King Diamond: Arrival
transcribed by: Steve "Tabac" Begin : sbegin@qc.autoroute.net
Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------4-5-4-|
A|-2------2------2------2------2------2------2-3-2-|
E|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5---------|
A|-8----7-5-2--------8----7-5-3----5----|
E|-6----5-3-0--------6----5-3------3----|
* * * *
Solo x2
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------10---------------------------------12-13-12~-|
G|-9~--11-12----12-11-9-11-11h12p11-9~~---11-12-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-10^--10-----------10-10^--10-----13~-------|
G|---------12-9~--12------------12-------12~--|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
"That must be it!"
Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------5~-|
E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-4-5-5--4-|
A|-------------------------3-2-3-3--2-|
E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------5~-|
E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-4-5-7-|
A|-------------------------3-2-3-5-|
E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------12-------10~------------|
G|---------------------------11-12------12-11-9~~-|
D|--9~---12~--14~--\9~----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------12----------|
B|-----------------10---------------------------------|
G|-9-8-9-11-12\-------12p11p9~----9-11-12----12-11-9~-|
D|--------------9-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-11-12-12^---[fades into next solo]-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------6--------6--4--7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2--5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------6--------6--4--|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2--|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------6--------6--4--7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2--5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7--|
A|-------------------6--------6--5--|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------8--------8--6--9-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4--7-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-------------------8--------8--6--|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4--|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------8--------8--6--9-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4--7-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------9--|
A|-------------------8--------8--7--|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------222222222222222222222222-|
E|-1111111111111111111111--------------------------|
********************** ************************
"Through the summer rain..."
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-111111111111-333333333333-555555555555555555555555-|
************ ************ ************************
"...the coach had finally arrived..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/arrival_tab_ver_2.html ]
Ending to Riff 5
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-111111111111-333333333333-|
************ ************
"People blame it on the..."
Riff 6
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------1-2-1-|
A|-2------3------2------1-2-1-|
E|-0--000-1--111-0--000-------|
*** *** *** * * *
"...hill..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------2-0-1-2-1-0-|
A|-2------3------2-0-1-2-1-0-|
E|-0--000-1--111-------------|
*** *** * * * * * *
"...the hill where no one..."
Play Riff 5 "The coach had stopped..."
Play Riff 6 "...the darkness would soon..."
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-5------6------5------4-5-4-|
E|-3--333-4--444-3--333-2-3-2-|
*** *** *** * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-5------6------5-3-4-5-4-3-|
E|-3--333-4--444-3-1-2-3-2-1-|
*** *** * * * * * *
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-7------8------7------6-7-6-|
E|-5--555-6--666-5--555-4-5-4-|
*** *** *** * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-7------8------7-5-6-7-6-5-|
E|-5--555-6--666-5-3-4-5-4-3-|
*** *** * * * * * *
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|
"Ah...."
Riff 9
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-----9-----10---12-----10-----9---|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------9-9-9----10-----10----10---9-9-9-|
D|-7-----9-----10----9-9-9-----9------9-----9---9-9-9-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--7-7-7-----8------8-----8---7-7-7-|
E|-------------------------0-0---0-0----0-0-----------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 10
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------5--5--4-|
D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4----4--4--4-|
A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2----2--2--2-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"18 is 9..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4--|
A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2--|
E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5------7-----10-10-10---10-10-10\-------------|
D|---5------7--------9--9--9----9--9--9\-------------|
A|-3------5--------0---------0-----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------5--5--4-|
D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4----4--4--4-|
A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2----2--2--2-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"18 is 9..."
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------5-----7-|
D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4------5-----7---|
A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2----3-----5-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------|
B|------8--8--|
G|------7--7--|
D|-4----5--5--|
A|-2----------|
E|------------|
Play Riff 2 Use the same solo
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|---------9-----------14h16h18p16p14-16-----------------------------|
B|-9h11h12--12p11p9-11-------------------17-16/17--------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------18p16p15--15tr16----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------18-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17~~14-17~~14--17~~14-17~~14-15---16h17-19--19p17p16---19p17p16------------|
G|---------------------------------18------------------18----------18-16------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------18-15-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 5 "Jonathon laughed and said..."
Play Riff 6 "18 is actually 9..."
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|----------------------------------------15/18----15--|
B|----------------------------------------15/18----15--|
G|-12p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-5p0-8p0-7p0-3p0-7p0---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-There's a burst of note here that is-----------------------20--|
G|-not transcrible! Just begin around--------------------19^-----|
D|-the 17th-fret of the 1st string (high E),----------------------|
A|-go up (around 19th fret of 5th string) and---------------------|
E|-then go down to where you begin and finish with this-----------|
End Solo
Ending
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------3--5--/8----|
A|-5-3-4-5-4-3--3---3--3--5--/8----|
E|-3-1-2-3-2-1--1-0-1--------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------1-2-1--9\-|
A|-2------3------2------1-2-1--7\-|
E|-0--000-1--111-0--000-----------|
*** *** *** * * *
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
