King Diamond: Waiting
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
solos by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
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Date last modified: December 09, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1Both GuitarsE|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-4----7----9------------|A|-2----5----7----5----8--|E|----------------3----6--|
E|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-4----7----9------------|A|-2----5----7----5----4--|E|----------------3----2--|
E|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-4----7----9------------|A|-2----5----7----5----8--|E|----------------3----6--|
Guitar 1E|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-4----7----9------------|A|-2----5----7----5----8--|E|----------------3----6--|
Guitar 2E|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|-22222222-00000000----------5--8-|E|-------------------44444444-3--6-| ******** ******** ********
Solo over Riff 1e|----------------------------------|B|--------------10~----12~--15^r^r--|G|-8~----11~------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|B|-/12-12-12-10-12-12-10-12-12-10-12-12-10-10-12-12--|G|---------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----10-----------12--------14------------------------|B|-12------1210-12------12-10-----12--12-12-11-12-12~~--|G|------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------14h15h17p15---------14h1517h19-------14-15-15h17h20-20--|B|----------14h15h17-14h15h17-------------14--15--------------15-17-------------------|G|-16p14h16---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----1415h19-17-1920h21-16-1618-16-19-22-22-24-------22~~------|B|-17------------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-19--19h22p19h22 \17--17h20p17-14--14h17p14-----------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------17--17h19p17-15--15h17p15-12--12h15p12--|G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------|B|--------11~------|G|-12~-------------|D|-----------------|A|-----------------|E|-----------------|
End Solo
Riff 2Guitar 1E|-----------------------------------|H|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------5-----------------|A|-4---------------3-[let ring]------|E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
* * * * * * * E|-----------------------------------|H|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------|E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Guitar 2E|-----------------------------------|H|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-4---------------------------------|E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *E|-----------------------------------|H|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------7-----------------|A|-----------------5-[let ring]------|E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------| * * * * * * * *
Riff 1aGuitar 1E|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-4----7----9------------|A|-2----5----7----5----8--|E|----------------3----6--|
"Just after midnight..."E|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-4----7----9------------|A|-2----5----7----5----4--|E|----------------3----2--|
"Just after midnight..." x2E|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-4----7----9------------|A|-2----5----7----5----8--|E|----------------3----6--| "But they don't know me..."
Guitar 2E|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-4----7----9------------|A|-2----5----7----5----8--|E|----------------3----6--|
"Just after midnight..."E|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|-22222222-00000000----------5--4-|E|-------------------44444444------|
******** ******** ******** "Just after midnight..."E|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-4----7----9------------|A|-2----5----7----5----8--|E|----------------3----6--|
"But they don't know me..."E|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|-22222222-00000000---------------|E|-------------------44444444-3--6-| ******** ******** ******** "Tonight, pills..."
Riff 3Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------|H|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|--------------4--2----------------4-0-0-|A|-4--4--2-4-4--4--2---4--4--2-4-4--4-0-0-|E|-2--2--0-2-2---------2--2--0-2-2--------|
* * * * * * * * * * "Waiting in the dark..."E|----------------------------|H|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|--------------4--2---4---2--|A|-4--4--2-4-4--4--2---4---2--|E|-2--2--0-2-2----------------|
* * * * * "I cannot take..."Guitar 2E|------------------------------------------|H|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------|A|-4--4--2-4-4----------4--4--2-4-4--4-5-5~-|E|-2--2--0-2-2--2~-0----2--2--0-2-2--2------|
* * * * * * * * * * *E|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|----------------------4--6-7-6-4-----|A|-4--4--2-4-4---------------------7-7-|E|-2--2--0-2-2--2~-0-------------------|
* * * * * E|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|-7---7---6-7-7---7---6----------------------------|A|-------------------------9---9---7-9-9---9---5--5-|E|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|------------------------6~~~--7-9-7-6-------|D|-7---7---6-7-7---7---6----------------9-9~~-|A|--------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------|
Lead into next section:Guitar 1E|-------|B|-------|G|-------|D|-7---6-|A|-5---4-|E|-------|
Guitar 2E|-------|B|-------|G|-7---6-|D|-------|A|-5---4-|E|-------|
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1a "If I don't take..."
Play Riff 3 "Waiting in the dark..."
Play Riff 3 without guitar 2
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)E|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-----4h6-----4h6------4h6---7--6--7-|A|----------------------------5--4--5-|E|-4-4-----4-4------4-4---------------|
* * * * * * E|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-----4h6-----4h6------4h6---9--8--|A|----------------------------7--6--|E|-4-4-----4-4------4-4-------------| * * * * * *
Riff 5Guitar 1E|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-5-5----4-4----5-5----6-6-5-5-0-0-|A|-5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-5-5-0-0-|E|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------0-----|B|----------------------3--------3--|G|------------------------2---------|D|-5-5----4-4----5-5--------0-------|A|-5-5----5-5----5-5----------------|E|----------------------------------| "Empty eyes are staring..."
Guitar 2E|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|------------------------------5-5-|E|-3-3----2-2----3-3----4-4-3-3-----|
E|----------------------------0-----|B|----------------------3--------3--|G|------------------------2---------|D|--------------------------0-------|A|----------------------------------|E|-3-3----2-2----3-3----------------|
Riff 6Guitar 1 E|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-4-5----5-4----4-5----5-4--(4)-4-0-0-|A|-5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5--(5)-5-0-0-|E|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------0-----|B|------------------------3--------3--|G|--------------------------2---------|D|-4-5----5-4----4-5--(5)-----0-------|A|-5-5----5-5----5-5--(5)-------------|E|------------------------------------|
Guitar 2E|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-4-5--5-4--4---------------|A|-------------7--7-5--5-4-4-|E|---------------------------|
E|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-4-5--5-4--4----------------|A|-------------7--7-5---------|E|--------------------7-8-7-7-|
E|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-4-5--5-4--4------4--4-----|A|-------------7--7------5-5-|E|---------------------------|
E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|----------------9-------------|D|-4-5--5-4--4------9-9-10p9-9~-|A|-------------7-------------a--|E|------------------------------| * * *
Lead into next section:Guitar 1E|----------------|B|----------------|G|----------------|D|--4-------------|A|--2-[let ring]--|E|----------------|
Guitar 2E|----------------|B|----------------|G|----------------|D|----------------|A|--2---3---0---2-|E|----------------| "I'm looking for a key in her hand."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1a "Running through..."
Play Riff 3 "Waiting in the dark..."
Riff 4aGuitar 1E|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----4h6-----4h6-----4h6---7--6--7-|A|---------------------------5--4--5-|E|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4---------------|
* * * * * * "6, 6, 6 miles......"E|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-----4h6-----4h6-----4h6---9--8--|A|---------------------------7--6--|E|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-------------| * * * * * * "I've been running......"
Guitar 2 (the second time this riff is played)E|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----4h6-------------4h6---7--6--7-|A|-------------4h6-----------5--4--5-|E|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4---------------|
* * * * * * E|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-----4h6-------------4h6---9--8--|A|-------------4h6-----------7--6--|E|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-------------| * * * * * *
Play Riff 5 "I climb the gate..."
Ending:Guitar 1E|----------------|B|----------------|G|----------------|D|--4-------------|A|--2-[let ring]--|E|----------------|
Guitar 2E|-------------------|B|-------------------|G|-------------------|D|-------------------|A|--2---3---0----7-6-|E|-------------------| "I'm home."
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
a = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
