King Diamond: At The Graves
transcribed by: Andreas RothÈn : andreas_rothen@hermes.ics.lu.se
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Date last modified: November 19, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1Guitar 1e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|--2----3----4----5--|A|--0----1----2----3--|E|------------2----3--| "Rise, rise..."
Guitar 2e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|--------------------|A|--4----5----6----7--|E|--------------------|
Riff 2 e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------|D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12------------------------|A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--10---10~~-----5-3-2-0-|E|-----------------------8----a----33---------|
** * * * * "Spirits, rising from the grave..."e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12--/14-----------|A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--/12-----------|E|-----------------------------11tr12-|
"Burning shadows..."e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------12~~-----------------|D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12--------a--------12-10-9----|A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--10--------1010---------12-|E|-----------------------8------------------------|
* * * * * * "Icy fingers, all over my hand..."e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12--/14-----------|A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--/12-----------|E|-----------------------------11tr12-| "Try to make me, understand..."
Riff 3e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-14------14------14-----|A|-12--13--12--13--12--13-|E|-----11------11------11-| "Finally we have..."
Riff 4 x2e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------0-----0-----|D|-9------7----------2-----0-------|A|-7------5----0-2-3-----2---------|E|----0-0----------------------3-2-|
* * "...returned..."e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-9---------------9-9--10-|A|-7------8--------7-7---8-|E|----0-0-6----0-0---------|
* * * *e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------0-----0-----|D|-9-----------------2-----0-------|A|-7------8----0-2-3-----2---------|E|----0-0-6--------------------3-2-| * *
Play Riff 1 "Missy is that you..."
Play Riff 2 "Spirits, rising from the grave..."
Riff 5e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-12------11------10----|A|-10--11---9--10---8--9-|E|------9-------8------7-| "THEY are back to share my..."
Riff 6 e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-2-----3-----2-----5-3-2-----3-----2-----------|D|-2-----3-----2-----5-3-2-----3-----2-----3/4-5-|A|---0-0---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0---0-0-3/4-5-|E|-----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "...life..."e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-2-----3-----2-----5-3-2-----3-----2-------------|D|-2-----3-----2-----5-3-2-----3-----2-----3/4-5---|A|---0-0---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0---0-0-3/4-5-0-|E|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------------4---------4---------4----3-|A|------------4---------4---------4----3-|E|-2222222222----222222----222222----2---|
********** ****** ****** *e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------------4---------4---------4----5-|A|------------4---------4---------4----5-|E|-2222222222----222222----222222----2---| ********** ****** ****** *
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------------6---------6---------6----5-|A|------------6---------6---------6----5-|E|-4444444444----444444----444444----4---|
********** ****** ****** *e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|------------6---------6---------6--6-5-|A|------------6---------6---------6--6-5-|E|-4444444444----444444----444444--------| ********** ****** ******
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)e|--------------|B|--------------|G|--------------|D|-6-7-6--5-6-2-|A|-6-7-6--5-6-2-|E|--------------|
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 9 Solo Rhythm
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)e|----------------|B|----------------|G|----------------|D|-6-7-6--5-6-2-6-|A|-6-7-6--5-6-2-4-|E|----------------|
Riff 11e|----3---3-3-------3---------|B|----3---3-3-------3---------|G|----0---0-0-------0---------|D|----------------------5h7-5-|A|----------------------5h7-5-|E|-0----0------0--0---0-------|
* * *e|----3---3-3-------------------------|B|----3---3-3-------------------------|G|----0---0-0-------------------------|D|------------------------------------|A|---------------7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-|E|-0----0------0-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8-|
* * * * * * * * * *e|----3---3-3-------3---------|B|----3---3-3-------3---------|G|----0---0-0-------0---------|D|----------------------5h7-5-|A|----------------------5h7-5-|E|-0----0------0--0---0-------|
* * *e|----3---3-3--|B|----3---3-3--|G|----0---0-0--|D|-------------|A|-------------|E|-0----0------| *
Riff 12e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------|A|----7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--3-3-3-6-6-6-6----|E|-55-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--1-1-1-4-4-4-4-44-|
** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** "Missy come, come with me..."e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|------------------9-|A|-7-7-7--10--9--7--7-|E|-5-5-5---8--7--5--7-|
* * * "...there are things I must know..."e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------|A|----7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--3-3-3-6-6-6-6----|E|-55-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--1-1-1-4-4-4-4-44-|
** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** "How did you get here..."e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|------------------6-|A|-7-7-7--10--9--7--4-|E|-5-5-5---8--7--5--4-| * * * "...to the other side..."
Play Riff 2 "Spirits, rising from the grave..."
Play Riff 3 "Am I glad you have returned..."
Play Riff 4 "All of You..."
Play Riff 1
Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm) x2e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|------4----------5---------4---|A|-----------------3-------------|E|-2-22---2--2-2-2------2-22---2-|
* ** * * * * * ** * x2e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|------6----------7---------6--------7-6-4-|A|-----------------5------------------5-4-2-|E|-4-44---4--4-4-4------4-44---4--4-4-------|
* ** * * * * * ** * * * x2e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|------8----------9---------8--------9-8-6-|A|-----------------7------------------7-6-4-|E|-6-66---6--6-6-6------6-66---6--6-6-------|
* ** * * * * * ** * * * x2e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|------6----------7---------6---|A|-----------------5-------------|E|-4-44---4--4-4-4------4-44---4-| * ** * * * * * ** *
Lead into next section:e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------|A|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-|E|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 11
Play Riff 12 "Do you remember..."
Play Riff 2
Riff 5ae|--------------------------|B|-----------------------10-|G|------------------------9-|D|-12------11------10-----7-|A|-10--11---9--10---8--9----|E|------9-------8------7----| "Show Your powers onto me..."
Riff 14e|--------------------|B|----------------10\-|G|-----------------9\-|D|-----------------7\-|A|--------------------|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0...-----| * * * * * *
Riff 15 (Solo Rhythm)e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------|A|-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4-4--5-|E|-2--2-0-1-2-2--2-0-1-2-2--2-0-1-2-2--3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------4--2-|A|-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4-2--0-|E|-2--2-0-1-2-2--2-0-1-2-2--2-0-1-2------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 16 (Solo Rhythm)e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------|A|-6--6-4-5-6-6--6-4-5-6-6--6-4-5-6-6--7-|E|-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4-4--5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------6--4-|A|-6--6-4-5-6-6--6-4-5-6-6--6-4-5-6-4--2-|E|-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4-4--4-2-3-4------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 15 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 16 Solo Rhythm
Riff 17 (Solo Rhythm)e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|-2----4----7----9----2----4----7----10--|A|-0----2----5----7----0----2----5-----8--|E|------2----5----7---------2----5-----8--|
Riff 18 x2e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|------------------------|A|-5--6--5--6--3--4--3--4-|E|-3--4--3--4--1--2--1--2-| * * * * * * * *
Riff 19 x4e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|-5-5-6-6-5-5-6-6-3-3-4-4-3-3-4-4-|E|-3-3-4-4-3-3-4-4-1-1-2-2-1-1-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 20Guitar 1e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------|D|-2--------------------3--------------------|A|-0----6-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-1----6-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-|E|------4-4-5-5-4-4-5-5------4-4-5-5-4-4-5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-4--------------------5----|A|-2----6-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-3----|E|-2----4-4-5-5-4-4-5-5-3----| * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------|A|-4----6-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-5----6-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-|E|------4-4-5-5-4-4-5-5------4-4-5-5-4-4-5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|-6----6-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-7----|E|------4-4-5-5-4-4-5-5------| * * * * * * * *
Riff 21e|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-----------------|D|-----------------|A|-----------------|E|-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-| * * * * * * * *
Riff 22Guitar 1e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-7-----7-----7-----7-----|E|-5-----5-----5-----5-----|
Organ (arranged for guitar 2)e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-4-----3-----7-----12----|E|-------------------------|
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
