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King Diamond: No Presents For Christmas
(Fatal Portrait)
Copyright (c) (Roadrunner Records) (1986)
transcribed by: Langus : tlangepolbox
edited by: Russ Elton : webmasterabysslord
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Tuning: Standard
"Jingle Bells" (clean)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-10---5-5/7-|
E|--------------------8-------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5-|
A|-7h8-8-8--8-8-7-7--7-7-7-5-5-7-5---|
E|-----------------------------------|
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (clean)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------5-4---------------------------|
D|--------5-7-----5------7-7-5-----/7-5-----|
A|----5-7-----------7--7-------7--------7-3-|
E|--8----------------------------8----------|
Lead into next section (Distortion):
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|--4------------|
A|--2------------|
E|-----------X\\-|
Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------4-5-6-|
A|----------------------------------2-3-4-|
E|-0h2-222222-0h2-222222-0h2-222222-------|
****** ****** ******
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|-0h2-222222-0h2-222222-0h2-222222-3p2p0-2-3-|
****** ****** ******
Lead into next section:
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------2--2---|
A|-2h4-444444-2h4-444444-2h4-444444-2--0-5-|
E|---------------------------------------3-|
****** ****** ******
Riff 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-7h9--------7h9--------7h9-10--9--12--10--7-|
A|-7----------7----------7----7--7---7---7--7-|
E|-----000000-----000000----------------------|
****** ******
"Christmas time..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-7h9--------7h9--------7h9--------7--5--7-|
A|-7----------7----------7----------5--5--5-|
E|-----000000-----000000-----000000---------|
****** ****** ******
"...again..."
Play Riff 1 "He cannot find..."
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/king-diamond/114898.html ]
Riff 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----7--7--7-9-----12--12--12-12-|
A|----5--5--5-7-----10--10---9-10-|
E|-0-------------0----------------|
* *
"There's no presents..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---------------------0-------0-|
D|----7--7--7-9------0-------0---|
A|----5--5--5-7----0-------0-----|
E|-0-------------2-------3-------|
*
"There's no presents..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----7--7--7-9-----12--12--12-12---|
A|----5--5--5-7-----10--10---9-10-0-|
E|-0-------------0------------------|
* *
"Tom and Jerry..."
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-5--12--12--5--7-|
A|-3--10---9--3--5-|
E|-----------------|
"They don't give a damn."
Play Riff 1
Lead into next section:
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------2--2---|
A|-2h4-444444-2h4-444444-2h4-444444-2--0-5-|
E|---------------------------------------3-|
****** ****** ******
Play Riff 2 "Christmas time is here again..."
Play Riff 1 "It's getting very very late..."
Play Riff 3 "There's no presents..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-------9---8-------5-----------------|
A|---5h7---7~----7---7---5h7---7~--------------|
E|-0-----------0---0---0-----------0--7--6-5-3-|
* * * * * * *
"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (clean)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------5-4---------------------------|
D|--------5-7-----5------7-7-5-----/7-5-----|
A|----5-7-----------7--7-------7--------7-3-|
E|--8----------------------------8----------|
Lead into next section (Distorion):
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-4--2-------|
A|-2--0--5--4-|
E|-------3--2-|
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 "There's no presents..."
"Rudolph" ( * indicates a whammy bar ) (clean)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------------7-6*----------6-4----------------9-7*-|
A|-7-9-7-----9-7*--7-9-7-9-7-------5-7-5--------7*--7-9-7-9-7------|
E|-------9-------------------------------7-------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7*-------------/4---------------7-6*-6*-6*--7-7--6---------|
A|-7-9-9----9-7---7*--5----7-5-4*----5/9--------------------9-7-5---|
E|--------------9------------------7------------------------------7-|
"I'm dreaming of a white sabbath..." (clean)
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|----------------4-5-|
A|--7--8-7-6-7-8------|
E|--------------------|
Ending (Distortion)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------5-------9---8--9\-|
A|---5h7---7~----7---7--7\-|
E|-0-----------0---0-------|
* * *
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
