King Diamond: Living Dead
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Intro (Volume swell)
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|--0--|
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----3---------------2-----------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----3---------------2-----------|
E|---------------------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----7-------7-------8-------8---|
E|-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-7---7-0-7---7-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----7-------7-------9---10---9----|
E|-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-8---8----8---10-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------7-------------------|
E|-0-6-----------6------------0--7-|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------7-------------------|
E|-0-6-----------6------------3--2-|
Riff 2a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----7-------7-------8-------8---|
E|-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-7---7-0-7---7-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Eighteen years..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----7-------7-------9---10---9----|
E|-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-8---8----8---10-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...came along..."
x2
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-----9---10---9----|
E|-0-8---8----8---10-|
"...and all this time..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-0--6--------------7-----------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------9-11-12-12\11-11\9-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-------------------7--9-10-10\-9--9\7-|
E|-0--6------------0--------------------|
x2
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|---9-11-11-12-12-11-11-|
D|-----------------------|
A|---7--9--9-10-10--9--9-|
E|-0---------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5-5------8-8------7-7------8----4----|
E|-3-3-3333-6-6-6666-5-5-5555-6-66-2-22-|
**** **** **** ** **
"...love..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------7--6--|
A|-5-5------8-8----5--4--|
E|-3-3-3333-6-6-66-5--4--|
**** **
"I'm going insane!"
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5-5------8-8------7-7------8----4----|
E|-3-3-3333-6-6-6666-5-5-5555-6-66-2-22-|
**** **** **** ** **
"They sold me..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------7--6--|
A|-5-5------8-8----5--4--|
E|-3-3-3333-6-6-66-5--4--|
**** **
"...where I remain!"
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5-5------8-8------7-7------8----4----|
E|-3-3-3333-6-6-6666-5-5-5555-6-66-2-22-|
**** **** **** ** **
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------7--6--|
A|-5-5------8-8----5--4--|
E|-3-3-3333-6-6-66-------|
**** **
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5-5------8-8------7-7------8----4----|
E|-3-3-3333-6-6-6666-5-5-5555-6-66-2-22-|
**** **** **** ** **
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------7--6--|
A|-5-5------8-8----5--4--|
E|-3-3-3333-6-6-66-------|
**** **
Guitar fill (Comes in at the end of the 2nd & 4th bars)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-[fades in]--6--[fades out]--|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Riff 4
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--------------12-12---------------13-13-|
G|---------------x--x----------------x--x-|
D|---------------9--9---------------10-10-|
A|---------------7--7----------------7--7-|
E|-000000000000--------000000000000-------|
************ ************
"Living..."
e|---------------------|
B|--------------12-12--|
G|---------------x--x--|
D|---------------9--9--|
A|---------------7--7--|
E|-000000000000--------|
************
"Oh..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|------3------4----3-------3------4----3-|
E|-2222---2222---22----2222---2222---22---|
**** **** ** **** **** **
"I'm feeling like..."
Play Riff 2 "Dead, dead..."
Play Riff 2a "Eighteen years..."
Riff 1a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...love..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--9------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--7------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Riff 1b
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5-----5---5-----4-----4---4-|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * * * *
"This life..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-----8-----8---8-----7------|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0----X\\-|
* * * * * * *
"...is nothingness!"
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5---------------4-----------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-----8---------------7--------|
E|--------------------------X\\-|
Riff 5
Guitar 1 x2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7------5------7------5------|
A|-5------3------5------3------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--5--4--3--|
D|--5--4--3--|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
"...to the beyond!"
Guitar 2 x2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----0------0------0------0--|
D|---4------4------4------4----|
A|-5------3------5------3------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--5--4--3--|
D|--5--4--3--|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
Guitar 3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7------5------7------5------|
A|-5------3------5------3------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4--5\4-2------7--9\7-5------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--5--4--3--|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|------12-12-------------13-13-------------12-12--|
G|-------x--x--------------x--x--------------x--x--|
D|-------9--9-------------10-10--------------9--9--|
A|-------7--7--------------7--7--------------7--7--|
E|-0000--------------0000--------------0000--------|
**** **** ****
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------------------5-4-|
A|-5-5--5-8--8-7--7-6--5-4-|
E|-3-3--3-6--6-5--5-4------|
* * * * * * * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---------------------6--|
A|-5-5--5-8--8-7--7-6--4--|
E|-3-3--3-6--6-5--5-4--4--|
* * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------------------5-4-|
A|-5-5--5-8--8-7--7-6--5-4-|
E|-3-3--3-6--6-5--5-4------|
* * * * * * * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---------------------6--|
A|-5-5--5-8--8-7--7-6--4--|
E|-3-3--3-6--6-5--5-4--4--|
* * * * * * * *
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
Play Riff 2a "There's a rumour..."
Play Riff 3 "...theater, in London town..."
Play Riff 4 "Living, dead..."
Play Riff 6 "Living, dead..."
Play Riff 1 "All the children..."
Riff 1c
Guitar 1 x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5-----5---5-----4-----4---4-|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * * * *
"They are scared..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----7-----7---7-----6-----6---6-|
E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---|
* * * * * * * * * *
"My eyes follow..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----10-----10---10-----9-----9-|
E|-0-0----0-0----0----0-0---0-0---|
* * * * * * * * *
"...never to be sold again."
Guitar 2 x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----3---------------2-----------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----5---------------4-----------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----3---------------2-----------|
E|---------------------------------|
End Distortion Rhythm
Outro (Acoustic)
Riff 1
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
B|-----3---3-------3---3-------6---6-------6---6---|
G|---2-------2---2-------2---5-------5---5-------5-|
D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------7--------3--7--5/7~----5\3-5/7~----5\3-0-|
A|-5---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|---7\---7-5---------------------------|
D|-5---------------------------5\3-5/7~-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 2
e|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-|
B|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-|
G|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-|
D|-7--7------7--7------7--7------7--7--7-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-|
B|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-|
G|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-|
D|-5--5------5--5------5--5------5--5--5-|
A|-7--7------7--7------7--7------7--7--7-|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5--0--|
B|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5--0--|
G|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5--0--|
D|-7--7------7--7------7--7------7--7--7--5--|
A|----------------------------------------7--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Guitar fills:
e|-17--15-17-----------|
B|--------------15-17--|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
e|-17--17-------------17-15-17----15---------------|
B|-----------15/17-------------17----17--[15]17r15-|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1
Guitar fill:
e|------------|
B|-[15]17r15--|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|
Extra guitar over Riff 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Song fades out
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
