King Diamond: Moonlight

transcribed by: Langus     : tlange@promail.pl
     edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
                
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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-2-4----2-----------------5---|
A|-0-2----0----4-5----2-4-5-3-0-|
E|-------------2-3----0-2-3-----|
    
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-4----2----------------------------5---|
A|-2----0----4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-4-5-3-0-|
E|-----------2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-3-----|
             * * * * * * * * * 


Riff 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|--------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  "In the moonlight..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------5---|
A|-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-4-5-3-0-|
E|-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-3-----|
   * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|--------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  "I see children searching..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------9-7-5-5---|
A|-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-3-3-0-|
E|-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
   * * * * * * * * *


Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7----3----5----7--|
A|-5----1----3----5--|
E|-------------------|
  "Night after night..."                

Guitar 2
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-----------5-------|
A|-5----8---------5--|
E|-------------------|



Riff 4  (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-9------------7--9-9--------5-5----7----12-11-|
A|-7------------5--7-7--------3-3----5----10--9-|
E|----0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-------------------|
      * * * * *         * * *           

Play Riff 2   "In the moonlight..."
Play Riff 3   "Night after night..."


Riff 1a
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-2-4----2-----------------5---|
A|-0-2----0----4-5----2-4-5-3-0-|
E|-------------2-3----0-2-3-----|
   "In the moonlight..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-4----2----------------------9-7-5-5---|
A|-2----0----4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-3-3-0-|
E|-----------2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
             * * * * * * * * * 
   "In the moonlight..."



Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4--4-------2----2-4-5-|
A|-2--2-------0----0-2-3-|
E|--------3^-------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-4--4-------2------------|
A|-2--2-------0----5-4-----|
E|--------3^-----------5-2-|
                       * *
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4--4-------2----2-4-5-|
A|-2--2-------0----0-2-3-|
E|--------3^-------------|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-4--4--------2----2-5-|
A|-2--2--------0----0-3-|
E|---------3^-----------|


Riff 6  (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9-----9-----9/10-9-----9-----7-8-9-|
A|-7-----7-----7/-8-7-----7-----5-6-7-|
E|---0-0---0-0--------0-0---0-0-------|
     * *   * *        * *   * * 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------5-----7-|
D|-----9-----9/10----5-----7---|
A|-----7-----7/-8--3-----5-----|
E|-0-0---0-0-------------------|
   * *   * * 

Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3   "Night after night..."
Play Riff 2   "In the moonlight..."


Riff 7
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--------------------------------------|
   * * *  *  *  *  *  * * * * * * * * * 
  "Raven spread your wings..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--5-5---7-|
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--3-3---5-|
E|-----------------------3-3---5-|
   * * *  *  *  *  *  *
  "Lead the spirits..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--------------------------------------|
   * * *  *  *  *  *  * * * * * * * * * 
  "Raven spread your wings..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--5-5--7----5-5--7--|
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--3-3--5----3-3--5--|
E|-----------------------3-3--5----3-3--5--|
   * * *  *  *  *  *  *
  "Lead the spirits..."


Play Riff 4  "In the moonlight..."

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