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King Diamond: The Jonah
(Fatal Portrait)
Copyright (c)  (Roadrunner Records) (1986)

transcribed by:  Langus          :  tlange@polbox.com
     edited by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                 Jordan B.       :  sansamppsa1@hotmail.com

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Date last modified:  November 23, 2004

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|------4--3-------2---4-3h4p3----|
E|-2------------4---------------5-|

Final time
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-----------------4--|
A|------4--3-------2--|
E|-2------------4-----|


Guitar 2 (comes in at 0:39)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------4--3-------2---4-3h4p3----|
A|-2------------4---------------5-|
E|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------6--5-------4---6-5h6p5----|
A|-4------------6---------------7-|
E|--------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|------9--8-------7---9-8h9p8------|
D|-7------------9---------------10--|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|


Riff 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---9-10---9-10-9-------7-8---7-8-7---|
A|-7------7--------10--5-----5-------8-|
E|-------------------------------------|



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

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---11-12---11-12-11-------9-10---9-10-9----|
D|-9-------9----------12--7------7--------10-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|


Riff 4
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---6-7---6-7-6--------------------|
A|-4-----4-------7----6-7---6-7-6---|
E|------------------4-----4-------7-|
   "In the attic..."


Riff 5
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-2----------4------------------6----------6---|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-6-|
E|--------------------------------------------7-|
      * * * *    * * * * * * * *    * * * *
   "Old and gray..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2----------4----------6-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-4-|
E|-------------------------|
      * * * *    * * * *
   "...I felt it staring..."

Riff 6
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-6-----2----|
A|-4--6--0--6-|
E|----7-----4-|
  "Oh that book..."


Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4   "Yellow pages..."


Riff 7
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-4~---1-1-1-1-0-1-2~-|
   "In an ancient rhyme..."


Riff 5a
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-2----------4------------------6----------6---|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-6-|
E|--------------------------------------------7-|
      * * * *    * * * * * * * *    * * * *
   "It had been there..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-2----------4----------|
A|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------------|
      * * * *    * * * *
   "And no one ever knew..."


Riff 8                x4
e|---------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------|-----------------|
D|-6---6---6---8/9-8/9-|-4----4/-9--9--9-|
A|-4---4---4---6/7-6/7-|-2----2/-7--6--7-|
E|---------------------|-----------------|
   "Now break the spell..."


Final time
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-6---6---6---8/9-8/9-|
A|-4---4---4---6/7-6/7-|
E|---------------------|
   "...ah you're free..."


Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)              x2
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8/9-8/9-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9--9--9-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6/7-6/7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--6--7-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *           * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9--8-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7--6-|
E|------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *        x2
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8/9-8/9-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-9--9--9-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6/7-6/7-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-7--6--7-|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *           * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9--8-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7--6-|
E|------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *


Play Riff 7   Solo Rhythm


Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-6~--3-3-3-3-6-3-6~-|


Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-4~---1-1-1-1-0-1-2~-|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------4-|
E|-1-1-1-1-4~---1-1-1-1-0-1-2-|
                          "Ahhh...."


Riff 11
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------9-------------------9-10----|
A|---9-10-----10-9-------9-10--------12-|
E|-0------0--------10--0------0---------|
   *      *            *      *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----------9----------9-10-9------------|
A|---9-10-----10-9------------10-12-10-9-|
E|-0------0--------10--------------------|
   *      *

Riff 12
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|----------9-------------------9-10----|
D|---9-10-----10-9-------9-10--------12-|
A|-0------0--------10--0------0---------|
E|--------------------------------------|
   *      *            *      *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----------9----------9-10-9------------|
D|---9-10-----10-9------------10-12-10-9-|
A|-0------0--------10--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
   *      *

Play Riff 11

Riff 13
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------5-----7-|
D|---------9---------------4------------9----5-----7---|
A|---------7-----------5-7---5----------7--3-----5-----|
E|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0----------------|
   * * * *    * * * *           * * * *
  "As the candle melts away..."

Final time:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|----------5-----7----|
D|-9------5-----7----9-|
A|-7----3-----5------7-|
E|---------------------|
   "...she starts to speak..."


Riff 14
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----9-----10------12-----10-----9-|
A|-0-7---0-8----0-10----0-8----0-7---|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----9-----10------12-----10-----5-|
A|-0-7---0-8----0-10----0-8----0-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-10--5----9-7-9\-|
A|--8--3----7-5-7\-|
E|-----------------|
       "Hear my story!"

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----9-----10------12-----10-----9-|
D|-0-7---0-8----0-10----0-8----0-7---|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----9-----10------12-----10-------|
D|-0-7---0-8----0-10----0-8--------5-|
A|-----------------------------0-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|----------9-7-9\-|
D|-10--5----7-5-7\-|
A|--8--3-----------|
E|-----------------|
       "Hear my story!"



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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