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 1e|------------------------------------------|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 2e|--------------------------------------------|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 3e|------------|B|------------|G|------------|D|------------|A|---4---4----|E|-4---4---3~-| * * * a
Riff 4 x2e|-----------------------------------------------|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 5ae|-----------------------------------------------------|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 7e|---------------------------|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 11e|---------------------------------------|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..." x2e|---------------------------------------------------|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 12e|-------------------------------------------|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 7aGuitar 1e|---------------------------|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 2e|---------------------------|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 x2e|--------------------------------------|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 12ae|-------------------------------------------|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
