King Diamond: The Meetings
transcribed by: Adam Oettmeier : odog502@yahoo.com
Langus : tlange@promail.pl
solos by: Adam Oettmeier : odog502@yahoo.com
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Tuning: Standard
Adam's part:
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Riff 1 e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|---------9--8-----8--7-------------|A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7-9-10~-|E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------a--|
* * * * * * * * * *e|--------------------------------|B|---------------------------8----|G|---------------------------7----|D|---------9--8-----8--7-----5--7-|A|---------7--7-----7--7-----5--5-|E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------|
* * * * * * * *e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|---------9--8-----8--7-------------|A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7-9-10~-|E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------a--|
* * * * * * * * * *e|------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------8----|G|-------------------------------------7----|D|---------9--8-----8--7-----7--5----4-5--7-|A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7--7--7---5--5-|E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0----------------| * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2Guitar 1 (Acoustic)e|--------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------|G|----------0--------2-----0------------0------0------0---|D|-----2-4-------2-----2-----2-----2-4-----------0------0-|A|---2-------------2-----2-------2-----------3-------5----|E|-0-----------0---------------0-----------1-------3------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|--------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------|A|-2--------------------------2------------3-------5------|E|-0--------------------------0------------1-------3------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------5-------7------|D|-----------------------------------------3-------5------|A|-2--------------------------2---------------------------|E|-0--------------------------0---------------------------|
Play Riff 1
Riff 3e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-4------5-4------5-4--------7-5-4-5-|A|-2-2222-3-2-2222-3-2-222222-5-3-2-3-|E|------------------------------------|
**** **** ****** * * * * "The night..." e|---------------------------0-------|B|-------------------------0---0-----|G|-----------------------2-------2---|D|-4------5-4------5---2-----------2-|A|-2-2222-3-2-2222-3-0---------------|E|-----------------------------------|
**** **** "The streets...."e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-4------5-4------5-4--------7-5-4-5-|A|-2-2222-3-2-2222-3-2-222222-5-3-2-3-|E|------------------------------------|
**** **** ****** * * * * "Picard is one..." e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-4------5-4--------5-7-|A|-2-2222-3-2-222222-3-5-|E|-----------------------| **** ****** "...and then..."
Play Riff 2 "The meeetings in secrecy..."
Play Riff 3 "The room is dark..."
Play Riff 1
Riff 4 (Solo rhythm) x2e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------4------4------2---|A|-4------4------2------2------2-2222-2-2222-0-2-|E|-2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-----------------0-|
**** **** **** **** **** **** e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|-4------4------4------4------7------7------7-7-|A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-5-5555-5-5555-4-4-|E|-----------------------------------------------|
**** **** **** **** **** ****e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|-4------4------4------4------7------7------7---|A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-5-5555-5-5555-4-0-|E|-----------------------------------------------|
**** **** **** **** **** ****e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------4------4------2---|A|-4------4------2------2------2-2222-2-2222-0-2-|E|-2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-----------------0-|
**** **** **** **** **** **** e|-------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------|G|-5------5----7-5------5-7-5-7------7----9-7------------|D|-5------5----5-5------5-5-5-7------7----7-7------7-9---|A|-3-3333-3-33-3-3-3333-3-3-3-5-5555-5-55-5-5-5555-5-7-0-|E|-------------------------------------------------------| **** ** **** **** ** ****
Solo 1 (Pete)e|----------14-15-14----14^-^-^-----------------19^----------------|B|----14-17----------17-------------------------------19-----------|G|---------------------------------/18-16----/19----------16-18-19-|D|-16-------------------------------------16-----------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------12-14-16-|D|-17----16-------16-14----14-13----------------11-12-14----------|A|----14----13-13-------11-------10-~~-11-12-14-------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------12----------14---------------------------------|B|-15-14-------14-------14----------14-12---------------------------|G|-------16-14----16-------14-11----------11^---12-11H12P11---------|D|---------------------------------------------------------14-13-14-|A|------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------14----14-18^--------12--|B|-------------------------15-------------14------------12-----|G|-11-12-11H12P11----------15-18-18-15-------------------------|D|----------------14-13-14-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------\----/---------|B|-15----12-14-15P14P12----12-14--12--------------\--/----------|G|----------------------15-----------15-14-12------\/-----------|D|-------------------------------------------------/\-----------|A|------------------------------------------------/--\-----15---|E|-----------------------------------------------/----\---------|this is played so fast I just put a big X at the point to where I could no longer tell what was being played. I picked up again at thelast note of that fast part.
e|----------------------------------15--19--21--22--21^---|B|-------------------------------17-----------------------|G|-------14--16--14--16--14---16--------------------------|D|----16-----------------14-------------------------------|A|-14-----------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Langus's part:
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Riff 5e|-----------3----------------------3--------|B|-----------3----------------------3--------|G|------2----0---------0-------2----0--------|D|-4----2----0-------0----4----2----0--------|A|-2----0----x------------2----0----x-----4--|E|-----------3-----3----------------3-----2--| * "Madaleine is at the gate..."
Play Riff 2 "The meetings held in secrecy..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 3 "The strangers..."
Play Riff 2 "The meetings held in secrecy..."
Riff 6e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-9------9----------------------|D|-7-7777-7-7777-10------10------|A|----------------8-8888--8-8888-|E|-------------------------------|
**** **** **** **** "Madeleine..."e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|-9----------------------------|D|-7------7----8-7-------5-7-8--|A|-7-7777-7-77-8-7-7777--5-7-8--|E|------------------------------| **** ** **** "and the other nuns..."
Play Riff 5 "As Father Picard..."
Riff 7e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------|D|------5----------5\4-4\2-------5--5--5---5---|A|-0-0--6---0-0--6-6\5-5\3--0-0--6--7--7/8-8\7-|E|---------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------|D|------5----------5\4-4\2-------5--4--4-----4-|A|-0-0--6---0-0--6-6\5-5\3--0-0--6--2--2h5-5p2-|E|---------------------------------------------| * * * * * * *
Lead into next section:e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-8------9-8------9-8------9-8----6---|D|-6-6666-7-6-6666-7-6-6666-7-6-44-4---|A|-----------------------------------0-|E|-------------------------------------| **** **** **** ** *
Riff 8 (Solo rhythm)e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|----------------7---4--|A|-444444444....--5---2--|E|-----------------------|
*********e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|----------------4---2--4-|A|-444444444....--2---0--2-|E|-------------------------|
*********e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|----------------7---4--|A|-444444444....--5---2--|E|-----------------------|
*********e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------8--8--8--8--------|D|-----------------4---2--4--6--6--6--6--5---7-|A|-4444444444....--2---0--2--------------3---5-|E|---------------------------------------------| **********
Andy's Solo by Adame|----------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------|G|-11--14--11-14-11~----------------------------9-----|D|--------------------11--14--11-14-11~--9--11-----9~-|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|need the whammy bar for this part
e|---------------------------------------10/16^-------|B|----------------------------------------------15--14|G|^18--^16--^18--^16--^16--^18------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------12\--------------------|
| | |
note that the bends are dive slide bend
placed before the note combo
because you are starting
with the bar down to bend
up TO that note. Very Andyish.
e|----------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------11-11-11-9-9-9----------------------|E|-9-9-9-12-12-12----------------12-12-12-11-11-9---11|
e|----------------------------------------------------|B|-----------9-12p9----9------------------------------|G|------------------11---11-9-9-11p9----9-------------|D|-----------------------------------11---10-11-11-10-|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|-7--5~----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------22-19----------19-22--|B|------------------------------------20----20--------|G|---------------------------------------21-----------|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|-11-10-9-7-7-9-7-9p7--------------------------------|E|---------------------9~-----------------------------|
e|-21-17----------17-21--------------------------------------|B|-------19--------------------------------------------------|G|----------18-19---------------------------------16-14-13---|D|---------------------------13-14-13-16-14-13-------------14|A|------------------------16-------------------16------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------14-16-17-19-19^^-^^---19-19-16-17|B|-14-16-17-14-16-17----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----17----17-16-17-------------16-17-16-------------------|B|-19----16-------------16-17-19----------19-17~--19-17-16~-|G|-------------------18-------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Ending:e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|---------9--8-----8--7-------------|A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7-9-10~-|E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------a--|
* * * * * * * * * *e|--------------------------------|B|---------------------------8----|G|---------------------------7----|D|---------9--8-----8--7-----5--7-|A|---------7--7-----7--7-----5--5-|E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------|
* * * * * * * *e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|---------9--8-----8--7-------------|A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7-9-10~-|E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------a--|
* * * * * * * * * *e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|---------9--8-----8--7-----7--5-|A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7--5-|E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------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 = tril
