Sending of Dead Tabs & Lyrics by King Diamond
Sending of Dead
guitar tabs lyrics
King Diamond: Sending Of Dead
transcribed by: Langus : [email protected]
edited by: Mika Ristiranta : [email protected]
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5----4----------------3----2--|
E|-------------------------------|
Riff 2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------2--0--------------|
A|-5----4----4------------3----2----------2--0--2-1-0-|
E|-----------2----------------------------------------|
"Evening, the sun is setting..."
Riff 3 x2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----4----4------------3----2-------------0--2-1-0-|
E|-----------2----------------------0--2--3-----------|
"David..."
Play Riff 2 "The sun is setting..."
Riff 1a
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|-5----4--|
E|---------|
"What's going on?"
Riff 4 (2 times)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5--7--4--5-|
A|---7--10--9~--7~--5~----7-------------|
E|-0------------------------------------|
"Let me tell you a story..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------------------7--9--5~-|
A|-7--10--9~--7~--5~-------------|
E|--------------------0----------|
"...a secret about your land..."
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---9----------------7-----------------|
A|---7----------------5-----------------|
E|-0------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-5------------------9--12--5-|
A|-3------------------7--10--3-|
E|------------------0--------3-|
Lead into next section:
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|---1~--|
E|-------|
Riff 5 x2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------3-2--------------3---2---|
E|-2-2-5~--2-2-5-----5--2-2-5~--2---2---5-|
"If you ever destroy..."
Riff 6
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------1-0-------------1---0---|
E|-0-0-3--0-0-3-----3--0-0-3--0---0---3-|
"I'm telling..."
Riff 5a
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------3-2--------------3---2---|
E|-2-2-5~--2-2-5-----5--2-2-5~--2---2---5-|
"If the living..."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---------------3-2--------------3---2---|
A|-2-2-5~--2-2-5-----5--2-2-5~--2---2---5-|
E|----------------------------------------|
Riff 7
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4------3------4----3-3-----4---3-|
A|-2------1------2----1-1-----2---1-|
E|-2------1------2----1-1-----------|
"You better hold..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7------6------7----6-6------7--6-|
A|-5------4------5----4-4------5--4-|
E|-5------4------5----4-4-----------|
"There's only..."
Play Riff 5 "The four shadows..."
Play Riff 6 "Midnight..."
Play Riff 5a "Everything should be..."
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-12--------13--------14--------20b22~-|
B|-15b17~----16b18~----17b19~-----------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-12-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19-0-0-20-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19-0-0-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|-12-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19-0-0-20-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19\-|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--9-0-0-12-0-0-14-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-12-0-0-14-0-0-15\-|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--ascending scale run, can't hear it too well-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-16~~--14-12-11b12r11b12r11~----------|
D|------------------------------9~--9~--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 7 leave off the last two chords
Play Riff 1 "Almighty God..."
Play Riff 2 "Saint Expedit..."
Play Riff 3 "Rid me of her..."
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5a Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 "As if he were sent..."
Play Riff 7 leave off the last two chords
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
= touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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
