King Diamond: "LOA" House
transcribed by : Mika Ristiranta: m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
Russ Elton: mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
based from tab by: Matias Andujar with help of Gabriel Hidalgo
Pawel Wiecek: coven@coven.ml.org
solos by : Don Briggs: Sekhemet@ozemu.com
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Date last modified: 12-07-01
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Tuning: Standard
RIFF 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------7-6-----3----------------|
A|-5--4--5-4--2--1-[let ring]--1/-|
E|-3--2-------0-------------------|
* * * * *
RIFF 2
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------8-------5-------7-------|
E|---00000---00000---00000---00000-|
***** ***** ***** *****
add 3rd time
e|-------------------------------|---|
B|-------------------------------|---|
G|-------------------------------|---|
D|-------------------------------|---|
A|-7-------8---------------------|-2-|
E|---00000---00000-666666-555555-|-0-|
***** ***** ****** ******
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-7-------8-------5-------7----------|
E|---00000---00000---00000---00-5-7-0-|
***** ***** ***** **
add 3rd time
e|-------------------------------|---|
B|-------------------------------|---|
G|-------------------------------|---|
D|-------------------------------|---|
A|-7-------8-------555555-444444-|-2-|
E|---00000---00000---------------|-0-|
***** ***** ****** ******
RIFF 3 (2 times)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-4-------5-------2-------4--2-------|
A|---22222---22222---22222------5-4-2-|
E|------------------------------------|
* ***** * ***** * ***** * * * * *
"1932..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-4-------5--------------------|
A|---22222---22222-111111111111-|
E|------------------------------|
* ***** * ***** ************
"North...
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-4-------5-------2-------4--2-------|
A|---22222---22222---22222------5-4-2-|
E|------------------------------------|
* ***** * ***** * ***** * * * * *
"Louisiana..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-4-------5-------4---2----|
A|---22222---22222---5---4--|
E|--------------------------|
* ***** * *****
"darker than..."
Final time:
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-4-------5-------4---2----|
A|---2-2-2---2-2-2---5---4--|
E|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"a mansion if you will..."
RIFF 4
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------2-2---------------------|
A|-0-[let ring]--0-3-2-5-3---0-[let-ring]-320--3-2-|
E|---------------------------------------------1-0-|
"White..." ***
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------2-2---------------------|
A|-0-[let ring]--0-3-2-5-3---0-[let-ring]-320--3-5-|
E|---------------------------------------------1-3-|
"The mansion..." ***
RIFF 5 (2 times)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------------999-666-888-----|
A|-666666666666-------------999-|
E|------------------------------|
************ *** *** *** ***
"And when..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------------888-555-777-----|
A|-555555555555-------------888-|
E|------------------------------|
************ *** *** *** ***
"Full and..."
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4----------------4---2--------|
A|-2-[let ring]-------5---4-5-2--|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
"In the "LOA" house...."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------------|
A|-2--222222222222222222--2-2-2--|
E|-------------------------------|
****************** * * *
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-3----------------3---1--------|
A|-1-[let ring]-------4---3-4-1--|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
"Misery will...."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------------|
A|-1--1111111111111111111-1-1-1--|
E|-------------------------------|
******************* * * *
RIFF 1a
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-------7-6--|
A|-5--4--5-4--|
E|-3--2-------|
* * * *
Play RIFF 2 (2 times) (add E chord 2nd time)
Play RIFF 3 (2 times) "Jean Le Noir..."
Play RIFF 4 "They say..."
Play RIFF 5 (2 times) "And when..."
Play Riff 6 "In the "LOA"..."
Play Riff 1a
RIFF 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| ----|
A|--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-/9--9-9-9-9-\5--5-5-5-5-| |
E|--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-/7--7-7-7-7-\3--3-3-3-3-| |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |---- Play 2x
e|----------------------------------| |
B|----------------------------------| |
G|----------------------------------| ----|
D|--------------------------9--8----|
A|--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--7--6----|
E|--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--7--6----|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------| ----|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-| |
E|---------------------------------------------------| |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
e|---------------------------------------------------| |--- Play 2x
B|---------------------------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------------------------| |
D|---------------------------------------------------| ----|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------|
E|--------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------| ----|
A|-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-/7--7-7-7-7-\3--3-3-3-3-| |
E|-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-/5--5-5-5-5-\1--1-1-1-1-| |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |
e|---------------------------------| |--- Play 2x
B|---------------------------------| |
G|---------------------------------| |
D|-------------------------7-6-----| ----|
A|-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--5-4-----|
E|-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--5-4-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-8--------------11-11--| ----|
A|-6-[let ring]----9--8--| |
E|-----------------------| |
|
e|------------------------------------------| |--- Play 2x
B|------------------------------------------| |
G|------------------------------------------| |
D|-8----------------------------------------| ----|
A|-6--[let ring]---9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/loa_house_tab.html ]
Solo
E|------------11--23^19------19-21^18------18-19^16------16-18b~-|
B|----------12---------21--21--------19--19--------17--17--------|
G|--------13-------------20------------18------------16----------|
D|------13-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11^14---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------9-11-13-9^11^9----9-11----|
D|-------------------------9-11-14-9-11-13----------------13------13-|
A|---------9-11-12-9-11-12-------------------------------------------|
E|-9-11-12-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------20b^r-20~-|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-9----9-11-13-11-9----9-11-13-----------|
D|---13--------------13-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
X2
E|-------------------|-----------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------|
G|-13-12-13----13-12-|-13-12-13----13--------|
D|----------16-------|----------16----16-14~-|
A|-------------------|-----------------------|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|
E|----------------24-23-21----21-------------------------24B-|
B|-21-24-21-20-21----------24----23-24-23-21-20-21-20-21-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
SOLO : Herb
Speed pick
E|-14141414-17171717--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------14141414-17171717--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------14141414-16161616--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------14141414-16161616--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
AH
E|--------|----------------------------------------------|
B|----17b-|-14^17^14----14-------------------------------|
G|--------|----------16----16-14-16-14----14-------16b---|
D|-14-----|----------------------------16----16-14-------|
A|--------|----------------------------------------------|
E|--------|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------10-12-14-|-10~~-10^12^10---------------|
G|-----------------9-11-13----------|---------------13~~-13^14^13-|
D|---------9-11-12------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-9-11-12--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-11----11-13-14-13-11----13-----|-3b(with bar then vibrate)-|
D|----14----------------14----11~-|---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-16^18^16-14-16-14--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------18-16^18^16-14-16-14-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------16-15^16^15----15-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------18----18-16-15~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Speed pick
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-131313-/-202020-\-131313-/-202020-\-131313-13^16^13-11~-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-15^18^15----15-------------------------|
D|----------18----18-16-18-16----16-------|
A|----------------------------18----18-16-|
E|----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------11-13-15-/-21~~~-|
D|-------------------11-13-15------------------|
A|----------11-13-14---------------------------|
E|-11-13-14------------------------------------|
End solo
RIFF 8 (4 times)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-9----------------9-------------|
D|-9---9------7-----9-------------|
A|-7------10-----9--7-------------|
E|-----------------------8~--7~---|
"They never.... No No No..."
Play RIFF 1a
Play RIFF 3 (2 times) "7 days ago..."
Play RIFF 4 "White as snow..."
RIFF 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7---------4-5-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-3-|
E|-------------------------------------5-5-5-5-----|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-6-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9-11-9~-----------------------14~---12-11-9~---|
D|-9~---11-12~---12~-------------12-11-9~---11-12~--------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Double Time Feel)
e|-17-14----------14-19-14----------14-18-14----------14-19-14----------|
B|-------15----15----------15----15----------15----15----------15----15-|
G|----------16----------------16----------------16----------------16----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-17-14----------------------------|
B|----------15-------------------------|
G|-------------16----------------------|
D|----------------16-------------------|
A|---------------------17-14----12B^r--|
E|-------------------------------------|
(Fast)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------15-17-19-17-15--------|
G|----------------------------14-16-18-14-16-18-----------------------|
D|----------14-16-17-14-16-17-----------------------------------------|
A|-14-16-17-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------15-17-19-17-15-------------15-17-19-17-15----------------|
G|-18-14-16-18----------------18-14-16-18----------------18-16-14-16-18-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------18b--|
B|-15-17-19-17-15----------------15-17-19-17-15------|
G|----------------18-16-14-16-18---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play RIFF 8 "They never..."
Play RIFF 5 (2 times) "And when..."
Play Riff 6 (2 times) "In the "LOA"..."
Ending
Guitar 1
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-2-[let ring]-------|
E|-0------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-2------------------|
A|-0-[let ring]-------|
E|--------------------|
"And again, and again..."
Song fades out.
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