King Diamond: Pictures In Red
transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : midiamond@sci.fi
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Rhythm is played with electric clean guitar with reverb
NOTE: For Riffs 1 and 2 one channel plays the slide shown,
the other channel just plays the top notes as a pull-off.
They switch back and forth between which one does the slide
and which one does the pull-off.
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----6-----5-----6-----5------6\-5-|
G|---7---7-----7-----7-----7---(7)\6-|
D|-7-------7-----7-----7-----7-(7)\6-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----5-----4-----5-----4-----5p4-|
G|---6---6-----6-----6-----6-------|
D|-6-------6-----6-----6-----6-----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----6-----5-----6-----5------6\-5-|
G|---7---7-----7-----7-----7---(7)\6-|
D|-7-------7-----7-----7-----7-(7)\6-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
"In the hallway..."
e|----------------------|
B|-----5-----4-------4--|
G|---6---6-----6-----5--|
D|-6-------6-----(0)-6--|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
"...on the floor."
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14----(14)r12----------------------------------------|
D|------------------/12----14--15--14----(14)\-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------11----(11)/-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
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e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------15----(15)\--9----(9)\------------|
G|-14----(14)\--------------------------8----(8)\-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 "I hear voices..."
Riff 2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------9-------8-------9-------8---------9\-8-|
G|----10---10------10------10------10----(10)\9-|
D|-10---------10------10------10------10-(10)\9-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
"Go to sleep..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----8-----7-----8-----7-----8p7-|
G|---9---9-----9-----9-----9-------|
D|-9-------9-----9-----9-----9-----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"I will tell..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------9-------8-------9-------8---------9\-8-|
G|----10---10------10------10------10----(10)\9-|
D|-10---------10------10------10------10-(10)\9-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
"I will tell you..."
e|----------------------|
B|-----8-----7-------7--|
G|---9---9-----9-----8--|
D|-9-------9-----(0)-9--|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
"...why I'm here."
Play Riff 1 "Am I dreaming..."
Ending:
e|---------------------|
B|-5p4----------5p3----|
G|-----5------------4--|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
"Pictures in red."
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
