King Diamond: The Curse
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Play 2x)
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9---10-9-9---10---12-14-16-14-12-10-12-|
A|-7-7----8-7-7----8---10-12-14-12-10--8-10-|
E|------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-9-9---10-9-9---7---5---7---|
A|-7-7----8-7-7---5---3---5---|
E|----------------------------|
Riff 1a
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-9-9---10-9-9---|
A|-7-7----8-7-7---|
E|----------------|
Riff 2
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---4-5---9-7-5-4----4-5--9-7-7-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-0-2-3---7-5-3-2--0-2-3--7-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
"I know what you're thinking..."
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---4-5---9-7-5-4----4-5----------|
D|------------------------(0)------| <-- Guitar 2 plays notes
A|-0-2-3---7-5-3-2--0-2-3--2-(3-3)-| in ()
E|----------------------------5-5--|
"I know what you're doing..."
Play Riff 1 "The power I get..."
Riff 3
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------12---------------------11-|
D|---------------------10----------------------9-|
A|---------------------10----------------------7-|
E|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0------0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------12------------------5-4-|
D|---------------------10--------------5-4-----|
A|---------------------10------------------3-2-|
E|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0------0--0-0--0-0-3-2-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4
E|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|--4----5--|
A|--2----3--|
E|----------|
"It was only yesterday..."
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|----------4------5----------4----7-6-|
A|---------------------------------5-4-|
E|-0-222222----0-3----0h22222----0-----|
****** **** *
"...thunder rolling by..."
Riff 5
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|--7----5----4--5-|
A|--5----3----2--3-|
E|-----------------|
"The curse of the eye..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/the_curse_tab.html ]
Riff 3a (Play 2x)
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------12---------------------11-|
D|---------------------10----------------------9-|
A|---------------------10----------------------7-|
E|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0------0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5 "The curse of the eye..."
Lead into next section:
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--7--|
E|-----|
Riff 6
Guitar 1
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---10----9-----10----9-----10----9-----12-12-12-|
A|----8----7------8----7------8----7-----10-10--9-|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
* * * * * * *
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---10----9-----10----9-----10----9------7--7--7-|
A|----8----7------8----7------8----7------5--5--4-|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|
* * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (Comes in for the second bar only)
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----9-----------9-----------9-----------7--7--7-|
A|----7-----------7-----------7-----------5--5--4-|
E|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------|
* * * *
Play Riff 2 "I know what you're thinking..."
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 "I know there's a bad side..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 "It was on the 1st of May..."
Play Riff 5 "The curse of the eye..."
Ending:
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-9--------------10---12-14-16-14-12-10-12-|
A|-7---------------8---10-12-14-12-10--8-10-|
E|------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-9-9---10-9-9---7---5---7---|
A|-7-7----8-7-7---5---3---5---|
E|----------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9---10-9-9---10---12-14-16-14-12-10-12-|
A|-7-7----8-7-7----8---10-12-14-12-10--8-10-|
E|------------------------------------------|
"The power I get ..."
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-9-9---10-9-9---7---5---7---|
A|-7-7----8-7-7---5---3---5---|
E|----------------------------|
"...is mine..."
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-9--9---10--|
A|-7--7----8--|
E|------------|
"...use it."
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
