King Diamond – The Poltergeist (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
transcribed by: LANGUS : [email protected]
edited by: Russ Elton : [email protected]
solos by: Guillaume Vallée : [email protected]
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Date last modified: December 31, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 Guitar 1 x2 e|-----------------------------------------------|-----| B|-----------------------------------------------|-----| G|-----------------------------------------------|-----| D|-----------------------------------------------|-----| A|-2---------------------------------5--4-----1--|--2--| E|---------2--3-------3--2--0--------------------|-----| "Some would say..." Guitar 2 x2 e|-----------------------------------------------|-----| B|-----------------------------------------------|-----| G|-----------------------------------------------|-----| D|---------4--5-------5--4--2--------5--4--------|-----| A|-2------------------------------------------4--|--2--| E|-----------------------------------------------|-----| Riff 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------10-10-| A|--------------------8--8-| E|--0--------0-------------| "Speak to me..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------10-10-| A|--------------------------8--8-| E|--0--------0--[dive]-X\\-------| "Speak to me... e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|----------10-10-----| A|-----------8--8-----| E|--0--------------0--| "Speak to me..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------4------4----6------7------7----7-| A|-2222-2-2222-2-22-4-5555-5-5555-5-55-5-| E|---------------------------------------| **** **** ** **** **** ** "I can always feel..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------9------9----11--12--11--7-| A|-7777-7-7777-7-77--9--10---9--5-| E|--------------------------------| **** **** ** "Creeping..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-4----------------6-7----------------7-| A|-2----------------4-5----------------5-| E|---------------------------------------| "I can always feel..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-9---------------11-----------| A|-7----------------9--5--7--9\-| E|------------------------------| "Creeping..." Riff 4 x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4--4--4-4-2-4-4--4--4-4-2-| A|-2-2--2--2-2-0-2-2--2--2-2-0-| E|-----------------------------| "The poltergeist..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-7/9-9--9--9-9-7-9-9--9--9-9-7-| A|-5/7-7--7--7-7-5-7-7--7--7-7-5-| E|-------------------------------| "Could be a friend..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-6-6--6--6-6-6-11-11--11--11-11---| A|-4-4--4--4-4-4--9--9---9---9--9-0-| E|----------------------------------| "...a foe..." x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4--4--4-4-2-4-4--4--4-4-2-| A|-2-2--2--2-2-0-2-2--2--2-2-0-| E|-----------------------------| "The poltergeist..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-7/9-9--9--9-9-7-9-9--9--9-9-7-| A|-5/7-7--7--7-7-5-7-7--7--7-7-5-| E|-------------------------------| "Could be a friend..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-6-6--6--6-6-6-11-11--11--11--11---| A|-4-4--4--4-4-4--9--9---9---9---9-9-| E|---------------------------------7-| "...or a foe..." "Die, die..."
Play Riff 2 "Speak to me..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm (Play 2x)
Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-4-4--4--4--6-7-7--7--7--|
A|-2-2--2--2--4-5-5--5--5--|
E|-------------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9-9--9--9--11--12--11--7-|
A|-7-7--7--7---9--10---9--5-|
E|--------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-4----------6-7----------|
A|-2----------4-5----------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-9----------11-----------|
A|-7-----------9--5--7--9\-|
E|-------------------------|
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|-----|
Solos
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------~~~SLOWLY DIVE WITH TREMOLO BAR~~~----------15---15p14h15p14---|
G|-11\\\\\\\\\\\\\-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------\\\\\\\\\\\-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------\\\\\\\\\\\\\----------------------|
e|-19--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------12bf/r--12-11-----------------------6b½-6------|
D|------16~~~----------------9-7---9-7----------9-------9~~~-|
A|-------------------------------9-----9-7-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------10-7--------------|
Solo 2 (Andy Laroque)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-9h11p9---------11-------11-------------------------------------|
D|----------9-12---9----12-9----12-9--9--12---------12---------------|
A|----------------------------------12------9--7s/9-----7h9p7--7-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------10--7---|
(A.H) A.H.
e|------14--------14-------14------14----14----14----14----14-----|
B|-17bf-----17bf-----17bf-----17bf---17bf--17bf--17bf--17bf--17bf-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----14h19p14--14------22bf/r-22bf/r-19---x-x------------------|
B-17bf--------17--17bf---------------------x-x-10~~-------------|
G---------------------------------------------------11~~--------|
D--------------------------------------------------------12-9~~-|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|End Solos
Play Riff 2 "Speak to me..." [no pick slide]
Play Riff 3 "My guests can..."
Play Riff 4 "The poltergeist..."
Play Riff 2 "Speak to me..."
notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
* = mute with palm-hand
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
ah = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill