King Diamond - Moonlight guitar tab
King Diamond: Moonlight
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-2-4------2------------------------5----|
A|-0-2------0------4-5------2--4--5--3--0-|
E|-----------------2-3------0--2--3-------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-4------2---------------------------------5----|
A|-2------0------------------------2--4--5--3--0-|
E|--------------2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--2--3-------|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"In the moonlight..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5----|
A|--------------------2--4--5--3--0-|
E|-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--2--3-------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I see children searching..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------9--7--5--5----|
A|--------------------7--5--3--3--0-|
E|-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-7------3------5------7------|
D|-7------3------5------7------|
A|-5------1------3------5------|
E|-----------------------------|
"Night after night..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-9------------7--9-9----------5-----7----12-11-|
A|-7------------5--7-7----------3-----5----10--9-|
E|----0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 "In the moonlight..."
Play Riff 3 "Night after night..."
Play Riff 1a
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-2-4------2------------------------5----|
A|-0-2------0------4-5------2--4--5--3--0-|
E|-----------------2-3------0--2--3-------|
"In the moonlight..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-4------2------------------------9--7--5--5----|
A|-2------0------------------------7--5--3--3--0-|
E|--------------2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"In the moonlight..."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------2--2--------|
D|-4--4--4-----2--2--------|
A|-2--2--2-----0--0--0-2-3-|
E|---------3~--------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-------------2--2----------|
D|-4--4--4-----2--2----------|
A|-2--2--2-----0--0--5-3-2---|
E|---------3~--------------3-|
* *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------2--2--------|
D|-4--4--4-----2--2--------|
A|-2--2--2-----0--0--0-2-3-|
E|---------3~--------------|
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-------------2--2-5-|
D|-4--4--4-----2--2-5-|
A|-2--2--2-----0--0-3-|
E|---------3~---------|
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9-----9-----9/10-9-----9-----7-8-9-|
A|-7-----7-----7/-8-7-----7-----5-6-7-|
E|---0-0---0-0--------0-0---0-0-------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------5-----7-|
D|-----9-----9/10----5-----7---|
A|-----7-----7/-8--3-----5-----|
E|-0-0---0-0-------------------|
* * * *
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 "Night after night..."
Play Riff 2 "In the moonlight..."
Riff 7 (make sure to pick both strings)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Raven spread your wings..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--5-5---7-|
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--3-3---5-|
E|-----------------------3-3---5-|
* * * * * * * *
"Lead the spirits...."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Raven spread your wings..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--5-5---7---5-5---7--|
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--3-3---5---3-3---5--|
E|-----------------------3-3---5---3-3---5--|
* * * * * * * *
"Lead the spirits...."
Play Riff 4 "In the moonlight..."
Song fades out.
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
