Black horsemen

King Diamond

Composição de: King Diamond

Tom:

Afinação:

Riff 1 (12 string acoustic)              x2
E|--------0-----------0-----------0-------| 
B|------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-----| 
G|----8-------8---8-------8---6-------6---| 
D|--9-----------9-----------7-----------7-| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 

Riff 2 (12 string acoustic)
E|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------| 
B|------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-----| 
G|----5-------5---5-------5---8-------8---8-------8---| 
D|--7-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------9-| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 

E|--------0-----------0-----------0-------| 
B|------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-----| 
G|----5-------5---5-------5---8-------8---| 
D|--7-----------7-----------9-----------9-| 
A|----------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------| 

Riff 3 (12 string acoustic)
Guitar 1          x2                 x2

E|---------0-------|---------0--------| 
B|-------0---0-----|-------0---0------| 
G|-----2-------2---|-----8-------8----| 
D|---3-----------3-|---9-----------9--| 
A|-0---------------|-0----------------| 
E|-----------------|------------------| 

                  x2                 x1
E|---------0-------|---------0--------| 
B|-------0---0-----|-------0---0------| 
G|-----2-------2---|-----8-------8----| 
D|---3-----------3-|---9-----------9--| 
A|-0---------------|-0----------------| 
E|-----------------|------------------|

Página 1 / 10

Guitar 2 (distortion)
E|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|--7-----------(7)/9--------------(9)| 
A|------------------------------------| 
E|--5-----------(5)/7--------------(7)| 

E|------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------| 
D|-\7-----------(7)/9-----------------| 
A|------------------------------------| 
E|-\5-----------(5)/7-----------------| 

Play Riff 2  Solo Rhythm [first bar 3 times, second bar once]

Solo over Riff 2
E|------------------------------------7-7~~--| 
B|------------------------------------7-7~~--| 
G|-4--5--4---------4--5--4~~-----------------| 
D|----------7~~--7---------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-8-10-8-8h10p8\7-7-8-7-5-7-5---------------| 
G|-----------------------------7\4~----------| 
D|-------------------------------------4-4~~-| 
A|-------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------| 

E|---5--5h7-5-------5-7-8-5-7~~--------------|   
B|--5---------8-7~~--------------------------|   
G|-5---------------------------------r| est----| 
D|-----------------------------------r| est----| 
A|-------------------------------------------|   
E|-------------------------------------------|   

E|-10-12-10h12p10\8-12-10-8-7-10-8-7-5-8-7-5---7-5-------| 
B|-------------------------------------------8-----8-7~~-| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

End solo

Página 2 / 10

Play Riff 3   "So there they stood..."


Riff 5 (12 string acoustic)
               x4            x4            x4            x3

E|--------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|---| 
B|------0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---| 
G|----5-------5-|---8-------8-|---5-------5-|---8-------8-|---| 
D|--7-----------|-9-----------|-7-----------|-9-----------|-9-| 
A|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---| 
E|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---| 

    "Gazing..."                "Jonathon..."


Play Riff 3   "For a second..."

Riff 6
Guitar 1 (distortion)

E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|--6---4---6---4---6--4--2-----6--| 
A|--4---2---4---2---4--2--0-----6--| 
E|------------------------------4--| 

   "Now we're finally alone..."

Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)
E|-------0-----------0-----0--------------0-----0---------0-----0---| 
B|-----0---0-------0---0-----0----------0---0-----------0---0-----0-| 
G|---8-------8---8-------8-----8------6---------------6-------------| 
D|-9-----------9-----------------9--7---------7---/7-----------7----| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Riff 7
Guitar 1 (Distortion)

Página 3 / 10

E|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--6-6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4---6-6-4-6-6--1111-9-9-1111-9-| 
A|--4-4-2-4-4---4-4-2-2-4-4-2---4-4-2-4-4---9-9-7-7--9-9-7-| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 
                * * * * * * *                                

E|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|--6-6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4---6-6-4-6-6--1111-9-9-| 
A|--4-4-2-4-4---4-4-2-2-4-4-2---4-4-2-4-4---9-9-7-7-| 
E|--------------------------------------------------| 
                * * * * * * *                         

Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic)
E|-------0----0----------------0----0-------| 
B|-----0--------0------------0--------0-----| 
G|---8------------8--------8------------8---| 
D|-9----------------9----9----------------9-| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 

Riff 8
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------8-8-6-6-8-8-6-| 
A|--8-8-6-8-8---8-8-6-6-8-8-6---8-8-6-8-8--6-6-4-4-6-6-4-| 
E|--6-6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4---6-6-4-6-6----------------| 
                * * * * * * *                              

  "The birth of Abigail..."
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------8-8-6-6-| 
A|--8-8-6-8-8---8-8-6-6-8-8-6---8-8-6-8-8--6-6-4-4-| 
E|--6-6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4---6-6-4-6-6----------| 
                * * * * * * *                        

  "...the second coming..."

Página 4 / 10

Riff 7a
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------| 
D|--6-6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4---6-6-4-6-6--1111-9-9-1111-9-| 
A|--4-4-2-4-4---4-4-2-2-4-4-2---4-4-2-4-4---9-9-7-7--9-9-7-| 
E|--4-4-2-4-4----------------------------------------------| 
                * * * * * * *                                

    "...and the moon did not shine...."
E|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|--6-6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4---6-6-4-6-6--1111-9-9-| 
A|--4-4-2-4-4---4-4-2-2-4-4-2---4-4-2-4-4---9-9-7-7-| 
E|--4-4-2-4-4---------------------------------------| 
                * * * * * * *                         

    "...it was darker..."


Riff 9
E|-------------------------------------------3--| 
B|-------------------------------------------3--| 
G|-------------------------------------------0--| 
D|----------------7/8--7/8--7\5--------------0--| 
A|-2-4--4--2-4----5/6--5/6--5\3---2-4--4--2--2--| 
E|-0-2--2--0-2--------------------0-2--2--0--3--| 

   "On this sacred night..."
   "Remembering the day..."


Riff 10                 x2
E|--------------------3--| 
B|--------------------3--| 
G|--------------------0--| 
D|--9-----7-----6-----0--| 
A|--9-----7-----7-----2--| 
E|--7-----5-----4-----3--| 

   "Ohh, ohh, ohh..."


Play Riff 7  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8  "The pain of labour..."
Play Riff 7a "You can still hear her screaming..."

Página 5 / 10

Play Riff 9  "Riding from beyond..."


Lead in to Riff 10
E|---------| 
B|---------| 
G|---------| 
D|--2---4--| 
A|--0---2--| 
E|---------| 

  "...the first time..."


Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)               x2
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------| 
G|--9----10---------8-----9----------|-9----10---------8-----| 
D|--7-----7---------7-----7----------|-7-----7---------7-----| 
A|----000----0-0000---000----0-0000--|---000----0-0000---000-| 
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------| 
      ***    * ****   ***    * ****      ***    * ****   ***   

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-5-5-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-----4-----5-----4-----5---7---| 

D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
       * * * * * * * * * * * * * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *   

Riff 11
Guitar 1                                          x4

E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------0-----0-------| 
D|-9--9----------------9--9--------2-----0----5--7-| 
A|-7--7-----6---7-6~~--7--7--0-2-3-----2------5--5-| 
E|--------6---6------------------------------------| 

   "Oh no, they found her..."
Guitar 2                                          x4

Página 6 / 10

E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------8---9-8~~----------------0-----0-------| 
D|-9--9---8---8--------9--9--------2-----0----5--7-| 
A|-7--7----------------7--7--0-2-3-----2------5--5-| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 

Riff 12
Guitar 1                                             x4

E|----------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------5----------------------------| 
A|------10-7~--0-5-6-7-5---------10-7~----------5-----| 
E|-0-00---------------------0-00--------0-5-6-7---7-6-| 
     **                       **                        

Guitar 2 (Comes in with vocals)
E|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|-12---11----5---7----| 
D|-12---11----5---7----| 
A|-10----9----3---5----| 
E|---------------------| 

Lead into next section:
E|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------| 
D|--9--9-------12---9--9\----------------------| 
A|--7--7-------10---7--7\----------------5-----| 
E|-------------------------------0-5-6-7---7-6-| 

Play Riff 12  4 more times...then play this:

E|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------5----------------------5---------------2--| 
E|-0-5-6-7---7-6------0--5--6--7-----7--6--5~-(5)\0--| 
                      *  *  *  *  *  *  *              

Play Riff 6   "That's the end..."
Play Riff 6   Solo Rhythm  (4 times)

Página 7 / 10

Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm)          x2
E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|--6--4---9--8--6--4--2--4-6-4-| 
A|--4--2---7--6--4--2--0--2-4-2-| 
E|------------------------------| 

E|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|--6--4---9--8--6--4--2----2--4--6--4------4--6-| 
A|--4--2---7--6--4--2--0----0--2--4--2------2--4-| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 

Solo (Denner's best)
E|-----------------------------------------11-12-11-----------| 
B|-----------------------------------12-14----------14-/16~~\-| 
G|-8^--6~----6-8-9-6-8-9-/11~----/11--------------------------| 
D|---------6--------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-11h12p11----11-------------11-12-14^r~~~-| 
B|----------14----14-12----14---------------| 
G|----------------------13------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------| 

E|----------------11----------11-12-11----11------------------|   
B|----12----14----------14-------------14----14^^-------------|   
G|-11----11----11----11----11----------------------\\--s| lides-| 
D|---------------------------------------------------\\-------|   
A|-----------------------------------------------------\\-----|   
E|------------------------------------------------------------|   

E|-14^^r-14-12-14-12h14p12----12-----------------------------| 
B|-------------------------16----14-16-14--------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------11~----------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------14-13-14-11~~-| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Página 8 / 10

E|------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------9------9-10----9-10-12^~~--| 
G|-------8----8-9----8-9-11-8-9-11---9-11------11-------------| 
D|--9-11---11-----11------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-----11-12-----------14-------11-------14-------11\-| 
B|-/14-------121212-12----12-12----12-12----12-12-----| 
G|----------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------------| 

Harmony part:
E|---------------------------------------------| 
B|--9-10--9~~--9-10-9h10p9---------------------| 
G|-------------------------11-9-8------8-9-----| 
D|---------------------------------11~-----9~--| 
A|---------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------| 

E|----------------------------------------------|              
B|--9-10--9~~--9-10-9h10p9-----------------12~~-| bend up with 
G|-------------------------11-9-8------8-9------|              
D|---------------------------------11~----------|              
A|----------------------------------------------|              
E|----------------------------------------------|              
E|        
B|tremolo 
G|        
D|        
A|        
E|        

E|----16-14~~--14-16-17-19~--17-16-14------| 
B|-14---------------------------------14~~-| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------|

Página 9 / 10

E|----11-12-11tr12---11--12~~~-| 
B|-14--------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------| 

End solo


End with this:
(12 string acoustic)

E|----------0---------------0-------| 
B|--------0---0-----------0---0-----| 
G|------8-------8-------8-------8---| 
D|----9-----------9---9-----------9-| 
A|--0---------------0---------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

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

Página 10 / 10