King Diamond: Killer
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
based from tab by: Justin : pige@deakin.edu.au
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Date last modified: 12-07-01
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Intro
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|--12\--|
Riff 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2p0-2-3-2-0-|
D|--------2--------5---5---------2-----2p0-2-3-2-0-|
A|----------2--------5-------------2---------------|
E|-0--000-----0-/3--------0--000-----0-------------|
* *** * ***
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2p0-2-------|
D|--------2--------5---5---------2-----2p0-2-3~~---|
A|----------2--------5-------------2---------------|
E|-0--000-----0-/3--------0--000-----0-------------|
* *** * *** ah
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2p0-2-3-2-0-|
D|--------2--------5---5---------2-----2p0-2-3-2-0-|
A|----------2--------5-------------2---------------|
E|-0--000-----0-/3--------0--000-----0-------------|
* *** * ***
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2p0-2-3--3--|
D|--------2--------5---5---------2-----2p0-2-3--3--|
A|----------2--------5-------------2---------------|
E|-0--000-----0-/3--------0--000-----0-------------|
* *** * ***
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-0-----2--2-0---2--2-0---2--2-|
A|-0-----0--0-0---0--0-0---0--0-|
E|------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------2--2-----2--2-----2--2-0--|
A|-2-----0--0-2---0--0-2---0--0-0--|
E|-0----------0--------0-----------|
Guitar 2 x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|--------10--------------10-------|
G|-7-10-7----7-10--7-10-7----7-10--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
x2
e|---------------------------|
B|-------8------------8------|
G|-6-9-6---6-9--6-9-6---6-9--|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--------10--------------10-----------|
G|-7-10-7----7-10--7-10-7----7-10--7~~-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----8-----7-----8-----5-----5-----8-----7-|
A|-5-----6-----5-----6-----3-----3-----6-----5-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"At midnight...."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----7-----8-----7-----8-------------5--|
A|-----5-----6-----5-----6-------------5--|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---1~~---3--|
* * * * * * * * * * ah
"They're going to flick the switch..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-7-----8-----7-----8-----5-----5-----8-----7-|
A|-5-----6-----5-----6-----3-----3-----6-----5-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Down the hall...."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----7-----8-----7-----8-------6-----8--|
A|-----5-----6-----5-----6-------6-----8--|
E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---4-----6--|
* * * * * * * * * *
"They're gonna end my life..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/killer_tab.html ]
Riff 4
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---7---6-----6p5---5---5-----7---6-----5-5-5--7-|
A|-0---0---0-0-----7---0-----0---0---0-0-3-3-3--5-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"I will see you all in Hell..."
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------5-6-7-|
D|---7---6-----6p5---5---5-----7---6------5-6-7-------|
A|-0---0---0-0-----7---0-----0---0---0-0--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Isn't that......"
Play Riff 3 "I will not ...."
Riff 5 (slighty palm muted)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---4---5-4-2----------------------------2---4-2-0-|
A|-2---2---------4---5-4-2---5---7-5-4--0---0-------|
E|-------------2---2-------3---3--------------------|
"I am, I am a killer...."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---4---5-4-2------------------------------------|
A|-2---2---------4---5-4-2---5---7-5-4---4--5-4-2-|
E|-------------0---0-------3---3-------2---2------|
"I'm gonna get...."
Play Riff 1
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--0--|
A|--0--|
E|-----|
Play Riff 3 "It is not..."
Play Riff 4 "I will see you all in Hell..."
Play Riff 3 "Gazing at ..."
Play Riff 5 "I am, I am a killer..."
Lead into next section:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-2------5-------4-------|
D|-2------5-------4----5--|
A|-0------3-------2----5--|
E|---------------------3--|
Riff 6
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-7----9----6----5-----7----9----3----6----5--|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-5----7----4----3-----5----7----1----4----3--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
"I've got less..."
Riff 7 (solo rhythm)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2------2------2------2------|
a|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|
E|-----------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-5------5--------------------|
A|-3-3333-3-3333-5------5------|
E|---------------3-3333-3-3333-|
**** **** **** ****
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-2------2------2------2-----------5--|
A|-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000--6---5--|
E|------------------------------5---3--|
**** **** **** ****
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------3-----------2-----------5-----|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0---0-0-1-1-1---1-1-0-0-0---0-0-3-3-3---3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------2-----------3-----------2--2--3--|
A|----------------------------------0--1--|
E|-0-0-0---0-0-1-1-1---1-1-0-0-0----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo
e|-22-20-19---------20-19-17---------19-17-15---------|
B|---------22-20-19---------20-19-17---------19-17-15-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-17-15-14----------15-13-12----------17-15-14---------|
B|---------17-15-14----------15-13-12----------17-15-14-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15-13-12---------13-12-10---------15-13-12---------|
B|---------15-13-12---------13-12-10---------15-13-12-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-13-12-10----------12-10-8--------10-8-7-------|
B|---------13-12-10---------12-10-8-------10-8-7-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-10-8-7-------------------------10-12-10-------------|
B|-------10-8-7-----------------13--------13-12-10-----|
G|-------------10-10-------------------------------11~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------0-[dives]-------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 3 "I hear them..."
Play Riff 5 "I am, I am a killer..."
Lead into next section:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-2------5-------4-------|
D|-2------5-------4----5--|
A|-0------3-------2----5--|
E|---------------------3--|
Play Riff 1
Ending chord:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--0--|
A|--0--|
E|-----|
"It's time."
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
