Darkness
King Diamond
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Riff 1 (Clean) E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|------------------5------------- D|---7---7---7--5h7-----7---7---7- A|-------------------------------- E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5--- E|----| B|----| G|----| D|----| A|----| E|5/8-| "For thirteen da E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|------------------5------------- D|---7---7---7--5h7-----7---7---7- A|-------------------------------- E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5--- ys..." E|----| B|----| G|----| D|----| A|-10-| E|--8-|"We have trained..."Riff 2 (Distortion) E|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-7--5-4-2------| A|-5--3-2-0--5-3-| E|-----------3-1-| Riff 3 E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|------------------------------7- A|---7---7---7-7/8-5----7---7----- E|-0---0---0----------0---0---0--- E|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|6h7p6---| A|------8-| E|--------| "Every time..." E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|----------------------------10-- A|---7---7---7-7/8-5----7---7--8-- E|-0---0---0----------0---0------- E|---| B|---| G|---| D|12-| A|10-| E|---|"Little jars..."Riff 4 E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|---7---7---7-7/8-5----7---7---7- A|-------------------------------- E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5--- E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|7/10-| E|5/-8-| "Every time..." E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|---7---7---7-7/8-5----7---7---7- A|-------------------------------- E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5--- E|----| B|----| G|----| D|----| A|-10-| E|--8-|"Every time..." Play Riff 2Riff 5 E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|----------3---2--------------3- E|-0--0-0-0---0---3-2-1--1-1-1--- * * * * * * * * * E|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--2-----| E|1---3-2-| * "Our eyes..." E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|----------3---2-----3-3-3-3-5-5- E|-0--0-0-0---0---3-2-1-1-1-1-3-3- * * * * * E|----| B|----| G|----| D|----| A|5-5-| E|3-3-| "Our souls..." E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|----------3---2--------------3- E|-0--0-0-0---0---3-2-1--1-1-1--- * * * * * * * * * E|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--2-----| E|1---3-2-| * "...skin. The blood..." E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------3---2-----3----5--| E|-0--0-0-0---0---3-2-1----3--| * * * * *"Living just an hour..." Riff 6 Guitar 1E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-7-7--7--7-7/10--5-5--5--5--5-5- E|-5-5--5--5-5/-8--3-3--3--3--3-3- E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-5----7----5----| A|-3----5----3--5-| E|-3----5----3--3-| "In the darkness..." E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-7-7--7--7-7/10--5-5--5--5--5-5- E|-5-5--5--5-5/-8--3-3--3--3--3-3- E|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-5-----------| A|-3----3----5-| E|-3----1----3-|"In the darkness..."Guitar 2 E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|----------------------------5--- A|-3-------------2------------3--- E|----------------------------3--- E|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-7----5----| A|-5----3--5-| E|-5----3--3-| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|----------------------------5--- A|-3-------------2------------3--- E|----------------------------3--- E|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|-3----5--| E|-1----3--| Riff 1a E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|------------------5------------- D|---7---7---7--5h7-----7---7---7- A|-------------------------------- E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5--- E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|7/10-| E|5/-8-| "Darkness..." E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|------------------5------------- D|---7---7---7--5h7-----7---7---7- A|-------------------------------- E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5--- E|----| B|----| G|----| D|----| A|-10-| E|--8-|"Darkness..." Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "Every night..." Play Riff 4 "Sitting on opposite..." Play Riff 2 "It is all..." Play Riff 5 "Our eyes are now..." Play Riff 6 "In the darkness..."Continues after the adRiff 7 Guitar 1 (Clean)E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--- A|------------------------------- E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5- E|--| B|--| G|--| D|7-| A|--| E|--| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-----------------5-------------- D|---7---7---7-5h7------7---7---7- A|-------------------------------- E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5--- E|----| B|----| G|----| D|--7-| A|----| E|5---| Guitar 2 (Distortion) E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|------------------------------5- A|-7-7-----10--7-7----5--7-7----3- E|-5-5------8--5-5----3--5-5------ E|---| B|---| G|---| D|-7-| A|-5-| E|---| E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10--7-7-7-7-7-7- E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-8--5-5-5-5-5-5- * * * * * * * * * * * * E|----| B|----| G|----| D|----| A|7\5-| E|5\3-| E|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-----------------5--7-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3--5-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------| * * * * * * * * Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-8-8--8--8-8-10--8-8--8--8-8-10- E|-6-6--6--6-6--8--6-6--6--6-6--8- E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-7-7--7--7-7-10--7-7--7--7-7-10- A|-5-5--5--5-5--8--5-5--5--5-5--8- E|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-8-8--8--8-8-10--8-8--8--8-8-10- E|-6-6--6--6-6--8--6-6--6--6-6--8- E|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|-7--8--10-| E|-5--6---8-| Solo E|-15b17----15b17-| {17}{17}{17}- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|(17)r15-15-13~-| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------| E|-12h13p12p10-12----10---- B|----------------13----13- G|------------------------- D|------------------------- A|------------------------- E|------------------------- E|-----------------------------------------| B|10h11p10-----10-----10-------------------| G|---------12------10----12--10--9------9--| D|----------------------------------12-----| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|-12--13-12-10--------------10-- E|---------------13--12--13------ * * E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|12--13--------------------| E|--------10--10b13r-10~~~--| E|-/24^r-----22~~----20^r-18--17- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|18-20-18-17----------------| B|------------20-18-17-20-18-| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|-15-17-15-14-16-15-14---------- D|----------------------17-15-14- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|16----------------15--| E|---18-17-15-17-18-----| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-----------------------------14- A|--------------------------15---- E|-18-17-15--17-15-18-17-18------- E|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|15---------------| A|---17----17~~----| E|-----------------|End Solo Riff 9 Guitar 1E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|---7---7---7---7---10---10---10- A|-5---5---5---5---8----8----8---- E|-------------------------------- * * * * * * * * * * * * * * E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--10-| A|8----| E|-----| * * "Tonight you will dance..." E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---5---5---5---5-3----5--| A|-3---3---3---3---1----3--| E|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * "Tonight, no strings..." E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- E|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------|A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "But I can't..."E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5----7--| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3----5--| * * * * * * * *"...dance, I don't have a chance!"Guitar 2 (Played softly) E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|-------4---------------7------- D|---7------7-4-----10------10-7- A|-5---5--------5-8----8--------- E|------------------------------- E|--| B|--| G|--| D|--| A|8-| E|--| "Tonight you will dance..." E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-------2----------------| D|---5------5-2---3----5--| A|-3---3--------3-1----3--| E|------------------------| "Tonight, no strings..." E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|-------6-----------------9----- A|---9------9-6------12-------12- E|-7---7--------7-10----10------- E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|9----| E|--10-| "But I can't..." E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-------4----------------| A|---7------7-4---5----7--| E|-5---5--------5-3----5--|"...dance, I don't have a chance!" Play Riff 6 "Dance!" Ending: Riff 7 Guitar 1 (Clean)E|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------------------------- D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--- A|------------------------------- E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5- E|--| B|--| G|--| D|7-| A|--| E|--| "Send her to.." E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-----------------5-------------- D|---7---7---7-5h7------7---7---7- A|-------------------------------- E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5--- . E|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--7---7-| A|--------| E|5---5---|"Send that puppet to Berlin!"Guitar 2 (Distortion) E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|------------------------------5- A|-7-7-----10--7-7----5--7-7----3- E|-5-5------8--5-5----3--5-5------ E|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|-7------| A|-5--7-7-| E|----5-5-|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
