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Harrison George - So Sad tab

King Diamond:  So Sad

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com

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Date last modified:  November 30, 2003

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (Arranged for guitar)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------|
G|-------------------------------------------14-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------12-10-|
B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-12----12----12----12-13-10----10----12-10----------|
B|-------------------------------------------13-12-12-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar fill over Riff 1
e|--17-------------------------|
B|------------[15]17r15--------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-[15]17r15--------[12]13r12--|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|



Lead into next section: (Clean)
e|-------0---------------0---------|
B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------|
G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-|
D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------6---------------|
A|------8--7------5----7--8-------8-7--5-7-8-|
E|------------5-8----------------------------|
                    "I am sitting in the..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-7----------------7----9-10------------|
A|----8-7-------5-8-5----7--8--7-6----7--|
E|--------5-5-8----------------5-4-------|
     "We are looking..."
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|------------7---|
A|-6----7--8--5---|
E|-4---------(6)--| <-- Guitar 3 plays note in ()
     "Take her away..."


Guitar 2 (Clean, quiet)           x2
e|-------0---------------0---------|
B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------|
G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-|
D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-------0---------------0---------|
B|-----0---0-----------0---0-------|
G|---1-------1---1---1-------1---1-|
D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
                                  x2
e|-------0---------------0---------|
B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------|
G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-|
D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
                                  x2
e|-------0---------------0---------|
B|-----0---0-----------0---0-------|
G|---1-------1---1---1-------1---1-|
D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|




Riff 1a
Guitar 1 (Arranged for guitar)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------|
G|-------------------------------------------14-12-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
                   "Tell me this..."
e|-------------------------------------------12-10-|
B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
   "Do you remember..."
e|-12----12----12----12-13-10----10----12-10----------|
B|-------------------------------------------13-12-12-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   "...cry, I know..."
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/h/harrison-george/7838.html ]
Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----9-10-9---9----7---7---9-7-------|
D|---7--------7---10---5---5-----10-9--|
A|-0-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-----9-10-9---9----9---7-7----9-7------|
D|---7--------7---10---5-----5-----10-9--|
A|-0-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-----9-10-9---9----7---7-7---9-7-------|
D|---7--------7---10---5-----5-----10-9--|
A|-0-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-----9-10-9--|
D|---7---------|
A|-0-----------|
E|-------------|



Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1                                          x4
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5/7-----7--5-7---10-10\9------5--7-5----5-7-5-2-|
A|-3/5-5-5-5--3-5----8--8\7--3-3-3--5-3----3-5-3-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
       * *                   * *
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|--5/7--|
E|-------|


Guitar 2 (Harmony guitar in () )                 x3
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------(3-3\2-2-2-2--3-2----2-3-2)---|
A|-3/5-5-5-5--3-5----5-5\3-3-3-3--5-3----3-5-3--0-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
       * *                 * *
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------(7-7\5-5-5-5--7-5----5-7-5)---|
A|-7/8-8-8-8--7-8----8-8\7-7-7-7--8-7----8-7-8--0-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
       * *                 * *
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|--5/7--|
E|-------|


Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Lead into next section: (Clean)
e|-------0---------------0---------|
B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------|
G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-|
D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|



Play Riff 2   "I wonder..."
Play Riff 1a  "I will always..."
Play Riff 3   "I swear..."
Play Riff 1    without guitar fills


Ending
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--|
E|-1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--|
           "Goodbye my love..."

Guitar 2 (Arranged for guitar)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----12----12--|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----12--|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most 
             previous bend.
<17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while 
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill
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