King Diamond: Mansion In Sorrow
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
solo by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7------------8------------5------------7------------|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3-3-3--3-3-3-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7------------8------------3------------2------------|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-1-1-1--1-1-1-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7------------8------------5------------7------------|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3-3-3--3-3-3-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-3------------5------------2------------7----|
E|-1-1-1--1-1-1-3-3-3--3-3-3-0-0-0--0-0-0-5----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo over Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-10-9^r-7-----7~~-------------------------------------------|
A|---7------------10-------10-7-10~~--7-5-7~-7^7^7-5^^r---5---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------8---8-7~~---|
(guitar 2 plays top notes)
e|-----8-12-10---8--10-12~~--10-12-13~~--12-10-12----13----10-------|
B|-8-/10-13-12--10--12-13~~--12-13-15~~--13-12-13----15----12----17-|
G|-9----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|- 3rd guitar fill -|
3rd guitar:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------10--------------------12---------|
G|------9-------9----9--------10------10------|
D|-7-10---10------10-----9-12----12------12-9-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------10~-|
G|-----------12--------------9--------|
D|----9-12-9----9----9--7-10---10-----|
A|-10-------------10------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------4------4------7--------9---|
A|---3h4----3h4------7---7----9---9-|
E|-2--------------/5-------/7-------|
"Mansion in sorrow..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------4------4------7--------3---|
A|---3h4----3h4------7---7----3---3-|
E|-2--------------/5--------1-------|
"Mansion in the dark..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------4------4------7--------9---|
A|---3h4----3h4------7---7----9---9-|
E|-2--------------/5-------/7-------|
"Maybe tomorrow..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------4------4----------------|
A|---3h4----3h4------------------|
E|-2----------------7--6--5--3~~-|
* * *
"The Devil's mark..."
Riff 1a
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7------------8------------5------------7------------|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3-3-3--3-3-3-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"The gates were locked..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-3------------5------------2------------7----|
E|-1-1-1--1-1-1-3-3-3--3-3-3-0-0-0--0-0-0-5----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"And Abigail was sure..."
Riff 3 Guitar 2 fill over marked part
e|-------------------------------------------------|---------------|
B|-----------------------------------------*----*--|---------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|---------------|
D|-4------------5------------7-------------6----2--|-2h4p2---2-----|
A|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-5-5-5--5-5-5--4----0--|-------4---4p2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"When Little One..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-4------------5------------7------------5--7--|
E|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-5-5-5--5-5-5-3--5--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"And the gates..."
Guitar 2 fill over marked part
e|-------------------------------------------------|---------------|
B|-----------------------------------------*----*--|---------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|---------------|
D|-4------------5------------7-------------6----2--|-2h4p2---2-----|
A|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-5-5-5--5-5-5--4----0--|-------4---4p2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...wide..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-7----8----10----5--7--|
A|-5----5-----8----3--4--|
E|-----------------------|
"And Little One..."
Play Riff 2 "Mansion in sorrow..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 "Mansion in sorrow..."
Riff 4
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----5---------7-----7-----7-5-|
D|-7-----7---------7-----7-----7-7-|
A|---000---0-0-0-0---000---0-0-----|
E|---------------------------------|
*** * * * * *** * *
"Lightning was striking..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----5-----------------5---7---|
D|-7-----7-----------------5---7---|
A|---000---0-0-0-0-0-5-6-7---0---0-|
E|---------------------------------|
*** * * * * * * *
"...the trees..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----5---------7-----7-----7-5-|
D|-7-----7---------7-----7-----7-7-|
A|---000---0-0-0-0---000---0-0-----|
E|---------------------------------|
*** * * * * *** * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----5-----------------5---7---|
D|-7-----7-----------------5---7---|
A|---000---0-0-0-0-0-5-6-7---0-----|
E|-------------------------------0-|
*** * * * * * * *
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-----2-----2-------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Run better run..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-----3-------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Run better run..."
Guitar 2 x2
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-7-----6-----5--|
E|----------------|
Riff 6 (Play 2 times)
Guitar 1 (Distortion)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-8-----7-----6-----|
"Mansion in sorrow..."
Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-|
D|---2-----2-----2---|
A|-3-----2-----1-----|
E|-------------------|
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-4------4------4----7------10-10-9-7-|
E|-2-2222-2-2222-2-22-5-5555--8--8-7-5-|
**** **** ** ****
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-4------4------4--------------------|
E|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-5-4-2-0-2-4-5-|
**** **** ****
Riff 8 x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---5-5---4-4-------4-4---3-3-----|
A|-3-----3-----5-4-2-----2-----5-4-|
E|---------------------------------|
"Suddenly the door..."
Riff 9
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------10---7-|
D|---------------------------10---7-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-00000-0-00000-0-00000-0-0----0---|
***** * ***** * ***** * * *
"Through a maze..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------0-----------|
D|-------------------0---0---4---2-|
A|-----------------2---------------|
E|-00000-0-00000-0---------5---3---|
***** * ***** *
"...and candles black..."
Riff 10
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---8-9-6-8-----6----8-9-6-8------|
D|-----------9-7--------------9-7~-|
A|-0----------------0--------------|
E|---------------------------------|
"They went in..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---8-9-6-8-----6------------------|
D|-----------9-7------4-5-2-4-----2-|
A|-0----------------5---------5-3---|
E|----------------------------------|
"...that was like..."
Play Riff 9 "Portraits on the walls..."
Ending:
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------5--7--4--|
E|-7-6-5-3~----7-6-5-3~----7-6-5-3--5--2--|
* * * * * * * * *
"Long...black...lifeless hair."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------12-11-10----------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-9-8-7-5~----9-8-7-5~----9--8--7-5--7--4--|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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
