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The Shrine
King Diamond
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King Diamond: The Shrine
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Date last modified: January 20, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-0--2--|
A|-0--2--|
E|-------|
Riff 1
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-3----0-2--0-3--0-2--0-3----------|
A|-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-3----0-2--0-3--0-2--0-3--2-3-2-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
* * * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------3----5-3--7-----|
A|-33-2-0-3----5-3--5-7-6-|
E|--------------------5-4-|
** * * * * *
Riff 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------2-3---|
E|-2-222-222-22-2-3-2-0-2-222-22-5-----5-|
* *** *** ** * * * * * *** ** * * * *
"The light..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------5-|
E|-2-222-222-22-2-3-2-0-3-333-33-0-2-3-|
* *** *** ** * * * * * *** ** * *
"...is hurting my eyes..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------2-3---|
E|-2-222-222-22-2-3-2-0-2-222-22-5-----5-|
* *** *** ** * * * * * *** ** * * * *
"Deep within the dark..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------8--10-|
G|-----------------------7---9-|
D|-----------------------5---7-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-2-222-222-22-2-3-2-0--------|
* *** *** ** * * * *
"...I know I'm alive..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0----0-0--0-0--0-0--0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I am burning for you..."
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-11--------12---------8--------9------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--9--------10---------6--------7------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Both Guitars
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-5----4------------|
D|-5----4----6-------|
A|-3----2----4--7--4-|
E|--------------5--2-|
* * *
"Ahhh...."
Riff 4
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-6--4-6--4-6--4-7----4-6--4-7--4-6--4-7----------|
A|-4-6--4-6--4-6--4-7----4-6--4-7--4-6--4-7--6-7-6-4-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
* * * *
"Voices are calling..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-6--4-6--4-6--4-7----4-6--4-7--4-6--4-7----------4-|
A|-4-6--4-6--4-6--4-7----4-6--4-7--4-6--4-7--6-7-6-4-2-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
* * * *
"I see your face..."
Play Riff 2 "The night..."
Play Riff 3 "I am burning for you..."
Play Riff 4 "Voices are calling..."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------9--9-|
D|-5/6-6--7--4-4-6-7----5/6-6--7----7--7-|
A|-4-4-4--5--2-2-4-5----4-4-4--5---------|
E|--------------------------------0------|
*
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------0-----0---|
D|-5/6-6--7--4-4-6-7------2-----0-----|
A|-4-4-4--5--2-2-4-5----3-----2-------|
E|----------------------------------3-|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-5/6-6--7--4-4-6-7----5/6-6--7---------|
A|-4-4-4--5--2-2-4-5----4-4-4--5----7--7-|
E|--------------------------------0-5--5-|
*
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------0-----0---|
D|-5/6-6--7--4-4-6-7------2-----0-----|
A|-4-4-4--5--2-2-4-5----3-----2-------|
E|----------------------------------3-|
Play Riff 1 "Voices are calling in the night..."
Play Riff 2 "The night..."
Play Riff 3 "I am burning for you..."
Play Riff 4 "Voices are calling in the night..."
Play Riff 3 "I am burning for you..."
Solo plays with no rhythm, then this rhythm comes in:
Guitar 1
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-...--|
E|------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (fades in)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------9-----9-----|
D|-9---10----7----9----9-----9---|
A|-7----7----7----7------7-----7-|
E|-------------------------------|
Song fades out.
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