King Diamond - The Girl In The Bloody Dress Tab

King Diamond:  The Girl In The Bloody Dress

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Date last modified:  November 04, 2007

Riff 1 (Guitar 2 just plays root notes, except for the E5)

e
B
G
D 4 5 5 4
A 2 2 3 3 2 5 4
E 0 3 2
e
B
G
D 4 5 5 4
A 2 2 3 3 2
E 0
e
B
G
D 4 5 5 4
A 2 2 3 3 2 5 4
E 0 3 2
e
B
G
D 4 5 5 4 (4)/
A 2 2 3 3 2 (2)/
E 0

Riff 2

e
B
G
D
A 10 9 10
E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
* * * * * * * * * * * * * "The girl in the..."
e
B
G
D
A 10 10 12 9 9 9 9 10 9
E 0 0 0 0 0 10 10 10 10 0 0 0
* * * "...appearing right..."

Riff 3

e
B
G
D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
E 7\
"...side."
e
B
G
D 7 9 (9)\ 7 9 > Guitar 2 plays root note
A 5 7 (7)\ 5 7 0 of powerchords only
E 3p0 0 3p0 0
* * * "...black of night..."
e
B
G
D 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
A 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
E 7\
"I see her..."
e
B
G
D 7 9 (9)\ 7 9 (9)\ > Guitar 2 plays root note
A 5 7 (7)\ 5 7 (7)\ of powerchords only
E 3p0 0 3p0 0
* * "...little girl in..." Harmony part: Guitar 1
e
B
G
D 7 9 (9)\ 7 9 (9)\
A 5 7 (7)\ 5 7 (7)\
E 3p0 0 3p0 0
* * Guitar 2
e
B
G
D
A 9 10 (10)\ 9 10 (10)\
E 3p0 0 3p0 0
* * "Closer..."

Riff 4 (Guitar 2 plays top notes)

e
B
G 9 9 9 9 9 10
D
A 7 7 7 7 7 8
E
"I feel her..."
e
B
G
D 6 6 6 6 6 5
A
E 4 4 4 4 4 3
"...eyes in..."

Play Riff 1 "...done with my life..."

Play Riff 2 "The girl in the bloody dress..."

Play Riff 3 "I see the moon..."

Play Riff 4 "I feel her eyes..."

Riff 5 (Leave slide off final time)

e
B
G
D 7
A 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0
E
* * * * * "...done."
e
B
G
D
A 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 0 8 7
E 8\
* * * * "...life..."

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x)

e
B
G
D
A
E 0 2 3 3 3 3 3
* * * *
e
B
G
D
A
E 0 2 3 3\ 0

Breaks into two guitars:

Guitar 1
e
B
G
D 7 9 10
A 5 7 8 8 8 8 8
E 5 7 8 8 8 8 8
* * * *
e
B
G
D 7 9
A 5 7 7 5 8 7 5
E 5 7 8
Guitar 2
e
B
G
D
A
E 5 7 8 8 8 8 8
* * * *
e
B
G
D 7 5 8 7 5
A 8
E 5 7

Solo (La Rocque)

e
B 3/5
G 2 4/5
D 9~ (9)\ 5 4 4 5
A 5 5/7~
E
e
B 5b6 5p3 5 [5]6 5b6 5p3
G 4 (4)/ 0
D
A
E
e
B 12 12 14 15p14p12 14 12 12
G 14b16~~ 14h15 15 15 15 14 12 14b16~
D
A
E
e 12 14 15/17 19 19 19b20 (20)r19 19 17 15 17
B 15 15 17~
G
D
A
E
e
B 13 12b13r12
G 14 12
D 14 12 14 15
A 15 12 14 15
E

End Solo

Play Riff 2 "The girl in the bloody dress..."

Play Riff 3 "I see the moon..."

Play Riff 4 "I feel her hands..."

Play Riff 1 "... BLOOD!"

Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm

Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm

Solo (Wead)

e
B
G
D 9h10p9 9 10/12
A 9h10p9 9 10 12 12 10 12
E 12 10 12
e 12
B 12h13p12 15 13
G 11h12p11 11 12 14 14 12 11
D 14 12 14
A
E
e 14 15
B 12 17 15 13 19 17 15
G 14 12/ 16 14/ 17 16 14
D
A
E
e
B
G
D 17 16 14 16 17 16 14 14~
A 17 15 14 14 15 17
E 17 15 17
e
B
G 9/11 11/12 12/14 14/16 16/17 17\16 16
D
A 7/ 9 9/10 10/12 12/14 14/15 15\14 14
E
e 15
B 15 17 19 19 17 15
G 14 14 17b20~ 17
D 16 16
A 14 17
E
e
B 17 (17)b19r17 17~~
G 17h19 (19)b21 (21)~
D
A
E
e 12 12 15p12 14p12 12
B 12 14 15 15 15 15p12 15p12
G
D
A
E
e
B 14p12 12
G 15 15 14 12 14 12
D 14 14 13 12
A 14 13 12
E
e 22
B 20 22b24 22p20
G 19 21b23 (23)r21 16~
D 17 14~
A 10 10/12
E
e 12h13h14p13p12 12
B 12h13h14 15 15 14 12 15 14 12
G
D
A
E
e
B 14 12 12
G 15 15 14 15 14 12 14 12
D 14 14 12
A 14 12 14~
E

End Solo

Play Riff 4 "I feel her hands..."

Play Riff 5 "... BLOOD!"

Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.

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