King Diamond – Pictures In Red (Guitar Tab)

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transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : [email protected] Russ Elton : [email protected] FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/ Date last modified: July 07, 2007 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Rhythm is played with electric clean guitar with reverb NOTE: For Riffs 1 and 2 one channel plays the slide shown, the other channel just plays the top notes as a pull-off. They switch back and forth between which one does the slide and which one does the pull-off.
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----6-----5-----6-----5------6\-5-|
G|---7---7-----7-----7-----7---(7)\6-|
D|-7-------7-----7-----7-----7-(7)\6-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|-----5-----4-----5-----4-----5p4-|
G|---6---6-----6-----6-----6-------|
D|-6-------6-----6-----6-----6-----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----6-----5-----6-----5------6\-5-|
G|---7---7-----7-----7-----7---(7)\6-|
D|-7-------7-----7-----7-----7-(7)\6-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

   "In the hallway..."
e|----------------------|
B|-----5-----4-------4--|
G|---6---6-----6-----5--|
D|-6-------6-----(0)-6--|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
   "...on the floor."
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14----(14)r12----------------------------------------|
D|------------------/12----14--15--14----(14)\-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------11----(11)/-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------15----(15)\--9----(9)\------------|
G|-14----(14)\--------------------------8----(8)\-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
End Solo Play Riff 1 "I hear voices..."
Riff 2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------9-------8-------9-------8---------9\-8-|
G|----10---10------10------10------10----(10)\9-|
D|-10---------10------10------10------10-(10)\9-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

    "Go to sleep..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----8-----7-----8-----7-----8p7-|
G|---9---9-----9-----9-----9-------|
D|-9-------9-----9-----9-----9-----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

    "I will tell..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-------9-------8-------9-------8---------9\-8-|
G|----10---10------10------10------10----(10)\9-|
D|-10---------10------10------10------10-(10)\9-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

    "I will tell you..."
e|----------------------|
B|-----8-----7-------7--|
G|---9---9-----9-----8--|
D|-9-------9-----(0)-9--|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
     "...why I'm here."
Play Riff 1 "Am I dreaming..."
Ending:
e|---------------------|
B|-5p4----------5p3----|
G|-----5------------4--|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
         "Pictures in red."
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