King Diamond: Moonlight
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-2-4----2-----------------5---|
A|-0-2----0----4-5----2-4-5-3-0-|
E|-------------2-3----0-2-3-----|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-4----2----------------------------5---|
A|-2----0----4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-4-5-3-0-|
E|-----------2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-3-----|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"In the moonlight..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------5---|
A|-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-4-5-3-0-|
E|-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-3-----|
* * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I see children searching..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------9-7-5-5---|
A|-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-3-3-0-|
E|-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7----3----5----7--|
A|-5----1----3----5--|
E|-------------------|
"Night after night..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-----------5-------|
A|-5----8---------5--|
E|-------------------|
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-9------------7--9-9--------5-5----7----12-11-|
A|-7------------5--7-7--------3-3----5----10--9-|
E|----0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 "In the moonlight..."
Play Riff 3 "Night after night..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/moonlight_tab.html ]
Riff 1a
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-2-4----2-----------------5---|
A|-0-2----0----4-5----2-4-5-3-0-|
E|-------------2-3----0-2-3-----|
"In the moonlight..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-4----2----------------------9-7-5-5---|
A|-2----0----4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-3-3-0-|
E|-----------2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------|
* * * * * * * * *
"In the moonlight..."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4--4-------2----2-4-5-|
A|-2--2-------0----0-2-3-|
E|--------3^-------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-4--4-------2------------|
A|-2--2-------0----5-4-----|
E|--------3^-----------5-2-|
* *
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4--4-------2----2-4-5-|
A|-2--2-------0----0-2-3-|
E|--------3^-------------|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-4--4--------2----2-5-|
A|-2--2--------0----0-3-|
E|---------3^-----------|
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9-----9-----9/10-9-----9-----7-8-9-|
A|-7-----7-----7/-8-7-----7-----5-6-7-|
E|---0-0---0-0--------0-0---0-0-------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------5-----7-|
D|-----9-----9/10----5-----7---|
A|-----7-----7/-8--3-----5-----|
E|-0-0---0-0-------------------|
* * * *
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 "Night after night..."
Play Riff 2 "In the moonlight..."
Riff 7
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Raven spread your wings..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--5-5---7-|
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--3-3---5-|
E|-----------------------3-3---5-|
* * * * * * * *
"Lead the spirits..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Raven spread your wings..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--5-5--7----5-5--7--|
A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--3-3--5----3-3--5--|
E|-----------------------3-3--5----3-3--5--|
* * * * * * * *
"Lead the spirits..."
Play Riff 4 "In the moonlight..."
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
