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Song
King Diamond: The Jonah
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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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|------4--3-------2---4-3h4p3----| E|-2------------4---------------5-|
Final time
e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-----------------4--| A|------4--3-------2--| E|-2------------4-----|
Guitar 2 (comes in at 0:39)
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------4--3-------2---4-3h4p3----| A|-2------------4---------------5-| E|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------6--5-------4---6-5h6p5----| A|-4------------6---------------7-| E|--------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|------9--8-------7---9-8h9p8------| D|-7------------9---------------10--| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
Riff 2
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---9-10---9-10-9-------7-8---7-8-7---| A|-7------7--------10--5-----5-------8-| E|-------------------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|---9-10---9-10-9-------7-8---7-8-7---| E|-7------7--------10--5-----5-------8-|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|---11-12---11-12-11-------9-10---9-10-9----| D|-9-------9----------12--7------7--------10-| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---6-7---6-7-6--------------------| A|-4-----4-------7----6-7---6-7-6---| E|------------------4-----4-------7-|
"In the attic..."
Riff 5
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-2----------4------------------6----------6-4-| A|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-2-| E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Old and gray..."
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-2----------4----------6-| A|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-4-| E|-------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"...I felt it staring..."
Riff 6
e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|-6--4--2----| A|-4--2--0--6-| E|----------4-|
"Oh that book..."
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4 "Yellow pages..."
Riff 7
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-4~---1-1-1-1-0-1-2~-|
"In an ancient rhyme..."
Riff 5a
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-2----------4------------------6----------6-4-| A|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-2-| E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"It had been there..."
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-2----------4----------| A|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-| E|-----------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"And no one ever knew..."
Riff 8 x4
e|---------------------|--------------| B|---------------------|--------------| G|---------------------|--------------| D|-6---6---6---8/9-8/9-|------9--9--9-| A|-4---4---4---6/7-6/7-|-9----7--6--7-| E|---------------------|-7------------|
"Now break the spell..."
Final time
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-6---6---6---8/9-8/9-| A|-4---4---4---6/7-6/7-| E|---------------------|
"...ah you're free..."
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------8/9-8/9-|-----------------9--9--9-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6/7-6/7-|-----------------7--6--7-| E|---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------------------------9--8-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7--6-| E|------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * x2
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-------------------------| D|-------------------------8/9-8/9-|-----------------9--9--9-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6/7-6/7-|-----------------7--6--7-| E|---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------------------------9--8-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7--6-| E|------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|-3-3-3-3-6~--3-3-3-3-6-3-6~-|
Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-4~---1-1-1-1-0-1-2~-| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|--------------------------4-| E|-1-1-1-1-4~---1-1-1-1-0-1-2-|
"Ahhh...."
Riff 11
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|----------9-------------------9-10----| A|---9-10-----10-9-------9-10--------12-| E|-0------0--------10--0------0---------|
* * * *
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|----------9----------9-10-9------------| A|---9-10-----10-9------------10-12-10-9-| E|-0------0--------10--------------------|
* *
Riff 12
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|----------9-------------------9-10----| D|---9-10-----10-9-------9-10--------12-| A|-0------0--------10--0------0---------| E|--------------------------------------|
* * * *
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|----------9----------9-10-9------------| D|---9-10-----10-9------------10-12-10-9-| A|-0------0--------10--------------------| E|---------------------------------------|
* *
Play Riff 11
Riff 13
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------5-----7-| D|---------9---------------4------------9----5-----7---| A|---------7-----------5-7---5----------7--3-----5-----| E|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"As the candle melts away..."
Final time:
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|----------5-----7----| D|-9------5-----7----9-| A|-7----3-----5------7-| E|-0-----------------0-|
"...she starts to speak..."
Riff 14
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-----9------10------12------10------9-| E|-0-7----0-7-----0-7-----0-7-----0-7---| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----9------10------12------10------10-| E|-0-7----0-7-----0-7-----0-7-----0-8--8-|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-----9------10------12------10------9-| A|-0-7----0-7-----0-7-----0-7-----0-7---| E|--------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-----9------10------12------10---------| A|-0-7----0-7-----0-7-----0-7-----0-8-10-| E|-------------------------------------8-|
Ending:
Guitar 1
e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-10-------9-8-9-| A|--8--10---7-6-7-| E|------8---------|
"Hear my story!"
Guitar 2
e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-10-------------| A|--8--10---9-8-9-| E|------8---7-6-7-|
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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