King Diamond: The Storm
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
solos by: Sekhemet : aussie_hardcore@hotmail.com
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-8-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
* * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------7----5-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7----5----3-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0---------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-8-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
* * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------7----5-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7----5----3-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0--5----3-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 3
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-10----------------------10-----|
A|--8-----------------------8-----|
E|----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-8-10-|
A|-------------------------5-6--8-|
E|---------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------8----7--|
E|--------------------------------------|
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Eighteen was yesterday..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-8-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
* * * * * * * *
"...today she was a ..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------7----5-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7----5----3-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0---------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...woman, in every single way..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----12----10---9---|
A|--8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----9-----7-8-|
A|--8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
* * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----12----10---9----7----5-|
A|--8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7----5----3-|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0---------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Eighteen was yesterday..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-8-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
* * * * * * * *
"...today she was a ..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------7----5-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7----5----3-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0--5----3-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...woman, in every single way..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----12----10---9---|
A|--8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Abigail..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----9-----7-8-|
A|--8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
* * * * * * * *
"...in the forest..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----12----10---9----7----5-|
A|--8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7----5----3-|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0--5----3-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...the darkness..."
Guitar 3 (At the end when guitar 1 plays D5 and C5)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------8----7--|
E|--------------------------------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1 x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4-4/7-7--7--7-7-7-6-6--6--6-6-6-5-5--5--7-|
A|-2--2--2-2/5-5--5--5-5-5-4-4--4--4-4-4-3-3--3--5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"It was hours ago..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4--4-4/7-7--7--7-7-7-6-6--6--6-6-6-5-5--5--7-|
A|-2--2--2-2/5-5--5--5-5-5-4-4--4--4-4-4-3-3--3--5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4----------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2-2-2---------------------------------------|
E|-------------5-5--5--5-5-5-4-4--4--4-4-4-3-3--3--5-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 1 [for first half it's solo rhythm]
Solo
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-------12-15p12----12-15-14-12----12-------12----12----12----|
G|-14b16~~-----------15-------------15----14-15----15----15----14-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-12b15r12b15r12b15r12~~-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-14-13-12------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------14-13-12-------12------------------------------|
A|----------------------14-15----14-15-12-14----12------------|
E|-------------------------------------------15----15-14-12~~-|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------14/17-14b~~-|
A|-------14-12-15-------------|
E|-12-15----------------------|
End Solo
Riff 3
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10--9--10--12--10-9-10-10-10--9--------------9--|
D|---0--0--0--0---0---0---0-0--0--0--0--0--10---9--10--0--|
A|------------------------------------------0---0---0-----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
"Ahh, then her face turned white..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10--9--10--12--10-9-------------|
D|---0--0--0--0---0---0---0-0--10---9-----|
A|------------------------------0---0--10-|
E|--------------------------------------0-|
"...never did she see..."
Guitar fill over Riff 3 (Quiet)
NOTE: Comes in the last time every time this riff is played
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------------------5--7--4--|
D|---7--5--7--8--7-----------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
"...rain, black rain..."
Riff 4
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------9--/9-|
A|-------------------7--/7-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------|
"Oh no..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------5-------|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--7-8---8-7-5-|
"Let me go back to my home..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------9--/9-|
A|-------------------7--/7-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------|
"Oh no..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-----|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--5-7-8---8-7-|
Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------9/10-10-10-10-10-109-9-9--|
A|-------------------7/-8--8--8--8--8--87-7-7--|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------5-------|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--7-8---8-7-5-|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------9/10-10-10-10-10-109-9-9--|
A|-------------------7/-8--8--8--8--8--87-7-7--|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5-----|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--5-7-8---8-7-|
Solo (Edited by Dean Bennett: DABennett@varco.com)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-[16b18]--[(18)r16-13]-------------------|
G|--17b19----(19)r17-17--16~--13-14-16-13~-|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-13-14-16-17-16-14h16p14----14-16-|
D|-------------------------18-------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
e|-/22-22p19----22p19-------19p16-------16p13-------13p10------10p7--------|
B|----------h21------h2118------h1815------h1512------h129-----h96----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-13p10-------16p13-------19p16-------19b20-19--17--16--17--19------|
B|------12----------15----------18-------------------------------15~-|
G|--------13----------16----------19---------------------------------|
D|----------15----------18----------21-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 3 w/ guitar 2 "But he looked away..."
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--7--|
A|--5--|
E|-----|
Play Riff 1 "Rain was pulling..."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo (with wah pedal)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-9b11r9~--9b11r9~--9b11r9~--9b11--(11)r9p7---9-7~-|
D|-------------------------------------------9------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------7-10-7-9----7-7---------------|
B|-10b12~~----10b12----------10-----10p7-10p7-----|
G|-------------------------------------------9b11-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-7----------7----------7----------7----------7----------|
B|---10p7-------10p7-------10p7-------10p7-------10p7~~--|
G|-------9b11-------9b11-------9b11-------9b11------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-/12b14r12-10--10-12-12b14r12-12-10----10-12-12b14r12-10-|
B|-------------12---------------------12-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------22-------22------22-22~~-|
B|-/22b24----22b24---22b24----22~~-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-19-21-22-21-19h21p19----19-----------------------22b24~-|
B|----------------------22----22-19-22b24r22p19------------|
G|----------------------------------------------19~--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "Ahh, rush the iron gate..."
Play Riff 4 "Oh no..."
Play Riff 4a "Seeing the little one..."
Play Riff 3 w/ guitar 2 "...mummified..."
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
