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Song
King Diamond: I Am
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl
Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
solos by: Don Briggs : synn@bigpond.com
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Date last modified: 29-08-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-9---------4---3---7---6--| D|-9------------------------| A|-7---------2---1---5---4--| E|--------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-------9---------9---------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7---------------------| E|--------------------0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------5---------4----------7---------6-| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-3-3-3--3--2-2-2--2---5-5-5--5--4-4-4--4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----2--------2--------------| D|----2--------2--------------| A|-0--0---0-0--0----0-2-3-5-3-| E|----------------------------|
* * * * *
"Back in the tomb....."
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|----2--------2--------4--5-| A|----2--------2-------------| E|-0--0---0-0--0--3-2-0-2--3-|
* * * * *
"Lucy is sitting......"
Riff 3
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-7-7--------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--8--8--| E|------------------6--5--|
* * * * *
"The door to freedom......"
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-5-5----------------------2-3-2---| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-5-------3-| E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * *
"The door that I shut......"
Play Riff 1 "McKenzie you better....."
Play Riff 2 "Back against the wall..."
Play Riff 3 "The door to freedom..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-4---4----------------------------------------| A|-4---4-------------------------------7--7-7---| E|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-4---4--------------------------------------| A|-4---4-------------------------------6--6-6-| E|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----------------------/9-| A|-------------5--5-5---/7-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3----0-|
* * * * * *
Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|----11~~-------------------------------------------------| D|-----------11^12^11^9^11--12-9-11----9-------------------| A|-9--------------------------------12---11-12-9-11-7-9-11-| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------10-12----| G|----11~~-------------------------------------9-11-13-------13-| D|-----------11^12^11^9^11--12-9-11----9-11-12------------------| A|-9--------------------------------12--------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------10-12-9~^10^9----9-10-12-9-10-12-| B|-10-12-14---------------12-----------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-14----------14----12-------------------12-14---| B|----15-12-15----15----15-14-15-12-14-15------12-| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-17b-(17b)-17b-| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------|
End Solo
Riff 5
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4------4--4--2-----------------| A|-2--4---2--2--0-----------------| E|----2-------------2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|
* * * * *
"...session.....you stand accused..."
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------4--4--2-----------------| A|--4---2--2--0-----------------| E|--2-------------2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|
* * * * *
"...of child abuse......"
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----6--6--4-----------------| A|-6---4--4--2-----------------| E|-4-------------4-4-4-4-4-2-3-|
* * * * *
"...of stealing..."
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-----6--6--4--------------------------| A|-6---4--4--2--------------------------| E|-4-------------4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4--4--|
* * * * * * * * *
"...and freedom too..."
Riff 4a x2
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------7--7-7-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I am the only Judge....."
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------6--6-6-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I am your lawyer too..."
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------5--5-5---/9-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3---/7-|
* * * * * *
"...tell me what to do..."
Riff 6 (solo rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-7----9-10-9----10-9-10----12-10-9----10-9-| E|-------------------------------------------|
Riff 7 (solo rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-9---11-12-7---9-7-5----7-5-4----5--7-| A|-7----9-10-5---7-5-3----5-3-2----3--5-| E|-0------------------------------------|
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-9----------------------------------| A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-7----------------------------------| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-5--------------------------------| A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1st ending
e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|--4--4-4--5--7--| A|--2--2-2--3--5--| E|----------------|
2nd ending
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|--4-4-4-4-4-4--5--7--| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2--3--5--| E|---------------------|
Solo over Riffs 6,7,8
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------| B|-------------------------|-13-13-13--13-12-10-13-12^13^12-10-------| G|-------------------------|-----------------------------------12-11-| D|-7pb-5------------5---4b-|-----------------------------------------| A|-------7-5----5-7---7----|-----------------------------------------| E|----------5-7------------|-----------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------|----------------------------| B|-------------------------------|-10/12\8--------10^12^10----| G|-12/14\12----------------------|---------9/11\9----------12-| D|----------12/14\12-12^14^12----|----------------------------| A|----------------------------14-|----------------------------| E|-------------------------------|----------------------------| e|-15-14-12----------15-14-12----------|--------------------------------------| B|----------15-13-12----------15-13-12-|----------------------------7b-(7)-7~-| G|-------------------------------------|---------------------7-9-11-----------| D|-------------------------------------|-------------------9------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-7\5/7-10-7~--7-10--------------------| E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
FAST
e|-----------------15-14~---20-19~-|-17-19-20-19-17-19-17----17------------------------- B|-8-7~---13-12~-------------------|----------------------20----19-17-19-17-15-17-15---- G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------17- D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------- A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------- e|------------------------------|-15^19^15--152015--151915--152015--151915--152015--- B|------------------------------|---------17------17------17------17------17------17- G|-16^17^16-14-16-14----14-16~--|---------------------------------------------------- D|-------------------17---------|---------------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------- E|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------- e|-151915--152015-|-14^17^14--141914--141714--141914--141714--141914--141714---141914--- B|-------17-------|---------17------17------17------17------17------17-------17------17- G|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------- D|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------- e|-121512--121712--121512--121712--121512171215121412151217121512-| B|-------15------15------15------15-------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-12----12-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------15----15-13-12----13-12----12-------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------14-------14----14-12-14-12-11-12-------14b-pb14---12-14^12-----| D|-------------------------------------------------------14-12---------------------14~-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "Back against the wall..."
Play Riff 3 "The door to freedom..."
Play Riff 4a "But oh no..."
Play Riff 6 "I, the Jury ..."
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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