King Diamond - Lurking In The Dark guitar tab
King Diamond: Lurking In The Dark
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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Date last modified: 01-10-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7---8-------8-------8----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7---6-------6-------6----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 fills
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--7-----------------7-8--|
A|--5-----------------5-5--|
E|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--7-----------------7-6--|
A|--5-----------------5-5--|
E|-------------------------|
Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---5-------5-------5----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---3-------3-------3----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---5-------5-------5----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---3-------3-----4-5-6--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 1 "When nightfall..."
Riff 2a
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---5-------5-------5----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"It's time to..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---3-------3-------3----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...mind on a trip..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---5-------5-------5----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Into the land of..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---3-------3-------3----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"..dreams and mist..."
Riff 3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--4----6----7----9----7---6--|
A|--2----4----5----7----5---4--|
E|-----------------------------|
"Oh, is something..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--3-------3-------3---4-------4-------4----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...wrong..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--4----6----7----9----7---6--|
A|--2----4----5----7----5---4--|
E|-----------------------------|
"They are lurking..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--5-------5-------5---4-------4-------4----|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...dark..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--5-------5-------5---4-------4-----4-5-6--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-4--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2a "Heavy breathing..."
Play Riff 3 "Oh, is something..."
Use this ending to the above Riff 3:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--5-------5-------5---4-------4-------4---6--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Lead into next section:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|----7------7---|
A|------6------6-|
E|--5------5-----|
Riff 4
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--5--7---10-10-10--7----3-5-5-5--3-5--|
A|--3--5----8--7--8--5----1-3-3-3--1-3--|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--7---10-10-10--7----3-5-5-5--3-5--|
A|--5----8--7--8--5----1-3-3-3--1-3--|
E|-----------------------------------|
Riff 5
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-9------------------12-12--12--9--|
A|-7------------------10--9--10--7--|
E|---0000000000000000---------------|
****************
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------5-7-7-7--5-7--|
A|------------------3-5-5-5--3-5--|
E|-0000000000000000---------------|
****************
Riff 6
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--6----9-9-9--6----2-4-4-4--2-4-|
A|--4----7-6-7--4----0-2-2-2--0-2-|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--6----9-9-9--6----2-4-4-4--2-4-|
A|--4----7-6-7--4----0-2-2-2--0-2-|
E|--------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 (with guitar 2 fills)
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 1 "How does it..."
Play Riff 2a "They can see..."
Play Riff 3 "Oh, is something..."
Use this ending to the above Riff 3:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--5-------5-------5---4-------4-------4---6--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ending:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---7------7------7------7----5--7--|
A|-----6------6------6------6--3--5--|
E|-5------5------5------5------------|
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
