King Diamond - The Wedding Dream Chords & Tabs

King Diamond:  The Wedding Dream

transcribed by:  ANDRÉ DA SILVA SALVATERRA  :  mercyful@zipmail.com.br 
     edited by:  Russ Elton                 :  webmaster@abysslord.com

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Date last modified:  November 16, 2004

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1              x2
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-5---------5-------|
A|-3----2----3----2--|
E|------0---------0--|
  "My mother is entering..."  


Play Riff 1   "Suddenly there is..."

Lead into next section:
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--5--7--|
E|--3--5--|


Riff 2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------2p0-----------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * *     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------2p0------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---7--5-|
E|-----------------------------------------5--3-|
   * * * * * * * * *     * * * * * * * *  
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------2p0-----------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-|
   * * * * * * * * *     * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------2p0------------------5--7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--5-|
   * * * * * * * * *     * * * * * * * *  


Riff 3
Guitar 1                           x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--7-------10--------9--------8----|
A|--5--------8--------7--------6----|
E|--5--------8--------7--------6----|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--3--------6--------5--------4----|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--5--------8--------7--------6----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|


Riff 4
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------5--------4----2-|
A|-------------------3--------2----0-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----2---|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * *    *
   "Ah, now what have I..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------5--------4------|
A|-------------------3--------2--2-3-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----0-1-|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * *  
   "...done..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------2~-|
D|-------------------5--------4----a--|
A|-------------------3--------2-------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----2----|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * *    *
   "My mother's on the floor..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------5--------4------|
A|-------------------3--------2--2-3-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----0-1-|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * *  
   "...and the Doctor's gone..."


Riff 5
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------7--------6----4-|
A|-------------------5--------4----2-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4----4---|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * *    *
   "Oh, everything is..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------7--------6------|
A|-------------------5--------4--7-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4----5-4-|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * *  
   "...wrong..."


Riff 4a
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------5--------4----2-|
A|-------------------3--------2----0-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----2---|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * *    *
   "And as I keep the axe..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------5--------4------|
A|-------------------3--------2--2-3-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----0-1-|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * *  
   "...I wonder what's to come..."
 

Riff 3a                            x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--7-------10--------9--------8----|
A|--5--------8--------7--------6----|
E|--5--------8--------7--------6----|
   "I'm caught within a dream..."


Riff 6
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-----7--6--------------9--8-----------|
D|-5---5--5---8--7-8-7---7--7--10--9-10-|
A|-5--(5)(5)--5--5-5-7--(7)(7)--7--7--7-|
E|--------------------------------------|
   "...dream, the wedding dream..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-----7--6----------|
D|-5---5--5---8--7-8-|
A|-5--(5)(5)--5--5-5-|
E|-------------------|


[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/the_wedding_dream_tab.html ]
Riff 7 (Play 2x)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------7--9/11-9\7------------7--|
A|--9--7--9---5--7/-9-7\5--9--7--9---5--|
E|--7--5--7----------------7--5--7---5--|
    *  *  *                *  *  * 
  "Now everything turns to darkness..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------7--9/11-9\7----------9--|
A|--9--7--9---5--7/-9-7\5--9--7--9-7--|
E|--7--5--7----------------7--5--7-7--|
    *  *  *                *  *  *
  "Deep within I feel..."
        

Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--7--|
A|--5--|
E|-----|
 "...the dream...NO!"  


Riff 8
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------9--7-|
A|-7-9-9--9--9--9-9-12-12--12--12--7-7-9-9--9--9--9--7--5-|
E|-5-7-7--7--7--7-7-10-10--10--10--5-5-7-7--7--7--7--7--5-|
   * * *  *  *  * *  *  *   *   *  * * * *  *  *  * 
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------7--9-|
A|-7-9-9--9--9--9-9-12-12--12--12--7-7-9-9--9--9--9--5--7-|
E|-5-7-7--7--7--7-7-10-10--10--10--5-5-7-7--7--7--7--5--7-|
   * * *  *  *  * *  *  *   *   *  * * * *  *  *  * 

Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------12--10-|
A|-3-555555555555-8888888888-33-55555555555--10---8-|
E|-------------------------------------------10---8-|
   * ************ ********** ** ***********
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------10--12-|
A|-3-555555555555-8888888888-33-55555555555---8--10-|
E|--------------------------------------------8--10-|
   * ************ ********** ** ***********

Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------7--5-|
A|-5-7-7--7--7--7-7-10-10--10--10--5-5-7-7--7--7--7--5--3-|
E|-3-5-5--5--5--5-5--8--8---8---8--3-3-5-5--5--5--5--5--3-|
   * * *  *  *  * *  *  *   *   *  * * * *  *  *  *
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------3--5-|
A|-3-5-5--5--5--5-5-8-8--8--8--3-3-5-5--5--5--5--1--3-|
E|-1-3-3--3--3--3-3-6-6--6--6--1-1-3-3--3--3--3--1--3-|
   * * *  *  *  * * * *  *  *  * * * *  *  *  *


Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4    "Get away from him mother..."
Play Riff 5    "Take a look..."
Play Riff 4a   "He's got the key..."
Play Riff 3a   "I'm caught within..."
Play Riff 6    "...dream, the wedding dream..."


Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------10-------9----7-|  ----|
A|--------------------8-------7----5-|      |
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7----7---|      |
   * * * * * * * * *    * * *    *          |--- Play 2x
e|-----------------------------------|      |
B|-----------------------------------|      |
G|-----------------------------------|  ----|
D|-------------------10-------9------|
A|--------------------8-------7--7-8-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7----5-6-|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * *   

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------5--------4----2-|
A|-------------------3--------2----0-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----2---|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * *    *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------5--------4------|
A|-------------------3--------2--2-3-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----0-1-|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * *  
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------5--------4----2-|
A|-------------------3--------2----0-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----2---|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * *    *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------------------5--------4-|
A|-------------------3--------2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2---|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * *  


Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6   "...dream, the wedding dream..."
Play Riff 7   "Now everything turns..."


Lead into next section:
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--7-7----7-7--|
A|--5-5----5-5--|
E|---------5-5--|
 "...and it's me!" 


Riff 1a               x2
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-5-----------5-------|
A|-3----2-2----3----2--|
E|------0-0---------0--|
  "At sunrise..."


Ending:
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-8----7----6----5-5----4----3-|
A|-6----5----4----3-3----2----1-|
E|-6----5----4----3-3----2----1-|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-8---10----9----8-8----7----6-|
D|------------------------------|
A|-6----8----7----6-6----5----4-|
E|------------------------------|


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