King Diamond: Voodoo
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
based from tab found at: KING DIAMOND CHILEAN COVEN
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Date last modified: 14-1-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------0-2-------------------|
A|-2--------------0-2-------------------|
E|-0-[let ring]---------0-0-000-0-0-0-0-|
* * *** * * * *
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------0-2-------------------|
A|-2--------------0-2-------------------|
E|-0-[let ring]---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|----2--1-----------5--4-------|
E|-0--------3--2--3--------6--5-|
"A narrow path ..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-2--------------5-------------|
E|-0--------------3-------------|
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|----2--1-----------0--2--3-|
E|-0--------3--2--1----------|
"Leading to a temple......"
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-2--------------3-------------|
E|-0--------------1-------------|
Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--0-2-2----------0-2-2-----|
A|--0-2-2----------0-2-2-----|
E|---------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2-------------|
A|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2--3~---5-4-3-|
E|--------3~-------------------------3-2-1-|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2-------------|
A|-0-2-2------0-2-2--1~--0-2-2-------5-4-3-|
E|-----------------------------------3-2-1-|
"Lula is dancing ..."
Riff 3a
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-0-2-2------0-2-2--3---0-2-2---5---------|
A|-0-2-2--5---0-2-2--1---0-2-2---3---5-4-3-|
E|--------3--------------------------3-2-1-|
"She is ready to......."
Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--0-2-2----------0-2-2-----|
A|--0-2-2----------0-2-2-----|
E|---------------------------|
Riff 4
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2------------|
A|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2------5-4-3-|
E|----------------------------------3-2-1-|
"Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo..."
Riff 5
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-2-4-4------2-4-4------2-4-4------7-6-5-|
E|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2------5-4-3-|
"Total emptiness inside..."
Play Riff 2 "Casting out......"
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---2----2--------2----2--|
A|---2----2--------2----2--|
E|-000--000------000--000--|
** ** ** **
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---2----2-----2----2-5----2----2-|
A|---2----2-----2----2-3----2----2-|
E|-000--000---000--000----000--000-|
** ** ** ** ** **
x3
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---2----2-----2----2-5----2----2---------|
A|---2----2-----2----2-3----2----2--5--4-3-|
E|-000--000---000--000----000--000--3--2-1-|
** ** ** ** ** **
Riff 7
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------------------5-5-5~~--|
A|---------5---5-6-7----------|
E|-0-5-6-7---7----------------|
"Lula is not the one......"
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|---------5---5-6-7-5--------|
E|-0-5-6-7---7---------5~-----|
Riff 7a
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------------------5-5-5~~--|
A|---------5---5-6-7----------|
E|-0-5-6-7---7----------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"Drink, drink girl......"
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|---------5---5-6-7-5--------|
E|-0-5-6-7---7---------5~-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (comes in the second time)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-------------------5-5-5~~--|
D|---------5---5-6-7----------|
A|-0-5-6-7---7----------------|
E|----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---------5---5-6-7-5--------|
A|-0-5-6-7---7---------5~-----|
E|----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 7 "If this is all......"
Play Riff 5 "Voodoo, voodoo....."
Lead into next section:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-2-4-4------2-4-4------2-4-4---|
E|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2---|
"Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo!"
Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|---7-7-7---5-----------7-7-7---5~--|
E|-0-------0---8-7-8---0-------0-----|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7---|
A|-2-------------------2---------5---|
E|-0-[let ring]--------0-------------|
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7--10-|
A|---7-7-7---5-----------7-7-7---5---8-|
E|-0-------0---8-7-8---0-------0-------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7--10-|
A|-2-------------------2---------5---8-|
E|-0-[let ring]--------0---------------|
Play Riff 8 without guitar 2
Play Riff 7 solo rhythm
Play Riff 5 "Voodoo, voodoo....."
Lead into next section:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-2-4-4------2-4-4------2-4-4---|
E|-0-2-2------0-2-2------0-2-2---|
"Voodoo, voodoo, voodoo!"
Ending:
Guitar 1
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-0-0-000-0-0-0-0-|
* * *** * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
"Voodoo, voodoo........"
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
