King Diamond - This Place Is Terrible guitar tab
King Diamond: This Place Is Terrible
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
solos by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
Russ Elton
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Date last modified: January 20, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---5---4-----------------------|
A|----------7--6--3--2-----------|
E|----------------------3--2h3-2-|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|---2------------2--------------|
E|---0------------0--------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---5~--4h5-4~------5-----7-5-4----------------|
A|-------------------------------5--------5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------5------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--7----------------7------------------7-7-7-7-|
A|--5----------------5------------------5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * *
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-7/9--9--9--9--7-7/9--9--9--9-|
A|-5/7--7--7--7--5-5/7--7--7--7-|
E|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--9-97---7--7---7/9-7-7/9--9--9--9-|
A|--7-75---5--5---5/7-5-5/7--7--7--7-|
E|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--9-97---7--7---7/9-7-7/9--9--9--9-|
A|--7-75---5--5---5/7-5-5/7--7--7--7-|
E|------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (let notes ring)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---------------4-4h5~---------|
A|-5/7--------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--5--5-4--4-2-2/4--4h5-4--4h5~------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--9--97--7--5-4---4h5p4---------|
A|---------------------------5/7---|
E|---------------------------------|
Both Guitars
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-12--12-11-7--7--7---4--7--7/9-|
A|-10--10--9-5--5--5---2--5--5/7-|
E|-------------------------------|
Riff 4 (2 times)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-------6-6--4^r--6-6-------4-4-5-|
A|--4-4--7\--4-4-------4-4--7\--2-2-3-|
E|--------------------------------------|
"I'm back..."
Riff 5
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-1-2---1--2-----1-2---1--2-----|
A|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
"Through the..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-5-6---5--6-----5-6---5--6-----|
A|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
"I hear..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-1-2---1--2-----1-2---1--2-----|
A|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
"Here it..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-5-6---5--6-----5-6---5--6-----4----2-----|
A|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-0-2----0---6-|
E|----------------------------------------4-|
* * * * * *
"...a magnificent..."
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6---------6-6---------6-6--------4----------------|
A|--4-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-2----------5-----|
E|----------------------------------------0-5-6-7---7-6-|
* * * * * * * * *
"Contorted..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-----------9-----------8---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------4----------------|
A|--4-----------7-----------6----------2----------5-----|
E|----------------------------------------0-5-6-7---7-6-|
Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6--------6-6--------6-6--------4----------------|
A|--4-4-444444-4-4-444444-4-4-444444-2----------5-----|
E|--------------------------------------0-5-6-7---7-6-|
****** ****** ******
"I was..."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------6----------6----------6--------------------|
D|--6-6----6---6-6----6---6-6----6---4----------------|
A|--4-4-44-----4-4-44-----4-4-44-----2----------5-----|
E|--------------------------------------0-5-6-7---7-6-|
*** *** ***
Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----3-----3-------------5-----|
E|---5~----4~----3~--0-5-6-7---7-6-|
"You've entered..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----3-----3-------------5-----|
E|---5~----4~----3~--0-5-6-7---7~--|
"Where no..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----3-----3-------------5-----|
E|---5~----4~----3~--0-5-6-7---7-6-|
"You've seen..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-5-----5-----5-----|
D|---7~----6~----5~--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
"...the lie..."
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----5-------------------|
A|---7-----6~----5~----------5-----|
E|-------------------0-5-6-7---7-6-|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----5-------------------|
A|---7-----6~----5~----------5-----|
E|-------------------0-5-6-7---7~--|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----5-------------------|
A|---7-----6~----5~----------5-----|
E|-------------------0-5-6-7---7-6-|
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-5-----5-----5-----|
D|---7~----6~----5~--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Play Riff 4 [like this]
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-------6-6-------6-6-------4-4-5-|
A|--4-4-------4-4-------4-4-------2-2-3-|
E|--------------------------------------|
"I am..."
Play Riff 5 "You'll never know..."
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-/9~---8/9-86~--8---9---8~^----------|
D|------------------------------119~~/-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-13~--11/13-119~-11--13--11~---------|
D|------------------------------14-13~-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 7 "Or could it..."
Play Riff 8 "I guess it all..."
Riff 9 (2 times without vocals & 2 times with vocals)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--12-10-9-10-12-14--|
A|--0--0---0--0-0--0--0--0--|
E|--------------------------|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-10-10-12-10--9--7-7-|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Guitar 2 plays the following bars underneath riff 9
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------7--7-----7-[let ring]-|
A|--7--7-----7-[let ring]----5--5-----5------------|
E|--5--5-----5-------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7---7---7-7-7-7-----------|
A|--7----7----7----7----5---5---5-5-5-5-----------|
E|--5----5----5----5------------------------------|
Play Riff 9 w/ these bars underneath it
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5---5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"GOD and Satan..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-------------------------7----7------|
A|-5-5-5---5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5----5------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"Puppets..."
Riff 11
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------7--------------|
D|--7-----9-----10-----------10---9---|
A|----7-7---7-7----7-7---7-7----7---7-|
E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"It doesn't..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--------------------4-------------|
D|--4-----6-----7-----------7---6---|
A|----4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4---4-|
E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...it only matters..."
Play Riff 9 (2 times) w/ these bars underneath it:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--7-7-----------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--7-7---------------------------7-|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo over the above rhythm
e|-14^-12----------12--12------------12--|
B|--------13-10-13----13---13-10---10-----|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-13-12--10--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------13-11--10----------------------------------|
G|---------------------12-10-9----------9----10-9-7~~---|
D|-----------------------------12-10-12-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------12--13---------------------10--12-----------------|
G|----------12----------9~~--/-9--10--12----------12--14-12-10~~-|
D|----12-14----------------------------------------14--15-14-12~~-|
A|-12-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 11 "Live this life..."
Riff 1.2
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---5---4-----------------------|
A|----------7--6--3--2-----------|
E|----------------------3--2h3-2-|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---2------------2--------------|
A|---2------------2--------------|
E|---0------------0--------------|
Riff 12
Guitar 1
(plays the following two bars then changes to the third bar)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-4--6--6-7~--4--6--6-7~--4--6--6-7~--6~--6h7-6~-|
"Show to..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------6----------|
E|-4--6--6-7~--4--6--6-7~--4--6--6-7~------6--6~--|
"...and then explain..."
3RD BAR: (Play the whole thing 2 times)
x3
e|------------------|--------------|
B|------------------|--------------|
G|--------6-8-6-----|--------6-----|
D|--6-8-9-------8-9-|--6-8-9---8~~-|
A|------------------|--------------|
E|------------------|--------------|
"Give us..."
Guitar 2 plays whole riff (2 + 3 times) this:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-----------6-----------6------------8--9-8----|
A|-6-----------6-----------6------------6--6-6----|
E|----4444444-----4444444-----4444444-------------|
******* ******* *******
Riff 13
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--4------6-----------8---10--11--13----9-----8-------|
A|--2------4-----------6----8---9--11----7-----6-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
"I bet that not even you..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--9---9--8--------------------8---9----6---9-8--6--4-|
A|------------11--9----9---11--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Lead into next section:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-6---------7-------------7--|
A|-6---------5-------------5--|
E|----4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-4-----|
* * * * * * * *
Play Riff 13 Solo Rhythm
Solo:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-/-8-----11--9-8-8-----8--11--8--9--|
D|-----9-------------9----------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--8~~---7^--6~--------|
D|----------------9~--8-|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------9------------9-11-12-11-9---------|
G|---------8-10-11-------8-10-11-----8-10-11--------------11-10-8-|
D|-8-10-11---------10-11----------11------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|--12~~--/14--11--9-7-9h10p9~~\---|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 12 (see the order below)
Guitar 2 plays whole riff (2 + 2 + 2 + 1 times)
Guitar 1 (2 bars) Your unholy eyes...
Guitar 1 (3rd bar) (2 times) (2nd time): Up up the grey...
Guitar 1 (2 bars) With the rope...FATHER OF THE UNIVERSE...
and modify the first bar slightly with a bend, as follows:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-4--6--6-7~--4--6--6-7~--4--6--6-7~--6~--(6)^r~~--|
Guitar 1 (3rd bar) (1 time) "...father here I come..."
THEN:
Guitar 1 x2 Last time
e|------------------|---------|
B|------------------|---------|
G|--------6-8-6-----|---------|
D|--6-8-9-------8-9-|--6-8-9--|
A|------------------|---------|
E|------------------|---------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-----------6-----------6-------|
A|-6-----------6-----------6-------|
E|----4444444-----4444444-----44---|
******* ******* **
"THIS PLACE IS TERRIBLE...ARGGG...."
End.
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
