King Diamond: Mirror, Mirror
transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : midiamond@sci.fi
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----7--7--7--7-5---------|
A|---5--------------8-7--7~-|
E|-5------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----7--7--7--7------------|
A|---5-------------3--5--3-0-|
E|-5---------------1--3--1---|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---7--7--7--7-5---------|
A|-5--------------8-7--7~-|
E|------------------------|
"My feelings..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---7-5------------------|
A|-------8-7-5---5--7--3--|
E|-5-----------8----------|
"I know someone's..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---7----5------7--------------|
A|-7-5----3----7-5----3--5--3-0-|
E|-5-----------5------1--3--1---|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7----5------7-------------|
A|-5----3----7-5----3--5--3--|
E|-----------5------1--3--1--|
Riff 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------0h1p0h1p0---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------3-|
* * * * *
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|------------3--|
E|-0-0-0-0000-1--|
* * * ****
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------0h1p0h1p0---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------3-|
* * * * *
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|------------3--|
A|------------1--|
E|-0-0-0-0000----|
* * * ****
Riff 3
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|
A|-2-----------------------|
E|----2--2--2--2--2-2--2-2-|
* * * * * * * *
"I silently..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-4----------------5--|
A|-2----------------3--|
E|----2--2--2--2222----|
* * * ****
"...follow the sound..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|
A|-2-----------------------|
E|----2--2--2--2--2-2--2-2-|
* * * * * * * *
"Little footsteps..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-7--------7-------7----|
A|-5--------5-------5----|
E|----5--5-----5-5-----5-|
* * * * *
"...moving in the..."
Riff 4
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-9-9-xxxxxx-9-9-7-|
E|-3-3-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxxxx-7-7-5-|
"I cannot..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-4--4-4--4-4-4-|
E|-3-3-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-2--2-2--2-2-2-|
"I don't even..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-9-9-xxxxxx-9-9-7-|
E|-3-3-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxxxx-7-7-5-|
"I see a girl..."
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-9--7--5--4--|
E|-3-3-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-7--5--3--2--|
"...standing in the..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------4--4--4--4--|
A|-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-2--2--2--2--|
E|-3-3-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-------------|
"...standing in the..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Wead)
e|--------------------7h9h10-9p7----------------------|
B|-------------7h8h10------------10-8p7---------------|
G|-------6h7h9--------------------------9-7\6---6h7p6-|
D|-9p8h9--------------------------------------9-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-5-9-7-5---7-5-------5-------------------------|
A|-----------9-----9-9-7---9-7-5-9-7-5---7-5-------|
E|-------------------------------------9-----9-7-9-|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-7b9-7~--(7)\----------------------7/-|
D|-------------------------4b5----------|
A|---------------5b7-5~--------5-5~-----|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------14----14-|
B|-------14-16-17-16-14----------14-16-17----17----|
G|-14-15----------------15-14-15-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|----14---------------------------------------|
B|-17----17-16-14------------------------------|
G|----------------15-14-15-14-15-14-15h16-14~--|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-------------16b17-14-------17b18-14-------------|
B|-17b19-17p14----------17p14----------17p14-17b19-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------14-16-17~-|
B|-17-14------15-17p15p14-15-17-----------|
G|-------14~------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 4 "I cannot see..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---10p9-10----9p7-9----7p5-7-5-7-9-7-5-|
E|-0----------0--------0-----------------|
* * *
"Mirror mirror..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---10p9-10----9p7-9----5-7-9-7-5----|
E|-0----------0--------0-----------5~-|
* * *
"Mirror in the hall..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---10p9-10----9p7-9----7p5-7-5-7-9-7-5-|
E|-0----------0--------0-----------------|
* * *
"Mirror mirror..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---10p9-10----9p7-9----5-7-9-7-5----|
E|-0----------0--------0-----------7--|
* * *
"The mirror on the wall..."
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---10p9-10----9p7-9----7p5-7-5-7-9-7-5-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-0----------0--------0-----------------|
* * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---10p9-10----9p7-9----5-7-9-7-5----|
A|---------------------------------5~-|
E|-0----------0--------0--------------|
* * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---9p7-9----7p5-7----5p4-5-4-5-7-5-4-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-0--------0--------0-----------------|
* * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---9p7-9----7p5-7----4-5-7-5-4----|
A|-------------------------------5--|
E|-0--------0--------0--------------|
* * *
Riff 6
Guitar 1 x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-00000000000000000000000000000000-|
********************************
"NO!"
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------9--------(9)-|
D|---------------------9--------(9)-|
A|---------------------7--------(7)-|
E|-0--------(0)---------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/king-diamond/173293.html ]
Riff 7
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-10-------9-------10-7-10-------9-------10-7-|
A|--8-------7--------8-5--8-------7--------8-5-|
E|-----0000----0000----------0000----0000------|
**** **** **** ****
"Why are you here..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------121212121212----------121212121212-|
D|-9-----------101010101010----------101010101010-|
A|-7------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----00000000--------------00000000--------------|
******** ********
"...house?"
Riff 8
Guitar 1 x2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-55555555-33333333-11111111-33333333-|
******** ******** ******** ********
"I cannot tell..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------121212121212----------121212121212-|
D|-9-----------101010101010----------101010101010-|
A|-7------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----00000000--------------00000000--------------|
******** ********
"...white!"
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------0-2-0-2-3-|
A|-0----2----3----2-0---0----2----3-----------|
E|--------------------3-----------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------121212121212----------121212121212-|
D|-9-----------101010101010----------101010101010-|
A|-7------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----00000000--------------00000000--------------|
******** ********
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------2-3-2-0-----|
A|-3----2----0------0-2-3----2------------3-2-|
E|----------------3---------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------121212121212----------121212121212-|
D|-9-----------101010101010----------101010101010-|
A|-7------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----00000000--------------00000000--------------|
******** ********
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1 x2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-55555555-33333333-11111111-33333333-|
******** ******** ******** ********
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------0-2-0-2-3-|
A|-0----2----3----2-0---0----2----3-----------|
E|--------------------3-----------------------|
Solo (La Rocque)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------15-17-18~----17-15-13--------------|
G|-17b19~--------14-16-17-----------------------16-13--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------15-14~-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------13~--(13)/16-----------16~--(16)/20-|
B|-------15---------------------15--------------|
G|----14---------------------16-----------------|
D|-15---------------------18--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------19b20----(20)r19-19~--|
B|-------20-----------------------|
G|----18--------------------------|
D|-20-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-12-13-12\10---------------------------|
G|-------------12-10-9-------------------|
D|---------------------12-10-9-----------|
A|-----------------------------12-10-----|
E|-----------------------------------12~-|
Harmony part:
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------12----------------|
D|----------12-14-15-14~----15----15-14-12-------|
A|-12-14-15--------------------------------15-14-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------12-17p12----------------12-|
B|----------------12-13----------13-12----12-13----|
G|-------------14----------------------14----------|
D|----------14-------------------------------------|
A|-12-14-15----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-13p10-------10p7------7p4-----4p1-----|
B|-------12---------9--------6-------3---|
G|----------13--------10-------7-------4-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-2~--4--5-4~--5--7-5~--7--9-7~--9--10-9~-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------16----------------|
D|----------15-17-19-17~----19----19-17-15-------|
A|-15-17-19--------------------------------19-17-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------15-20p15----------------15-|
B|----------------15-17----------17-15----15-17----|
G|-------------17----------------------17----------|
D|----------17-------------------------------------|
A|-15-17-19----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-16p13-------13p10-------10p7------7p4-----|
B|-------15----------12---------9--------6---|
G|----------16----------13--------10-------7-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~--7--9-7~--9--10-9~--10--12-10~--12--14-[drops out]-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 5 "Mirror mirror..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo (La Rocque)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------14b16-14~-|
G|-/9----7--0-0-7h9p7-7---7-9-9-7---------14b16-14~-|
D|-/9----7--------------9---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------9/10/12-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-7-8-5-7-8-5-7-8-5-7-8-7-8-10-7-8-10-7-8-10-7-8-10-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-7h10p7h10p7h10-10h12p10h12p10h12-20----|
B|----------------------------------22b24-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0--0----0--0----0--0---------------|
G|-/9--9--9--7----7--6----6--6--5~----(5)/-0-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------12-14-16-12-14-16-|
A|----------12-14-15-12-14-15-------------------|
E|-12-14-15-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------14-15-17-15-14-|
B|-------------------13-15-17-13-15-17----------------|
G|-12-14-16-12-14-16----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------|
B|-17-15-14-0--------|
G|------------22-----|
D|------------22b24--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "Now I can..."
Play Riff 4 "I cannot see..."
Play Riff 5 "Mirror, mirror..."
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