King Diamond: Mommy
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
ending solo by: Ralf Sesseler : ralf@sesseler.de
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Date last modified: December 03, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
Guitar 1
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-5-----------5--|
E|----------------|
Guitar 2
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|-6-----------5--|
Riff 1 2x
E|-------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------|
A|-4-5-7---6---6---6-|-4-5-7---6---6---6--5-|
E|-------4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------4-4-4-4-4-4----|
* * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1 2x
E|-------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------|
A|-4-5-7-------------|-4-5-7--------------5-|
E|-------4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------4-4-4-4-4-4----|
* * * * * * * * * *
"You could see..."
Guitar 2 2x
E|-------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------|----------------------|
G|-------------------|----------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------------5-|
E|-4-5-7-4-7---6---5-|-4-5-7-4-7---6---5----|
2x
E|-------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------|--------------------7----------|
A|-------------------|--------------------5----------|
E|-4-5-7-4-7---6---5-|-4-5-7-4-7---6---5--5----5/12\-|
"The night began..."
Riff 3
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------8-9-----------------------6-|
A|------6----5----7-------------6----5------6---|
E|-4-----------------------4--------------4-----|
"Oh no..."
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------8-9-------------------------|
A|------6----5----7-------------6----5------7-6-|
E|-4-----------------------4--------------4-----|
"Oh no..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1 x2
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-------------------7--6-|
E|-4----3----2----4-------|
"Deep down below..."
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--5--5--4--4----7-6---6--6--5--5--4--4--3-|
E|-4--4--3--3--2--2--4-------4--4--3--3--2--2--1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"The crypt is still alive..."
Guitar 2 x2
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-6----5----4-------7--6-|
E|-4----3----2----4-------|
"Deep down below..."
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6--5--5--4--4----7-6---3--3--2--2--1--1--0-|
E|-4--4--3--3--2--2--4-------4--4--3--3--2--2--1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5
Guitar 1 (Clean)
E|-------------1-----0--------------------0--1-----0--|
B|-1-----1--------------------0-----0-----------3-----|
G|----2-----2-----2-----2--------1-----1--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion) x2
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------5--7-|
E|-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5----5---4-4-4----4---0---------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"It's so damp..." x2
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------7--9-|
A|-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7----7---6-6-6----6---2----5--7-|
E|-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5----5---4-4-4----4---0---------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"There's something in the dark..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
Both Guitars x2
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------7--9-|
A|---------7--7----------10--9----------6--6----------5--7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--8--7--4-4-4-4-4--4--0-0-0-0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------7-9-|
A|--------7-7---------10-9---------6-6---------5-7-|
E|-555555-5-5--555555--8-7--444444-4-4--000000-----|
****** ****** ****** ******
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------7-6-------------------------|
E|-555555-8-8\-555555-------444444-7-7\-000000-2-4-|
****** ****** ****** ******
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/king-diamond/177039.html ]
Guitar 2
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------9-9-------------|
A|--------7-7---------10-9---------7-7-------------|
E|-555555-5-5--555555--8-7--444444------000000-2-4-|
****** ****** ****** ******
Ending to Riff 6
Guitar 1
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------8---7---5-------5-|
E|-5---4---------------------|
Guitar 2
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------8---7-------------|
E|-5---4-----------6-------5-|
End of Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "There's a body on the floor..."
Play Riff 3 "I see a child..."
Play Riff 4 "Deep down below..."
Play Riff 5
Riff 6a
Guitar 1 (Clean)
E|-------------1-----0--------------------0--1-----0--|
B|-1-----1--------------------0-----0-----------3-----|
G|----2-----2-----2-----2--------1-----1--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion) x2
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------7--9-|
A|---------7--7----------10--9----------6--6----------5--7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--8--7--4-4-4-4-4--4--0-0-0-0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I used to know your sister..."
Riff 6b
Both guitars
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------7-9-|
A|--------7-7---------10-9---------6-6---------5-7-|
E|-555555-5-5--555555--8-7--444444-4-4--000000-----|
****** ****** ****** ******
"And now you're stuck in here..."
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------7-6-------------------------|
E|-555555-8-8\-555555-------444444-7-7\-000000-2-4-|
****** ****** ****** ******
Guitar 2
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------9-9-------------|
A|--------7-7---------10-9---------7-7-------------|
E|-555555-5-5--555555--8-7--444444------000000-2-4-|
****** ****** ****** ******
Ending to Riff 6b
Guitar 1
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---------8---7---5-|
E|-5---4-------------|
Guitar 2
E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|---------8---7-----|
E|-5---4-----------6-|
Play Riff 5
Ending:
Guitar 1
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7-6-------------------7-6--------7-6-|
E|-5--5-7-8-------7-8-7--5--5-7-8-------7-8-7-----|
"She cannot find her mommy..."
Guitar 2 (comes in later)
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|----------/10-9~~---------------/10-9~~---------|
E|-5--5-7-8--------------5--5-7-8-----------------|
Ending lead:
(there's sometimes another guitar, but i only made the louder one)
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|-9----8-----|
D|------------|
A|-7----6-----|
E|------------|
(4 times)
E|-17b19----17b19r17----14-----|-12h14p12h14----12b14---------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------11\\-|
D|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E|----------------|---------------|------------|------------|
B|----------------|---------------|------------|------------|
G|-9h8p9----8-----|-9---12-11-----|-9----8-----|-9----8-----|
D|----------------|---------------|------------|------------|
A|----------------|---------------|------------|------------|
E|----------------|---------------|------------|------------|
E|----------11----|-/12-----------|-/14------\-|
B|----------------|--------11-----|------------|
G|-9h8p9----------|---------------|------------|
D|----------------|---------------|------------|
A|----------------|---------------|------------|
E|----------------|---------------|------------|
E|------19---19-17-15--|-------------------|-24---24-22-------|-----------|
B|-17------------------|-17---15-17-15-----|------------24----|-----------|
G|-------------------- |---------------16--|------------------|-9---------|
D|---------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------|
A|---------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------|
E|---------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------|
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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
