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Song
King Diamond: Killer
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
based from tab by: Justin : pige@deakin.edu.au
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Date last modified: 12-07-01
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Intro
e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|-------| E|--12\--|
Riff 1
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------2p0-2-3-2-0-| D|--------2--------5---5---------2-----2p0-2-3-2-0-| A|----------2--------5-------------2---------------| E|-0--000-----0-/3--------0--000-----0-------------|
* *** * ***
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------2p0-2-------| D|--------2--------5---5---------2-----2p0-2-3~~---| A|----------2--------5-------------2---------------| E|-0--000-----0-/3--------0--000-----0-------------|
* *** * *** ah
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------2p0-2-3-2-0-| D|--------2--------5---5---------2-----2p0-2-3-2-0-| A|----------2--------5-------------2---------------| E|-0--000-----0-/3--------0--000-----0-------------|
* *** * ***
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------2p0-2-3--3--| D|--------2--------5---5---------2-----2p0-2-3--3--| A|----------2--------5-------------2---------------| E|-0--000-----0-/3--------0--000-----0-------------|
* *** * ***
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-0-----2--2-0---2--2-0---2--2-| A|-0-----0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0-| E|------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------2--2-----2--2-----2--2-0--| A|-2-----0--0-2---0--0-2---0--0-0--| E|-0----------0--------0-----------|
Guitar 2 x2
e|---------------------------------| B|--------10--------------10-------| G|-7-10-7----7-10--7-10-7----7-10--| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
x2
e|---------------------------| B|-------8------------8------| G|-6-9-6---6-9--6-9-6---6-9--| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------| B|--------10--------------10-----------| G|-7-10-7----7-10--7-10-7----7-10--7~~-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-7-----8-----7-----8-----5-----5-----8-----7-| A|-5-----6-----5-----6-----3-----3-----6-----5-| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"At midnight...."
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-----7-----8-----7-----8-------------5--| A|-----5-----6-----5-----6-------------5--| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---1~~---3--|
* * * * * * * * * * ah
"They're going to flick the switch..."
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-7-----8-----7-----8-----5-----5-----8-----7-| A|-5-----6-----5-----6-----3-----3-----6-----5-| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Down the hall...."
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-----7-----8-----7-----8-------6-----8--| A|-----5-----6-----5-----6-------6-----8--| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---4-----6--|
* * * * * * * * * *
"They're gonna end my life..."
Riff 4
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|---7---6-----6p5---5---5-----7---6-----5-5-5--7-| A|-0---0---0-0-----7---0-----0---0---0-0-3-3-3--5-| E|------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"I will see you all in Hell..."
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------5-6-7-| D|---7---6-----6p5---5---5-----7---6------5-6-7-------| A|-0---0---0-0-----7---0-----0---0---0-0--------------| E|----------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Isn't that......"
Play Riff 3 "I will not ...."
Riff 5 (slighty palm muted)
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|---4---5-4-2----------------------------2---4-2-0-| A|-2---2---------4---5-4-2---5---7-5-4--0---0-------| E|-------------2---2-------3---3--------------------|
"I am, I am a killer...."
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|---4---5-4-2------------------------------------| A|-2---2---------4---5-4-2---5---7-5-4---4--5-4-2-| E|-------------0---0-------3---3-------2---2------|
"I'm gonna get...."
Play Riff 1
Lead into next section:
e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--0--| A|--0--| E|-----|
Play Riff 3 "It is not..."
Play Riff 4 "I will see you all in Hell..."
Play Riff 3 "Gazing at ..."
Play Riff 5 "I am, I am a killer..."
Lead into next section:
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-2------5-------4-------| D|-2------5-------4----5--| A|-0------3-------2----5--| E|---------------------3--|
Riff 6
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-7----9----6----5-----7----9----3----6----5--| D|---------------------------------------------| A|-5----7----4----3-----5----7----1----4----3--| E|---------------------------------------------|
"I've got less..."
Riff 7 (solo rhythm)
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-2------2------2------2------| A|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-| E|-----------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5------5--------------------| A|-3-3333-3-3333-5------5------| E|---------------3-3333-3-3333-|
**** **** **** ****
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-2------2------2------2-----------5--| A|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000--6---5--| E|------------------------------5---3--|
**** **** **** ****
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------2-----------3-----------2-----------5-----| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-0-0-0---0-0-1-1-1---1-1-0-0-0---0-0-3-3-3---3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-------2-----------3-----------2--2--3--| A|----------------------------------0--1--| E|-0-0-0---0-0-1-1-1---1-1-0-0-0----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo
e|-22-20-19---------20-19-17---------19-17-15---------| B|---------22-20-19---------20-19-17---------19-17-15-| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-17-15-14----------15-13-12----------17-15-14---------| B|---------17-15-14----------15-13-12----------17-15-14-| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-15-13-12---------13-12-10---------15-13-12---------| B|---------15-13-12---------13-12-10---------15-13-12-| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-13-12-10----------12-10-8--------10-8-7-------| B|---------13-12-10---------12-10-8-------10-8-7-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-10-8-7-------------------------10-12-10-------------| B|-------10-8-7-----------------13--------13-12-10-----| G|-------------10-10-------------------------------11~-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------0-[dives]-------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 3 "I hear them..."
Play Riff 5 "I am, I am a killer..."
Lead into next section:
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-2------5-------4-------| D|-2------5-------4----5--| A|-0------3-------2----5--| E|---------------------3--|
Play Riff 1
Ending chord:
e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--0--| A|--0--| E|-----|
"It's time."
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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