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Song
King Diamond: To The Morgue
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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Date last modified: 12-07-01
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Tuning: D (all strings down a whole step)
Riff 1
d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|------------------------5-5-4h5-| G|-5h7-7-7--5h7-7~~-7-5-7---------| D|-0---0-0------------------------|
"To the morgue..."
d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|--------------------------------| G|-5h7-7-7--5-7-5~~---------------| D|-0---0-0----------------0-0-000-|
* * ***
"We must go now...."
d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|------------------------5-5-4h5-| G|-5h7-7-7--5h7-7~~-7-5-7---------| D|-0---0-0------------------------|
"To the morgue..."
d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|--------------------------------| G|-5h7-7-7--5---5~~---------------| D|-0---0-0----7-----------7-6-5~~-|
* *
"We must go now...."
Last time:
d|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| F|-----------------------| C|-----------------------| G|-5h7-7-7--5---5~~------| D|-0---0-0----7----------|
"...at..."
Riff 2
d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|----------------------------9--8-| G|-6--------7--------6--------7--6-| D|-4--4-2-3-5--5-4-2-4--4-2-3------|
* * * * * * * * *
"Devil Lake...."
d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-----------------------------3-| C|-----------------------5-------| G|-6--------7----------5-----5---| D|-4--4-2-3-5--5-4-2-3-----3-----|
* * * * * *
"...many a patient..."
Riff 3
d|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------7-7-7-------8-8-8-------7-7-7-------------| G|-5-5-5-------6-6-6-------5-5-5-------------7-7-7-| D|-------------------------------------5-5-5-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"So they took..."
Play Riff 2 "It was clear..."
Riff 4
d|---------------------------5-----| A|-----------------------------5---| F|-------------------------------2-| C|-4------2------7------2----------| G|-4------2------5------0----------| D|---------------------------------|
"The smoldering eyes..."
d|-----------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------8tr9-| F|-------------------------------6tr7------| C|-4------2------7----------6tr7-----------| G|-4------2------5-----4tr5----------------| D|-----------------------------------------|
"Had become.... ...instead..."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
d|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------| G|-9--------10--------9--------5-5-5-4-4-4-| D|-7--7-5-6--8--8-7-5-7--7-5-6-3-3-3-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-----------------------------7-----| G|-9--------10--------9--------5--7--| D|-7--7-5-6--8--8-7-5-7--7-5-6----5--|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
d|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------| C|-6--------7--------6--------------------| G|-4--4-2-3-5--5-4-2-4--4-2-3-7-7-7-6-6-6-| D|----------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-6--------7--------6---------9-----| G|-4--4-2-3-5--5-4-2-4--4-2-3--7--9--| D|--------------------------------7--|
* * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 1 "To the morgue..."
Play Riff 2 "Deep down..."
Play Riff 4 "The smoldering eyes..."
Riff 7
Guitar 1
d|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------| C|----------9~---------------------9-8-9-10-9------| G|--7--10-9----7--10-9-6~--7--10-9-----------10-9~-| D|-------------------------------------------------|
"Spiders here..."
Guitar 2 (not sure about this)
d|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------12~------------------------12-11-12-13-12---------| F|--9--12-11-----9--12-11-8~~---9-12-11----------------12-11~~-| C|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 8
d|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------| C|-9---10----9------------9---10----14-13-14-13-| G|-7----8----7------------7----8----12-11-12-11-| D|---0----0----0--7h8-7~----0----0--------------|
* * * ah * *
"Spiders..."
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|------------------------------| C|-4------7------9--------------| G|-4------5------7------9-7-9-7-| D|---------------7------7-5-7-5-|
Play Riff 2 "Summer is coming..."
Play Riff 4 "The smoldering eyes..."
Play Riff 1 "To the morgue...."
Ending slows down to about C tuning.
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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