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Song
King Diamond: Help!!!
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
solos by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
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Date last modified: 16-10-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (4 times)
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--00-0-0--0000-0-0--00-3333-1111-00-0-0--00-|
** * * **** * * ** **** **** ** * * **
"Help..."
Riff 2 (Let notes ring)
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-----5-4--2--------5-4--2---| D|---2--------2----2--------2-| A|-0-------------0------------| E|----------------------------|
"I...I don't know..."
e|----------------------------| B|-------5-3-------------3----| G|-----5-----3---------5----3-| D|---5---------3-----5--------| A|-3---------------3----------| E|----------------------------|
"I just don't know..."
Play Riff 1 (2 times) "I'm slowly..."
Play Riff 2 (1 time) "I see the sun..."
Play Riff 1 (2 times) "Help..."
Riff 3 (all of the following bars)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-00-0-0--0000-0--00-0---33-3-3--3333-3--33-3-|
** * * **** * ** * ** * * **** * ** *
"In the mirrors..."
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-55-5-5--5555-5--55-5---88-8-8--8888-8--88-8-|
** * * **** * ** * ** * * **** * ** *
"...with the crosses... ...I see misery..."
Guitar 2 (Play twice)
e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------5---------------4h5p4-----------| A|-5h7-7----5h7-7----5h7----5h7-7----5h7-------7-5-------| E|-------0--------0---------------0----------------7-6-5-|
Both guitars
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-5--5--x-x-x-x---7--7--x-x-x-x--| E|-3--3--x-x-x-x---5--5--x-x-x-x--|
"I'm hanging on to a..."
Guitar 1
e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|-00-0-0--0000-0--00-0-|
** * * **** * ** *
"...memory..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-----------------------5-| A|-5h7-7----5h7-7----5h7---| E|-------0--------0--------|
Both guitars Last time
e|--------------------------------|---| B|--------------------------------|---| G|--------------------------------|---| D|--------------------------------|-2-| A|-7--7--x-x-x-x---5--5--x-x-x-x--|-2-| E|-5--5--x-x-x-x---3--3--x-x-x-x--|-0-|
"I'm hanging on to myself..."
End Riff 3
Play Riff 3 "The wine..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|------------------5------------------------| D|-5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7~--5-6-7-7--5-7--3--5-| A|--------------------------------------3--5-| E|-------------------------------------------|
ah
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|------------------5---------------------| D|-5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7-5-7---7--5--7--2--3-4-| A|-5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7---5--3--5--2--3-4-| E|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|------------------5-------------------3--5-| A|-5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7~--5-6-7-7--5-7--3--5-| E|-------------------------------------------|
ah
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|------------------5-----7--5--7--2--3-4-| A|-5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7~--5--3--5--2--3-4-| E|----------------------------------------|
ah
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-------------------5------------------------| D|--5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7-5-7---5-6-7-7--5-7--3--5-| A|--5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7---5-6-7-7--5-7--3--5-| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-------------------5---------------------| D|--5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7-5-7---7--5--7--2--3-4-| A|--5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7---5--3--5--2--3-4-| E|-----------------------------------------|
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------13----13-----| G|-----------------------14-12-14------14--------| D|------------14-12-14---------------------------| A|-15-14-15--------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-13-12----------12-13-15-12--13-12-------------| G|-------14-12-14--------------------14-12-------| D|-----------------------------------------14~~--| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
fast
e|-12-13-15-13-12---------12-15-13-12-----------------------------------------| B|----------------15-13---------------15-12-14\-------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------11-9-10-12-10-12------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------9-10-------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------12~\--| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------12-12----10----------------12--13-15-17-13-15-17-19-20-22-15~~--| B|------10-13-------13----12-13--12--13---------------------------------------| G|----9-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 5 "Be it God or..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-------------------------------------------10-12-10-------------12--| B|---------------9^r-12-10----------10-12-13----------13-12-13-15-----| G|------9-9-11-9-----------12-11-12-----------------------------------| D|-12-9---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-15-17-19-17-15-17-15-17-14-17-14--------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------17~~-----------------------15--| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----14-15-17-19-17-15-14-15-14------14--------------10----------------| B|-17-----------------------------15-----15--15-12-10---10-12-13-10-13--| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-10-10------10---------------------------------------12~-------------| G|-------11-9----9-11^-9-11----9-11------------------------------------| D|--------------------------12------12\10-9~~\-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 (10 times)
Played over Riff 1 at end of song (from the 5th time)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----4~~-------4~~---------------4~~-| A|-------------------------------------| E|--0--------0--------3----1----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
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