King Diamond - Into The Convent guitar tab
King Diamond: Into The Convent
transcribed by: ANDRÉ DA SILVA SALVATERRA : mercyful@zipmail.com.br
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
solo by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--11----12--------------11----12---------------7-|
A|---9----10----8----9-----9----10----8----------5-|
E|--------------6----7----------------6------------|
Riff 2
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------666666---------------|
A|---------------------555555--------|
E|-444444444444---------------444444-|
************ ****** ****** ******
"Madeleine is running away from herself..."
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-444444-777777-333333-|
****** ****** ******
"Afraid of the shame...."
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------666666---------------|
A|---------------------555555--------|
E|-444444444444---------------444444-|
************ ****** ****** ******
"She's crying out for help...."
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|---------4------|
A|---------2---4--|
E|-444444------2--|
******
"To be clean again..."
Riff 3 (solo rhythm)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------6-6-----------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-----------6-6-----4-4-----6-6-------------------------|
A|-4-4-444444444-4-4-444-2-2-222-4-4-444444444---------------|
E|---------------------------------------------555555-444444-|
********* *** *** ********* ****** ******
Solo
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-6--/9-8--/11-9--|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
e|-10-12-9-10----9---------9-10-12-12^--|
B|------------12---9-10-12--------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--12--11----14--12--|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|-12-15-12----12-----------------------/19--|
B|----------15----15-12-15-12----12----------|
G|----------------------------15----15-------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 4 (solo rhythm)
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------7-7--------------------------------|
D|-9-9-----------5-5-----7-7-----9-9--------------7-|
A|-7-7-------------------5-5-----7-7-----------5--5-|
E|-----000000000-----000-----000-----000000000-3----|
********* *** *** *********
Play Riff 2 "No one cared..."
Riff 5
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------4-2-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4--444-5-5-5-5--555-4-4-4-4--444-2---2-2-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
* * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * *
"Into the convent..."
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------4-2-4-4-2-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4--444-5-5-5-5--555-4-4-4-4--444-2---2-2---2-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
* * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * * * *
"Into the darkness..."
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------4-|
A|-4-4-4-4--444-5-5-5-5--555-4-4-4-4--444-2-|
E|------------------------------------------|
* * * *** * * * *** * * * ***
"Wondering what...."
Riff 6 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
x2
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|(444444-555555-444444-555)-|
A|-444444-555555-444444-555--|
E|---------------------------|
****** ****** ****** ***
"Welcome sister..."
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|(666666-777777-666666-777)-|
A|-666666-777777-666666-777--|
E|---------------------------|
****** ****** ****** ***
"Down on your knees..."
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|(555555-666666-555555-666)-|
D|-555555-666666-555555-666--|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
****** ****** ****** ***
"...and pray if you please..."
x2
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|(444444-555555-444444-555)-|
A|-444444-555555-444444-555--|
E|---------------------------|
****** ****** ****** ***
"In this convent..."
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|(666666-777777-666666-777)-|
A|-666666-777777-666666-777--|
E|---------------------------|
****** ****** ****** ***
"Kiss my cross...."
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|(555555-666666-555555-666)-8-7-8-7-|
D|-555555-666666-555555-666--6-5-6-5-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
****** ****** ****** ***
"In the Name of..."
Riff 4a (solo rhythm)
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------7-7---------------------------|
D|-9-9-----------5-5-----7-7-----9-9-----------|
A|-7-7-------------------5-5-----7-7-----------|
E|-----000000000-----000-----000-----000000000-|
********* *** *** *********
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|---------2-3-5-3-2---2----|
E|-3-2-3-5-----------5---3--|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------7-7--------------------------------|
D|-9-9-----------5-5-----7-7-----9-9--------------7-|
A|-7-7-------------------5-5-----7-7-----------5--5-|
E|-----000000000-----000-----000-----000000000-3----|
********* *** *** *********
Play Riff 2 "Madeleine is running..."
Riff 5a
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------4-2-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4--444-5-5-5-5--555-4-4-4-4--444-2---2-2-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
* * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * *
"Into the convent..."
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------4-2-4-4-2-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4--444-5-5-5-5--555-4-4-4-4--444-2---2-2---2-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
* * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * * * *
"Into the darkness..."
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6------|
A|-4-4-4-4--444-5-5-5-5--555-4-4-4-4--444-|
E|----------------------------------------|
* * * *** * * * *** * * * ***
"Wondering what...."
x2
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-4-2-4-4-2-4--|
A|-2---2-2---2--|
E|--------------|
* * * * * *
Riff 7 (solo rhythm)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8------8-8-8-8------8-8-8-8----6----6-11-11-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6666-7-7-7-7-7777-6-6-6-6--0-4----4--9--9-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
* * * **** * * * **** * * * *
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8------8-8-8-8------8-8-8-8----6----6-11-11-|
A|-6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7------6-6-6-6--0-4----4--9--9-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------4---|
D|-6-6-6-6------6-6-6-6----4-6-6-6-6----4----4-2-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4------5-5-5-5----2-4-4-4-4--0-2----2---2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6----4-6-6-6-6----4-6-6-6-6----|
A|-4-4-4-4----2-5-5-5-5----2-4-4-4-4--0-|
E|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4------4------4------4------|
A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
E|-----------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
Riff 8
Guitar 1 (lead)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----9-------------8------|
D|-/11----6~-----/11----7~~-|
A|-----------7~-------------|
E|--------------------------|
e|------------------------20^^r~~~~~-|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----9-------------8---------------|
D|-/11----6~-----/11-----------------|
A|-----------7~----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-11--14--9--6------------------------|
A|--9--12--7--4--7--9----4------4------|
E|---------------5--7--0-2-2222-2-2222-|
**** ****
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-11--14--9--6-------|
A|--9--12--7--4--7--9-|
E|---------------5--7-|
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------4--2-|
A|-----4------4------4------2--0-|
E|-0-0h2-2222-2-2222-2-2222------|
**** **** ****
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------2---|
A|---4------4------4------2-0-2-|
E|-0h2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-0---0-|
**** **** ****
Play Riff 2 "Come along..."
Play Riff 3 "That night..."
Riff 3a
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------6-6----------------------------------|
D|-6-6-----------6-6-----4-4-----6-6------------9-----|
A|-4-4-444444444-4-4-444-2-2-222-4-4-444444444--7--9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------7--|
********* *** *** *********
"Why, She never..."
Riff 4b (solo rhythm)
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------7-7---------------------------|
D|-9-9-----------5-5-----7-7-----9-9-----------|
A|-7-7-------------------5-5-----7-7-----------|
E|-----000000000-----000-----000-----000000000-|
********* *** *** *********
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|---------2-3-5-3-2---2----|
E|-3-2-3-5-----------5---3--|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------7-7---------------------------|
D|-9-9-----------5-5-----7-7-----9-9-----------|
A|-7-7-------------------5-5-----7-7-----------|
E|-----000000000-----000-----000-----000000000-|
********* *** *** *********
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------2-3-5-3-2---2---4-4----4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-2-|
E|-3-2-3-5-----------5---0-2-2----2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 9 x2
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------4----2-----------2-----|
A|-2-4----2----0----2-4----0--2--|
E|-0-2--------------0-2-------0--|
* *
Play Riff 3 "Next day..."
Play Riff 3a "Why...."
Riff 10
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8------8-8-8-8------8-8-8-8------6-4-6-6--|
A|-6-6-6-6--666-7-7-7-7--777-6-6-6-6--666-4---4-4--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
* * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * *
"The eye of the necklace..."
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8------8-8-8-8------8-8-8-8------6-4-6-6-4-6-8-8-|
A|-6-6-6-6--666-7-7-7-7--777-6-6-6-6--666-4---4-4---4-6-6-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
* * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * * * *
"Inside the convent..."
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
