King Diamond: Shapes Of Black
transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : midiamond@sci.fi
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------7---------------|
A|-5-7-8-5~--(5)\------8-7-5~--(5)\--|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-7-9-10-7--(7)\----7-10-9-7--(7)\----7-9-10-|
A|-5-7--8-5--(5)\-------8-7-5--(5)\----5-7--8-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|--------------------9----------------|
D|-7-9-10-7~--(7)\------10-9-7~--(7)\--|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------7------------10-7---------------------|
A|-8-10---8--(8)\---------10-8--(8)\----5-7-8-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------7------------------7-|
A|-5--8--7----8-7-5--8--7--7-8---|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5--------------------5--5--------------|
D|-5--5--7----7-5-6--------5--7-------7-5-8--------|
A|----------------6-----------------------8--------|
E|----------------4-----------------------6----X\\-|
Riff 2a
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------7------------------7-|
A|-5--8--7----8-7-5--8--7--7-8---|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-10--9--14-10-9-7--10--9-------7-|
A|-5--8--7--12--8-7-5---8--7--7--8---|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----------5--------------------5--5--------|
D|-5--5--7----7-5-6--------5--7-------7-5-8--|
A|----------------6-----------------------8--|
E|----------------4-----------------------6--|
Guitar 2 x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------7------------------7-|
A|-5--8--7----8-7-5--8--7--7-8---|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----------5--------------------5--5--------|
D|-5--5--7----7-5-6--------5--7-------7-5-8--|
A|----------------6-----------------------8--|
E|----------------4-----------------------6--|
Riff 3 x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---7----7-7-8-8----8-8-10-10----10-10-8-8----8-8-|
A|-5-5----5-5-5-5----5-5--5--5-----5--5-5-5----5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---7----------7---8-8----------8---|
A|-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------|
* * ** * * * * ** * *
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-10-10----------10---8-8----------8---|
A|--5--5-5-5-55-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-|
E|--------------------------------------|
* * ** * * * * ** * *
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm, end with:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--7--|
A|--5--|
E|-----|
Solo (Wead)
e|--------------------------------|
B|-10-8h10p8------10-8------10----|
G|-----------10~-------10~-----10-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-11-10h11p10----11-10h11p10----10-11-|
G|-------------12-------------12-------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|-13~-11----13-11-----13----|
G|--------14-------14-----14-|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------10-12-|
B|-11-10h11p10----11-10h11p10----10-11-13-------|
G|-------------12-------------12----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-13-12h13p12----13-12h13p12----12-13-|
B|-------------15-------------15-------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-15-13h15p13----15-13h15p13----13-15-|
B|-------------17-------------17-------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-17-15h17p15----17-15h17p15----15-17-|
B|-------------18-------------18-------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-17b18----(18)-15---------|
B|------------------18-17~--|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Harmony Guitar
e|-------------------|
B|----------17-18-20-|
G|-15-17-19----------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
e|-17-15h17p15----17-15h17p15----15-17-|
B|-------------18-------------18-------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-18-17h18p17----18-17h18p17----17-18-|
B|-------------20-------------20-------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-20-18h20p18----20-18h20p18----18-20-|
B|-------------22-------------22-------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 2b
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5--------------------5--5--------------|
D|-5--5--7----7-5-6--------5--7-------7-5-8--------|
A|----------------6-----------------------8--------|
E|----------------4-----------------------6----X\\-|
Play Riff 2a Solo Rhythm
Solo (La Rocque)
e|-15b17--(17)r15-15p13-13-|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|-12-13-15-12-13----12----------------|
B|----------------15----14-15~---(15)\-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-[8]10r8p5-6--5h6p5----6-5~-----------|
G|--------------------7--------6--------|
D|-------------------------------7----5-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-----------------5--|
B|-6--5h6p5------6----|
G|----------7---------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
End Solo
Riff 5 (Guitars basically trade off)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-10----9--------(9)--|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-[silent]----10----9--|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-(9)--------10----9--|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
e|------|
B|------|
G|--10--|
D|------|
A|------|
E|------|
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