King Diamond - The Possession guitar tab
King Diamond: The Possession
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
D|-2/3-2-0-2---------3---2--------3-1-2----------3---2--------------|
A|-2/3-2-0-2---------3---2----------1-2-2--------3---2----------5-4-|
E|-----------0-0-0-0---0----0-0-0-------0--0-0-0---0----0-0-0-3-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------3---------------------------------|
D|----------3---2--------3-1-2----------3---2--------------|
A|-2--------3---2----------1-2-2--------3---2----------5-4-|
E|-0--0-0-0---0----0-0-0-------0--0-0-0---0----0-0-0-3-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------4----------4------5------------4-------------5-4---|
A|------3----------3----------3--------3-------------5-4-3-2-0-|
E|-2--2---2---2--2---2---2--2-3---2--2---2---2--22-0-3-2-------|
* ** * * * * * *
"On the very next morning..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------4----------4------5------------4-------------5---4-|
A|------3----------3----------3--------3-------------5-4-3-0-2-|
E|-2--2---2---2--2---2---2--2-3---2--2---2---2--22-0-3-2-------|
* ** * * * * * *
"...sun, Miriam grew..."
Play Riff 1 "Jonathon he cried..."
Play Riff 2 "Oh she started singing..."
Riff 3
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7--7-75---------5----------------|
A|-54---------4----------5--5-53-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-2-0-|
E|-32-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...love, love..."
Play Riff 1 "Oh no, she was possessed..."
Riff 2b (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------4----------4------5------------4-------------5-4---|
A|------3----------3----------3--------3-------------5-4-3-2-0-|
E|-2--2---2---2--2---2---2--2-3---2--2---2---2--22-0-3-2-------|
* ** * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------4----------4------5------------4-------------5-4---------|
A|------3----------3----------3--------3-------------5-4-3-2-0-5-4-3-|
E|-2--2---2---2--2---2---2--2-3---2--2---2---2--22-0-3-2-------3-2-1-|
* ** * * * * * * * *
Riff 4
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------------0--------|
D|-------0-----------0----0-----|
A|-----4----4------4--------4---|
E|-0h2--------2-3-------------3-|
Guitar 2 (Distortion, comes in after awhile)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-2~-----3~-----2~-----0---|
Riff 5
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-------0-------------0------|
D|-------------------0----0---|
A|-----3----3------4--------4-|
E|-0h1--------1-3-------------|
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|---2---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------|
A|-0---2---3---5---|
E|-----------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------2---4---5---7-|
A|---------------0---2---3---5-|
E|-1~-----3~-------------------|
Riff 6
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9--7----------------------------|
A|-7--5------5--------9-7---5---7~-|
E|-------7-0-3----0-0-7-5-0-3-0-5~-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9--7----------------------------|
A|-7--5------5--------9-7---5---7~-|
E|-------7-0-3----0-0-7-5-0-3-0-5~-|
* * * * * * *
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-8--5------5---------------------|
D|-------5-8-5--------9-7---5---7~-|
A|----------------0-0-7-5-0-3-0-5~-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-8--5------5----------------------------------|
D|-------5-8-5------------2---------------------|
A|----------------0-2-3-5---3-5~--3-3----3-3----|
E|------------------------------------4~-----3~-|
* * a a
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 "Speaking with different tongues..."
Play Riff 3 "...love, love..."
Play Riff 1 "...it wasn't love...."
Ending:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------4----------4------5------------4-------------5-4---|
A|------3----------3----------3--------3-------------5-4-3-2-0-|
E|-2--2---2---2--2---2---2--2-3---2--2---2---2--22-0-3-2-------|
* ** * * * * * *
"...possessed..."
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
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
