King Diamond: Behind These Walls
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Brian McKeen : dusarrion@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: 12-07-01
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Tuning: Standard
Introe|---------|B|---------|G|--8---7--|D|--8---7--|A|--6---5--|E|---------|
Riff 1e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-6------4-6------8---7-|D|-6------4-6------8---7-|A|-4------2-4------6---5-|E|-----------------------|
Riff 2e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-6-------------------------------|A|-4--4-444-444-444-444-444-444-44-|E|---------------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** ** "Walking in the garden..."e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|-6-666-666-666-666-666-666-666-66-|E|----------------------------------|
* *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ** "...picking flowers in the sun..."e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|-6---------------6-----------------9--9-|A|-4--4-444-444-44-4--4-444-4444-66--7--6-|E|----------------------------------------| * *** *** ** * *** **** ** "Madeleine is on her own..."
Play Riff 1 "What's going on ?"
Riff 3e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4444-|E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * ****e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|--------------------------8----7-|D|--------------------------8----7-|A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6----5-|E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Ahhhhh, ahhhh..."
Play Riff 2 "All the birds are singing...."
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|-6-6-4-6----6-4-6------6-6-4-6------------|A|-4-4-2-4----4-2-4-2----4-4-2-4---6-5-4--2-|E|------------------0--------------4-3-2--0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|-6-6-4-6----6-4-6------6-6-4-6---------|A|-4-4-2-4----4-2-4-2----4-4-2-4---6-5-4-|E|------------------0--------------4-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)e|---------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------|D|-------6---5--------------6--------6---5---------7-|A|---------------------------------------------7-6-5-|E|-2-4-4---4----2-4-4-4-4-4----2-4-4---4-----4-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Lead into next section:e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|---------------------------8-----7---|D|-6-6-----6-6------6-6------8-----7---|A|-4-4-----4-4------4-4------6-----5---|E|-------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|-------------------8----7-|D|-------------------8----7-|A|-4444444444444...--6----5-|E|--------------------------| *************
Play Riff 2 "Now the bell is ringing..."This is lead comes in the second time:e|---------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------|G|-/6~~----8-9-8~~-----9--8--9~---11--13-13~~---11~~-|D|---------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 "What's going on ?"
Play Riff 3 "Ahhhh, ahhhh...."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Pure La Rocque!)e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|G|----13-13~~--13-14-13-11-9-8~~-----------------------------------|D|-11----------------------------10--6~~---------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|G|-9---------------------------------------------------------------|D|---11----9-------------------------------------------------------|A|------11---11----9--------6-7------------------------------------|E|--------------12---11-7-9------4~~--4-5-7~~----------------------|
e|-16p12-------------16p12-------------16p12-----------------------|B|-------14p12-12h14-------14p12-12h14-------14p12-----------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------14p12\11--------|A|----------------------------------------------------------11~~~--|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----9---------------------------9---11^^r---15^^r15-------------|B|------9-12p9-----------------------9-----------------------------|G|-11^^--------11p9-11^^r-9~~---11---------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------19---------------------------------------------------------|B|-20^^-----20^^r-19~~---------17-16h17p16h17p16h17p16h17p16~~\----|G|-----------------------16-18-------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Ending x5e|--------|B|--------|G|--4--6--|D|--4--6--|A|--2--4--|E|--------| "What's going on ?"
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
