Six Feet Under Tab by King Diamond


King Diamond: Six Feet Under

transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
		Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl
     edited by: Russ Elton      :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

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Tuning: Standard

RIFF 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-------------10--------------9-------------10--7--10-|
A|-7--------------8--------------7--------------8--5---8-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
     * * * * * *    * * * * * *    * * * * * * 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-------------10--------------9-------------12-10--12-|
A|-7--------------8--------------7-------------10--8--10-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
     * * * * * *    * * * * * *    * * * * * * 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-------------10--------------9-------------10--7--10-|
A|-7--------------8--------------7--------------8--5---8-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-----------|
     * * * * * *    * * * * * *    * * * * * * 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------0---0---|
D|-9-------------10--------------9--------------2---0----|
A|-7--------------8--------------7-------------3---2-----|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-|
     * * * * * *    * * * * * *    * * * * * * 


RIFF 2
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------4----|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6--4--2--4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--2-----2-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
  "My family just....."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6--4--4--4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--2--1--2-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
  "I should have...."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4--2--7--2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--0--5--0-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
  "What a nice conspiracy..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--7--7--7-|
E|----------------------------------------5--4--5-|
  "But now ..."


RIFF 3 
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------4-----5-----4---2-4-5-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0h2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-------|
       * *   * *   * *   *
  "I am ..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------4-----5--4-2-4-0-2-----|
A|----------------------------4-5-|
E|-0h2-2-2---2-2------------------|
       * *   * * 
  "...six feet under..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------4-----5-----4---2-4-5-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0h2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-------|
       * *   * *   * *   *
  "It's so very hard ..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------3-2-|
G|--------------------2-0-4-2-----|
D|---------4-----5--4-------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-0h2-2-2---2-2------------------|
       * *   * * 
  "...breathe..."


Play RIFF 2  "My family they put..."
Play RIFF 1  "Six feet under, I'm in a..."
Play RIFF 2   Solo Rhythm
Play RIFF 1  "Six feet under, I'm in a..."

RIFF 4
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-222222-333333-222222-000000-|
E|-----------------------------|
   ****** ****** ****** ******
  "My hands are ..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-222222-333333-222222--------|
E|----------------------222222-|
   ****** ****** ****** ******
  "...turning blue..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-222222-333333-222222-000000-|
E|-----------------------------|
   ****** ****** ****** ******
  "While my nails ..."
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|--5--4--2-2-|
E|--3--2--0-0-|
  "..Red..."


RIFF 5  (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-4-----5-----4---2-2-2--4-----5-----4---2-2-2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
     * *   * *   *          * *   * *   *
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-4-----5-----4---2-2-2--4-----5-----4---7-7-7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-|
     * *   * *   *          * *   * *   *
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-6-----7-----6---4-4-4--6-----7-----6---4-4-4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
     * *   * *   *          * *   * *   *
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4-4-4-|
A|-6-----7-----6---4-4-4--6-----7-----6---2-2-2-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
     * *   * *   *          * *   * *   * 

Play RIFF 2  "Looking up into..."
Play RIFF 3  "I am six feet under..."
Play RIFF 2  "My lovely sister..."
Play RIFF 1  "Six feet under, I'm in a..."
Play RIFF 4  "My face is turning..." [leave off last chord]


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