King Diamond: I Am
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
solos by: Don Briggs : synn@bigpond.com
edited by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
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Date last modified: December 09, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-9-----------------------|A|-7--------2--1~----5--4~-|E|-------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------|A|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7---------------------|E|---------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------|E|-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2----5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-| * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----2--------2--------------|A|-0--0---0-0--0----0-2-3-5-3-|E|----------------------------|
* * * * * "Back in the tomb..."e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|----2--------2-------------|E|-0--0---0-0--0--3-2-0-2--3-| * * * * * "Lucy is sitting..."
Riff 3e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-7-7--------------3--3--|A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--1--0--|E|------------------------|
* * * * * "The door to freedom..."e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-5-5----------------------2-3-2---|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-5-------3-|E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * "The door that I shut.."
Play Riff 1 "McKenzie you better..."
Play Riff 2 "Back against the wall..."
Play Riff 3 "The door to freedom..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------|A|-4--4------------------------------7--7-7---|E|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------|A|-4--4------------------------------6--6-6-|E|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|---------------------9-|A|-------------5--5-5--7-|E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3--0-| * * * * * *
Soloe|---------------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------------|G|----11~~-------------------------------------------------|D|-----------11^12^11^9^11--12-9-11----9-------------------|A|-9--------------------------------12---11-12-9-11-7-9-11-|E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------10-12----|G|----11~~-------------------------------------9-11-13-------13-|D|-----------11^12^11^9^11--12-9-11----9-11-12------------------|A|-9--------------------------------12--------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------10-12-9~^10^9----9-10-12-9-10-12-|B|-10-12-14---------------12-----------------|G|-------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-14----------14----12-------------------12-14---|B|----15-12-15----15----15-14-15-12-14-15------12-|G|------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-17b-(17b)-17b-|B|---------------|G|---------------|D|---------------|A|---------------|E|---------------|
End Solo
Riff 5e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-4------4--4--2-----------------|A|-2--4---2--2--0-----------------|E|----2-------------2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|
* * * * * "...session, you stand accused..."e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|------4--4--2-----------------|A|--4---2--2--0-----------------|E|--2-------------2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|
* * * * * "...of child abuse..."e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----6--6--4-----------------|A|-6---4--4--2-----------------|E|-4-------------4-4-4-4-4-2-3-|
* * * * * "...of stealing..."e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-----6--6--4--------------------------|A|-6---4--4--2--------------------------|E|-4-------------4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4--4--| * * * * * * * * * "...and freedom too..."
Riff 4a x2e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------7--7-7-|E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I am the only Judge..."e|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------6--6-6-|E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I am your lawyer too..."e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-----------------------|A|-------------5--5-5--9-|E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3--7-| * * * * * * "...tell me what to do..."
Riff 6 (solo rhythm)e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------|A|-7----9-10-9----10-9-10----12-10-9----10-9-|E|-------------------------------------------|
Riff 7 (solo rhythm)e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|-9---11-12-7----9-7-5----7-5-4----5--7-|A|-7----9-10-5----7-5-3----5-3-2----3--5-|E|-0-------------------------------------|
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-9----------------------------------|A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-7----------------------------------|A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-5--------------------------------|A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1st endinge|----------------|B|----------------|G|----------------|D|--4--4-4--5--7--|A|--2--2-2--3--5--|E|----------------|
2nd endinge|---------------------|B|---------------------|G|---------------------|D|--4-4-4-4-4-4--5--7--|A|--2-2-2-2-2-2--3--5--|E|---------------------|
Solo over Riffs 6,7,8e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|-7^-----r7-5-------------5----------4^-4~~-//-|A|-------------7-5-----5-7---7~~----------------|E|-----------------5-7--------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|B|-13--13--13--12-12--10--1313--12^r-10---------|G|--------------------------------------12--11~-|D|----------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|-12/14\12-------------------------------|D|------------12/14\12------12h14p12------|A|-----------------------12----------14~--|E|----------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|B|-10/12\8--------------10h12p10------|G|-----------9/11\9---9----------12~--|D|------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------|
e|-15-14-12----------15-14-12-------------------------|B|----------15-13-12----------15-13-121312-----12tr13-|G|----------------------------------------9-12--------|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|B|(12)-----------------------------------------|G|--------------------------7-9/11-11^----11~~-|D|----------------------7-9--------------------|A|-7--\5/7-10--7~--7-10------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------| * * * *
e|-------------------15--14/20--192019-1917-|B|---------13--12/14------------------------|G|-12--11-----------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------|
e|-171920-191719-17-----1717------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------1919-----19-171917-151715-14-----------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------1617-161416-14--14-16~~-\\---|D|-----------------------------------------------------------17-------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x2e|-19p15--15-20p15--15-19p15--15-20p15--15-|B|------17--------17--------17--------17---|G|-----------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------|
x2e|-17p14--14-19p14--17-17p14--14-19p14--14-|B|------17--------17--------17--------17---|G|-----------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-15p12--12-17p12--12-15p12--12-17p12--12-|B|------15--------15--------15--------15---|G|-----------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-14p12-15p12-17p12-15p12-14p12-15p12-17p12-15p12-|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-12p10-12p10----------------------------------------------|B|-------------12p10-13p12p10-12p10-------------------------|G|----------------------------------12-14-12--12------14^^r-|D|----------------------------------------------14-12-------|A|----------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|14^^r-14--12--14-12-----|D|------ah------------14~-|A|------------------------|E|------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "Back against the wall..."
Play Riff 3 "The door to freedom..."
Play Riff 4a "But oh no..."
Play Riff 6 "I, the Jury ..."
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
