The Family Ghost

King Diamond

Composição de: Diamond King

Tom:

Afinação:

transcribed by:  Dave Zatuchney  DaveDZNY@*
    edited by:   Russ Elton      *
      solo by:   Don Briggs      S*


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Date last modified:  18-09-01

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------4-5-----------------5----7-| 
A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5------5----7-| 
E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7--0-3--0-5-| 
   *   *        * * * *      *   *        *    *     

e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------4-5------------------------| 
A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5----7-5------| 
E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7------8-7~-| 
   *   *        * * * *      *   *        * * *      

e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------4-5-----------------5----7-| 
A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5------5----7-| 
E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7--0-3--0-5-| 
   *   *        * * * *      *   *        *    *

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e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------4-5---------------------| 
A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5----7-5---| 
E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7------8-| 
   *   *        * * * *      *   *        * * *   

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

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

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

Riff 3
e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------4-| 
A|-------6-----7-----6-7-6--------6------4--2-| 
E|-4-4-4---4-4---4-4--------4-4-4---4-4--2----| 
   * * *   * *   * *        * * *   * *

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  "The darkness came closer..."
e|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------4-4-4--------| 
A|-------6-----7-----6-7-6--2-2-2--4-4-4-| 
E|-4-4-4---4-4---4-4---------------2-2-2-| 
   * * *   * *   * *        *      *       

 "...on the following night..."


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

  "The bedroom was ice cold..."
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-5----------------------------| 
A|-3----2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-2-0-| 
E|------------------------------| 
        * * * * * * * * * * * *   

  "...but the fire was burning still..."
e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|------------5--------5-| 
D|-5----------4--------4-| 
A|-3----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-| 
E|-----------------------| 
        * * *    * * *     

  "...the blinding light..."
e|--------|  
B|--------|  
G|--------|  
D|-5----7-|  
A|-3----5-|  
E|--------|

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  "...the family ghost..."


Riff 5
e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|-------6---------------------6--------------| 
A|-4-4-4-4--4-6-4-7-4-6--4-4-4-4--4-6-4-7-4-6-| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 
   * * *    * * * * * *  * * *    * * * * * *   

e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-------6---------------7----9\-| 
A|-4-4-4-4--4-6-4-7-4-6--5-0--7\-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
   * * *    * * * * * *            

                   "...had risen again..."


Play Riff 3  " 'Don't be scared...' "
Play Riff 4  " 'Let Miriam sleep...' "


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------5-----7-| 
D|-9----9-11-12--7----7-6-5---------7-6---5-----7---| 
A|-7----7--9-10--5----5-4-3---------5-4-3-----5-----| 
E|---------------------------0-0-0------------------| 
                             * * *                    

e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------0-----0---------------| 
D|-9----9-11-12--7----------2-----0-----------------| 
A|-7----7--9-10--5----0-2-3-----2------3-3-3--5-5-5-| 
E|-------------------------------------1-1-1--3-3-3-| 
                                       * * *  * * *

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e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------5-----7-| 
D|-9----9-11-12--7----7-6-5---------7-6---5-----7---| 
A|-7----7--9-10--5----5-4-3---------5-4-3-----5-----| 
E|---------------------------0-0-0------------------| 
                             * * *                    

e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------0-----0------------------| 
D|-9----9-11-12--7----------2-----0------------------9-| 
A|-7----7--9-10--5----0-2-3-----2------3-3-3--5-5-5--7-| 
E|-------------------------------------1-1-1--3-3-3--0-| 
                      * *              * * *  * * *      

Riff 7
e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------5----| 
A|---7---6---5---------------7---6---5\--3--5-| 
E|-5---5---5---5-8--7-5-7--5---5---5--------3-| 
   *   *   *   *           *   *   *            

e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------5-| 
A|---7---6---5---------------7---6---5\--3-| 
E|-5---5---5---5-8--7-5-7--5---5---5-----3-| 
   *   *   *   *           *   *   *         

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

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

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

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

Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|-----5-----4-----3--------------| 
E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-6--5-3-5-| 
   * *   * *   * *   * *            

e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|------------------------3----| 
A|-----5-----4-----3------1--3-| 
E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-----1-| 
   * *   * *   * *   * *

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e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|-----5-----4-----3--------------| 
E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-6--5-3-5-| 
   * *   * *   * *   * *            

e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|------------------------5---(5)/-| 
A|-----5-----4-----3------3---(3)/-| 
E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-----------| 
   * *   * *   * *   * *             

Solo over Riffs 8 and 9
e|-11-14-11----11------------------------------------------| 
B|----------13----13-10-13-10----10------------------------| 
G|----------------------------11----11-8-11-8----8---------| 
D|--------------------------------------------10---10-7-9~-| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 

                                                                AH (Bend with bar)     
e|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------12-------------------12----12-11--------------15b-| 
G|-11-12-14-12-14----14-12-11-14-12-11----14-------14-14~^16^13-----| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-------------19----19^22-19-22-19----19-22-17----------------------|
B|----------------20----------------22----------20-19-17----17-19-17-|
G|-0---19------------------------------------------------20----------|
D|--------17---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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e|--------------------------------|----------------------------------
B|--------------------------------|-20-------------19-18-------------
G|-20-17-16-17-20-17-16-----------|----18-------17-------20----------
D|----------------------19-17-16~-|-------18-17-------------20-19~---
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------
e|-----------22b-| 
B|---------------| 
G|---------------| 
D|(WB Dives)-----| 
A|---------------| 
E|---------------| 

End solo


Riff 10
e|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|----5-----4--------| 
D|-9--5--7--4--5--7--| 
A|-7--3--5--2--3--5--| 
E|-------------------| 

   " 'Beware of the slippery stairs...' "


Riff 8a
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|-----9-----8-----7---------------| 
E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-10--9-7-9-| 
   * *   * *   * *   * *             

  "...fall..."
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|------------------------7----| 
A|-----9-----8-----7------5--7-| 
E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----5-| 
   * *   * *   * *   * *         

  "...and break your neck..."

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Play Riff 10  " 'Hand me that torch...' "


Riff 11
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|---7--6-5--------------------| 
E|-0--------7-6~--0-3-5-6-5-3~-| 
     *  * * *     * * * * *      

  "...dark..."
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|---7--6-5----------------| 
E|-0--------7-6~--0-3-5-6~-| 
     *  * * *     * * *      

Riff 12
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------| 
A|-4-4--2----4-4--2----4-4--2---| 
E|-2-2--0----2-2--0----2-2--0---| 
   * *       * *       * *        

   "The sacrophagus..."
e|----------------3-------------| 
B|----------------3-------------| 
G|----------------0-------------| 
D|-7-6--7-6--4----0-------------| 
A|-5-4--5-4--2-0--2--------4----| 
E|----------------3--------2----| 
             * *                  

   "Abigail has been here..."


Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3  " 'The spirit of Abigail...' "

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Riff 3a
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------6-----7-----6-7-6-| 
E|-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-------| 
   * * *   * *   * *         

Ending
e|-------------------------------3--------------| 
B|-------------------------------3--------------| 
G|-------------------------------0--------------| 
D|------9-8-------7-6-------5----0---------4----| 
A|-9-8--7-6--7-6--5-4--5-4--3----2----4----2----| 
E|-7-6-------5-4-------3-2-------3----2---------| 

   "Oh....."                 "You must take her life, now!"


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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