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Song
King Diamond: The Lake
transcribed by: ANDRÉ DA SILVA SALVATERRA : mercyful@zipmail.com.br
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Ben : stembbe@ala.net
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Date last modified: 04-10-01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|--5-4--| E|--3-2--|
Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---2-------------------------------2-| A|-4-0--0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-| E|-2------------------------------2----|
*** *** *** *** *** **
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---------------2----6/7-6-| A|-0-222-222-222-0----4/5-4-| E|--------------------------|
*** *** ***
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------------------------------2-| A|-0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-| E|---------------------------2----|
*** *** *** *** *** **
e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|--------------4-| A|-0-222-22--6--2-| E|-----------4----|
*** **
Solo
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------/4~--------------------| A|-5-4-2~--------5-4-2~------4h5-4-| E|-----------------------5\--------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------/4~---------------------| A|-2~--------5-7-9~---4--6-6/7~-| E|------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 2
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4----------------------------4-| A|-2-444-444-444-444-444-44--6--2-| E|---------------------------4----|
*** *** *** *** *** **
"It is Sunday morning..."
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-4-------------4----8/9-8-| A|-2-444-444-444-2----6/7-6-| E|--------------------------|
*** *** ***
"...just before dawn..."
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4----------------------------4-| A|-2-444-444-444-444-444-44--6--2-| E|---------------------------4----|
*** *** *** *** *** **
"A little girl is dancing..."
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----------------7--6-------7--6----| D|-4---------------------5----------5-| A|-2-444-444-444-5----------5---------| E|---------------3----------3---------|
*** *** ***
"...on the mansion porch..."
Riff 1a
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------------------------------2-| A|-0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-| E|---------------------------2----|
*** *** *** *** *** **
"She calls out a name..."
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---------------2----6/7-6-| A|-0-222-222-222-0----4/5-4-| E|--------------------------|
*** *** ***
" 'God give him the sea.' "
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------------------------------2-| A|-0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-| E|---------------------------2----|
*** *** *** *** *** **
"I'm here from the darkest deep..."
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------1--0------1--0----| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------3---------3-| A|-0-222-222-222-3---------3---------| E|---------------1---------1---------|
*** *** ***
"And hear my name..."
Riff 3
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-7------------7------6/7\6-| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-4--4-4-4/5\4-| E|---------------------------|
* * * * * * *
"Down by the lake..."
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-----------------------4-7-| A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-4-| E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...grief..."
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-7------------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5--| E|--------------------------------3--|
* * * * *
"Dancing hand in hand with the Devil..."
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 "Watching from the bridge..."
Play Riff 1a "Yes, we all know..."
Play Riff 3 "Down by the lake..."
Lead into next section:
e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--7--5--| E|--5--3--|
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----------------2-------5-| A|-2-4---------2-4-0-4-----3-| E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2---|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-----------------4-5----| A|-2-4---------2-4-2-3--3-| E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2------1-|
* * * *
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-2-4---------2-4-2-4-----7-| A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-5-| E|---------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-2-4---------2-4-5----5----| A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-3--3-3--| E|-------------------1----1--|
* * * *
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-2-4---------2-4-2-4-----7-| A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-5-| E|---------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2-4---------2-4--9-8-7--9-8-7-| A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2--7-6-5--7-6-5-| E|-------------------------------|
* * * *
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Riff 6
e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-5--------3----| A|-3--------1----| E|---------------|
"And the nun has been..."
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------10------------------| -----| A|----------8----------------5-| | E|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-5-6-7---| |
* * * * * * * * |
"...seen..." |--- Play 2x
e|-----------------------------| | B|-----------------------------| | G|-----------------------------| -----| D|---------10------------------| A|----------8----7-5---5-------| E|-0-0-0-0-----0-----7---7-6-5-|
* * * * *
"I want your cross..."
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|---7-5---5---------7-5---5--------4-| E|-0-----7---7-6-5-0-----7---7-6-5--2-|
* *
"...Margaret..."
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 "Full of pride..."
Play Riff 1a "The little girl..."
Play Riff 3 "Down by the lake..."
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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