King Diamond: The Ritual
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Date last modified: October 27, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----12-12-11-12-|
A|-7----7----7----7----10-10--9-10-|
E|---------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-3----3----3----3---------8---|
A|-1----1----1----1----/6-9---6-|
E|------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----12-12-11-12-|
A|-7----7----7----7----10-10--9-10-|
E|---------------------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-8----8----8----7----7--8-|
A|-6----6----6----5----5--6-|
E|--------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-12----12----12----12----12--12-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-10----10----10----10----10--10-|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-10----10----10----10----10--10-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8---8-|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-12----12----12----12----12--12-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-10----10----10----10----10--10-|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-11----11----11----11----11--11-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9---9-|
E|--------------------------------|
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-7-------7-10---------7-10---|
E|---000-0------8-000-0------8-|
*** * *** *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------7-10---7-10---6-9-|
E|-000-0------8------7-----|
*** *
"I can't speak..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-7-------7-10---------7-10---|
E|---000-0------8-000-0------8-|
*** * *** *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-------7-10---4-7---2-5-|
E|-000-0------5-----3-----|
*** *
"I'm in shock..."
Riff 3
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|---------------5---4---3-|
E|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-0-1-|
* *** * * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|---------------5---4-5-7-|
E|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-3-5-|
* *** * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|---------------5---4---3-|
E|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-0-1-|
* *** * * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------------5---4-----|
A|---------------3---2-5-4-|
E|-0-000-0-0-0-0---0---3-2-|
* *** * * * * *
Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|---------------5---4---3-|
E|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-0-1-|
* *** * * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|---------------5---4-5-7-|
E|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-3-5-|
* *** * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|---------------5---4---3-|
E|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-0-1-|
* *** * * * * * *
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|---------------5---4--|
A|---------------3---2--|
E|-0-000-0-0-0-0---0----|
* *** * * * * *
Solo (Wah pedal)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-9~--8----------12-11--------|
D|-------10-9~----------10-9~--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-9~--8-12-11~----12-11-9-8~--|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------12-11---------|
G|-12~--11-------------------------|
D|---------14-13~----------14-13~--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------12-11~----12-11---------|
G|-12~--11-----------------12-11~--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 4 x2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------------3---4---3-|
A|---------------3---4---3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1---1---|
* * * * * * * * *
"Human skulls..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|----------------7---8---7-|
A|----------------7---8---7-|
E|-/5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5---5---|
* * * * * * * * *
"A strange symbol..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------8-7-5-------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-------8-7-5-|
* * * * * *
"...on the wall..." x2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---------------3---4---3-|
A|---------------3---4---3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1---1---|
* * * * * * * * *
"Black candles..."
Riff 5
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-7--------10--------10--------10--|
E|-5---------8---------7---------6--|
"In the gloomy light..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-10--------10--------10--------10--------10--|
E|--7---------8---------7---------6---------7--|
"Oh, what is it for?"
Play Riff 4 "In glass jars..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/the_ritual_tab.html ]
Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------10--------12--------15--------14--10-|
E|-5---------8--------10--------13--------12---8-|
"I hear the Master's voice..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7--------10--------0--------2--|
E|-5---------8--------1--------0--|
"I'm feeling strange..."
Riff 3b (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------| -----|
D|---------------5---4---3-| |
A|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-0-1-| |
E|-------------------------| |
* *** * * * * * * |
e|-------------------------| |
B|-------------------------| |
G|-------------------------| |
D|---------------5---4-5-7-| |
A|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-3-5-| |
E|-------------------------| |
* *** * * * * * |--> Play 2x
e|-------------------------| |
B|-------------------------| |
G|-------------------------| |
D|---------------5---4---3-| |
A|-0-000-0-0-0-0-3-0-2-0-1-| |
E|-------------------------| |
* *** * * * * * * |
e|-------------------------| |
B|-------------------------| |
G|---------------5---4-----| |
D|---------------3---2-5-4-| -----|
A|-0-000-0-0-0-0---0---3-2-|
E|-------------------------|
* *** * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---------------------------10--|
D|-3--------5--------7--------7--|
A|-1--------3--------5--------5--|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-3--------5--------5-----------|
A|-1--------3--------0--------3--|
E|----------------------------4--|
Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 6 "I hear the Master's voice..."
Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-8--------8--------8--------8--------|
A|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-|
E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"In panic..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7--------7--------7--------7--------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...kick the shelf..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-8--------8--------8--------8--------|
A|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-|
E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"One of them..."
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-7--------6--|
A|-5--------4--|
E|-------------|
"...above to the floor..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-11------------(11)-------------10-8-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--9-------------(9)--------------8-6-|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-10------------(10)-------------(10)-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--8-------------(8)--------------(8)-|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-11--------13--15----13-11--|
D|----------------------------|
A|--9--------11--13----11--9--|
E|----------------------------|
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-10-------10--|
D|--------------|
A|--8--------8--|
E|--------------|
Play Riff 2 "Red! Oh so red!"
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 3a Solo Rhythm
Solo (Wah pedal)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-9~--8----------12-11--------|
D|-------10-9~----------10-9~--|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-9~--8-12-11~----12-11-9-8~--|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------12-11---------|
G|-12~--11-------------------------|
D|---------14-13~----------14-13~--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------12-11~----12-11---------|
G|-12~--11-----------------12-11~--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 4 "Demon skull..."
Play Riff 5 "I feel a sting..."
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 6 "I hear the Master's voice..."
"He lures away my soul..."
Play Riff 1 "As well as hell..."
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
