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King Diamond:  Victimized
(Conspiracy)
Copyright (c)  (Roadrunner Records) (1989)

transcribed by:  Darren McLennan :  9605195f@lux.levels.unisa.edu.au
     edited by:  Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
                 Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                 Ben Stembridge  :  stembbe@ala.net
                 Rami Nuotio     :  rami.nuotio@nic.fi
                 Jordan B.       :  sansamppsa1@hotmail.com

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Date last modified:  November 19, 2004

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------12\11/12--9\7/9---------12\11/12--5--7-|
A|--------10\-9/10--7\5/7---------10\-9/10--3--5-|
E|-0--0-0------------------0--0-0----------------|
   *  * *                  *  * *
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|--------12\11/12--9\7/9---------12\11/12--14--7-|
A|--------10\-9/10--7\5/7---------10\-9/10--12--5-|
E|-0--0-0------------------0--0-0-----------------|
   *  * *                  *  * *

Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---------9\7/9--5\4/5----------9\7/9--2-4-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-0--0-0----------------0--0-0-------------|
   *  * *                *  * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---------9\7/9--5\4/5----------9\7/9--10-4-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-0--0-0----------------0--0-0--------------|
   *  * *                *  * *


Riff 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-------6---------6----------6---------6---|
D|-----4----4--------4------4----4--------4-|
A|-0h4--------4--4------4h5--------5--5-----|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-------6---------6------------------------|
D|-----4----4--------4----------------------|
A|-0h4--------4--4------2b3r2-0--3~-2~------|
E|----------------------a--------------3-2~-|


Play Riff 1

Riff 3
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------4-----4-----4---4---5-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---|
   * *** *   * *   * *   *   *
  "A little later in the day..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---------4-----4-----5----3-|
A|--------------------------1-|
E|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2--1-|
   * *** *   * *   * *   *
  "Mother and the Doctor went away..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------4-----4-----4---4---5-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---|
   * *** *   * *   * *   *   *
  "They left me lying on the floor..."

Ending lead to Riff 3
e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
e|------|
B|------|
G|-X\\--|



Riff 4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------9-----9-----9---9---8-| -----|
A|-------------------------------|      |
E|-7-777-7---7-7---7-7---7---7---|      |
   * *** *   * *   * *   *   *          |
  "Heading for the local church...      |--- Play 2x
e|----------------------------|         |
B|----------------------------|         |
G|----------------------------|         |
D|---------9----9-------------|  -------|
A|---------------------9---10-|
E|-7-777-7---7-7---7-7---7--7-|
   * *** *   * *   * *   *
  "...not a trace of guilt in their eyes..."


Ending to Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------4---------------|
D|---------9-----9-----------------7-5-4--------|
A|---------------------9---10\-----------7-6----|
E|-7-777-7---7-7---7-7---7-------------------7\-|
   * *** *   * *   * *   *
  "And so easy to convert..."

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------7--5-4----------|
D|---------9-----9---------------------7-5-4----|
A|---------------------9---10\---------------5\-|
E|-7-777-7---7-7---7-7---7----------------------|
   * *** *   * *   * *   *



Riff 5
e|----0-----------0-----------(12t10-12t8-12t6)--| <--harmony gtr.
B|------0-----------0----------------------------|
G|--------2----3------3--------12t10-12t9-12t7---|
D|-2-----------1---------------------------------|
A|-0---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
   "Ah, conspiracy..."

e|----0--------|
B|------0------|
G|--------2----|
D|-2-----------|
A|-0-----------|
E|-------------|
  "Ah..."


Riff 6
e|---------------------4-------|
B|-----------------------4-----|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7--6--9--7--6-7--6-------6--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5-5--4-------4--|
E|------------------4-------4--|
  "I am being victimized again..."

Play Riff 3

Ending lead to Riff 3
e|----------------------------------|
B|---------14~-----11--10--13-------|
G|-11~-------------------------11---|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|



Riff 4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---------9-----9-----9---9---8-| -----|
A|-------------------------------|      |
E|-7-777-7---7-7---7-7---7---7---|      |
   * *** *   * *   * *   *   *          |
  "Knocking at the preacher's door..."  |--- Play 2x
e|----------------------------|         |
B|----------------------------|         |
G|----------------------------|         |
D|---------9----9-------------|  -------|
A|---------------------9---10-|
E|-7-777-7---7-7---7-7---7----|
   * *** *   * *   * *   *
  "...none of them..."


Ending to Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------4---------------|
D|---------9-----9-----------------7-5-4--------|
A|---------------------9---10\-----------7-6----|
E|-7-777-7---7-7---7-7---7-------------------7\-|
   * *** *   * *   * *   *
  "And so easy to convert..."

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------7--5-4----------|
D|---------9-----9---------------------7-5-4----|
A|---------------------9---10\---------------5\-|
E|-7-777-7---7-7---7-7---7----------------------|
   * *** *   * *   * *   *


Riff 7
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----7-----9----7-----7-----9--8---|
D|-6--5--6--7--6-5--6--5--6--7--6-9-|
A|-4-----4-----4----4-----4-------7-|
E|----------------------------------|
               * *              * *
  "Priest, do you remember King..."


Play Riff 1  "...hill....yes I do..."

Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----6---4-----------------6---4-----------4-|
A|------------7---6-4---------------7---6-7---|
E|-4----4---4---4-----7--4----4---4---4-------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----4---2-----------------6---4-----------4-|
A|------------6---4-2---------------7---6-7---|
E|-2----2---2---2-----6--4----4---4---4-------|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|----4----------4--2-|
A|-4--2--4----4--2--0-|
E|-2-----2----2-------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----6---4-----------------6---4-----------4-|
A|------------7---6-4---------------7---6-7---|
E|-4----4---4---4-----7--4----4---4---4-------|


Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------0---|
B|----------------------------0-|
G|------------------------------|
D|-12---11----12---11-----------|
A|-10----9----10----9---10------|
E|----0----------0----0--8------|
      *          *    *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-12---11----12---11---7---9-7-|
A|-10----9----10----9---5---7-5-|
E|----0----------0----0---------|
      *          *    *

Play Riff 2   "Ah, conspiracy..."
Play Riff 3

Lead into next section
e|-19-----------------------------------|
B|---19----------------19-19------------|
G|------19----------16-------19-16------|
e|---------17--1617----------------16---|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|


Play Riff 4   "Talking to the preacher..."

Riff 10
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-12-12-----------11-11-----------|
D|-10-10-----------10-10-----------|
A|--0----0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
         * * * * *       * * * * *
  "From what you tell me..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--9--9-----------11-11-----------|
D|-10-10-----------10-10-----------|
A|-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
         * * * * *       * * * * *
  "...we cannot save him..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-6-6-----------5-5-----------|
G|-3-3-----------2-2-----------|
D|-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
       * * * * *     * * * * *
  "It could be Satan himself..."
e|------------------------------|
B|-3-3------------5-5-----------|
G|-2-2------------3-3-----------|
D|-----0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
       * * * * *      * * * * *
  "...or some evil demon..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-12-12-----------11-11-----------|
D|-10-10-----------10-10-----------|
A|--0----0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
         * * * * *       * * * * *
  "Let us not..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--9--9-----------11-11-----------|
D|-10-10-----------10-10-----------|
A|-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
         * * * * *       * * * * *
  "...the demons..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-6-6-----------5-5-----------|
G|-3-3-----------3-3-----------|
D|-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
       * * * * *     * * * * *
  "We must go..."
e|------------------------------|
B|-3-3------------5-5-----------|
G|-2-2------------3-3-----------|
D|-----0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
       * * * * *      * * * * *
  "...do what must be done..."



Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-3--5-------------------3--5----8-7-5-|
A|-3--5----5-5---8--------3--5----8-8-3-|
E|---------6-5-0-5----------------------|


Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------8-----8-----8-----|
A|-8--8--5------6-----6-----6-----|
E|-5--6--3--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-|
            * *   * *   * *   * *

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------5-----5-----5-----|
D|--------------3-----3-----3-----|
A|-8--8--3--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-|
E|-5--6--1------------------------|
            * *   * *   * *   * *

Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------8------8-----8-----8---|
A|-8--8--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-|
E|-5--6-------------------------|
            * *   * *   * *   *
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-8------8-----8-----8-----|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-|
E|--------------------------|
      * *   * *   * *   * *


Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm ending)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-------4--------4----------4--------4---|
D|-----4----4-------4------4----4-------4-|
A|-0h2--------0-0-------------------------|
E|---------------------0h3--------2-2-----|
  "Ah, conspiracy..."


Play Riff 6   "I am being victimized again..."

Lead into next section:
e|-----3----------------------|
B|-------3--------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--5-------5------4--4--4----|
A|--3-------3------2--2--2----|
E|--3-------3------2--2--2----|
                 "Victimized!"

Riff 15
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------------------------7-------------|
D|------9---9-10-7-9----7------------9---10-9--------|
A|-7-10--------------10---10-9--7-10-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------8~--7~-|

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

Riff 15a
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------8----------------------------8-------------|
G|-------9---9-10-7-9----7------------9---10-9--------|
D|-/7-10--------------10---10-9--7-10-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------8~--7~-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Play Riff 15


Riff 16
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5-----------|
D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7----8-7-5-----|
A|----------------------------------------------8-7-|
E|-5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5----------------|
   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *   *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5-----------|
D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7----8-7-5-----|
A|-5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5------------8-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *   *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5-----------|
D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7----8-7-5-----|
A|----------------------------------------------8-7-|
E|-6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6----------------|
   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *   *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5-----------|
D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7----8-7-5-----|
A|-6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6------------8-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *   *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7--|
A|-------------------------4-4-4---4---4-4-4---4----|
E|-8-8-8---8---8-8-8---8----------------------------|
   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *   *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5-----------|
D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7----8-7-5-----|
A|-5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5------------8-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *   *

Play Riff 15
Play Riff 15a


Riff 15b
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------------------------7-------------|
D|------9---9-10-7-9----7------------9---10-9--------|
A|-7-10--------------10---10-9--7-10-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------8~--7~-|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------------------------7------------|
D|------9---9-10-7-9----7------------9---10-9-------|
A|-7-10--------------10---10-9--7-10----------10--9-|
E|---------------------------------------------8--7-|


Riff 17
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-------9----------7-7---------5----------4-4-|
E|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   * * *    * * * *       * * *    * * * *

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------9-9\--|
A|-------7-7\--|
E|-0-0-0-------|
   * * *


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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