Halloween

Song

King Diamond: Halloween

transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl

edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

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Tuning: Standard

Intro

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2-|
D|-2----3---2---0-2----3---5---2-|
A|-2----3---2---0-2----3---5-----|
E|----0---0---0------0---0---0---|

* * * * * *

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-2----3---2----7--5-|
A|-2----3---2----5--3-|
E|----0---0---0-------|

* * *

"Oh, it's Halloween!"

Riff 1

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------2-|
D|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5---2-|
A|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5-----|
E|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|

* * * * * *

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2-2---3---2----7--5-|
A|-2-2---3---2----5--3-|
E|-----0---0---0-------|

* * *

Riff 2

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9----4----5----7----5----|
A|-7----2----3----5----3----|
E|--------------------------|

"Every night..."

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9----4---------7----5----|
A|-7----2----3----5----3----|
E|-----------1--------------|

"...-ween..."

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9----4---------7----5----|
A|-7----2----3----5----3----|
E|-----------1--------------|

"...scene..."

Riff 1a

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------2-|
D|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5---2-|
A|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5-----|
E|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|

* * * * * *

"...mean..."

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2-2---3---2----7--5-2--2-|
A|-2-2---3---2----5--3-0--0-|
E|-----0---0---0------------|

* * *

Riff 3

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4--4-4-4-5-4-2-4--4-4-4--7--9--|
A|-2--2-2-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-2--5--7--|
E|--------------------------------|

* * * * * *

"Halloween..."

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4--4-4-4-5-4-2-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|-2--2-2-2-3-2-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E|--------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * *

"...you are my pride..."

Play Riff 1

Play Riff 2 "The moon is full..."

Riff 1b

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------2-|
D|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5---2-|
A|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5-----|
E|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|

* * * * * *

"...mean..."

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-2---3---2---0-----------------|
A|-2-2---3---2---0---------0-2-3-5-|
E|-----0---0---0---3-0-2-3---------|

* * *

Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9--7-----7----12-12----9-9--7-----7------------|
A|-7-7--5-----5----10--9----7-7--5-----5------------|
E|--------7-8----------------------7-8------0-3-0-5-|

* *

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9--7-----7----12-12----9-9--7-----7--------------|
A|-7-7--5-----5----10--9----7-7--5-----5--------------|
E|--------7-8----------------------7-8------0-7-6-5-0-|

* * * * *

Play Riff 3 "Halloween..."

Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-6-------7-6-4-6---------9-11-|
A|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4--4-4-4--7--9-|
E|------------------------------|

* * * * *

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-6-------7-6-4-6----------------|
A|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4------2-5-4-2-0-|
E|------------------0-5-----------|

* * * *

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-6-------7-6-4-6---------9-11-|
E|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4--4-4-4--7--9-|

* * * * *

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-6-------7-6-4-6------2-5-4-2-0-|
E|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4--0-5-----------|

* * * *

Play Riff 1

Play Riff 2 "Every night..."

Play Riff 1a

Play Riff 3 "Halloween..."

Riff 7

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5\4---------5\4---------2--5-|
E|-3\2-2-2-2-2-3\2--2-2-2--0--3-|

* * * * * * *

"Halloween..."

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------5--4----------------|
A|-5\4----------3--2------2-5-4-2-0-|
E|-3\2-2-2-2-2--------0-5-----------|

* * * *

Play Riff 1

Ending:

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-2-2---3---2----0-2-|
A|-2-2---3---2----0-2-|
E|-----0---0---0------|

* * *

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