King Diamond: Mirror, Mirror
transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : midiamond@sci.fi
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1Guitar 1e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-----7--7--7--7-5---------|A|---5--------------8-7--7~-|E|-5------------------------|
e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-----7--7--7--7------------|A|---5-------------3--5--3-0-|E|-5---------------1--3--1---|
e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|---7--7--7--7-5---------|A|-5--------------8-7--7~-|E|------------------------| "My feelings..."
e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|---7-5------------------|A|-------8-7-5---5--7--3--|E|-5-----------8----------| "I know someone's..."
Guitar 2e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|---7----5------7--------------|A|-7-5----3----7-5----3--5--3-0-|E|-5-----------5------1--3--1---|
e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-7----5------7-------------|A|-5----3----7-5----3--5--3--|E|-----------5------1--3--1--|
Riff 2e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-------------0h1p0h1p0---|E|-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------3-|
* * * * *e|---------------|B|---------------|G|---------------|D|---------------|A|------------3--|E|-0-0-0-0000-1--|
* * * ****e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-------------0h1p0h1p0---|E|-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------3-|
* * * * *e|---------------|B|---------------|G|---------------|D|------------3--|A|------------1--|E|-0-0-0-0000----| * * * ****
Riff 3e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-4-----------------------|A|-2-----------------------|E|----2--2--2--2--2-2--2-2-|
* * * * * * * * "I silently..."e|---------------------|B|---------------------|G|---------------------|D|-4----------------5--|A|-2----------------3--|E|----2--2--2--2222----|
* * * **** "...follow the sound..."e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-4-----------------------|A|-2-----------------------|E|----2--2--2--2--2-2--2-2-|
* * * * * * * * "Little footsteps..."e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-7--------7-------7----|A|-5--------5-------5----|E|----5--5-----5-5-----5-| * * * * * "...moving in the..."
Riff 4e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------|A|-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-9-9-xxxxxx-9-9-7-|E|-3-3-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxxxx-7-7-5-|
"I cannot..."e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-4--4-4--4-4-4-|E|-3-3-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-2--2-2--2-2-2-|
"I don't even..."e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------|A|-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-9-9-xxxxxx-9-9-7-|E|-3-3-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxxxx-7-7-5-| "I see a girl..."
Guitar 1e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-9--7--5--4--|E|-3-3-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-7--5--3--2--| "...standing in the..."
Guitar 2e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------4--4--4--4--|A|-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-2--2--2--2--|E|-3-3-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-------------| "...standing in the..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Wead)e|--------------------7h9h10-9p7----------------------|B|-------------7h8h10------------10-8p7---------------|G|-------6h7h9--------------------------9-7\6---6h7p6-|D|-9p8h9--------------------------------------9-------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-7-5-9-7-5---7-5-------5-------------------------|A|-----------9-----9-9-7---9-7-5-9-7-5---7-5-------|E|-------------------------------------9-----9-7-9-|
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-7b9-7~--(7)\----------------------7/-|D|-------------------------4b5----------|A|---------------5b7-5~--------5-5~-----|E|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------14----14-|B|-------14-16-17-16-14----------14-16-17----17----|G|-14-15----------------15-14-15-------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|----14---------------------------------------|B|-17----17-16-14------------------------------|G|----------------15-14-15-14-15-14-15h16-14~--|D|---------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-------------16b17-14-------17b18-14-------------|B|-17b19-17p14----------17p14----------17p14-17b19-|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------14-16-17~-|B|-17-14------15-17p15p14-15-17-----------|G|-------14~------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 4 "I cannot see..."
Riff 5Guitar 1e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------|A|---10p9-10----9p7-9----7p5-7-5-7-9-7-5-|E|-0----------0--------0-----------------|
* * * "Mirror mirror..."e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------|A|---10p9-10----9p7-9----5-7-9-7-5----|E|-0----------0--------0-----------5~-|
* * * "Mirror in the hall..."e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------|A|---10p9-10----9p7-9----7p5-7-5-7-9-7-5-|E|-0----------0--------0-----------------|
* * * "Mirror mirror..."e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------|A|---10p9-10----9p7-9----5-7-9-7-5----|E|-0----------0--------0-----------7--|
* * * "The mirror on the wall..."Guitar 2e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|---10p9-10----9p7-9----7p5-7-5-7-9-7-5-|A|---------------------------------------|E|-0----------0--------0-----------------|
* * *e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|---10p9-10----9p7-9----5-7-9-7-5----|A|---------------------------------5~-|E|-0----------0--------0--------------|
* * *e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|---9p7-9----7p5-7----5p4-5-4-5-7-5-4-|A|-------------------------------------|E|-0--------0--------0-----------------|
* * *e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|---9p7-9----7p5-7----4-5-7-5-4----|A|-------------------------------5--|E|-0--------0--------0--------------| * * *
Riff 6Guitar 1 x2e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|----------------------------------|E|-00000000000000000000000000000000-|
******************************** "NO!"Guitar 2e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|---------------------9--------(9)-|D|---------------------9--------(9)-|A|---------------------7--------(7)-|E|-0--------(0)---------------------|
Riff 7e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------|D|-10-------9-------10-7-10-------9-------10-7-|A|--8-------7--------8-5--8-------7--------8-5-|E|-----0000----0000----------0000----0000------|
**** **** **** **** "Why are you here..."e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|-------------121212121212----------121212121212-|D|-9-----------101010101010----------101010101010-|A|-7------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-|E|----00000000--------------00000000--------------| ******** ******** "...house?"
Riff 8Guitar 1 x2e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-55555555-33333333-11111111-33333333-|
******** ******** ******** ******** "I cannot tell..."e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|-------------121212121212----------121212121212-|D|-9-----------101010101010----------101010101010-|A|-7------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-|E|----00000000--------------00000000--------------| ******** ******** "...white!"
Guitar 2e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------0-2-0-2-3-|A|-0----2----3----2-0---0----2----3-----------|E|--------------------3-----------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|-------------121212121212----------121212121212-|D|-9-----------101010101010----------101010101010-|A|-7------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-|E|----00000000--------------00000000--------------|
******** ********e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------2-3-2-0-----|A|-3----2----0------0-2-3----2------------3-2-|E|----------------3---------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|-------------121212121212----------121212121212-|D|-9-----------101010101010----------101010101010-|A|-7------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-|E|----00000000--------------00000000--------------| ******** ********
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm)Guitar 1 x2e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-55555555-33333333-11111111-33333333-| ******** ******** ******** ********
Guitar 2e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------0-2-0-2-3-|A|-0----2----3----2-0---0----2----3-----------|E|--------------------3-----------------------|
Solo (La Rocque)e|-----------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------15-17-18~----17-15-13--------------|G|-17b19~--------14-16-17-----------------------16-13--------|D|----------------------------------------------------15-14~-|A|-----------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------13~--(13)/16-----------16~--(16)/20-|B|-------15---------------------15--------------|G|----14---------------------16-----------------|D|-15---------------------18--------------------|A|----------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------19b20----(20)r19-19~--|B|-------20-----------------------|G|----18--------------------------|D|-20-----------------------------|A|--------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|B|-12-13-12\10---------------------------|G|-------------12-10-9-------------------|D|---------------------12-10-9-----------|A|-----------------------------12-10-----|E|-----------------------------------12~-|
Harmony part:
Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------12----------------|D|----------12-14-15-14~----15----15-14-12-------|A|-12-14-15--------------------------------15-14-|E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------12-17p12----------------12-|B|----------------12-13----------13-12----12-13----|G|-------------14----------------------14----------|D|----------14-------------------------------------|A|-12-14-15----------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-13p10-------10p7------7p4-----4p1-----|B|-------12---------9--------6-------3---|G|----------13--------10-------7-------4-|D|---------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-2~--4--5-4~--5--7-5~--7--9-7~--9--10-9~-|D|-----------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------16----------------|D|----------15-17-19-17~----19----19-17-15-------|A|-15-17-19--------------------------------19-17-|E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------15-20p15----------------15-|B|----------------15-17----------17-15----15-17----|G|-------------17----------------------17----------|D|----------17-------------------------------------|A|-15-17-19----------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-16p13-------13p10-------10p7------7p4-----|B|-------15----------12---------9--------6---|G|----------16----------13--------10-------7-|D|-------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------|G|-5~--7--9-7~--9--10-9~--10--12-10~--12--14-[drops out]-|D|-------------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 5 "Mirror mirror..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo (La Rocque)e|--------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------14b16-14~-|G|-/9----7--0-0-7h9p7-7---7-9-9-7---------14b16-14~-|D|-/9----7--------------9---------------------------|A|--------------------------------9/10/12-----------|E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|-5-7-8-5-7-8-5-7-8-5-7-8-7-8-10-7-8-10-7-8-10-7-8-10-|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-7h10p7h10p7h10-10h12p10h12p10h12-20----|B|----------------------------------22b24-|G|----------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|B|--0--0--0--0----0--0----0--0---------------|G|-/9--9--9--7----7--6----6--6--5~----(5)/-0-|D|-------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------12-14-16-12-14-16-|A|----------12-14-15-12-14-15-------------------|E|-12-14-15-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------14-15-17-15-14-|B|-------------------13-15-17-13-15-17----------------|G|-12-14-16-12-14-16----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------|B|-17-15-14-0--------|G|------------22-----|D|------------22b24--|A|-------------------|E|-------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "Now I can..."
Play Riff 4 "I cannot see..."
Play Riff 5 "Mirror, mirror..."
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