King Diamond: The Exorcist
transcribed by Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
solo by: LordDarkmoor : LordDarkmoor@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: December 07, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------7-9-|A|---10---9~---------10---9~--10-9h10-----|E|-0----0-----7~---0----0-----------------|
e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------12-11-|A|---10---9~------10-10--9-|E|-0----0-----7~---8-------|
Riff 2 (2 times)e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------7-9-|A|---10---9~---------10---9~--10-9h10-----|E|-7----7-----8~---7----7-----------------|
"At the light..."e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-----------------------|A|---10---9~------9-10-7-|E|-7----7-----8~--7--8-5-|
Riff 3Guitar 1e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|----10---9~---------10---9~-----|A|--7----7-----10-9-7----7-----8~-|E|--------------------------------| "Gone, would Sarah..."
Guitar 2e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|----10---9~---------10---9~------|D|-------------10-9----------------|A|--7----7----------7----7-----8~--|E|---------------------------------|
Bothe|---------------|B|---------------|G|---------------|D|------5-----5--|A|----7-----6----|E|--8-----7------| "Grandpa was panicking..."
Play Riff 1 "Father Malone..."
Play Riff 2 "Sarah's voice..."
Play Riff 3 "Had gone..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|---9-7------9-7-----------|A|---7-5------7-5----5-5-7--|E|-0--------0--------3-3-5--|
* *e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|---9-7------9-7----------------|A|---7-5------7-5------------0h2-|E|-0--------0------2-2-2-2-3-----| * * * * *
Soloe|--------------------------------------------12--------12----12--------|B|--------------------------------------------15b~~(17)---15--12--------|G|-------------------11b(12)-(12)-release-11~-----------------14b(16)~~-|D|-2~--5-4~---/12-9~----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------/22b(23)--|B|-----x-x------------x-x---------------|G|-----7-7----------7-7-7---------------|D|-(9)-x-x-9~-9-7-9---x-x-9~~-----------|A|--------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 5 x2 E|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------0h2--|A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3------|E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Put me through..." x2e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------0h2--|A|-------------------3-2-0-2-3------|E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The Abbey of the..."
Repeat Riff 5 "Father Malone..."
Riff 6 e|------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------|A|-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-5--5--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-7--7-|E|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-3--3--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-5--5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "It only..."
Riff 7 E|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|-4--4--4--4--5-5--4--4--4--4--7-7-|E|-2--2--2--2--3-3--2--2--2--2--5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "Listen here my friend..."E|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|-4--4--4--4--5-5--4--4--4--4--7--|E|-2--2--2--2--3-3--2--2--2--2--5--| * * * * * * * * * * "I will be there..."
Riff 8 x4e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|---9----------------------|A|-----9-10-7-9----7--------|E|-7------------10---9-10-6-| "...-noon, beware..."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Ending part of solo:e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|--9~--7~--------------|A|---------10~--9~--7~--|E|----------------------|
Play Riff 1 "Father Malone..."
Play Riff 2 "Holy cross..."
Play Riff 3 "Go, call..."
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8 play 2x
Riff 9 x4e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|---10-------------------------|A|------10-11-8-10----8---------|E|-8---------------11---10-11-7-|
x7e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|---11-------------------------|A|------11-12-9-11----9---------|E|-9---------------12---11-12-8-|
Song fades out.
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
