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Song
King Diamond: Mansion In Sorrow
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
solo by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
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Date last modified: 27-02-02
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-7------------8------------5------------7------------| E|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3-3-3--3-3-3-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-7------------8------------3------------2------------| E|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-1-1-1--1-1-1-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-7------------8------------5------------7------------| E|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3-3-3--3-3-3-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|-3------------5------------2------------7----| E|-1-1-1--1-1-1-3-3-3--3-3-3-0-0-0--0-0-0-5----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo over Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----7-10-9^r-7-----7~~-------------------------------------------| A|---7------------10-------10-7-10~~--7-5-7~-7^7^7-5^^r---5---------| E|------------------------------------------------------8---8-7~~---|
(guitar 2 plays top notes)
e|-----8-12-10---8--10-12~~--10-12-13~~--12-10-12----13----10-------| B|-8-/10-13-12--10--12-13~~--12-13-15~~--13-12-13----15----12----17-| G|-9----------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|- 3rd guitar fill -|
3rd guitar:
e|--------------------------------------------| B|-----------10--------------------12---------| G|------9-------9----9--------10------10------| D|-7-10---10------10-----9-12----12------12-9-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------10~-| G|-----------12--------------9--------| D|----9-12-9----9----9--7-10---10-----| A|-10-------------10------------------| E|------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 2
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------4------4------7--------9---| A|---3h4------4------7---7----9---9-| E|-2--------2-----/5-------/7-------|
"Mansion in sorrow..."
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------4------4------7--------3---| A|---3h4------4------7---7----3---3-| E|-2--------2-----/5--------1-------|
"Mansion in the dark..."
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------4------4------7--------9---| A|---3h4------4------7---7----9---9-| E|-2--------2-----/5-------/7-------|
"Maybe tomorrow..."
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------4------4----------------| A|---3h4------4------------------| E|-2--------2-------7--6--5--3~~-|
* * *
"The Devil's mark..."
Riff 1a
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-7------------8------------5------------7------------| E|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3-3-3--3-3-3-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"The gates were locked..."
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|-3------------5------------2------------7----| E|-1-1-1--1-1-1-3-3-3--3-3-3-0-0-0--0-0-0-5----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"And Abigail was sure..."
Riff 3 Guitar 2 fill over marked part
e|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| B|-----------------------------------------*----*--|-----------------| G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| D|-4------------5------------7-------------6----2--|-2h4p2---2-------| A|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-5-5-5--5-5-5--4----0--|-------4---4p2p0-| E|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"When Little One..."
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-4------------5------------7------------5--7--| E|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-5-5-5--5-5-5-3--5--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"And the gates..."
Guitar 2 fill over marked part
e|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| B|-----------------------------------------*----*--|-----------------| G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------| D|-4------------5------------7-------------6----2--|-2h4p2---2-------| A|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-5-5-5--5-5-5--4----0--|-------4---4p2p0-| E|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...wide..."
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-7----8----10----5--7--| A|-5----5-----8----3--4--| E|-----------------------|
"And Little One..."
Play Riff 2 "Mansion in sorrow..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 "Mansion in sorrow..."
Riff 4
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-5-----5---------7-----7-----7-5-| D|-5-----5---------7-----7-----7-5-| A|---000---0-0-0-0---000---0-0-----| E|---------------------------------|
*** * * * * *** * *
"Lightning was striking..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-5-----5-----------------5---7---| D|-5-----5-----------------5---7---| A|---000---0-0-0-0-0-5-6-7---0---0-| E|---------------------------------|
*** * * * * * * *
"...the trees..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-2-----2-----2-------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Run better run..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-3-----3-----3-------------------| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Run better run..."
Guitar 2 x2
e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|-7-----6-----5--| E|----------------|
Riff 6 (Play 2 times)
Guitar 1 (Distortion)
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-8-----7-----6-----|
"Mansion in sorrow..."
Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-----0-----0-----0-| D|---2-----0-----0---| A|-3-----2-----1-----| E|-------------------|
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-4------4------4----7------10-10-9-7-| E|-2-2222-2-2222-2-22-5-5555--8--8-7-5-|
**** **** ** ****
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-4------4------4--------------------| E|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-5-4-2-0-2-4-5-|
**** **** ****
Riff 8 x2
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---5-5---4-4-------4-4---3-3-----| A|-3-----3-----5-4-2-----2-----5-4-| E|---------------------------------|
"Suddenly the door..."
Riff 9
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|---------------------------10---7-| D|---------------------------10---7-| A|----------------------------------| E|-00000-0-00000-0-00000-0-0----0---|
***** * ***** * ***** * * *
"Through a maze..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------0-----------| D|-------------------0---0---4---2-| A|-----------------2---------------| E|-00000-0-00000-0---------5---3---|
***** * ***** *
"...and candles black..."
Riff 10
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---8-9-6-8-----6----8-9-6-8------| D|-----------9-7--------------9-7~-| A|-0----------------0--------------| E|---------------------------------|
"They went in..."
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|---8-9-6-8-----6------------------| D|-----------9-7------4-5-2-4-----2-| A|-0----------------5---------5-3---| E|----------------------------------|
"...that was like..."
Play Riff 9 "Portraits on the walls..."
Ending:
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------5--7--4--| E|-7-6-5-3~----7-6-5-3~----7-6-5-3--5--2--|
* * * * * * * * *
"Long...black...lifeless hair."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-12-11-10-8----12-11-10-8----12-11-10-8-10--7--| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|--9--8--7-5-----9--8--7-5-----9--8--7-5--7--4--| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------|
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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