King Diamond: Blue Eyes
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|------9-9\--4-4--5-5--5--4-|
A|-2-2--7-7\--3-3--3-3--3--3-|
E|-0-0-----------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------9-9\--4-4--5-5--5/7-7-|
A|-2-2--7-7\--3-3--3-3--3/5-5-|
E|-0-0------------------------|
Play Riff 1 "I'm stone cold..."
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------12-12\--7-7--8-8--8--7-|
A|-5-5--10-10\--6-6--6-6--6--6-|
E|-3-3-------------------------|
"My hands are..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------12-12\--7-7--8-8--8/10-10-|
A|-5-5--10-10\--6-6--6-6--6/-8--8-|
E|-3-3----------------------------|
"An iron chain..."
Play Riff 1 "...all..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-3----6----5----6--2--3---6----5--|
"My eyes are..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7----6--|
A|--------------------------5----4--|
E|-3----6----5----6--2--3-----------|
"My eyes are..."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-5----8----7----8--4--5---8----7--|
E|-3----6----5----6--2--3---6----5--|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7----6--|
A|-5----8----7----8--4--5---5----4--|
E|-3----6----5----6--2--3---5----4--|
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5-5--5-8-8--8-7-7--7-8-8-4-4-|
E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5-5--5-6-6-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Full of skeletons..."
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5-5--5-8-8--8-7--|
E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5--|
* * * * * * *
"...dressed in human..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5-5--5-8-8--8-7-7--7-8-8-4-4-|
E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5-5--5-6-6-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"They're sitting..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5-5--5-8-8--8-7----------7---7-----|
E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5--------6---6----6\-|
* * * * * * *
"...cellar full of..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5-5--5-8-8--8-7-7--7-8-8-4-4-|
E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5-5--5-6-6-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5-5--5-8-8--8-7--|
E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5--|
* * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-5-5--5-12-12--12-11-11--11-12-12-11-11-|
E|-3-3--3-10-10--10--9--9---9-10-10--9--9-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12--12-15-15--15-14----------7---7-----|
E|-10-10--10-13-13--13-12--------6---6----6\-|
* * * * * * *
Riff 5
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-[key board]-------|
A|-------------------|
E|----------------0--|
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7----5----3-------|
A|-7----5----3----2--|
E|----------------0--|
"So many puppets..."
Riff 5a
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7----5----3----------------------|
A|-7----5----3----2----7----2----7--|
E|----------------0----5----0----5--|
"There are eyes..."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7----5----3----------------------|
A|-7----5----3----7----0----7----0--|
E|----------------------------------|
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 "My hands are tied..."
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 4 "Full of skeletons..."
Riff 6
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7----5----3-------|
A|-7----5----3----2--|
E|----------------0--|
"I open my..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-7----5----3------------------|
A|-7----5----3------------2-3-5-|
E|----------------0-1-3-5-------|
"All the tears..."
Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7----5----3-------|
A|-7----5----3----2--|
E|----------------0--|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-7----5----3------------------|
A|-7----5----3------------2-3-5-|
E|----------------0-1-3-5-------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7----5----3----9--|
A|-7----5----3----7--|
E|-------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-7----5----3------------------|
A|-7----5----3------------2-3-5-|
E|----------------0-1-3-5-------|
Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-------------5-5-------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Blue eyes, blue eyes..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-----------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Blue eyes I recognize..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-------------5-5-------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Blue eyes in the night..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-3-3---------------------2-3-5-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-3-5-------|
* * * * * *
"They see nothing..."
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-------------5-5-------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-------------2-------(2)-----|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-------(0)-----|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|------------------4------(4)---|
D|-2-2---------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2------(2)---|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-5----------7--9---------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-3----------5--7---------2-3-5-|
E|-----------------0-1-3-5-------|
Play Riff 6a "...alive!"
Play Riff 7 "Blue eyes..."
Ending:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-7------------2-3-5-|
E|-5----0-1-3-5-------|
"...alive!"
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-7------------2-3-5-0--[let ring]-|
E|-5----0-1-3-5---------------------|
"..alive, yet they're so alive!"
Guitar 2
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-7------------2-3-5-|
E|-5----0-1-3-5-------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-7------------2-3-5-7--[let ring]-|
E|-5----0-1-3-5---------------------|
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.
<17> = 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
