King Diamond: Black Horsemen
transcribed by: Alex Huerta : al527439@aniachi.her.itesm.mx
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (12 string acoustic) x2
e|--------0-----------0-----------0-------|
B|------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-----|
G|----8-------8---8-------8---6-------6---|
D|--9-----------9-----------7-----------7-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Riff 2 (12 string acoustic)
e|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
B|------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-----|
G|----5-------5---5-------5---8-------8---8-------8---|
D|--7-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------9-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|--------0-----------0-----------0-------|
B|------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-----|
G|----5-------5---5-------5---8-------8---|
D|--7-----------7-----------9-----------9-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Riff 3 (12 string acoustic)
Guitar 1 x2 x2
e|---------0-------|---------0--------|
B|-------0---0-----|-------0---0------|
G|-----2-------2---|-----8-------8----|
D|---3-----------3-|---9-----------9--|
A|-0---------------|-0----------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|
x2 x1
e|---------0-------|---------0--------|
B|-------0---0-----|-------0---0------|
G|-----2-------2---|-----8-------8----|
D|---3-----------3-|---9-----------9--|
A|-0---------------|-0----------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|
Guitar 2 (distortion)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------(7)/9--------------(9)|
A|------------------------------------|
E|--5-----------(5)/7--------------(7)|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-\7-----------(7)/9-----------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|-\5-----------(5)/7-----------------|
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm [first bar 3 times, second bar once]
Solo over Riff 2
e|------------------------------------7-7~~--|
B|------------------------------------7-7~~--|
G|-4--5--4---------4--5--4~~-----------------|
D|----------7~~--7---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-8-10-8-8h10p8\7-7-8-7-5-7-5---------------|
G|-----------------------------7\4~----------|
D|-------------------------------------4-4~~-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|---5--5h7-5-------5-7-8-5-7~~--------------|
B|--5---------8-7~~--------------------------|
G|-5---------------------------------rest----|
D|-----------------------------------rest----|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-10-12-10h12p10\8-12-10-8-7-10-8-7-5-8-7-5---7-5-------|
B|-------------------------------------------8-----8-7~~-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 3 "So there they stood..."
Riff 5 (12 string acoustic)
x4 x4 x4 x3
e|--------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|---|
B|------0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---|
G|----5-------5-|---8-------8-|---5-------5-|---8-------8-|---|
D|--7-----------|-9-----------|-7-----------|-9-----------|-9-|
A|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---|
E|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---|
"Gazing..." "Jonathon..."
Play Riff 3 "For a second..."
Riff 6
Guitar 1 (distortion)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--6---4---6---4---6--4--2-----6--|
A|--4---2---4---2---4--2--0-----6--|
E|------------------------------4--|
"Now we're finally alone..."
Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)
e|-------0-----------0-----0--------------0-----0---------0-----0---|
B|-----0---0-------0---0-----0----------0---0-----------0---0-----0-|
G|---8-------8---8-------8-----8------6---------------6-------------|
D|-9-----------9-----------------9--7---------7---/7-----------7----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 7
Guitar 1 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4---6-6-4-6-6--1111-9-9-1111-9-|
A|--4-4-2-4-4---4-4-2-2-4-4-2---4-4-2-4-4---9-9-7-7--9-9-7-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4---6-6-4-6-6--1111-9-9-|
A|--4-4-2-4-4---4-4-2-2-4-4-2---4-4-2-4-4---9-9-7-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)
e|-------0----0----------------0----0-------|
B|-----0--------0------------0--------0-----|
G|---8------------8--------8------------8---|
D|-9----------------9----9----------------9-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Riff 8
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------8-8-6-6-8-8-6-|
A|--8-8-6-8-8---8-8-6-6-8-8-6---8-8-6-8-8--6-6-4-4-6-6-4-|
E|--6-6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4---6-6-4-6-6----------------|
* * * * * * *
"The birth of Abigail..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------8-8-6-6-|
A|--8-8-6-8-8---8-8-6-6-8-8-6---8-8-6-8-8--6-6-4-4-|
E|--6-6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4---6-6-4-6-6----------|
* * * * * * *
"...the second coming..."
Riff 7a
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4---6-6-4-6-6--1111-9-9-1111-9-|
A|--4-4-2-4-4---4-4-2-2-4-4-2---4-4-2-4-4---9-9-7-7--9-9-7-|
E|--4-4-2-4-4----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
"...and the moon did not shine...."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4---6-6-4-6-6--1111-9-9-|
A|--4-4-2-4-4---4-4-2-2-4-4-2---4-4-2-4-4---9-9-7-7-|
E|--4-4-2-4-4---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
"...it was darker..."
Riff 9
e|-------------------------------------------3--|
B|-------------------------------------------3--|
G|-------------------------------------------0--|
D|----------------7/8--7/8--7\5--------------0--|
A|-2-4--4--2-4----5/6--5/6--5\3---2-4--4--2--2--|
E|-0-2--2--0-2--------------------0-2--2--0--3--|
"On this sacred night..."
"Remembering the day..."
Riff 10 x2
e|--------------------3--|
B|--------------------3--|
G|--------------------0--|
D|--9-----7-----6-----0--|
A|--9-----7-----7-----2--|
E|--7-----5-----4-----3--|
"Ohh, ohh, ohh..."
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8 "The pain of labour..."
Play Riff 7a "You can still hear her screaming..."
Play Riff 9 "Riding from beyond..."
Lead in to Riff 10
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|--2---4--|
A|--0---2--|
E|---------|
"...the first time..."
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|--9----10---------8-----9----------|-9----10---------8-----|
D|--7-----7---------7-----7----------|-7-----7---------7-----|
A|----000----0-0000---000----0-0000--|---000----0-0000---000-|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
*** * **** *** * **** *** * **** ***
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-5-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-----4-----5-----4-----5---7---|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 11
Guitar 1 x4
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------0-----0-------|
D|-9--9----------------9--9--------2-----0----5--7-|
A|-7--7-----6---7-6~~--7--7--0-2-3-----2------5--5-|
E|--------6---6------------------------------------|
"Oh no, they found her..."
Guitar 2 x4
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------8---9-8~~----------------0-----0-------|
D|-9--9---8---8--------9--9--------2-----0----5--7-|
A|-7--7----------------7--7--0-2-3-----2------5--5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Riff 12
Guitar 1 x4
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5----------------------------|
A|------10-7~--0-5-6-7-5---------10-7~----------5-----|
E|-0-00---------------------0-00--------0-5-6-7---7-6-|
** **
Guitar 2 (Comes in with vocals)
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-12---11----5---7----|
D|-12---11----5---7----|
A|-10----9----3---5----|
E|---------------------|
Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9-------12---9--9\----------------------|
A|--7--7-------10---7--7\----------------5-----|
E|-------------------------------0-5-6-7---7-6-|
Play Riff 12 4 more times...then play this:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5----------------------5---------------2--|
E|-0-5-6-7---7-6------0--5--6--7-----7--6--5~-(5)\0--|
* * * * * * *
Play Riff 6 "That's the end..."
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm (4 times)
Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--6--4---9--8--6--4--2--4-6-4-|
A|--4--2---7--6--4--2--0--2-4-2-|
E|------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--6--4---9--8--6--4--2----2--4--6--4------4--6-|
A|--4--2---7--6--4--2--0----0--2--4--2------2--4-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Solo (Denner's best)
e|-----------------------------------------11-12-11-----------|
B|-----------------------------------12-14----------14-/16~~\-|
G|-8^--6~----6-8-9-6-8-9-/11~----/11--------------------------|
D|---------6--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-11h12p11----11-------------11-12-14^r~~~-|
B|----------14----14-12----14---------------|
G|----------------------13------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|----------------11----------11-12-11----11------------------|
B|----12----14----------14-------------14----14^^-------------|
G|-11----11----11----11----11----------------------\\--slides-|
D|---------------------------------------------------\\-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------\\-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14^^r-14-12-14-12h14p12----12-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------16----14-16-14--------------------|
G|----------------------------------------11~----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------14-13-14-11~~-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------9------9-10----9-10-12^~~--|
G|-------8----8-9----8-9-11-8-9-11---9-11------11-------------|
D|--9-11---11-----11------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----11-12-----------14-------11-------14-------11\-|
B|-/14-------121212-12----12-12----12-12----12-12-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Harmony part:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--9-10--9~~--9-10-9h10p9---------------------|
G|-------------------------11-9-8------8-9-----|
D|---------------------------------11~-----9~--|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--9-10--9~~--9-10-9h10p9-----------------12~~-| bend up with tremolo
G|-------------------------11-9-8------8-9------|
D|---------------------------------11~----------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----16-14~~--14-16-17-19~--17-16-14------|
B|-14---------------------------------14~~-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|----11-12-11tr12---11--12~~~-|
B|-14--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
End solo
End with this:
(12 string acoustic)
e|----------0---------------0-------|
B|--------0---0-----------0---0-----|
G|------8-------8-------8-------8---|
D|----9-----------9---9-----------9-|
A|--0---------------0---------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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
