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Song
King Diamond: Cremation
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Langus : tlange@polbox.com
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Date last modified: 02-08-01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|--0-7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2 x2
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|---------------2-----1-| E|--0--------------------|
x2
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|---------------4-----3-| A|--2------------2-----1-| E|--0--------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * **** * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-2222-1-1-1-1-1-1-1111-1-1-1-1-1-1------| E|-----------------------------------1111-|
**** * * * * * * **** * * * * * * ****
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------4--3--| A|---2--2--------2--2------2--1--| E|---0--0--------0--0------------|
Lead into next section:
e|--------------------------| B|--12-11-------------------| G|--------------14-13--9-10-| D|--------11-12-------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-------------------------9-10-| D|------------------------------| A|-------------------------7--8-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 3 x2
e|--------------------------| B|--12-11-------------------| G|--------------14-13--9-10-| D|--------11-12-------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------4--3-| A|--2--2----2--2----2--2----2--2----2--1-| E|--0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0---------|
Guitar 3 (Comes in after awhile) x2
e|-----------------------------------|------------| B|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|---------17-| G|-----------------------------------|-----16-----| D|-----------------------------------|-14---------| A|-----------------------------------|------------| E|-----------------------------------|------------|
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5
Riff 7 (Play twice)
Guitar 1
e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------4--3--| A|---2--2--------2--2------2--1--| E|---0--0--------0--0------------|
Guitar 3
e|--------------------------| B|--12-11-------------------| G|--------------14-13--9-10-| D|--------11-12-------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|---2--2--------2--2----| E|---0--0--------0--0----|
Guitar 3
e|--------------------------| B|--12-11-------------------| G|--------------14-13--9-10-| D|--------11-12-------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
Ending (not sure about this part):
Guitar 1
e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|--8----| E|--6----|
Guitar 2
e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|--8----| A|--7----| E|-------|
Then this comes in again:
Guitar 1
e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------| B|--12-11-------------------| G|--------------14-13--9-10-| D|--------11-12-------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
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
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