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 |
* * * *
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.