King Diamond - Amon Belongs To Them Chords & Tabs

King Diamond:  "AMON" Belongs To "THEM"

transcribed by:  Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
     edited by:  Ben Stembridge  :  stembbe@ala.net
                 Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                 Jordan B.       :  sansamppsa1@hotmail.com

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Date last modified:  November 19, 2004

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------6~-----------------------|
D|-----------------a------------------------|
A|---------5---4~-------------5---4--2-2--2-|
E|-0-2-2-2---2--------0-2-2-2---2----0-0--0-|
   * * * *   *        * * * *   *

(Guitar 2 plays notes on top)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------7-6------|
D|--------------------------------------4-----7-4~-|
A|---------5---4~-------------5---4---7------------|
E|-0-2-2-2---2--------0-2-2-2---2------------------|
   * * * *   *        * * * *   * 


Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------4~-----------------4~--2-2--2-|
A|-0-2-2-2-5-2--------0-2-2-2-5-2-----0-0--0-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
   * * * * * *        * * * * * * 
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---------7------------------7--------------|
G|-6-7-7-7---7-7~-----6-7-7-7---7-7~--6-6--6-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|


Riff 3
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---------7---6--------------7---6---4-4--4-|
E|-2-4-4-4---4--------2-4-4-4---4-----2-2--2-|
   * * * *   *        * * * *   *
              "Today my Mother..."

Riff 4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--8----9--11-------8----9--11--|
A|--6----7---9-------6----7---9--|
E|--6----7---9-------6----7---9--|
    "Oh, it's all part of an act..."


Play Riff 3   "There's someone ringing..."


Riff 5
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--8---------------------8--6--9--8--11-9-8----|
A|--6----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--4--7--6---------11-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
         * * * * * * * *               * * *  * 
   "Oh King..."

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/amon_belongs_to_them_tab.html ]
Riff 6
e|--1--3---------------------3-----------------------|
B|--3--3----6--5----(5)\--3--3-----------------------|
G|--2--3----5--5----(5)\--2--3-----------------------|
D|--0--0----5--5----(5)\--0--0----------3------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3-5-6---5--3~----1-|
                                  * *
   "Ma, you don't understand..."
e|--1--3---------------------3-----------------------|
B|--3--3----6--5----(5)\--3--3-----------------------|
G|--2--3----5--5----(5)\--2--3-----------------------|
D|--0--0----5--5----(5)\--0--0----------3------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------3-5-6---5--3~----1-|
                                  * *
   "There's no way..."


Riff 7
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8--|
E|-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6--|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * 
  "...Them!"


Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3   "You go ahead..."
Play Riff 4   "Come on mother..."


Riff 8  
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------6-----5-|
E|-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-4-4---4-4---|
       * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------6-----5-|
E|-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-4-4---4-4---|
       * * * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)             x4
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------9-----8-|
E|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-7-7---7-7---|
       * * * * * *  * * * * * *  
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------------------5---7--|
A|--------9-----8----3---5--|
E|-10-7-7---7-7------3---5--|
    * * * * * * * 


Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-------------7--------------7-|
D|-------------5--------------5-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0---|
   * * * * * *    * * * * * * 
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-------------7-----------8--|
D|-------------5--------7--6--|
A|------------------8---5-----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-6-0-------|
   * * * * * *    *   * 


Riff 8a (Solo Rhyhm)            x4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------6-----5-|
E|-2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-4-4---4-4---|
       * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-------6-----5-|
E|-7-4-4---4-4---|
   * * * * * *


Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--7-----------------|
D|--7-----------------|
A|--5-----------------|
E|-------6~---7~---6~-|


Play Riff 5   "...King please let him in..."
Play Riff 6   "Ma, you don't understand..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3   "Now let me tell you..."
Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3   "You must never ever..."
Play Riff 4   "Oh I feel the needle..."


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