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King Diamond - "Halloween" Guitar Tab

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Updated: 2004-12-09 08:39:19

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: Halloween
(Fatal Portrait)
Copyright (c)  (Roadrunner Records) (1986)

transcribed by:  Langus          :  tlange@polbox.com
     edited by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
     Solos by :  Sarah Z         :  ZywickiS@aol.com

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|-2----3---2---0-2----3---5---7-|
A|-2----3---2---0-2----3---5---7-|
E|----0---0---0------0---0---0---|
      *   *   *      *   *   *
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2----3---2-----7--5-|
A|-2----3---2-----5--3-|
E|----0---0---0-0------|
      *   *   * *
           "Oh, it's Halloween!"



Riff 2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9----4----5----7----5----|
A|-7----2----3----5----3----|
E|--------------------------|
   "Every night..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9----4---------7----5----|
A|-7----2----3----5----3----|
E|-----------1--------------|
   "...-ween..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9----4---------7----5----|
A|-7----2----3----5----3----|
E|-----------1--------------|
   "...scene..."


Riff 1a
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2----3---2---0-2----3---5---7-|
A|-2----3---2---0-2----3---5---7-|
E|----0---0---0------0---0---0---|
      *   *   *      *   *   *
  "...mean..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2----3---2-----7--5-2--2-|
A|-2----3---2-----5--3-0--0-|
E|----0---0---0-0-----------|
      *   *   * *


Riff 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4--4-4-4-5-4-2-4--4-4-4--7--9--|
A|-2--2-2-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-2--5--7--|
E|--------------------------------|
      * * *          * * *
   "Halloween..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4--4-4-4-5-4-2-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|-2--2-2-2-3-2-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E|--------------------------------|
      * * *          * * * * * *
   "...you are my pride..."


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2   "The moon is full..."


Riff 1b
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-2----3---2---0-2----3---5---7-|
A|-2----3---2---0-2----3---5---7-|
E|----0---0---0------0---0---0---|
      *   *   *      *   *   *
   "...mean..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-2----3---2---0-----------------|
A|-2----3---2---0---------0-2-3-5-|
E|----0---0---0---3-0-2-3---------|
      *   *   *


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9--2-4-5-7----12-12----9-9--2-4-5-7------------|
A|-7-7--0-2-3-5----10--9/10-7-7--0-2-3-5------------|
E|------------------------------------------0-3-0-5-|
                                            *   *
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9--2-4-5-7----12-12----9-9--2-4-5-7--------------|
A|-7-7--0-2-3-5----10--9/10-7-7--0-2-3-5--------------|
E|------------------------------------------0-7-6-5-0-|
                                            * * * * *

Solo
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---0h2p0-----------------------------2----------|
D|--------------4h5p4p2p0-----0h2h4h5-----5p4p2---|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4h5p2-----4h5p2v-----0h2---4--5--4-----2--4--0---------|
A|--------------------------*---*--*--*-----*--*--*----0v*--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|---19--19--17---15--14h15--17---15h17p15--|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|---14h15p14---15h17p15----15p14----14--12---|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---15--13---12--12---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------14---12-\11--------------|
D|------------------------------------------12-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------12v-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------12--------11---------14---|
D|---7-/12--12-----------------------------|
A|----------------------12--------12-------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------16-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------16--16---14v---------------12h14--|
A|--------------------12------------------10---12p10---------|
E|-10--12--10------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------15h17---17---15--17v--|
G|---12h14p12---12------------12h14-----------------------------|
D|----------------------13h14-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---15p12h14p12---12p10---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------13p12p10-/13p12p10----------|
G|------------------------------------------------12-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------17b19---19p17h19p17--|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---11h12p11-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------12---------------------------------|
A|------------------------12v---------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|---17b19---17h19p17----17b19---17h19p17--|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|---17b19---17h19p17h19---15h19----21-b23-{23}-\---|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 3   "Halloween..."


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-6-------7-6-4-6---------9-11-|
A|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4--4-4-4--7--9-|
E|------------------------------|
      * *           * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-6-------7-6-4-6----------------|
A|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4------2-5-4-2-0-|
E|------------------0-5-----------|
      * *           * *


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-6-------7-6-4-6---------9-11-|
E|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4--4-4-4--7--9-|
      * *           * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-6-------7-6-4-6------2-5-4-2-0-|
E|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4--0-5-----------|
      * *           * *

Solo
e:|---------------------------------------|
B:|---------------------------------------|
G:|--6/11b13--13/18b21--11h13-------------|
B:|------------------------------14-11v---|
A:|---------------------------------------|
E:|---------------------------------------|

e:|---------------------------------------------|
B:|--19-18-17-------------------------14--------|
G:|---------------18-17-16--14p11-/14----14-13v-|
D:|---------------------------------------------|
A:|---------------------------------------------|
E:|---------------------------------------------|

e:|----16----17----16----17----16v--21tr23--|
B:|-14----14----14----14----14--------------|
G:|-----------------------------------------|
D:|-----------------------------------------|
A:|-----------------------------------------|
E:|-----------------------------------------|

e:|--9-11-12--14-12-11--11b12----------------7---|
B:|------------------------------9v---7h9--9---9-|
G:|----------------------------------------------|
D:|----------------------------------------------|
A:|----------------------------------------------|
E:|----------------------------------------------|

e:|-------------------------------------------------|
B:|--9p7h9--7-------7b9-{7}-{7}-{7}-{7}-{7}-{7}r7p5-|
G:|-------------9p6---------------------------------|
D:|-------------------------------------------------|
A:|-------------------------------------------------|
E:|-------------------------------------------------|

e:|---------------------------------------------------|
B:|--7p5---5-----5----------------13-12/14--16h17p16--|
G:|------6---5h6---6p5p4------------------------------|
D:|----------------------6-6--------------------------|
A:|--------------------------4v-----------------------|
E:|---------------------------------------------------|

e:|-------------------------------------|
B:|-[12]14r12-9v--9h10p9---9-------9-9--|
G:|----------------------9---9p8h9------|
D:|-------------------------------------|
A:|-------------------------------------|
E:|-------------------------------------|

e:|-------------------------------|
B:|-------------------------------|
G:|----------------------------9--|
D:|-9p7p6--9p6v/---------------9--|
A:|-*-*-*--*-*-----------------7--|
E:|--------------7p5p4--7p4v/-----|
                 * * *  * *

End Solo


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2   "Every night..."
Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 3   "Halloween..."


Riff 7
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5\4---------5\4---------2--5-|
E|-3\2-2-2-2-2-3\2--2-2-2--0--3-|
       * * * *      * * *
                        "Halloween..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------5--4----------------|
A|-5\4----------3--2------2-5-4-2-0-|
E|-3\2-2-2-2-2--------0-5-----------|
       * * * *


Play Riff 1

Ending:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-2----3---2----0-2-|
A|-2----3---2----0-2-|
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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