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King Diamond:  Mother's Getting Weaker
(THEM)
Copyright (c)  (Roadrunner Records) (1988)

First half of song transcribed by:
     A13THGuest http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Alley/3950/

Second half of song transcribed by:  Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
                         edited by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                                     Jordan B.       :  sansamppsa1@hotmail.com

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Date last modified:  December 20, 2004

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-----10-9-10-----12-9-12-----10-9-10-|
E|-000---------000---------000---------|
   ***         ***         ***
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-12-10-9--------------------------|
A|---------12-10-9----------9-10-12-|
E|-----------------12-11-12---------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------12-10-9-------------|
A|-----10-9-10-----12-10-9---------12-10-9-----|
E|-000---------000-------------------------11~-|
   ***         ***


Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-9--12--11----9--12--14-|
A|-7--10---9----7--10--12-|
E|------------------------|


Riff 3 (Guitar 2 plays the notes in () )
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9------12--12-------------------------|
D|--9-9------10--10-----8--8-------8--8--8--|
A|--7-7-------7---7-----8--8-------8--8--8--|
E|--0-0--000--------870-------000-----------|
         ***        ***       ***
e|--------------------(19-15---------------|
B|--------------------------17-------------|
G|--9-9------12--12-----------16-----------|
D|--9-9------10--10-----7-------17---------|
A|--7-7-------7---7-----5---------19-14~~)-|
E|--0-0--000--------870--------------------|
         ***        ***
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9------12--12-------------------------|
D|--9-9------10--10-----8--8-------8--8--8--|
A|--7-7-------7---7-----8--8-------8--8--8--|
E|--0-0--000--------870-------000-----------|
         ***        ***       ***
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--9-9------12--12--------------|
D|--9-9------10--10-----7---5--4-|
A|--7-7-------7---7-----5---3--2-|
E|--0-0--000--------870----------|
         ***        ***


Riff 4
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------10------6-----------10-----8-|
G|------------9------5------------9-----7-|
D|-----------10------7-----------10-----9-|
A|-000000000-----000---000000000----000---|
E|----------------------------------------|
   *********     ***   *********    ***
                     "Tonight..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|-----------10------6--------------|
G|------------9------5--------------|
D|-----------10------7-----5------7-|
A|-000000000-----000---000-3--000-5-|
E|----------------------------------|
   *********     ***   ***    ***
                   "...the last night..."


Riff 5 (Notes are slightly palm muted)
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-4-5-7-5-4---4--------5-4-5-7-5-4----|
A|-----------------7---6------------------7~-|
E|-000--------------------000----------------|
   *** * * * * * * * * *  *** * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------4~--5~-|
D|-----5-4-5-7-5-4---4----------4-5-7--------|
A|-----------------7---6--7-6-7--------------|
E|-000---------------------------------------|
   *** * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----10-9-10-12-10-9----9---------10-9-10-12-10-9-----|
A|-000-----------------12---11--000-----------------12~-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
   ***  * *  *  *  * *  * *  *  ***  * *  *  *  * *
      "Yesterday mother complained..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----10-9-10-12-10-9------5-----7----|
A|-000-----------------12\--3--0--5--5-|
E|-----------------------------------3-|
   ***  * *  *  *  * *
      "Feeling dizzy..."

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-7-9-10-9-7----7--------9-7-9-10-9-7-----|
A|------------------10---9-------------------10~-|
E|-000----------------------000------------------|
   *** * * *  * * *  * * *  *** * * *  * * *
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------7~--9~-|
D|-----9-7-9-10-9-7----7------------7-9-10--------|
A|------------------10---9--10-9-10---------------|
E|-000--------------------------------------------|
   *** * * *  * * *  * * *   * *  * * *  *
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----9-7-9-10-9-7----7--------9-7-9-10-9-7-----|
D|------------------10---9-------------------10~-|
A|-000----------------------000------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
   *** * * *  * * *  * * *  *** * * *  * * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----9-7-9-10-9-7------------------|
D|------------------10\--5-----7-----|
A|-000-------------------3--0--5--5--|
E|--------------------------------3--|
   *** * * *  * * *


Riff 6
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-|
A|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-|
E|--9--9--999--9-9-9--9--9--999--9-9-9-|
          ***               ***
                       "Mother's getting..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|  --> bass riff at bottom
G|-------------------------------------|      of this section
D|-14-14------141414-14-14------141414-|
A|-12-12------121212-12-12------121212-|
E|--9--9--999--9-9-9--9--9--999--9-9-9-|
          ***               ***
   "...weaker..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-|
A|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-|
E|--9--9--999--9-9-9--9--9--999--9-9-9-|
          ***               ***
            "Looking paler..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--9--9-------9-9-9-9-----------|
A|--9--9-------9-9-9-9------5--5-|
E|--7--7--777--7-7-7-7------3--2-|
          ***
   "...day........"

Here's the bass fill in riff 6 arranged for guitar
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-976-----976-----|
D|-----976-----976-|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|


Play Riff 4   "As morning came..."
Play Riff 5   "...head..."
Play Riff 6   "Mother's getting..."


Riff 7                   x2                                 x2
e|------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|------10----9----10-9-7-|----------12------10------12-10-9-|
A|-8888----88---88--------|-10101010----1010----1010---------|
E|------------------------|----------------------------------|
   ****  * ** * **  * * *    * * * *  *  * *  *  * *  *  * *
   "Then Missy..."            "...she led me..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----------15------14------15-14-12-|
A|-12121212----1212----1212----------|
E|-----------------------------------|
    * * * *  *  * *  *  * *  *  *  *
   "I didn't..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----------15------14------15-14-12-|
A|-13131313----1313----1313----------|
E|-----------------------------------|
    * * * *  *  * *  *  * *  *  *  *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|----------17------16------17-16-14-|
A|-14141414----1414----1414----------|
E|-----------------------------------|
    * * * *  *  * *  *  * *  *  *  *
  "Oh but I should have known..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------17------16------------|
A|-15151515----1515----1515-----2-|
E|--------------------------17\-0-|
    * * * *  *  * *  *  * *



Riff 8
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-------4----------------4-------7--|
E|-0-2-2-2----------0-2-2-2-------5--|
   * * *            * * *
         "Mother..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-------4----------------4-------7--|
E|-0-2-2-2----------0-2-2-2-------5--|
   * * * *          * * * *
         "...just..."


RIFF 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---9\---3---3---3---3---3---3/-|
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7----1---1---1---1---1---1----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---9\---4---4---4--------------|
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7----2---2---2-----3---3---3/-|
E|--------------------------------------1---1---1----|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---9\---3---3---3-3--3--3-|
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7----1---1---1---1--1--1-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---9\---4---4---4--------------|
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7----2---2---2-----3---3---3/-|
E|--------------------------------------1---1---1----|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---9\---3---3---3---3---3---3/-|
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7----1---1---1---1---1---1----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---9\---4---4---4--------------|
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7----2---2---2-----3---3---3/-|
E|--------------------------------------1---1---1----|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---9\---3---3---3---3---3---3/-|
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7----1---1---1---1---1---1----|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9---9---9\---4---4---4-4-|
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7----2---2---2---2-|
E|----------------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * *


Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------3--|
G|-----------------------------------------------0--|
D|--5----7--9--9---10-9--------------------7--5--0--|
A|--3----5--6--7----7-7----3----5--7--7----5--3--x--|
E|-------------------------1----3--4--5----------3--|


Play Riff 4   "I think I heard..."
Play Riff 5   "...help..."

Riff 6a
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-|
A|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-|
E|--9--9--999--9-9-9--9--9--999--9-9-9-|
          ***               ***
                       "Mother's getting..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-14-14------141414-14-14------141414-|
A|-12-12------121212-12-12------121212-|
E|--9--9--999--9-9-9--9--9--999--9-9-9-|
          ***               ***
   "...weaker..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-|
A|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-|
E|--9--9--999--9-9-9--9--9--999--9-9-9-|
          ***               ***
            "Looking paler..."

1st ending
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--9--9-------9-9-9-9-------9---9-|
A|--9--9-------9-9-9-9-------7-9-7-|
E|--7--7--777--7-7-7-7---777---7---|
          ***            *** * * *
   "...day........"

2nd ending
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--9------------------------|
A|--9------------------5--5--|
E|--7------------------3--2--|
   "...day...    ...I hate you!"


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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