King Diamond - Just A Shadow guitar tab
King Diamond: Just A Shadow
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
solos by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
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Date last modified: January 20, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|--0-2-3-4-3-2-0--|
E|-----------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------6-5-----------------------6-5-6-|
A|-4---------------------------4-3--3-333-333-333-333-33-4-3-4-|
E|-2--2-222-222-222-222-222-22---------------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** *** ** * *** *** *** *** **
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------4-4------------2------|
A|-4-4---------------------------2-2--2-222-222-0--000-|
E|-2-2-2-222-222-222-222-222-222-----------------------|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** * *** *** ***
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------2----------5-----/10-|
A|-------------------------------3---------------------------|
E|-2------4------------5----4--------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------9--|
A|-------------------------------5~----------------|
E|-2------4------------5----4----------------------|
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 w/o guitar 2 "Again I'm..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 w/o guitar 2 "The only light..."
Riff 3
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------6-6--8-8-|
A|-2-3-4------9---8---6------9---8h9p8-6--8------9---8---6-4-4--6-6-|
E|-------6~-6---6---6---6~-6---6------------6~-6---6---6------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"As I'm sitting..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------2-2--4-4-|
A|------7---6---4------7---6h7p6-4-6------7---6---4--0-0--2-2-|
E|-4~-4---4---4---4~-4---4-----------4~-4---4---4-------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Angel, your..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--6--2--4-4---9-8-9-8-9-8-|
A|--4--0--2-2---7-6-7-6-7-6-|
E|--------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--6--2--4-4--------------|
A|--4--0--2-2--------------|
E|-------------4-5-4-5-7~--|
Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|------11---13------------13---14---16-11~--------|
A|-14-----------13~--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------16-12----12-14~~--|
B|-----------------------------16-------------------|
G|-13-14-----14-13-11-13-14-13----------13----------|
D|-------11-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-----11--11-12-11-------------------------------------|
B|-14---------------12-14-12----------------------------|
G|---------------------------13-11-13-11----------------|
D|---------------------------------------14-11-14-13~~--|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 5 (2 times)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------8-9-9-------------8-9-9/11-119-98-8-|
A|---------6--6-7-7----------6--6-7-7/-9--97-76-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4---------4-4-4-4-4----------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"Just a shadow..."
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-----------2-2--2------------4-4-----------2-|
E|------5-5-5--5--------4-4-3-3---------5-5-5--5---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"The eyes of statues..."
Guitar 2 (volume swells)
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|-----4~-----|
E|------------|
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-17-21-17-14-12-14-17-21-17-14-12-14-17-21-17-14--|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-14-17-21-17-14-12-14-17-21-17-14-12-14-17--17-|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-141721-17-14-12-14-17-21-17-14-12-14-17-20-17-14-|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-17-14-12-12-12-14-12-12-12-12-------------14-----|
B|-------------------------------14-12-11-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-12~~----7/ 14--12-14-12-10--12--10-12-10-9--7--9-10^r-9-7~----------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------10-9~~--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 w/o guitar 2 "I am no longer..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|--------------15--|
D|--------11-15-----|
A|-----13-----------|
E|-13---------------|
e|-----------13-18-13---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------14----------14----14------------------------------------------------|
G|-----15----------------15----15----15---------------------------------------|
D|-15-----------------------------15----15-11-15-13-11-10-11-13-10-11~---13~--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------16----16^-16~~--|
G|-10/11/12/13--------13-----------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|--/14----12-14-12-11--12--11-12-11-----11--9-11-9------------------|
B|-----------------------------------14-------------12--11------9~~--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------11-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 4 "Must we have..."
Play Riff 5 "Just a shadow..."
Play Riff 6 "The eyes of statues..."
and last time play this:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-|
A|-4-4-----------2-2--2------------4-4-----------2-2-2-2-|
E|------5-5-5--5--------4-4-3-3---------5-5-5--5---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"They drive me insane..."
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-6/8-----86-----6/8------------| -------|
A|-4/6-6-6-64-4-4-4/6-6-6--4--6--| |
E|--------------------------2--4--| |
* * * * * * |
|----- x 2
e|-------------------------------| |
B|-------------------------------| |
G|-------------------------------| |
D|-6/8-----86----------6------4-| -------|
A|-4/6-6-6-64-4-4----6------4---|
E|------------------4------2-----|
* * * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-8/10-----108-----8/10------------| -------|
A|-6/-8-8-8--86-6-6-6/-8-8-8--6--8--| |
E|-----------------------------4--6--| |
* * * * * * |
|----- x 2
e|---------------------------------| |
B|---------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------| |
D|-8/10-----108----------8------6-| -------|
A|-6/-8-8-8--86-6-6----8------6---|
E|--------------------6------4-----|
* * * *
Solo
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-10^--8-10-11-10-8-----8--10--11--8~-----6-8-6~--|
D|-------------------11----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11--10-11-10-8-----8------11-/-18--16--15---------------|
D|----------------11-----11-------------------18^r-16--15--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11--10-11-10-8-----8--10--11p10p8-10p8----8----------------------|
D|----------------11----------------------11---11p8-11p8----8-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------11---11p9--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------/10--11--13--|
D|------------------------------8--9--11---------------|
A|-11p9p8-9p8----8------8h9-h11------------------------|
E|------------11---9h11--------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-16-/-18~---16-18-16-18--16~--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------16~~--|
B|-13-16-13----13--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------15----15-13-14-15-13-14----13-----13-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------15-----15----15-14-13----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------15-14-13-15-13-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------9--11-9----------11--9--9^r--|
G|-10---8--10-8-10------------10-----8-------------|
D|--8---6---8-6--8----6---8-6--8-----6--8--6--6----|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-1613161316131613161316131613161316131613161316131613161316-13-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-181318131813181318131813181318131813181318131813181318131813-18131813-|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--7------7-----10-9------------------------|
A|--5------5------8-7--------3--2--0---------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
"Surrounded by darkness..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--7------7------7-6------------------------|
A|--5------5-----------------8--7------------|
E|--5------5-----------------------8---------|
Riff 9
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------7-|
D|------6-------4------6-------4------6-------4--7-|
A|----6-------4------6-------4------6-------4----5-|
E|--4------2-------4------2-------4------2-------5-|
"I don't know..."
Riff 10
Guitar 1
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--7--6--4--------4------|
A|-----------7--5-----4---|
E|------------------------|
"How come I suffer in mine ?"
Guitar 2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--7--------7------------|
A|--5--------5------------|
E|--5--------5------------|
Play Riff 6 w/ modified ending "The eyes of statues..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 w/o guitar 2 "I am no..."
Play Riff 3 "I lived a lifetime..."
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------17~~--|
G|------11---13------------13---14---16-11~-------16---------|
D|-14-----------13~------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-------------------11-12--11--------------------|
B|---14----------11-12------------14-12-14-12--------|
G|------13-12-13------------------------------13-13--|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------14-16~~--|
B|-16-18-17-16-14-16-14-14----14-15-17-16-----15-17-16-15----14-15-17-----------|
G|-------------------------16--------------17-------------17--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Ending
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-0-2-3-4-3-2-0--4-|
E|----------------2-|
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
