King Diamond: A Visit From The Dead
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
with a little help from "The Ace"
LANGUS : tlange@promail.pl
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
edited by: Jordan B. (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Acoustic)e|-----------12-------------------13--------|B|--------10----10-------------10----10-----|G|------9----------9---------9----------9---|D|---10--------------10---10--------------0-|A|-0--------------------0-------------------|E|------------------------------------------|
e|---------10---------------10-------|B|-------8----8-----------8----8-----|G|-----7--------7-------7--------7---|D|---9------------9---9------------0-|A|-----------------------------------|E|-0----------------0----------------|
e|-----------12-------------------13--------|B|--------10----10-------------10----10-----|G|------9----------9---------9----------9---|D|---10--------------10---10--------------0-|A|-0--------------------0-------------------|E|------------------------------------------|
e|---------10--------10--|B|-------8----8-------8--|G|-----7--------7-----7--|D|---9------------9---9--|A|-----------------------|E|-0---------------------|
Riff 2 (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm)e|-------8-8-------------8-8-------------8-8-------------5-5-------|B|-----6-----6---------6-----6---------5-----5---------5-----5-----|G|---5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5---|D|-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------8-8-------------8-8-------------8-8-------------5-5-------|B|-----6-----6---------6-----6---------5-----5---------5-----5-----|G|---5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5---|D|-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------1-3-1-------------3---------------3---------------3-------|B|-----3-------3---------3---3-----------1---1-----------3---3-----|G|---2-----------0-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|D|-0-----------------0-----------0---2-----------2---0-----------0-|A|-----------------1---------------3---------------2---------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------1-3-1-------------3---------------3-------|B|-----3-------3---------3---3-----------1---1-----|G|---2-----------0-----0-------0-------0-------0---|D|-0-----------------0-----------0---2-----------2-|A|-----------------1---------------3---------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
[Drums enter]
Riff 3 (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm)e|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----|G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---|D|---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4-|A|-2---------------0-------------------------------0---------------|E|---------------------------------3-------------------------------|
e|---------0---------------0---------------0--------2--| B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0------2--|G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4----3--|D|---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4--4--| A|-2---------------0-----------------------------------|E|---------------------------------3-------------------|
Solo (Acoustic) *Edited by: Ben Stembridge : stembbe@ala.net*e|-8p7-------------8p7----------------0-3-1h3p1---0---------------------|B|-----5---6-8----------------------1-----------1---1---1---------------|G|-------------7-------5--7-5-4---2-------------------2---2---0---------|D|----------------------------------------------------------2---2---2---|A|----------------------------------------------------------------3---3-|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Guitar 3 plays notes in () )e|----------------3------8--------------------12-10--7~--|B|---------------(3)---(10)-6---6/10--8----8--------(8~)-|G|-------0-2-4-5---------------------(9)--(9)------------|D|-0-2-3-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----| --> quick rakee|-----10----10-12-13-10-9-10-12-13-10----12------|B|---11---10---------------------------10------10-|G|-12---------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------| * *
e|-17-----15---14--------------------------|B|---15----14----13------12----15----12-11-|G|-----14----13----12-11----11----11-------|D|-----------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-12-11-9-11--9------9-----------------|D|-----------12--11-12---9-11-12-11-11~-|A|--------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|------------------9---11---12---11---|D|--9-------0--7--x---x----x----x----x-|A|-----9~~-----------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 4 (Acoustic, listen for strumming patttern)e|-5--5-5----8---8-8--10--1010--12--12-12------------(12-10--8)-|B|-5--5-5----8---8-8---8---8-8--10--10-10--10--10-10--13-12-10--|G|-5--5-5----9---9-9---9---9-9--11--11-11--10--10-10------------|D|-7--7-7---10--1010--10--1010--12--12-12--10--10-10------------|A|-0--0-0----0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0--0---0---0--0------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-5--5-5----8---8-8--10--1010------------|B|-5--5-5----8---8-8---8---8-8--1--1-1--3-|G|-5--5-5----9---9-9---9---9-9--0--0-0--2-|D|-7--7-7---10--1010--10--1010--2--2-2--0-|A|-0--0-0----0---0-0---0---0-0------------|E|----------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 "It must be summer..."
Play Riff 2 "All the flowers..."
Riff 3a (Acoustic)e|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------|B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----|G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---|D|---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4-|A|-2---------------0-------------------------------0---------------|E|---------------------------------3-------------------------------| "...sand...."
e|---------0-----------------------------0--------------0--|B|-------0---0---------6---------------0---0---------6--5--|G|-----4-------4---------------------4-------4----------6--|D|---4-----------4---7--------7----4-----------4---7----6--|A|-2---------------5--------7----2---------------5------4--|E|------------------------5--------------------------------| "It's all..."
Riff 4a (Acoustic, listen for strumming patttern)e|-5--5-5----8---8-8--10--1010--12--12-12------------(12-10--8)-|B|-5--5-5----8---8-8---8---8-8--10--10-10--10--10-10--13-12-10--|G|-5--5-5----9---9-9---9---9-9--11--11-11--10--10-10------------|D|-7--7-7---10--1010--10--1010--12--12-12--10--10-10------------|A|-0--0-0----0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0--0---0---0--0------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-5--5-5----8---8-8--10--1010---------------3--3-3--0-|B|-5--5-5----8---8-8---8---8-8--1--1-1--3----3--3-3--1-|G|-5--5-5----9---9-9---9---9-9--0--0-0--2----0--0-0--2-|D|-7--7-7---10--1010--10--1010--2--2-2--0----0--0-0--2-|A|-0--0-0----0---0-0---0---0-0---------------2--2-2--0-|E|-------------------------------------------3--3-3----|
End of acoustic intro.
Riff 5 (Distortion)Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------|A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|--12-----11-----10------9------|D|--10------9------8------7------|A|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|B|-------------------------3---------------|G|--12-----11-----10-------0-----3~~-------|D|--10------9------8-------0---------------|A|----------------------xx-x-----------3-2-|E|----------------------xx-3---------------|
RIFF 6 (Solo Rhythm) x2e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------3------3----3--------------------|A|-------------------------4------4----4-|E|-1111---1111---11---1111---1111---11---|
**** **** ** **** **** ** x2e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------6------6----6--------------------|A|-------------------------7------7----7-|E|-4444---4444---44---4444---4444---44---| **** **** ** **** **** **
Soloe|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|-13--12--9--10----------------|D|----------------10--11--8-10--|A|-11--10--7---8----------------|E|-----------------8---9--6--8--|
e|----------------------------|B|---------------------13-12--|G|-13--12--8--9--8--9---------|D|---------------------10--9--|A|-11--10--6--7--6--7---------|E|----------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 7e|----------------|B|--3---3---------|G|--0---0---------|D|--0---0---------|A|--x---x---------|E|--3---3---0--3~-|
Riff 8e|----------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------|D|---------4-5----------7-5----------4-5------2-----2-|A|-2-2-2-2-2-3--2-2-2-2-5-3--2-2-2-2-2-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-|E|----------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "My bed is..."e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------|D|---------4-5----------7-5----------4-5-------|A|-2-2-2-2-2-3--2-2-2-2-5-3--2-2-2-2-2-3--5--4-|E|----------------------------------------3--2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "I am in total darkness..."e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|---------7-8----------10-8----------7-8------5-----5-|A|-5-5-5-5-5-6--5-5-5-5--8-6--5-5-5-5-5-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-|E|-----------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I can feel..."e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|---------7-8----------10-8----------7-8--------|A|-5-5-5-5-5-6--5-5-5-5--8-6--5-5-5-5-5-6---8--7-|E|------------------------------------------6--5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "I know it's not a dream..."
Riff 9 (Harmony guitar in () )e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-|A|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-|E|-0-0-0--------0-0-0---------|
* * * * * * "Someone's..."e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------(/2~-0h2p0--------------|D|-------2-3-2---/3~-2h3p2-3-2-3-2-0----|A|-------2-3-2-------------5-3-5-3-2-2)-|E|-0-0-0-----------------------------3--|
* * * * * * * * * "...standing at the end..."e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-|A|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-|E|-0-0-0--------0-0-0---------|
* * * * * * e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-------2-3-2--/3~-2h3p2-------------|A|-------2-3-2------------5-3-5-3-2---|E|-0-0-0----------------------------3-|
* * * * * * * * *e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------(/2~-0h2p0--------------|D|-------2-3-2---/3~-2h3p2-3-2-3-2-0----|A|-------2-3-2-------------5-3-5-3-2-2)-|E|-0-0-0-----------------------------3--| * * * * * * * * *
Riff 10 Guitar 1 x2e|------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------5-------------5--------------------------------------|G|-----6---6---------6---6------------------4-3---------------|D|---6-------6-----6-------6--------5-4-------------5-4-2-0---|A|-4-----------4-0-----------0------------------------------1-|E|------------------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------|
* * * * * * "Must be..."e|---------------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------4-3-----------------------------7-6---------------|D|-----5-4-------------5-4-2-0---------8-7-------------8-7-5-----|A|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------1---5-5-----5-5-----5-5-------8-4-|E|---------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 x2e|------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------5-------------5--------------------5-4---------------|G|-----6---6---------6---6----------3-2-------------3-2-0-----|D|---6-------6-----6-------6------------------------------3-0-|A|-4-----------4-0-----------0--------------------------------|E|------------------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------|
* * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------5-4-----------------------------8-7---------------|G|-----3-2-------------3-2-0-----------7-6-------------7-6-------|D|---------------------------3-0---------------------------8-7---|A|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-------------5-5-----5-5-----5-5---------7-|E|---------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm) x2e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------3------3----3--------------------|A|-------------------------4------4----4-|E|-1111---1111---11---1111---1111---11---|
**** **** ** **** **** ** x2e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------6------6----6--------------------|A|-------------------------7------7----7-|E|-4444---4444---44---4444---4444---44---|
**** **** ** **** **** ** x2e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------3------3----3--------------------|A|-------------------------4------4----4-|E|-1111---1111---11---1111---1111---11---| **** **** ** **** **** **
Play Riff 7
Play Riff 8 "Now I see..."
Play Riff 9 "King beware..."
Play Riff 10 "Must be a visit..."
Riff 11 e|---------------------------------------------------------|B|--------10-----11---------10-----8---------10-----11--10-|G|---------9-----10----------9-----7----------9-----10---9-|D|--------10-----12---------10-----9---------10-----12--10-|A|-0-0-00----0-0-----0-0-00----0-0----0-0-00----0-0--------|E|---------------------------------------------------------| * * ** * * * * ** * * * * ** * * "Just beware..."
Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm)e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-7-----7-----7\5-5\3---3-----3--------------5--7-|A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3\1-1-1-1-1-1-------1--00--3--4-|E|-------------------------------00-3-(3)----------| * * * * * * * ** **
Riff 11a (Solo Rhythm) x2e|-----------------------------------|B|--------10-----11---------10-----8-|G|---------9-----10----------9-----7-|D|--------10-----12---------10-----9-|A|-0-0-00----0-0-----0-0-00----0-0---|E|-----------------------------------| * * ** * * * * ** * *
Play Riff 12 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 11a Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 10 "Must be a visit..."
Ending (fade out):Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------|A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I will send you a dream..."
Guitar 2e|-----------12-------------------13--------|B|--------10----10-------------10----10-----|G|------9----------9---------9----------9---|D|---10--------------10---10--------------0-|A|-0--------------------0-------------------|E|------------------------------------------|
e|---------10---------------10-------|B|-------8----8-----------8----8-----|G|-----7--------7-------7--------7---|D|---9------------9---9------------0-|A|-----------------------------------|E|-0----------------0----------------|
notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
pm = 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
