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Song
King Diamond: Arrival
transcribed by: Steve "Tabac" Begin : sbegin@qc.autoroute.net
Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: 31-08-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------4-5-4-| A|-2------2------2------2------2------2------2-3-2-| E|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|----------------------------5---------| A|-8----7-5-2--------8----7-5-3----5----| E|-6----5-3-0--------6----5-3------3----|
* * * *
Solo x2
e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------10---------------------------------12-13-12~-| G|-9~--11-12----12-11-9-11-11h12p11-9~~---11-12-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|-10^--10-----------10-10^--10-----13~-------| G|---------12-9~--12------------12-------12~--| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------|
"That must be it!"
Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------5~-| E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-4-5-5--4-| A|-------------------------3-2-3-3--2-| E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------5~-| E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-4-5-7-| A|-------------------------3-2-3-5-| E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------12-------10~------------| G|---------------------------11-12------12-11-9~~-| D|--9~---12~--14~--\9~----------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------12----------| B|-----------------10---------------------------------| G|-9-8-9-11-12\-------12p11p9~----9-11-12----12-11-9~-| D|--------------9-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-11-12-12^---[fades into next solo]-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------6--------6--4--7-| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2--5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-------------------6--------6--4--| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2--|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------6--------6--4--7-| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2--5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------7--| A|-------------------6--------6--5--| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------8--------8--6--9-| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4--7-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-------------------8--------8--6--| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4--|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------8--------8--6--9-| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4--7-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------9--| A|-------------------8--------8--7--| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------222222222222222222222222-| E|-1111111111111111111111--------------------------|
********************** ************************
"Through the summer rain..."
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|-111111111111-333333333333-555555555555555555555555-|
************ ************ ************************
"...the coach had finally arrived..."
Ending to Riff 5
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|-111111111111-333333333333-|
************ ************
"People blame it on the..."
Riff 6
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------1-2-1-| A|-2------3------2------1-2-1-| E|-0--000-1--111-0--000-------|
*** *** *** * * *
"...hill..."
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------2-0-1-2-1-0-| A|-2------3------2-0-1-2-1-0-| E|-0--000-1--111-------------|
*** *** * * * * * *
"...the hill where no one..."
Play Riff 5 "The coach had stopped..."
Play Riff 6 "...the darkness would soon..."
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-5------6------5------4-5-4-| E|-3--333-4--444-3--333-2-3-2-|
*** *** *** * * *
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-5------6------5-3-4-5-4-3-| E|-3--333-4--444-3-1-2-3-2-1-|
*** *** * * * * * *
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-7------8------7------6-7-6-| E|-5--555-6--666-5--555-4-5-4-|
*** *** *** * * *
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-7------8------7-5-6-7-6-5-| E|-5--555-6--666-5-3-4-5-4-3-|
*** *** * * * * * *
Lead into next section:
e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--9--| E|--7--|
"Ah...."
Riff 9
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-7-----9-----10---12-----10-----9---| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------9-9-9----10-----10----10---9-9-9-| D|-7-----9-----10----9-9-9-----9------9-----9---9-9-9-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--7-7-7-----8------8-----8---7-7-7-| E|-------------------------0-0---0-0----0-0-----------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 10
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------5--5--4-| D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4----4--4--4-| A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2----2--2--2-| E|--------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"18 is 9..."
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4--| A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2--| E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-----5------7-----10-10-10---10-10-10\-------------| D|---5------7--------9--9--9----9--9--9\-------------| A|-3------5--------0---------0-----------------------| E|-------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------5--5--4-| D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4----4--4--4-| A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2----2--2--2-| E|--------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"18 is 9..."
e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------5-----7-| D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4------5-----7---| A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2----3-----5-----| E|------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------| B|------8--8--| G|------7--7--| D|-4----5--5--| A|-2----------| E|------------|
Play Riff 2 Use the same solo
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|---------9-----------14h16h18p16p14-16-----------------------------| B|-9h11h12--12p11p9-11-------------------17-16/17--------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------18p16p15--15tr16----| D|----------------------------------------------------------------18-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17~~14-17~~14--17~~14-17~~14-15---16h17-19--19p17p16---19p17p16------------| G|---------------------------------18------------------18----------18-16------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------18-15-| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 5 "Jonathon laughed and said..."
Play Riff 6 "18 is actually 9..."
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|----------------------------------------15/18----15--| B|----------------------------------------15/18----15--| G|-12p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-5p0-8p0-7p0-3p0-7p0---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------|--------------------------------------------| B|-There's a burst of note here that is-----------------------20--| G|-not transcrible! Just begin around--------------------19^-----| D|-the 17th-fret of the 1st string (high E),----------------------| A|-go up (around 19th fret of 5th string) and---------------------| E|-then go down to where you begin and finish with this-----------|
End Solo
Ending
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------3--5--/8----| A|-5-3-4-5-4-3--3---3--3--5--/8----| E|-3-1-2-3-2-1--1-0-1--------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------------------1-2-1--9\-| A|-2------3------2------1-2-1--7\-| E|-0--000-1--111-0--000-----------|
*** *** *** * * *
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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