King Diamond: Christmas
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1Guitar 1e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-5--4--3--2--5--4--3--2--|A|-5--4--3--2--5--4--3--2--|E|-------------------------|
e|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-----------------|D|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-|A|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-|E|-----------------|
Guitar 2e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-5--4--3--2--------------|A|-5--4--3--2--------------|E|-------------3--2--1--0--|
e|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-----------------|D|-5-4-3-2---------|A|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-|E|-----------------|
Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-2--2-2--7-7-10-9-12-10-|A|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-|E|------------------------|
e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|-5--5-5\--------------|A|-5--5-----------2-3-2-|E|----------3-3-3-------|
e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-2--2-2--7-7-10-9-12-10-|A|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-|E|------------------------|
e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|-5--5-5\--------------|A|-5--5-----------3-2---|E|----------3-3-3-----3-|
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
Riff 3e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|-7-7---------10-10----------9--9-|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-10-10-|
* * * * * * * * "It's Christmas again..."e|---------------------|B|---------------------|G|---------------------|D|---------------------|A|-------------10-9----|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-10-|
* * * * * *e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|-7-7---------10-10-----12--9--9-|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-10-10-|
* * * * * * "It will never..."e|---------------------|B|---------------------|G|---------------------|D|---------------------|A|-------------10-9----|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-10-| * * * * * *
Riff 4e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-----2-------0-------2-------0---|A|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|E|-0-------1-------0-------1-------| "It's Christmas again..."
Riff 5Guitar 1e|---3-3---3----------4-4-------------|B|---6-6---6----------6-6-------------|G|---5-5---5----------5-5-------------|D|------------------------------------|A|-------3---------/4-----4-6-4-3-----|E|-0------------------------------6-4-|
"And as the snow..."e|---3-3---3----------4-4-------------|B|---6-6---6----------6-6-------------|G|---5-5---5----------5-5-------------|D|------------------------------------|A|-3-----3---------/4-----4-6-4-3-----|E|--------------------------------6-4-|
e|---3-3---3----------4-4-------------|B|---6-6---6----------6-6-------------|G|---5-5---5----------5-5-------------|D|------------------------------------|A|-3-----3---------/4-----4-6-4-3-----|E|--------------------------------6-4-|
e|---3-3---3--------------------------|B|---6-6---6--------------------------|G|---5-5---5----------------3---------|D|-----------------/6---------6-5-3---|A|-3-----3--------------------------6-|E|------------------------------------|
"...sky..."e|--3--|B|--6--|G|--5--|D|--3--|A|--3--|E|-----|
Guitar 2e|---3-3---3----------4-4---4---------|B|---6-6---6----------6-6---6---------|G|---5-5---5----------5-5---5---------|D|------------------------------------|A|-------3---------/4-----------------|E|-0----------------------------------|
x4e|---3-3---3----------4-4---4---------|B|---6-6---6----------6-6---6---------|G|---5-5---5----------5-5---5---------|D|------------------------------------|A|-3-----3---------/4-----------------|E|------------------------------------|
e|--3--|B|--6--|G|--5--|D|--3--|A|--3--|E|-----|
Riff 6e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|-------2--------1--1--1----|E|-0-2-3----0-2-3---------3--|
e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|-------2--------0h1p0---2--|E|-0-2-3----0-2-3-------3-0--|
e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-------2--------1--1--1----|A|-0-2-3----0-2-3---------3--|E|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-------2--------0h1p0---2--|A|-0-2-3----0-2-3-------3-0--|E|---------------------------|
Riff 6ae|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|-------2--------1--1--1----|E|-0-2-3----0-2-3---------3--|
"By tomorrow..."e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-------2--------0h1p0--------|E|-0-2-3----0-2-3-------3-0--3-| "I will be..."
Riff 7e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|--------------------|A|-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-|E|-0-0-0-0----5-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * "...again..."e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|---2-2-2----5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|E|-7-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "...I am the..."e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|--------------------|A|-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-|E|-0-0-0-0----5-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * "Tonight I am..."e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|------------------------------|A|---2-2-2----5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3---|E|-7-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...the one that..."
Play Riff 5 "The secrets never..."
Play Riff 3 "It's Christmas again..."
Play Riff 4 "It's Christmas again..."
Play Riff 5 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
Riff 1aGuitar 1e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-5--4--3--2--5--4--3--2--|A|-5--4--3--2--5--4--3--2--|E|-------------------------|
"I'm falling on my face..."e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-7--|A|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-5--|E|-----------------5--| "Oh my god..."
Guitar 2e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-5--4--3--2--------------|A|-5--4--3--2--------------|E|-------------3--2--1--0--|
e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|-5-4-3-2------------|A|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-5--|E|--------------------|
Play Riff 3 "It's Christmas again..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Final time:e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|-7-7---------10-10-----12--9--9-|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-10-10-|
* * * * * *e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|---------------------9-|A|-------------10-9----7-|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-10---| * * * * * *
Ending 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
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
