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Song
King Diamond: Sleep Tight Little Baby
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl
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|-7-----5------7-----10--5-| D|--------------------------| A|-5-----3------5------8--3-| E|--------------------------|
Riff 2
E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-10-----12--9-----10------------9----------------| D|-------------------------10--9------7-----7----7-| A|--8-----10--7------8------------7---------7----7-| E|------------------------------------5-----5----5-|
"Lucy it's time...."
Riff 3
E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|---------------9--8--7--6-----------| D|-6--5--4--3------------------8----8-| A|---------------7--6--5--4----6----6-| E|-4--3--2--1-------------------------|
"Little girl from head to toe..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1 x2
E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-0-7--7--7-7--8--7----2--2--3-2--0---| E|--------------------0--------------3-|
"Sleep tight little baby...."
Guitar 2 x2
E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|---9--9--9-9-10--9----4--4--5-4------| D|---------------------------------7-5-| A|-0-----------------------------------| E|--------------------0----------------|
Guitar 1
E|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---2--------1--1^r~~-| E|-2-----2-1-----------|
"Oh the worms..."
Guitar 2
E|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|---4--------3--3^r~~--| D|-4-----4-3------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------|
Riff 5
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-5--4--3----4--5--4--3------| A|----------------------------| E|-3--2--1----2--3--2--1------|
"Is that your...."
E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-5--4--3----4--5--4--3------| A|----------------------------| E|-3--2--1----2--3--2--1------|
"...daddy....."
Guitar 2
E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-7--6--5----6--7--6--5------| D|----------------------------| A|-5--4--3----4--5--4--3------| E|----------------------------|
"Is that your...."
E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-12--11--10-----------------| D|----------------------------| A|-10---9---8----4--5---4---3-| E|------------------3---2---1-|
"...daddy....."
Play Riff 4 "Sleep tight..."
Play Riff 5 "Is that your daddy..."
Keyboard intro plays again, then:
Riff 6 (solo rhythm)
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-----------9-9-9-9-10-9--7--| A|-----------7-7-7-7--8-7--5--| E|-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
* * * * *
E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----------9-9-9-9--7--9--| A|-----------7-7-7-7--5--7--| E|-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
* * * * *
Guitar 2
E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-----------2-2-2-2--3-2--0--| A|-----------2-2-2-2--3-2--0--| E|-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
* * * * *
E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----------2-2-2-2--0--2--| A|-----------2-2-2-2--0--2--| E|-0-0-0-0-0----------------|
* * * * *
Riff 7
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-7-----3-----7-----5-----7-----3-----7-----5-----3--| D|-7-----3-----7-----5-----7-----3-----7-----5-----3--| A|-5-----1-----5-----3-----5-----1-----5-----3-----1--| E|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (very quiet)
x4
E|-----1-0-1--------1-0-1-|-----1-0-1--| B|-----------3------------|------------| G|---2------------2-------|---2--------| D|-0------------0---------|-0----------| A|------------------------|------------| E|------------------------|------------|
Play Riff 4 "Sleep tight..."
Play Riff 5 "Is that your daddy..."
Play Riff 6 "So you came at last...."
Riff 8 (solo rhythm)
E|-------------------------------------------| B|-10-------10-------------------------------| G|--9--------9-----------8--8--------8----8~-| D|--7--------7-----------8--8--------8----8~-| A|-----0--0-----0--0--0--------0--0-----0----| E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
E|---------------------------------------| B|-1010-------10-----------6--6-----6--8-| G|--9-9--------9-----------5--5--4--5--7-| D|--7-7--------7-----------3--3--2--3--5-| A|-------0--0-----0--0--0----------------| E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * *
Riff 9 (solo rhythm)
E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|----------------2-4-5-4-2-4-2-| A|-2-4--4--4--4-4-0-2-3-2-0-2-0-| E|-0-2--2--2--2-2---------------| E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|------------7-7-| A|-2-4--4--4--5-5-| E|-0-2--2--2------| E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|----------------2-4-5-4-2-4-2-| A|-2-4--4--4--4-4-0-2-3-2-0-2-0-| E|-0-2--2--2--2-2---------------| E|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|---------------4--7-| D|--------------------| A|-2-4--4--4--4--2--5-| E|-0-2--2--2--2-------|
Play Riff 6 "I see a baby crying..."
Keyboard intro again...song fades out.
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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