King Diamond: Darkness
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
solo by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
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Date last modified: December 08, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Clean)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-----------------|
D|---7---7---7--5h7-----7---7---7-----|
A|------------------------------------|
E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5---5/8-|
"For thirteen days..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-----------------|
D|---7---7---7--5h7-----7---7---7-----|
A|---------------------------------10-|
E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5-----8-|
"We have trained..."
Riff 2 (Distortion)
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-7--5-4-2------|
A|-5--3-2-0--5-3-|
E|-----------3-1-|
Riff 3
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7-6h7p6---|
A|---7---7---7-7/8-5----7---7-----------8-|
E|-0---0---0----------0---0---0-----------|
"Every time..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------10--12-|
A|---7---7---7-7/8-5----7---7--8--10-|
E|-0---0---0----------0---0----------|
"Little jars..."
Riff 4
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---7---7---7-7/8-5----7---7---7------|
A|--------------------------------7/10-|
E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5---5/-8-|
"Every time..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---7---7---7-7/8-5----7---7---7-----|
A|---------------------------------10-|
E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5-----8-|
"Every time..."
Play Riff 2
Riff 5
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----------3---2--------------3---2-----|
E|-0--0-0-0---0---3-2-1--1-1-1---1---3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Our eyes..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----------3---2-----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|-0--0-0-0---0---3-2-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * *
"Our souls..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----------3---2--------------3---2-----|
E|-0--0-0-0---0---3-2-1--1-1-1---1---3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...skin. The blood..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------3---2-----3----5--|
E|-0--0-0-0---0---3-2-1----3--|
* * * * *
"Living just an hour..."
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5----7----5----|
A|-7-7--7--7-7/10--5-5--5--5--5-5--3----5----3--5-|
E|-5-5--5--5-5/-8--3-3--3--3--3-3--3----5----3--3-|
"In the darkness..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5-----------|
A|-7-7--7--7-7/10--5-5--5--5--5-5--3----3----5-|
E|-5-5--5--5-5/-8--3-3--3--3--3-3--3----1----3-|
"In the darkness..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5----7----5----|
A|-3-------------2------------3----5----3--5-|
E|----------------------------3----5----3--3-|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5------------|
A|-3-------------2------------3----3----5--|
E|----------------------------3----1----3--|
Riff 1a
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|------------------5------------------|
D|---7---7---7--5h7-----7---7---7------|
A|--------------------------------7/10-|
E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5---5/-8-|
"Darkness..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------5-----------------|
D|---7---7---7--5h7-----7---7---7-----|
A|---------------------------------10-|
E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5-----8-|
"Darkness..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "Every night..."
Play Riff 4 "Sitting on opposite..."
Play Riff 2 "It is all..."
Play Riff 5 "Our eyes are now..."
Play Riff 6 "In the darkness..."
Riff 7
Guitar 1 (Clean)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------5------------------|
D|---7---7---7-5h7------7---7---7---7-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5---5---|
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5--7-|
A|-7-7-----10--7-7----5--7-7----3--5-|
E|-5-5------8--5-5----3--5-5---------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10--7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-----------------5--7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3--5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
* * * * * * * *
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/darkness_tab.html ]
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-8-8--8--8-8-10--8-8--8--8-8-10-|
E|-6-6--6--6-6--8--6-6--6--6-6--8-|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-7--7--7-7-10--7-7--7--7-7-10-|
A|-5-5--5--5-5--8--5-5--5--5-5--8-|
E|--------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8--8--8-8-10--8-8--8--8-8-10--7--8--10-|
E|-6-6--6--6-6--8--6-6--6--6-6--8--5--6---8-|
Solo
e|-15b17----15b17-{17}{17}{17}-(17)r15-15-13~-|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-12h13p12p10-12----10---------------------------------------------|
B|----------------13----13-10h11p10-----10-----10-------------------|
G|----------------------------------12------10----12--10--9------9--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------12-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12--13-12-10--------------10--12--13--------------------|
E|---------------13--12--13--------------10--10b13r-10~~~--|
* *
e|-/24^r-----22~~----20^r-18--17-18-20-18-17----------------|
B|-------------------------------------------20-18-17-20-18-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-15-17-15-14-16-15-14--------------------------------|
D|----------------------17-15-14-----------------------|
A|-------------------------------16----------------15--|
E|----------------------------------18-17-15-17-18-----|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------14-15---------------|
A|--------------------------15-------17----17~~----|
E|-18-17-15--17-15-18-17-18------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 9
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---7---7---7---7---10---10---10---10-|
A|-5---5---5---5---8----8----8----8----|
E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Tonight you will dance..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---5---5---5---5-3----5--|
A|-3---3---3---3---1----3--|
E|-------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"Tonight, no strings..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"But I can't..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5----7--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3----5--|
* * * * * * * *
"...dance, I don't have a chance!"
Guitar 2 (Played softly)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------4---------------7---------|
D|---7------7-4-----10------10-7---|
A|-5---5--------5-8----8---------8-|
E|---------------------------------|
"Tonight you will dance..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------2----------------|
D|---5------5-2---3----5--|
A|-3---3--------3-1----3--|
E|------------------------|
"Tonight, no strings..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-------6-----------------9----------|
A|---9------9-6------12-------12-9----|
E|-7---7--------7-10----10---------10-|
"But I can't..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-------4----------------|
A|---7------7-4---5----7--|
E|-5---5--------5-3----5--|
"...dance, I don't have a chance!"
Play Riff 6 "Dance!"
Ending:
Riff 7
Guitar 1 (Clean)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
"Send her to..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------5----------------------|
D|---7---7---7-5h7------7---7---7---7---7-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5---5---5---|
"Send that puppet to Berlin!"
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5--7------|
A|-7-7-----10--7-7----5--7-7----3--5--7-7-|
E|-5-5------8--5-5----3--5-5----------5-5-|
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
