King Diamond - Insanity guitar tab
King Diamond: Insanity
transcribed by: David Le Roux : odelo1@hotmail.com
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Josh : JPlAgUe80@aol.com
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Date last modified: 25-07-01
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Tuning: Standard
This whole song is played with an acoustic guitar,
except where noted.
Riff 1 x2 x2
e|--------7-------7----|--------5-------5----|
B|------8---8-------8--|------7---7-------7--|
G|----9----------------|----6----------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-7-----------7-------|-7-----------7-------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|
Solo over Riff 1
e|-------------15----14~----------------15----14~----------|
B|----------17----17-----------------17----17--------------|
G|-16~---16--------------14-14~---16-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------17--17~-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------16--14-12-11-9--8/9-11~-|
D|----(14)------------------------|
A|-14-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------13-13-12-12-|
G|-12-14-12~--11h12p11~--9-11--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
(Guitar 2 plays top notes)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-7-7---9--9-5-5--7-7--4-4-5-5-2-2-4-4-0-0--4h5-4p2-4~-|
D|-12-12-9-9--10-10-7-7--9-9--5-5-7-7-4-4-5-5-2-2--5h7-5p4-5~-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
End solo and Riff 1
Riff 2
e|----0---------0-----0-------|
B|------0---------0-----0-----|
G|-7---------7------------7---|
D|-7------7--7------7-------7-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|----0---------0-----0-------|
B|------0---------0-----0-----|
G|-6---------4------------4---|
D|-7------7--4------4-------4-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Riff 3
e|-----------0----------------0--------------------------------------|
B|-------3-----3----------3-----3----------3---0-----------3---0-----|
G|-----2---------2------2---------2------2-------2-------2-------2---|
D|---4----------------4----------------4-----------4---4-----------4-|
A|-5-------5--------4-------4--------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------0----------------0--------------------------------------|
B|-------3-----3----------3-----3----------3---0-----------3---0-----|
G|-----2---------2------2---------2------2-------2-------2-------2---|
D|---4----------------4----------------4-----------4---4-----------4-|
A|-5-------5--------4-------4--------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------0----------------0--------------2-|
B|-------3-----3----------3-----3----------0---|
G|-----2---------2------2---------2------2-----|
D|---4----------------4----------------4-------|
A|-5-------5--------4-------4--------2---------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Solo over Riff 3
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--7--9--11--6--9--6--6h7~---|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|-----7----------------------|
G|--7-----7--6--9--6--6h7~----|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|--7--8--10------------------|
G|------------7--9--6--6h7~---|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Riff 4 x2
e|---7-----5-----12-----10------8------7---7-----|
B|---7-----5-----12-----10-----10------9---9-----|
G|---8-----6-----13-----11-----10------9---9-----|
D|---9-----7-----14-----12-------------9---9-----|
A|---7-----7---------------------------7---7-----|
E|------0-----0------0------0------0-------------|
Riff 5 x2
e|--------0------------0------------0---------------|
B|------0---0--------0---0--------0---0-------------|
G|---11-------11--11-------11--11-------11--11------|
D|-14-----------13-----------12-----------11---9-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|----------------------------|
B|--7--8--10--5--5------------|
G|--7--9--11--6--7--6--6/7~---|
D|------------------7--7/9~---|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|-----5----------------------|
B|--7--7--7--5--5-------------|
G|--7-----7--6--7--6--6/7~----|
D|-----------------7--7/9~----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|--7--8--10--5--5------------|
G|--7--9--11--6--7--6--6/7~---|
D|------------------7--7/9~---|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Solo (distortion)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------12~----------|
G|--11^-----------7-9~~--11^^--(23)--------11-12-----|
D|--------9~----9--------------T.H.--------------14~-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-11~--9-------------------------------------|
D|--------12-9~---10-------9------------------|
A|-------------------12-9----10-----------7~--|
E|------------------------------12--7-3-5-----|
End solo
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------/9-6-6h7~---7--9-11--6--9--6--6^r^r~~-|
D|-----4-----------------4--------------------------------------------|
A|-5-7---4--7--4-4h5~--5---5-4--------------5--7--9--4--7--4----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Ending:
e|----------0-------|
B|--0-----0---0-----|
G|----0-----------0-|
D|------8-------8---|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
e|----1-2-0-----1-2-0-----1-2-0------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--2---------2---------2-------[fade out]-|
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
