King Diamond: The Jonah
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|------4--3-------2---4-3h4p3----|
E|-2------------4---------------5-|
Final time
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-----------------4--|
A|------4--3-------2--|
E|-2------------4-----|
Guitar 2 (comes in at 0:39)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------4--3-------2---4-3h4p3----|
A|-2------------4---------------5-|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------6--5-------4---6-5h6p5----|
A|-4------------6---------------7-|
E|--------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|------9--8-------7---9-8h9p8------|
D|-7------------9---------------10--|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Riff 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---9-10---9-10-9-------7-8---7-8-7---|
A|-7------7--------10--5-----5-------8-|
E|-------------------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---9-10---9-10-9-------7-8---7-8-7---|
E|-7------7--------10--5-----5-------8-|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---11-12---11-12-11-------9-10---9-10-9----|
D|-9-------9----------12--7------7--------10-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---6-7---6-7-6--------------------|
A|-4-----4-------7----6-7---6-7-6---|
E|------------------4-----4-------7-|
"In the attic..."
Riff 5
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-2----------4------------------6----------6-4-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-2-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Old and gray..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2----------4----------6-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-4-|
E|-------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"...I felt it staring..."
Riff 6
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-6--4--2----|
A|-4--2--0--6-|
E|----------4-|
"Oh that book..."
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4 "Yellow pages..."
Riff 7
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-4~---1-1-1-1-0-1-2~-|
"In an ancient rhyme..."
Riff 5a
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-2----------4------------------6----------6-4-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-2-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"It had been there..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-2----------4----------|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"And no one ever knew..."
Riff 8 x4
e|---------------------|--------------|
B|---------------------|--------------|
G|---------------------|--------------|
D|-6---6---6---8/9-8/9-|------9--9--9-|
A|-4---4---4---6/7-6/7-|-9----7--6--7-|
E|---------------------|-7------------|
"Now break the spell..."
Final time
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-6---6---6---8/9-8/9-|
A|-4---4---4---6/7-6/7-|
E|---------------------|
"...ah you're free..."
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------8/9-8/9-|-----------------9--9--9-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6/7-6/7-|-----------------7--6--7-|
E|---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------9--8-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7--6-|
E|------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * x2
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------8/9-8/9-|-----------------9--9--9-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6/7-6/7-|-----------------7--6--7-|
E|---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------9--8-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7--6-|
E|------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-6~--3-3-3-3-6-3-6~-|
Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-4~---1-1-1-1-0-1-2~-|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------4-|
E|-1-1-1-1-4~---1-1-1-1-0-1-2-|
"Ahhh...."
Riff 11
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------9-------------------9-10----|
A|---9-10-----10-9-------9-10--------12-|
E|-0------0--------10--0------0---------|
* * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----------9----------9-10-9------------|
A|---9-10-----10-9------------10-12-10-9-|
E|-0------0--------10--------------------|
* *
Riff 12
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|----------9-------------------9-10----|
D|---9-10-----10-9-------9-10--------12-|
A|-0------0--------10--0------0---------|
E|--------------------------------------|
* * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----------9----------9-10-9------------|
D|---9-10-----10-9------------10-12-10-9-|
A|-0------0--------10--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
* *
Play Riff 11
Riff 13
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------5-----7-|
D|---------9---------------4------------9----5-----7---|
A|---------7-----------5-7---5----------7--3-----5-----|
E|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"As the candle melts away..."
Final time:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|----------5-----7----|
D|-9------5-----7----9-|
A|-7----3-----5------7-|
E|-0-----------------0-|
"...she starts to speak..."
Riff 14
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----9------10------12------10------9-|
E|-0-7----0-7-----0-7-----0-7-----0-7---|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-----9------10------12------10------10-|
E|-0-7----0-7-----0-7-----0-7-----0-8--8-|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----9------10------12------10------9-|
A|-0-7----0-7-----0-7-----0-7-----0-7---|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-----9------10------12------10---------|
A|-0-7----0-7-----0-7-----0-7-----0-8-10-|
E|-------------------------------------8-|
Ending:
Guitar 1
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-10-------9-8-9-|
A|--8--10---7-6-7-|
E|------8---------|
"Hear my story!"
Guitar 2
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-10-------------|
A|--8--10---9-8-9-|
E|------8---7-6-7-|
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
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