King Diamond: Christmas
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-5--4--3--2--5--4--3--2--|
A|-5--4--3--2--5--4--3--2--|
E|-------------------------|
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-|
A|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-|
E|-----------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-5--4--3--2--------------|
A|-5--4--3--2--------------|
E|-------------3--2--1--0--|
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-5-4-3-2---------|
A|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-|
E|-----------------|
Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-2--2-2--7-7-10-9-12-10-|
A|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-|
E|------------------------|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-5--5-5\--------------|
A|-5--5-----------2-3-2-|
E|----------3-3-3-------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-2--2-2--7-7-10-9-12-10-|
A|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-|
E|------------------------|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-5--5-5\--------------|
A|-5--5-----------3-2---|
E|----------3-3-3-----3-|
Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7---------10-10----------9--9-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-10-10-|
* * * * * * * *
"It's Christmas again..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-------------10-9----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-10-|
* * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7-7---------10-10-----12--9--9-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-10-10-|
* * * * * *
"It will never..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-------------10-9----|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-10-|
* * * * * *
Riff 4
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----2-------0-------2-------0---|
A|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|
E|-0-------1-------0-------1-------|
"It's Christmas again..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---3-3---3----------4-4-------------|
B|---6-6---6----------6-6-------------|
G|---5-5---5----------5-5-------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------3---------/4-----4-6-4-3-----|
E|-0------------------------------6-4-|
"And as the snow..."
e|---3-3---3----------4-4-------------|
B|---6-6---6----------6-6-------------|
G|---5-5---5----------5-5-------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-3-----3---------/4-----4-6-4-3-----|
E|--------------------------------6-4-|
e|---3-3---3----------4-4-------------|
B|---6-6---6----------6-6-------------|
G|---5-5---5----------5-5-------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-3-----3---------/4-----4-6-4-3-----|
E|--------------------------------6-4-|
e|---3-3---3--------------------------|
B|---6-6---6--------------------------|
G|---5-5---5----------------3---------|
D|-----------------/6---------6-5-3---|
A|-3-----3--------------------------6-|
E|------------------------------------|
"...sky..."
e|--3--|
B|--6--|
G|--5--|
D|--3--|
A|--3--|
E|-----|
Guitar 2
e|---3-3---3----------4-4---4---------|
B|---6-6---6----------6-6---6---------|
G|---5-5---5----------5-5---5---------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------3---------/4-----------------|
E|-0----------------------------------|
x4
e|---3-3---3----------4-4---4---------|
B|---6-6---6----------6-6---6---------|
G|---5-5---5----------5-5---5---------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-3-----3---------/4-----------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|--3--|
B|--6--|
G|--5--|
D|--3--|
A|--3--|
E|-----|
Riff 6
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-------2--------1--1--1----|
E|-0-2-3----0-2-3---------3--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/christmas_tab.html ]
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-------2--------0h1p0---2--|
E|-0-2-3----0-2-3-------3-0--|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------2--------1--1--1----|
A|-0-2-3----0-2-3---------3--|
E|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------2--------0h1p0---2--|
A|-0-2-3----0-2-3-------3-0--|
E|---------------------------|
Riff 6a
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-------2--------1--1--1----|
E|-0-2-3----0-2-3---------3--|
"By tomorrow..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-------2--------0h1p0--------|
E|-0-2-3----0-2-3-------3-0--3-|
"I will be..."
Riff 7
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0----5-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
"...again..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|---2-2-2----5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
E|-7-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...I am the..."
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0----5-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
"Tonight I am..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|---2-2-2----5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3---|
E|-7-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...the one that..."
Play Riff 5 "The secrets never..."
Play Riff 3 "It's Christmas again..."
Play Riff 4 "It's Christmas again..."
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 1a
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-5--4--3--2--5--4--3--2--|
A|-5--4--3--2--5--4--3--2--|
E|-------------------------|
"I'm falling on my face..."
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-7--|
A|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-5--|
E|-----------------5--|
"Oh my god..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-5--4--3--2--------------|
A|-5--4--3--2--------------|
E|-------------3--2--1--0--|
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-5-4-3-2------------|
A|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-5--|
E|--------------------|
Play Riff 3 "It's Christmas again..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Final time:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7-7---------10-10-----12--9--9-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-10-10-|
* * * * * *
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|---------------------9-|
A|-------------10-9----7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-10---|
* * * * * *
Ending Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
