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King Diamond: Voices From The Past
(Fatal Portrait)
Copyright (c)  (Roadrunner Records) (1986)

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                 Langus          :  tlange@polbox.com

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Date last modified:  November 15, 2004

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-2-0-0-3-0-3-0-2-0-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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


Riff 2
Guitar 1                          x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-2-0-0-3-0-3-0-2-0-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                                  x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-5-3-3-6-3-6-3-5-3-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                                  x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-7-5-5-8-5-8-5-7-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2                          x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-5-2-2-4-2-2-5-2-5-2-4-2-|
E|---------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                                  x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-7-5-5-8-5-8-5-7-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                                     x2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-10-7-9-7-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
   * * * *  * * * * * *  * *  * * * *


Riff 3
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-...-|
   * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-...-|
   * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-...-|
   * * * * * * * *


Riff 4
Guitar 1                             x2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-10-7-9-7-|
E|------------------------------------|
   * * * *  * * * * * *  * *  * * * *
                                  x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-7-5-5-8-5-8-5-7-5-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *   x2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-10-7-9-7-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
   * * * *  * * * * * *  * *  * * * *

Guitar 2 (Comes in the 2nd time with guitar 1)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-2-0-0-3-0-3-0-2-0-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                                  x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-6-3-3-5-3-3-6-3-6-3-5-3-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
                                  x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-8-5-5-7-5-5-8-5-8-5-7-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 3

Ending
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-|
   * * * * * * * * * * *    * * * * * * *    * * *

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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