King Diamond: The Cellar
transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : midiamond@sci.fi
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|---5-4-2~----------------|
D|-------------3~--2~------|
A|-0-------------------3-2-|
E|-------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---5-4-2~---------------------|
D|---------------3-2-3/5--3-2-3-|
A|-0-----------1----------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|---5-4-2~----------------|
D|-------------3~--2~------|
A|-0-------------------3-2-|
E|-------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---5-4-2~--------------------|
D|---------------3-2-3---------|
A|-0-----------1---------3-2-3-|
E|---------------------1-------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|---9-7-5~---------------|
D|------------7~--5~------|
A|-0------------------7-5-|
E|------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---9-7-5~---------------------|
D|---------------3-2-3/5--3-2-3-|
A|-0-----------1----------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|---9-7-5~---------------|
D|------------7~--5~------|
A|-0------------------7-5-|
E|------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---9-7-5~--------------------|
D|---------------3-2-3---------|
A|-0-----------1---------3-2-3-|
E|---------------------1-------|
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---10-9-7~----3~--2~------|
D|-0--------------------3-2-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---10-9-7~----------------------|
D|-0--------------8-7-8/10--8-7-8-|
A|--------------6-----------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---10-9-7~----3~--2~------|
A|-0--------------------3-2-|
E|--------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---10-9-7~------3-2-3---------|
A|-0------------1---------3-2-3-|
E|----------------------1-------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|---9-7-5~---------------|
D|------------7~--5~------|
A|-0------------------7-5-|
E|------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---9-7-5~--------------------|
D|---------------3-2-3---------|
A|-0-----------1---------3-2-3-|
E|---------------------1-------|
Guitar 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----------------3-------|
A|-----------------1----3--|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------1--|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------------------12--|
A|-----------10-9h10-(10)-|
E|-0-000-000--------------|
* *** ***
"Why do..."
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-----------------5--|
E|-0-000-000-7-5h7----|
* *** ***
"...feel this way..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------------------12--|
A|-----------10-9h10-(10)-|
E|-0-000-000--------------|
* *** ***
"Deep in my mind..."
1st ending:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5--5-5-7--7-7-7-5--|
E|-3--3-3-3--3-3-5--5-5-5-3--|
* * * * * * *
"...I should stay..."
2nd ending:
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--------7--|
A|-5------5--|
E|-3----0----|
"...little girl..."
Riff 4
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---------------------5-|
E|-0-5-0-3~----5-3-5/7---|
"The dark is..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------(2-1)-| <-- Harmony guitar
A|----------------3-2--|
E|-0-5-0-3~----5-------|
"...so much..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---------------------5-|
E|-0-5-0-3~----5-3-5/7---|
"The candle..."
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-5----4--------|
A|-3----2----5-4-|
E|-----------3-2-|
* *
"...bring the..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---------------------5-|
E|-0-5-0-3~----5-3-5/7---|
"I see a..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----------------2-0--|
A|---------------------|
E|-0-5-0-3~----5-------|
"...trail of..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---------------------5-|
E|-0-5-0-3~----5-3-5/7---|
"Leading down..."
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-5----7--------|
A|-3----5----5-4-|
E|-----------3-2-|
* *
"...dark where..."
Play Riff 1 "I shouldn't be..."
Play Riff 2 "Tonight..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-5555555555555555-|
****************
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|------------------7----9--|
A|------------------5----7--|
E|-5555555555555555---------|
****************
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-5555555555555555-|
****************
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------3--5--|
E|-555555555555555\-1--3--|
**************
Guitar 2
e|-----------10-12~----12p10--------------|
B|-10~----13-----------------13~----(13)\-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-6~----6-5h6p5-------------------|
G|---------------7-5-4~----4/5-7~--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|--------10-12-13~----12p10-------|
B|-13~-----------------------13~---|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|----12-10----15-12~-|
B|-10-------12--------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Guitar 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|-----------12-13~----13p12------|
G|--------14-----------------14~--|
D|-14~----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/king-diamond/117152.html ]
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-7~----7---------------------|
D|---------10-9-7-6~----6/7-9~-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|--------12-13-15~----13p12--------|
G|-14~-----------------------14~--\-|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|--------------------|
B|----13-12----15-13~-|
G|-10-------12--------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------10-9-8-----------10-9-12-|
D|-----------10-9-8-----------10-9-12-|
A|-0-0000000--------0-0000000---------|
E|------------------------------------|
* ******* * *******
"Here I am..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-----------10-9-8-----------------|
D|-----------10-9-8-----------------|
A|-0-0000000----------3-2-1-0-------|
E|------------------0---------3-2-1-|
* *******
"There's no return..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------10-9-8-----------10-9-12-|
D|-----------10-9-8-----------10-9-12-|
A|-0-0000000--------0-0000000---------|
E|------------------------------------|
* ******* * *******
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-----------10-9-8-----------------|
D|-----------10-9-8---3-2-1-0-------|
A|-0-0000000--------0---------3-2-1-|
E|----------------------------------|
* *******
Play Riff 5 "So many..."
Play Riff 6 "...face."
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7----(7)/-10----(10)\-5-------------------|
D|-7----(7)/-10----(10)\-5------7---6--6-6h7-|
A|-5----(5)/--8-----(8)\-3----5---5----------|
E|-5----(5)/--8-----(8)\-3-------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-7----(7)/-10----(10)\-5--------------------|
D|-7----(7)/-10----(10)\-5--------3-------5---|
A|-5----(5)/--8-----(8)\-3------3---3---5---5-|
E|-5----(5)/--8-----(8)\-3----1-------3-------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-7----(7)/-10----(10)\-5-------------------|
D|-7----(7)/-10----(10)\-5------7---6--6-6h7-|
A|-5----(5)/--8-----(8)\-3----5---5----------|
E|-5----(5)/--8-----(8)\-3-------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-7----(7)/-10----(10)\-5-------------|
D|-7----(7)/-10----(10)\-5-------------|
A|-5----(5)/--8-----(8)\-3----3--3--5--|
E|-5----(5)/--8-----(8)\-3----1--1--3--|
Solo (La Rocque)
e|----------------------------------10-12-|
B|-------------------------------10-------|
G|----------------------------10----------|
D|----------------------10-12-------------|
A|-/8~----10--10/12~----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-13/15-13h15b17~----12-13-15-12-13----12--------|
B|-----------------------------------15----13/15~-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-17p13-15p13----13-------13h15-17p15p13-12-13----|
B|-------------17----15h17----------------------15-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-15p12----------12-15p12-15p12----------12-15p12-|
B|-------13----13----------------13----13----------|
G|----------12----------------------12-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-17p15p13----15p13-------13--------------|
B|----------17-------17p15----17-15-13-15~-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-17tr18--15tr17--13h15~--|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-/10~----9-10-9---------------|
D|-----------------10------/12~-|
A|---------------------12-------|
E|------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------12h13h15-|
B|-----------------------10h12h13-12h13h15----------|
G|-------9h10h12-9h10h12----------------------------|
D|-10h12--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-13p12-------------13-17p13-15p13-13\-10p9-12p10p9-------|
B|-------15p13p12------------------------------------9-10~-|
G|----------------14---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------10-12-13/15~--|
B|-------------------------------10---------------|
G|----------------------------10------------------|
D|----------------------10-12---------------------|
A|-/8~----10--10/12~------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------5-----------------|
D|-----------5----[silent]-----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-5-5--5-5--------------------|
* * * *
"Give me your..."
e|------------------0---0-------|
B|--------------------6---6-----|
G|-----------5--------------7---|
D|-----------5----0-----------0-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-5-5--5-5---------------------|
* * * *
"Stay away from me..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------5-----------------|
D|-----------5----[silent]-----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-5-5--5-5--------------------|
* * * *
"Give me your..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-----------5--4--3-2-1--|
D|-----------5--4--3-2-1--|
A|------------------------|
E|-5-5--5-5---------------|
* * * *
"Oh no no no..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|------------------------7-5--|
D|----[silent]------------7-5--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--------------5-5--5-5-------|
* * * *
"Give me your..."
e|------------------0---0-------|
B|--------------------6---6-----|
G|--------------------------7---|
D|----[silent]----0-----------0-|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
"Stay away from me..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|------------------------7-5--|
D|----[silent]------------7-5--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--------------5-5--5-5-------|
* * * *
"Give me your..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-[silent]----------------|
A|-----------10--9--8-7-6--|
E|------------8--7--6-5-4--|
"Oh no no no..."
Play Riff 3 "I got to..."
Play Riff 4 "The dark is..."
Play Riff 1 "I shouldn't be..."
Play Riff 2 "Tonight..."
Final chord
Guitar 1
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|---0---|
E|---0---|
Guitar 2
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|---2---|
E|---0---|
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
