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Song
King Diamond: Follow The Wolf
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
solo by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
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Date last modified: 07-09-01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro (clean)
Riff 1 x6 x2
e|----------0-------|-------0------| B|-------10---10----|-----8---8----| G|----11---------11-|---9-------9--| D|--0---------------|-0------------| A|------------------|--------------| E|------------------|--------------|
(6th time)
"The morning..."
x2 x2
e|----------0-------|-------0------| B|-------10---10----|-----8---8----| G|----11---------11-|---9-------9--| D|--0---------------|-0------------| A|------------------|--------------| E|------------------|--------------|
"My life..."
Riff 2
Guitar 1 (clean) x4
e|--------0-----------0-----| B|------6---6-------3---3---| G|----7-------7---3-------3-| D|--0-----------0-----------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
"Then the wind would change..."
Guitar 2 (distortion)
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|--5-----------4-----------5-----------6---------|
Riff 3 (distortion)
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-------------/10-9---------------/12-11-12--| A|-------------/-8-7---------------/10--9-10--| E|--0--0-0-0-0-------0--0--0-0-0-0------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
1st ending
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------/10-9---------5-------| A|-------------/-8-7-----------5-7---| E|--0--0-0-0-0-------0-5-6-7---------|
* * * * * *
"Follow me..."
2nd ending
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------/10-9---------7-------| A|-------------/-8-7-----------5-7---| E|--0--0-0-0-0-------0-7-6-5---------|
* * * * * *
"Follow the wolf..."
Play Riff 3 (4 times with drums) "And so I followed..."
Play Riff 3 (1 time with no drums) "Sun to the...."
Play Riff 3 (2 times, play 2nd ending first) "Just two..."
RIFF 4
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|------------5-5--7-5-7-----------10\9/10\9--| A|--5-5--7-7--3-3--5-3-5--5-5--7-7--8\7/-8\7--| E|--3-3--5-5--------------3-3--5-5------------|
"Like..."
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|------------5-5--7-5-7-----------------------| A|--5-5--7-7--3-3--5-3-5--5-5--7-7--8-7-8-7tr8-| E|--3-3--5-5--------------3-3--5-5-------------|
Both
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------5---------| A|----------5----------7--3-3-3-3-3--5-3-5--| E|--3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5--------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"A few and..."
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------------------10\9/10\9--| A|----------5----------7--8\7/-8\7--| E|--3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5------------|
* * * * * * * *
"...all leading..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|----------5----------7--8-7-8-7tr8-| E|--3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-------------|
* * * * * * * *
RIFF 5 (2 times)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--4-4--4-4--5-4-5-4~----2-4-4--4-4----------------| A|--2-2--2-2--3-2-3-2~----0-2-2--2-2--777777--------| E|-------------------------------------------666666-|
****** ******
"...here..."
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--4-4--4-4--------------2-4-4--4-4----------------| A|--2-2--2-2--3-2-3-2tr3--0-2-2--2-2--777777--------| E|-------------------------------------------666666-|
****** ******
RIFF 6
Guitar 1 (2 times)
e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|----4h5---1h2---3h5p3h5---2-------4h5---1h2-----------| A|----------------------------3~-----------------3-2-1~-| E|--0-----0-----0---------0-------0-----0------0--------|
* * * * * * *
"...decay...:
Guitar 2 (2nd time)
e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|----6/7---3/4---------------------6/7---3/4-----------| D|----4/5---1/2---3h5p3h5---2-------4/5---1/2----5-4-3--| A|----------------------------3~-----------------3-2-1--| E|--0-----0-----0---------0-------0-----0------0--------|
* * * * * * *
Play Riff 5 (2 times) "I must follow..."
add:
Guitar 1
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|---0--[let ring]-|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|---1~-[let ring]-| E|-----------------|
"...the end..."
Play Riff 1 "The wolf had..."
Play Riff 2 "And there..."
Play Riff 3 (4 times, play 2nd ending first) "Follow me" + Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|--------------87878787--------| B|----------12-[let ring]-12-10-| G|------------------------------| D|-12-----9---------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------10---------------------| G|-11-12-11-9-12-11-9-11-8-9-11-12----11-12-9-11----9~~---| D|-----------------------------------------------12-------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------15~~---| G|-9-8-7-------7-6-5-------5-4-3--------------| D|-------9-8-7-------7-6-5-------5-4-2--------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------12~~--------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10-12p10----10-------10--------------5-------------------10-| E|----------12----11-12----12-11-10---7---7-6-5-3--------10----| e|-19t7h12-20t7h12-19t7h12-20t19h22t19-20t7h12-| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-19t7h12-20t7h12-19t7h12-17t7h12-19t7h12-17t7h12-| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-19t7h12-20t7h12-19t7h12-20t7h12-22t7h12-20t7h12-| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-18t7h12-16t7h12-15t7h12-14t7h12-13t7h12-12t7h12-...----| B|-------------------------------------------------fading-| G|-------------------------------------------------echoes-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 3 (2 times, play 2nd ending first) "I had never seen..."
Play Riff 4 "Like..."
Play Riff 5 "...sin..."
Play Riff 6 "...decay..."
Play Riff 5 (2 times) Solo Rhythm
add:
Guitar 1
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|---0--[let ring]-|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|---1~-[let ring]-| E|-----------------|
Solo
e|-/14~~---14-12^^-12-11-12^^-11----11-12~~--| B|-------------------------------13----------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-13h16p13-12-13--12h13p12-10-12--10^^-10----------| G|-----------------------------------------11-11~~--| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-11p9h11-9-8-9------------------| D|----------------13^r-10-13-9^r--| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-14-13p12p11------------------------------| B|-------------13-12-10---------------------| G|----------------------12-11-9-------------| D|------------------------------12-10-9-8---| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 7 (clean)
Guitar 1 plays this
x2 x2
e|-------5-----|--------4-----| B|-----6---6---|------6---6---| G|---7-------7-|----7-------7-| D|-0-----------|--0-----------| ---> x3 A|-------------|--------------| E|-------------|--------------|
"Shrouded..."
x1 x1
e|-------5-----|--------4-----| B|-----6---6---|------6---6---| G|---7-------7-|----7-------7-| D|-0-----------|--0-----------| ---> til end of song A|-------------|--------------| E|-------------|--------------|
"...did he turn..."
Guitar 2 plays this (distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|--7------------------6-------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|--5------5-5-5-------4------5-5-5------5-5-5--4-4-4--5-5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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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