King Diamond: One Down Two To Go
transcribed by: Dave Zatuchney DaveDZNY@AOL.COM
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Tuning: Standard
Intro (12 string arranged for a 6 string)
x2
e|---------------------------|
B|--0--------7----10----9----|
G|-16--------9-----9----9----|
D|-14--------9----10----9----|
A|-14--------7-----7----7----|
E|--0--------0-----0----0----|
Riff 1 (Play 2x)
e|-------7-----7---------7-----7---|
B|-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-|
G|---9-------9-------9-------9-----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7---------------7---------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"The sun has..."
e|-------5-----5---------5-----5---|
B|-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-|
G|---7-------7-------7-------7-----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7---------------7---------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"...just above...
e|-------5-----5---------5-----5---|
B|-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-|
G|---6-------6-------6-------6-----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7---------------7---------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"The birds are..."
e|-------7-----7---------7-----7---|
B|-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-|
G|---9-------9-------9-------9-----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7---------------7---------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"It's just like..."
Riff 2
e|-------3-----3---------5-----5---|
B|-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-|
G|---5-------5-------7-------7-----|
D|-2---------------4---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"Eggs for three..."
e|-------7-----7---------7-----7---|
B|-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-|
G|---9-------9-------9-------9-----|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7---------------7---------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"...and a little tea..."
e|-------3-----3---------5-----5---5/7--|
B|-----0---0-----0-----0---0-----0-0----|
G|---5-------5-------7-------7-----7/9--|
D|-2---------------4--------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
"Mixed with the..."
End acoustic intro.
Riff 3 (Distortion, Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-9-------10---9--------12-10-|
A|-7--------8---7--------10--8-|
E|----0-0-0---0----0-0-0-------|
* * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-9-------10---9--------12-14-|
A|-7--------8---7--------10-12-|
E|----0-0-0---0----0-0-0-------|
* * * * * * *
Solo (Wah pedal)
e|-----------------17p12-------------------------|
B|-17b19--17b19----------17p12-17p12-17p12-------|
G|-----------------------------------------16h17-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-17p16p14h16-14b--------------------------------|
D|------------------17p15--14tr15--12tr14---------|
A|-----------------------------------------12b14--|
E|------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 3a
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-9-------10---9--------12-10-|
A|-7--------8---7--------10--8-|
E|----0-0-0---0----0-0-0-------|
* * * * * * *
"Anybody eating..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-9-------10---9--------12-14-|
A|-7--------8---7--------10-12-|
E|----0-0-0---0----0-0-0-------|
* * * * * * *
"...a la carte..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-9-------10---9--------12-10-|
A|-7--------8---7--------10--8-|
E|----0-0-0---0----0-0-0-------|
* * * * * * *
"Should be taken..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-9-------10---9------------|
A|-7--------8---7--------3-5-|
E|----0-0-0---0----0-0-0-1-3-|
* * * * * * *
"...waste away..."
Riff 4
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-7--7-9--7-9-7--7-5--7-5--7-5-|
A|-7--7-7--7-7-7--5-5--5-5--5-5-|
E|-5--5-5--5-5-5--3-3--3-3--3-3-|
"You used to be..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-9-------10---9--------12-10-|
A|-7--------8---7--------10--8-|
E|----0-0-0---0----0-0-0-------|
* * * * * * *
"...die..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-9-------10---9------------|
A|-7--------8---7--------3-5-|
E|----0-0-0---0----0-0-0-1-3-|
* * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-7--7-9--7-9-7--7-5--7-5--7-5-|
A|-7--7-7--7-7-7--5-5--5-5--5-5-|
E|-5--5-5--5-5-5--3-3--3-3--3-3-|
"You used to be..."
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Riff 5 x2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|----7-8-7~----7-8-7~-----7---7-------7---7---|
E|-0---------0---------0-8---8---8-0-6---6---6-|
* *
"...die, die..."
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|----7-8-7~--2--|
E|-0----------0--|
*
"Die, die..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------7/9-----------------|
A|-----5/7-----5/7-----5/7---7/8\7-|
E|-0-0-3/5-0-0-----0-0-3/5-0-5/6\5-|
* * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------7/9-------------|
A|-----5/7-----5/7-----5/7-8\3-|
E|-0-0-3/5-0-0-----0-0-3/5-6\1-|
* * * * * *
Solo
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------14b16--15-13-15--15~-13~--15-13-15-|
D|-17p15--14tr15--12tr14--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------12b14-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pull up bar Bar Flutter Trem Pick this whole bar
e|-------------|----------|-------------|--19-15-17----15----------|
B|-------------|----------|-------------|-----------19----17-19-15-|
G|---15--------|-15-13----|---15--13----|--------------------------|
D|-------------|----------|-------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------|----------|-------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------|----------|-------------|--------------------------|
FAST!!!!!!!!
e|-----------------------------------15----------15-17-19-17-15-19-|
B|--------------------------15-17-19----15-17-19-------------------|
G|----------16-17-19-16-17-----------------------------------------|
D|-15-17-19--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17-15--22b24--|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 3a "Salem is walking..."
Play Riff 4 "You used to..."
Riff 5a
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|----7-8-7-----7-8-7------7---7-------7---7---|
E|-0---------0---------0-8---8---8-0-6---6---6-|
* *
"Die, die..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|----7-8-7-----7-8-7------7---7-------7---7---2--|
E|-0---------0---------0-8---8---8-0-6---6---6-0--|
* *
"Die, die..."
Riff 7 (12 string arranged for a 6 string)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---9--9--8--8--6h7-6----9--9--8--8--9h11-9-|
A|---7--7--7--7--7---7----7--7--7--7--7----7-|
E|-0-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--8--8--6h7-6----9--9--8--8--9h11-|
A|-7--7--7--7--7---7----7--7--7--7--7----|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----11--11---9---9---9-----11--11---9---9---9-|
A|-0--12--12--10--10--10--0--12--12--10--10--10-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
"In a fever..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---9--9--8--8--9h11-9----9--9--8--8--6h7-6-|
A|---7--7--7--7--7----7----7--7--7--7--7---7-|
E|-0-----------------------------------------|
"David's got a..."
Riff 5b (Distortion)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|----7-8-7-----7-8-7------7---7-------7---7---|
E|-0---------0---------0-8---8---8-0-6---6---6-|
* *
"One down, two to go..."
Play Riff 3a "The problem is..."
Play Riff 4 "You used to be..."
Ending
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|----7-8-7-----7-8-7------7---7-------7---7---|
E|-0---------0---------0-8---8---8-0-6---6---6-|
* *
"Die, die..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|----7-8-7-----7-8-7------7---7-------7---7---2-2-|
E|-0---------0---------0-8---8---8-0-6---6---6-0-0-|
* *
"Die, die..."
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
