King Diamond - Behind These Walls guitar tab
King Diamond: Behind These Walls
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Brian McKeen : dusarrion@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: 12-07-01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|--8---7--|
D|--8---7--|
A|--6---5--|
E|---------|
Riff 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-6------4-6------8---7-|
D|-6------4-6------8---7-|
A|-4------2-4------6---5-|
E|-----------------------|
Riff 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-------------------------------|
A|-4--4-444-444-444-444-444-444-44-|
E|---------------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** **
"Walking in the garden..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-6-666-666-666-666-666-666-666-66-|
E|----------------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** **
"...picking flowers in the sun..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-6---------------6-----------------9--9-|
A|-4--4-444-444-44-4--4-444-4444-66--7--6-|
E|----------------------------------------|
* *** *** ** * *** **** **
"Madeleine is on her own..."
Play Riff 1 "What's going on ?"
Riff 3
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4444-|
E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * ****
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------8----7-|
D|--------------------------8----7-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6----5-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Ahhhhh, ahhhh..."
Play Riff 2 "All the birds are singing...."
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-4-6----6-4-6------6-6-4-6------------|
A|-4-4-2-4----4-2-4-2----4-4-2-4---6-5-4--2-|
E|------------------0--------------4-3-2--0-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-4-6----6-4-6------6-6-4-6---------|
A|-4-4-2-4----4-2-4-2----4-4-2-4---6-5-4-|
E|------------------0--------------4-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------6---5--------------6--------6---5---------7-|
A|---------------------------------------------7-6-5-|
E|-2-4-4---4----2-4-4-4-4-4----2-4-4---4-----4-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Lead into next section:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------8-----7---|
D|-6-6-----6-6------6-6------8-----7---|
A|-4-4-----4-4------4-4------6-----5---|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------------8----7-|
D|-------------------8----7-|
A|-4444444444444...--6----5-|
E|--------------------------|
*************
Play Riff 2 "Now the bell is ringing..."
This is lead comes in the second time:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-/6~~----8-9-8~~-----9--8--9~---11--13-13~~---11~~-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 "What's going on ?"
Play Riff 3 "Ahhhh, ahhhh...."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Pure La Rocque!)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----13-13~~--13-14-13-11-9-8~~-----------------------------------|
D|-11----------------------------10--6~~---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---11----9-------------------------------------------------------|
A|------11---11----9--------6-7------------------------------------|
E|--------------12---11-7-9------4~~--4-5-7~~----------------------|
e|-16p12-------------16p12-------------16p12-----------------------|
B|-------14p12-12h14-------14p12-12h14-------14p12-----------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------14p1211--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------11~~~--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----9---------------------------9---11^^r---15^^r15-------------|
B|------9-12p9-----------------------9-----------------------------|
G|-11^^--------11p9-11^^r-9~~---11---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------19---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-20^^-----20^^r-19~~---------17-16h17p16h17p16h17p16h17p16~~----|
G|-----------------------16-18-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Ending
x5
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--4--6--|
D|--4--6--|
A|--2--4--|
E|--------|
"What's going on ?"
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
