King Diamond: The Meetings
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Date last modified: December 20, 2004
Adam's part:
Riff 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 8 8 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 9 10~ |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a |
* * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | 8 |
| G | 7 |
| D | 9 8 8 7 5 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 5 5 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 8 8 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 9 10~ |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a |
* * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | 8 |
| G | 7 |
| D | 9 8 8 7 7 5 4 5 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 0 2 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 3 5 |
| E | 0 0 0 1 3 |
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 2 2 3 5 |
| E | 0 0 1 3 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 7 |
| D | 3 5 |
| A | 2 2 |
| E | 0 0 |
Play Riff 1
Riff 3
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 5 4 5 4 7 5 4 5 |
| A | 2 2222 3 2 2222 3 2 222222 5 3 2 3 |
| E | |
**** **** ****** * * * *
"The night..."
| e | 0 |
| B | 0 0 |
| G | 2 2 |
| D | 4 5 4 5 2 2 |
| A | 2 2222 3 2 2222 3 0 |
| E | |
**** ****
"The streets...."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 5 4 5 4 7 5 4 5 |
| A | 2 2222 3 2 2222 3 2 222222 5 3 2 3 |
| E | |
**** **** ****** * * * *
"Picard is one..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 5 4 5 7 |
| A | 2 2222 3 2 222222 3 5 |
| E | |
**** ******
"...and then..."
Play Riff 2 "The meeetings in secrecy..."
Play Riff 3 "The room is dark..."
Play Riff 1
Riff 4 (Solo rhythm) x2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 4 2 |
| A | 4 4 2 2 2 2222 2 2222 0 2 |
| E | 2 2222 2 2222 0 0000 0 0000 0 |
**** **** **** **** **** ****
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 2 2222 2 2222 2 2222 2 2222 5 5555 5 5555 4 4 |
| E | |
**** **** **** **** **** ****
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 |
| A | 2 2222 2 2222 2 2222 2 2222 5 5555 5 5555 4 0 |
| E | |
**** **** **** **** **** ****
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 4 2 |
| A | 4 4 2 2 2 2222 2 2222 0 2 |
| E | 2 2222 2 2222 0 0000 0 0000 0 |
**** **** **** **** **** ****
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 5 7 5 5 7 5 7 7 9 7 |
| D | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 9 |
| A | 3 3333 3 33 3 3 3333 3 3 3 5 5555 5 55 5 5 5555 5 7 0 |
| E | |
**** ** **** **** ** ****
Solo 1 (Pete)
| e | 14 15 14 14^ ^ ^ 19^ |
| B | 14 17 17 19 |
| G | /18 16 /19 16 18 19 |
| D | 16 16 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 12 14 16 |
| D | 17 16 16 14 14 13 11 12 14 |
| A | 14 13 13 11 10 ~~ 11 12 14 |
| E | |
| e | 12 14 |
| B | 15 14 14 14 14 12 |
| G | 16 14 16 14 11 11^ 12 11H12P11 |
| D | 14 13 14 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 14 14 18^ 12 |
| B | 15 14 12 |
| G | 11 12 11H12P11 15 18 18 15 |
| D | 14 13 14 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | \ / |
| B | 15 12 14 15P14P12 12 14 12 \ / |
| G | 15 15 14 12 \/ |
| D | /\ |
| A | / \ 15 |
| E | / \ |
this is played so fast I just put a big X at the point to where I
could no longer tell what was being played. I picked up again at the
last note of that fast part.
| e | 15 19 21 22 21^ |
| B | 17 |
| G | 14 16 14 16 14 16 |
| D | 16 14 |
| A | 14 |
| E | |
End solo
Langus's part:
Riff 5
| e | 3 3 |
| B | 3 3 |
| G | 2 0 0 2 0 |
| D | 4 2 0 0 4 2 0 |
| A | 2 0 x 2 0 x 4 |
| E | 3 3 3 2 |
*
"Madaleine is at the gate..."
Play Riff 2 "The meetings held in secrecy..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 3 "The strangers..."
Play Riff 2 "The meetings held in secrecy..."
Riff 6
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 |
| D | 7 7777 7 7777 10 10 |
| A | 8 8888 8 8888 |
| E | |
**** **** **** ****
"Madeleine..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 |
| D | 7 7 8 7 5 7 8 |
| A | 7 7777 7 77 8 7 7777 5 7 8 |
| E | |
**** ** ****
"and the other nuns..."
Play Riff 5 "As Father Picard..."
Riff 7
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 5\4 4\2 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 0 0 6 0 0 6 6\5 5\3 0 0 6 7 7/8 8\7 |
| E | |
* * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 5\4 4\2 5 4 4 4 |
| A | 0 0 6 0 0 6 6\5 5\3 0 0 6 2 2h5 5p2 |
| E | |
* * * * * * *
Lead into next section:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 8 9 8 9 8 9 8 6 |
| D | 6 6666 7 6 6666 7 6 6666 7 6 44 4 |
| A | 0 |
| E | |
**** **** **** ** *
Riff 8 (Solo rhythm)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 4 |
| A | 444444444.... 5 2 |
| E | |
*********
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 2 4 |
| A | 444444444.... 2 0 2 |
| E | |
*********
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 4 |
| A | 444444444.... 5 2 |
| E | |
*********
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 8 8 8 8 |
| D | 4 2 4 6 6 6 6 5 7 |
| A | 4444444444.... 2 0 2 3 5 |
| E | |
**********
Andy's Solo by Adam
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 11 14 11 14 11~ 9 |
| D | 11 14 11 14 11~ 9 11 9~ |
| A | |
| E | |
need the whammy bar for this part
| e | 10/16^ |
| B | 15 14 |
| G | ^18 ^16 ^18 ^16 ^16 ^18 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 12\ |
| | |
note that the bends are dive slide bend
placed before the note combo
because you are starting
with the bar down to bend
up TO that note. Very Andyish.
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 11 11 11 9 9 9 |
| E | 9 9 9 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 9 11 |
| e | |
| B | 9 12p9 9 |
| G | 11 11 9 9 11p9 9 |
| D | 11 10 11 11 10 |
| A | |
| E | 7 5~ |
| e | 22 19 19 22 |
| B | 20 20 |
| G | 21 |
| D | |
| A | 11 10 9 7 7 9 7 9p7 |
| E | 9~ |
| e | 21 17 17 21 |
| B | 19 |
| G | 18 19 16 14 13 |
| D | 13 14 13 16 14 13 14 |
| A | 16 16 |
| E | |
| e | 14 16 17 19 19^^ ^^ 19 19 16 17 |
| B | 14 16 17 14 16 17 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 17 17 16 17 16 17 16 |
| B | 19 16 16 17 19 19 17~ 19 17 16~ |
| G | 18 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
End solo
Ending:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 8 8 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 9 10~ |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a |
* * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | 8 |
| G | 7 |
| D | 9 8 8 7 5 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 5 5 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 8 8 7 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 9 10~ |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a |
* * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 8 8 7 7 5 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 5 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * *
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 = tril