King Diamond: Omens
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Jordan B. : sansamppsa1@hotmail.com
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Tuning: Standard
Introe|------|B|------|G|------|D|------|A|------|E|-/12\-|
NOTE: For riffs 1 and 2, sometimes the number of notes
varies (instead of 022 it's just 0-2) but I've just used
the most common version throughout.
Riff 1e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------333333-|E|-0-2-022-0-2-0-2-033-0-2-022-0-2--------|
* * *** * * * * *** * * *** * * ******e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------2--4-|A|-----------------------------0--2-|E|-0-2-022-0-2-0-2-033-0-2-022------| * * *** * * * * *** * * ***
Riff 2e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------777777-|E|-4-6-466-4-6-4-6-477-4-6-466-4-6--------|
* * *** * * * * *** * * *** * * ******e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------6--4-|A|-----------------------------4--2-|E|-4-6-466-4-6-4-6-477-4-6-466------| * * *** * * * * *** * * ***
Riff 1ae|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------333333-|E|-0-2-022-0-2-0-2-033-0-2-022-0-2--------|
* * *** * * * * *** * * *** * * ******e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------4----|A|-----------------------------2--2-|E|-0-2-022-0-2-0-2-033-0-2-022----0-| * * *** * * * * *** * * ***
Lead into next section:e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-7-6----7-6--7-6----5-4----5-4-|D|-6-6----6-6--6-6----4-4----4-4-|A|-4-4----4-4--4-4----2-2----2-2-|E|-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|-7-6----7-6--7-6-----5-4-------5-4-----------|D|-6-6----6-6--6-6-----4-4-------4-4-----------|A|-4-4----4-4--4-4--00-2-2----22-2-2--22222222-|E|---------------------------------------------| ** ** ********
Riff 3e|---------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------|G|-7-6-------7-6-----7-6-----5-4-------5-4-----------|D|-6-6-------6-6-----6-6-----4-4-------4-4-----------|A|-4-4----44-4-4--44-4-4--00-2-2----22-2-2--22222222-|E|---------------------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ******** "Nobody's inside the church..."
Riff 4e|-----------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------|G|-9--------7--9--------7--7-6--------------7-6--------------|D|-7------7----7------7----6-6--------------6-6--------------|A|-5----5------5----5------4-4-4-444-444-44-4-4-4-444-444-44-|E|-5-----------5---------------------------------------------|
* *** *** ** * *** *** ** "Deadly omens..."e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-9--------7--9--------7--7-6----7-6--|D|-7------7----7------7----6-6----6-6--|A|-5----5------5----5------4-4----4-4--|E|-5-----------5-----------------------| "Deadly omens!"
Play Riff 1
Riff 2ae|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------777777-|E|-4-6-466-4-6-4-6-477-4-6-466-4-6--------|
* * *** * * * * *** * * *** * * ******e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------4----|A|-----------------------------2--2-|E|-4-6-466-4-6-4-6-477-4-6-466----0-| * * *** * * * * *** * * ***
Play Riff 3 "Inside the mansion..."
Play Riff 4 "Deadly omens..."
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2a Solo Rhythm
Lead into next section:e|-------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------|G|-7-6---------------------------------------------------------|D|-6-6-----------7-7-----------5-7-----------7-7-----------5-7-|A|-4-4----2-2----5-5----2-2----3-5----2-2----5-5----2-2----3-5-|E|--------0-0-----------0-0-----------0-0-----------0-0--------|
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|---9---9---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---7---7-|A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---5---5---|E|-------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|---9---9---9---9---9---9---5---5---5---7---7---7-|A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---3---3---3---5---5---5---|E|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|--------------------0-----------------------|D|---4---4----------2------4---4--------------|A|-2---2-2--2-0-2-3------2---2-2--------0-2-3-|E|--------------------------------0-2-3-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------3----|G|--------------------0-----------2----|D|---4---4----------2------4---4--0--2-|A|-2---2-2--2-0-2-3------2---2-2-----0-|E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|--------------------0-----------------------|D|---4---4----------2------4---4--------------|A|-2---2-2--2-0-2-3------2---2-2--------0-2-3-|E|--------------------------------0-2-3-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|--------------------0----------------|D|---4---4----------2------4---4--7--8-|A|-2---2-2--2-0-2-3------2---2-2--5--6-|E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm)e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|---9---9---9---9---9---9---7---7---7---7---7---7-|A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---5---5---|E|-------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---9---9---9---9---9---9--5----7-|A|-7---7---7---7---7---7----3----5-|E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 3 " 'Miriam come here...' "
Riff 4ae|-----------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------|G|-9--------7--9--------7--7-6--------------7-6--------------|D|-7------7----7------7----6-6--------------6-6--------------|A|-5----5------5----5------4-4-4-444-444-44-4-4-4-444-444-44-|E|-5-----------5---------------------------------------------|
* *** *** ** * *** *** ** "Deadly omens..."e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-9--------7--9--------7--7-6------9--|D|-7------7----7------7----6-6----9-9--|A|-5----5------5----5------4-4----9-7--|E|-5-----------5------------------7----| "Deadly omens!"
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
