King Diamond: The Exorcist
transcribed by Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
solo by: LordDarkmoor : LordDarkmoor@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: December 07, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------7-9-|
A|---10---9~---------10---9~--10-9h10-----|
E|-0----0-----7~---0----0-----------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------12-11-|
A|---10---9~------10-10--9-|
E|-0----0-----7~---8-------|
Riff 2 (2 times)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------7-9-|
A|---10---9~---------10---9~--10-9h10-----|
E|-7----7-----8~---7----7-----------------|
"At the light..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---10---9~------9-10-7-|
E|-7----7-----8~--7--8-5-|
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----10---9~---------10---9~-----|
A|--7----7-----10-9-7----7-----8~-|
E|--------------------------------|
"Gone, would Sarah..."
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----10---9~---------10---9~------|
D|-------------10-9----------------|
A|--7----7----------7----7-----8~--|
E|---------------------------------|
Both
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|------5-----5--|
A|----7-----6----|
E|--8-----7------|
"Grandpa was panicking..."
Play Riff 1 "Father Malone..."
Play Riff 2 "Sarah's voice..."
Play Riff 3 "Had gone..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---9-7------9-7-----------|
A|---7-5------7-5----5-5-7--|
E|-0--------0--------3-3-5--|
* *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---9-7------9-7----------------|
A|---7-5------7-5------------0h2-|
E|-0--------0------2-2-2-2-3-----|
* * * * *
Solo
e|--------------------------------------------12--------12----12--------|
B|--------------------------------------------15b~~(17)---15--12--------|
G|-------------------11b(12)-(12)-release-11~-----------------14b(16)~~-|
D|-2~--5-4~---/12-9~----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------/22b(23)--|
B|-----x-x------------x-x---------------|
G|-----7-7----------7-7-7---------------|
D|-(9)-x-x-9~-9-7-9---x-x-9~~-----------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 5 x2
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0h2--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3------|
E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Put me through..." x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0h2--|
A|-------------------3-2-0-2-3------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"The Abbey of the..."
Repeat Riff 5 "Father Malone..."
Riff 6
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-5--5--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-7--7-|
E|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-3--3--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-5--5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"It only..."
Riff 7
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-4--4--4--4--5-5--4--4--4--4--7-7-|
E|-2--2--2--2--3-3--2--2--2--2--5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Listen here my friend..."
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4--4--4--4--5-5--4--4--4--4--7--|
E|-2--2--2--2--3-3--2--2--2--2--5--|
* * * * * * * * * *
"I will be there..."
Riff 8 x4
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---9----------------------|
A|-----9-10-7-9----7--------|
E|-7------------10---9-10-6-|
"...-noon, beware..."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Ending part of solo:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--9~--7~--------------|
A|---------10~--9~--7~--|
E|----------------------|
Play Riff 1 "Father Malone..."
Play Riff 2 "Holy cross..."
Play Riff 3 "Go, call..."
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8 play 2x
Riff 9 x4
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---10-------------------------|
A|------10-11-8-10----8---------|
E|-8---------------11---10-11-7-|
x7
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---11-------------------------|
A|------11-12-9-11----9---------|
E|-9---------------12---11-12-8-|
Song fades out.
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
