King Diamond: Broken glass
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1Guitar 1 E|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|------9-7---------------7-9-7------|A|-7-7------10-9--10-9-10-------10-9-|E|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|-----------------9-7h9p7----------------|A|-7-7--10-9-7-------------10-9-10-9-7----|E|-------------10----------------------10-|
E|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|------9-7---------------7-9-7------|A|-7-7------10-9--10-9-10-------10-9-|E|-----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-------------------------7-9-7------|A|-7-7--10-9-7-----10-9-10-------10-9-|E|-------------10---------------------|
Guitar 2E|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------|D|--9-9------9-9----7------9-9------7----5----|A|--7-7------7-7----5------7-7------5----3----|E|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------|D|--9-9------9-9----7------9-9------5----7----|A|--7-7------7-7----5------7-7------3----5----|E|--------------------------------------------|
Riff 1b
Guitar 1 plays Riff 1
Guitar 2E|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|--9-9-------------9-9-----7-7-----|A|--7-7-------------7-7-----5-5-----|E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * "The storm..."E|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|--9-9-------------7-7-----5--|A|--7-7-------------5-5-----3--|E|------0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|
* * * * * * * * E|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|--9-9-------------9-9-----7-7-----|A|--7-7-------------7-7-----5-5-----|E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-| * * * * * * * * * *
E|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|--9-9-------------5-----7----|A|--7-7-------------3-----5----|E|------0-0-0-0-0-0------------| * * * * * * "The perfect setting..."
Riff 2E|-------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------|D|--------2--------------2-----------2--------------2----|A|-2--2-2---2--2-3-3-3-3---3--4--4-4---4--4-3-3-3-3---3--|E|-------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * She was...E|-------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------|D|--------0--------------0-----------0--------------0----|A|-0--0-0---0--0-1-1-1-1---1--2--2-2---2--2-1-1-1-1---1--|E|-------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Someone was...
Repeat Riff 1b "...dream..."
RIFF 2b (Solo Rhythm) x2E|-------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------|D|--------2--------------2-----------2--------------2----|A|-2--2-2---2--2-3-3-3-3---3--4--4-4---4--4-3-3-3-3---3--|E|-------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * x2E|-------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------|D|--------0--------------0-----------0--------------0----|A|-0--0-0---0--0-1-1-1-1---1--2--2-2---2--2-1-1-1-1---1--|E|-------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * *
Riff 3 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )E|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|--------7-10-10-7-10--7-10-7-7-|E|-0-0---------------------------|
"Again she heard her name..."E|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|---------------------------9-9----7-7--|A|-7-10-10-7-10--7-10-7-7----7-7----5-5--|E|--------------------------(7-7)--(5-5)-| "...it was louder..."
Riff 4E|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|--------------------------|A|--------------------------|E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7-7\-|
"Jonathon..."E|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-----------------------9----------|A|-----------------------7----12--7-|E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7----7-10--5-|
"...his way out of bed..."E|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7-7\--2-5-2-5-2-|
* * * * * "Where is Brandon Henry ? "E|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-----------------------9----------|A|-----------------------7----12--7-|E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7----7-10--5-|
"...and why..."E|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7-7\--2-5-2-5-2-|
"He didn't feel..."E|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-----------------------9----------|A|-----------------------7----12--7-|E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7----7-10--5-| "...so I sent him..."
Riff 5E|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|-9-9----7-9-9----9-9----7-9-12----|E|-7-7----5-7-7----7-7----5-7-10----|
"But I..."E|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------|A|-9-9----7-9-9----9-9----7-9-12--14--12-|E|-7-7----5-7-7----7-7----5-7-10--12--10-| "For you..."
Riff 6E|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|A|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|E|-000000----0----000000----0-----|
****** * ****** * "Abigail..."E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|--------5----7----7-6---5-4-3-|A|--------5----7----5-4---3-2-1-|E|-000000----0----0-----0-------|
****** * "...revenge..."E|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|A|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|E|-000000----0----000000----0-----|
****** * ****** * "...back..."E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|--------5----7----7-6---5-4-3-|A|--------5----7----5-4---3-2-1-|E|-000000----0----0-----0-------|
****** * "...of broken glass..."E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|---7-6---5-4------7-6---5-4-3-|A|---5-4---3-2------5-4---3-2-1-|E|-0-----0--------0-----0-------| "...use it in your scheme..."
Repeat Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 1 Just play the first half
Play Riff 1b "Broken glass..."
Play Riff 2 "Would it be..."
Play Riff 1 Just play the second half
Riff 6aE|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|A|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|E|-000000----0----000000----0-----|
****** * ****** * "Funeral suit..."E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|--------5----7----7-6---5-4-3-|A|--------5----7----5-4---3-2-1-|E|-000000----0----0-----0-------|
****** * "...in the right mood..."E|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|A|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|E|-000000----0----000000----0-----|
****** * ****** * "Whatever it took..."E|----------------|B|----------------|G|----------------|D|--------5----7--|A|--------5----7--|E|-000000----0----| ****** * "...he would do..."
Repeat this bar until the last timeE|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|---7-6---5-4-3-----7-6---5-4-|A|---5-4---3-2-1-----5-4---3-2-|E|-0-----0---------0-----0-----| "He was in love again..."
Last timeE|--------------|B|--------------|G|--------------|D|---7-6---5-4--|A|---5-4---3-2--|E|-0-----0------| "...served."
END.
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
