KING DIAMOND - "Sleepless Nights" Tablature
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transcribed by: ANDRÉ DA SILVA SALVATERRA : mercyful@zipmail.com.br
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Ben Stembridge : stembbe@ala.net
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Date last modified: 02-08-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4----------4--4~---------------|
A|-2----------2--a----------------|
E|---22222222--------222222222222-|
******** ************
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4----------4--/9---8--|
A|-2----------2--/7---8--|
E|---22222222---------6--|
********
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------------4~---------------|
D|-4----------4--a----------------|
A|-2----------2-------------------|
E|---22222222--------222222222222-|
******** ************
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4----------4--2-------|
A|-2----------2--0----2--|
E|---22222222---------0--|
********
Riff 2 (Acoustic)
e|-------0-------------0-------------8-------------7-----|
B|-----6---6---------6---6---------6---6---------6---6---|
G|---5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----7-------5-|
D|-0-------------0-------------0-------------0-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
"I cannot sleep at night..."
Riff 3 (Distortion)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10---------------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9----4------4---------------|
D|--7-------7-------7----4------4-------12-10-9-|
A|----0000----0000----00---0000---0000----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** ****
"And as the clock strikes midnight..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10--------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9--------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7--------------------|
A|----0000----0000----00-------5-------6-|
E|------------------------3333-3--4444-4-|
**** **** ** **** ****
"I hear "THEM" dancing at the graves..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10---------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9----4------4------9~-|
D|--7-------7-------7----4------4------a--|
A|----0000----0000----00---0000---0000----|
E|----------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** ****
"Singing to my mind..."
e|------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10-----------|
G|--9-------9-------9-----------|
D|--7-------7-------7-----5---7-|
A|----0000----0000----00--3---5-|
E|------------------------3---5-|
**** **** **
"Killing the pain..."
Riff 4
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6------1------2----6------1------2---6------1----------|
A|-4-0000-2-0000-0----4-0000-2-0000-0---4-0000-2-0000-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------4~~-|
**** **** **** **** **** ****
"Sleepless nights..."
Riff 5
e|---------------------------|
B|-13------12------13----10--|
G|-12------11------12-----9--|
D|-10-------9------10-----7--|
A|----0000----0000----00-----|
E|---------------------------|
**** **** **
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-13------12----13----15--13-12-13--12-10-|
G|-12------11----12----14--12-11-12--11--9-|
D|-10-------9----10----12--10--9-10---9--7-|
A|----0000----00----00---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
**** ** **
e|---------------------------|
B|-13------12------13----10--|
G|-12------11------12-----9--|
D|-10-------9------10-----7--|
A|----0000----0000----00-----|
E|---------------------------|
**** **** **
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-13------12----13----15--13-12-13--12-8--|
G|-12------11----12----14--12-11-12--11-7--|
D|-10-------9----10----12--10--9-10---9-5--|
A|----0000----00----00---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
**** ** **
Play Riff 2 "I cannot sleep at night..."
Riff 3a (Distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10----------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9----4------4------4/5-|
D|--7-------7-------7----4------4------4/5-|
A|----0000----0000----00---0000---0000-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** ****
"And as the clock strikes midnight..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10----------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9----------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7----------------------|
A|----0000----0000----00-------------------|
E|------------------------3333-3~--4444-4~-|
**** **** ** **** ****
"Only "THEY" can let us meet..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10---------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9----4------4------9~-|
D|--7-------7-------7----4------4------a--|
A|----0000----0000----00---0000---0000----|
E|----------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** ****
"Even though she's dead now..."
e|------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10-----------|
G|--9-------9-------9-----------|
D|--7-------7-------7-----5---7-|
A|----0000----0000----00--3---5-|
E|------------------------3---5-|
**** **** **
"I gotta see her again..."
Play Riff 4 "Sleepless nights..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4----------4--2----------------|
A|-2----------2--0----------------|
E|---22222222--------222222222222-|
******** ************
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4----------4--/9---8--|
A|-2----------2--/7---8--|
E|---22222222---------6--|
********
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4----------4--2----------------|
A|-2----------2--0----------------|
E|---22222222--------222222222222-|
******** ************
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4----------4--2-------|
A|-2----------2--0----2--|
E|---22222222---------0--|
********
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-6----7-6----6-9-7-6----7--7-6-4---4------|
E|-4----5-4----4-7-5-4----5--------7---7-5~-|
* * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------6-4----9-8--|
A|-6----7-6----/9-7--6----7--4-2----7-6--|
E|-4----5-4----/7-5--4----5--------------|
Play Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
Riff 5a (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|---------------------------(12-12-8-8/13)-|
B|-13------12------13----10---12-12-8-8/13--|
G|-12------11------12-----9-----------------|
D|-10-------9------10-----7-----------------|
A|----0000----0000----00--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
**** **** **
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-13------12----13----15--13-12-13--12-10-|
G|-12------11----12----14--12-11-12--11--9-|
D|-10-------9----10----12--10--9-10---9--7-|
A|----0000----00----00---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
**** ** **
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-13------12------13----10----12-10-9---10-9-----|
G|-12------11------12-----9-----------11-----11-9-|
D|-10-------9------10-----7-----------------------|
A|----0000----0000----00--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
**** **** **
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-13------12----13----15--13-12-13--12-8--|
G|-12------11----12----14--12-11-12--11-7--|
D|-10-------9----10----12--10--9-10---9-5--|
A|----0000----00----00---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
**** ** **
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4--4--------------------------|
A|-3--3--3-2----2--2--3-2~--3--3--3-2----5--5-|
E|-1--1------1--------------1--1------1--3--3-|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--------------4--2-|
A|-3--3--3-2----2--2-|
E|-1--1------1-----0-|
* * *
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo (close to it)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------9~~-------9~~----10--9-|
A|-8~~----8~~----8--7---------9---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------9---9-7----------------------|
D|--------7----------10-12-12--10\12/10-9-|
A|-8~~------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------8---9-|
D|-7--9--10---9\10/9-7---7--9--10--------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-17----17--19--20--24----24/20\19--17------------------------------------20-|
B|-----------------------------------------/????????/----21-20-18-20-18-17----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 "I cannot sleep at night..."
Riff 10 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2-2-2--5--4--2--7--6-/10~~-|
E|-0--0--0-0-0--3--2--0-------------|
* * * * * * * *
"Then let us make you an eternal deal..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------4--|
A|-2--2--2-2-2--5--4--2--2--|
E|-0--0--0-0-0--3--2--0--2--|
* * * * * * * *
"You will attend to the graves..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2-2-2--5--4--2--7--6-/10~~-|
E|-0--0--0-0-0--3--2--0-------------|
* * * * * * * *
You'll give us the house back and keep in mind..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------------------(12-11~)-|
D|-------------------10--9~--|
A|-2--2--2-2-2--10-9---------|
E|-0--0--0-0-0---------------|
* * * * *
"That we only come here at night..."
Riff 11 x3
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--7/9--9-9-11-11--7--7--4-4-7-7-4-4--7-|
A|-7--7--5/7--7-7--9--9--5--5--2-2-5-5-2-2--5-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
"So we made the deal under the starry night and..."
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|
A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
E|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
Riff 3b
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10----------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9----4------4------4/5-|
D|--7-------7-------7----4------4------4/5-|
A|----0000----0000----00---0000---0000-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** ****
"And as the sun breaks up the dark..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10--------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9--------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7--------------------|
A|----0000----0000----00--9~~----10~~----|
E|------------------------a-------a------|
**** **** **
"I can't hear "THEM" dance no more..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10----------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9----4------4------4/5-|
D|--7-------7-------7----4------4------4/5-|
A|----0000----0000----00---0000---0000-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** ****
"There's no voices..."
e|------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10-----------|
G|--9-------9-------9-----------|
D|--7-------7-------7-----5---7-|
A|----0000----0000----00--3---5-|
E|------------------------3---5-|
**** **** **
"Killing the pain..."
Play Riff 2
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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