King Diamond: More Than Pain

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                 Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
                 

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Tuning: Standard


NOTE: Listen for strumming pattern:

Riff 1 (Clean)
e|-1--1-1--1-1-1-1111--2--2-2--2-2-2-2222--1--1-1--1-1-1-1111-|
B|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3333--3--3-3--3-3-3-3333--3--3-3--3-3-3-3333-|
G|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3333--3--3-3--3-3-3-3333--3--3-3--3-3-3-3330-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-1--1-1--1-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-2-|
G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-0-2-|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|



REPEAT Riff 1  In the dark...


Riff 2 (Clean)
e|---------0---------------0---------|
B|------10---10---------10---10------|
G|---10---------10---10---------10---|
D|-9---------------9---------------9-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
                   Oh my God...

e|---------0---------------0-------|
B|------10---10---------10---10----|
G|---10---------10---10---------10-|
D|-9---------------9---------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
   ...my stomach...

e|-------0-----------0-----------0-------|
B|-----8---8-------8---8-------8---8-----|
G|---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---|
D|-7-----------7-----------7-----------7-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
   There it is...

e|-------0------0----0--|
B|-----8---8----6----6--|
G|---8-------8--7----7--|
D|-7------------7----7--|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
...cutting...        This is more than pain!



Riff 3 (Distortion)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6--5-|
D|---7-8----7-8-9-10----7-8----5--4-|
A|---5-6----5-6-7--8----5-6---------|
E|-0------0-----------0-----0-------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---7-8----7-8-9-10-------------------|
A|---5-6----5-6-7--8-----------7-6-5---|
E|-0------0-----------0--7-6-5-------6-|
   I put broken...


Guitar 2 (Plays this the second time)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------6--5-|
D|---7-8----7-8-9-10----7-8----5--4-|
A|---5-6----5-6-7--8----5-6---------|
E|-0------0-----------0-----0-------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---7-8----7-8-9-10-----------7-6-5---|
A|---5-6----5-6-7--8-----7-6-5-------6-|
E|-0------0-----------0----------------|



Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-10----9----8----7----10----9----8----7-|
A|--8----7----6----5-----8----7----6----5-|
E|----------------------------------------|
  "No more hiding..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-10--9--8--7--10--9--8--7-|
A|--8--7--6--5---8--7--6--5-|
E|--------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|--8----7----6----5----12---11---10----9-|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-10--9--8--7--10--9--8--7-|
A|--8--7--6--5---8--7--6--5-|
E|---------------8--7--6--5-|



Riff 5 (Clean)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-9-11-11-11--11--12--11--9-9-11-11-|
D|-0--0--0--0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
   What's wrong...
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-9-11-11-11--11--12--11--9--11-11-|
D|-0--0--0--0---0---0---0--0---0--0-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   I'm hurting...


Play Riff 3  Ah ha...No no you're...
Play Riff 4  No more...
Play Riff 2  I can't believe...



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