King Diamond - Insanity Chords & Tabs

 

Insanity Chords & Tabs

King Diamond Chords & Tabs

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Insanity Tab

   
King Diamond:  Insanity

transcribed by:   David Le Roux :  odelo1@hotmail.com
     edited by:   Russ Elton    :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
                  Josh          :  JPlAgUe80@aol.com  

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Date last modified:  25-07-01

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Tuning: Standard

This whole song is played with an acoustic guitar,
except where noted.


Riff 1                x2                    x2
e|--------7-------7----|--------5-------5----|
B|------8---8-------8--|------7---7-------7--|
G|----9----------------|----6----------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-7-----------7-------|-7-----------7-------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|


Solo over Riff 1
e|-------------15----14~----------------15----14~----------|
B|----------17----17-----------------17----17--------------|
G|-16~---16--------------14-14~---16-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------17--17~-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------16--14-12-11-9--8/9-11~-|
D|----(14)------------------------|
A|-14-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------13-13-12-12-|
G|-12-14-12~--11h12p11~--9-11--------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2 plays top notes)       
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-7-7---9--9-5-5--7-7--4-4-5-5-2-2-4-4-0-0--4h5-4p2-4~-|
D|-12-12-9-9--10-10-7-7--9-9--5-5-7-7-4-4-5-5-2-2--5h7-5p4-5~-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

End solo and Riff 1

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


Riff 3
e|-----------0----------------0--------------------------------------|
B|-------3-----3----------3-----3----------3---0-----------3---0-----|
G|-----2---------2------2---------2------2-------2-------2-------2---|
D|---4----------------4----------------4-----------4---4-----------4-|
A|-5-------5--------4-------4--------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------0----------------0--------------------------------------|
B|-------3-----3----------3-----3----------3---0-----------3---0-----|
G|-----2---------2------2---------2------2-------2-------2-------2---|
D|---4----------------4----------------4-----------4---4-----------4-|
A|-5-------5--------4-------4--------2-------2-------2-------2-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------0----------------0--------------2-|
B|-------3-----3----------3-----3----------0---|
G|-----2---------2------2---------2------2-----|
D|---4----------------4----------------4-------|
A|-5-------5--------4-------4--------2---------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/insanity_tab.html ]
Solo over Riff 3
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--7--9--11--6--9--6--6h7~---|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|-----7----------------------|
G|--7-----7--6--9--6--6h7~----|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|--7--8--10------------------|
G|------------7--9--6--6h7~---|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


Riff 4                                          x2
e|---7-----5-----12-----10------8------7---7-----|
B|---7-----5-----12-----10-----10------9---9-----|
G|---8-----6-----13-----11-----10------9---9-----|
D|---9-----7-----14-----12-------------9---9-----|
A|---7-----7---------------------------7---7-----|
E|------0-----0------0------0------0-------------|


Riff 5                                             x2
e|--------0------------0------------0---------------|
B|------0---0--------0---0--------0---0-------------|
G|---11-------11--11-------11--11-------11--11------|
D|-14-----------13-----------12-----------11---9-12-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 4
Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm

Solo
e|----------------------------|
B|--7--8--10--5--5------------|
G|--7--9--11--6--7--6--6/7~---|
D|------------------7--7/9~---|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

e|-----5----------------------|
B|--7--7--7--5--5-------------|
G|--7-----7--6--7--6--6/7~----|
D|-----------------7--7/9~----|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|--7--8--10--5--5------------|
G|--7--9--11--6--7--6--6/7~---|
D|------------------7--7/9~---|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm

Solo (distortion)        
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------12~----------|
G|--11^-----------7-9~~--11^^--(23)--------11-12-----|
D|--------9~----9--------------T.H.--------------14~-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-11~--9-------------------------------------|
D|--------12-9~---10-------9------------------|
A|-------------------12-9----10-----------7~--|
E|------------------------------12--7-3-5-----|

End solo

Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm

Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------/9-6-6h7~---7--9-11--6--9--6--6^r^r~~-|
D|-----4-----------------4--------------------------------------------|
A|-5-7---4--7--4-4h5~--5---5-4--------------5--7--9--4--7--4----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

End solo


Ending:
e|----------0-------|
B|--0-----0---0-----|
G|----0-----------0-|
D|------8-------8---|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

e|----1-2-0-----1-2-0-----1-2-0------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--2---------2---------2-------[fade out]-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|


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