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Title : Heads On The Wall
Artist : King Diamond
Album : The Graveyard
Transcribed by : Dave Zatuchney Dave DZ NY @aol.com
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Legend
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h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = bend release
/ = slide up/down
<5> = natural harmonic
[5] = artifical harmonic
~ = vibrato
tr = trill
Chord Diagrams (low to high)
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0 0 0 0 0 0
Am Dm Fm/D
Gtr I and II Gtr II Enters Second Time Riff A
E-||--------0-5-0-------0-5-0-|-------0-5-0--5--||-------1------------4-
B-||*-----5-----------5-------|-----5--------5-*||-----3---3--------6---
G-||----6-----------5---------|---6----------5--||---2-------2----5-----
D-||--------------------------|--------------7--||-0------------0-------
A-||*-0-----------0-----------|-0------------0-*||----------------------
E-||--------------------------|-----------------||----------------------
Dm A5 A5/C Dm Fm/D Dm
E|-----|-------1-------------------|-------1------------4-----|-------1-
B|-6---|-----3---3-----------------|-----3---3--------6---6---|-----3---
G|---5-|---2-------2----2------2---|---2-------2----5-------5-|---2-----
D|-----|-0----------------2------2-|-0------------0-----------|-0-------
A|-----|--------------0------3-----|--------------------------|---------
E|-----|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------
A5 A5/C D5 Dm/F Am
End Riff A Repeat Riff A 1X Gtr I and II
E|-------------------|----------------|-5-|----------------------------
B|-3-----------------|-----3------3---|-5-|----------------------------
G|---2----2------2---|-------2------2-|-5-|----------------------------
D|----------2------2-|---0------3-----|-7-|----------------------------
A|------0------3-----|----------------|-0-|----------------------------
E|-------------------|----------------|---|----------------------------
Riff B Both Gtrs (Clean Tone)
E|------------|-------||---------------|---|--------------|--------||--
B|------------|-------||*----------2h3-|-2-|----------2h3-|-2-----*||--
G|------------|-------||---------------|---|--------------|---2----||--
D|------------|-------||--------4------|---|-------4------|-----4--||--
A|------------|-------||*-----4--------|---|-----4--------|-------*||--
E|------------|-------||--0h2----------|---|-0h2----------|--------||--
E5 F#5
Repeat Riff A 1X Gtr I and II, Then Riff B 2X (Distortion) Riff C
E|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------|-2-4--x-x-x-x-
E|-------------------------------------------------------|-0-2--x-x-x-x-
F#5 E5 F#5 A5 B5 A5 E5 F#5 F#5 E5 F#5
E-|---|--------------|---------------|--------------|---|--------------
B-|---|--------------|---------------|--------------|---|--------------
G-|---|--------------|---------------|--------------|---|--------------
D-|---|--------------|---------------|--------------|---|--------------
A-|-4-|-2-4--x-x-x-x-|-7/9--9-9--9\7-|-2-4--x-x-x-x-|-4-|-2-4--x-x-x-x-
E-|-2-|-0-2--x-x-x-x-|-5/7--7-7--7\5-|-0-2--x-x-x-x-|-2-|-0-2--x-x-x-x-
A5 B5 A5 E5 F#5 F#5 E5 F#5 A5 B5 A5 A5
E-|---------------|--------------|---|--------------|---------------|---
B-|---------------|--------------|---|--------------|---------------|---
G-|---------------|--------------|---|--------------|---------------|---
D-|---------------|--------------|---|--------------|---------------|---
A-|-7/9--9-9--9\7-|-2-4--x-x-x-x-|-4-|-2-4--x-x-x-x-|-7/9--9-9--9\7-|-7/
E-|-5/7--7-7--7\5-|-0-2--x-x-x-x-|-2-|-0-2--x-x-x-x-|-5/7--7-7--7\5-|-5/
B5 A5 A5 B5 A5 A5
E|-------------|---------------|---|-----------------------------------
B|-------------|---------------|---|-----------------------------------
G|-------------|---------------|---|-----------------------------------
D|-------------|---------------|---|-----------------------------------
A|-9--9-9--9\7-|-7/9--9-9--9\7-|-7\|-----------------------------------
E|-7--7-7--7\5-|-5/7--7-7--7\5-|-5\|-----------------------------------
Repeat Riff A 2X(Riff A1 with Distortion 1X),Riff B2X(Dist),Riff C 1X
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff D
E------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------
B------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------
G------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------
D------------|-5-------------5------------|-5-------------5-4-5-7-5-4---
A------------|----------------------------|---------------------------7-
E------------|---0-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0-|---0-0--0-0-0----------------
C5 B5
E|---|----------------------------|--------------------|---------------
B|---|----------------------------|--------------------|---------------
G|---|----------------------------|--------------------|---------------
D|-4-|-5-------------5------------|-5------------------|-5-------------
A|---|----------------------------|---------------10-9\|---------------
E|---|---0-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0-|---0-0--0-0-0---8-7\|---0-0--0-0-0--
E|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
B|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
G|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
D|-5-------------5-------------5-4-5-7-5-4---4-|-5-------------5-------
A|-----------------------------------------7---|-----------------------
E|---0-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0------------------|---0-0--0-0-0-----0-0--
C5 B5 Bb5 A5
End Riff D Riff E
E--------------------------------|---------||--------------------------
B--------------------------------|---------||*-------------------------
G--------------------------------|---------||--------------------------
D--------5-----------------------|---------||--------------------------
A----------------------10-9--8-7-|---------||*-5-----------4-----------
E-0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0---8-7--6-5-|---------||----2--2-2-2----2--2-2-2--
E5
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------------
B|------------------------------|--------------------------------------
G|------------------------------|--------------------------------------
D|------------------------------|--------------------------------------
A|-3-----------2-3-2-0--2-3-2-0-|-5-----------4-----------3----------2-
E|---2--2-2-2-------------------|---2--2-2-2----2--2-2-2----2-2-2-2--0-
B5
Riff D1 (Play with Riff D) Gtr Solo Riffs
E|-----||----------|----------------------------------------------------
B|----*||----------|----------------------------------------------------
G|-----||----------|----------------------------------------------------
D|--4--||----------|-9-------------9-------------9-------------9-8-9-11-
A|--2-*||----------|----------------------------------------------------
E|-----||----------|---0-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0-----------
E|----------|----------------------------------------------|------------
B|----------|----------------------------------------------|------------
G|----------|----------------------------------------------|------------
D|-9-8----8-|-9------------9-------------9-----------------|-9----------
A|-----11---|------------------------------------------7-6-|------------
E|----------|---0-0--0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0------|---0-0--0-0-
E--------------------------------------------------|-------------------
B--------------------------------------------------|-------------------
G--------------------------------------------------|-------------------
D----9-------------9-------------9-8-9-11-9-8----8-|-9-------------9---
A---------------------------------------------11---|-------------------
E-0----0-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0--------------------|---0-0--0-0-0----0-
Play Riff E 2X
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------
B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------
G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------
D|-----------9----------------------|----------------------------------
A|-------------------------7-6--5-4-|----------------------------------
E|-0--0-0-0----0-0--0-0-0-----------|----------------------------------
Repeat Riff D and D1 1X, Riff C1X, Riff A 3.5X (With Riff A1 2.5X Entering The Second Time)
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff A1
E|-------||---5~----------|-5~-------------|--8~-5-7--7b-7r-4~|--8~-5-7-
B|-------||---6~--6-8---9~|-6~-6-8---------|-10~-6-8--8b-8r-6~|-10~-6-8-
G|-------||-------7-9--10~|----7-9---9~--9~|------------------|---------
D|-------||---------------|---------10~-10~|------------------|---------
A|-------||---------------|----------------|------------------|---------
E|-------||---------------|----------------|------------------|---------
Herb's Lead Repeat 4X
E|-------------5~|----------20-19-17--20-19-17--20-19-17--20-19-17-|---
B|----------8~-6~|-------------------------------------------------|---
G|---9~--9~-9~---|-------------------------------------------------|---
D|--10~-10~------|-------------------------------------------------|---
A|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|---
E|---------------|-------------------------------------------------|---
Repeat 4X
E|--------|-22-20-19--22-20-19--22-20-19--22-20-19-|-------|-20p19p17h19p
B|--------|----------------------------------------|-------|-------------
G|--------|----------------------------------------|-------|-------------
D|--------|----------------------------------------|-------|-------------
A|--------|----------------------------------------|-------|-------------
E|--------|----------------------------------------|-------|-------------
E|-17-----17------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----20----20--17h19p17-17-17-----------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------19-16h17p16-----16---------------------
D|--------------------------------------------19----19--17h19p17p16--14/
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------
D|-16-17-14--12-14~---|-14-14-14------------17-17-17--16-16-16--14-14-14-
A|--------------------|-----------14-14-14-------------------------------
E|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------
Bend 20 fret,hold and tap on 22 fret.
E|-------------------------20b22--|------------------------------------
B|-------------/20----------------|------------------------------------
G|--17-16-14~------21-20~---------|------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------|------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------
Andy's Lead
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------12-11~--9-8--9-11--16~-
D-----------10--9tr10--8tr9--{8}b---------5-12--14-12~-10-9-10-12--17~-
A------7-10------------------------10-7~--7-14-------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---|-----------17-19-20-17-19-----17--------17-19-20-17-19-----17----
B|---|-17-19-20------------------20----19-20------------------20----19-
G|---|-----------------------------------------------------------------
D|---|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|---|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|---|-----------------------------------------------------------------
Floyd Rose"warbles"
E|-----17-19-20-19~--|-----------------------------------------|-------
B|-20----------------|-17h20p17----17h22p17----17h20p17--------|-17-16-
G|-------------------|----------19----------19-----------19~---|-------
D|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------
A|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------
E|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------
E|--------|---
B|--15-14-|---
G|--------|---
D|--------|---
A|--------|---
E|--------|---
