King Diamond - "Killer" Guitar Tab
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King Diamond: Killer
(The Spider's Lullabye)
Copyright (c) (Metal Blade) (1995)
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
based from tab by: Justin : pige@deakin.edu.au
edited by: Jordan B. : sansamppsa1@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: January 01, 2005
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Tuning: D (all strings down a whole step)
Intro
d|-------|
A|-------|
F|-------|
C|-------|
G|-------|
D|--12\--|
Riff 1
d|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|-------4--------7---7-7----------4-----4-----5-4---|
G|---------4--------5-----5\---------4-----0-2-3-2-0-|
D|-0-222-----2-/5------------0-222-----2-------------|
* *** * ***
d|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------|
C|-------4--------7---7-7----------4-----4--------|
G|---------4--------5-----5\---------4-----0-2-3~-|
D|-0-222-----2-/5------------0-222-----2-------a--|
* *** * ***
d|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|-------4--------7---7-7----------4-----4-----5-4---|
G|---------4--------5-----5\---------4-----0-2-3-2-0-|
D|-0-222-----2-/5------------0-222-----2-------------|
* *** * ***
d|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|-------4--------7---7-7----------4-----4-----5--5-|
G|---------4--------5-----5\---------4-----0-2-3--3-|
D|-0-222-----2-/5------------0-222-----2------------|
* *** * ***
Riff 2
Guitar 1
d|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
F|------------------------------|
C|-2-----4--4-2---4--4-2---5--5-|
G|-2-----2--2-2---2--2-2---3--3-|
D|-0----------0--------0--------|
d|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------|
C|-------5--5-----5--5-----4--4-2--|
G|-4-----3--3-4---3--3-4---2--2-2--|
D|-2----------2--------2-----------|
Guitar 2 x2
d|--------------------------------|
A|--------12--------------12------|
F|-9-12-9----9-12--9-12-9----9-12-|
C|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
x2
d|--------------------------------|
A|--------10--------------10------|
F|-8-11-8----8-11--8-11-8----8-11-|
C|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
d|-----------------------------------|
A|--------12--------------12---------|
F|-9-12-9----9-12--9-12-9----9-12-9~-|
C|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
d|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------|
C|-9-----10-----9-----10-----7-----7-----10-----9-|
G|-7------8-----7------8-----5-----5------8-----7-|
D|---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"At midnight..."
d|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------2--|
C|-----9-----10-----9-----10------------2--|
G|-----7------8-----7------8------------0--|
D|-0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0--3~-------|
* * * * * * * * * * a
"They're going to flick the switch..."
d|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------|
C|-9-----10-----9-----10-----7-----7-----10-----9-|
G|-7------8-----7------8-----5-----5------8-----7-|
D|---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Down the hall..."
d|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------|
C|-9-----10-----9-----10--------------|
G|-7------8-----7------8-----8----10--|
D|---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0-6-----8--|
* * * * * * * *
"They're gonna end my life..."
Riff 4
d|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|---9---8-----8p7---7---7----9---8-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------12---------14-|
D|-7---7---7-7-----7---7----7---7---7-7-10-101010--12-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I will see you all in Hell..."
d|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------7-8-9--|
C|---9---8-----8p7---7---7----9---8-----7-88-9--------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---7---7-7-----7---7----7---7---7-7---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * ** * * *
"Isn't that..."
Play Riff 3 "I will not..."
Riff 5
d|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------------|
C|---6---7-6-4--------------------------------------|
G|-4---4---------6---7-6-4---7---9---7---9---11-9-7-|
D|-------------4---4-------5---5---5---7---7--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I am, I am a killer..."
d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|---6---7-6-4-------------------------------------|
G|-4---4---------4---6---4---7---9---7---6---7---6-|
D|-------------2---2---2---5---5---5---4---4---4---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I'm gonna get..."
Play Riff 1
Lead into next section:
d|-----|
A|-----|
F|-----|
C|--2--|
G|--2--|
D|--0--|
Play Riff 3 "It is not..."
Play Riff 4 "I will see you all in Hell..."
Play Riff 3 "Gazing at..."
Play Riff 5 "I am, I am a killer..."
Lead into next section:
d|------------------|
A|------------------|
F|------------------|
C|-4----7----6------|
G|-2----5----4----7-|
D|----------------5-|
Riff 6
Guitar 1
d|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-7----9----6----5-----7----7/9----3----6----5--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
"I've got less..."
Guitar 2
d|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------|
C|-5----7---------------5----7-------------------|
G|-----------9----8-----------------6----9----8--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
d|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-4------4------4------4------|
G|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-|
D|-----------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
d|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
F|-----------------------------|
C|-7------7------2------2------|
G|-5-5555-5-5555-0-0000-0-0000-|
D|-----------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
d|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------3--2-|
C|-4------4------4------4------3--2-|
G|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222------|
D|----------------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
d|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
F|-------------------------------------------------|
C|-------4-----------5-----------4-----------7-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-2-2---2-2-0-3-3---3-3-0-2-2---2-2-0-5-5---5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
d|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
F|----------------------------------------|
C|-------4-----------5-----------4--4--5--|
G|----------------------------------2--3--|
D|-0-2-2---2-2-0-3-3---3-3-0-2-2----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo
d|-24-22-21---------22-21-19---------21-19-17---------|
A|---------24-22-21---------22-21-19---------21-19-17-|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
d|-19-17-16----------17-15-14----------19-17-16---------|
A|---------19-17-16----------17-15-14----------19-17-16-|
F|------------------------------------------------------|
C|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
d|-17-15-14---------15-14-12---------17-15-14---------|
A|---------17-15-14---------15-14-12---------17-15-14-|
F|----------------------------------------------------|
C|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
d|-15-14-12----------14-12-10---------12-10-9--------|
A|---------15-14-12----------14-12-10--------12-10-9-|
F|---------------------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
d|-10-9-7-----------------------------------|
A|-------10-8-7---7-------------------------|
F|--------------9---9b11r9b11---------------|
C|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------0-[dives]--|
d|----12h14p12----12----------------|
A|-14----------14----14-12----------|
F|-------------------------13b14r13-|
C|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 3 "I hear them..."
Play Riff 5 "I am, I am a killer..."
Lead into next section:
d|------------------|
A|------------------|
F|------------------|
C|-4----7----6------|
G|-2----5----4----7-|
D|----------------5-|
Play Riff 1
Ending chord:
d|-----|
A|-----|
F|-----|
C|--2--|
G|--2--|
D|--0--|
"It's time."
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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