King Diamond - The Wheelchair guitar tab
King Diamond: The Wheelchair
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (00:09-00:23)
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------5-----|
D|---5-8-7-5---7------5-8-7-5----7-8---8-7-|
A|-5---------8------5----------8-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-0----------------0----------------------|
A|-0-5-------3------0-5--------3-----------|
E|---3-------1--------3--------1-----------|
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------5----------------|
D|---5-8-7-5---7----8-7-5-7-5---8-7-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-5----7-|
A|-5---------8----------------8-----------------------8--5-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------------------------------------7-|
A|-0-5-------3------5-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3------5-|
E|---3-------1------3-----1-----3-----1-----3-----1--------|
Riff 2 (00:24-00:36)
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7-------------------------|
A|-8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7------------------5--7-8-|
E|-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-5--7-8--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7-------------------------|
A|-8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7------------------7--6-5-|
E|-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-8--7-5--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2a (00:36-00:47)
Guitar 1
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------5--7-8-|
E|-3-2--2-2-2-2-2--3-2--2-2-2-2-2--3-2--2-2-2-2-2-5--7-8--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-4------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-4-------------5-4-------------------5--7-8-|
E|-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-5--7-8--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
REPEAT RIFF 1 (00:48-01:02)
REPEAT RIFF 2 (SOLO)(01:03-01:25)
RIFF 3 (01:26-01:39)
Guitar 1 x3
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----------------9---8--------9---8-|
A|-----------------7---7--------7---7-|
E|--3-3-2-1--0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----------------9---8--------9---8-|
A|-----------------7---7--------7---7-|
E|--3-3-2-1--0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * *
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----------------9---8--------9---8-|
A|--5-5-4-3--------7---7--------7---7-|
E|-----------0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * *
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-4-3--------9---8--------9---8-|
A|--5-5-4-3--------7---7--------7---7-|
E|-----------0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 3a (01:40-01:50)
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-------9---8--------9---8-|
A|-7-7-7-7--2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-------7---7--------7---7-|
E|-5-5-5-5--------------------0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 4 (01:51-02:02) (play 2x)
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---5-8-7-5---7----------9---8--------9---8-|
A|-5---------8------------7---7--------7---7-|
E|------------------0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-0----------------------9---8--------9---8-|
A|-0-5-------3------------7---7--------7---7-|
E|---3-------1------0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * *
REPEAT RIFF 1 (02:02-02:17)
RIFF 5 (02:18-02:24)
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|----------3---3-----------3-----|
E|-0--3-4-5---5----0--3-4-5---5-4-|
* * * * * * * * * *
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|----------3---3---------------|
E|-0--3-4-5---5----5--4-3-5-4-3-|
* * * * * * * * *
RIFF 5a (02:25-02:44)
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|----------3---3-----------3-----|
E|-0--3-4-5---5----0--3-4-5---5-4-|
1st ending
E|----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------7-7-|
G|------------------------------------7-7-|
D|------------------------------------5-5-|
A|----------3---3-------------------------|
E|-0--3-4-5---5----5--4-3-5-4-3--0-0------|
2nd ending
E|--------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------7-|
G|------------------------------------7-|
D|------------------------------------5-|
A|----------3---3-----------------------|
E|-0--3-4-5---5----5--4-3-5-4-3--0-0----|
RIFF 6 (02:45-02:57)
Guitar 1 x2
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7----9----7----------------5----7----5---------|
A|-7--10-7----7----7----7-10-9-5--9-5----5----5----5-9/10-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9----------------------12-11-7-------------------11/12-|
A|-7----------------------10--9-5--------------------9/10-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9----------------------12-11-7-[let ring]--------11/12-|
A|-7----------------------10--9-5--------------------9/10-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 6a (Solo Rhythm) (02:57-3:08)
Guitar 1 x2
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7----9----7----------------5----7----5---------|
A|-7--10-7----7----7----7-10-9-5--9-5----5----5----5-9/10-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9----------------------12-11-7-------------------11/12-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10--9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9/10-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 6b (Solo Rhythm) (03:08-03:19)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------9-11-12-----|
D|-10----9---10----9---10----9---10--12--7--9-10-----|
A|--8----7----8----7----8----7----8--10--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Mike's Solo (02:55-03:19)
E|-------------------------------------8-------10-----|
B|-------------8-7-----10b12-10b12~------10~------10~-|
G|-----------7-----9~---------------------------------|
D|-------7-9------------------------------------------|
A|-/7-10----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------15-14-12~----17b19~--20----------22-22~-|
B|----------12-15-------------------------20b22~~---------|
G|----12-14-----------------------------------------------|
D|-14-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-20-17h20-12-15-12h15-10-12-10h12-8-10-8h10-5-8-5-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--8-/10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-/15-15-15-15-12-12~~--|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-15-14--------------------|
B|-------15--------13-12----|
G|----------14-12-------14-|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14r12b14r12-11b13r11b13r11--9b11r9b11r9-7b9r7b9r7-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-12-13----13----13----------------12/-|
B|-------15----13----12----12-14-15-----|
G|----------------------14--------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
E|-15-17----17----17----------------15--20~~-|
B|-------18----17----15----15-17-18----------|
G|----------------------17-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
End Solo
RIFF 7 (03:19-03:30)
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---7-8-------7-----------7-8----7----------|
A|-0-----10--0---10-8-7--0-----10---8-10-8-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-10-------9------------9-10----9------------|
D|---7--8-12----7-12-10-9----7--8-12-7-10-12-10-9-|
A|-0------10--0---10--8-7--0------10----8-10--8-7-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Riff 6a (03:31-03:43)
Repeat Riff 6a (03:43-03:54)
Repeat Riff 7 (03:55-04:06)
Lead into next section:
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--7--|
A|--5--|
E|--5--|
REPEAT RIFF 2 (04:08-04:29)
REPEAT RIFF 5 5a (04:30-05.00)
KEYBOARDS (05:02-05:18)
END.
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
= slide down
h = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
