King Diamond:  Trick Or Treat

transcribed by:  Dave Zatuchney   DaveDZNY@AOL.com

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Date last modified:  December 11, 2003

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------7--6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-4-4------|
   * * * * * * * *     * *
          "The only light..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-4-7-|
   * * * * * * * *     * *
   "Watching through..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------6---------------|
D|-6~----8-6-------------9--8--9-8----|
A|-----------9--6~-----------------6~-|
E|------------------------------------|
    "Down on your knees..."
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-6--8--9--8--6----|
A|----------------9-|
E|------------------|
    "While I blindfold..."

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------7--6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-4-4-5--4-|
   * * * * * * * *     * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-4-7-|
   * * * * * * * *     * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9----8----9----8----9----11--|
A|-7----6----7----6----7-----9--|
E|------------------------------|



Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------1--4--7-|
A|---6---7----6---7----6---7--1--4--7-|
E|-4-4-4-5--4-4-4-5--4-4-4-5----------|
   *   *    *   *    *   *
   "...eyes..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---6---7----6---7----6---7--9--8--9-|
E|-4-4-4-5--4-4-4-5--4-4-4-5--7--6--7-|
   *   *    *   *    *   *
  "The two of us..."

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------8--11--14-|
A|-6--------6--------6--------6---9--12-|
E|-4--------4--------4------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-6--------6--------6--------9--8--9-|
E|-4--------4--------4--------7--6--7-|



Riff 2a
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------1--4--7-|
A|---6---7----6---7----6---7--1--4--7-|
E|-4-4-4-5--4-4-4-5--4-4-4-5----------|
   *   *    *   *    *   *
   "Trick or treat..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---6---7----6---7----6---7--9--8--9-|
E|-4-4-4-5--4-4-4-5--4-4-4-5--7--6--7-|
   *   *    *   *    *   *
   "Follow me into..."

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------8--11--14-|
A|---6---7----6---7----6---7--6---9--12-|
E|-4-4-4-5--4-4-4-5--4-4-4-5------------|
   *   *    *   *    *   *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---6---7----6---7----6---7--9--8--9-|
E|-4-4-4-5--4-4-4-5--4-4-4-5--7--6--7-|
   *   *    *   *    *   *


Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--------7------------------|
D|--------5--------4-5-4-----|
A|-------------5-7-------7-5-|
E|-0-0--0--------------------|
   * *  *
         "Lucy is sleeping..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--------7---7-7--7---7-7-|
D|--------5---4-4--5---4-5-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-0--0---0--------0-----|
   * *  *   *        *
   "...in one of..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|--------7------------------|
D|--------5--------4-5-4-----|
A|-------------5-7-------7-5-|
E|-0-0--0--------------------|
   * *  *
         "Now you decide..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|--------7---7--7---7----|
D|--------5---4--4---4-5\-|
A|------------------------|
E|-0-0--0---0------0------|
   * *  *   *      *
     "...which one's a trick..."

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------9---------7-9-7------|
A|--------7----7-10-------10-9-|
E|-0-0--0----------------------|
   * *  *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--------9---7-7--9---7-9-|
A|--------7---5-5--7---5-7-|
E|-0-0--0---0--------0-----|
   * *  *   *        *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------9---------7-9-7------|
A|--------7----7-10-------10-9-|
E|-0-0--0----------------------|
   * *  *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------9---7--7----7-9-|
A|--------7---5--5----5-7-|
E|-0-0--0---0-------0-----|
   * *  *   *       *


Play Riff 2a   "Trick or treat..."
Play Riff 3    "Lucy is sleeping..."


Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-4-------4---5----4-------4-----------|
A|-------------3----------------3--2--0-|
E|---2-2-2---2--------2-2-2---2---------|
         "You better start..."

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---4----------------4-----------------|
A|------------------------------6--5--3-|
E|-2-2--------------2-2-----------------|




Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-0-0-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *     * *
   "...feast..."



Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-9--------------9-11--------------|
A|-7--------------7--9--------------|
E|----0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      * * * * * *       * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-11-12--------------12-11--------11-12-|
A|--9-10--------------10--9---------9-10-|
E|--------0-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-------|
          * * * * * *        * * *

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-4----6----7----6----6--7-|
D|--------------------------|
A|-2----4----5----4----4--5-|
E|--------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-9----11----12----11---11--12-|
D|------------------------------|
A|-7-----9----10-----9----9--10-|
E|------------------------------|



Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------7--|
A|-----------------------5--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-5--|
   *  * * * * *  * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------3~--2~--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---------|
   *  * * * * *  * * * *
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------7--|
A|-----------------------5--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-5--|
   *  * * * * *  * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------5--7--|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------3--5--|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------|
   *  * * * * *  * * * *


Solo over Riffs 5 & 6

   Play 16x W/ Wah   Play 14x w/ Wah
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-7h8p7-----------|-19h20p19--------|-19-20-19--------|
G|-------9---------|----------21-----|----------21-19~-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
                                         Two Guitar Harmonies
E|-------------------17h22p17----------|------------------------|
B|----------------14----------21-------|-17-19-17----17---------|
G|-------------14----------------18-21-|-18-19-18-19-18-19--18~-|
D|----------16-------------------------|----------21----21--19~-|
A|-------16----------------------------|------------------------|
E|-14-17-------------------------------|------------------------|
                                          Pre bend and release
E|----------------------------|----------|-------------|--------|
B|------------------------15~-|-14-12----|-12----------|-12b14~-|
G|-18~--17h18p17-15-17-18-16~-|-15-13-14-|-13----------|-13b15~-|
D|-19~--18h19p18-16-18-19-----|-------16-|-------------|--------|
A|----------------------------|----------|-------------|--------|
E|----------------------------|----------|-------------|--------|
                                                            Hold bend
E|--------------|----------19-21-22--19h21p19----19-------|-----------|
B|--------------|-19-21-22--------------------22----21-22-|-----------|
G|----11-15-14~-|-----------------------------------------|-21b23--21-|
D|-12-12-16-15~-|-----------------------------------------|-----------|
A|-14-----------|-----------------------------------------|-----------|
E|--------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------|
         Hold Bend             
E|-----|----------------|--------|
B|-----|----------------|--------|
G|-21--|-21b23--21-21---|-21b23~-|
D|-----|----------------|--------|
A|-----|----------------|--------|
E|-----|----------------|--------|

End Solo



Play Riff 5   "How does it feel..."


Riff 7
Guitar 1                   x4
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-----2-3-2-----xxxxx-xxxx-|
E|-2-5-------5-2-xxxxx-xxxx-|
              "Oh no no no..."
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-4----(4)--|
A|-2----(2)--|
E|-----------|
  "You blindfolded..."

Guitar 2                   x2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-----2-3-2-----xxxxx-xxxx-|
E|-2-5-------5-2-xxxxx-xxxx-|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----2-3-2----------------|
A|-2-5-------5-2-xxxxx-xxxx-|
E|---------------xxxxx-xxxx-|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---2-4-5-4-2--------------|
A|-4-----------4-xxxxx-xxxx-|
E|---------------xxxxx-xxxx-|

e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|-4----2--|
A|-2----0--|
E|---------|


Play Riff 2   "I'm beginning to..."
Play Riff 2a  Solo Rhythm


Solo
    Pre bends and releases
E|---------------------------------|
B|--19----------19-----------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Pre bend(hold) Pre bends and releases           Play 6x
E|-------------|------------------------|-----|----------------|
B|-19----------|-19----19------19-------|-----|-------17-19p17-|
G|-------------|------------------------|-17~-|-19b21----------|
D|-------------|------------------------|-----|----------------|
A|-------------|------------------------|-----|----------------|
E|-------------|------------------------|-----|----------------|

  Play 4x        Play 4x                      Slow release and trem pick
E|-------------|-------------|--------------|-19b21----|
B|-------17-17-|-------15-15-|--------------|----------|
G|-19b21-------|-17b19-------|-17b19--17p15~|----------|
D|-------------|-------------|--------------|----------|
A|-------------|-------------|--------------|----------|
E|-------------|-------------|--------------|----------|

E|-16--16-21p16--16-21p16--16-19p16--16----------------|
B|---19--------19--------19--------19--19p16-19p16--16-|
G|------------------------------------------------18---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-18p16-18p16--16----------------------------------------|
D|------------18---18p16-18p16--16------------------------|
A|----------------------------18---18p16-18p16------------|
E|---------------------------------------------19-16~-14\-|

End Solo


Play Riff 3   "Lucy is sleeping..."

Riff 4a
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-4-------4---5----4-------4-----------|
A|-------------3----------------3--2--0-|
E|---2-2-2---2--------2-2-2---2---------|
         "You better start..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-4-------4---5----4-------4--------------------|
A|-------------3----------------3--2--0--7--5--3-|
E|---2-2-2---2--------2-2-2---2------------------|
         "You better start..."

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---4----------------4-----------------|
A|------------------------------6--5--3-|
E|-2-2--------------2-2-----------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---4----------------4------------------/5--4--2-|
A|------------------------------6--5--3-----------|
E|-2-2--------------2-2---------------------------|



Play Riff 1   "The only light..."
Play Riff 2a  "One blow..."
Play Riff 3   "Lucy is sleeping..."
Play Riff 4   "You better start..."

Ending
Guitar 1
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|--2--|
  "...down!"

Guitar 2
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--8--|
A|--6--|
E|--6--|



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.
       = 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