King Diamond: Room 17
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
solo by: Dusk : nenufar@pisem.net
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Date last modified: December 31, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
Intro (Keyboard arranged for guitar)e|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------9-7------|A|-7-10-9-7-9-10--7-10-9-7----10-9-7-9-10------10-9-|E|--------------------------8-----------------------|
Riff 1Guitar 1e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|----------7-6-5---------------7-6-5----|A|-2-2-----------------2-2-------------7-|E|-0-0-----------------0-0---------------|
Guitar 2e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|------------------------------5-4-3----|D|-------------------------------------5-|A|-2-2------5-4-3------2-2---------------|E|-0-0-----------------0-0---------------|
Riff 2e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|-5----7----5----4------5-4-4-4-4-4-4------|A|-3----5----3----2------3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2222-|E|------------------------------------------|
* * * * * **** "Room 17 was nice and cool..."e|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|-5----7----5----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5--4-4-4-4-4-4------|A|-3----5----3----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2222-|E|--------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * **** "A few stains..."e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|--------------------4-4------4-4-|A|--------------------2-2------2-2-|E|-6---------5---3-----------------| "Even though..."
Riff 1aGuitar 1e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|----------7-6-5----------------7-6-5----------|A|-2-2------------------2-2-----------------7\--|E|-0-0------------------0-0---------------------| "Knock, knock..."
Guitar 2e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------5-4-3-----|D|-------------------------------------------5\-|A|-2-2-----------5-4-3--2-2---------------------|E|-0-0------------------0-0---------------------|
Play Riff 2 "Room 17 was nice..."
Riff 3Guitar 1e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----9-8---9-8-5-----9-8---8-|A|-----------------------------|E|-0-0-----0-------0-0-----0---|
* * * * * * "Ahh, ahhhh..."e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|-----9-8---9-8-5-----9-8---8~-|A|------------------------------|E|-0-0-----0-------0-0-----0----| * * * * * * "Ahh, ahhhh..."
Guitar 2e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----9-8---9-8-5-----9-8---8-|A|-----------------------------|E|-0-0-----0-------0-0-----0---|
* * * * * * "Ahh, ahhhh..."e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----9-8---9-8-5-----9-8---5-|A|---------------------------3-|E|-0-0-----0-------0-0-----0---| * * * * * * "Ahh, ahhhh..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)Guitar 1e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|--9----4----7------------------------------------|A|--7----2----5------------------------------------|E|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-12---11---10------------------------------------|A|-10----9----8------------------------------------|E|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-10----9----8------------------------------------|E|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|--9----8----7------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------3-|D|-4-4--4-5-5--5-4-4--4-3-2--4-4--4-5-5--5----2---|A|-2-2--2-3-3--3-2-2--2-3-2--2-2--2-3-3--3--1-----|E|------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Here comes Dr Eastmann..."e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------2-|D|-4-4--4-5-5--5-4-4--4-3-2--4-4--4-5-5--5----2---|A|-2-2--2-3-3--3-2-2--2-3-2--2-2--2-3-3--3--0-----|E|------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Look at what..."
Play Riff 4 "In room 17..."
Play Riff 5 "Black, brown..."
Play Riff 4 "In room 17..."
Lead into next section:e|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-----------------|D|--4-4------4-4---|A|--2-2------2-2---|E|-----------------|
Play Riff 1a "Nurse needle it is..."
Play Riff 2 "A brown Lycosa's..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-----10-----10--10-----10-----10--10-|A|------9------9---9------9------9---9-|E|-0-0----0-0--------0-0----0-0--------| * * * * * * * *
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|----7----5---7---5--------|A|-0-----0---0---0----0-5-7-|E|--------------------------|
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Riff 8e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|---------------2--4--------------------4--2-|D|--------2-4-5--0--2--5----------2-4-5--2--0-|A|-4-2-4--0-2-3--------3---4-2-4--0-2-3-------|E|-2-0-2-------------------2-0-2--------------| * * * * "Deep into the night..."
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8 "They forgot a Grey one..."
Lead into next section:e|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-----------------|D|--4-4------4-4---|A|--2-2------2-2---|E|-----------------| "...it's so nice and warm..."
Play Riff 1a "Knock, knock.."
Play Riff 2 "You forgot some spiders..."
Play Riff 3 "That same night Harry died..."
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Soloe|--18b-----19h17h15-19-17-15----17-15----|B|----------------------------19-------19-|G|----------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
e|-----15-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|B|--17----19-17-16-19-17-16-----------|----------------------------15----------|G|--------------------------16--------|--14------14-16-17-14-16-17----17-16-17-|D|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------|----------------------------------------|B|--17b---------------|----------------------------------------|G|--------------------|--12------11-12-14-12-11----12-11-------|D|--------------------|-------------------------14-------14-12-|A|--------------------|----------------------------------------|E|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|---------------------10---12--|B|------------------------------------|------------12--13------------|G|--11--------------------------------|--12---14---------------------|D|-----14-12-11-14-12-11--------------|------------------------------|A|-----------------------14-----------|------------------------------|E|--------------------------14--------|------------------------------|
e|--19-15----19-17-15----15-22b-------|B|--------17----------19--------------|G|------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 5 "Black, brown..."
Play Riff 4 "In room 17..."
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 "In room 17..."
Ending:e|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-----------------|D|--4-4------4-4---|A|--2-2------2-2---|E|-----------------| "Take him to the morgue..."
Play the keyboard part from intro.
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
