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King Diamond: Tea
(THEM)
Copyright (c) (Roadrunner Records) (1988)
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
with a little help from "The Ace"
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Jordan B. : sansamppsa1@hotmail.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------5/7\5----------------0-|
D|---------3/5\3--------------0---|
A|-3--2-----------3--2------2-----|
E|-1--0-----------1--0----3-------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---------5/7\5------------|
D|---------3/5\3----------7-|
A|-3--2-----------3--2----5-|
E|-1--0-----------1--0----5-|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----------0-----0-----0--2-0h2p0---|
D|---------2-----0-----0------------3-|
A|---0-2-3-----2-----1----------------|
E|-3----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-----0-----0-------0-----|
D|---2-----0-------0-------|
A|-3-----2-------2-------2-|
E|-------------3-------2-0-|
Guitar fill
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------[silent]----------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------5-------7-9-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Guitar fill (12 string acoustic)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|---------0-----0-----0--------------|
D|-----------0-----0-----0------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|---0-----0---------------|
D|-----0-----0-------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Riff 3
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-------3-------3-------3------7/8-7--8-|
A|---0-2-3-------3-------3------5/6-5--6-|
E|-3--------0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------|
* * * * * *
"On the following..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-3-------2----------3------8-|
A|-3-------2----------3------6-|
E|----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----|
* * * * * * * *
"Grandma came..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-------3-------3------7/8-7--8-|
A|-3-------3-------3------5/6-5--6-|
E|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------|
* * * * * *
" 'Wake up King'..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-3-----------2-----------3-------8-|
A|-3-----------2-----------3-------6-|
E|----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * *
"I am gonna show..."
Play Riff 2 "Oh, it is time for tea..."
Play Riff 3 "Even your mother..."
Riff 3a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-------3-------3------7-8-7--8-|
A|-3-------3-------3------5-6-5--6-|
E|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------|
* * * * * *
"Then it cut..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-3-----------2-----------3-------8-|
A|-3-----------2-----------3-------6-|
E|----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...in my mother's little hand..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-9-----------4-----------5-------8-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7-----------2-----------3-------6-|
E|-----------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "Oh, it is time for tea..."
Leave off last chord for riff 2
Riff 4
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---9-------------------9---------10-|
A|---7-7---7---7h8p7p0---7-7---7----8-|
E|-0-----0---0---------0-----0---0----|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---9-------------------9-----7-|
A|---7-7---7---7h8p7p0---7-7---5-|
E|-0-----0---0---------0-----0---|
* * * * *
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---6-6----6---6h7p6p0---6-6---6------|
A|-----------------------------------9-|
E|-4-----4----4---------4-----4---4--7-|
* * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---6-6----6---6h7p6p0---6-6------|
A|-------------------------------4-|
E|-4-----4----4---------4-----4--2-|
* * * * *
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Riff 6
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-4----5-5-4-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4--------0-----0---|
A|-3-3-3-2----3-3-2-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2------2-----0-----|
E|-------------------------------------3-----2-----0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-4----5-5-4-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4--------0--3-|
A|-3-3-3-2----3-3-2-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2------2----1-|
E|-------------------------------------3------1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4 "Blood was running..."
Play Riff 5 " 'A bit of this in a cup...' "
Play Riff 4 "You will hear 'Them'..."
Play Riff 5 "What I saw..."
Play Riff 6 "I really hope this dream..."
Play Riff 2 Leave off the first 3 notes (Solo Rhythm)
Solo...transcribed by : Peter Lidström
C B Bb A C B C Em
E|-------------|-----------------10-8-7--------|-----------------------
B|-------8~----|---8-----8-----8--------10-8~--|-----------------------
G|-9~-7~----6~-|-9---9-7---7-7-----------------|-----------------------
D|-------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------
A|-------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------
E|-------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------
C Em/B Bb A C
E|-15p12----------12-19p15----------15-19-17-15-----------------|----12-
B|-------13----13----------17----17-------------19-17-15--------|-13----
G|----------12----------------16-------------------------16~----|-------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------
C maj arp E min arp
B C Em C
E|-------12--------------12-14-15-14-12-14-15~--|----19p15-------14p17-
B|-13-12----12--12-13-15------------------------|----------17----------
G|----------------------------------------------|-------------16-------
D|----------------------------------------------|----------------------
A|----------------------------------------------|----------------------
E|----------------------------------------------|----------------------
Em sw D maj sw
Em/B
(Blurr picking - no control ...)
E|-14-------12p15-12-------10p14-10-----------------12-----------------
B|----15-------------13-------------12-----12-13-15--------------------
G|-------14-------------12-------------11------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------9-12-10-9-12-10-
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
C maj sw Bmin sw (This part is pretty blurry & sloppy...)
A C Em/B
E|----------------------------15b17-----15\-|--------------------------
B|------------------------------------------|-8p0-5-0----------5p0-1-0-
G|-------------------9-10-12----------------|---------%--%--%----------
D|-9----------------------------------------|--------------------------
A|---12-10-9-12-10-9------------------------|--------------------------
E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------
Bb Em
E--------------------------12p7-------||---------
B------------------5p0-5-0------8----*||---------
G-%--%--%--4p0-4-0----------------9~--||---------
D-------------------------------------||---------
A------------------------------------*||---------
E-------------------------------------||---------
Em sw Back to Grandma ...
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "Hearing 'Their' stories..."
Play Riff 3a "My mother ? ..."
Play Riff 2 "Oh, it is time for tea..."
Ending
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|--8------10-----10/12-|
D|----------------------|
A|--6-------8------8/10-|
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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