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Song
King Diamond: Lurking In The Dark
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Tuning: Standard
RIFF 1
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--7-------7-------7---8-------8-------8----| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--7-------7-------7---6-------6-------6----| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--7-------7-------7---8-------8-------8----| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
GIT 2 fills:
Let ring
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--7-----------------7-8--| A|--5-----------------5-5--| E|-------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--7-------7-------7---6-------6-------6----| A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
GIT 2 fills:
let ring
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--7-----------------7-6--| A|--5-----------------5-5--| E|-------------------------|
RIFF 2 (2 times) (solo)
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--4-------4-------4---5-------5-------5----| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--4-------4-------4---3-------3-------3----| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--4-------4-------4---5-------5-------5----| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--4-------4-------4---3-------3-4-5-6--| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4--| E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
REPEAT RIFF 1 (without 2 GIT fill) When nightfall...
REPEAT RIFF 2 It's time to...
last 1/4 is played like this:
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--4-------4-------4---3-------3-------3----| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Chorus:
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|--4----6----7----9----7---6--| A|--2----4----5----7----5---4--| E|-----------------------------|
Oh, is something
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--4-------4-------4---4-------4-------4----| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
wrong
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|--4----6----7----9----7---6--| A|--2----4----5----7----5---4--| E|-----------------------------|
they are lurking...
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--5-------5-------5---4-------4-------4----| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Dark
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--5-------5-------5---4-------4-4-5-6--| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-4--| E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
REPEAT RIFF 1 (without 2 GIT fill) (Solo)
REPEAT RIFF 2 Heavy breathing...
last 1/4 is played like this:
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--4-------4-------4---3-------3-------3----| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
REPEAT CHORUS
last 1/5 is played like this Let ring
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|--5-------5-------5---4-------4-------4---6--| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4--| E|---------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 3
e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|----7------7---| A|------6------6-| E|--5------5-----|
RIFF 4
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|--5--7---10-9-10--7---3-5-5-5-3-5--| A|--3--5----8-7--8--5---1-3-3-3-1-3--| E|-----------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--7---10-9-10--7---3-5-5-5-3-5--| A|--5----8-7--8--5---1-3-3-3-1-3--| E|--------------------------------|
RIFF 5 (2 times)
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--9---------------------------------12-11--12--9--| A|--7---------------------------------10--9--10--7--| E|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------5-7--7-7-5-7--| A|----------------------------------3-5--5-5-3-5--| E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 6
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|--6---11---9-8-9--6--2-4-4-4-2-4-| A|--4----9---7-6-7--4--0-2-2-2-0-2-| E|---------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--6---11---9-8-9--6--2-4-4-2-5-6--| A|--4----9---7-6-7--4--0-2-2-0-3-4--| E|----------------------------------|
REPEAT LAST HALF OF RIFF 1 with GIT 2 fill
REPEAT RIFF 2
REPEAT RIFF 1 (without 2 GIT fill) How does it....
REPEAT RIFF 2 They can see...
last 1/4 is played like this:
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--4-------4-------4---3-------3-------3----| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
REPEAT CHORUS
last 1/5 is played like this Let ring
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|--5-------5-------5---4-------4-------4---6---| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4---| E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|---7--7--7--7---5--7--| A|----6--6--6--6--3--5--| E|--5--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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