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Song
King Diamond: The Pact
transcribed by: GRAX : BKNYUSA@aol.com
Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Paul Pekkarinen
solos by: Rami Nuotio
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Date last modified: 19-10-01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-3--3-2-0-2--2-0---| E|-----------------3-|
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|--------7h10p7------7h10p7------7---10--------7---10-| E|--0-0-0-------0-0-0-------8-8-8---8-----7-7-7---7----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|--------7h10p7------7h10p7-| E|--0-0-0-------0-0-0--------|
* * * * * *
Last time (Guitar 2 plays note in () )
e|-------------------|------| B|-------------------|------| G|-------------------|------| D|-------------------|------| A|-3--3-2-0-2--2-0---|-(1~)-| E|-----------------3-|--0---|
Riff 2 (2 times)
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-3-7-3-0-0-0-3-7-3-0-0-0-5-8-5-0-0-0-5-8-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Outside..."
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------3--3-2-0-2--2-0---| E|-0-0-0-3-7-3-0-0-0-3-7-3------------------3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...falling..."
Riff 3 (2 times)
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-------9---10--------7---9--------5---7-------5---7-| E|-7-7-7---7-----5-5-5---5----3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Inside..."
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-------9---10--------7---9-| E|-7-7-7---7-----5-5-5---5---|
* * * * * * * *
"...Angel..."
1st ending 2nd ending
e|------------|----------| B|------------|----------| G|------------|----------| D|------------|----------| A|--5--5-7----|--5--5-4--| E|--3--3-5----|--3--3-2--|
"...I are..." "...sinner..."
Play Riff 2 (2 times) "...dreams, dreams turn into..."
Riff 4 x2
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-----4-4--5-4-2h4p2--------4-4--5-4--2--| A|--2-----------------5-4--1--------------| E|----------------------------------------|
"Nothing..."
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------5-7-5--------7-7-8-7--5-| A|--5-7-8-------8-7---------------| E|-------------------5------------|
"A year ago..."
e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--7--9--9-11--| A|--5--6--7--8--| E|--------------|
"...and if you..."
Riff 5
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|---------2------------------2--4-2-4-5-4-2-| D|---------2------------------2--4-2-4-5-4-2-| A|-2-4-4-x------------2-4-4-x----------------| E|-0-2-2-x------------0-2-2-x----------------|
"Then she..."
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------2-------------------2---------------| D|---------2-------------------2---------------| A|-2-4-4-x-------------2-4-4-x-----------------| E|-0-2-2-x-------------0-2-2-x----5-4-5-7-5-2~-|
* * * * *
"...and they..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|---------5----------------------5--7-5-7-8-7-5-| D|---------5----------------------5--7-5-7-8-7-5-| A|-7-7-7-x----------------5/7-7-x----------------| E|-5-5-5-x----------------3/5-5-x----------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|---------5----------------------5----------------| D|---------5----------------------5----------------| A|-5/7-7-x----------------5/7-7-x------------------| E|-3/5-5-x----------------3/5-5-x----8-7-8-10-8-5~-|
* * * * *
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-7--9--9-11--------------------| A|-5--6--7--8--3--3-2-0-2--2-0---| E|-----------------------------3-|
"I felt..."
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------{10}--------------------------------------|
G|------------{6}------8~-----------{9}~--7-5-7-8-7-5-7-5-{12}~~--13/----|
D|-----------------{5}------7-----------------7-8-7-5--------------------|
A|-{7}^r--{7}------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-17-17-17171717171717----|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-17----------17----15-------------------15-17-----|
G|----17-14-17----17----17-16-17-14-16-17-------17--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-15----------15----------------------------15-----|
B|----17----17----17-18-17-15-17----15-17-18----17--|
G|-------17----------------------17-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-{12}^^r-----7----(8)--10----|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|End Solo
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-9----------------------------10---------------------------------------| B|--------12--------------12---------12-13-10-12-10----------------------| G|-----12----12-9------12----12----12---------------12-9-8---------------| D|---9------------9-13-------------------------------------12-11-10-9~~--| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|-12-12-12---11^r-11-12-11-12~~--| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| E|-----12----14----15----14----12----14----12----11-1110/1311-11--12-14--| B|-/12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
really fast!!
e|-15-17-19-20201917171513131014--1519-151819--1715-141310-14-15--| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-12^^^---14-15-14-12-11----14-----14^--12-11-12-11-11\6~--------| B|------------------------13--------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 (2 times) "The pact is..."
Play Riff 3 (2 times) "Someone to take..."
Play Riff 4 "Nothing..."
Riff 7
Both Guitars
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------2--1-------| D|----------------------------------------3-4---| ------> 1st time A|---4-(4)^r~---------------4-(4)^r~----------4-| E|-2----------2--4-5-4-0--2---------------------|
* * * *
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------2--1-------| D|----------------------------------------3-4---| ------| A|---4-(4)^r~---------------4-(4)^r~----------4-| | E|-2----------2--4-5-4-0--2---------------------| |
* * * * |
Guitar 2 |-----> 2nd time
e|----------------------------------------------| | B|-----------------------------------1--0-------| | G|----------------------------------------1-2---| | D|--------------------------------------------2-| ------| A|---4-(4)^r~---------------4-(4)^r~------------| E|-2----------2--4-5-4-0--2---------------------|
* * * *
Both Guitars
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------1--0-------| G|----------------------------------------1-2---| D|---2-(2)^r~---------------2-(2)^r~----------2-| ------> 3rd time A|-0----------0--2-3-2----0---------------------| E|---------------------3------------------------|
* * * *
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------1--0-------| G|----------------------------------------1-2---| D|---2-(2)^r~---------------2-(2)^r~----------2-| ------| A|-0----------0--2-3-2----0---------------------| | E|---------------------3------------------------| |
* * * * |
Guitar 2 |-----> 4th time
e|----------------------------------------------| | B|-----------------------------------4--3-------| | G|----------------------------------------4-5-2-| | D|---2-(2)^r~---------------2-(2)^r~------------| ------| A|-0----------0--2-3-2----0---------------------| E|---------------------3------------------------|
* * * *
Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------5--------------------------5-| D|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7----7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--5-5---| A|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-3--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-| E|------------------------------------------------------|
* * * *
Guitar 2 & keyboards x2
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----------------7-5-----------| A|-5-7-8-5-7-8-5-7-----8-7-8-7---| E|-----------------------------8-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------4--------------------------4-| A|-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6----6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--4-4---| E|-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-2--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2-2-|
* * * *
Guitar 2 & keyboards x2
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-----------------8-6-----------| D|-6-8-9-6-8-9-6-8-----9-8-9-8---| A|-----------------------------9-| E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Both
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-7--9--9-11--7--9--9-11-| A|-5--6--7--8--5--6--7--8-| E|----7-----9-----7-----9-|
"If I sign, then I must stay..."
Ending:
Riff 4 x2
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|----4-4-5-4-2h4p2--------4-4-5-4-2--| A|--2---------------5-4--1------------| E|------------------------------------|
"Nothing..."
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------5-7-5--------7-7-8-7--5-| A|--5-7-8-------8-7---------------| E|-------------------5------------|
"A year ago..."
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--7--9--9-11\-----------------| A|--5--6--7--8\---4-------------| E|----------------2--[let ring]-|
"...and 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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