King Diamond: The Lake
transcribed by: ANDRÉ DA SILVA SALVATERRA : mercyful@zipmail.com.br
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Ben : stembbe@ala.net
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Date last modified: 04-10-01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|--5-4--|
E|--3-2--|
Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---2-------------------------------2-|
A|-4-0--0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-|
E|-2------------------------------2----|
*** *** *** *** *** **
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---------------2----6/7-6-|
A|-0-222-222-222-0----4/5-4-|
E|--------------------------|
*** *** ***
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2-|
A|-0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-|
E|---------------------------2----|
*** *** *** *** *** **
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--------------4-|
A|-0-222-22--6--2-|
E|-----------4----|
*** **
Solo
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------/4~--------------------|
A|-5-4-2~--------5-4-2~------4h5-4-|
E|-----------------------5\--------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------/4~---------------------|
A|-2~--------5-7-9~---4--6-6/7~-|
E|------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4----------------------------4-|
A|-2-444-444-444-444-444-44--6--2-|
E|---------------------------4----|
*** *** *** *** *** **
"It is Sunday morning..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-4-------------4----8/9-8-|
A|-2-444-444-444-2----6/7-6-|
E|--------------------------|
*** *** ***
"...just before dawn..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4----------------------------4-|
A|-2-444-444-444-444-444-44--6--2-|
E|---------------------------4----|
*** *** *** *** *** **
"A little girl is dancing..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7--6-------7--6----|
D|-4---------------------5----------5-|
A|-2-444-444-444-5----------5---------|
E|---------------3----------3---------|
*** *** ***
"...on the mansion porch..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/the_lake_tab.html ]
Riff 1a
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2-|
A|-0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-|
E|---------------------------2----|
*** *** *** *** *** **
"She calls out a name..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---------------2----6/7-6-|
A|-0-222-222-222-0----4/5-4-|
E|--------------------------|
*** *** ***
" 'God give him the sea.' "
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2-|
A|-0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-|
E|---------------------------2----|
*** *** *** *** *** **
"I'm here from the darkest deep..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------1--0------1--0----|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------3---------3-|
A|-0-222-222-222-3---------3---------|
E|---------------1---------1---------|
*** *** ***
"And hear my name..."
Riff 3
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7------------7------6/7\6-|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-4--4-4-4/5\4-|
E|---------------------------|
* * * * * * *
"Down by the lake..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------4-7-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-4-|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...grief..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7------------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5--|
E|--------------------------------3--|
* * * * *
"Dancing hand in hand with the Devil..."
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 "Watching from the bridge..."
Play Riff 1a "Yes, we all know..."
Play Riff 3 "Down by the lake..."
Lead into next section:
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--7--5--|
E|--5--3--|
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------2-------5-|
A|-2-4---------2-4-0-4-----3-|
E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2---|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-----------------4-5----|
A|-2-4---------2-4-2-3--3-|
E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2------1-|
* * * *
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-2-4---------2-4-2-4-----7-|
A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-5-|
E|---------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-2-4---------2-4-5----5----|
A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-3--3-3--|
E|-------------------1----1--|
* * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-2-4---------2-4-2-4-----7-|
A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-5-|
E|---------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2-4---------2-4--9-8-7--9-8-7-|
A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2--7-6-5--7-6-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * *
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Riff 6
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-5--------3----|
A|-3--------1----|
E|---------------|
"And the nun has been..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------10------------------| -----|
A|----------8----------------5-| |
E|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-5-6-7---| |
* * * * * * * * |
"...seen..." |--- Play 2x
e|-----------------------------| |
B|-----------------------------| |
G|-----------------------------| -----|
D|---------10------------------|
A|----------8----7-5---5-------|
E|-0-0-0-0-----0-----7---7-6-5-|
* * * * *
"I want your cross..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---7-5---5---------7-5---5--------4-|
E|-0-----7---7-6-5-0-----7---7-6-5--2-|
* *
"...Margaret..."
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 "Full of pride..."
Play Riff 1a "The little girl..."
Play Riff 3 "Down by the lake..."
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
