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King Diamond - "The Lake" Guitar Tab

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Updated: 2004-11-29 09:31:08

By:

Abysslord


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

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

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

FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:

                          The Tab Crypt
                  http://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/

Date last modified:  November 15, 2004

PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU.

Tuning: Standard

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



Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---2--0h4-4---4---4---4---4--------2-|
A|-4-0--0h2-2-222-222-222-222-20--4--0-|
E|-2------------------------------2----|
              **  **  **  **  **
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-0h4-4---4---4-2-------6/7-6-|
A|-0h2-2-222-222-0--0-00-4/5-4-|
E|-----------------------------|
         **  **     * **
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-0h4-4---4---4---4---4--------2-|
A|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-20--4--0-|
E|---------------------------2----|
         **  **  **  **  **
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-0h4-4--------4-|
A|-0h2-2-20--6--2-|
E|-----------4----|
         **


Solo
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------/4~--------------------|
A|-5-4-2~--------5-4-2~------4h5-4-|
E|-----------------------5\--------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------/4~---------------------|
A|-2~--------5-7-9~---4--6-6/7~-|
E|------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4/6-6---6---6---6---6--------4-|
A|-2/4-4-444-444-444-444-44--6--2-|
E|---------------------------4----|
         **  **  **  **  **
   "It is Sunday morning..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-4/6-6---6---6-4--4/-8/9-8-|
A|-2/4-4-444-444-2--2/-6/7-6-|
E|---------------------------|
         **  **
   "...just before dawn..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4/6-6---6---6---6---6--------4-|
A|-2/4-4-444-444-444-444-44--6--2-|
E|---------------------------4----|
         **  **  **  **  **
   "A little girl is dancing..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7--6-------7--6----|
D|-4/6-6---6---6---------7----------7-|
A|-2/4-4-444-444-5----------5---------|
E|---------------3----------3---------|
         **  **
   "...on the mansion porch..."


Riff 1a
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-0h4-4---4---4---4---4--------2-|
A|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-20--4--0-|
E|---------------------------2----|
         **  **  **  **  **
   "She calls out a name..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-0h4-4---4---4-2-------6/7-6-|
A|-0h2-2-222-222-0--0-00-4/5-4-|
E|-----------------------------|
         **  **     * **
   " 'God give him the sea.' "
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-0h4-4---4---4---4---4--------2-|
A|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-20--4--0-|
E|---------------------------2----|
         **  **  **  **  **
   "I'm here from the darkest deep..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------5--4------5--4----|
D|-0h4-4---4---4---------5---------5-|
A|-0h2-2-222-222-3---------3---------|
E|---------------1---------1---------|
         **  **
   "And hear my name..."


Riff 3
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-6---|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-4--4-4-4-4-5-4-0-|
E|-------------------------------|
      * * * * *    * * *
   "Down by the lake..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-|
E|-----------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * *
   "...grief..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-7---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5--|
E|--------------------------------3--|
      * * * * *    * * * * * * *
   "Dancing hand in hand with the Devil..."


Play Riff 1    Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2    "Watching from the bridge..."
Play Riff 1a   "Yes, we all know..."
Play Riff 3    "Down by the lake..."

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



Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------2-------5-|
A|-2h4---------2h4-0-4-----3-|
E|-0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2---2-2-2---|
       * * * *         * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-----------------4-5----|
A|-2h4---------2h4-2-3--3-|
E|-0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2------1-|
       * * * *

Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-2h4---------2h4-2h4-----7-|
A|-0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2-0h2-2-2-5-|
E|---------------------------|
       * * * *         * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-2h4---------2h4-----------|
A|-0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2-3-3--3-3--|
E|-------------------1----1--|
       * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-2h4---------2h4-2h4-----7-|
A|-0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2-0h2-2-2-5-|
E|---------------------------|
       * * * *         * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2h4---------2h4--9-8-7--9-8-7-|
A|-0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2--7-6-5--7-6-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
       * * * *


Play Riff 4   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm

Riff 6
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-5--------3----|
A|-3--------1----|
E|---------------|
   "And the nun has been..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------10------------------| -----|
A|----------8----------------5-|      |
E|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-5-6-7---|      |
   * * * *     * * * *                |
   "...seen..."                       |--- Play 2x
e|-----------------------------|      |
B|-----------------------------|      |
G|-----------------------------| -----|
D|---------10------------------|
A|----------8----7-5---5-------|
E|-0-0-0-0-----0-----7---7-6-5-|
   * * * *     *
   "I want your cross..."

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---7-5---5---------7-5---5--------4-|
E|-0-----7---7-6-5-0-----7---7-6-5--2-|
   *               *
   "...Margaret..."


Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2   "Full of pride..."
Play Riff 1a  "The little girl..."
Play Riff 3   "Down by the lake..."


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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