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King Diamond:  Room 17
(The Spider's Lullabye)
Copyright (c)  (Metal Blade) (1995)

transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
		Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl
     edited by: Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
       solo by: Dusk            :  nenufar@pisem.net

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Date last modified:  December 31, 2004

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Tuning: Standard

Intro (Keyboard arranged for guitar)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------9-7------|
A|-7-10-9-7-9-10--7-10-9-7----10-9-7-9-10------10-9-|
E|--------------------------8-----------------------|


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----------7-6-5---------------7-6-5----|
A|-2-2-----------------2-2-------------7-|
E|-0-0-----------------0-0---------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------5-4-3----|
D|-------------------------------------5-|
A|-2-2------5-4-3------2-2---------------|
E|-0-0-----------------0-0---------------|



Riff 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-5----7----5----4------5-4-4-4-4-4-4------|
A|-3----5----3----2------3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2222-|
E|------------------------------------------|
                             * * * * * ****
  "Room 17 was nice and cool..."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-5----7----5----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5--4-4-4-4-4-4------|
A|-3----5----3----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2222-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
                    * * * * * *      * * * * * ****
  "A few stains..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------4-4------4-4-|
A|--------------------2-2------2-2-|
E|-6---------5---3-----------------|
  "Even though..."



Riff 1a
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------7-6-5----------------7-6-5----------|
A|-2-2------------------2-2-----------------7\--|
E|-0-0------------------0-0---------------------|
  "Knock, knock..."

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------5-4-3-----|
D|-------------------------------------------5\-|
A|-2-2-----------5-4-3--2-2---------------------|
E|-0-0------------------0-0---------------------|


Play Riff 2   "Room 17 was nice..."


Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----9-8---9-8-5-----9-8---8-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-0-0-----0-------0-0-----0---|
   * *     *       * *     *
  "Ahh, ahhhh..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----9-8---9-8-5-----9-8---8~-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0-0-----0-------0-0-----0----|
   * *     *       * *     *
  "Ahh, ahhhh..."

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----9-8---9-8-5-----9-8---8-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-0-0-----0-------0-0-----0---|
   * *     *       * *     *
  "Ahh, ahhhh..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----9-8---9-8-5-----9-8---5-|
A|---------------------------3-|
E|-0-0-----0-------0-0-----0---|
   * *     *       * *     *
  "Ahh, ahhhh..."


Riff 4  (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--9----4----7------------------------------------|
A|--7----2----5------------------------------------|
E|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-12---11---10------------------------------------|
A|-10----9----8------------------------------------|
E|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-10----9----8------------------------------------|
E|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--9----8----7------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Riff 5
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------3-|
D|-4-4--4-5-5--5-4-4--4-3-2--4-4--4-5-5--5----2---|
A|-2-2--2-3-3--3-2-2--2-3-2--2-2--2-3-3--3--1-----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
   * *  * * *  * * *  *      * *  * * *  *
  "Here comes Dr Eastmann..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------2-|
D|-4-4--4-5-5--5-4-4--4-3-2--4-4--4-5-5--5----2---|
A|-2-2--2-3-3--3-2-2--2-3-2--2-2--2-3-3--3--0-----|
E|------------------------------------------------|
   * *  * * *  * * *  *      * *  * * *  *
  "Look at what..."


Play Riff 4   "In room 17..."
Play Riff 5   "Black, brown..."
Play Riff 4   "In room 17..."

Lead into next section:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|--4-4------4-4---|
A|--2-2------2-2---|
E|-----------------|

Play Riff 1a   "Nurse needle it is..."
Play Riff 2    "A brown Lycosa's..."


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----10-----10--10-----10-----10--10-|
A|------9------9---9------9------9---9-|
E|-0-0----0-0--------0-0----0-0--------|
   * *    * *        * *    * *


Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|----7----5---7---5--------|
A|-0-----0---0---0----0-5-7-|
E|--------------------------|


Play Riff 6    Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 7    Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6    Solo Rhythm

Riff 8
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------2--4--------------------4--2-|
D|--------2-4-5--0--2--5----------2-4-5--2--0-|
A|-4-2-4--0-2-3--------3---4-2-4--0-2-3-------|
E|-2-0-2-------------------2-0-2--------------|
   * *                     * *
  "Deep into the night..."

Play Riff 7    Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6    Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 7    Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6    Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8    "They forgot a Grey one..."

Lead into next section:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|--4-4------4-4---|
A|--2-2------2-2---|
E|-----------------|
   "...it's so nice and warm..."

Play Riff 1a   "Knock, knock.."
Play Riff 2    "You forgot some spiders..."
Play Riff 3    "That same night Harry died..."
Play Riff 4    Solo Rhythm

Solo
e|--18b-----19h17h15-19-17-15----17-15----|
B|----------------------------19-------19-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-----15-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--17----19-17-16-19-17-16-----------|----------------------------15----------|
G|--------------------------16--------|--14------14-16-17-14-16-17----17-16-17-|
D|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

e|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|--17b---------------|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------|--12------11-12-14-12-11----12-11-------|
D|--------------------|-------------------------14-------14-12-|
A|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------|----------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|---------------------10---12--|
B|------------------------------------|------------12--13------------|
G|--11--------------------------------|--12---14---------------------|
D|-----14-12-11-14-12-11--------------|------------------------------|
A|-----------------------14-----------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------14--------|------------------------------|

e|--19-15----19-17-15----15-22b-------|
B|--------17----------19--------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 5    "Black, brown..."
Play Riff 4    "In room 17..."
Play Riff 5    Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4    "In room 17..."

Ending:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|--4-4------4-4---|
A|--2-2------2-2---|
E|-----------------|
  "Take him to the morgue..."


Play the keyboard part from intro.


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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