King Diamond: Little One
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
RIFF 1
Guitar 1 (Clean) x4
E|--------------------------------0-----------0-----|
B|------------------------------6---6-------6-------|
G|------------------0-----0---7-------7---7---------|
D|------0-----0---1-----0---0-----------0-----------|
A|----0-----1---3-----2-----------------------------|
E|--2-----3-------------------------------------0-1-|
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3-----2----/5------8-7-5------------|
E|--2-----3------------------------------8-7-5--0-1-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3-----2----/5------5-7-8------------|
E|--2-----3------------------------------8-7-5--0-1-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3-----2-----5-------5-5-5-----------|
E|--2-----3-----------------5-------5-5-5-------0-1-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3-----2-----5-------5-5-5-----------|
E|--2-----3-----------------5-------5-5-5-------0-1-|
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3-----2----/5------8-7-5------------|
E|--2-----3------------------------------8-7-5--0-1-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3-----2----/5------5-7-8------------|
E|--2-----3------------------------------8-7-5--0-1-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7-------7-7-7-----------|
A|--------------3-----2-----5-------5-5-5-----------|
E|--2-----3-------------------------------------0-1-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7-------7-7-7-----------|
A|--------------6-----5-----5-------5-5-5-----------|
E|--5-----6-------------------------------------0-1-|
Riff 2 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------4-----------------4----|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--2--2-2---2--------2--2-2---2--|
* * * *
Mommy
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------4--------------------------4----|
A|----------------------3------------------|
E|--2--2-2---2--2--2--2----2-2-2--2-2---2--|
* * * * * *
Mommy
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4--------------------------4------------------|
A|----------------------3--------------------------------|
E|--2--2-2---2--2--2--2----2-2-2--2-2---2--2--2--5--4--3-|
* * * * * *
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4--------------------------4---------------------|
A|----------------------3-----------------------(4)-(3)-(2)-|
E|--2--2-2---2--2--2--2----2-2-2--2-2---2--2--2--5---4---3--|
* * * * * *
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/king-diamond/177044.html ]
Riff 3
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------9-10-12-10-|
E|--7p4-44-444-7p4-44-444-7p4-44-444--7--8-10--8-|
** *** ** *** ** ***
Later...
All of...
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------10--9----|
A|------------------------------------8--8----|
E|--7\4-44-444-7p4-44-444-7p4-44-444----------|
** *** ** *** ** ***
...Abigail...
...was hard...
Riff 4 (Twice)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-4-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-x-2-2-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-|
E|--2-2-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-0-0-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-|
Then the screams...
Yeah, the...
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--4-4-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-x-9-9-x-x-x-x-x-7--x-2-|
E|--2-2-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-x-x-5--x-0-|
creeping...
she cannot...
Repeat Riff 3 (twice) ...shame Abigail...
Riff 2b
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------4--------------------4------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--2--2-2---2-----------2--2-2---2----|
* * * *
... THE CHILD
REPEAT RIFF 1 but use the following ending:
Guitar 1 (Clean)
E|--------------------------------0-----------0-----------0-------|
B|------------------------------6---6-------6---6-------6---6-----|
G|------------------0-----0---7-------7---7-------7---7-------7---|
D|------0-----0---1-----0---0-----------0-----------0-----------0-|
A|----0-----1---3-----2-------------------------------------------|
E|--2-----3-------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------3-----2-----5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-|
E|--2-----3-----------------5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-|
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7-|
A|--------------6-----5-----5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-|
E|--5-----6-------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 5 (2 times)
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-6---7--6p5\-3--7-7-7-6--5-3-5-3-|
A|--5-5-5-5---5--5-5\-3--5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------------------|
Repeat Riff 5 (2 times) That brought...
Riff 6 (solo rhythm)
Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----8-7-5-------------------------------|
D|----6-5-3----7-9-10-----6-5-3----7-9-10-|
A|-------------5-7--8-----6-5-3----5-7--8-|
E|-0--------0----------0--------0---------|
Guitar 2
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|----13-12-10-----7-9-10---------------------|
D|-------------------------------------7-9-10-|
A|----11-10--8-----5-7--8-----6-5-3----5-7--8-|
E|-0------------0----------0--4-3-1-0--5-7--8-|
Repeat Riff 5 (2 times) Hiding...
repeat Riff 6 She remembered...
Repeat Riff 5 (Once)
Riff 2c (Solo Rhythm, guitar 2 plays notes in () )
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4--------------------------4------------------|
A|----------------------3--------------------------------|
E|--2--2-2---2--2--2--2----2-2-2--2-2---2--2--2--5--4--3-|
* * * * * *
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4--------------------------4---------------------|
A|----------------------3-----------------------(4)-(3)-(2)-|
E|--2--2-2---2--2--2--2----2-2-2--2-2---2--2--2--5---4---3--|
* * * * * *
Repeat Riff 3 (twice) Solo continues
Repeat Riff 4 (twice) Then the screams...
Repeat Riff 3 (twice) ...shame Abigail...
Ending:
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------4--------------------------4----|
A|----------------------3------------------|
E|--2--2-2---2--2--2--2----2-2-2--2-2---2--|
* * * * * *
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
