King Diamond - Storm (the) gitar tabları

King Diamond:  The Storm

transcribed by:  Langus          :  [email protected]
                 Mika Ristiranta :  [email protected]
                 Russ Elton      :  [email protected]
      solos by:  Sekhemet        :  [email protected]

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Date last modified:  05-03-02

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Tuning: Standard

Intro
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-|
     * *   * *   * *    * *   *   *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-8-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
     * *   * *   * *   * *
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------7----5-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7----5----3-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0---------|
     * *   * *   * *    * *   *   *

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-10\----------------------10\-----|
A|--8\-----------------------8\-----|
E|----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-8-10\-|
A|-------------------------5-6--8\-|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------8~---10~-|
E|---------------------------------------|


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-|
     * *   * *   * *    * *   *   *
   "Eighteen was yesterday..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-8-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
     * *   * *   * *   * *
   "...today she was a ..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------7----5-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7----5----3-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0--5----3-|
     * *   * *   * *    * *   *   *
   "...woman, in every single way..."


Guitar 2 (Only played the last time)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-10-----9-----10-----12----10---9---|
A|------------------------------------|
E|----0-0---0-0----0-0----0-0---0---0-|
      * *   * *    * *    * *   *   *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-10-----9-----10-----9-----7-8-|
A|---------------------------5-6-|
E|----0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0-----|
      * *   * *    * *   * *
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-10-----9-----10-----12-----10---9-------------|
A|--------------------------------------8~---10~-|
E|----0-0---0-0----0-0----0-0----0---0-----------|
      * *   * *    * *    * *    *   *


Riff 2
Guitar 1                                           x2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4-4-/7-7--7--7-7-7-6-6--6--6-6-6-5-5--5--7-|
A|-2--2--2-2-/5-5--5--5-5-5-4-4--4--4-4-4-3-3--3--5-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
         * *          * * * *       * * * *
           "It was hours ago..."

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4-4-/7-7--7--7-7-7-6-6--6--6-6-6-5-5--5--7-|
A|-2--2--2-2-/5-5--5--5-5-5-4-4--4--4-4-4-3-3--3--5-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
         * *          * * * *       * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4-4----------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2-2----------------------------------------|
E|-----------/5-5--5--5-5-5-4-4--4--4-4-4-3-3--3--5-|
         * *          * * * *       * * * *


Play Riff 1  Solo Rhythm (Note: Don't use guitar 2, except the last two notes)

Solo
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-------12-15^12----12-15-14-12----12-------12----12----12----|
G|-14b~~~~-----------15-------------15----14-15----15----15----14-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-12b15r12b15r12b15r12~~~~-|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-14-13-12--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------14-13-12-------12--------------------------------|
A|----------------------14-15----14-15-12-14----12--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------15----15-14-12~~~--|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|----------------14/17-14b~~~-|
A|-------14-12-15--------------|
E|-12-15-----------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 1 w/ Guitar 2   "In the storm itself..."


Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10--9--10--12--10-9-10-10-10--9--------------9--|
D|---0--0--0--0---0---0---0-0--0--0--0--0--10---9--10--0--|
A|------------------------------------------0---0---0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
              "Ahh, then her face turned white..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10--9--10--12--10-9-------------|
D|---0--0--0--0---0---0---0-0--10---9-----|
A|------------------------------0---0--10-|
E|--------------------------------------0-|
   "...never did she see..."

Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10--9--10--12--10-9-10-10-10--9--------------9--|
D|---0--0--0--0---0---0---0-0--0--0--0--0--10---9--10--0--|
A|------------------------------------------0---0---0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---7------------7---8---7----10--12--9~-|
A|-----------10-------------10------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
   "...rain, black rain..."


Riff 4
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------9\--/9\-|
A|-------------------7\--/7\-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------|
   * * *    * * *
                  "Oh no..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------5-------|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--7-8---8-7-5-|
   * * *    * * *
   "Let me go back to my home..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------9\--/9\-|
A|-------------------7\--/7\-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------|
   * * *    * * *
                   "Oh no..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-----|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--5-7-8---8-7-|
   * * *    * * *


Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------9/10-10-10-10-10-10\9-9-9\--|
A|-------------------7/-8--8--8--8--8--8\7-7-7\--|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
   * * *    * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------5-------|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--7-8---8-7-5-|
   * * *    * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------9/10-10-10-10-10-10\9-9-9\--|
A|-------------------7/-8--8--8--8--8--8\7-7-7\--|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
   * * *    * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-----|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--5-7-8---8-7-|
   * * *    * * *

Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-pb14-13-------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------16~~~-13-14-16-13~~~-13-14-16-17-16-14^16^14----14-16-|
D|------------------------------------------------------18-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

  Fast
e|-22^19^16--22^19^16\13--19^16^13\10--16^13^10\7--13^10^7\4--10^7^4\1---|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                Slow
e|-13^10^7------16^13^10-------19^16^13---------20--19--17--16--17--19-------|
B|---------9^6-----------12^9-----------15^12---------------------------15~~-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 3 w/ guitar 2   "But he looked away..."

Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--7--|
A|--5--|
E|-----|


Play Riff 1   "Rain was pulling..."
Play Riff 1   "Lurking in the dark..."
Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm

Solo (with wah pedal)                                               X3
e|---------------------------------------|---------7---|-7-10-7-9----|
B|-pb9~~ pb9~~ pb9~~~ pb9b~~~-7---7-9-9~-|-10b~~~~~~~r-|----------10-|
G|------------------------------9--------|-------------|-------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|

e|-7---------------7----------7----------7---------7----------|
B|---10^7-10^7-------10^7-------10^7-------10^7------10^7~~-\-|
G|-------------9b---------9b---------9b---------9b------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-/-12b-r-10----10-12-12b-r-10----10-12-12b-r-10--------22----22----22-22~~-|
B|------------12----------------12-----------------/-22b----22b---22b---22~~-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-19-21-22-21-19^21^19----19-------------------22b~-|
B|----------------------22----22-19-22br^19----------|
G|------------------------------------------19~------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 3   "Ahh, rush the iron gate..."
Play Riff 4   "Oh no..."
Play Riff 4a  "Seeing the little one..."
Play Riff 3   w/ guitar 2  "...mummified..."



Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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