King Diamond: The Ritual
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Date last modified: October 27, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1Guitar 1e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-9----9----9----9----12-12-11-12-|A|-7----7----7----7----10-10--9-10-|E|---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|-3----3----3----3---------8---|A|-1----1----1----1----/6-9---6-|E|------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-9----9----9----9----12-12-11-12-|A|-7----7----7----7----10-10--9-10-|E|---------------------------------|
e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-8----8----8----7----7--8-|A|-6----6----6----5----5--6-|E|--------------------------|
Guitar 2e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|-12----12----12----12----12--12-|D|--------------------------------|A|-10----10----10----10----10--10-|E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|-10----10----10----10----10--10-|D|--------------------------------|A|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8---8-|E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|-12----12----12----12----12--12-|D|--------------------------------|A|-10----10----10----10----10--10-|E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|-11----11----11----11----11--11-|D|--------------------------------|A|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9---9-|E|--------------------------------|
Riff 2e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-7-------7-10---------7-10---|E|---000-0------8-000-0------8-|
*** * *** *e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-------7-10---7-10---6-9-|E|-000-0------8------7-----|
*** * "I can't speak..."e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-7-------7-10---------7-10---|E|---000-0------8-000-0------8-|
*** * *** *e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|------------------------|A|-------7-10---4-7---2-5-|E|-000-0------5-----3-----| *** * "I'm in shock..."
Riff 3e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|---------------5---4---3-|E|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-0-1-|
* *** * * * * * *e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|---------------5---4-5-7-|E|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-3-5-|
* *** * * * * *e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|---------------5---4---3-|E|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-0-1-|
* *** * * * * * *e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|---------------5---4-----|A|---------------3---2-5-4-|E|-0-000-0-0-0-0---0---3-2-| * *** * * * * *
Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|---------------5---4---3-|E|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-0-1-|
* *** * * * * * *e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|---------------5---4-5-7-|E|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-3-5-|
* *** * * * * *e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|---------------5---4---3-|E|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-0-1-|
* *** * * * * * *e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|---------------5---4--|A|---------------3---2--|E|-0-000-0-0-0-0---0----| * *** * * * * *
Solo (Wah pedal)Guitar 1e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-9~--8----------12-11--------|D|-------10-9~----------10-9~--|A|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-9~--8-12-11~----12-11-9-8~--|D|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|
Guitar 2e|---------------------------------|B|-------------------12-11---------|G|-12~--11-------------------------|D|---------14-13~----------14-13~--|A|---------------------------------|E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|B|---------12-11~----12-11---------|G|-12~--11-----------------12-11~--|D|---------------------------------|A|---------------------------------|E|---------------------------------|End Solo
Riff 4 x2e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|---------------3---4---3-|A|---------------3---4---3-|E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1---1---|
* * * * * * * * * "Human skulls..."e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|----------------7---8---7-|A|----------------7---8---7-|E|-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5---5---|
* * * * * * * * * "A strange symbol..."e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-------------8-7-5-------|E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-------8-7-5-|
* * * * * * "...on the wall..." x2e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|---------------3---4---3-|A|---------------3---4---3-|E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1---1---| * * * * * * * * * "Black candles..."
Riff 5e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|-7--------10--------10--------10--|E|-5---------8---------7---------6--|
"In the gloomy light..."e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------|A|-10--------10--------10--------10--------10--|E|--7---------8---------7---------6---------7--| "Oh, what is it for?"
Play Riff 4 "In glass jars..."
Riff 6e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------|A|-7--------10--------12--------15--------14--10-|E|-5---------8--------10--------13--------12---8-|
"I hear the Master's voice..."e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|-7--------10--------0--------2--|E|-5---------8--------1--------0--| "I'm feeling strange..."
Riff 3b (Solo Rhythm)e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------| -----|D|---------------5---4---3-| |A|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-0-1-| |E|-------------------------| |
* *** * * * * * * |e|-------------------------| |B|-------------------------| |G|-------------------------| |D|---------------5---4-5-7-| |A|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-3-5-| |E|-------------------------| |
* *** * * * * * |--> Play 2xe|-------------------------| |B|-------------------------| |G|-------------------------| |D|---------------5---4---3-| |A|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-0-1-| |E|-------------------------| |
* *** * * * * * * |e|-------------------------| |B|-------------------------| |G|---------------5---4-----| |D|---------------3---2-5-4-| -----|A|-0-000-0-0-0-0---0---3-2-|E|-------------------------| * *** * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|---------------------------10--|D|-3--------5--------7--------7--|A|-1--------3--------5--------5--|E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-3--------5--------5-----------|A|-1--------3--------0--------3--|E|----------------------------4--|
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
Play Riff 6 "I hear the Master's voice..."
Riff 7Guitar 1e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-8--------8--------8--------8--------|A|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-|E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "In panic..."e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-7--------7--------7--------7--------|A|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-|E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "...kick the shelf..."e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-8--------8--------8--------8--------|A|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-|E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "One of them..."e|-------------|B|-------------|G|-------------|D|-7--------6--|A|-5--------4--|E|-------------| "...above to the floor..."
Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-11------------(11)-------------10-8-|D|-------------------------------------|A|--9-------------(9)--------------8-6-|E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-10------------(10)-------------(10)-|D|-------------------------------------|A|--8-------------(8)--------------(8)-|E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|-11--------13--15----13-11--|D|----------------------------|A|--9--------11--13----11--9--|E|----------------------------|
e|--------------|B|--------------|G|-10-------10--|D|--------------|A|--8--------8--|E|--------------|
Play Riff 2 "Red! Oh so red!"
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 3a Solo Rhythm
Solo (Wah pedal)Guitar 1e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-9~--8----------12-11--------|D|-------10-9~----------10-9~--|A|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-9~--8-12-11~----12-11-9-8~--|D|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|
Guitar 2e|---------------------------------|B|-------------------12-11---------|G|-12~--11-------------------------|D|---------14-13~----------14-13~--|A|---------------------------------|E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|B|---------12-11~----12-11---------|G|-12~--11-----------------12-11~--|D|---------------------------------|A|---------------------------------|E|---------------------------------|End Solo
Play Riff 4 "Demon skull..."
Play Riff 5 "I feel a sting..."
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
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
Play Riff 6 "I hear the Master's voice..."
"He lures away my soul..."
Play Riff 1 "As well as hell..."
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
