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