King Diamond: Black Hill Sanitarium
transcribed by: Dave Zatuchney davedzny@aol.com
solo by: Don Briggs Sekhemet@ozemu.com
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Date last modified: June 13, 2007
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1e|------------------|B|------------------|G|------------------|D|------------------|A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-5--|E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-3--|
* *e|------------------|B|------------------|G|------------------|D|------------------|A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-3--|E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-1--|
* *e|------------------|B|------------------|G|------------------|D|------------------|A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-5--|E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-3--|
* *e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|--------------------8-|A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-3----6-|E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-1------| * *
Riff 2 x2e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-3-----3-----3-----4-----3---4---|A|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1---1-|E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * "I..." x2e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-2-----2-----2-----3-----2---3---|A|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * "...been in here..." x2e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-6-----6-----6-----7-----6---7---|A|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4---4-|E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * "And as I walk..." x2e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-5-----5-----5-----6-----5---6---|A|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-|E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "I see the other..."
Riff 1ae|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-5----5-5--5-5-|E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-3----3-3--3-3-|
* * * * * * "This is for..."e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|--------------------8-|A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-3----6-|E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-1------| * * "For those who..."
Play Riff 2 "I have seen..."
Riff 1be|------------------|B|------------------|G|------------------|D|------------------|A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-5--|E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-3--|
* * "This is for..."e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|--------------------8-|A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-3----6-|E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-1------| * * "For those who..."
Riff 3e|-----------------------0------|B|-------------------------0----|G|---------4----4------------3--|D|------------3---3-2-----------|A|-2-2-2-2----------0-----------|E|------------------------------|
"Black Hill..."e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|---------4----4--------7--7-|D|------------3---3-2----7--7-|A|-2-2-2-2----------0----5--5-|E|-----------------------5--5-| "They're driving me..."
Riff 4e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|------5-4------4------2---------5-4------4-------|A|----------7--5----5-3----3----------7--5----5-3~-|E|-0-0-----------------------0-0-------------------| * * * * "Got to get out..."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-------------------------|E|-0-222-2-2-2-5-222-2-2-2-|
* *** * * * * *** * * *e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-------------7/9-9-9-9\7-|E|-0-222-2-2-2-5/7-7-7-7\5-|
* *** * * *e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-------------------------|E|-0-222-2-2-2-5-222-2-2-2-|
* *** * * * * *** * * *e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|--------------------|A|-------------7-9-7--|E|-0-222-2-2-5-5-7-5--| * *** * * *
Soloe|-----------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------|G|-11b---11^13^11^9^11^9----9--------------------------|D|-----------------------12---12^11^12^11^9^11^9\7^9^7-|A|-----------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|----7--------------------------------|A|-10---10^9^10^9^7^9^7----7----7------|E|----------------------10---10---9b^r-|
e|-------------------------|--------------------|B|-------------------------|--------------------|G|-------------------------|-6----6----6--------|D|-------------------------|---9b---9b---9b^r^b-|A|-9-9\----9-9\----9-9\----|--------------------|E|-------------------------|--------------------|
e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|--------------9----9-11-9-11-14/-|D|-------7-9-11---11---------------|A|-9-7-9---------------------------|E|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------19-21^19^16----------------|B|-----------19-21-------------19-21-19-17-19-|G|-/21-18-21----------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-21-18----18-21-18----18-21-18----18-21-18----18-|D|-------21----------21----------21----------21----|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-21-19-21-19-16-19-16---16-------|A|----------------------19---19-16-|E|---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------17-|B|-------------------------------------18b----|G|--------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------16~----------|A|-19-16-14-16-14----14-----------------------|E|----------------17----17-16-14--------------|
End solo
Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|---------4----4--------|D|------------3---3-2----|A|-2-2-2-2----------0----|E|-----------------------|
"Black hill..."e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|---------4----4--------7--7-|D|------------3---3-2----7--7-|A|-2-2-2-2----------0----5--5-|E|-----------------------5--5-|
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3a Solo Rhythm
Riff 6e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-11---------------11---------------|E|----9--9--9-11-12----9--9--9-11-12-|
"I am..."e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-10---------------10---------------|E|----8--8--8-10-11----8--8--8-10-11-|
"...going down..."e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|-9--------------9--------------|E|---7--7--7-9-10---7--7--7-9-10-|
"...deep into..."e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-8-------------8-------------|E|---6--6--6-8-9---6--6--6-8-9-|
e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-7-------------7-------------|E|---5--5--5-7-8---5--5--5-7-8-|
Riff 7Guitar 1e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-9---12---11----9---12---5--|A|-7---10----9----7---10---3--|E|---0----0---------0----0----|
* * * *e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|----------------5----7--|D|-9---12---11----5----7--|A|-7---10----9----3----5--|E|---0----0-------3----5--| * *
Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|-7---11---9----7---11------|D|-5----9---7----5----9---9--|A|------------------------7--|E|---0----0--------0----0----|
* * * *e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-7---11---9----5----7--|D|-5----9---7----5----7--|A|---------------3----5--|E|---0----0------3----5--| * *
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1a "This is for..."
Play Riff 3 "Black Hill..."
Ending:e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|------5-4------4------2---------5-4------4-------|A|----------7--5----5-3----3----------7--5----5-3~-|E|-0-0-----------------------0-0-------------------|
* * * * "Got to get..."e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|------5-4------4------2---------5-4------4-------|A|----------7--5----5-3----3----------7--5----5-3~-|E|-0-0-----------------------0-0-------------------|
* * * * "Got to get..."e|-------|B|-------|G|-------|D|-------|A|-------|E|--0-0--| * * "...tears!"
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
