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Song
King Diamond: Victimized
transcribed by: Darren McLennan : 9605195f@lux.levels.unisa.edu.au
edited by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Ben Stembridge : stembbe@ala.net
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Date last modified: 02-08-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|--------12\11/12--9\7/9---------12\11/12---------| A|--------10\-9/10--7\5/7---------10\-9/10--10--12-| E|-0--0-0------------------0--0-0------------8--10-|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|--------12\11/12--9\7/9---------12\11/12--14-----| A|--------10\-9/10--7\5/7---------10\-9/10--12--12-| E|-0--0-0------------------0--0-0---------------10-|
* * * * * *
Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|--------12\11/12--9\7/9---------12\11/12---------| D|------------------------------------------10--12-| A|--------10\-9/10--7\5/7---------10\-9/10---------| E|-0--0-0------------------0--0-0------------8--10-|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|--------12\11/12--9\7/9---------12\11/12--14-----| D|----------------------------------------------12-| A|--------10\-9/10--7\5/7---------10\-9/10--12-----| E|-0--0-0------------------0--0-0---------------10-|
* * * * * *
Riff 2
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-------6---------6----------6---------6---| D|-----4----4--------4------4----4--------4-| A|-0h4--------4--4------4h5--------5--5-----| E|------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-------6---------6------------------------| D|-----4----4--------4----------------------| A|-0h4--------4--4------2^r----3^r-2~-------| E|----------------------a---5---------3~-2~-|
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Play Riff 1
Riff 3
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---------4-----4-----4---4---5~-| A|--------------------------------| E|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2---2----|
* *** * * * * * * *
"A little later in the day..."
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---------4-----4-----5----3-| A|--------------------------1-| E|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2----|
* *** * * * * * *
"Mother and the Doctor went away..."
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---------4-----4-----4---4---5~-| A|--------------------------------| E|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2---2----|
* *** * * * * * * *
"They left me lying on the floor..."
Riff 4
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|---------4-----4-----4---4---3~-| D|--------------------------------| ----| A|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2---2----| | E|--------------------------------| |
* *** * * * * * * * |
"Heading for the local church... |--- Play 2x
e|-----------------------------| | B|-----------------------------| | G|---------4-----4---------(4)-| | D|---------------------4----5--| ----| A|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2-----| E|-----------------------------|
* *** * * * * * *
"...not a trace of guilt in their eyes..."
Ending to Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|---------4-----4----------4--4~--2-------------| D|---------------------4----5--------5-4-2-1-----| A|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2-------------------2\--| E|-----------------------------------------------|
* *** * * * * * *
"And so easy to convert..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|---------4-----4----------4--7~--5-4-----------| D|---------------------4----5----------7-5-4-----| A|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2-------------------5\--| E|-----------------------------------------------|
* *** * * * * * *
Riff 5 /----no clue here----\
e|----0-----------0--------------------------------| B|------0-----------0---------18-15-14-15----------| G|--------2----3------3-------------------14-15-14-| D|-2-----------1-----------------------------------| A|-0-----------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Ah....conspiracy..."
e|----0--------| B|------0------| G|--------2----| D|-2-----------| A|-0-----------| E|-------------|
"Ah..."
Riff 6
e|---------------------4-------| B|-----------------------4-----| G|-----------------------------| D|-7--6--9--7--6-7--6-------6--| A|-5--5--5--5--5-5--4-------4--| E|------------------4-------4--|
"I am being victimized again..."
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4 "Knocking at the preacher's door..."
Riff 7
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|----7-----9----7-------7-----9--8---| D|-6--5--6--7--6-5----6--5--6--7--6-9-| A|-4-----4-----4------4-----4-------7-| E|------------------------------------|
* * * *
"Priest, do you remember King..."
Play Riff 1 "...hill....yes I do..."
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|----6---4-----------------6---4-----------4-| A|------------7---6-4---------------7---6-7---| E|-4----4---4---4-----7--4----4---4---4-------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|----4---2-----------------6---4-----------4-| A|------------6---4-2-1-------------7---6-7---| E|-2----2---2---2--------4----4---4---4-------| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|----4----------4--2-| A|-4--2--4----4--2--0-| E|-2-----2----2-------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|----6---4-----------------6---4-----------4-| A|------------7---6-4---------------7---6-7---| E|-4----4---4---4-----7--4----4---4---4-------|
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------0---| B|-----------------------0-| G|-------------------------| D|-12-11----12-11----------| A|-10--9----10--9-10-------| E|-----------------8-------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-12-11----12-11-------------| A|-10--9----10--9-12----14-12-| E|----------------10----12-10-|
Play Riff 2 "Ah, conspiracy..."
Play Riff 3
Lead into next section
e|-14----------14--------| B|---15------15--15------| G|-----16--16------16----| D|-------16----------16--| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
Play Riff 4 "Talking to the preacher..."
Riff 10
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-12-12-----------11-11-----------| D|-10-10-----------10-10-----------| A|--0----0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-| E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"From what you tell me..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|--9--9-----------11-11-----------| D|-10-10-----------10-10-----------| A|-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-| E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...we cannot save him..."
e|---------------------------------| B|-11-11-----------10-10-----------| G|-10-10------------9--9-----------| D|-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"It could be Satan himself..."
1st ending:
e|-------------------------------| B|-6-6------------8-8------------| G|-7-7------------7-7------------| D|-----0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...or some evil demon..."
2nd ending:
e|-------------------------------| B|-6-6-----------11-11-----------| G|-7-7-----------10-10-----------| D|-----0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...do what must be done..."
Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x)
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---------3-3----------------3-3-5-| A|-3--5----1-0-3------3--5----1-0-3-| E|-1--3--------1------1--3----------|
Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x)
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----3---------5-----5-----5-----| A|-3--1--5------5-----5-----5-----| E|-1-----3--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|--------------10-----10-----10-----| D|----3---------10-----10-----10-----| A|-3--1--3--8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8-| E|-1-----1---------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|--------------8-----8-----8---| D|----3--8------8-----8-----8---| A|-3--1--6--6-6---6-6---6-6---6-| E|-1----------------------------|
* * * * * * *
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|--------8-----8-----8---| A|-8------8-----8-----8---| E|-6--6-6---6-6---6-6---6-|
* * * * *
Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm ending)
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-------4--------4----------4--------4---| D|-----4----4-------4------4----4-------4-| A|-0h2--------0-0-------------------------| E|---------------------0h3--------2-2-----|
"Ah, conspiracy..."
Play Riff 6 "I am being victimized again..."
Lead into next section:
e|-----3----------------------| B|-------3--------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--5-------5------4--4--4----| A|--3-------3------2--2--2----| E|--3-------3------2--2--2----|
"Victimized!"
Riff 15
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|--------7----------------------------7-------------| D|------9---9-10-7-9----7------------9---10-9--------| A|-7-10--------------10---10-9--7-10-----------------| E|--------------------------------------------8~--7~-| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|--------7----------------------------7-------------| D|------9---9-10-7-9----7------------9---10-9--------| A|-7-10--------------10---10-9--7-10-----------------| E|--------------------------------------------8~--5~-|
Riff 15a
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|---------8----------------------------8-------------| G|-------9---9-10-7-9----7------------9---10-9--------| D|-/7-10--------------10---10-9--7-10-----------------| A|---------------------------------------------8~--7~-| E|----------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 15
Riff 16
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------5-----------| D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7----8-7-5-----| A|----------------------------------------------8-7-| E|-5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------5-----------| D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7----8-7-5-----| A|-5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5------------8-7-| E|--------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------5-----------| D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7----8-7-5-----| A|----------------------------------------------8-7-| E|-6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------5-----------| D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7----8-7-5-----| A|-6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6------------8-7-| E|--------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7--| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|-7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7---8-8-8---8---8-8-8---8----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------5-----------| D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7----8-7-5-----| A|-5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5------------8-7-| E|--------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 15
Play Riff 15a
Riff 15b (Play 2x)
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|--------7----------------------------7-------------| D|------9---9-10-7-9----7------------9---10-9--------| A|-7-10--------------10---10-9--7-10-----------------| E|--------------------------------------------8~--7~-|
Riff 17
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|-------9----------7-7---------5----------4-4-| E|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------9-9\--| A|-------7-7\--| E|-0-0-0-------|
* * *
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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