King Diamond: Give Me Your Soul
transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : midiamond@sci.fi
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1Guitar 1 (Play 3x)e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------9-------10--|D|-7--------7--------8--|A|-5--------5--------5--|E|----------------------|
e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2e|-------------------|B|-------------------|G|-7--------9----10--|D|-------------------|A|-5--------7-----8--|E|-------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|-14--12--10--9----14--12--10--9--10--9-|D|---------------------------------------|A|-12--10---8--7----12--10---8--7---8--7-|E|---------------------------------------|
e|-------------------|B|-------------------|G|-7--------9----10--|D|-------------------|A|-5--------7-----8--|E|-------------------|
e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|-10--------10--9--7--12--10--9--|D|--------------------------------|A|--8---------8--7--5--10---8--7--|E|--------------------------------|
e|-------------------|B|-------------------|G|-7--------9----10--|D|-------------------|A|-5--------7-----8--|E|-------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|-14--12--10--9----14--12--10--9--10--9-|D|---------------------------------------|A|-12--10---8--7----12--10---8--7---8--7-|E|---------------------------------------|
Riff 2e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|----------------------------|E|-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2-5--2-2-5-|
* * * * * * * * * *e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|---------------5-4-7-5-|A|---------------3-2-5-3-| <-- Guitar 2 only plays rootE|-2-2--0-2-2--0---------| notes of these power chords.
* * * * * * "I think I ..."e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|----------------------------|E|-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2-5--2-2-5-| * * * * * * * * * * "...girl, I wonder..."
1st ending:e|---------|B|---------|G|---------|D|-4-------|A|-2----5--|E|------3--| "...seen her before."
2nd ending:e|------3--|B|------3--|G|------0--|D|-4----0--|A|-2----x--|E|------3--| "...boy,..."
Riff 3e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------2--3-|E|-5-5-5-5----8-5-5-5---10-5-5-5----3-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "In comes daddy..."e|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------4--5-7--5--4-| <-- Guitar 2 only playsA|----------------------------------5--2--3-5--3--2-| root notes of theseE|-5-5-5-5----8-5-5-5---10-5-5-5----3---------------| power chords. * * * * * * * * * * * * "...rage, screaming..."
Riff 4 (Guitar 2 plays root notes only on last two chords)e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-4--4--4--------4--4--4--|E|-2--2--2--------2--2--2--|
* * * * * * "...insane..."e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|----------------4-------|A|-4--4--4--------2----5--|E|-2--2--2-------------3--| * * * "Pictures in red..."
Riff 4a (Guitar 2 plays root notes only on last two chords)e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-6--6--6--------6--6--6--|E|-4--4--4--------4--4--4--|
* * * * * * "...into his head..."e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|----------------6-------|A|-6--6--6--------4----7--|E|-4--4--4-------------5--| * * * "Pictures in red..."
Play Riff 1 "...dead!"
Play Riff 2 "Thirteen judges..."
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm, Play 2x
Play Riff 4a Solo Rhythm, Play 2x
Solo (Wead)e|--------------------------------------------------------------|B|-17----{17}----{17}----{17}----{17}----{17}-------------------|G|-16b18-----{16}----{16}----{16}----{16}----{16}-{16}-{16}-----|D|--------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------[slowly release]-|E|---------------------------------------------[-----bend-----]-|
e|------------------|B|------------------|G|-14-16----16-14~--|D|-------16---------|A|------------------|E|------------------|
e|---------------------16b17r16-14-------------------|B|-17b19--[17]19r17p14-------------17-16-14----------|G|------------------------------------------17-16-14-|D|---------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------|B|-16-14--------|G|-16-14--------|D|-16-14--------|A|----------9~--|E|--------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------|G|-14b16r14----------------------14b16r14-------16b18-------|D|----------16-14-16b17r16-14-16----------16-14-------14-16-|A|----------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------17b19--13-----|G|-14b16r14--------------------------------14~-|D|----------16-14-16b17r16-16-14---------------|A|---------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------14-17p14-16p14----14-|B|-17--17b19-[17]19r17----------------17----|G|------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------|
e|----14-----------------------------------|B|-17----17-14----14-----------------------|G|-------------16----17-16-14----16-14-----|D|----------------------------16-------16~-|A|-----------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------|
End Solo
Solo (La Rocque)e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-8h11p8----8h11p8----8h11p8----8h11p8----|D|--------11--------11--------11--------11-|A|-----------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|-8-10-11-10-8-11--------------------|D|-----------------9-11-12-9-8-9-8----|A|---------------------------------11-|E|------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|-9-8-11------------6-----------|E|--------9-8-11-9-8---8-8-4-9~--|
e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|----------11h12h13p12p11----------------11h121h3-|D|-11h12h13----------------13p12-11h12h13----------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------16-18-19--(19)/21-/23-|B|-12h13h14p13p12-------------16-18-19-----------------------|G|----------------14-12h13p12--------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-21b23r21--21-19-------------------------------------|B|-----------------21~----19---------------------------|G|---------------------------20-19~--(19)\16-18-16-----|D|-------------------------------------------------17~-|A|-----------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------16h18h20p18p16-|D|----------16h18h20-16h18h20----------------|A|-16h18h19----------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------16h18h20p18p16----------------|D|-16h18h20----------------20-16-18h20p18-|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|B|----------19-21-22-21h22p21-19-21-22-19-21----19-21-22~~-|G|-18-20-21----------------------------------21------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 "Give me your soul..."
Play Riff 2 "I think I know..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Wead)e|-------------10----------12----13----12h13p12p10----|B|-13-10101010----10101010----10----10-------------13-|G|----------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-12----------13----------/19--15----------|B|----13-12-13----13-12-13----------17--13~-|G|------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------|
e|-20--20p19p17----17-19-20p19p17----17-19-20p19p17-|B|--------------20----------------20----------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|B|-20-18-17---------15b17-[15]17r15--13h15p13-12~---------|G|----------19-17~---------------------------------14-12~-|D|--------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|B|-20b23r20---------------------------17-20p17-22b25r22-20b22~-|G|----------17~~----17h19p17----17-19--------------------------|D|---------------------------19--------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------8-10-12-|B|----------------------------------------------8-10-12---------|G|-9h10p9--------------------------------7-9-11-----------------|D|--------12-10-9----9-10-9----9----9-10------------------------|A|----------------12--------12---12-----------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-13-12-10-----------15-13-12----------|B|-----------13-12-10----------15-13-12-|G|--------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
e|-17-15-13----------19-17-15----------|B|----------17-15-13----------18-17-15-|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 4 "...insane again..."
Play RIff 4a "...squeezing her neck..."
Play Riff 1 "...head!"
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm, song cuts out in middle of riff.
Ending Solo (La Rocque)e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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
