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Song
King Diamond: Behind These Walls
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Brian McKeen : dusarrion@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: 12-07-01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|---------| B|---------| G|--8---7--| D|--8---7--| A|--6---5--| E|---------|
Riff 1
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-6------4-6------8---7-| D|-6------4-6------8---7-| A|-4------2-4------6---5-| E|-----------------------|
Riff 2
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-6-------------------------------| A|-4--4-444-444-444-444-444-444-44-| E|---------------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** **
"Walking in the garden..."
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-6-666-666-666-666-666-666-666-66-| E|----------------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** **
"...picking flowers in the sun..."
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-6---------------6-----------------9--9-| A|-4--4-444-444-44-4--4-444-4444-66--7--6-| E|----------------------------------------|
* *** *** ** * *** **** **
"Madeleine is on her own..."
Play Riff 1 "What's going on ?"
Riff 3
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4444-| E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * ****
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|--------------------------8----7-| D|--------------------------8----7-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6----5-| E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Ahhhhh, ahhhh..."
Play Riff 2 "All the birds are singing...."
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-4-6----6-4-6------6-6-4-6------------| A|-4-4-2-4----4-2-4-2----4-4-2-4---6-5-4--2-| E|------------------0--------------4-3-2--0-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-6-6-4-6----6-4-6------6-6-4-6---------| A|-4-4-2-4----4-2-4-2----4-4-2-4---6-5-4-| E|------------------0--------------4-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-------6---5--------------6--------6---5---------7-| A|---------------------------------------------7-6-5-| E|-2-4-4---4----2-4-4-4-4-4----2-4-4---4-----4-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Lead into next section:
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|---------------------------8-----7---| D|-6-6-----6-6------6-6------8-----7---| A|-4-4-----4-4------4-4------6-----5---| E|-------------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-------------------8----7-| D|-------------------8----7-| A|-4444444444444...--6----5-| E|--------------------------|
*************
Play Riff 2 "Now the bell is ringing..."
This is lead comes in the second time:
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-/6~~----8-9-8~~-----9--8--9~---11--13-13~~---11~~-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 "What's going on ?"
Play Riff 3 "Ahhhh, ahhhh...."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Pure La Rocque!)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----13-13~~--13-14-13-11-9-8~~-----------------------------------| D|-11----------------------------10--6~~---------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---11----9-------------------------------------------------------| A|------11---11----9--------6-7------------------------------------| E|--------------12---11-7-9------4~~--4-5-7~~----------------------| e|-16p12-------------16p12-------------16p12-----------------------| B|-------14p12-12h14-------14p12-12h14-------14p12-----------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------14p12\11--------| A|----------------------------------------------------------11~~~--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----9---------------------------9---11^^r---15^^r15-------------| B|------9-12p9-----------------------9-----------------------------| G|-11^^--------11p9-11^^r-9~~---11---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|------19---------------------------------------------------------| B|-20^^-----20^^r-19~~---------17-16h17p16h17p16h17p16h17p16~~\----| G|-----------------------16-18-------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Ending
x5
e|--------| B|--------| G|--4--6--| D|--4--6--| A|--2--4--| E|--------|
"What's going on ?"
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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