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Song
King Diamond: Voodoo
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
based from tab found at: KING DIAMOND CHILEAN COVEN
http://come.to/kingdiamond
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Date last modified: 14-1-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|----------------0-2-------------------| A|-2--------------0-2-------------------| E|-0-[let ring]---------0-0-000-0-0-0-0-|
* * *** * * * *
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|----------------0-2-------------------| A|-2--------------0-2-------------------| E|-0-[let ring]---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|----2--1-----------5--4-------| E|-0--------3--2--3--------6--5-|
"A narrow path ..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-2--------------5-------------| E|-0--------------3-------------|
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|----2--1-----------0--2--3-| E|-0--------3--2--1----------|
"Leading to a temple......"
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-2--------------3-------------| E|-0--------------1-------------|
Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--0-2-2----------0-2-2-----| A|--0-2-2----------0-2-2-----| E|---------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2-------------| A|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2--3~---5-4-3-| E|--------3~-------------------------3-2-1-|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2-------------| A|-0-2-2------0-2-2--1~--0-2-2-------5-4-3-| E|-----------------------------------3-2-1-|
"Lula is dancing ..."
Riff 3a
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-0-2-2------0-2-2--3---0-2-2---5---------| A|-0-2-2--5---0-2-2--1---0-2-2---3---5-4-3-| E|--------3--------------------------3-2-1-|
"She is ready to......."
Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--0-2-2----------0-2-2-----| A|--0-2-2----------0-2-2-----| E|---------------------------|
Riff 4
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2------------| A|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2------5-4-3-| E|----------------------------------3-2-1-|
"Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo..."
Riff 5
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-2-4-4------2-4-4------2-4-4------7-6-5-| E|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2------5-4-3-|
"Total emptiness inside..."
Play Riff 2 "Casting out......"
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---2----2--------2----2--| A|---2----2--------2----2--| E|-000--000------000--000--|
** ** ** **
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---2----2-----2----2-5----2----2-| A|---2----2-----2----2-3----2----2-| E|-000--000---000--000----000--000-|
** ** ** ** ** **
x3
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|---2----2-----2----2-5----2----2---------| A|---2----2-----2----2-3----2----2--5--4-3-| E|-000--000---000--000----000--000--3--2-1-|
** ** ** ** ** **
Riff 7
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-------------------5-5-5~~--| A|---------5---5-6-7----------| E|-0-5-6-7---7----------------|
"Lula is not the one......"
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|---------5---5-6-7-5--------| E|-0-5-6-7---7---------5~-----|
Riff 7a
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-------------------5-5-5~~--| A|---------5---5-6-7----------| E|-0-5-6-7---7----------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"Drink, drink girl......"
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|---------5---5-6-7-5--------| E|-0-5-6-7---7---------5~-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (comes in the second time)
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-------------------5-5-5~~--| D|---------5---5-6-7----------| A|-0-5-6-7---7----------------| E|----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---------5---5-6-7-5--------| A|-0-5-6-7---7---------5~-----| E|----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 7 "If this is all......"
Play Riff 5 "Voodoo, voodoo....."
Lead into next section:
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-2-4-4------2-4-4------2-4-4---| E|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2---|
"Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo!"
Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|---7-7-7---5-----------7-7-7---5~--| E|-0-------0---8-7-8---0-------0-----|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------7---| A|-2-------------------2---------5---| E|-0-[let ring]--------0-------------|
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------7--10-| A|---7-7-7---5-----------7-7-7---5---8-| E|-0-------0---8-7-8---0-------0-------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------7--10-| A|-2-------------------2---------5---8-| E|-0-[let ring]--------0---------------|
Play Riff 8 without guitar 2
Play Riff 7 solo rhythm
Play Riff 5 "Voodoo, voodoo....."
Lead into next section:
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-2-4-4------2-4-4------2-4-4---| E|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2---|
"Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo!"
Ending:
Guitar 1
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-|
* * *** * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
"Voodoo, voodoo........"
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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