KING DIAMOND
A Mansion In The Darkness
KEY
^ = 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
Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-7777777777777777-6666666666666666-|E|-----------------------------------|
**************** ****************e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------|A|-5555555555555555-33333333----------|E|---------------------------22222222-|
**************** ******** ********e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------|A|-2222222222----------7777777777777777-|E|------------55-33-22------------------|
********** ** ** ** ****************e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|------------------5555555555555555-|E|-5555555555555555------------------|
**************** ****************e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-2222222222222222-3333333333333333-|E|-----------------------------------|
**************** ****************e|------------------|B|------------------|G|------------------|D|------------------|A|-4444444444444444-|E|------------------| ****************
Solo (Harmony guitars)Guitar 1e|--------------------------------------|B|-12~----10h12p10-------------------12-|G|-----------------12-11-8~----9/11-----|D|--------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|B|-10~---------/13~----10~----12~----10h12p10-------|G|-------12-11--------------------------------12-11-|D|--------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|B|-12~----10-12-13~----13-12-10-8-10~-|G|------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|B|-8--10-12--10--8--7--7---8-------|G|---------------------------9~-\\-|D|---------------------------------|A|---------------------------------|E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-12~----11h12p11----------------8----|D|-----------------14-13-9~----10----9-|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------|G|-11~----9--8--/14~--11~--12~---11h12p11-9-11-|D|---------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|-12~----11-12-14~----14-12-11-9-11~-|D|------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|-9--11-12--11--9--7--7~--9--------|D|---------------------------10~-\\-|A|----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 2 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) x2e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-5p2-2222-5p2-2222-5p2-22-|A|--------------------------|E|--------------------------|
* * **** * * **** * * ** "Riding up the alley in the rain..." x2e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-(4p1-1111-4p1-1111-4p1-11)-|A|--6p2-2222-6p2-2222-6p2-22--|e|----------------------------|
* * **** * * **** * * ** "No lights to show the way..." x2e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-(5p2-2222-5p2-2222-5p2-22)-|A|--7p3-3333-7p3-3333-7p3-33--|e|----------------------------|
* * **** * * **** * * ** "How could this..."e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------4-----------------|A|--4-----------2-----------------|E|--2--------------------55-33-22-| ** ** ** "...home..."
Riff 3e|-------0-----------0------|B|---------0-----------0----|G|--------------------------|D|--------------5-----------|A|--2-----------3-----------|E|--0--------0-----------0--|
* * "And the shadows at the gate..."e|-------0--------------------------|B|---------0------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|--2----------3-----00-33-22-------|E|--0--------0-1--------------55-33-|
* ** ** ** ** ** "...they seemed to be alive..."e|-------0-----------0------|B|---------0-----------0----|G|--------------------------|D|--------------5-----------|A|--2-----------3-----------|E|--0--------0-----------0--|
* * "Yeah the shadows at the gate..."e|-------0--------------------------------------|B|---------0------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------22-00-55-44-|A|--2----------3-----00-33-22-55-33-------------|E|--0--------0-1--------------------------------| * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** "...alive!"
Play Riff 2 "Everything inside..."
Play Riff 3 "And the house..."
Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm)e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-7777777777777777-6666666666666666-|E|-----------------------------------|
**************** ****************e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|------------------5------5-4-|A|-5555555555555555-3----5-3-2-|E|-----------------------3-----| **************** * * *
Solo (Harmony guitars)Guitar 1e|------------------------------------|B|-12~----10h12p10-8-7-------------12-|G|---------------------8~----9/11-----|D|------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------|
e|---------------|B|-10~----8-7----|G|------------9--|D|---------------|A|---------------|E|---------------|
Guitar 2e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-12~----11h12p11-9-8----------8----|D|---------------------9~----10----9-|A|-----------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-11~----9--8-----|D|-------------10--|A|-----------------|E|-----------------|
End Solo
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2e|---------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------|D|---------9------------5------------7------------5--|A|---------7----3-3-3-3-3----4-4-4-4-4----3-3-3-3-3--|E|-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *e|--------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------7---|D|-----------9-7------------7-5------------5-4--5--7--5-7-|A|-----------7-5------------5-3------------3-2--3--5----5-|E|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *e|---------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------|D|---------9------------5------------7------------5--|A|---------7----3-3-3-3-3----4-4-4-4-4----3-3-3-3-3--|E|-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *e|--------------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------7---|D|-----------9-7------------7-5------------5-4--5--7--5-7-|A|-----------7-5------------5-3------------3-2--3--5----5-|E|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|-2----2-0-3----0-2-4-1-2----2-0-5-4--5-4--5-0-|A|-2----2-0-3----0-2-4-1-2----2-0-5-5--5-5--5-0-|E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|-2----2-0-3----0-2-4-1-2----2-0-5----7--|A|-2----2-0-3----0-2-4-1-2----2-0-3----5--|E|----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * *
Solo over Riffs 4 & 5e|---------/-7~-------------------|B|--------------8-----------------|G|-2/--9----------9--6~-----{7}b9-|D|-----------------------7--------|A|--------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|
e|------------12------------------15h17-19-------|B|-----5---------12------15h17-19----------15h17-|G|-------0----------14~--------------------------|D|-7-5-------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------|E|---------0-------------------------------------|
e|----15h17-19----------22b24--22---19--24-22-24-20-24-19-19-|B|-19--------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------16b17----------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----19----19----19----19----19----19--------------------19~-19\--20-|B|-22----20----19----20----22----20----19\-17-16-17b19--r-------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17-19-20-19p17-------------------------------------------------------|B|----------------20-17-20-17-19-20-19p17-------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------20-17-19-16-17-19-17-16-------|D|----------------------------------------------------------------19-17-|A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------/17~------------------|B|------------------------------------/17-14-15----------------13-12-|G|---------------16-17-19-19b21----\---------------------------------|D|-17~--16-17-19-------------------------------------12-14--12-------|A|---------------------------------------------------12--------------|E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------12-------12----19-17~--14h15-14-12----12----------|B|----------12-13-15----13-15----13---------------------15----13p12-10-|G|-14-13-14------------------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------12h13-15-13h15-17b19-|B|-13p12-13-10-8-7-8-10-8-7--------13h15-13h15-17----------------------|G|--------------------------9p7-9--------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------7-5---7-5--2-3~--7-5---7-5--3-3~-----|B|-/8~--8-7h8-7---7---8~-----8-7---8-7--4-5~--8-7---8-7--5-5~--15-|G|-/9~----------9---8-9~-x/-\x---x-x----x-----x---x-x----x--------|D|-----------------------x/-\x---x------x-----x---x------x--------|A|----------------------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------15-17-19--------17-19-20--------18-20-21--------19-22-22b24r-|B|-17-19---------17-19-20--------18-20-21--------19-21-22-------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 w/o vocals, then "As the candlelight..."
Play Riff 3 "Yeah the shadow on the wall..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)e|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------|A|-7-5-7--7----3-2-3--3----5-3-5--5--------2------3-|E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----3-1-3--3----0-0-0--1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *e|---------------------------------0--------------0----|B|-------------------------------------0-------------0-|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|A|-7-5-7--7----3-2-3--3--------------------------------|E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----0-0-0-0--------4-4-4-4------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *e|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------------------|A|-7-5-7--7----3-2-3--3----5-3-5--5--------2------3-|E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----3-1-3--3----0-0-0--1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *e|---------------------------------0--------------0-----------|B|-------------------------------------0--------------0-------|G|------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------7--8-|A|-7-5-7--7----3-2-3--3----------------------------------5--6-|E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----0-0-0-0--------4-4-4-4-------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ending (Solo Rhythm)e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-7777777777777777-6666666666666666-|E|-----------------------------------|
**************** ****************e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------|A|-5555555555555555-33333333----------|E|---------------------------22222222-|
**************** ******** ********e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|--------------------------------------|A|-2222222222----------7777777777777777-|E|------------55-33-22------------------|
********** ** ** ** ****************e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------9---7------------|A|------------------5555555555555555----------10---9---|E|-5555555555555555---------------------7---7----7---7-| **************** ****************
e|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-----------------|D|-------------9\--|A|-7--9--7--5--7\--|E|-----------------|
Solo (Harmony guitars)Guitar 1e|------------------------------------|B|-12~----10h12p10-8-7-------------12-|G|---------------------8~----9/11-----|D|------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|B|-10~----8-7-/13~----10~----12~--|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|
Guitar 2e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-12~----11h12p11-9-8----------8----|D|---------------------9~----10----9-|A|-----------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|-11~----9--8--/14~--11~--12~--|D|------------------------------|A|------------------------------|E|------------------------------|
End Harmony solo
