King Diamond:  Blue Eyes

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com

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Date last modified:  December 05, 2003

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|------9-9\--4-4--5-5--5--4-|
A|-2-2--7-7\--3-3--3-3--3--3-|
E|-0-0-----------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------9-9\--4-4--5-5--5/7-7-|
A|-2-2--7-7\--3-3--3-3--3/5-5-|
E|-0-0------------------------|



Play Riff 1   "I'm stone cold..."


Riff 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------12-12\--7-7--8-8--8--7-|
A|-5-5--10-10\--6-6--6-6--6--6-|
E|-3-3-------------------------|
       "My hands are..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------12-12\--7-7--8-8--8/10-10-|
A|-5-5--10-10\--6-6--6-6--6/-8--8-|
E|-3-3----------------------------|
       "An iron chain..."


Play Riff 1   "...all..."


Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-3----6----5----6--2--3---6----5--|
    "My eyes are..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7----6--|
A|--------------------------5----4--|
E|-3----6----5----6--2--3-----------|
    "My eyes are..."

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-5----8----7----8--4--5---8----7--|
E|-3----6----5----6--2--3---6----5--|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7----6--|
A|-5----8----7----8--4--5---5----4--|
E|-3----6----5----6--2--3---5----4--|



Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5-5--5-8-8--8-7-7--7-8-8-4-4-|
E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5-5--5-6-6-2-2-|
   * *  * * *  * * *  * * * * *
    "Full of skeletons..."
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5-5--5-8-8--8-7--|
E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5--|
   * *  * * *  * *
   "...dressed in human..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5-5--5-8-8--8-7-7--7-8-8-4-4-|
E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5-5--5-6-6-2-2-|
   * *  * * *  * * *  * * * * *
   "They're sitting..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5-5--5-8-8--8-7----------7---7-----|
E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5--------6---6----6\-|
   * *  * * *  * *
   "...cellar full of..."

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5-5--5-8-8--8-7-7--7-8-8-4-4-|
E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5-5--5-6-6-2-2-|
   * *  * * *  * * *  * * * * *
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5-5--5-8-8--8-7--|
E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5--|
   * *  * * *  * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-5-5--5-12-12--12-11-11--11-12-12-11-11-|
E|-3-3--3-10-10--10--9--9---9-10-10--9--9-|
   * *  *  *  *   *  *  *   *  *  *  *  *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12--12-15-15--15-14----------7---7-----|
E|-10-10--10-13-13--13-12--------6---6----6\-|
    *  *   *  *  *   *  *


Riff 5
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-[key board]-------|
A|-------------------|
E|----------------0--|

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7----5----3-------|
A|-7----5----3----2--|
E|----------------0--|
   "So many puppets..."


Riff 5a
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7----5----3----------------------|
A|-7----5----3----2----7----2----7--|
E|----------------0----5----0----5--|
  "There are eyes..."

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



Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm

Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 2   "My hands are tied..."
Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm

Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 4   "Full of skeletons..."


Riff 6
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7----5----3-------|
A|-7----5----3----2--|
E|----------------0--|
   "I open my..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-7----5----3------------------|
A|-7----5----3------------2-3-5-|
E|----------------0-1-3-5-------|
     "All the tears..."


Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7----5----3-------|
A|-7----5----3----2--|
E|----------------0--|

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

Guitar 2
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7----5----3----9--|

A|-7----5----3----7--|
E|-------------------|

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


Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo



Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-------------5-5-------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
       * * * * * *     * * * * * *
   "Blue eyes, blue eyes..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-----------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
       * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
   "Blue eyes I recognize..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-------------5-5-------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
       * * * * * *     * * * * * *
   "Blue eyes in the night..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-3-3---------------------2-3-5-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-------|
       * * * * * *
   "They see nothing..."

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-------------5-5-------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
       * * * * * *     * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-------------2-------(2)-----|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-------(0)-----|
       * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------------------4------(4)---|
D|-2-2---------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2------(2)---|
E|-------------------------------|
       * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-5----------7--9---------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-3----------5--7---------2-3-5-|
E|-----------------0-1-3-5-------|



Play Riff 6a   "...alive!"
Play Riff 7    "Blue eyes..."


Ending:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-7------------2-3-5-|
E|-5----0-1-3-5-------|
  "...alive!"
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-7------------2-3-5-0--[let ring]-|
E|-5----0-1-3-5---------------------|
  "..alive, yet they're so alive!"

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

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-7------------2-3-5-7--[let ring]-|
E|-5----0-1-3-5---------------------|



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.
<17>       = 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