King Diamond - The Poltergeist guitar tab
King Diamond: The Poltergeist
transcribed by: LANGUS : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
solos by: Guillaume Vallée : mannheim19@caramail.com
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Date last modified: January 20, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1 x2
e|-----------------------------------------------|-----|
B|-----------------------------------------------|-----|
G|-4---------------------------------------------|--4--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----|
A|-2---------------------------------5--4-----1--|--2--|
E|---------2--3-------3--2--0--------------------|-----|
"Some would say......"
Guitar 2 x2
e|-----------------------------------------------|-----|
B|-----------------------------------------------|-----|
G|-4---------------------------------------------|--4--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|-----|
A|-2-------9--10-----10--9--7-------10--9-----4--|--2--|
E|-----------------------------------------------|-----|
Riff 2 x2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------10-10---|
A|--------------------8--8---|
E|--0--------0---------------|
"Speak to me my friend..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----------10-10------|
A|-----------8--8------|
E|--0--------------0---|
"Speak to me..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------4------4--6------7------7-|
A|-2222-2-2222-2--4-5555-5-5555-5-|
E|--------------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
"I can always feel..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7------9------9--11--12--11--7-|
A|-5-7777-7-7777-7---9--10---9--5-|
E|--------------------------------|
**** ****
"Creeping...."
Guitar 2 (let chords ring)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4--------------6-7-------------|
A|-2--------------4-5-------------|
E|--------------------------------|
"I can always feel..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---9--------------11--12--11--7-|
A|---7---------------9--10---9--5-|
E|--------------------------------|
"Creeping...."
Riff 4 x4 x2
e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|
D|-4-4--4--4-4-2-|-9-9--9--9-9-7-|
A|-2-2--2--2-2-0-|-7-7--7--7-7-5-|
E|---------------|---------------|
"The poltergeist..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-6-6--6--6-6-6-11-11--11--11-11---|
A|-4-4--4--4-4-4--9--9---9---9--9-0-|
E|----------------------------------|
"Could be a friend..."
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|--4--|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|-----|
"Die...die..."
Play Riff 2 "Speak to me...."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm (Play 2x)
Riff 3a (solo rhythm)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4-----6-7-----9-----11-12--11--7-|
A|-2-----4-5-----7------9-10---9--5-|
E|----------------------------------|
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|--4--|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|-----|
Solos
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------~~~SLOWLY DIVE WITH TREMOLO BAR~~~----------15---15p14h15p14---|
G|-11\\\\\\-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------\\\\\\----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------\\\\\-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------\\\\\\----------------------|
e|-19--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------12bf/r--12-11-----------------------6b½-6------|
D|------16~~~----------------9-7---9-7----------9-------9~~~-|
A|-------------------------------9-----9-7-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------10-7--------------|
Solo 2 (Andy Laroque)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-9h11p9---------11-------11-------------------------------------|
D|----------9-12---9----12-9----12-9--9--12---------12---------------|
A|----------------------------------12------9--7s/9-----7h9p7--7-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------10--7---|
(A.H) A.H.
e|------14--------14-------14------14----14----14----14----14-----|
B|-17bf-----17bf-----17bf-----17bf---17bf--17bf--17bf--17bf--17bf-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----14h19p14--14------22bf/r-22bf/r-19---x-x------------------|
B-17bf--------17--17bf---------------------x-x-10~~-------------|
G---------------------------------------------------11~~--------|
D--------------------------------------------------------12-9~~-|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solos
Play Riff 2 "Speak to me..."
Play Riff 3 "My guests can...."
Play Riff 4 "The poltergeist..."
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|--4--|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|-----|
Play Riff 2 "Speak to me..."
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
