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Song
King Diamond: The Wheelchair
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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Date last modified: 31-01-02
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (00:09-00:23)
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------5-----| D|---5-8-7-5---7------5-8-7-5----7-8---8-7-| A|-5---------8------5----------8-----------| E|-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-0----------------0----------------------| A|-0-5-------3------0-5--------3-----------| E|---3-------1--------3--------1-----------|
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------5----------------| D|---5-8-7-5---7----8-7-5-7-5---8-7-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-5----7-| A|-5---------8----------------8-----------------------8--5-| E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-0-----------------------------------------------------7-| A|-0-5-------3------5-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3------5-| E|---3-------1------3-----1-----3-----1-----3-----1--------|
Riff 2 (00:24-00:36)
E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7-------------------------| A|-8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7------------------5--7-8-| E|-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-5--7-8--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7-------------------------| A|-8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7------------------7--6-5-| E|-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-8--7-5--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2a (00:36-00:47)
Guitar 1
E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------5--7-8-| E|-3-2--2-2-2-2-2--3-2--2-2-2-2-2--3-2--2-2-2-2-2-5--7-8--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
E|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------5-4------------------------------------------| A|-----------------5-4-------------5-4-------------------5--7-8-| E|-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-5--7-8--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
REPEAT RIFF 1 (00:48-01:02)
REPEAT RIFF 2 (SOLO)(01:03-01:25)
RIFF 3 (01:26-01:39)
Guitar 1 x3
E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----------------9---8--------9---8-| A|-----------------7---7--------7---7-| E|--3-3-2-1--0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----------------9---8--------9---8-| A|-----------------7---7--------7---7-| E|--3-3-2-1--0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * *
E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----------------9---8--------9---8-| A|--5-5-4-3--------7---7--------7---7-| E|-----------0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * *
E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|--5-5-4-3--------9---8--------9---8-| A|--5-5-4-3--------7---7--------7---7-| E|-----------0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 3a (01:40-01:50)
E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|----------4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-------9---8--------9---8-| A|-7-7-7-7--2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-------7---7--------7---7-| E|-5-5-5-5--------------------0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 4 (01:51-02:02) (play 2x)
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|---5-8-7-5---7----------9---8--------9---8-| A|-5---------8------------7---7--------7---7-| E|------------------0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-0----------------------9---8--------9---8-| A|-0-5-------3------------7---7--------7---7-| E|---3-------1------0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * *
REPEAT RIFF 1 (02:02-02:17)
RIFF 5 (02:18-02:24)
E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|----------3---3-----------3-----| E|-0--3-4-5---5----0--3-4-5---5-4-|
* * * * * * * * * *
E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|----------3---3---------------| E|-0--3-4-5---5----5--4-3-5-4-3-|
* * * * * * * * *
RIFF 5a (02:25-02:44)
E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|----------3---3-----------3-----| E|-0--3-4-5---5----0--3-4-5---5-4-|
1st ending
E|----------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------7-7-| G|------------------------------------7-7-| D|------------------------------------5-5-| A|----------3---3-------------------------| E|-0--3-4-5---5----5--4-3-5-4-3--0-0------|
2nd ending
E|--------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------7-| G|------------------------------------7-| D|------------------------------------5-| A|----------3---3-----------------------| E|-0--3-4-5---5----5--4-3-5-4-3--0-0----|
RIFF 6 (02:45-02:57)
Guitar 1 x2
E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|---------7----9----7----------------5----7----5---------| A|-7--10-7----7----7----7-10-9-5--9-5----5----5----5-9/10-| E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|-9----------------------12-11-7-------------------11/12-| A|-7----------------------10--9-5--------------------9/10-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|-9----------------------12-11-7-[let ring]--------11/12-| A|-7----------------------10--9-5--------------------9/10-| E|--------------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 6a (Solo Rhythm) (02:57-3:08)
Guitar 1 x2
E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|---------7----9----7----------------5----7----5---------| A|-7--10-7----7----7----7-10-9-5--9-5----5----5----5-9/10-| E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|-9----------------------12-11-7-------------------11/12-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10--9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9/10-| E|--------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 6b (Solo Rhythm) (03:08-03:19)
E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------9-11-12-----| D|-10----9---10----9---10----9---10--12--7--9-10-----| A|--8----7----8----7----8----7----8--10--------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
Mike's Solo (02:55-03:19)
E|-------------------------------------8-------10-----| B|-------------8-7-----10b12-10b12~------10~------10~-| G|-----------7-----9~---------------------------------| D|-------7-9------------------------------------------| A|-/7-10----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------15-14-12~----17b19~--20----------22-22~-| B|----------12-15-------------------------20b22~~---------| G|----12-14-----------------------------------------------| D|-14-----------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-20-17h20-\12-15-12h15-\10-12-10h12-\8-10-8h10-\5-8-5-| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| B|--8-/10-10-10-10-\8-8-8-8-/15-15-15-15-\12-12~~--| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|-15-14--------------------| B|-------15--------13-12----| G|----------14\-12-------14-| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-12b14r12b14r12-11b13r11b13r11--9b11r9b11r9-7b9r7b9r7-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| E|-12-13----13----13----------------12/-| B|-------15----13----12----12-14-15-----| G|----------------------14--------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| E|-15-17----17----17----------------15--20~~-| B|-------18----17----15----15-17-18----------| G|----------------------17-------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|
End Solo
RIFF 7 (03:19-03:30)
E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|---7-8-------7-----------7-8----7----------| A|-0-----10--0---10-8-7--0-----10---8-10-8-7-| E|-------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|---9-10-------9------------9-10----9------------| D|---7--8-12----7-12-10-9----7--8-12-7-10-12-10-9-| A|-0------10--0---10--8-7--0------10----8-10--8-7-| E|------------------------------------------------|
Repeat Riff 6a (03:31-03:43)
Repeat Riff 6a (03:43-03:54)
Repeat Riff 7 (03:55-04:06)
Lead into next section:
E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--7--| A|--5--| E|--5--|
REPEAT RIFF 2 (04:08-04:29)
REPEAT RIFF 5 5a (04:30-05.00)
KEYBOARDS (05:02-05:18)
END.
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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