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Song
King Diamond: 1642 Imprisonment
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
solo by: Don Briggs : Sekhemet@ozemu.com
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Date last modified: 12-07-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Play 2x)
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|----------------7-----------6-----------7------| G|--------------8---8-------6---6-------8---8----| D|--4-4-6-6---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8--| A|--2-2-4-4-6-----------6-----------6------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
* * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------6-----------5-----------6--------------| G|--------------7---7-------5---5-------7---7------------| D|--4-4-6-6---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7-3-3-5-5--| A|--2-2-4-4-5-----------5-----------5-----------1-1-3-3--| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------| B|-------------------------------7-7-| G|---------------5-5-------------6-6-| D|-2-2-----------5-5-------------4-4-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Sacrifice..."
e|---------------0-----0-----| B|-----------------0-----0---| G|---------------------------| D|-------------3-----3-----3-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| E|---------------------------|
* * * * * *
"...and altar wine..."
e|--------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------13-13--| G|---------------7-7-------------12-12--| D|-2-2-----------5-5-------------10-10--| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0--------| E|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Black..."
e|---------------0-----0-----| B|-----------------0-----0---| G|---------------------------| D|-------------3-----3-----3-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| E|---------------------------|
* * * * * *
"...again they go..."
e|-----------------------------------| B|-------------------------------7-7-| G|---------------5-5-------------6-6-| D|-2-2-----------5-5-------------4-4-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Picard..."
e|---------------0-----0-----| B|-----------------0-----0---| G|---------------------------| D|-------------3-----3-----3-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| E|---------------------------|
* * * * * *
"...another soul..."
Riff 3
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|--9-9\7-7\5-5\4-4----| D|-------------------2-| A|--7-7\5-5\3-3\2-2--2-| E|---------------------|
"Oh it's..."
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|--9-9\7-7\5-5\4-4-------------| D|-------------------2--------3-| A|--7-7\5-5\3-3\2-2--2--------3-| E|------------------------0-0---|
* *
"Picard was..."
e|------------------| B|------------------| G|--9-9\7-7\5-5\4-4-| D|------------------| A|--7-7\5-5\3-3\2-2-| E|------------------|
Riff 4
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-6----9---4---6----9---8--| A|-4----7---2---4----7---6--| E|-4----7---2---4----7---6--|
"In the year..."
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-9----12---7---9----12--12-12-11--11-11-| A|-7----10---5---7----10--10-10--9---9--9-| E|-7----10---5---7----10--10-10--9---9--9-|
"In 1642...."
Riff 5
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------9-------10------9---7-9-10--| A|-------7--------7------7---5-7--8--| E|--0--0----0000----0--0-------------|
* * **** * *
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-------9-------10------9--12-10-9-10-9-5-| A|-------7--------7------7--10--8-7--8-7-3-| E|--0--0----0000----0--0-------------------|
* * **** * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 "Sacrifice..."
Play Riff 3 "Oh it's..."
Play Riff 4 "In the year of 1642..."
Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-------9-------10------9---7-9-10--| D|-------7--------7------7---5-7--8--| A|--0--0----0000----0--0-------------| E|-----------------------------------|
* * **** * *
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-------9-------10------9--12-10-9-10-9----| D|-------7--------7------7--10--8-7--8-7-10-| A|--0--0----0000----0--0------------------8-| E|------------------------------------------|
* * **** * * * * * * * *
Riff 7 (solo rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|------7-------------------7---------5-| D|-7--7-7----7--7-8----7--7-7----7--7-5-| A|-5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-3-| E|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|------7-------------------7----------| D|-7--7-7----7--7-8----7--7-7---10-9-7-| A|-5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5----8-7-5-| E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|------6-------------------6--------5--------| D|-6--6-6----6--6-7----6--6-6----5-5-5--5-5-5-| A|-4--4-4----4--4-4----4--4-4----3-3-3--3-3-3-| E|--------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|------6------------------9---------------4-| D|-6--6-6----6--6-7----9-9-9----9-9-6-4--4-4-| A|-4--4-4----4--4-4----7-7-7----7-6-4-2--2-2-| E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Solo
Rake
e|------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------15----------17^13--------| G|-------14--17^14----------14-------------14-----| D|----15-----------15----------15-------------15~-| A|-17-----------------17----------17--------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
AH
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-14b---17-14----14----------------------------------------| D|-------------17----17-15-16-17-16-15-16-17-16-15-14b--14~-| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Rake (only last 3 notes of apeg)
e|-------------------10~--10-12-13-12-10----/17~-| B|-----------------10--------------------14------| G|---------------10------------------------------| D|------------12---------------------------------| A|---------12------------------------------------| E|-10~~^13---------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------16~-| B|-------------14-14~---17-17-16-17-----| G|-9~--13-13~---------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
Fast Fast
e|-12--16^12-----------------------|-------------------------------------| B|-----------14--------------------|----------------------------10-12-10-| G|--------------13\9---------------|------------9-11----9-11-13----------| D|-------------------11------------|-11-9-11-13------13------------------| A|----------------------11---------|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------12^9\8~-|-------------------------------------|
AH
e|----------------------------------|-----------------------| B|----------------------------------|----14-16-16b^r^14-----| G|-13-11-13-9-11-9----9---------13~-|-13----------------11~-| D|-----------------13---13-9-11-----|-----------------------| A|----------------------------------|-----------------------| E|----------------------------------|-----------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "Sacrifice..."
Play Riff 3 "Oh it's..."
Play Riff 4 "In the year of 1642..."
Riff 8 (solo rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------9-------10------9---7-9-10--| A|-------7--------7------7---5-7--8--| E|--0--0----0000----0--0-------------|
* * **** * *
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------9-------10------9---12-11-9-| A|-------7--------7------7---10--8-7-| E|--0--0----0000----0--0-------------|
* * **** * *
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-------9-------10------9---7-9-10--| D|-------7--------7------7---5-7--8--| A|--0--0----0000----0--0-------------| E|-----------------------------------|
* * **** * *
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-------9-------10------9---12-11-9-| D|-------7--------7------7---10--8-7-| A|--0--0----0000----0--0-------------| E|-----------------------------------|
* * **** * *
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------9-------10------9---7-9-10--| A|-------7--------7------7---5-7--8--| E|--0--0----0000----0--0-------------|
* * **** * *
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-------9-------10------9--12-10-9-10-9-5--2-| A|-------7--------7------7--10--8-7--8-7-3--0-| E|--0--0----0000----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
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