King Diamond: Arrival
transcribed by: Steve "Tabac" Begin : sbegin@qc.autoroute.net
Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm) x2e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------4-5-4-|A|-2------2------2------2------2------2------2-3-2-|E|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|----------------------------5---------|A|-8----7-5-2--------8----7-5-3----5----|E|-6----5-3-0--------6----5-3------3----| * * * *
Solo x2e|--------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------10---------------------------------12-13-12~-|G|-9~--11-12----12-11-9-11-11h12p11-9~~---11-12-----------|D|--------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|B|-10^--10-----------10-10^--10-----13~-------|G|---------12-9~--12------------12-------12~--|D|--------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------|
"That must be it!"
Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------5~-|E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-------------------------5-4-5-5--4-|A|-------------------------3-2-3-3--2-|E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------5~-|E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-------------------------5-4-5-7-|A|-------------------------3-2-3-5-|E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * *
Soloe|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------12-------10~------------|G|---------------------------11-12------12-11-9~~-|D|--9~---12~--14~--\9~----------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------12----------|B|-----------------10---------------------------------|G|-9-8-9-11-12\-------12p11p9~----9-11-12----12-11-9~-|D|--------------9-------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|-11-12-12^---[fades into next solo]-|D|------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------|A|-------------------6--------6--4--7-|E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2--5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|-------------------6--------6--4--|E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------|A|-------------------6--------6--4--7-|E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2--5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-------------------------------7--|A|-------------------6--------6--5--|E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----| * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------|A|-------------------8--------8--6--9-|E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4--7-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|-------------------8--------8--6--|E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------|A|-------------------8--------8--6--9-|E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4--7-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-------------------------------9--|A|-------------------8--------8--7--|E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----| * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------222222222222222222222222-|E|-1111111111111111111111--------------------------|
********************** ************************ "Through the summer rain..."e|----------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|-111111111111-333333333333-555555555555555555555555-| ************ ************ ************************ "...the coach had finally arrived..."
Ending to Riff 5e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|E|-111111111111-333333333333-| ************ ************ "People blame it on the..."
Riff 6e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------1-2-1-|A|-2------3------2------1-2-1-|E|-0--000-1--111-0--000-------|
*** *** *** * * * "...hill..."e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------2-0-1-2-1-0-|A|-2------3------2-0-1-2-1-0-|E|-0--000-1--111-------------| *** *** * * * * * * "...the hill where no one..."
Play Riff 5 "The coach had stopped..."
Play Riff 6 "...the darkness would soon..."
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|-5------6------5------4-5-4-|E|-3--333-4--444-3--333-2-3-2-|
*** *** *** * * *e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|-5------6------5-3-4-5-4-3-|E|-3--333-4--444-3-1-2-3-2-1-| *** *** * * * * * *
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|-7------8------7------6-7-6-|E|-5--555-6--666-5--555-4-5-4-|
*** *** *** * * *e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|-7------8------7-5-6-7-6-5-|E|-5--555-6--666-5-3-4-5-4-3-| *** *** * * * * * *
Lead into next section:e|-----|B|-----|G|-----|D|-----|A|--9--|E|--7--| "Ah...."
Riff 9e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-7-----9-----10---12-----10-----9---|A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------9-9-9----10-----10----10---9-9-9-|D|-7-----9-----10----9-9-9-----9------9-----9---9-9-9-|A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--7-7-7-----8------8-----8---7-7-7-|E|-------------------------0-0---0-0----0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 10e|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------5--5--4-|D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4----4--4--4-|A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2----2--2--2-|E|--------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "18 is 9..."e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4--|A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2--|E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------|G|-----5------7-----10-10-10---10-10-10\-------------|D|---5------7--------9--9--9----9--9--9\-------------|A|-3------5--------0---------0-----------------------|E|-------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------5--5--4-|D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4----4--4--4-|A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2----2--2--2-|E|--------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * "18 is 9..."e|------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------5-----7-|D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4------5-----7---|A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2----3-----5-----|E|------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------|B|------8--8--|G|------7--7--|D|-4----5--5--|A|-2----------|E|------------|
Play Riff 2 Use the same solo
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Soloe|---------9-----------14h16h18p16p14-16-----------------------------|B|-9h11h12--12p11p9-11-------------------17-16/17--------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------18p16p15--15tr16----|D|----------------------------------------------------------------18-|A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-17~~14-17~~14--17~~14-17~~14-15---16h17-19--19p17p16---19p17p16------------|G|---------------------------------18------------------18----------18-16------|D|----------------------------------------------------------------------18-15-|A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 5 "Jonathon laughed and said..."
Play Riff 6 "18 is actually 9..."
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm
Soloe|----------------------------------------15/18----15--|B|----------------------------------------15/18----15--|G|-12p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-5p0-8p0-7p0-3p0-7p0---------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|B|-There's a burst of note here that is-----------------------20--|G|-not transcrible! Just begin around--------------------19^-----|D|-the 17th-fret of the 1st string (high E),----------------------|A|-go up (around 19th fret of 5th string) and---------------------|E|-then go down to where you begin and finish with this-----------|
End Solo
Endinge|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------3--5--/8----|A|-5-3-4-5-4-3--3---3--3--5--/8----|E|-3-1-2-3-2-1--1-0-1--------------| * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|----------------------1-2-1--9\-|A|-2------3------2------1-2-1--7\-|E|-0--000-1--111-0--000-----------| *** *** *** * * *
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
