King Diamond – So Sad tab

King Diamond:  So Sad

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (Arranged for guitar)e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------|G|-------------------------------------------14-12-|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------12-10-|B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-12----12----12----12-13-10----10----12-10----------|B|-------------------------------------------13-12-12-|G|----------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar fill over Riff 1e|--17-------------------------|B|------------[15]17r15--------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-[15]17r15--------[12]13r12--|D|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|
Lead into next section: (Clean)e|-------0---------------0---------|B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------|G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-|D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|A|---------------------------------|E|---------------------------------|
Riff 2Guitar 1e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------|D|-7-------------------------6---------------|A|------8--7------5----7--8-------8-7--5-7-8-|E|------------5-8----------------------------|
"I am sitting in the..."e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|-7----------------7----9-10------------|A|----8-7-------5-8-5----7--8--7-6----7--|E|--------5-5-8----------------5-4-------|
"We are looking..."e|----------------|B|----------------|G|----------------|D|------------7---|A|-6----7--8--5---|E|-4---------(6)--| <-- Guitar 3 plays note in () "Take her away..."
Guitar 2 (Clean, quiet) x2e|-------0---------------0---------|B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------|G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-|D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|A|---------------------------------|E|---------------------------------|
e|-------0---------------0---------|B|-----0---0-----------0---0-------|G|---1-------1---1---1-------1---1-|D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|A|---------------------------------|E|---------------------------------|
x2e|-------0---------------0---------|B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------|G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-|D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|A|---------------------------------|E|---------------------------------|
x2e|-------0---------------0---------|B|-----0---0-----------0---0-------|G|---1-------1---1---1-------1---1-|D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|A|---------------------------------|E|---------------------------------|
Riff 1aGuitar 1 (Arranged for guitar)e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------|G|-------------------------------------------14-12-|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Tell me this..."e|-------------------------------------------12-10-|B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Do you remember..."e|-12----12----12----12-13-10----10----12-10----------|B|-------------------------------------------13-12-12-|G|----------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------| "...cry, I know..."
Guitar 2 (Clean)e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-----9-10-9---9----7---7---9-7-------|D|---7--------7---10---5---5-----10-9--|A|-0-----------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|-----9-10-9---9----9---7-7----9-7------|D|---7--------7---10---5-----5-----10-9--|A|-0-------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|-----9-10-9---9----7---7-7---9-7-------|D|---7--------7---10---5-----5-----10-9--|A|-0-------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------|
e|-------------|B|-------------|G|-----9-10-9--|D|---7---------|A|-0-----------|E|-------------|
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)Guitar 1 x4e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-5/7-----7--5-7---10-10\9------5--7-5----5-7-5-2-|A|-3/5-5-5-5--3-5----8--8\7--3-3-3--5-3----3-5-3-0-|E|-------------------------------------------------|
* * * *e|-------|B|-------|G|-------|D|-------|A|--5/7--|E|-------|
Guitar 2 (Harmony guitar in () ) x3e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------|D|------------------(3-3\2-2-2-2--3-2----2-3-2)---|A|-3/5-5-5-5--3-5----5-5\3-3-3-3--5-3----3-5-3--0-|E|------------------------------------------------|
* * * *e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------|D|------------------(7-7\5-5-5-5--7-5----5-7-5)---|A|-7/8-8-8-8--7-8----8-8\7-7-7-7--8-7----8-7-8--0-|E|------------------------------------------------|
* * * *e|-------|B|-------|G|-------|D|-------|A|--5/7--|E|-------|
Soloe|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Lead into next section: (Clean)e|-------0---------------0---------|B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------|G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-|D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---|A|---------------------------------|E|---------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "I wonder..." Play Riff 1a "I will always..." Play Riff 3 "I swear..." Play Riff 1 without guitar fills
EndingGuitar 1e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------|A|-2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--|E|-1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--| "Goodbye my love..."
Guitar 2 (Arranged for guitar)e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----12----12--|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----12--|G|-----------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------|
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
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