King Diamond - Sending Of Dead guitar tab
King Diamond: Sending Of Dead
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl.com
edited by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: January 20, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--5----4-------------3----2--|
E|-----------------------------|
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------4-----------------2-0-------------|
A|--5----4-----4-------3----2---------2-0--2-1-0-|
E|-------------2---------------------------------|
"Evening, the sun is setting..."
Riff 3 x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------4-----------------------------------|
A|--5----4-----4-------3----2-------------0--2-1-0-|
E|-------------2-----------------0--2--3-----------|
"David..."
Play Riff 2 "The sun is setting..."
RIFF 1a
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|--5----4--|
E|----------|
"What's going on?"
RIFF 4 (2 times)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----2---5--4~--2---0----2--5--7--4--5-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--9----------------7------------------|
D|--9----------------7------------------|
A|--7----------------5------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
"Let me tell you a story....
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------5----8------|
G|-------------------------------5--|
D|----2---5--4--2-------2----5------|
A|-------------------------------3--|
E|-----------------0----------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--5----------------------------5-|
D|--5-------------------9---12---5-|
A|--3-------------------7---10---3-|
E|-------------------0-------------|
"...a secret about your land......"
Lead into next section:
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|---1~--|
E|-------|
Riff 5 x2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------3-2--------------3---2---|
E|-2-2-5~--2-2-5-----5--2-2-5~--2---2---5-|
"If you ever destroy..."
RIFF 6
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------1-0-------------1---0---|
E|-0-0-3--0-0-3-----3--0-0-3--0---0---3-|
"I'm telling..."
RIFF 5a
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------3-2--------------3---2---|
E|-2-2-5~--2-2-5-----5--2-2-5~--2---2---5-|
"If the living..."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---------------3-2--------------3---2---|
A|-2-2-5~--2-2-5-----5--2-2-5~--2---2---5-|
E|----------------------------------------|
RIFF 7
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4------3------4----3-3-----4---3-|
A|-2------1------2----1-1-----2---1-|
E|-2------1------2----1-1-----------|
"You better hold..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7------6------7----6-6------7--6-|
A|-5------4------5----4-4------5--4-|
E|-5------4------5----4-4-----------|
"There's only..."
Play Riff 5 "The four shadows..."
Play Riff 6 "Midnight......"
Play Riff 5a "Everything should be......"
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Solo (here's some of it)
e|-------------------------------------20^^r-|
B|-17^r~~~~~--18^r~~~~~~--19^r~~~~~~~--------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-12-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19-0-0-20-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19-0-0-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|-12-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19-0-0-20-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19-|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--9-0-0-12-0-0-14-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-12-0-0-14-0-0-15-|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--ascending scale run, can't hear it too well-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-16~~--14-12-11~~~-11^r---------------|
D|-------------------------9~~~---9~~~--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 7 leave off the last two chords
Play Riff 1 "Almighty God......"
Play Riff 2 "Saint Expedit..."
Play Riff 3 "Rid me of her........"
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5a Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 "As if he were sent....."
Play Riff 7 leave off the last two chords
Notation:
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
