King Diamond: Father Picard
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------7h9-7--------6----|D|------5----5----5------7h9-7------4----4-|A|------5----5----5-------------0h2--------|E|-0000---00---00---0000-------------------|
**** ** ** ****e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------7h9-7----------6--|D|------5----5----5------7h9-7-------4-----|A|------5----5----5-------------0h2--------|E|-0000---00---00---0000-------------------|
**** ** ** ****e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------7h9-7--------6----|D|------5----5----5------7h9-7------4----4-|A|------5----5----5-------------0h2--------|E|-0000---00---00---0000-------------------|
**** ** ** ****e|---------------------|B|---------------------|G|---------------------|D|------5----5----5----|A|------5----5----5----|E|-0000---00---00---00-| **** ** ** **
Riff 2e|-3-3--3-3--3-3--|B|-6-6--6-6--6-6--|G|-5-5--5-5--5-5--|D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--|A|-3-3--3-3--3-3--|E|----------------|
Riff 3Guitar 1e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-----2-4-5-4-2-------2-4-5-4-2---|A|---2-----------2---2-----------2-|E|-0---------------3---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-----2-4-5-4-4h5p4h5-----0------0-----|D|---2-------------------2------4---4---|A|-0-------------------3------5-------5-|E|--------------------------------------| * * * * *
Guitar 2e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|-9-------11-12-7--------11-12-|D|------------------------------|A|-7--------9-10-5---------9-10-|E|------------------------------|
e|---------------------|B|---------------------|G|-14----5-5----5----7-|D|---------------------|A|-12----3-3----3----5-|E|---------------------|
Play Riff 1 "A new chaplain..."
Riff 2ae|-3-3--3-3--|B|-6-6--6-6--|G|-5-5--5-5--|D|-3-3--3-3--|A|-3-3--3-3--|E|-----------|
Riff 4e|---------------------------3----|B|---------------------------3--3-|G|------4------2---------5---0--2-|D|--------4------2-------5------0-|A|-2222-----0-------3333-3--------|E|--------------------------------| *** **** "Welcome to my..."
Play Riff 3 "I'm Father Picard..."
Play Riff 1 "Oh yeah..."
Play Riff 2a
Play Riff 4 "Father Picard is hiding..."
Riff 5 (solo rhythm)e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|------6------6------5------5-|A|-4444-4-4444-4-3333-3-3333-3-|E|-----------------------------|
**** **** **** ****e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|------8------8------7------7-|A|-6666-6-6666-6-5555-5-5555-5-|E|-----------------------------|
**** **** **** ****e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-------------------------4-----4-|A|-0222-2-2--0000-0-0----2-----2---|E|---------------------4-----4-----|
**** * * **** * * e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-------------------------4-----4-|A|-0222-2-2--0000-0-0----2-----2---|E|---------------------4-----4-----| **** * * **** * *
Play Riff 3 "I'm Father Picard..."
Riff 6 (2 times)e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-----------------6/7\6-6-6-6-6-6/7\6-|A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5\4-4-4-4-4-4/5\4-|E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-6\4-4-4-4-------------------------|A|-4\2-2-2-2-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-5-5/7\5-|E|-----------5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3-3-3/5\3-| * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 1 "The nuns freak out..."
Play Riff 2a
Play Riff 4 "Father Picard was hiding something..."
Riff 7 (fade out)e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|--------0---------------0-----|D|------4---4----------4-----4--|A|-0h2--------0-2--/5-----------|E|------------------------------|
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
