King Diamond - Digging Graves guitar tab
King Diamond: Digging Graves
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: January 20, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (slight distortion)
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--------------------2--1-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-------|
* *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------2--1--2--5-4-3-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-----------------|
* *
Guitar 2 (slight distortion) x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0---------------0-------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--------------------2--1-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-------|
* *
"Lucy..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------2--1--2--5-4-3-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-----------------|
* *
Guitar 2 (slight distortion)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-2-/7----7---------7----7-|
E|-0------------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|---7-----7---------7----7-|
E|--------------------------|
Lead into next section (heavy distortion):
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--5--4--|
E|--3--2--|
"I am...."
Riff 3 (heavy distortion)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--------------------4--3-|
D|----4--5------4----------|
A|--------------------2--1-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-------|
* *
"...not the guy..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------4--3--4-7-6-5-------|
D|----4--5------4-------------------------|
A|--------------------2--1--2-5-4-3--5--4-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-----------------3--2-|
* *
"I left half......."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--------------------4--3-|
A|-2--4--5--4-5-4--2--2--1-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-------|
* *
"Does that mean..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------4--3--4-7-6-5----------|
A|-2--4--5--4-5-4--2--2--1--2-5-4-3--5--4--2-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-----------------3--2--0-|
* *
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-2-/7----7---------7----7-|
E|-0------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-----7---------7----7--1--2-5-4-3--5--4--2-|
E|----------------------------------------3--2--0-|
Riff 5
Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|------------------2-1-|
E|----------------------|
"No...."
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------2--1-2--5-4-3-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0----------------|
* *
Guitar 2 (slight distortion) x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0---------------0-------------|
Play Riff 2 "Is it true....."
Lead into next section (heavy distortion):
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--5--4--|
E|--3--2--|
"I am...."
Play Riff 3 "...not the guy....."
Play Riff 4 "Does that mean....."
Interlude: "Into the night I go..."
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----9-8-9--4--5-------4-5-|
A|-----7-6-7--2--3---6-7-----|
E|-0-------------------------|
"I will be your misery..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----9-8-9--4--5--12-11-9-8-|
A|-----7-6-7--2--3--10--9-7-6-|
E|-0--------------------------|
"I'm going to be your hell......"
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----9-8-9-------------4-5-|
A|-----7-6-7--2~-3~--6-7-----|
E|-0-------------------------|
"I will be your misery..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----9-8-9--9--7~--10-9-7----|
A|-----7-6-7----------------10-|
E|-0---------------------------|
"I'm going to be your hell......"
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----9-8-9-------------4-5-|
A|-----7-6-7--2~-3~--6-7-----|
E|-0-------------------------|
"I will be your misery..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----9-8-9--9--7~-----------|
A|-----7-6-7---------10-9-7-6-|
E|-0--------------------------|
"I'm going to be your hell......"
Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-2---9---8-----------2---9----7-----5-|
A|-2---7---6-----------2---7----5-----3-|
E|-0-------------------0----------------|
"I'm digging graves..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2---5~--4-5-4-5-4~--2---5~---7~---10--9~--|
A|-2-------------------2---------------------|
E|-0-------------------0---------------------|
* * * *
Play Riff 6 "I will be your......."
Riff 8
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-|
E|-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------------------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------7--7-10-|
A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7---5--5--8-|
E|-0-0-------0-0-----------------|
* * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-|
E|-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------------------|
* * * * * *
"McKenzie, how could you think I'd forget"
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----------------------7--7-5-|
A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7---5--5-3-|
E|-0-0-------0-0----------------|
* * * *
Play Riff 8 (solo rhythm)
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1 x3
E|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|-4----2----4----7--6-|--4----2----4----7--2----|
D|-4----2----4----7--6-|--4----2----4----7--2--2-|
A|-2----0----2----5--4-|--2----0----2----5--0--2-|
E|---------------------|-----------------------0-|
Guitar 2 x3
E|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|-4----6----7---11--6-|--4----6----7---11--6--4-|
D|---------------------|-------------------------|
A|-2----4----5----9--4-|--2----4----5----9--4--2-|
E|---------------------|-------------------------|
Guitar 3 x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|------4-------6---------4---7---6--|
D|----4---4---4---------4---4-7---6--|
A|--2-------0-----0-1-2-------5---4--|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----4-------6----------4---7---2----|
D|---4---4---4----------4---4-7---2--2-|
A|-2-------0------0-1-2-------5---0--2-|
E|-----------------------------------0-|
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 2 "Is it true....."
Lead into next section (heavy distortion):
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--5--4--|
E|--3--2--|
"I am...."
Play Riff 3 "...not the guy....."
Play Riff 4 "Does that mean....."
Interlude: "Into the night I go..."
Play Riff 6 "I will be your......"
Play Riff 7 "I'm digging graves......"
Play Riff 6 with this lead:
Ending
e|-12-11--------12-11-------|--------------|
B|-------13-12--------13-12-|-12~~-[dives]-|
G|--------------------------|--------------|
D|--------------------------|-(9)----------|
A|--------------------------|-(7)----------|
E|--------------------------|-(0)----------|
Riff 10 (slightly palm muted)
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------------------------4-5-|
A|-7--7-6-7-----------6-7-----|
E|-----------7--8~~-----------|
"Into the night I go..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------5-4-----|
A|-7--7-6-7--10--9~------7-6-|
E|---------------------------|
"And you can't......"
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-9-|
A|-7--7-6-7--9-10~~---9-10-----|
E|-----------------------------|
"Into the night I go..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------9--7--10-9-7----|
A|-7--7-6-7---------------10-|
E|---------------------------|
"And you can't......"
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
