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Song
King Diamond: Welcome Home
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Sami Mononen : s_mononen@yahoo.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
solos by : Adek : thekingdiamond@poczta.onet.pl
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Date last modified: 17-12-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-------------7h8p7p5h7--------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-------------7h8p7p5h7--------------3---3-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5------------3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|-------------9h10p9p7h9---------------------| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-10-9-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Grandma...."
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------9h10p9p7h9--------------5---5-| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5---5---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Welcome home..."
Riff 3
e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|---4---4----| E|-4---4---3~-|
* * * a
Riff 4 x2
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------3---------------------------| G|-------------------2---------------------------| D|-------------------0-----------------5---6---6-| A|-4-4-4-4-2---4-4-4-0---4-4-4-4-2---3---3---4---| E|-2-2-2-2-0---2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-0---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Let me help you..."
e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---7---8---8-| A|-5---5---6---| E|-------------|
Play Riff 2 "Grandma..."
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4 "Let me help you..."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------5---4------------------------------5-| A|------------7~----7---5--------------7~--------5-----| E|-0--0-0-0-0---------------0--0-0-0-0-----5-6-7---7---|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------7------------------5---7-| A|------------7~--5---4-5--------------7~--3---5-| E|-0--0-0-0-0-----3-0-2-----0--0-0-0-0-----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------5---4------------------------------5-| A|------------7~----7---5--------------7~--------5-----| E|-0--0-0-0-0---------------0--0-0-0-0-----5-6-7---7---|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------7----------------------7-| A|------------7~--5---4-5--------------7~--5---5-| E|-0--0-0-0-0-----3-0-2-----0--0-0-0-0-----3-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo
full
/\
e|-15/19/--\(19)------14h17-12h14-------------------------------| B|------------------15------------12~~------17--19-20-19-17-19--| G|----------------16---------------------/16--16----------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------vib-----2017------1714------1915---------------| B|-1917--------19~~~---------1916------1612------17--------1517-| G|-----16--1619------------------------------------16171617-----| D|-------19-----------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17---15--------------------------12-----vib--12---12h13p12---| G|---16---16141214111211------111214----/14~~-----12------------| D|------pm-.-.-.-.-.-.-.141314.-.-.-.---------------------------| A|-----------------------.-.-.----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-10---10--8--8h10p8-7---7-------------------------------------| G|---11------9---------7--------161412-----12--16-14-12----vib--| D|------------------------------.-.-.--16----14----------14~~---| A|----------------------------16---------16---------------------| E|----------------------------.---------------------------------|
full_
/ \
e|/12-14-15-15/---\(15)--12-15p12---17p12--17p12--17p12--15p12--| B|-------------------------------15------15-----15-----15-----15| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|17p12--15p12--17p12----------------------| B|-----15-----15-----15--1515p12--15p12----| G|------------------------------14-----14--| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
fast tremolo ================================
e|---------------------------------------------| B|-121212h15p121212h17p121212h15p12------------| G|-------------------------------------vib-----| D|-----------------------------------14~~~~----| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 "Wait til you see..."
Play Riff 3 "...found..."
Play Riff 4 "Let me help you..."
Riff 5a
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------5---4------------------------------5-| A|------------7~----7---5--------------7~--------5-----| E|-0--0-0-0-0---------------0--0-0-0-0-----5-6-7---7---|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------7----------------------7-| A|------------7~--5---4-5--------------7~--5---5-| E|-0--0-0-0-0-----3-0-2-----0--0-0-0-0-----3-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 6 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|------------(9~)-------------(5~)-----------(4~)-| A|------------10~---------------7~-------------5~--| E|-0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0------0--0-0-0-0-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Missy and Mother..."
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------(2~)---(4~)-| A|-(2~)--------3~-----5~--| E|--3~--------------------|
"...meet you..."
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|------------(9~)-------------(5~)-----------(4~)-| A|------------10~---------------7~-------------5~--| E|-0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0------0--0-0-0-0-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"How strange..."
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-------------(4~)-(2~)-| D|--------------5~---4~--| A|-(2~)------------------| E|--3~-------------------|
"...all right ?"
Riff 7
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|------4p2-4p2------5p2-5p2-| A|-2222---------2222---------| E|---------------------------|
**** ****
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------4p2-4p2-----------------| A|-2222---------5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-| E|------------------------------|
****
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-...-|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-5-5---------5-5---------5-5---------5-5---------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-...-|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-...-|
* * * * * * * *
Solo (over riffs 8,9, and 10)
Dip With Bar Floyd Rose Warbles/Flutters Classic ANDY!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-12----------------------|-----------------------------------| G|----------14-------13----|----13----15----13----15----13-----| D|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A.H.
e|--------------------------------------| B|----------8h11p10p8-------------------| G|---7h9h11-----------11p9p7--------[7]-| D|-9-------------------------11p9p7-----| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-14----------19-18-19-16-19-14-19----19----19----19----| B|----15----15----------------------17----16----14-------| G|-------16-------------------------------------------16-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Burn!
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-11-12-14-12-11------------------------------| D|----------------14-12-11---------------------| A|-------------------------14-12-10-9-7--------| E|--------------------------------------10-9-7-|
Nice Harmony Section, Eerie!
~ ~
e|---|-------------------------------|-14-10----------10-14-10--------------| B|---|--------8--7---------10--8--7--|-------12----12----------12-----------| G|---|-----7------------7------------|----------11----------------11--------| D|---|-/9------------9---------------|-------------------------------12-----| A|---|-------------------------------|----------------------------------14--| E|-5-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
More Classic Andy Warbles!
A.H. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-17--15--14--15--14--12--14--12--10--12--10----| G|-------------------------[9]-|-----------------------------------------------| D|-12p10p9---------9h10h12-----|-----------------------------------------------| A|---------12p10p9-------------|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------13p11p10----11p10--------------------------------------------------| G|-10--12--14-----------12-------12p10--8--10--12--9h11h12p11p9-------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------12p11p9--10--8--7-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 11
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-4----------4----------4----------4--4-| A|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-| E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Grandma, what was it like..."
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|------------6---------------------6----| D|-6----------6----------6----------6--6-| A|-4--4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4----4-| E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"To be on that holiday site..."
x2
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------8-------------8--8--8-| D|-8-------------8-------------8-------------8--8--8-| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6-| E|---------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Oh it could have been worse..."
Riff 12
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| E|-0000-------------------------0000---------|
**** ****
e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-| E|------------------|
"Grandma who are 'They' ?"
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| E|-0000-------------------------0000---------|
**** ****
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0--12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-| E|------------------------------------|
"Never mind you dirty..."
Riff 7a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|------4p2-4p2------5p2-5p2-| A|-2222---------2222---------| E|---------------------------|
**** ****
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------4p2-4p2-----------------| A|-2222---------5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-| E|------------------------------|
****
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|------7p5-7p5------9p5-9p5-| A|-5555---------5555---------| E|---------------------------|
**** ****
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------7p5-7p5-----------------| A|-5555---------9p5-7p5-9p5-7p5-| E|------------------------------|
****
Riff 13 x2
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|----------66666666-5555555555---------| E|-44444444---------------------467-467-|
******** ******** ********** *** ***
"Let us go inside..."
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|----------33333333-2222222222---------| E|-11111111---------------------134-134-|
******** ******** ********** *** ***
" 'They' are still alive..."
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|----------55555555-4444444444---------| E|-33333333---------------------356-356-|
******** ******** ********** *** ***
"...can you feel..."
Riff 12a
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| E|-0000-------------------------0000---------|
**** ****
e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-| E|------------------|
"Can you feel 'Their' eyes ?"
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| E|-0000-------------------------0000---------|
**** ****
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-------------------12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-| A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-------------------| E|------------------------------------|
"Now that you are..."
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-------------------9-| A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0--7-| E|-------------------0-|
"...better be my friend."
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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