King Diamond - "Black Horsemen" Guitar Tab
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King Diamond: Black Horsemen
(Abigail)
Copyright (c) (Roadrunner Records) (1987)
transcribed by: Alex Huerta : al527439@aniachi.her.itesm.mx
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
Jordan B. : sansamppsa1@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: November 24, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (12 string acoustic) x2
e|--------0-----------0-----------0-------|
B|------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-----|
G|----8-------8---8-------8---6-------6---|
D|--9-----------9-----------7-----------7-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Riff 2 (12 string acoustic)
e|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------|
B|------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-----|
G|----5-------5---5-------5---8-------8---8-------8---|
D|--7-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------9-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|--------0-----------0-----------0-------|
B|------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-----|
G|----5-------5---5-------5---8-------8---|
D|--7-----------7-----------9-----------9-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Riff 3 (12 string acoustic)
Guitar 1 x2 x2
e|---------0-------|---------0--------|
B|-------0---0-----|-------0---0------|
G|-----2-------2---|-----8-------8----|
D|---3-----------3-|---9-----------9--|
A|-0---------------|-0----------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|
x2 x1
e|---------0-------|---------0--------|
B|-------0---0-----|-------0---0------|
G|-----2-------2---|-----8-------8----|
D|---3-----------3-|---9-----------9--|
A|-0---------------|-0----------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--7-----------9----|
A|-------------------|
E|--5-----------7----|
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--7-----------9----|
A|-------------------|
E|--5-----------7----|
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm [first bar 3 times, second bar once]
Solo over Riff 2:
Harmony section:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-1-0------0-1------------|
G|-----2-------2--2-----/4----4-4~-|
D|---2-----------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-8-7-7h8p7---7-------------------------------|
G|-----------9---9-7--9-7-----9-7--------------|
D|------------------------10------10-9----9-9~-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------0-1-0------0-1-/7----7-7~-|
G|-----2-------2--2----------------|
D|---2-----------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-10-10h12p10----10-------------------------------------|
G|----------------12----12-11--12-11-9--12-11-9-------------|
D|----------------------------------------------7/9---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------9-9~-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Back to one guitar:
e|---5-5-7-8--5---------5-7-8--5-7~--|
B|--5-----------8-7~-----------------|
G|-5---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-10-12-10h12p10----12-10-------10----------|
B|----------------13-------13-12----13-12-10-|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|-13-12-10----12-10--------|
G|----------12-------12-11~-|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 3 "So there they stood..."
Riff 5 (12 string acoustic)
x4 x4 x4 x3
e|--------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|---|
B|------0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---|
G|----5-------5-|---8-------8-|---5-------5-|---8-------8-|---|
D|--7-----------|-9-----------|-7-----------|-9-----------|-9-|
A|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---|
E|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---|
"Gazing..." "Jonathon..."
Play Riff 3 "For a second..."
Riff 6
Guitar 1 (Distortion)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-11--9--11--9--11--9--7---6--|
E|--9--7---9--7---9--7--5---4--|
"Now we're finally alone..."
Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)
e|-------0-----------0-----0-------|
B|-----0---0-------0---0-----0-----|
G|---8-------8---8-------8-----8---|
D|-9-----------9-----------------9-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-------0----------------0-----0---|
B|-----0---0------------0---0-----0-|
G|---6-------6--------8-------8-----|
D|-7-----------7-7/9----------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
Riff 7
Guitar 1 (Distortion)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-11--11-9-11-11---1111-9-9-1111-9-|
E|--9---9-7--9--9----9-9-7-7--9-9-7-|
* * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|------------------1111-9-9-1111-9-|
A|-11--11-9-11-11----9-9-7-7--9-9-7-|
E|--9---9-7--9--9-------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-11--11-9-11-11---1111-9-9-1111-9-|
E|--9---9-7--9--9----9-9-7-7--9-9-7-|
* * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------------------1111-9-9--|
A|-11--11-9-11-11----9-9-7-7--|
E|--9---9-7--9--9--------7-7--|
Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)
e|-------0----0----------------0----0-------|
B|-----0--------0------------0--------0-----|
G|---8------------8--------8------------8---|
D|-9----------------9----9----------------9-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Riff 8
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------8-8-6-6-8-8-6-|
A|-8--8-6-8-8----8-8-6-6-8-8-6--8--8-6-8-8----6-6-4-4-6-6-4-|
E|-6--6-4-6-6----6-6-4-4-6-6-4--6--6-4-6-6------------------|
* * * * * * *
"The birth of Abigail..."
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------8-8-6-6-|
A|-8--8-6-8-8----8-8-6-6-8-8-6--8--8-6-8-8----6-6-4-4-|
E|-6--6-4-6-6----6-6-4-4-6-6-4--6--6-4-6-6----6-6-4-4-|
* * * * * * *
"...the second coming..."
Riff 7a
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-6--6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4-|
A|-4--4-2-4-4---4-4-2-2-4-4-2-|
E|-4--4-2-4-4-----------------|
* * * * * * *
"...and the moon did not shine...."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-6--6-4-6-6--1111-9-9-1111-9-|
A|-4--4-2-4-4---9-9-7-7--9-9-7-|
E|-----------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-6--6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4-|
A|-4--4-2-4-4---4-4-2-2-4-4-2-|
E|-4--4-2-4-4-----------------|
* * * * * * *
"...it was darker..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-6--6-4-6-6--1111-9-9-|
A|-4--4-2-4-4---9-9-7-7-|
E|------------------7-7-|
Riff 9
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------3--|
G|--------------------------------------------0--|
D|------------------7/8--7/8--7\5-------------0--|
A|-2-4--4--2-4------5/6--5/6--5\3--2-4--4-----x--|
E|-0-2--2--0-2----0----------------0-2--2--0--3--|
* * *
"On this sacred night..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------3--------|
G|--------------------------------------------0--------|
D|------------------7/8--7/8--7\5-------------0--------|
A|-2-4--4--2-4------5/6--5/6--5\3--2-4--4-----x------7-|
E|-0-2--2--0-2----0----------------0-2--2--0--3----0-5-|
* * * *
"Remembering the day..."
Riff 10
e|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------3--|
G|-----------------------2--|
D|---------7-------------0--|
A|--9------5------7------x--|
E|--7----0-5----0-4----0-3--|
* * *
"Ohh, ohh, ohh..."
e|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------3--|
G|-----------------------0--|
D|---------7-------------0--|
A|--9------5------7------x--|
E|--7----0-5----0-4----0-3--|
* * *
"Ohh, ohh, ohh..."
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8 "The pain of labour..."
Play Riff 7a "You can still hear her screaming..."
Play Riff 9 "Riding from beyond..."
Lead in to Riff 10
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--9--|
E|--7--|
"...the first time..."
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
G|--9----10---------8-----9----------|-9----10---------8-----|
D|--7-----7---------7-----7----------|-7-----7---------7-----|
A|----000----0-0000---000----0-0000--|---000----0-0000---000-|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------|
*** * **** *** * **** *** * **** ***
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----4-----5-----4-----5---7---|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5---|
A|---------------------------0---0-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Riff 11 x4
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------9-8~------------------0-----0------0---|
D|-9--9------8---------9--9--------2-----0------4---7-|
A|-7--7----7-----------7--7--0-2-3-----2-----/5-----5-|
E|-------6-----------0--------------------------------|
*
"Oh no, they found her..."
Riff 12
Guitar 1 x4
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|------5---------------5-------5-------------------|
A|--------7~--0-5-6-7-5-5---------7~----------5-----|
E|-0-00--------------------0-00-------0-5-6-7---7-6-|
** **
Guitar 2 (Comes in with vocals)
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-12---11----5---7----|
A|-10----9----3---5----|
E|---------------------|
Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9-------12---9--9\----------------------|
A|--7--7-------10---7--7\----------------5-----|
E|-------------------------------0-5-6-7---7-6-|
Play Riff 12 4 more times...then play this:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------5----------------------5----------------2--|
E|-0-5-6-7---7-6------0--5--6--7-----7--6--5~-(5)\-0--|
* * * * * * *
Play Riff 6 "That's the end..."
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm (4 times)
Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-6--4--9--8--6--4--2----4-6-4-|
A|-4--2--7--6--4--2--0----2-4-2-|
E|------------------------------|
* *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-6--4--9--8--6--4--2----2--4--6--4----4--6-|
A|-4--2--7--6--4--2--0----0--2--4--2----2--4-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* *
Solo (Denner)
e|-----------------------------------------11-12-11-----------|
B|-----------------------------------12-14----------14-/16~~\-|
G|-8/9-6~----6-8-9-6-8-9-/11~----/11--------------------------|
D|---------6--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-11h12p11----11-------------11-12-14-14~~-|
B|----------14----14-12----14---------------|
G|----------------------13------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|----------------11----------11-12-11----11------------------|
B|----12----14----------14-------------14----14b16------------|
G|-11----11----11----11----11----------------------\\--slides-|
D|---------------------------------------------------\\-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------\\-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14b16~--14-12-14-12h14p12----12-----------------------------|
B|---------------------------16----14-16-14--------------------|
G|------------------------------------------11~----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------14-13-14-11~~-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------9------9-10----9-10-12~~--|
G|-------8----8-9----8-9-11-8-9-11---9-11------11------------|
D|--9-11---11-----11-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----11-12-----------14-------11-------14-------11\-|
B|-/14-------121212-12----12-12----12-12----12-12-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Harmony part:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--9-10--9~~--9-10-9h10p9---------------------|
G|-------------------------11-9-8------8-9-----|
D|---------------------------------11~-----9~--|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--9-10--9~~--9-10-9h10p9-----------------12~~-| bend up with tremolo
G|-------------------------11-9-8------8-9------|
D|---------------------------------11~----------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|----16-14~~--14-16-17-19~--17-16-14------|
B|-14---------------------------------14~~-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|-14-16-17-16tr17---16--17~-|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
End solo
End with this:
(12 string acoustic)
e|----------0---------------0-------|
B|--------0---0-----------0---0-----|
G|------8-------8-------8-------8---|
D|----9-----------9---9-----------9-|
A|--0---------------0---------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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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