King Diamond: Dressed In White

transcribed by:  Langus          :  tlange@polbox.com
     edited by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
      1st solo:  Rami Nuotio     :  rami.nuotio@nic.fi
   other solos:  ANDRÉ SALVATERRA "TERRA" :  mercyful@zipmail.com.br 
       
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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-77777777-3-333333333-5-555555555-7-777--7--5-|
E|-5-55555555-1-111111111-3-333333333-5-555--5--3-|
     ********   *********   *********   ***

Final time:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------5-|
A|-7-77777777-3-333333333-5-555555555-7-777777--3-|
E|-5-55555555-1-111111111-3-333333333-5-555555----|
     ********   *********   *********   ******


Twin solo#1 (2nd guitar in parenthesis)
e|-------------------------12-13----13-12----12-13-12---12-----|
B|-----------12h13p12-15~--------15-------15----------15--15---|
G|-12h14~~-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------12-|
B|-13---12----------------------------------15---|
G|-----------12---14---14-17-14-17--16-14--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---(9-\3/7------2------\------0--------------)-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-13--1215-12-13-12----12-13-12-15--1213-12----12-13-12-15-12-13--12---12--|
B|-------------------15----------------------15----------------------15-----|
G|-----------------------------------(1210----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------12^^--------12^^r-14-12)----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------(10-12)-|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-15^^-15----15--1312----121312--------------|
G|---------------------12--------121612--14---|
D|(9----10----12----10----9)------------------|
A|------------------------------(10------12)--|
E|--------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 2 (Alternate pick with uppick emphasis on 4th chord)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|----7------3------5------7---|
D|-777777-333333-555555-777777-|
A|-555555-111111-333333-555555-|
E|-----------------------------|
   ****** ****** ****** ******  
  "She's wearing white again..."


Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-1010101010101010-6-666666666-8-888888888-10-101010-10--8-|
A|--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-444444444-6-666666666--8--8-8-8--8--6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
       * * * * * * * *   *********   *********     * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-1010101010101010-6-666666666-8-888888888-10-101010101010-5-|
A|--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-444444444-6-666666666--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
       * * * * * * * *   *********   *********     * * * * * *


Solo (something like this)
e|---------------8-9-11-9-8---8-9-8----------------------------|
B|------8h9p8---------------11------11-9-11-9-8----------------|
G|-8h10-------10--------------------------------8-10-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-8-9-8-11-8-9-8-9-8-11-8-9-8-9-8-11-9-8-9--9-----------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-8--9--8--11-9-8----------------|
B|----------------------9---------|
G|-------------------------8-10---|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 2   "You might see her..."


Riff 4
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-5----7--77777777-5-----2--222222222-2-|
A|-3----5--55555555-3-----0--000000000-0-|
E|---------------------3^----------------|
           ********          *********  
   "She carries a secret..."


Play Riff 2   "...know..." then Solo Rhythm

Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-101010101010--666666-888888-101010101010-|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8--444444-666666--8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|------------------------------------------|
    * * * * * *  ****** ******  * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-101010101010--666666-888888-101010101010-|
A|--8-8-8-8-8-8--444444-666666--8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E|------------------------------------------|
    * * * * * *  ****** ******  * * * * * *

Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm


Solo over the above rhythms:
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7----7-8-7-8-10--12-|
A|---------7----7-8-7-8-10-8-10---10----------------|
E|-10-8-10---10-------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------10----10-11-10-11-13--15-|
G|----------9----9-10-9-10-12-10-12----12--------------------|
D|-12-10-12---12---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-16-16^15----16-16^15----16-16^15----16-16^15----|
B|----------18----------18----------18----------18-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-16-16^15----16-16^15----16-16^15----16-16^15----|
B|----------18----------18----------18----------18-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-15-16-15----15-----------------------------|
B|----------18----18-16-18-16-15-12---12------|
G|----------------------------------------10--|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-15^13^10-15^13^10-15^13^10-15^13^10-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-15^13^10-15^13^10-15^13^10-15^13^10-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-18-17-15-17-15----15-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------17----17-16-17-16-14-16-14-12-14-12-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------15-12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 4   "She carries a secret..."


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-2h4-4444-2h5-5555-2h4-4444--3-4-5-|
A|-0h2-2222-0h3-3333-0h2-2222--3-4-5-|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------7-6-5-|
D|-2h4-4444-2h5-5555-2h4-4444--7-6-5-|
A|-0h2-2222-0h3-3333-0h2-2222--------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-2h4-4444-2h5-5555-2h4-4444--3-4-5-|
A|-0h2-2222-0h3-3333-0h2-2222--3-4-5-|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-2h4-4444-2h5-5555-2h4-4444--5-4-3-|
A|-0h2-2222-0h3-3333-0h2-2222--5-4-3-|
E|-----------------------------------|


Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm

Solo over Riff 3
e|---------------8-9-11-9-8---8-9-8----------------------------|
B|------8h9p8---------------11------11-9-11-9-8----------------|
G|-8h10-------10--------------------------------8-10-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-8-9-8-11-8-9-8-9-8-11-8-9-8-9-8-11-9-8-9--9-----------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-8--9--8--11-9-8----------------|
B|----------------------9---------|
G|-------------------------8-10---|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 2   "Searching but not for a home..."
Play Riff 4   "She carries a secret..."
Play Riff 2   "...know..." then Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4   "She carries a secret..."

Ending:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--7--|
A|--5--|
E|--5--|


Ending solos:

The first two solos
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|10-8-6---------5---5-6-5-6-8-6-5-6-5---5---------------------|
G|------7--7-5-7---7-------------------7---7-5-7-5-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7-6-5-3--7--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------5|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13^9^6-13^9^6-13^9^6-14^9^6-14^9^6-14^9^6-11^8^6-11^8^6|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-11^8^6-13^9^6-13^9^6-13^9^6-13^9^6-13^9^6-13^9^6-14^9^6|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-14^9^6-14^9^6--14-13-11-13-11--------|
G|-------------------------------13-10--|
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