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King Diamond - Lurking In The Dark Tabs

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Lurking In The Dark Tabs

(ver. 1)
King Diamond
King Diamond: Lurking In The Dark

                 




Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7---8-------8-------8----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   *   * * *   * * *   * 
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7---6-------6-------6----|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   *   * * *   * * *   * 

Guitar 2 fills
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--7-----------------7-8--|
A|--5-----------------5-5--|
E|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--7-----------------7-6--|
A|--5-----------------5-5--|
E|-------------------------|



Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---5-------5-------5----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   *   * * *   * * *   * 
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---3-------3-------3----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   *   * * *   * * *   * 
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---5-------5-------5----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   *   * * *   * * *   * 
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---3-------3-----4-5-6--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   *   * * *   * *


Play Riff 1   "When nightfall..."

Riff 2a
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---5-------5-------5----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   *   * * *   * * *   * 
    "It's time to..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---3-------3-------3----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   *   * * *   * * *   * 
    "...mind on a trip..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---5-------5-------5----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   *   * * *   * * *   * 
    "Into the land of..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4---3-------3-------3----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   *   * * *   * * *   * 
    "..dreams and mist..."


Riff 3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--4----6----7----9----7---6--|
A|--2----4----5----7----5---4--|
E|-----------------------------|
    "Oh, is something..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--3-------3-------3---4-------4-------4----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   *   * * *   * * *   *  
    "...wrong..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--4----6----7----9----7---6--|
A|--2----4----5----7----5---4--|
E|-----------------------------|
    "They are lurking..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--5-------5-------5---4-------4-------4----|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   *   * * *   * * *   *  
    "...dark..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--5-------5-------5---4-------4-----4-5-6--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-4--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   *   * * *   * * 


Play Riff 1    Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2a   "Heavy breathing..."
Play Riff 3    "Oh, is something..."

Use this ending to the above Riff 3:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--5-------5-------5---4-------4-------4---6--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   *   * * *   * * *   *


Lead into next section:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|----7------7---|
A|------6------6-|
E|--5------5-----|


Riff 4
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--5--7---10-10-10--7----3-5-5-5--3-5--|
A|--3--5----8--7--8--5----1-3-3-3--1-3--|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--7---10-10-10--7----3-5-5-5--3-5--|
A|--5----8--7--8--5----1-3-3-3--1-3--|
E|-----------------------------------|


Riff 5
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-9------------------12-12--12--9--|
A|-7------------------10--9--10--7--|
E|---0000000000000000---------------|
     ****************
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------5-7-7-7--5-7--|
A|------------------3-5-5-5--3-5--|
E|-0000000000000000---------------|
   **************** 


Riff 6
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--6----9-9-9--6----2-4-4-4--2-4-|
A|--4----7-6-7--4----0-2-2-2--0-2-|
E|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--6----9-9-9--6----2-4-4-4--2-4-|
A|--4----7-6-7--4----0-2-2-2--0-2-|
E|--------------------------------|


Play Riff 1 (with guitar 2 fills)
Play Riff 2    Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 1    "How does it..."
Play Riff 2a   "They can see..."
Play Riff 3    "Oh, is something..."

Use this ending to the above Riff 3:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--5-------5-------5---4-------4-------4---6--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
      * * *   * * *   *   * * *   * * *   *


Ending:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---7------7------7------7----5--7--|
A|-----6------6------6------6--3--5--|
E|-5------5------5------5------------|


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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