---------------0-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-------------------|
Solo (Acoustic) *Edited by: Ben Stembridge : stembbe@ala.net*
e|-8p7-------------8p7----------------0-3-1h3p1---0---------------------|
B|-----5---6-8----------------------1-----------1---1---1---------------|
G|-------------7-------5--7-5-4---2-------------------2---2---0---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------2---2---2---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------3---3-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Guitar 3 plays notes in () )
e|----------------3------8--------------------12-10--7~--|
B|---------------(3)---(10)-6---6/10--8----8--------(8~)-|
G|-------0-2-4-5---------------------(9)--(9)------------|
D|-0-2-3-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----| --> quick rake
e|-----10----10-12-13-10-9-10-12-13-10----12------|
B|---11---10---------------------------10------10-|
G|-12---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
* *
e|-17-----15---14--------------------------|
B|---15----14----13------12----15----12-11-|
G|-----14----13----12-11----11----11-------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-12-11-9-11--9------9-----------------|
D|-----------12--11-12---9-11-12-11-11~-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|------------------9---11---12---11---|
D|--9-------0--7--x---x----x----x----x-|
A|-----9~~-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 4 (Acoustic)
e|------------------------------12--12-------------------|
B|-10--10-10--13--13--13-15-17--12--12--10-10--13-12-10--|
G|--9---9--9--12--12--12-12--------------9--9------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------0--0-0--0--|
B|-10--10-10--13--13--13-15-17----1--1-1--3--|
G|--9---9--9--12--12--12-12-------0--0-0--2--|
D|--------------------------------2--2-2--4--|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 "It must be summer..."
Play Riff 2 "All the flowers..."
Riff 3a (Acoustic)
e|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|
B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----|
G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---|
D|---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4-|
A|-2---------------0-------------------------------0---------------|
E|---------------------------------3-------------------------------|
"...sand....."
e|---------0-----------1-------------------0-----------1----0--|
B|-------0---0-----------3-----0---------0---0-----------3--5--|
G|-----4-------4-----2-----------2-----4-------4-----2------6--|
D|---4-----------4-0---------2-------4-----------4-0--------6--|
A|-2-----------------------0-------2------------------------4--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
"It's all..."
Riff 4a (Acoustic)
e|------------------------------12--12-------------------|
B|-10--10-10--13--13--13-15-17--12--12--10-10--13-12-10--|
G|--9---9--9--12--12--12-12--------------9--9------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------12--12--0--0-0--0---3--3-3--0-|
B|-10--10-10--13--13--13-15-17--12--12--1--1-1--3---3--3-3--1-|
G|--9---9--9--12--12--12-12-------------0--0-0--2---0--0-0--2-|
D|--------------------------------------2--2-2--4---0--0-0--2-|
A|--------------------------------------------------2--2-2--0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------3--3-3----|
End of acoustic intro.
Riff 5 (Distortion)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--12-----11-----10------9------|
D|--10------9------8------7------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|------------------------3---------------|
B|------------------------3---------------|
G|--12-----11-----10------0---------------|
D|--10------9------8------0-----5~~-------|
A|------------------------2-----a-----3-2-|
E|------------------------3---------------|
RIFF 6 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------3------3----3--------------------|
A|-------------------------4------4----4-|
E|-1111---1111---11---1111---1111---11---|
**** **** ** **** **** **
x2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------6------6----6--------------------|
A|-------------------------7------7----7-|
E|-4444---4444---44---4444---4444---44---|
**** **** ** **** **** **
Solo
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-13--12--9--10----------------|
D|----------------10--11--8-10--|
A|-11--10--7---8----------------|
E|-----------------8---9--6--8--|
e|----------------------------|
B|---------------------13-12--|
G|-13--12--8--9--8--9---------|
D|---------------------10--9--|
A|-11--10--6--7--6--7---------|
E|----------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 7
e|--3---3---------|
B|--3---3---------|
G|--0---0---------|
D|--0---0---------|
A|--2---2---------|
E|--3---3---0--3~-|
Riff 8
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4-5----------7-5----------4-5------2-----2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-3--2-2-2-2-5-3--2-2-2-2-2-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"My bed is..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------4-5----------7-5----------4-5-------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-3--2-2-2-2-5-3--2-2-2-2-2-3--5--4-|
E|----------------------------------------3--2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"I am in total darkness..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-8----------10-8----------7-8------5-----5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-6--5-5-5-5--8-6--5-5-5-5-5-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I can feel..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-8----------10-8----------7-8--------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-6--5-5-5-5--8-6--5-5-5-5-5-6---8--7-|
E|------------------------------------------6--5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"I know it's not a dream..."
Riff 9
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-|
A|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-|
E|-0-0-0--------0-0-0---------|
* * * * * *
"Someone's..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-------2-3-2--2h3-2h3p2-------------|
A|-------2-3-2------------5-3-5-3-2-0-|
E|-0-0-0------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"...standing at the end..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-|
A|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-|
E|-0-0-0--------0-0-0---------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-------2-3-2--2h3-2h3p2-------------|
A|-------2-3-2------------5-3-5-3-2-3-|
E|-0-0-0------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 10
Guitar 1 x2
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-------------5--------------------------------------|
G|-----6---6---------6---6------------------4-3---------------|
D|---6-------6-----6-------6--------5-4-------------5-4-2-0---|
A|-4-----------4-0-----------0------------------------------1-|
E|------------------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------|
* * * * * *
"Must be..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------4-3-----------------------------7-6---------------|
D|-----5-4-------------5-4-2-0---------8-7-------------8-7-5-----|
A|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------1---5-5-----5-5-----5-5-------8-4-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 x2
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5-------------5--------------------5-4---------------|
G|-----6---6---------6---6----------3-2-------------3-2-0-----|
D|---6-------6-----6-------6------------------------------3-0-|
A|-4-----------4-0-----------0--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------|
* * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------5-4-----------------------------8-7---------------|
G|-----3-2-------------3-2-0-----------7-6-------------7-6-------|
D|---------------------------3-0---------------------------8-7---|
A|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-------------5-5-----5-5-----5-5---------7-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------3------3----3--------------------|
A|-------------------------4------4----4-|
E|-1111---1111---11---1111---1111---11---|
**** **** ** **** **** **
x2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------6------6----6--------------------|
A|-------------------------7------7----7-|
E|-4444---4444---44---4444---4444---44---|
**** **** ** **** **** **
x2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------3------3----3--------------------|
A|-------------------------4------4----4-|
E|-1111---1111---11---1111---1111---11---|
**** **** ** **** **** **
Play Riff 7
Play Riff 8 "Now I see..."
Play Riff 9 "King beware..."
Play Riff 10 "Must be a visit..."
Riff 11
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------6---------------3---------------6----|
G|--------9-----7---------9-----4---------9-----7--9-|
D|--------7-----8---------7-----5---------7-----8--7-|
A|-0-0-00-0-0-0----0-0-00-0-0-0----0-0-00-0-0-0------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
* * ** * * * * ** * * * * ** * *
"Just beware..."
Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-----7-----5-53---3-----3--------5--5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-31-1-1-1-1-1-1--5---3--4-|
E|--------------------------------3--------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 11a (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------6---------------3-|
G|--------9-----7---------9-----4-|
D|--------7-----8---------7-----5-|
A|-0-0-00-0-0-0----0-0-00-0-0-0---|
E|--------------------------------|
* * ** * * * * ** * *
Play Riff 12 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 11a Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 10 "Must be a visit..."
Ending (fade out):
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I will send you a dream..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------12-------------------13---------|
B|--------10----10-------------10----10------|
G|------9----------9---------9----------9----|
D|---10--------------10---10--------------10-|
A|-0--------------------0--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|---------10---------------10-------|
B|-------8----8-----------8----8-----|
G|-----7--------7-------7--------7---|
D|---9------------9---9------------9-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-0----------------0----------------|
notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
pm = 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
