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Song
King Diamond: Black Devil
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
GRAX
solo by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
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Date last modified: 29-08-01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-...-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---5--------------7---------| A|---------------7--5--7-9\---| E|---3-----------5-----5-7\---|
Riff 2
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------9-7----------7-9-| A|-------------------9-7-9-/10--9-------10--9-10-----| E|-7-7-7-7-7-...-7-7--------------7------------------|
* * * * * * *
"There he was..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-...--|
* * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-12--11----12--11--| A|-10---9----10---9--| E|-------------------|
"Help me, help me..."
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-11--9--11--9--7--9--6--------| D|------------------------------| A|--9--7---9--7--5--7--4---/4~~-| E|------------------------------|
"...cause I don't..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-12--11--9--7--5-7-11~~-------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|
Riff 4
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\-------------------| A|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\-------------------| E|---------------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-|
* * * * * * * *
"It was the..."
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\---7--7--7-| A|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\---5--4--5-| E|-----------------------------------------|
"I had been..."
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\-------------------| A|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\-------------------| E|---------------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-|
* * * * * * * *
"The sun was..."
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\---7--7--7--9--7--7-| A|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\---5--4--5--7--5--4-| E|--------------------------------------------------|
"That's when I..."
Riff 5
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---------------4----------| A|-0-0--2-3-2-0--2--5--2--5-| E|------------------3--0--3-|
* * * * * *
"Black devil..."
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---------------4--9-7/9-7-| A|-0-0--2-3-2-0--2--7-5/7-5-| E|--------------------------|
* * * * * *
"...if you..."
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---------------4----------| A|-0-0--2-3-2-0--2--5--2--5-| E|------------------3--0--3-|
* * * * * *
"Black devil..."
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-3-2-0-2-0---3-2-0-2~~--3-2-0-2-0---2-| E|-----------3----------------------3-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...what do you see..."
Play Riff 4, then this:
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|---7--------------------| D|---5--------------7-----| A|---------------7--5--7/-| E|---------------5-----5/-|
Solo over the above rhythm
e|---------------------------| B|-13^~---12^~---11^~---9^~--| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-7---9-10--9-7----7------------------------------| G|---------------9---------------------------------| D|---------------------11--10-9-10^r-8-------------| A|-------------------------------------9--<9>--9~--| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-19--\-17-16-17-16-14~--| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|-17-16h17p16-14-16-17-14-16------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------17--17-17h18p17-14-17-14-13-12-10-12-10~-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------16-14~~-| B|---------------14-------16-----14---------| G|------13----11-------13-----11------------| D|---11-----9-------11----------------------| A|-9----------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------------------| B|-10--9--10--12--10-9-| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 "There he was..."
Play Riff 3 "...Help me..."
Play Riff 5 "Black devil..."
Riff 6
Guitar 1 (2 times)
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------5-7-| D|-5-7-8--5-7-8-7-5--5-7-8--5-7-8-----| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-------------------8-7-5-7--5-------| D|-5-7-8--5-7-8-7-5-------------8-7-5-| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (each chord lasts one bar of the above)
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|--12-----10------8------7---| D|----------------------------| A|--10------8------6------5---| E|----------------------------|
Riff 7 (2 times)
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------6-8-| E|-6-8-9--6-8-9-8-6--6-8-9--6-8-9-----|
"When I look..."
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------9-8-6-8--6-------| E|-6-8-9--6-8-9-8-6-------------9-8-6-|
"This church..."
Play Riff 4 "Why two..."
Play Riff 5 "Black devil..."
Play Riff 6
Play Riff 7 (2 times)
Guitar 2 (plays in the beginning of times 1 & 2)
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|--8---------------8---------------| E|--6---------------6---------------|
Play Riff 7 (2 times) w/ this underneath it when singing starts
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--8--------6--------4--------3--------| E|--6--------4--------2--------1--------|
"Black devil..."
Ending x3
e|-------------------|-------| B|-------------------|-------| G|-------------------|-------| D|-------------------|-------| A|--9-8-6-8--6-------|---8\--| E|-------------9-8-6-|---6\--|
"Black devil...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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