King Diamond:  Mirror, Mirror

transcribed by:  Rami Nuotio     :  midiamond@sci.fi
                 Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----7--7--7--7-5---------|
A|---5--------------8-7--7~-|
E|-5------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----7--7--7--7------------|
A|---5-------------3--5--3-0-|
E|-5---------------1--3--1---|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---7--7--7--7-5---------|
A|-5--------------8-7--7~-|
E|------------------------|
   "My feelings..."

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---7-5------------------|
A|-------8-7-5---5--7--3--|
E|-5-----------8----------|
   "I know someone's..."

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---7----5------7--------------|
A|-7-5----3----7-5----3--5--3-0-|
E|-5-----------5------1--3--1---|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7----5------7-------------|
A|-5----3----7-5----3--5--3--|
E|-----------5------1--3--1--|



Riff 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------0h1p0h1p0---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------3-|
   * * * * *
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|------------3--|
E|-0-0-0-0000-1--|
   * * * ****
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------0h1p0h1p0---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------3-|
   * * * * *
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|------------3--|
A|------------1--|
E|-0-0-0-0000----|
   * * * ****


Riff 3
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|
A|-2-----------------------|
E|----2--2--2--2--2-2--2-2-|
      *  *  *  *  * *  * *
   "I silently..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-4----------------5--|
A|-2----------------3--|
E|----2--2--2--2222----|
      *  *  *  ****
   "...follow the sound..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------|
A|-2-----------------------|
E|----2--2--2--2--2-2--2-2-|
      *  *  *  *  * *  * *
   "Little footsteps..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-7--------7-------7----|
A|-5--------5-------5----|
E|----5--5-----5-5-----5-|
      *  *     * *     *
   "...moving in the..."


Riff 4
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-9-9-xxxxxx-9-9-7-|
E|-3-3-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxxxx-7-7-5-|
   "I cannot..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-4--4-4--4-4-4-|
E|-3-3-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-2--2-2--2-2-2-|
   "I don't even..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-9-9-xxxxxx-9-9-7-|
E|-3-3-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxxxx-7-7-5-|
   "I see a girl..."

Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-9--7--5--4--|
E|-3-3-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-7--5--3--2--|
   "...standing in the..."

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------4--4--4--4--|
A|-5-5-xxxx-7-7-xxxx-2--2--2--2--|
E|-3-3-xxxx-5-5-xxxx-------------|
   "...standing in the..."



Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm


Solo (Wead)
e|--------------------7h9h10-9p7----------------------|
B|-------------7h8h10------------10-8p7---------------|
G|-------6h7h9--------------------------9-7\6---6h7p6-|
D|-9p8h9--------------------------------------9-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-5-9-7-5---7-5-------5-------------------------|
A|-----------9-----9-9-7---9-7-5-9-7-5---7-5-------|
E|-------------------------------------9-----9-7-9-|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-7b9-7~--(7)\----------------------7/-|
D|-------------------------4b5----------|
A|---------------5b7-5~--------5-5~-----|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------14----14-|
B|-------14-16-17-16-14----------14-16-17----17----|
G|-14-15----------------15-14-15-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|----14---------------------------------------|
B|-17----17-16-14------------------------------|
G|----------------15-14-15-14-15-14-15h16-14~--|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-------------16b17-14-------17b18-14-------------|
B|-17b19-17p14----------17p14----------17p14-17b19-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------14-16-17~-|
B|-17-14------15-17p15p14-15-17-----------|
G|-------14~------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 4   "I cannot see..."


Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---10p9-10----9p7-9----7p5-7-5-7-9-7-5-|
E|-0----------0--------0-----------------|
   *          *        *
                          "Mirror mirror..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---10p9-10----9p7-9----5-7-9-7-5----|
E|-0----------0--------0-----------5~-|
   *          *        *
                      "Mirror in the hall..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---10p9-10----9p7-9----7p5-7-5-7-9-7-5-|
E|-0----------0--------0-----------------|
   *          *        *
                          "Mirror mirror..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---10p9-10----9p7-9----5-7-9-7-5----|
E|-0----------0--------0-----------7--|
   *          *        *
                     "The mirror on the wall..."
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---10p9-10----9p7-9----7p5-7-5-7-9-7-5-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-0----------0--------0-----------------|
   *          *        *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---10p9-10----9p7-9----5-7-9-7-5----|
A|---------------------------------5~-|
E|-0----------0--------0--------------|
   *          *        *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---9p7-9----7p5-7----5p4-5-4-5-7-5-4-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-0--------0--------0-----------------|
   *        *        *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---9p7-9----7p5-7----4-5-7-5-4----|
A|-------------------------------5--|
E|-0--------0--------0--------------|
   *        *        *


Riff 6
Guitar 1                           x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-00000000000000000000000000000000-|
   ********************************
                                 "NO!"
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------9--------(9)-|
D|---------------------9--------(9)-|
A|---------------------7--------(7)-|
E|-0--------(0)---------------------|



Riff 7
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-10-------9-------10-7-10-------9-------10-7-|
A|--8-------7--------8-5--8-------7--------8-5-|
E|-----0000----0000----------0000----0000------|
       ****    ****          ****    ****
   "Why are you here..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------121212121212----------121212121212-|
D|-9-----------101010101010----------101010101010-|
A|-7------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----00000000--------------00000000--------------|
      ********              ********
   "...house?"


Riff 8
Guitar 1                              x2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-55555555-33333333-11111111-33333333-|
   ******** ******** ******** ********
   "I cannot tell..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------121212121212----------121212121212-|
D|-9-----------101010101010----------101010101010-|
A|-7------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----00000000--------------00000000--------------|
      ********              ********
   "...white!"

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------0-2-0-2-3-|
A|-0----2----3----2-0---0----2----3-----------|
E|--------------------3-----------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------121212121212----------121212121212-|
D|-9-----------101010101010----------101010101010-|
A|-7------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----00000000--------------00000000--------------|
      ********              ********
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------2-3-2-0-----|
A|-3----2----0------0-2-3----2------------3-2-|
E|----------------3---------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------121212121212----------121212121212-|
D|-9-----------101010101010----------101010101010-|
A|-7------------8-8-8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|----00000000--------------00000000--------------|
      ********              ********


Play Riff 7  Solo Rhythm

Riff 8a (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1                              x2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-55555555-33333333-11111111-33333333-|
   ******** ******** ******** ********

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------0-2-0-2-3-|
A|-0----2----3----2-0---0----2----3-----------|
E|--------------------3-----------------------|


Solo (La Rocque)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------15-17-18~----17-15-13--------------|
G|-17b19~--------14-16-17-----------------------16-13--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------15-14~-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------13~--(13)/16-----------16~--(16)/20-|
B|-------15---------------------15--------------|
G|----14---------------------16-----------------|
D|-15---------------------18--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|----------19b20----(20)r19-19~--|
B|-------20-----------------------|
G|----18--------------------------|
D|-20-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-12-13-12\10---------------------------|
G|-------------12-10-9-------------------|
D|---------------------12-10-9-----------|
A|-----------------------------12-10-----|
E|-----------------------------------12~-|

Harmony part:

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------12----------------|
D|----------12-14-15-14~----15----15-14-12-------|
A|-12-14-15--------------------------------15-14-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------12-17p12----------------12-|
B|----------------12-13----------13-12----12-13----|
G|-------------14----------------------14----------|
D|----------14-------------------------------------|
A|-12-14-15----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-13p10-------10p7------7p4-----4p1-----|
B|-------12---------9--------6-------3---|
G|----------13--------10-------7-------4-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-2~--4--5-4~--5--7-5~--7--9-7~--9--10-9~-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------16----------------|
D|----------15-17-19-17~----19----19-17-15-------|
A|-15-17-19--------------------------------19-17-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------15-20p15----------------15-|
B|----------------15-17----------17-15----15-17----|
G|-------------17----------------------17----------|
D|----------17-------------------------------------|
A|-15-17-19----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-16p13-------13p10-------10p7------7p4-----|
B|-------15----------12---------9--------6---|
G|----------16----------13--------10-------7-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~--7--9-7~--9--10-9~--10--12-10~--12--14-[drops out]-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 5   "Mirror mirror..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm


Solo (La Rocque)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------14b16-14~-|
G|-/9----7--0-0-7h9p7-7---7-9-9-7---------14b16-14~-|
D|-/9----7--------------9---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------9/10/12-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

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

e|-7h10p7h10p7h10-10h12p10h12p10h12-20----|
B|----------------------------------22b24-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0--0----0--0----0--0---------------|
G|-/9--9--9--7----7--6----6--6--5~----(5)/-0-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------12-14-16-12-14-16-|
A|----------12-14-15-12-14-15-------------------|
E|-12-14-15-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------14-15-17-15-14-|
B|-------------------13-15-17-13-15-17----------------|
G|-12-14-16-12-14-16----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------|
B|-17-15-14-0--------|
G|------------22-----|
D|------------22b24--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 3  "Now I can..."
Play Riff 4  "I cannot see..."
Play Riff 5  "Mirror, mirror..."


Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most 
             previous bend.
       = touch the string above the 17th fret while 
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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