King Diamond: Give Me Your Soul
transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : midiamond@sci.fi
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Play 3x)
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------9-------10--|
D|-7--------7--------8--|
A|-5--------5--------5--|
E|----------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-7--------9----10--|
D|-------------------|
A|-5--------7-----8--|
E|-------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-14--12--10--9----14--12--10--9--10--9-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-12--10---8--7----12--10---8--7---8--7-|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-7--------9----10--|
D|-------------------|
A|-5--------7-----8--|
E|-------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-10--------10--9--7--12--10--9--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--8---------8--7--5--10---8--7--|
E|--------------------------------|
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-7--------9----10--|
D|-------------------|
A|-5--------7-----8--|
E|-------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-14--12--10--9----14--12--10--9--10--9-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-12--10---8--7----12--10---8--7---8--7-|
E|---------------------------------------|
Riff 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2-5--2-2-5-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|---------------5-4-7-5-|
A|---------------3-2-5-3-| <-- Guitar 2 only plays root
E|-2-2--0-2-2--0---------| notes of these power chords.
* * * * * *
"I think I ..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2-5--2-2-5-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...girl, I wonder..."
1st ending:
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|-4-------|
A|-2----5--|
E|------3--|
"...seen her before."
2nd ending:
e|------3--|
B|------3--|
G|------0--|
D|-4----0--|
A|-2----x--|
E|------3--|
"...boy,..."
Riff 3
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------2--3-|
E|-5-5-5-5----8-5-5-5---10-5-5-5----3-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"In comes daddy..."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------4--5-7--5--4-| <-- Guitar 2 only plays
A|----------------------------------5--2--3-5--3--2-| root notes of these
E|-5-5-5-5----8-5-5-5---10-5-5-5----3---------------| power chords.
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...rage, screaming..."
Riff 4 (Guitar 2 plays root notes only on last two chords)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-4--4--4--------4--4--4--|
E|-2--2--2--------2--2--2--|
* * * * * *
"...insane..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------4-------|
A|-4--4--4--------2----5--|
E|-2--2--2-------------3--|
* * *
"Pictures in red..."
Riff 4a (Guitar 2 plays root notes only on last two chords)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-6--6--6--------6--6--6--|
E|-4--4--4--------4--4--4--|
* * * * * *
"...into his head..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------6-------|
A|-6--6--6--------4----7--|
E|-4--4--4-------------5--|
* * *
"Pictures in red..."
Play Riff 1 "...dead!"
Play Riff 2 "Thirteen judges..."
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm, Play 2x
Play Riff 4a Solo Rhythm, Play 2x
Solo (Wead)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17----{17}----{17}----{17}----{17}----{17}-------------------|
G|-16b18-----{16}----{16}----{16}----{16}----{16}-{16}-{16}-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------[slowly release]-|
E|---------------------------------------------[-----bend-----]-|
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-14-16----16-14~--|
D|-------16---------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
e|---------------------16b17r16-14-------------------|
B|-17b19--[17]19r17p14-------------17-16-14----------|
G|------------------------------------------17-16-14-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------|
B|-16-14--------|
G|-16-14--------|
D|-16-14--------|
A|----------9~--|
E|--------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14b16r14----------------------14b16r14-------16b18-------|
D|----------16-14-16b17r16-14-16----------16-14-------14-16-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------17b19--13-----|
G|-14b16r14--------------------------------14~-|
D|----------16-14-16b17r16-16-14---------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------14-17p14-16p14----14-|
B|-17--17b19-[17]19r17----------------17----|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|----14-----------------------------------|
B|-17----17-14----14-----------------------|
G|-------------16----17-16-14----16-14-----|
D|----------------------------16-------16~-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
End Solo
Solo (La Rocque)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-8h11p8----8h11p8----8h11p8----8h11p8----|
D|--------11--------11--------11--------11-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-8-10-11-10-8-11--------------------|
D|-----------------9-11-12-9-8-9-8----|
A|---------------------------------11-|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-9-8-11------------6-----------|
E|--------9-8-11-9-8---8-8-4-9~--|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------11h12h13p12p11----------------11h121h3-|
D|-11h12h13----------------13p12-11h12h13----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------16-18-19--(19)/21-/23-|
B|-12h13h14p13p12-------------16-18-19-----------------------|
G|----------------14-12h13p12--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-21b23r21--21-19-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------21~----19---------------------------|
G|---------------------------20-19~--(19)\16-18-16-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------17~-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------16h18h20p18p16-|
D|----------16h18h20-16h18h20----------------|
A|-16h18h19----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------16h18h20p18p16----------------|
D|-16h18h20----------------20-16-18h20p18-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------19-21-22-21h22p21-19-21-22-19-21----19-21-22~~-|
G|-18-20-21----------------------------------21------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 "Give me your soul..."
Play Riff 2 "I think I know..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Wead)
e|-------------10----------12----13----12h13p12p10----|
B|-13-10101010----10101010----10----10-------------13-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-12----------13----------/19--15----------|
B|----13-12-13----13-12-13----------17--13~-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-20--20p19p17----17-19-20p19p17----17-19-20p19p17-|
B|--------------20----------------20----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-20-18-17---------15b17-[15]17r15--13h15p13-12~---------|
G|----------19-17~---------------------------------14-12~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-20b23r20---------------------------17-20p17-22b25r22-20b22~-|
G|----------17~~----17h19p17----17-19--------------------------|
D|---------------------------19--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------8-10-12-|
B|----------------------------------------------8-10-12---------|
G|-9h10p9--------------------------------7-9-11-----------------|
D|--------12-10-9----9-10-9----9----9-10------------------------|
A|----------------12--------12---12-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-13-12-10-----------15-13-12----------|
B|-----------13-12-10----------15-13-12-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-17-15-13----------19-17-15----------|
B|----------17-15-13----------18-17-15-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 4 "...insane again..."
Play RIff 4a "...squeezing her neck..."
Play Riff 1 "...head!"
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm, song cuts out in middle of riff.
Ending Solo (La Rocque)
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
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
