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Song
King Diamond: Six Feet Under
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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Date last modified: 12-07-01
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Tuning: Standard
RIFF 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-------------10--------------9-------------10--7--10-| A|-7--------------8--------------7--------------8--5---8-| E|---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-------------10--------------9-------------12-10--12-| A|-7--------------8--------------7-------------10--8--10-| E|---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-------------10--------------9-------------10--7--10-| A|-7--------------8--------------7--------------8--5---8-| E|---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------0---0---| D|-9-------------10--------------9--------------2---0----| A|-7--------------8--------------7-------------3---2-----| E|---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 2
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------4----| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6--4--2--4-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--2-----2-| E|------------------------------------------------|
"My family just....."
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6--4--4--4-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--2--1--2-| E|------------------------------------------------|
"I should have...."
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4--2--7--2-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0--5--0-| E|------------------------------------------------|
"What a nice conspiracy..."
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5--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--7--7--7-| E|----------------------------------------5--4--5-|
"But now ..."
RIFF 3
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---------4-----5-----4---2-4-5-| A|-------------------------------| E|-0h2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-------|
* * * * * * *
"I am ..."
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---------4-----5--4-2-4-0-2-----| A|----------------------------4-5-| E|-0h2-2-2---2-2------------------|
* * * *
"...six feet under..."
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---------4-----5-----4---2-4-5-| A|-------------------------------| E|-0h2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-------|
* * * * * * *
"It's so very hard ..."
e|--------------------------------| B|----------------------------3-2-| G|--------------------2-0-4-2-----| D|---------4-----5--4-------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-0h2-2-2---2-2------------------|
* * * *
"...breathe..."
Play RIFF 2 "My family they put..."
Play RIFF 1 "Six feet under, I'm in a..."
Play RIFF 2 Solo Rhythm
Play RIFF 1 "Six feet under, I'm in a..."
RIFF 4
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-222222-333333-222222-000000-| E|-----------------------------|
****** ****** ****** ******
"My hands are ..."
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-222222-333333-222222--------| E|----------------------222222-|
****** ****** ****** ******
"...turning blue..."
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-222222-333333-222222-000000-| E|-----------------------------|
****** ****** ****** ******
"While my nails ..."
e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|--5--4--2-2-| E|--3--2--0-0-|
"..Red..."
RIFF 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-4-----5-----4---2-2-2--4-----5-----4---2-2-2-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-4-----5-----4---2-2-2--4-----5-----4---7-7-7-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-6-----7-----6---4-4-4--6-----7-----6---4-4-4-| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------4-4-4-| A|-6-----7-----6---4-4-4--6-----7-----6---2-2-2-| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Play RIFF 2 "Looking up into..."
Play RIFF 3 "I am six feet under..."
Play RIFF 2 "My lovely sister..."
Play RIFF 1 "Six feet under, I'm in a..."
Play RIFF 4 "My face is turning..." [leave off last chord]
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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