King Diamond: Halloween
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2-|
D|-2----3---2---0-2----3---5---2-|
A|-2----3---2---0-2----3---5-----|
E|----0---0---0------0---0---0---|
* * * * * *
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-2----3---2----7--5-|
A|-2----3---2----5--3-|
E|----0---0---0-------|
* * *
"Oh, it's Halloween!"
Riff 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------2-|
D|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5---2-|
A|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5-----|
E|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|
* * * * * *
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2-2---3---2----7--5-|
A|-2-2---3---2----5--3-|
E|-----0---0---0-------|
* * *
Riff 2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9----4----5----7----5----|
A|-7----2----3----5----3----|
E|--------------------------|
"Every night..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9----4---------7----5----|
A|-7----2----3----5----3----|
E|-----------1--------------|
"...-ween..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9----4---------7----5----|
A|-7----2----3----5----3----|
E|-----------1--------------|
"...scene..."
Riff 1a
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------2-|
D|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5---2-|
A|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5-----|
E|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|
* * * * * *
"...mean..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2-2---3---2----7--5-2--2-|
A|-2-2---3---2----5--3-0--0-|
E|-----0---0---0------------|
* * *
Riff 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4--4-4-4-5-4-2-4--4-4-4--7--9--|
A|-2--2-2-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-2--5--7--|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * *
"Halloween..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4--4-4-4-5-4-2-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|-2--2-2-2-3-2-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"...you are my pride..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "The moon is full..."
Riff 1b
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------2-|
D|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5---2-|
A|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5-----|
E|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|
* * * * * *
"...mean..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-2---3---2---0-----------------|
A|-2-2---3---2---0---------0-2-3-5-|
E|-----0---0---0---3-0-2-3---------|
* * *
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9--7-----7----12-12----9-9--7-----7------------|
A|-7-7--5-----5----10--9----7-7--5-----5------------|
E|--------7-8----------------------7-8------0-3-0-5-|
* *
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9--7-----7----12-12----9-9--7-----7--------------|
A|-7-7--5-----5----10--9----7-7--5-----5--------------|
E|--------7-8----------------------7-8------0-7-6-5-0-|
* * * * *
Play Riff 3 "Halloween..."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-6-------7-6-4-6---------9-11-|
A|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4--4-4-4--7--9-|
E|------------------------------|
* * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-6-------7-6-4-6----------------|
A|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4------2-5-4-2-0-|
E|------------------0-5-----------|
* * * *
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-6-------7-6-4-6---------9-11-|
E|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4--4-4-4--7--9-|
* * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-6-------7-6-4-6------2-5-4-2-0-|
E|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4--0-5-----------|
* * * *
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "Every night..."
Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 3 "Halloween..."
Riff 7
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5\4---------5\4---------2--5-|
E|-3\2-2-2-2-2-3\2--2-2-2--0--3-|
* * * * * * *
"Halloween..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------5--4----------------|
A|-5\4----------3--2------2-5-4-2-0-|
E|-3\2-2-2-2-2--------0-5-----------|
* * * *
Play Riff 1
Ending:
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-2-2---3---2----0-2-|
A|-2-2---3---2----0-2-|
E|-----0---0---0------|
* * *
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/9781.html ]
