This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Song
King Diamond: Something Weird
transcribed by: Russ Elton : vicelton@yahoo.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
FIND NEARLY EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
The Tab Crypt
http://priv6.onet.pl/war/tlange/
Date last modified: 30-7-00
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU
Tuning: Standard
NOTE: As you know, this song has weird effects, so everything is
arranged for guitar.
Riff 1
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-10---8---6---5---3-----------------| D|----------------------6---5--2--3---| A|--8---6---4---3---1-----------------| E|----------------------4---3--0--1---|
Riff 2
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-12-1212-13-12----12--10--1010-12-10---10-| D|---------------15--------------------13---| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|-8-88-10-8-7-8-5~~--| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| e|-8--8-10-11--10-8-7----| B|---------------------8-| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| e|---8-8-----10-10-----11-11-----| B|-8-----8-8-------8-8-------8-9-| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-8----------11-10-8-7---8-10-11-15-| B|-----------------------------------| G|----10-8-8-------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
Riff 3
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------7----8----5-| D|--5----3----------------| A|------------5----6----3-| E|--3----1----------------|
Riff 4 (acoustic) x2
e|----------0-------|----------0----------------0-------| B|--------0---0-----|--------0---0----------2-0---0-2---| G|------6-------6---|------6-------6------1-----------1-| D|----6-----------6-|----6-----------6------------------| A|--4---------------|--0----------------2---------------| E|------------------|-----------------------------------|
x2
e|----------0-------|----------0----------| B|--------0---0-----|--------0---0--------| G|------6-------6---|------6-------6------| D|----6-----------6-|----6-----------6----| A|--4---------------|--0------------------| E|------------------|---------------------|
Solo over riff 4
Guitar 1 starts with this
e|---------------------| B|-17~--15--15/21~~----| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------|
Then Guitar 2 takes over with this
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------12-16--14---[reverb]----------------| G|--------------9/13~~------------13----------12---[reverb]-| D|-----------------------------------------------11---------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-11-9--11-7--6-7-7-6-7-7-6-| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-11 [let ring]----| A|------------------| E|------------------|
Last three notes echo out
e|------------------------------------| B|-14--16-14-17-16-19-17-16--19-17-16-| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 5
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-3-------5--------------5---7--| D|-----3----------5---8----------| A|-1-------3--------------3---5--| E|-----1----------3---6----------|
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-13-------13-15-------15-16-------16-15-------15-| G|----12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (slightly palm muted)
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Ending (random notes.......may tab it later)
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
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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