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Halloween

King Diamond

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King Diamond: Halloween

transcribed by:  Langus          :  tlange@poczta.onet.pl
     edited by:  Russ Elton      :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

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Date last modified:  04-10-01

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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

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Halloween

King Diamond