King Diamond: Haunted

transcribed by:  ??
     edited by:  Russ Elton      :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
                 Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
                 Ben             :  stembbe@ala.net

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Tuning: Standard


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

Guitar 2 comes in with these chords:
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--9--------4--------|
A|--7--------2--------|
E|--0-----------------|



Riff 2 (Acoustic)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----4-----4-----4-----4---4-|
A|---2-----0-----2-----0-------|
E|-0-----2-----0-----2-----3---|

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

(Distortion)
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|-2------|
A|-0------|
E|----0-0-|
      * * 


Play Riff 1


Riff 3
e|-------0---------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|--9---------4----|
A|--7---------2----|
E|--0--------------|
    "Stay away..."                                
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-----4-----2---------5-----4-----2---------------|
D|-5-----4-----2---------5-----4-----2-----5---------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
     * *   * *   * * * *   * *   * *   * *   * * * * 
   "Molly's soul keeps returning..."
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-----4-----2---------5-----4-----2---------------|
D|-5-----4-----2---------5-----4-----2-----5---------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
     * *   * *   * * * *   * *   * *   * *   * * * * 
   "...every night, to the attic...


Play Riff 1   "...shrine..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 3   "Never alone..."
Play Riff 1   " '...why ?' "


Riff 4
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-11----12----7----|
A|--9----10----5----|
E|------------------|
   "The house is forever haunted..."
                                              x2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----3-----2---------5-----4-----5---------|
A|-2-----3-----2---------5-----4-----5---------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
     * *   * *   * * * *   * *   * *   * * * * 
   "...do..."
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-12----7----|
A|-10----5----|
E|------------|
   "Molly is living there..."
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-4----2----4----4-|
A|-2----0----2----1-|
E|------------------|
    "...dolls..."


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-5----7------------9----------11-12-11-9-|
A|-3----5------------7-----------9-10--9-7-|
E|-----------0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0------------|
             * * * *    * * * * 
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-5----9----7------4----4-|
A|-3----7----5------2----2-|
E|----------------0----0---|
                  *    * 

Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------p--------------7-8-7-8---/-|
G|-------------------5-4-5-4----------7-9--------9-----|
D|-----------------h---------7-5-7-7-9-----------------|
A|----------------5-7----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-10-8-7-------------------------------(-//--7-8-7---|
B|--------10-8-7-10-8-7-10-8-7--//-8-10------------10-|
G|-----------------------------9-----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
               p       p       p     p
e|-7---(-p---17-14---14-11---11-8---8-5-///----------|
B|---10---8-------16------13-----10----7---------------|
G|---------9------------------------------------12-14--|
D|-------------------------------------------/14-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|------p--h-------------------------------------------|
B|-12-13-12-13--------------h--p-----------------------|
G|------------14-12-11-12-11-12-11---------------------|
D|--------------------------------14-------------------|
A|----------------------------------/12/10/910--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
    P.M-------                                   end solo
e|------------------------------(---(---------//--//|
B|-----------------8----//--10--10--8-10-8-7---------|
G|----------------7-7-9------9--------------------8-9--|
D|-----------5-7/9-------------------------------------|
A|--9-7-5-7-9------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1   "Ah..."
Play Riff 3   "Stay away..."
Play Riff 1   "...insane..."
Play Riff 4   "The house is forever..."

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)                          x4                   
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----3-----2---------5-----4-----5---------|
A|-2-----3-----2---------5-----4-----5---------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
     * *   * *   * * * *   * *   * *   * * * * 
                                                    x2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-----4-----2---------5-----4-----2---------------|
D|-5-----4-----2---------5-----4-----2-----5---------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
     * *   * *   * * * *   * *   * *   * *   * * * * 
                                              
                                              x2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----3-----2---------5-----4-----5---------|
A|-2-----3-----2---------5-----4-----5---------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
     * *   * *   * * * *   * *   * *   * * * * 


Solo    Harm.
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----bend up and down with trem and then up 2 steps---|
G|-------5---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

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

e|-15-17-19-(trill 19-22 and slowly gradually with trem|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-22/24--19-22-19----19-------------------------------|
B|-----------------22----22-19-22-19--(-19---(p--------|
G|----------------------------------21-----21--19---19-|
D|-----------------------------------------------21----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
   A.H
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-21--14-17--14--------------------------------------|
D|-----------17--17-16-17-16-14--16-14--14-------------|
A|-----------------------------17-----17--17-15-14-15--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-14-----//-----------------------------------------|
E|---17-17-----10-12-14-10-12-14-15-17-14-15-17-15-17--|

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

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------/|
G|-17-17-17-17-14-14-14-14--19--16---21--16-16-16-16---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Bend trem slightly while playing
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---p---h-p--h--p--h--p--h--p-h--h--p----//---------|
G|-19-16-17-14-16-12-14-11-12-9-11-12-9/21-------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Ending:
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----4-----4-----4-----4---4-|   Fades out
A|---2-----0-----2-----0-------|
E|-0-----2-----0-----2-----3---|


Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-0--2--0--2--3~----0--2--0--2--3~-|

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

e|-12/14-14--15-15--17--14-15------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------(fade nearly complete)-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|


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