King Diamond: "AMON" Belongs To "THEM"
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Ben Stembridge : stembbe@ala.net
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Jordan B. : sansamppsa1@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: November 19, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------6~-----------------------|
D|-----------------a------------------------|
A|---------5---4~-------------5---4--2-2--2-|
E|-0-2-2-2---2--------0-2-2-2---2----0-0--0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
(Guitar 2 plays notes on top)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------7-6------|
D|--------------------------------------4-----7-4~-|
A|---------5---4~-------------5---4---7------------|
E|-0-2-2-2---2--------0-2-2-2---2------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------4~-----------------4~--2-2--2-|
A|-0-2-2-2-5-2--------0-2-2-2-5-2-----0-0--0-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------7------------------7--------------|
G|-6-7-7-7---7-7~-----6-7-7-7---7-7~--6-6--6-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Riff 3
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---------7---6--------------7---6---4-4--4-|
E|-2-4-4-4---4--------2-4-4-4---4-----2-2--2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Today my Mother..."
Riff 4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--8----9--11-------8----9--11--|
A|--6----7---9-------6----7---9--|
E|--6----7---9-------6----7---9--|
"Oh, it's all part of an act..."
Play Riff 3 "There's someone ringing..."
Riff 5
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--8---------------------8--6--9--8--11-9-8----|
A|--6----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--4--7--6---------11-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Oh King..."
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/king-diamond/116977.html ]
Riff 6
e|--1--3---------------------3-----------------------|
B|--3--3----6--5----(5)\--3--3-----------------------|
G|--2--3----5--5----(5)\--2--3-----------------------|
D|--0--0----5--5----(5)\--0--0----------3------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3-5-6---5--3~----1-|
* *
"Ma, you don't understand..."
e|--1--3---------------------3-----------------------|
B|--3--3----6--5----(5)\--3--3-----------------------|
G|--2--3----5--5----(5)\--2--3-----------------------|
D|--0--0----5--5----(5)\--0--0----------3------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3-5-6---5--3~----1-|
* *
"There's no way..."
Riff 7
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8--|
E|-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...Them!"
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "You go ahead..."
Play Riff 4 "Come on mother..."
Riff 8
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------6-----5-|
E|-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-4-4---4-4---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------6-----5-|
E|-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-4-4---4-4---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) x4
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------9-----8-|
E|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-7-7---7-7---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------------------5---7--|
A|--------9-----8----3---5--|
E|-10-7-7---7-7------3---5--|
* * * * * * *
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-------------7--------------7-|
D|-------------5--------------5-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-------------7-----------8--|
D|-------------5--------7--6--|
A|------------------8---5-----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-6-0-------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 8a (Solo Rhyhm) x4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------6-----5-|
E|-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-4-4---4-4---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-------6-----5-|
E|-7-4-4---4-4---|
* * * * * *
Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--7-----------------|
D|--7-----------------|
A|--5-----------------|
E|-------6~---7~---6~-|
Play Riff 5 "...King please let him in..."
Play Riff 6 "Ma, you don't understand..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "Now let me tell you..."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 "You must never ever..."
Play Riff 4 "Oh I feel the needle..."
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
