King Diamond - "Sleepless Nights" Guitar Tab
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King Diamond: Sleepless Nights
(Conspiracy)
Copyright (c) (Roadrunner Records) (1989)
transcribed by: ANDRÉ DA SILVA SALVATERRA : mercyful@zipmail.com.br
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Ben Stembridge : stembbe@ala.net
Jordan B. : sansamppsa1@hotmail.com
solos by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
Jason Miniaci : jasonminiaci@yahoo.com
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Date last modified: November 23, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-4----------4--2~---------------|
D|-4----------4--a----------------|
A|-2------------------------------|
E|-2-22222222--------222222222222-|
******** ************
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-4----------4--/9------|
D|-4----------4--/9---8--|
A|--------------------8--|
E|---22222222------------|
********
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-4----------4--2~---------------|
D|-4----------4--a----------------|
A|-2------------------------------|
E|-2-22222222--------222222222222-|
******** ************
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-4----------4--2-------|
D|-4----------4--2-------|
A|--------------------2--|
E|---22222222---------0--|
********
Riff 2 (Acoustic)
e|-------0-------------0-------------8-------------7-------|
B|-----6---6---------6---6---------6---6---------6---6-----|
G|---5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5---|
D|-0-----------0-0-----------0-0-----------0-0-----------0-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
"I cannot sleep at night..."
Riff 3 (Distortion)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9---------------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7----9------9-------12-10-9-|
A|----0000----0000----00-8-0000-8-0000----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** ****
"And as the clock strikes midnight..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9--------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7--------------------|
A|----0000----0000----00-------5-------6-|
E|------------------------3333-3--4444-4-|
**** **** ** **** ****
"I hear "THEM" dancing at the graves..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9------------------9~-|
D|--7-------7-------7----9------9------a--|
A|----0000----0000----00-8-0000-8-0000----|
E|----------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** ****
"Singing to my mind..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9-----------|
D|--7-------7-------7-----5---7-|
A|----0000----0000----00--3---5-|
E|------------------------3---5-|
**** **** **
"Killing the pain..."
Riff 4
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6------6------2----6------6------2---6------6----------|
A|-4-0000-2-0000-0----4-0000-2-0000-0---4-0000-2-0000-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------4~~-|
**** **** **** **** **** ****
"Sleepless nights..."
Riff 5 (3 guitars)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-12------11------12-----9--|
D|-10-------9------10-----7--|
A|----0000----0000----00-----|
E|---------------------------|
**** **** **
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-12------11----12----14--12-11-12--11--9-|
D|-10-------9----10----12--10--9-10---9--7-|
A|----0000----00----00---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
**** ** **
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-12------11------12-----9--|
D|-10-------9------10-----7--|
A|----0000----0000----00-----|
E|---------------------------|
**** **** **
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-12------11----12----14--12-11-12--11-7--|
D|-10-------9----10----12--10--9-10---9-5--|
A|----0000----00----00---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
**** ** **
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-14------12------14----10-|
A|----0000----0000----00----|
E|--------------------------|
**** **** **
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-14------12----14----15--14-12-14--12-10-|
A|----0000----00----00---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
**** ** **
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-14------12------14----10-|
A|----0000----0000----00----|
E|--------------------------|
**** **** **
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-14------12----14----15--14-12-14--12-9-|
A|----0000----00----00--------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
**** ** **
Guitar 3 just plays root notes of Guitar 1.
Play Riff 2 "I cannot sleep at night..."
Riff 3a (Distortion)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9-----------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7----9------9------9/10-|
A|----0000----0000----00-8-0000-8-0000-8----|
E|------------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** ****
"And as the clock strikes midnight..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9---------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7---------------------|
A|----0000----0000----00-------5----------|
E|------------------------3333-3--4444-4~-|
**** **** ** **** ****
"Only "THEY" can let us meet..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9------------------9~-|
D|--7-------7-------7----9------9------a--|
A|----0000----0000----00-8-0000-8-0000----|
E|----------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** ****
"Even though she's dead now..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9-----------|
D|--7-------7-------7-----5---7-|
A|----0000----0000----00--3---5-|
E|------------------------3---5-|
**** **** **
"I gotta see her again..."
Play Riff 4 "Sleepless nights..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-4----------4--2----------------|
D|-4----------4--2----------------|
A|-2------------------------------|
E|-2-22222222--------222222222222-|
******** ************
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-4----------4--/9------|
D|-4----------4--/9---8--|
A|--------------------8--|
E|---22222222------------|
********
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-4----------4--2----------------|
D|-4----------4--2----------------|
A|-2------------------------------|
E|-2-22222222--------222222222222-|
******** ************
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-4----------4--2-------|
D|-4----------4--2-------|
A|--------------------2--|
E|---22222222---------0--|
********
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-6----7-6----6-9-7-6----7--7-6-4---4------|
E|-4----5-4----4-7-5-4----5--------7---7-5~-|
* * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-6----7-6----6-9-7-6----7--4-2~----7-6~-|
E|-4----5-4----4-7-5-4----5---------------|
*
Play Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
Solo (Pete Blakk)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--10-10--13-13-13/20-20-19-19-19-17-17-17-20-20-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|--22b--|
B|--19-19-19-17-17-17-19-19-20b-----20h17-|-------|
G|----------------------------------------|-------|
D|----------------------------------------|-------|
A|----------------------------------------|-------|
E|----------------------------------------|-------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|---------------19/12-----------------|
D|---------------------14--------------|
A|------------------------14-----------|
E|--19/15/12/9/5-------------12~-------|
e|--17-14-16-14-17-19-17-14-17-16-14-14-17b---|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|------17-14-19-17h16h14-17h16h14-17h16h14-17h16h14-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------|
B|--17h15h14-15h17h15-14----------------------------|------------------|
G|-----------------------16h14h13-16h14h13-16h14h13h|--16h14h13--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|-----------12-14~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|------------------|
e|--17r---22r-----------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|--19h17h16h19h17h16-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------17h15h14h17h15h14-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------16-14-13-14-16-|
D|--------------------------------------16-14-12----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--14-13----------------13-16-13-------------12----|
D|--------16-14-12-14-16----------16-12-14-12----16-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|--22~--|
B|------------------------------------------------|-------|
G|-----12-----------------------------------------|-------|
D|--14----16h14h12----------------16r-16r-16r-16r-|-------|
A|-----------------16h14h12-----------------------|-------|
E|--------------------------16/12-----------------|-------|
e|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------10~-----|
G|------------------------|-----------------9~------|
D|-----------------7~-----|-----------------7~------|
A|--6h8h6h4-6-------------|--6h8h6h4-6--------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--12----------------------------------------|
A|------16--14--12--14--12--x---x---x---------|
E|------x---x---x---x---x---16--14--11--12~---|
e|--17-17-17-17-17-14-14-14-14----------------------|
B|-----------------------------16-16-16-13-13----13-|
G|--------------------------------------------14----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--17-14----------------14-17--------|
B|--------16----------16--------------|
G|-----------14----14-----------------|
D|--------------16--------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|--19-19-19-19-19-16-16-16-16----------------------|
B|-----------------------------18-18-18-18-15-15-15-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--19h-16--------------16--19h-16------------|
B|----------18------18--------------18--------|
G|--------------16----------------------16----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|-------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|-------|
G|----------13--16h-13--------------13--16h13-------|-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|-------|
A|--12--16--------------16--12--16------------16-12-|-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|--16~--|
End Solo
Riff 5a (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|---------------------------(12-12\8-8/13)-|
B|----------------------------12-12\8-8/13--|
G|-12------11------12-----9-----------------|
D|-10-------9------10-----7-----------------|
A|----0000----0000----00--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
**** **** **
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-12------11----12----14--12-11-12--11--9-|
D|-10-------9----10----12--10--9-10---9--7-|
A|----0000----00----00---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
**** ** **
e|-----------------------------7------------------|
B|-------------------------------10-9-7-10-9-7----|
G|-12------11------12-----9---------------------9-|
D|-10-------9------10-----7-----------------------|
A|----0000----0000----00--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
**** **** **
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-12------11----12----14--12-11-12--11-7--|
D|-10-------9----10----12--10--9-10---9-5--|
A|----0000----00----00---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
**** ** **
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4--4--------------------------|
A|-3--3--3-2----2--2--3-2~--3--3--3-2----5--5-|
E|-1--1------1--------------1--1------1--3--3-|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--------------4----|
A|-3--3--3-2----2--2-|
E|-1--1------1-----0-|
* * *
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------9~~-------9~~----10--9-|
A|-8~~----8~~----8--7---------9---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Harmony
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------12~---12-10--9-10-10~----9/10\ 9-7~-|
D|-7~~----7--14~---14-12-10-12-12~---10/12\10-9~-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------7-----9-----|
G|-5-7--9~--------------5-7--9-8-----9-----|
D|-7-9-10~---9/10\9-7---7-9-10-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
E|-17~~----17--19--20--24~~----242419-17~~----|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
E|---12-12~~----10--------121915-14-----------|
B|----------------12111212----------12--------|
G|-9-----------------------------------9~~----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------12~~---|
B|-----------10-12-14-131210-------10---------------------8-9--------|
G|-12--11-12-----------------12-11----12--9--10----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------12------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------12-10-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------17-------19-------20\----|
B|-10-------10-11-13-11-10---------------------16-------18-----------|
G|----10-12----------------12-10-9----9~~---------15-------17--------|
D|---------------------------------12--------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 "I cannot sleep at night..."
Riff 10 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------(9--8-/12~)-|
A|-2--2--2-2-2--5--4--2--7--6-/10~~-|
E|-0--0--0-0-0--3--2--0-------------|
* * * * * * * *
"Then let us make you an eternal deal..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----------------------4--|
D|-----------------------4--|
A|-2--2--2-2-2--5--4--2--2--|
E|-0--0--0-0-0--3--2--0--2--|
* * * * * * * *
"You will attend to the graves..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------(9--8-/12~)-|
A|-2--2--2-2-2--5--4--2--7--6-/10~~-|
E|-0--0--0-0-0--3--2--0-------------|
* * * * * * * *
You'll give us the house back and keep in mind..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-------------------12-11~--|
D|--------------(9-7-10--9~)-| <-- Harmony plays first two top notes
A|-2--2--2-2-2--10-9---------| then next two bottom notes
E|-0--0--0-0-0---------------|
* * * * *
"That we only come here at night..."
Riff 11 x3
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--7/9--9-9/11-11--7--7--4-4-7-7\4-4--7-|
A|-7--7--5/7--7-7/-9--9--5--5--2-2-5-5\2-2--5-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
"So we made the deal under the starry night and..."
e|------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
G|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|
D|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|
A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
E|------------------|
Riff 3b
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9-----------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7----9------9------9/10-|
A|----0000----0000----00-8-0000-8-0000-8----|
E|------------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** ****
"And as the sun breaks up the dark..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9----(11~~)--(12~~)--| <-- Guitar 2
D|--7-------7-------7--------------------|
A|----0000----0000----00---9~~----10~~---|
E|-------------------------a-------a-----|
**** **** **
"I can't hear "THEM" dance no more..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9-----------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7----9------9------9/10-|
A|----0000----0000----00-8-0000-8-0000-8----|
E|------------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** ****
"There's no voices..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9-----------|
D|--7-------7-------7-----5---7-|
A|----0000----0000----00--3---5-|
E|------------------------3---5-|
**** **** **
"Killing the pain..."
Play Riff 2
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
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