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Song
King Diamond: The Candle
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl
edited 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: 26-09-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------666-------------| E|-666666666666-999999999999-888888888888-----999-888-999-|
************ ************ ************ *** *** *** ***
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----888-999-888-----888-999-888-----888-999-888-666-------------| E|-666-------------666-------------666-----------------999-888-999-|
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------333-------------| E|-333333333333-666666666666-555555555555-----666-555-666-|
************ ************ ************ *** *** *** ***
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----555-666-555-----555-666-555-----555-666-555-333-------------| E|-333-------------333-------------333-----------------666-555-666-|
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
Riff 3
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-----------3-3-----------4-4-----------| A|-2-2-2222-2222-2-2-2222-2222-2-2-2222-2222-| E|-------------------------------------------|
**** **** **** **** **** ****
"Here I am..."
e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|-6-6-----------5-5-----------6-6-----------5-5-----------| E|-4-4-4444-4444-4-4-4444-4444-4-4-4444-4444-4-4-4444-4444-|
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
"...again by that flame..."
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-6----2------------------------------------| A|-4----0--------666-777-666-----666-777-666-| E|-----------444-------------444-------------|
*** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
"In every candle..."
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-6----2------------------------------| A|-4----0------------------------------| E|-----------222222222222-444444444444-|
************ ************
"I see the same face..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "Eyes in pain..."
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 "Time has come..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------2---------------5--5-7-| A|-2--2-xx-2--0-2-3-5----2--2-xx-2----3--3-5-| E|-0--0-xx-0-------------0--0-xx-0--0--------|
*
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------2---------------7--7-5-| A|-2--2-xx-2--0-2-3-5----2--2-xx-2----5--5-3-| E|-0--0-xx-0-------------0--0-xx-0--0--------|
*
Riff 5
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-0-----0-----0-2-2-----2-----2-2-0-----0-----0h2-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h2-| E|-------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Ohhhh...."
Riff 6
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------5-----7----------5-----7---| A|---------7-----8----------7-----8-| E|-0-0-0-----0------0-0-0-----0-----|
* * * * * * * *
Repeat Riff 6 "...ah!"
Play Riff 5 "Ohhhh..."
Play Riff 6 "The jonah..."
Play Riff 5 "Ohhhh..."
Play Riff 6
Lead into next section:
e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-5-----7----5-----7---| A|---7-----8----7-----8-| E|-----0----------0-----|
* *
Riff 7
e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-10-9----5-7-8-| A|--8-7----3-5-6-| E|---------------|
"Ah..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "In twisted key..."
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-5-----5-----5-----10--9--5-----5-----5-9-10-| A|-5-----5-----5------8--7--5-----5-----5-7--8-| E|---000---000---000----------000---000--------|
*** *** *** *** ***
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-5-----5-----5-----10--9--5-----5-----5-9-10-| D|-5-----5-----5------8--7--5-----5-----5-7--8-| A|---000---000---000----------000---000--------| E|---------------------------------------------|
*** *** *** *** ***
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-5-----5-----5-----10--9--5-----5-----5-9-10-9-7-9-| D|-5-----5-----5------8--7--5-----5-----5-7--8-7-5-7-| A|---000---000---000----------000---000--------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
*** *** *** *** ***
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-5-----5-----5-----10--9--5-----5-----5-9-10-| A|-5-----5-----5------8--7--5-----5-----5-7--8-| E|---000---000---000----------000---000--------|
*** *** *** *** ***
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-5-----5-----5-----10--9--5-----5-----| A|-5-----5-----5------8--7--5-----5-----| E|---000---000---000----------000---000-|
*** *** *** *** ***
Ending:
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-8-6---6------8-6---6------8-6---6-----| E|-----8---8-7------8---8-7------8---8-7-| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-----666-777-6----9-----| E|-444--------------7--4\-|
***
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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