King Diamond: Is Anybody Here?
transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : midiamond@sci.fi
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1Guitar 1e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|-5-5-/8-7h8p7---5-5-/8-7----|E|--------------8----------8--|
e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-5-5-/8-7h8p7-----5-8---7-10-|E|--------------8-6-----8------|
e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|-5-5-/8-7h8p7---5-5-/8-7----|E|--------------8----------8--|
e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------|A|-5-5-/8-7h8p7-----5-8---7-10---5-8---7-10-|E|--------------8-6-----8------6-----8------| "Oh the night..."
Guitar 2e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-7-7--------7-7-----------|A|-5-5--------5-5--------55-|E|--------------------------|
**e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-7-7-/10-9h10p9--------------|A|----------------10--8----10--|E|-----------------------------|
e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-----7-5h7p5-------7-5----|A|-8-8---------7-8-8-----7--|E|--------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------|D|-----7-5h7p5-----------------------------|A|-8-8---------7---5-8---7-10---5-8---7-10-|E|---------------6-----8------6-----8------|
Riff 2 (Guitar 2 plays root notes only)e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|-------------5-6-5-6----------------------|A|-4-4--4-4--4-3-4-3-4-5-4-4--4-4--4-3---3--|E|-2-2--2-2--2---------3-2-2--2-2--2---2----|
"It's hot tonight..."e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-------------5-6-5-6---|A|-4-4--4-4--4-3-4-3-4---|E|-2-2--2-2--2---------3-|
"Look into the..."e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|-------------8-9-8-9--------------------------|A|-7-7--7-7--7-6-7-6-7-8-7-7--7-7----5-8---7-10-|E|-5-5--5-5--5---------6-5-5--5-5--6-----8------|
"Don't you see..."e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------|D|-------------5-6-5-6-------------------------|A|-4-4--4-4--4-3-4-3-4-5-4-4--4-4----2-5---4-7-|E|-2-2--2-2--2---------3-2-2--2-2--3-----5-----| "...around me..."
Riff 3 (Guitar 2 plays root notes only)e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|-4--4-6-7--2-------4--4-6-7-9-7-6-7-6---|A|-2--2-4-5--0--4--0-2--2-4-5-7-5-4-5-4-0-|E|--------------2-------------------------|
"...light, in the darkness..."e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-4--4-6-7--2-------7--6--4--2--|A|-2--2-4-5--0--4--0-5--4--2--0--|E|--------------2----------------| "And I got a feeling..."
Play Riff 2 "It's hot..."
Play Riff 3 "...light, in the..."
Riff 4e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-4-4-----------4-5-5-------------|A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * "...me, is anybody..."e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|-3-3-------------4-7--6--5----|A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5--4--3--0-|E|------------------------------| * * * * * "...hiding in the...."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|---2p0-2-------------2p0-2----------|A|-----------0-3-2-------------0-3-2--|E|-0-------3-------3-0-------3--------|
e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|---2p0-2---------------------------|A|-----------0-3-2------3-----3----3-|E|-0-------3-------3-1-----1-----1---|
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|---2p0-2-------------2p0-2----------|A|-----------0-3-2-------------0-3-2--|E|-0-------3-------3-0-------3--------|
Harmony part, first ending:Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|---2p0-2---------------------------|A|-----------0-3-2------3-----3----3-|E|-0-------3-------3-1-----1-----1---|
Guitar 2e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|---2p0-2-----------2--0------------|A|-----------0-3-2---------3--2--0-3-|E|-0-------3-------3-----------------|
Harmony part, second ending:Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|---2p0-2---------------------------|A|-----------0-3-2------3-----3----3-|E|-0-------3-------3-1-----1-----1---|
Guitar 2e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|---2p0-2---------------------------|A|-----------0-3-2---3--5--7--5--3-5-|E|-0-------3-------3-----------------|
Solo (La Rocque)e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|-7-7----7-9-----9\--|D|-7-7----7-9-----9\--|A|--------------------|E|--------------------|
e|----------------------7----8---------------|B|-7-8~--7h8p7---7-8-10-----------6~----(6)/-|G|-------------9-----------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------|
e|----------11-12-13-12-11----12-11-------11------------------|B|-11-12-13----------------13-------13-12----13-10-12~--(12)\-|G|------------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|B|-8~--7h8p7---7-8-10--------------------------|G|-----------9---------9~--7~--5--4~-----------| <-- Harmony guitarD|--------------------10~--9~--7--5~--5--7~----| plays top notesA|------------------------------------5--8~----|E|-------------------------------------------0-|
End Solo
Riff 6e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|--------------------------2-1-----|E|-0000-0000000-0000000-000-----2-3-| **** ******* ******* ***
Riff 6aGuitar 1 x2e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|--------------------------2-1-----|E|-0000-0000000-0000000-000-----2-3-|
**** ******* ******* *** "Help me..." x2e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|--------------------------7-6-----|E|-5555-5555555-5555555-555-----7-8-|
**** ******* ******* *** "Help me..."e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|--------------------------2-1-----|E|-0000-0000000-0000000-000-----2-3-|
**** ******* ******* *** "Help me..."e|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------4-3-----| <-- Harmony guitarA|--------------------------2-1-----2-1-----2-1-4-5-| plays top notesE|-0000-0000000-0000000-000-----2-3-----2-3-----2-3-| **** ******* ******* *** "Help me..." "There is only me..."
Guitar 2 x2e|--------------|B|--------------|G|--------------|D|--------------|A|--------------|E|-7--------6\--|
x2e|--------------|B|--------------|G|--------------|D|--------------|A|--------------|E|-12-------11\-|
x2e|--------------|B|--------------|G|--------------|D|--------------|A|--------------|E|-7--------6\--|
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Wead)e|-12-------------------10-----------12--------|B|----------10-10h12h13-----12h14h15-----------|G|----9-9~-------------------------------9-9~--|D|---------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-17-16-------------------------|B|-------18-17-15-18-17\---------|G|------------------------/9-9~--|D|-------------------------------|A|-------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|
e|-19-16------------------------------------------|B|-------17--------------------13~----------------|G|----------19-16\13-14~--12~-------10~--12~--14~-|D|------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-19----------------------------------19----------15-17-20-19~-|B|----17p15-17\--------13-12h13p12--------17p15-17--------------|G|--------------12~-14-------------14/--------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12h13p12-10-----------------------------|B|-------------13-12-10--------------------|G|----------------------12-10-9------------|D|------------------------------12-10----9-|A|------------------------------------12---|E|-----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|-----------9~--10~--12---14--16-|D|-10~--12~-----------------------|A|--------------------10---12--14-|E|--------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 4 "Is there anybody..."
Riff 1aGuitar 1e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|-2-2-/5-4h5p4---2-2-/5-4----|E|--------------5----------5--|
e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|-2-2-/5-4h5p4-----2-5---4-7-|E|--------------5-3-----5-----|
e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|-5-5-/8-7h8p7---5-5-/8-7----|E|--------------8----------8--|
e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------|A|-5-5-/8-7h8p7-----5-8---7-10---5-8---7-10-|E|--------------8-6-----8------6-----8------| "Is anybody here?"
Guitar 2e|-------------|B|-------------|G|-------------|D|-4--------4--|A|-2--------2--|E|-------------|
e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-4-4-/7-6h7p6------------|A|--------------7--5----7--|E|-------------------------|
e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-----7-5h7p5-------7-5----|A|-8-8---------7-8-8-----7--|E|--------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------|D|-----7-5h7p5-----------------------------|A|-8-8---------7---5-8---7-10---5-8---7-10-|E|---------------6-----8------6-----8------|
Play Riff 2 "It's hot tonight..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
End Riff 3 with this final chord:e|-----|B|-----|G|-----|D|--4--|A|--2--|E|-----|
Solo (La Rocque)e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------16-14h16p14-12-|D|-9~--9-11-12-11~--12~--14-/16~-----------------|A|-----------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-14-12h14p12-11-12-11h12p11--------|D|----------------------------14-12~-|A|-----------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|-12-11-12-14~--(14)\----------------------------9-|A|---------------------12~--(12)\--9---------9h10---|E|-----------------------------------10-9-10--------|
e|----------------9h10p9----9-10-12-|B|-7h8p7---7-8-10--------12---------|G|-------9--------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
e|-------10-9h10p9-------------10-9h10p9----12-|B|----12-----------12-10----12-----------12----|G|-11--------------------11--------------------|D|---------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-------10-9h10p9-------12b14--12~-9h12p9-------|B|----12-----------12-10-------------------10----|G|-11-----------------------------------------11-|D|-----------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|B|-------------14b15--14~--12~--(12)h14p12----|G|-11~--(11)\------------------------------12-|D|--------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|B|-15~--(15)\14~--12~--10~--10h12~--|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
End Solo
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
