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King Diamond - At The Graves tab

King Diamond:  At The Graves

transcribed by:  Andreas RothÈn  :  andreas_rothen@hermes.ics.lu.se
     edited by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com

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Date last modified:  November 19, 2004

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--2----3----4----5--|
A|--0----1----2----3--|
E|------------2----3--|
   "Rise, rise..."

Guitar 2
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|--4----5----6----7--|
E|--------------------|



Riff 2                           
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12------------------------|
A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--10---10~~-----5-3-2-0-|
E|-----------------------8----a----33---------|
                                   ** * * * * 
  "Spirits, rising from the grave..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12--/14-----------|
A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--/12-----------|
E|-----------------------------11tr12-|
  "Burning shadows..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------12~~-----------------|
D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12--------a--------12-10-9----|
A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--10--------1010---------12-|
E|-----------------------8------------------------|
                                   * *  *  * *  * 
  "Icy fingers, all over my hand..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12--/14-----------|
A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--/12-----------|
E|-----------------------------11tr12-|
  "Try to make me, understand..."


Riff 3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-14------14------14-----|
A|-12--13--12--13--12--13-|
E|-----11------11------11-|
  "Finally we have..."


Riff 4                            x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------0-----0-----|
D|-9------7----------2-----0-------|
A|-7------5----0-2-3-----2---------|
E|----0-0----------------------3-2-|
      * *                      
  "...returned..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-9---------------9-9--10-|
A|-7------8--------7-7---8-|
E|----0-0-6----0-0---------|
      * *      * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------0-----0-----|
D|-9-----------------2-----0-------|
A|-7------8----0-2-3-----2---------|
E|----0-0-6--------------------3-2-|
      * *                      

Play Riff 1   "Missy is that you..."
Play Riff 2   "Spirits, rising from the grave..."

Riff 5
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-12------11------10----|
A|-10--11---9--10---8--9-|
E|------9-------8------7-|
  "THEY are back to share my..."

Riff 6                                          
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----3-----2-----5-3-2-----3-----2-----------|
D|-2-----3-----2-----5-3-2-----3-----2-----3/4-5-|
A|---0-0---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0---0-0-3/4-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
     * *   * *   * *       * *   * *   * *
  "...life..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-----3-----2-----5-3-2-----3-----2-------------|
D|-2-----3-----2-----5-3-2-----3-----2-----3/4-5---|
A|---0-0---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0---0-0-3/4-5-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
     * *   * *   * *       * *   * *   * *       *


Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------------4---------4---------4----3-|
A|------------4---------4---------4----3-|
E|-2222222222----222222----222222----2---|
   **********    ******    ******    *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------------4---------4---------4----5-|
A|------------4---------4---------4----5-|
E|-2222222222----222222----222222----2---|
   **********    ******    ******    *

Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------------6---------6---------6----5-|
A|------------6---------6---------6----5-|
E|-4444444444----444444----444444----4---|
   **********    ******    ******    *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------------6---------6---------6--6-5-|
A|------------6---------6---------6--6-5-|
E|-4444444444----444444----444444--------|
   **********    ******    ******    

Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-6-7-6--5-6-2-|
A|-6-7-6--5-6-2-|
E|--------------|


Play Riff 6  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 7  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 9  Solo Rhythm

Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-6-7-6--5-6-2-6-|
A|-6-7-6--5-6-2-4-|
E|----------------|


Riff 11
e|----3---3-3-------3---------|
B|----3---3-3-------3---------|
G|----0---0-0-------0---------|
D|----------------------5h7-5-|
A|----------------------5h7-5-|
E|-0----0------0--0---0-------|
        *         *   *
e|----3---3-3-------------------------|
B|----3---3-3-------------------------|
G|----0---0-0-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---------------7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-0----0------0-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8-|
        *      * * * *  *  *  *  *  *
e|----3---3-3-------3---------|
B|----3---3-3-------3---------|
G|----0---0-0-------0---------|
D|----------------------5h7-5-|
A|----------------------5h7-5-|
E|-0----0------0--0---0-------|
        *         *   *
e|----3---3-3--|
B|----3---3-3--|
G|----0---0-0--|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-0----0------|
        *

[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/king-diamond/9776.html ]
Riff 12
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|----7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--3-3-3-6-6-6-6----|
E|-55-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--1-1-1-4-4-4-4-44-|
   ** * * *  *  *  *  *  *  * * * * * * * ** 
  "Missy come, come with me..."
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|------------------9-|
A|-7-7-7--10--9--7--7-|
E|-5-5-5---8--7--5--7-|
   * * * 
  "...there are things I must know..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|----7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--3-3-3-6-6-6-6----|
E|-55-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--1-1-1-4-4-4-4-44-|
   ** * * *  *  *  *  *  *  * * * * * * * ** 
  "How did you get here..."
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|------------------6-|
A|-7-7-7--10--9--7--4-|
E|-5-5-5---8--7--5--4-|
   * * * 
  "...to the other side..."


Play Riff 2   "Spirits, rising from the grave..."
Play Riff 3   "Am I glad you have returned..."
Play Riff 4   "All of You..."
Play Riff 1

Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm)           x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|------4----------5---------4---|
A|-----------------3-------------|
E|-2-22---2--2-2-2------2-22---2-|
   * **   *  * * *      * **   *           x2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------6----------7---------6--------7-6-4-|
A|-----------------5------------------5-4-2-|
E|-4-44---4--4-4-4------4-44---4--4-4-------|
   * **   *  * * *      * **   *  * *
                                           x2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------8----------9---------8--------9-8-6-|
A|-----------------7------------------7-6-4-|
E|-6-66---6--6-6-6------6-66---6--6-6-------|
   * **   *  * * *      * **   *  * *
                                x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|------6----------7---------6---|
A|-----------------5-------------|
E|-4-44---4--4-4-4------4-44---4-|
   * **   *  * * *      * **   * 


Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-|
   * * *  *  *  *  *  *  * * * * * * * * 

Play Riff 11
Play Riff 12   "Do you remember..."
Play Riff 2    

Riff 5a
e|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------10-|
G|------------------------9-|
D|-12------11------10-----7-|
A|-10--11---9--10---8--9----|
E|------9-------8------7----|
  "Show Your powers onto me..."

Riff 14
e|--------------------|
B|----------------10\-|
G|-----------------9\-|
D|-----------------7\-|
A|--------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0...-----|
   * * * * * *

Riff 15  (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4-4--5-|
E|-2--2-0-1-2-2--2-0-1-2-2--2-0-1-2-2--3-|
   *  * * * * *  * * * * *  * * * * * 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------4--2-|
A|-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4-2--0-|
E|-2--2-0-1-2-2--2-0-1-2-2--2-0-1-2------|
   *  * * * * *  * * * * *  * * * *

Riff 16  (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-6--6-4-5-6-6--6-4-5-6-6--6-4-5-6-6--7-|
E|-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4-4--5-|
   *  * * * * *  * * * * *  * * * * * 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------6--4-|
A|-6--6-4-5-6-6--6-4-5-6-6--6-4-5-6-4--2-|
E|-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4------|
   *  * * * * *  * * * * *  * * * *   

Play Riff 15  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 16  Solo Rhythm

Riff 17  (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-2----4----7----9----2----4----7----10--|
A|-0----2----5----7----0----2----5-----8--|
E|------2----5----7---------2----5-----8--|


Riff 18                  x2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-5--6--5--6--3--4--3--4-|
E|-3--4--3--4--1--2--1--2-|
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * 

Riff 19                           x4
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-6-6-5-5-6-6-3-3-4-4-3-3-4-4-|
E|-3-3-4-4-3-3-4-4-1-1-2-2-1-1-2-2-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

Riff 20
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------------------3--------------------|
A|-0----6-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-1----6-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-|
E|------4-4-5-5-4-4-5-5------4-4-5-5-4-4-5-5-|
        * * * * * * * *      * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-4--------------------5----|
A|-2----6-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-3----|
E|-2----4-4-5-5-4-4-5-5-3----|
        * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-4----6-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-5----6-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-|
E|------4-4-5-5-4-4-5-5------4-4-5-5-4-4-5-5-|
        * * * * * * * *      * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-6----6-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-7----|
E|------4-4-5-5-4-4-5-5------|
        * * * * * * * *

Riff 21
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-|
   * * * * * * * *

Riff 22
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|
E|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|

Organ (arranged for guitar 2)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-4-----3-----7-----12----|
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
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