Slippery Stairs

King Diamond

Composição de: Andy LaRocque / King Diamond

Tom:

Afinação:

Riff 1
E|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------| 
A|---7-6-5--------------------7-6-5------5-5-5-7-| 
E|-0-------7-6-5-3-5-6-5-3--0-------7-6--3-3-3-5-| 
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * *  * * *     

E|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------5-----7-| 
A|---7-6-5--------------------7-6-5--------5-----7---| 
E|-0-------7-6-5-3-5-6-5-3--0-------7-6--3-----5-----| 
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * *                

Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------9-| 
A|---9---8--------9---8---------9---8------7-7-7-7-| 
E|-7---7---7-10-7---7---10-9--7---7---7-10-5-5-5---| 
   *   *   *    *   *         *   *   *    * * *     

E|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|---9---8--------9---8---------9---8------5-5-5-7-| 
E|-7---7---7-10-7---7---10-9--7---7---7-10-3-3-3-5-| 
   *   *   *    *   *         *   *   *    * * *

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Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
E|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------| 
A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----------------| 
E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-0-000-0-0-0-| 
   *   *   *   *   *        *   *   *   * *** * * *   

E|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------5---5---4-| 
A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----3---3---3---| 
E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-------------| 
   *   *   *   *   *        *   *   *   * * *         

Riff 4
Both Guitars

E|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------7-------| 
D|-------9----14--12-----------9------7-------7-| 
A|-------7----12--10-----------7----5-------7---| 
E|-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0------------5-----| 
   * * *                 * * *                    

   "Wake up Abigail..."

Guitar 1
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------7--------------------| 
D|-------9----14--12-----------9------7-------7------9-----5-| 
A|-------7----12--10-----------7----5-------7------9-----5---| 
E|-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0------------5------7-----3-----| 
   * * *                 * * *                                 

   "The Count will not rise..."

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Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------12\-------------------------------------| 
G|-------7-----9--11--------------------7--------------------| 
D|-------5-----7---9-----------5~-----7-------7------9-----5-| 
A|----------------------------------5-------7------9-----5---| 
E|-0-0-0-----------------0-0-0------------5------7-----3-----| 
   * * *                 * * *                                 

Riff 5
Guitar 1

E|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------4--2-| 
A|-/4~--4-6-7-3~--3-4-6-4~--4-6-7--2--0-| 
E|--------------------------------------| 

   "So they talked..."
E|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------9--11-| 
A|---------------------------------7---9-| 
E|-/4~--4-6-7-3~--3-4-6-4~--4-6-7--------| 

   "'What about Little One ?' ..."

Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|----------6-------------------6--------| 
A|-/7~--7-9---6~--6-7-9-7~--7-9---6~--4~-| 
E|---------------------------------------| 

E|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------9--11-| 
A|----------6-------------------6--7---9-| 
E|-/7~--7-9---6~--6-7-9-7~--7-9----------| 

Play Riff 1  "...our ghost..."
Play Riff 2  "Downstairs..."
Play Riff 3  "Beyond which there..."

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Play Riff 4  "And Little One..."
Play Riff 5  "Don't you ever go there..."

Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)
E|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------| 
A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----------------| 
E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-0-000-0-0-0-| 
   *   *   *   *   *        *   *   *   * *** * * *   

E|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------------5---5---4-| 
A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----3---3---3---| 
E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-------------| 
   *   *   *   *   *        *   *   *                 

E|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------| 
A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----------------| 
E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-0-000-0-0-0-| 
   *   *   *   *   *        *   *   *   * *** * * *   

E|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----| 
E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-| 
   *   *   *   *   *        *   *   *     

E|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---5---5---4----7---7---5----9---9---7---9---9---7-| 
A|-3---3---3----5---5---5----7---7---7---7---7---7---| 
E|---------------------------------------------------|

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E|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------| 
D|---5---5---4----7---7---5----9---9---7---9---9---7-| 
A|-3---3---3----5---5---5----7---7---7---7---7---7---| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 

Riff 6
E|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|---7---7---8---5---7---8-----5-7-8-| 
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-------| 
   *   *   *   *   *   *   * *         

   "When night time came..."
E|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|---7---7---8---5---7---8-----5-7-8-| 
E|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-6-------| 
   *   *   *   *   *   *   * *         

   "...on the second day and..."


Riff 7
E|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|----8--\3------------7--6-| 
A|-2--6--\1----/5-4-2--5--4-| 
E|-0-----------/3-2-0-------| 
                * *           

   "'Miriam, please take my hand'..."

Riff 8
Guitar 1

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E|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|---------------------------| 
A|-----4-3---------7-6~------| 
E|-2-5-----5-4-5-8------8-7\-| 

   "Then his mood..."

Guitar 2
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------| 
A|-----7-6----------10-9~--------| 
E|-5-8-----8-7-8-11-------11-10\-| 

Riff 9
E|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| 

A|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------| 
     ****   ****   ****   ****           

   "Time is right..."
E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|-6------6------4------------------| 
A|-4-4444-4-4444-2--------2---------| 
E|--------------------3h4---44-33-0-| 
     ****   ****            ** **     

   "...right to produce an heir..."


Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
E|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-|

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E|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-|
     ****   ****   ****   ****

E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|-6------6------4--------2---------| 
E|-4-4444-4-4444-2----3h4---4-3-2-0-| 
     ****   ****            * * * *   

E|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| 

E|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-|
     ****   ****   ****   ****

E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|-6------6------4----2-2/4-4/6-6/7-| 
E|-4-4444-4-4444-2------------------| 
     ****   ****                      

Riff 9a (Solo Rhythm)
E|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| 

A|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------| 
     ****   ****   ****   ****           

E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|-6------6------4------------------| 
A|-4-4444-4-4444-2--------2---------| 
E|--------------------3h4---4-3-2-0-| 
     ****   ****            * * * *

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Riff 10a (Solo Rhythm)
E|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------| 
A|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| 

E|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-|
     ****   ****   ****   ****

E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|-6------6------4----2-2/4-4/6-6/7-| 
E|-4-4444-4-4444-2------------------| 
     ****   ****                      

Riff 10b
E|-------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------| 
D|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| 

A|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------| 
     ****   ****   ****   ****           

   "Playing along..."
E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|-6------6------4------------------| 
A|-4-4444-4-4444-2--------2---------| 
E|--------------------3h4---4-3-2-0-| 
     ****   ****            * * * *   

   "...she followed him..."

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Riff 11
E|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------| 
D|--------------------------| 
A|--------------------------| 
E|-/4~--6~--7~--9~--9-7-6-7-| 
                    * * * *   

   "Up to a room..."
E|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------8--9--6--8--| 
A|-------------6--7--4--6--| 
E|-4~--6~--7~--------------| 

   "To a room..."


Play Riff 2       Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3       "Jonathon was a hideous..."
Play Riff 4       "What was to come..."
Play Riff 5       "In her mind..."
Play Riff 1       "Her eyes turned..."


Ending
E|----------------------------| 
B|----------------------------| 
G|----------------------------| 
D|----7-----9----4----------4-| 
A|-5--5--7--7----4---------4--| 
E|-3-----5-------2--------2---| 

   "The only time..."


Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

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10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret.
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h   =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill

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