King Diamond: Lies
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Jordan B. (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com)
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Date last modified: November 19, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
IntroE|-----------|B|-----------|G|-----------|D|-----------|A|---7-6-5---|E|-0-------7-| * * * * *
Riff 1E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|-7/6--6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|A|-5/4--4--4--4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|E|------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * E|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-7-6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6---------|A|-5-4--4--4--4-4-4--4-4-7-6-5---|E|-----------------------------7-| * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2 x2E|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-----9-8-----------------------|A|---7---------------------------|E|-7-------0-0-0-6-0-0-0-6-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * x2 E|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-----7-6-----------------------|D|---5---------------------------|A|-5-------------4-------4-------|E|---------3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3Guitar 1E|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|-7-6-5---5-----5------------|E|-------7---7------7-6-5-3-0-|
E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------10-9~-|D|--------------------9-8-------|A|-7-6-5---5----/8--7-----------|E|-------7---7------------------|
E|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|-7-6-5---5-----5------------|E|-------7---7------7-6-5-3-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------10-9~--9-10-9------------|D|--------------------9-8---------------9-8--------|A|-7-6-5---5----/8--7-----------------------8~---\-|E|-------7---7-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2E|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|-7-6-5---5-----5------------|E|-------7---7------7-6-5-3-0-|
E|-------------------------------|B|------------------------11-10~-|G|--------------------9-8--------|D|-7-6-5---5----/8--7------------|A|-------7---7-------------------|E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * E|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|-7-6-5---5-----5------------|E|-------7---7------7-6-5-3-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------11-10~---10-11-10------------|G|--------------------9-8-------------------9-8--------|D|-7-6-5---5----/8--7---------------------------9~---\-|A|-------7---7-----------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------| * * * * * *
Lead into next section:Guitar 1E|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|-----5---5-----5-------4--4-4/5-|D|-----2---2-----2-------1--1-1/2-|A|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0----------|E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * E|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-----5---5-----5---------|D|-----2---2-----2-------4-|A|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-2-|E|-------------------------| * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (Play 2x, Let chords ring)E|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-2------------2-------1--|A|-0------------0-------2--|E|-------------------------|
Riff 4E|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|-----5---5-----5-------4--4-4/5-|D|-----2---2-----2-------1--1-1/2-|A|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0----------|E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * "Yesterday I spent an hour..."E|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-----5---5-----5---------|D|-----2---2-----2-------4-|A|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0-0-2-|E|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * "...a full hour in therapy..."
Riff 5E|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|-------7-----------7-----7---7---|D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5---|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-|E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * "He asked me questions..."E|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|---------------4-4-----7--7-|A|-2-2-2-2-2-1-0-2-2-0-0-5--5-|E|----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * "That kind of fool..."E|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|-------7-----------7-----7---7/-|D|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---5/-|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/-|E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * "I gave him answers..."E|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|-------9-----------9------------|D|-7-----7-----7-----7-----12--12-|A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10--10-|E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "The kind of answers..."
Play Riff 4 "Yes, I gave him a bunch of lies..."
Play Riff 5 "He asked me questions..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)Guitar 1E|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------0-----0-|D|-9--9-8-7--5--------9--9-8-7----2-----4---|A|-7--7-6-5--3--------7--7-6-5--3-----5-----|E|------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|-9--9-8-7--5--------9--9-8-7--|A|-7--7-6-5--3--------7--7-6-5--|E|------------------------------|
* * * * * *E|-------0---------------------------0---------------------|B|---------0---------------------------0-------------------|G|-----------8---------11-9--------------8---------11-9----|D|-----9------------10------10-----9------------10------10-|A|---9-----------10--------------9-----------10------------|E|-7-----------8---------------7-----------8---------------|
E|-------0---------------------------------------------------------|B|---------0-------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------8---------11-9-------------12-11-------------14-12----|D|-----9------------10------10-------12-------12-------13-------13-|A|---9-----------10---------------12----------------13-------------|E|-7-----------8---------------10----------------11----------------|
E|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------0-----0-|D|-9--9-8-7--5--------9--9-8-7----2-----4---|A|-7--7-6-5--3--------7--7-6-5--3-----5-----|E|------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *E|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------0-----0-|D|-9--9-8-7--5--------9--9-8-7----2-----4---|A|-7--7-6-5--3--------7--7-6-5--3-----5-----|E|------------------------------------------| * * * * * *
Guitar 2E|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|------4-5-4~--5~---------4-5-7~--5-4-5~--4h5p4---|A|-7--7---------------7--7-----------------------7-|E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|------4-5-4~--5~---------4-5-|A|-7--7---------------7--7-----|E|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------|D|-4----5----4----5----4----5----7----8----|A|-2----3----2----3----2----3----5----6----|E|-----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|------4-5-4~--5~---------4-5-7~--5-4-5~--4h5p4---|A|-7--7---------------7--7-----------------------7-|E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|------4-5-4~--5~---------4-5-7~-----------|A|-7--7---------------7--7---------3~----5~-|E|------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 4 "The doctor looked..."
Play Riff 5 "I should have taken..."
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x2E|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|-------------------7--------------------|A|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-5--2-2-2-2-2-0--5--7-|E|-----------------------------------3--5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * E|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------6--7-|D|-------------------9---------------4--5-|A|-4-4-4-5-4-4-5-4-4-7--4-4-4-5-4-4--4--5-|E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * E|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|-------------------9--------------------------|A|-4-4-4-5-4-4-5-4-4-7--4-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-3-3-3-3-|E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * E|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------6--7-|D|-------------------9---------------4--5-|A|-4-4-4-5-4-4-5-4-4-7--4-4-4-5-4-4--4--5-|E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * E|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------9---------------------------6--|A|-4-4-4-5-4-4-5-4-4-7--4-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-3-3-3-3--4--|E|-----------------------------------------------4--| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 8Guitar 1E|-----------3------|B|-----------3----3-|G|-----------0----2-|D|------4---------0-|A|-2----2-----------|E|-0----------------|
Guitar 2E|------------------|B|------------------|G|------------------|D|------------------|A|-7----5---------8-|E|-----------6------|
Riff 9 x2E|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|---------4-3---4-3-------------|E|-2-2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2-5-4-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * "That night I cleaned the entire house..." x2E|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|---------7-6---7-6-------------|E|-5-5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-8-7-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "No dust, no tea, ah stupid me..."
Riff 10 Guitar 1E|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|E|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2E|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-----|E|-------------------------0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 9aE|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|---------4-3---4-3-------------|E|-2-2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2-5-4-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The sun is up..."E|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|---------7-6---7-6-------------|E|-5-5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-8-7-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Oh, I'm so tired..."
Play Riff 10 2 times
Riff 10aGuitar 1E|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------2-|A|-----------------8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7--0-|E|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7--------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I can't wait no more!"
Guitar 2E|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-----------------7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6--2-|A|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6------------------0-|E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Intro
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3
Ending ChordE|------|B|------|G|------|D|--9\--|A|--7\--|E|--7\--|
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
