King Diamond: Black Hill Sanitarium
transcribed by: Dave Zatuchney davedzny@aol.com
solo by: Don Briggs Sekhemet@ozemu.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-5--|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-3--|
* *
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-3--|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-1--|
* *
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-5--|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-3--|
* *
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--------------------8-|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-3----6-|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-1------|
* *
Riff 2 x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-----3-----4-----3---4---|
A|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1---1-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"I..."
x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2-----3-----2---3---|
A|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...been in here..."
x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-----6-----6-----7-----6---7---|
A|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4---4-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"And as I walk..."
x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----5-----6-----5---6---|
A|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"I see the other..."
Riff 1a
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-5----5-5--5-5-|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-3----3-3--3-3-|
* * * * * *
"This is for..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--------------------8-|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-3----6-|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-1------|
* *
"For those who..."
Play Riff 2 "I have seen..."
Riff 1b
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-5--|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-3--|
* *
"This is for..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--------------------8-|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-3----6-|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-1------|
* *
"For those who..."
Riff 3
e|-----------------------0------|
B|-------------------------0----|
G|---------4----4------------3--|
D|------------3---3-2-----------|
A|-2-2-2-2----------0-----------|
E|------------------------------|
"Black Hill..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------4----4--------7--7-|
D|------------3---3-2----7--7-|
A|-2-2-2-2----------0----5--5-|
E|-----------------------5--5-|
"They're driving me..."
Riff 4
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-4------4------2---------5-4------4-------|
A|----------7--5----5-3----3----------7--5----5-3~-|
E|-0-0-----------------------0-0-------------------|
* * * *
"Got to get out..."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-222-2-2-2-5-222-2-2-2-|
* *** * * * * *** * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------7/9-9-9-9\7-|
E|-0-222-2-2-2-5/7-7-7-7\5-|
* *** * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-222-2-2-2-5-222-2-2-2-|
* *** * * * * *** * * *
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-------------7-9-7--|
E|-0-222-2-2-5-5-7-5--|
* *** * * *
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-11b---11^13^11^9^11^9----9--------------------------|
D|-----------------------12---12^11^12^11^9^11^9\7^9^7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|----7--------------------------------|
A|-10---10^9^10^9^7^9^7----7----7------|
E|----------------------10---10---9b^r-|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/king-diamond/40246.html ]
e|-------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------------|-6----6----6--------|
D|-------------------------|---9b---9b---9b^r^b-|
A|-9-9\----9-9\----9-9\----|--------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------------9----9-11-9-11-14/-|
D|-------7-9-11---11---------------|
A|-9-7-9---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------19-21^19^16----------------|
B|-----------19-21-------------19-21-19-17-19-|
G|-/21-18-21----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-21-18----18-21-18----18-21-18----18-21-18----18-|
D|-------21----------21----------21----------21----|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-21-19-21-19-16-19-16---16-------|
A|----------------------19---19-16-|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------17-|
B|-------------------------------------18b----|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------16~----------|
A|-19-16-14-16-14----14-----------------------|
E|----------------17----17-16-14--------------|
End solo
Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|---------4----4--------|
D|------------3---3-2----|
A|-2-2-2-2----------0----|
E|-----------------------|
"Black hill..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------4----4--------7--7-|
D|------------3---3-2----7--7-|
A|-2-2-2-2----------0----5--5-|
E|-----------------------5--5-|
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3a Solo Rhythm
Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-11---------------11---------------|
E|----9--9--9-11-12----9--9--9-11-12-|
"I am..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-10---------------10---------------|
E|----8--8--8-10-11----8--8--8-10-11-|
"...going down..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-9--------------9--------------|
E|---7--7--7-9-10---7--7--7-9-10-|
"...deep into..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-8-------------8-------------|
E|---6--6--6-8-9---6--6--6-8-9-|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-7-------------7-------------|
E|---5--5--5-7-8---5--5--5-7-8-|
Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-9---12---11----9---12---5--|
A|-7---10----9----7---10---3--|
E|---0----0---------0----0----|
* * * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----------------5----7--|
D|-9---12---11----5----7--|
A|-7---10----9----3----5--|
E|---0----0-------3----5--|
* *
Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-7---11---9----7---11------|
D|-5----9---7----5----9---9--|
A|------------------------7--|
E|---0----0--------0----0----|
* * * *
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-7---11---9----5----7--|
D|-5----9---7----5----7--|
A|---------------3----5--|
E|---0----0------3----5--|
* *
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1a "This is for..."
Play Riff 3 "Black Hill..."
Ending:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-4------4------2---------5-4------4-------|
A|----------7--5----5-3----3----------7--5----5-3~-|
E|-0-0-----------------------0-0-------------------|
* * * *
"Got to get..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-4------4------2---------5-4------4-------|
A|----------7--5----5-3----3----------7--5----5-3~-|
E|-0-0-----------------------0-0-------------------|
* * * *
"Got to get..."
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|--0-0--|
* *
"...tears!"
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
