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Song
King Diamond: The Family Ghost
transcribed by: Dave Zatuchney DaveDZNY@aol.com
edited by: Russ Elton mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
solo by: Don Briggs Sekhemet@ozemu.com
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Date last modified: 18-09-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------4-5-----------------5----7-| A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5------5----7-| E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7--0-3--0-5-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------4-5------------------------| A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5----7-5------| E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7------8-7~-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------4-5-----------------5----7-| A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5------5----7-| E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7--0-3--0-5-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------4-5---------------------| A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5----7-5---| E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7------8-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------7-| A|-------9-----10-----9-10-9--------9------7--5-| E|-7-7-7---7-7----7-7---------7-7-7---7-7--5----|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------7-7-7--------| A|-------9-----10-----9-10-9--5-5-5--7-7-7-| E|-7-7-7---7-7----7-7----------------5-5-5-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------7-| A|-------9-----10-----9-10-9--------9------7--5-| E|-7-7-7---7-7----7-7---------7-7-7---7-7--5----|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------4-| A|-------6-----7-----6-7-6--------6------4--2-| E|-4-4-4---4-4---4-4--------4-4-4---4-4--2----|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"The darkness came closer..."
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--------------------------4-4-4--------| A|-------6-----7-----6-7-6--2-2-2--4-4-4-| E|-4-4-4---4-4---4-4---------------2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * *
"...on the following night..."
Riff 4
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|------------5--------5-| D|-5----------4--------4-| A|-3----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-| E|-----------------------|
* * * * * *
"The bedroom was ice cold..."
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-5----------------------------| A|-3----2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-2-0-| E|------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...but the fire was burning still..."
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|------------5--------5-| D|-5----------4--------4-| A|-3----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-| E|-----------------------|
* * * * * *
"...the blinding light..."
e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|-5----7-| A|-3----5-| E|--------|
"...the family ghost..."
Riff 5
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-------6---------------------6--------------| A|-4-4-4-4--4-6-4-7-4-6--4-4-4-4--4-6-4-7-4-6-| E|--------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------6---------------7----9\-| A|-4-4-4-4--4-6-4-7-4-6--5-0--7\-| E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"...had risen again..."
Play Riff 3 " 'Don't be scared...' "
Play Riff 4 " 'Let Miriam sleep...' "
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------5-----7-| D|-9----9-11-12--7----7-6-5---------7-6---5-----7---| A|-7----7--9-10--5----5-4-3---------5-4-3-----5-----| E|---------------------------0-0-0------------------|
* * *
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------0-----0---------------| D|-9----9-11-12--7----------2-----0-----------------| A|-7----7--9-10--5----0-2-3-----2------3-3-3--5-5-5-| E|-------------------------------------1-1-1--3-3-3-|
* * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------5-----7-| D|-9----9-11-12--7----7-6-5---------7-6---5-----7---| A|-7----7--9-10--5----5-4-3---------5-4-3-----5-----| E|---------------------------0-0-0------------------|
* * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------0-----0------------------| D|-9----9-11-12--7----------2-----0------------------9-| A|-7----7--9-10--5----0-2-3-----2------3-3-3--5-5-5--7-| E|-------------------------------------1-1-1--3-3-3--0-|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 7
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------5----| A|---7---6---5---------------7---6---5\--3--5-| E|-5---5---5---5-8--7-5-7--5---5---5--------3-|
* * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------5-| A|---7---6---5---------------7---6---5\--3-| E|-5---5---5---5-8--7-5-7--5---5---5-----3-|
* * * * * * *
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----9-----8-----7---------------| E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-10--9-7-9-|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------------7----| A|-----9-----8-----7------5--7-| E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----5-|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----9-----8-----7---------------| E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-10--9-7-9-|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-----------------7---| A|-----9-----8-----5---| E|-7-7---7-7---7-7-----|
* * * * * *
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-----5-----4-----3--------------| E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-6--5-3-5-|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------------3----| A|-----5-----4-----3------1--3-| E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-----1-|
* * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-----5-----4-----3--------------| E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-6--5-3-5-|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|------------------------5---(5)/-| A|-----5-----4-----3------3---(3)/-| E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-----------|
* * * * * * * *
Solo over Riffs 8 and 9
e|-11-14-11----11------------------------------------------| B|----------13----13-10-13-10----10------------------------| G|----------------------------11----11-8-11-8----8---------| D|--------------------------------------------10---10-7-9~-| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------|
AH (Bend with bar)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------12-------------------12----12-11--------------15b-| G|-11-12-14-12-14----14-12-11-14-12-11----14-------14-14~^16^13-----| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------19----19^22-19-22-19----19-22-17----------------------| B|----------------20----------------22----------20-19-17----17-19-17-| G|-0---19------------------------------------------------20----------| D|--------17---------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------22b-| B|--------------------------------|-20-------------19-18----------------------------| G|-20-17-16-17-20-17-16-----------|----18-------17-------20-------------------------| D|----------------------19-17-16~-|-------18-17-------------20-19~---(WB Dives)-----| A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 10
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|----5-----4--------| D|-9--5--7--4--5--7--| A|-7--3--5--2--3--5--| E|-------------------|
" 'Beware of the slippery stairs...' "
Riff 8a
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----9-----8-----7---------------| E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-10--9-7-9-|
* * * * * * * *
"...fall..."
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------------7----| A|-----9-----8-----7------5--7-| E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----5-|
* * * * * * * *
"...and break your neck..."
Play Riff 10 " 'Hand me that torch...' "
Riff 11
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---7--6-5--------------------| E|-0--------7-6~--0-3-5-6-5-3~-|
* * * * * * * * *
"...dark..."
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|---7--6-5----------------| E|-0--------7-6~--0-3-5-6~-|
* * * * * * *
Riff 12
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-4-4--2----4-4--2----4-4--2---| E|-2-2--0----2-2--0----2-2--0---|
* * * * * *
"The sacrophagus..."
e|----------------3-------------| B|----------------3-------------| G|----------------0-------------| D|-7-6--7-6--4----0-------------| A|-5-4--5-4--2-0--2--------4----| E|----------------3--------2----|
* *
"Abigail has been here..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 " 'The spirit of Abigail...' "
Riff 3a
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------6-----7-----6-7-6-| E|-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-------|
* * * * * * *
Ending
e|-------------------------------3--------------| B|-------------------------------3--------------| G|-------------------------------0--------------| D|------9-8-------7-6-------5----0---------4----| A|-9-8--7-6--7-6--5-4--5-4--3----2----4----2----| E|-7-6-------5-4-------3-2-------3----2---------|
"Oh....." "You must take her life, now!"
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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