King Diamond - The Meetings guitar tab
King Diamond: The Meetings
transcribed by: Adam Oettmeier : ODog502@aol.com
Langus : tlange@promail.pl
solos by: Adam Oettmeier : ODog502@aol.com
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Adam's part:
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Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------4--3-----3--2-------------|
D|---------2--2-----2--2-----2-4-5~~-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0---------|
* * * * * * * * ah.
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------8-----|
G|---------4--3-----3--2-----7-----|
D|---------2--2-----2--2-----5---7-|
A|-------------------------------5-|
E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0-------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------4--3-----3--2-------------|
D|---------2--2-----2--2-----2-4-5~~-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0---------|
* * * * * * * * ah.
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------8-----|
G|---------4--3-----3--2-----2--0------7-----|
D|---------2--2-----2--2-----2--2--2-4-5---7-|
A|-----------------------------------------5-|
E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0-----------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1 (acoustic)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------2-------------------------0------0---|
D|-----2-4--5----2--------5-2-----2-4--5---------0------0-|
A|---2---------2---2----2-------2------------3-------5----|
E|-0--------------------------0------------1-------3------|
Guitar 2 (distortion)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------------------------2------------3-------5------|
A|-2--------------------------2------------3-------5------|
E|-0--------------------------0------------1-------3------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------5-------7------|
D|-2--------------------------2------------3-------5------|
A|-2--------------------------2---------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------0---------------------------|
Play Riff 1
Riff 3
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-4------5-4------5-4--------7-5-4-5-|
A|-2-2222-3-2-2222-3-2-222222-5-3-2-3-|
E|------------------------------------|
**** **** ****** * * * *
"The night..."
e|---------------------------0-------|
B|-------------------------0---0-----|
G|-----------------------2-------2---|
D|-4------5-4------5---2-----------2-|
A|-2-2222-3-2-2222-3-0---------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
**** ****
"The streets...."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-4------5-4------5-4--------7-5-4-5-|
A|-2-2222-3-2-2222-3-2-222222-5-3-2-3-|
E|------------------------------------|
**** **** ****** * * * *
"Picard is one..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-4------5-4------5-7-|
A|-2-2222-3-2-2222-3-5-|
E|---------------------|
**** ****
"...and then..."
Play Riff 2 "The meeetings in secrecy..."
Play Riff 3 "The room is dark..."
Play Riff 1
Riff 4 (Solo rhythm) x2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------4------4------2---|
A|-4------4------2------2------2-2222-2-2222-0-2-|
E|-2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-----------------0-|
**** **** **** **** **** ****
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-4------4------4------4-----7------7------7-7-|
A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-0-2-5-5555-5-5555-4-4-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
**** **** **** * * **** ****
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-4------4------4------4-----7------7------7---|
A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-0-2-5-5555-5-5555-4-2-|
E|--------------------------------------------0-|
**** **** **** * * **** ****
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------4------4------2---|
A|-4------4------2------2------2-2222-2-2222-0-2-|
E|-2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-----------------0-|
**** **** **** **** **** ****
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5------5----7-5------5------7------7----9-7------7-9-2-|
A|-3-3333-3-33-5-3-3333-3-3333-5-5555-5-55-7-5-5555-5-7-0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
**** ** **** **** **** ** ****
Solo 1 (Pete)
e|----------14-15-14----14^-^-^-----------------19^----------------|
B|----14-17----------17-------------------------------19-----------|
G|---------------------------------/18-16----/19----------16-18-19-|
D|-16-------------------------------------16-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------12-14-16-|
D|-17----16-------16-14----14-13----------------11-12-14----------|
A|----14----13-13-------11-------10-~~-11-12-14-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------12----------14---------------------------------|
B|-15-14-------14-------14----------14-12---------------------------|
G|-------16-14----16-------14-11----------11^---12-11H12P11---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------14-13-14-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------14----14-18^--------12--|
B|-------------------------15-------------14------------12-----|
G|-11-12-11H12P11----------15-18-18-15-------------------------|
D|----------------14-13-14-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------/---------|
B|-15----12-14-15P14P12----12-14--12----------------/----------|
G|----------------------15-----------15-14-12------/-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------/-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------/-------15---|
E|-----------------------------------------------/-------------|
this is played so fast I just put a big X at the point to where I
could no longer tell what was being played. I picked up again at the
last note of that fast part.
e|----------------------------------15--19--21--22--21^---|
B|-------------------------------17-----------------------|
G|-------14--16--14--16--14---16--------------------------|
D|----16-----------------14-------------------------------|
A|-14-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Langus's part:
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Riff 5
e|-----------3----------------------3--------|
B|-----------3----------------------3--------|
G|-4----2----0---------0--4----2----0--------|
D|-4----2----0-------0----4----2----0-----4--|
A|-2----0----2-----2------2----0----2-----4--|
E|-----------3----------------------3-----2--|
* * *
"Madaleine is at the gate..."
Play Riff 2 "The meetings held in secrecy..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 3 "The strangers..."
Play Riff 2 "The meetings held in secrecy..."
Riff 6
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-9------9----------------------|
D|-7-7777-7-7777-10------10------|
A|----------------8-8888--8-8888-|
E|-------------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
"Madeleine..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-9------9----10-9-------5-7-8--|
A|-7-7777-7-77--8-7-7777--5-7-8--|
E|-------------------------------|
**** ** ****
"and the other nuns..."
Play Riff 5 "As Father Picard ...."
Riff 7
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------8------------------------8-------------|
D|------8----------54-42-------8--5--5---5---|
A|-0-0--6---0-0--6-65-53--0-0--6--7--7/8-87-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|------8------------------------8-------------|
D|------8----------54-42-------8--4--4-----4-|
A|-0-0--6---0-0--6-65-53--0-0--6--2--2h5-5p2-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-8------9-8------9-8------9-8--6-|
D|-6-6666-7-6-6666-7-6-6666-7-6--4-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
**** **** ****
Riff 8 (Solo rhythm)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|----------------7---4--|
A|-444444444....--5---2--|
E|-----------------------|
*********
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----------------4---2--4-|
A|-444444444....--2---0--2-|
E|-------------------------|
*********
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|----------------7---4--|
A|-444444444....--5---2--|
E|-----------------------|
*********
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------8--8-8--8-8--------|
D|-----------------4---2--4--6--6-6--6-6--5---7-|
A|-4444444444....--2---0--2---------------3---5-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
**********
Andy's Solo by Adam
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-11--14--11-14-11~----------------------------9-----|
D|--------------------11--14--11-14-11~--9--11-----9~-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
need the whammy bar for this part
e|---------------------------------------10/16^-------|
B|----------------------------------------------15--14|
G|^18--^16--^18--^16--^16--^18------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------12--------------------|
| | |
note that the bends are dive slide bend
placed before the note combo
because you are starting
with the bar down to bend
up TO that note. Very Andyish.
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------11-11-11-9-9-9----------------------|
E|-9-9-9-12-12-12----------------12-12-12-11-11-9---11|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------9-12p9----9------------------------------|
G|------------------11---11-9-9-11p9----9-------------|
D|-----------------------------------11---10-11-11-10-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-7--5~----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------22-19----------19-22--|
B|------------------------------------20----20--------|
G|---------------------------------------21-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-10-9-7-7-9-7-9p7--------------------------------|
E|---------------------9~-----------------------------|
e|-21-17----------17-21--------------------------------------|
B|-------19--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------18-19---------------------------------16-14-13---|
D|---------------------------13-14-13-16-14-13-------------14|
A|------------------------16-------------------16------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------14-16-17-19-19^^-^^---19-19-16-17|
B|-14-16-17-14-16-17----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----17----17-16-17-------------16-17-16-------------------|
B|-19----16-------------16-17-19----------19-17~--19-17-16~-|
G|-------------------18-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 1, with this as the final bar:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------4--3-----3--2-----2--0-|
D|---------2--2-----2--2-----2--2-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------4--3-----3--2-----2--3-|
D|---------2--2-----2--2-----2--3-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------|
* * * * * * * *
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
