King Diamond - Lies guitar tab
King Diamond: Lies
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|---7-6-5---|
E|-0-------7-|
* * * * *
Riff 1
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-7/6--6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
A|-5/4--4--4--4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
E|------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7/6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6---------|
A|-5/4--4--4--4-4-4--4-4-7-6-5---|
E|-----------------------------7-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2 x2
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----4-3-----------------------|
D|---2---------------------------|
A|-2-----------------------------|
E|---------0-0-0-6-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
x2
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----7-6-----------------------|
D|---5---------------------------|
A|-5-------------4-------4-------|
E|---------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-7-6-5---5-----5------------|
E|-------7---7------7-6-5-3-0-|
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------10-9~-|
D|--------------------9-8-------|
A|-7-6-5---5----/8--7-----------|
E|-------7---7------------------|
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-7-6-5---5-----5------------|
E|-------7---7------7-6-5-3-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------10-9~--9-10-9--------|
D|--------------------9-8---------------9-8----|
A|-7-6-5---5----/8--7-----------------------8~-|
E|-------7---7---------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-7-6-5---5-----5------------|
E|-------7---7------7-6-5-3-0-|
E|-------------------------------|
B|------------------------11-10~-|
G|--------------------9-8--------|
D|-7-6-5---5----/8--7------------|
A|-------7---7-------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-7-6-5---5-----5------------|
E|-------7---7------7-6-5-3-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------11-10~---10-11-10--------|
G|--------------------9-8-------------------9-8----|
D|-7-6-5---5----/8--7---------------------------8~-|
A|-------7---7-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
Lead into next section:
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----5---5-----5-------4---4/5-|
D|-----5---5-----5-------4---4/5-|
A|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0---------|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-----5---5-----5-------4-|
D|-----5---5-----5-------4-|
A|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0---|
E|-------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (let chords ring)
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-7------------7-------9--9-|
E|-5------------5-------7--7-|
Riff 4
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----5---5-----5-------4---4/5-|
D|-----5---5-----5-------4---4/5-|
A|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0---------|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"Yesterday I spent an hour..."
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-----5---5-----5-------4-|
D|-----5---5-----5-------4-|
A|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0---|
E|-------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"...a full hour in therapy..."
Riff 5
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5---|
D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"He asked me questions..."
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7--7-7-|
D|---------------4-4-----7--7-7-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-1-0-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-|
E|------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"That kind of fool..."
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5/-|
D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5/-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/-|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"I gave him answers..."
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-/7-----7-----7-----7------------|
D|-/7-----7-----7-----7-----12--12-|
A|-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10--10-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"The kind of answers..."
Play Riff 4 "Yes, I gave him a bunch of lies..."
Play Riff 5 "He asked me questions..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-9------------------9--------------------------------|
D|-9------------------9---------7~---------------------|
A|-7--7-9-10-9~--10---7--7-9-10----10-9-10~--9h10p9-7--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-9------------------9---------|
D|-9------------------9---------|
A|-7--7-9-10-9~--10---7--7-9-10-|
E|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-4----5----4----5----4----5----7----8----|
A|-2----3----2----3----2----3----5----6----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-9------------------9--------------------------------|
D|-9------------------9---------7~---------------------|
A|-7--7-9-10-9~--10---7--7-9-10----10-9-10~--9h10p9-7--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-9------------------9------------------|
D|-9------------------9------------------|
A|-7--7-9-10-9~--10---7--7-9-10---3~--5~-|
E|---------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-9---------5--------9---------5--|
D|-9--8-7-6--5--------9--8-7-6--5--|
A|-7--6-5-4--3--------7--6-5-4--3--|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * *
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-9---------5--------9---------|
D|-9--8-7-6--5--------9--8-7-6--|
A|-7--6-5-4--3--------7--6-5-4--|
E|------------------------------|
* * * * * *
E|-------0------------------------0-----------------|
B|---------0---------7-5------------0---------7-5---|
G|-----4-----------5-----5------4-----------5-----5-|
D|---4-------4---5------------4-------4---5---------|
A|-2-----------3------------2-----------3-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-------0-------------------------------------------|
B|---------0---------7-5----------8-7---------10-8---|
G|-----4-----------5-----5------7-----7-----8------8-|
D|---4-------4---5------------7-----------8----------|
A|-2-----------3------------5-----------6------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-9---------5--------9---------5--|
D|-9--8-7-6--5--------9--8-7-6--5--|
A|-7--6-5-4--3--------7--6-5-4--3--|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * *
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-9---------5--------9-------------0-----0-|
D|-9--8-7-6--5--------9--8-7-6----2-----4---|
A|-7--6-5-4--3--------7--6-5-4--3-----5-----|
E|------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
Play Riff 4 "The doctor looked..."
Play Riff 5 "I should have taken..."
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x2
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------7--------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-5--2-2-2-2-2-0--5--7-|
E|-----------------------------------3--5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------6--7-|
D|-------------------9---------------4--5-|
A|-4-4-4-5-4-4-5-4-4-7--4-4-4-5-4-4-------|
E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------9--------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-5-4-4-5-4-4-7--4-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------6--7-|
D|-------------------9---------------4--5-|
A|-4-4-4-5-4-4-5-4-4-7--4-4-4-5-4-4-------|
E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------9---------------------------6--|
A|-4-4-4-5-4-4-5-4-4-7--4-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-3-3-3-3--4--|
E|-----------------------------------------------4--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 8
Guitar 1
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------4----3----7-|
A|-2----2----1----5-|
E|-0----------------|
Guitar 2
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-----------7----5-|
D|-9----7----5----3-|
A|-7----5-----------|
E|------------------|
Riff 9 x2
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---------4-3---4-3-------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2-5-4-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"That night I cleaned the entire house..."
x2
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---------7-6---7-6-------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-8-7-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"No dust, no tea, ah stupid me..."
Riff 10
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-----|
E|-------------------------0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 9a
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---------4-3---4-3-------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2-5-4-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"The sun is up..."
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---------7-6---7-6-------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-8-7-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Oh, I'm so tired..."
Play Riff 10 2 times
Riff 10a
Guitar 1
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------2-|
A|-----------------8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7--0-|
E|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7--------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I can't wait no more!"
Guitar 2
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6--2-|
A|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6------------------0-|
E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3
Ending Chord
E|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|--9--|
A|--7--|
E|--7--|
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
