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Song
King Diamond: Slippery Stairs
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
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Date last modified: 03-02-02
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|---7-6-5--------------------7-6-5------5-5-5-7-| E|-0-------7-6-5-3-5-6-5-3--0-------7-6--3-3-3-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------5-----7-| A|---7-6-5--------------------7-6-5--------5-----7---| E|-0-------7-6-5-3-5-6-5-3--0-------7-6--3-----5-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------9-| A|---9---8--------9---8---------9---8------7-7-7-7-| E|-7---7---7-10-7---7---10-9--7---7---7-10-5-5-5---|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|---9---8--------9---8---------9---8------5-5-5-7-| E|-7---7---7-10-7---7---10-9--7---7---7-10-3-3-3-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----------------| E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-0-000-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * *** * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------5---5---4-| A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----3---3---3---| E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4
Both Guitars
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------7-------| D|-------9----14--12-----------9------7-------7-| A|-------7----12--10-----------7----5-------7---| E|-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0------------5-----|
* * * * * *
"Wake up Abigail..."
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------7--------------------| D|-------9----14--12-----------9------7-------7------9-----5-| A|-------7----12--10-----------7----5-------7------9-----5---| E|-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0------------5------7-----3-----|
* * * * * *
"The Count will not rise..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------12\-------------------------------------| G|-------7-----9--11--------------------7--------------------| D|-------5-----7---9-----------5~-----7-------7------9-----5-| A|----------------------------------5-------7------9-----5---| E|-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0------------5------7-----3-----|
* * * * * *
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------4--2-| A|-/4~--4-6-7-3~--3-4-6-4~--4-6-7--2--0-| E|--------------------------------------|
"So they talked..."
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------9--11-| A|---------------------------------7---9-| E|-/4~--4-6-7-3~--3-4-6-4~--4-6-7--------|
"'What about Little One ?' ..."
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|----------6-------------------6--------| A|-/7~--7-9---6~--6-7-9-7~--7-9---6~--4~-| E|---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------9--11-| A|----------6-------------------6--7---9-| E|-/7~--7-9---6~--6-7-9-7~--7-9----------|
Play Riff 1 "...our ghost..."
Play Riff 2 "Downstairs..."
Play Riff 3 "Beyond which there..."
Play Riff 4 "And Little One..."
Play Riff 5 "Don't you ever go there..."
Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----------------| E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-0-000-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * *** * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------5---5---4-| A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----3---3---3---| E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----------------| E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-0-000-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * *** * * *
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----| E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---5---5---4----7---7---5----9---9---7---9---9---7-| A|-3---3---3----5---5---5----7---7---7---7---7---7---| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---5---5---4----7---7---5----9---9---7---9---9---7-| A|-3---3---3----5---5---5----7---7---7---7---7---7---| E|---------------------------------------------------|
Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|---7---7---8---5---7---8-----5-7-8-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-------|
* * * * * * * *
"When night time came..."
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|---7---7---8---5---7---8-----5-7-8-| E|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-6-------|
* * * * * * * *
"...on the second day and..."
Riff 7
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|----8--\3------------7--6-| A|-2--6--\1----/5-4-2--5--4-| E|-0-----------/3-2-0-------|
* *
"'Miriam, please take my hand'..."
Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-----4-3---------7-6~------| E|-2-5-----5-4-5-8------8-7\-|
"Then his mood..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-----7-6----------10-9~--------| E|-5-8-----8-7-8-11-------11-10\-|
Riff 9
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| A|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-| E|-------------------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
"Time is right..."
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-6------6------4------------------| A|-4-4444-4-4444-2--------2---------| E|--------------------3h4---44-33-0-|
**** **** ** **
"...right to produce an heir..."
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| E|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-|
**** **** **** ****
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-6------6------4--------2---------| E|-4-4444-4-4444-2----3h4---4-3-2-0-|
**** **** * * * *
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| E|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-|
**** **** **** ****
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-6------6------4----2-2/4-4/6-6/7-| E|-4-4444-4-4444-2------------------|
**** ****
Riff 9a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| A|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-| E|-------------------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-6------6------4------------------| A|-4-4444-4-4444-2--------2---------| E|--------------------3h4---4-3-2-0-|
**** **** * * * *
Riff 10a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| E|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-|
**** **** **** ****
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-6------6------4----2-2/4-4/6-6/7-| E|-4-4444-4-4444-2------------------|
**** ****
Riff 10b
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| A|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-| E|-------------------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
"Playing along..."
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-6------6------4------------------| A|-4-4444-4-4444-2--------2---------| E|--------------------3h4---4-3-2-0-|
**** **** * * * *
"...she followed him..."
Riff 11
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|-/4~--6~--7~--9~--9-7-6-7-|
* * * *
"Up to a room..."
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------8--9--6--8--| A|-------------6--7--4--6--| E|-4~--6~--7~--------------|
"To a room..."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 "Jonathon was a hideous..."
Play Riff 4 "What was to come..."
Play Riff 5 "In her mind..."
Play Riff 1 "Her eyes turned..."
Ending
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----7-----9----4----------4-| A|-5--5--7--7----4---------4--| E|-3-----5-------2--------2---|
"The only time..."
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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