King Diamond: Broken glass
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------9-7---------------7-9-7------|
A|-7-7------10-9--10-9-10-------10-9-|
E|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------9-7h9p7----------------|
A|-7-7--10-9-7-------------10-9-10-9-7----|
E|-------------10----------------------10-|
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------9-7---------------7-9-7------|
A|-7-7------10-9--10-9-10-------10-9-|
E|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-9-7------|
A|-7-7--10-9-7-----10-9-10-------10-9-|
E|-------------10---------------------|
Guitar 2
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9------9-9----7------9-9------7----5----|
A|--7-7------7-7----5------7-7------5----3----|
E|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9------9-9----7------9-9------5----7----|
A|--7-7------7-7----5------7-7------3----5----|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Riff 1b
Guitar 1 plays Riff 1
Guitar 2
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--9-9-------------9-9-----7-7-----|
A|--7-7-------------7-7-----5-5-----|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"The storm..."
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--9-9-------------7-7-----5--|
A|--7-7-------------5-5-----3--|
E|------0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|
* * * * * * * *
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--9-9-------------9-9-----7-7-----|
A|--7-7-------------7-7-----5-5-----|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--9-9-------------5-----7----|
A|--7-7-------------3-----5----|
E|------0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
* * * * * *
"The perfect setting..."
Riff 2
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2--------------2-----------2--------------2----|
A|-2--2-2---2--2-3-3-3-3---3--4--4-4---4--4-3-3-3-3---3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
She was...
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0--------------0-----------0--------------0----|
A|-0--0-0---0--0-1-1-1-1---1--2--2-2---2--2-1-1-1-1---1--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Someone was...
Repeat Riff 1b "...dream..."
RIFF 2b (Solo Rhythm) x2
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2--------------2-----------2--------------2----|
A|-2--2-2---2--2-3-3-3-3---3--4--4-4---4--4-3-3-3-3---3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * x2
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0--------------0-----------0--------------0----|
A|-0--0-0---0--0-1-1-1-1---1--2--2-2---2--2-1-1-1-1---1--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/king-diamond/177042.html ]
Riff 3 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--------7-10-10-7-10--7-10-7-7-|
E|-0-0---------------------------|
"Again she heard her name..."
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------9-9----7-7--|
A|-7-10-10-7-10--7-10-7-7----7-7----5-5--|
E|--------------------------(7-7)--(5-5)-|
"...it was louder..."
Riff 4
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7-7\-|
"Jonathon..."
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------9----------|
A|-----------------------7----12--7-|
E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7----7-10--5-|
"...his way out of bed..."
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7-7\--2-5-2-5-2-|
* * * * *
"Where is Brandon Henry ? "
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------9----------|
A|-----------------------7----12--7-|
E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7----7-10--5-|
"...and why..."
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7-7\--2-5-2-5-2-|
"He didn't feel..."
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------9----------|
A|-----------------------7----12--7-|
E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7----7-10--5-|
"...so I sent him..."
Riff 5
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-9-9----7-9-9----9-9----7-9-12----|
E|-7-7----5-7-7----7-7----5-7-10----|
"But I..."
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-9-9----7-9-9----9-9----7-9-12--14--12-|
E|-7-7----5-7-7----7-7----5-7-10--12--10-|
"For you..."
Riff 6
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
A|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
E|-000000----0----000000----0-----|
****** * ****** *
"Abigail..."
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------5----7----7-6---5-4-3-|
A|--------5----7----5-4---3-2-1-|
E|-000000----0----0-----0-------|
****** *
"...revenge..."
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
A|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
E|-000000----0----000000----0-----|
****** * ****** *
"...back..."
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------5----7----7-6---5-4-3-|
A|--------5----7----5-4---3-2-1-|
E|-000000----0----0-----0-------|
****** *
"...of broken glass..."
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---7-6---5-4------7-6---5-4-3-|
A|---5-4---3-2------5-4---3-2-1-|
E|-0-----0--------0-----0-------|
"...use it in your scheme..."
Repeat Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 1 Just play the first half
Play Riff 1b "Broken glass..."
Play Riff 2 "Would it be..."
Play Riff 1 Just play the second half
Riff 6a
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
A|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
E|-000000----0----000000----0-----|
****** * ****** *
"Funeral suit..."
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------5----7----7-6---5-4-3-|
A|--------5----7----5-4---3-2-1-|
E|-000000----0----0-----0-------|
****** *
"...in the right mood..."
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
A|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
E|-000000----0----000000----0-----|
****** * ****** *
"Whatever it took..."
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--------5----7--|
A|--------5----7--|
E|-000000----0----|
****** *
"...he would do..."
Repeat this bar until the last time
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---7-6---5-4-3-----7-6---5-4-|
A|---5-4---3-2-1-----5-4---3-2-|
E|-0-----0---------0-----0-----|
"He was in love again..."
Last time
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|---7-6---5-4--|
A|---5-4---3-2--|
E|-0-----0------|
"...served."
END.
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
