King Diamond: Eye Of The Witch
transcribed by: ANDRÉ DA SILVA SALVATERRA : mercyful@zipmail.com.br
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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Tuning: Standard
This lead is played during riffs 1 and 2.
Harpischord (arranged for guitar)
e|-10---------------------------|
B|----10-11--8-10---------------|
G|----------------10-12--10-9-7-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|-10-------------------------------|
B|----10h11-10h11-8h10-8h10---------|
G|--------------------------10----7-|
D|-----------------------------10---|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Riff 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-7-----7-----7-7-----7-|
A|-5-----5-----5-5-----5-|
E|-----------------------|
Riff 2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-7--7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-5--5-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-7--7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-5--5-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-|
E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7-10/12-12-12-12\10--7--7--7-7/8-8-8-8\5-|
A|-5--5--5--8/10-10-10-10\-8--5--5--5-5/6-6-6-6\3-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
"It's so cold inside..."
Riff 4
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-9--------9--------7--------5----7----|
A|-7--------6--------5--------3----5----|
E|--------------------------------------|
"It's the eye of the witch..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9--------9--------7--------5----4--|
A|-7--------6--------5--------3----2--|
E|------------------------------------|
"It's the eye of the witch..."
Riff 2a
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-7--7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-5--5-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-7--7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-5--5-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-|
E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3a
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7-----7-----10/12-12-12-12\10-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5--8/10-10-10-10\-8-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * *
"Thunder bring the rain..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-7-----7-----7/8-8-8-8\5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/6-6-6-6\3-|
E|-------------------------|
* * * *
"Penetrate my brain..."
Play Riff 4 "It's the eye of the witch..."
Play Riff 2a "...the eye...."
Riff 5 (solo rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7----10-10-10-10--7-7-7-7-7----12--12-10-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-----8-\7--8-\7--5-5-5-5-5----10--10--8-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------5-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7----10-10-10-10--7-----5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-----8-\7--8-\7--5--7--3-|
E|------------------------------5----|
Riff 6 (solo rhythm)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-9-9---------------12---12---12-|
A|-7-7---------------10----9---10-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----0----|
* * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-9-9---------------14---14---12-|
A|-7-7---------------12---12---10-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----0----|
* * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9---------------12---12---12-------------|
A|-7-7---------------10----9---10----9-8-7--8-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----0-----0-7-6-5--6-|
* * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 3 "Another glass of wine..."
Play Riff 4 "It's the eye of the witch..."
Riff 2b
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-7--7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-5--5-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
x4
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-7--7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-5--5-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-7--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3-5--|
E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
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
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/king-diamond/40270.html ]