King Diamond: Broken glass

transcribed by:  Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
                 Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                 Rami Nuotio     :  midiamondie'at'sci.fi


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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9------9-9----7------9-9------7----5----|
A|--7-7------7-7----5------7-7------5----3----|
E|--------------------------------------------|

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

Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------9-7---------------7-9-7h9p7------|
A|-7-7------10-9--10-9-10-----------10-9-|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----------------9-7h9p7----------------|
A|-7-7--10-9-7-5----------10-9-10-9-7----|
E|------------------------------------10-|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------9-7---------------7-9-7h9p7------|
A|-7-7------10-9--10-9-10-----------10-9-|
E|---------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7-9-7h9p7------|
A|-7-7--10-9-7-5--10-9-10-----------10-9-|
E|---------------------------------------|


Riff 1b
Guitar 2 plays Riff 1

Guitar 1
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--9-9-------------9-9-----7-7-----|
A|--7-7-------------7-7-----5-5-----|
E|------0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
        * * * * * *     * *     * * 
    "The storm..."
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--9-9-------------7-7-----5--|
A|--7-7-------------5-5-----3--|
E|------0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0----|
        * * * * * *     * *   
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--9-9-------------9-9-----7-7-----|
A|--7-7-------------7-7-----5-5-----|
E|------0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
        * * * * * *     * *     * * 

E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--9-9-------------5-----7----|
A|--7-7-------------3-----5----|
E|------0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
        * * * * * *
    "The perfect setting..."


Riff 2
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2--------------2-----------2--------------2----|
A|-2--2-2---2--2-3-3-3-3---3--4--4-4---4--4-3-3-3-3---3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
                 * * * *                    * * * *
          She was...
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0--------------0-----------0--------------0----|
A|-0--0-0---0--0-1-1-1-1---1--2--2-2---2--2-1-1-1-1---1/-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
                 * * * *                    * * * *
     Someone was...


Repeat Riff 1b   "...dream..."


RIFF 2b (Solo Rhythm)                                   x2
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------2--------------2-----------2--------------2----|
A|-2--2-2---2--2-3-3-3-3---3--4--4-4---4--4-3-3-3-3---3--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
                 * * * *                    * * * *     x2
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------0--------------0-----------0--------------0----|
A|-0--0-0---0--0-1-1-1-1---1--2--2-2---2--2-1-1-1-1---1--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
                 * * * *                    * * * *


Solo (La Rocque)
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-7b9--(9)r7-7---7-----|
D|--------------9---9~--|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9h10p9-7------------------------|
A|----------10-9h10p9-7----7b9r7~--|
E|----------------------10---------|

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

e|--------------------------------------|
B|---7-8~--7---/10~--8p7-8p7-------8-10-|
G|-9---------9---------------9~---------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------12h13h15p13p12----------|
B|---------12h13h15-12h13h15----------------15p13p12-|
G|--/14~---------------------------------------------|
D|-(/14~)--------------------------------------------| <-- Harmony note in ()
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-12h13h15p13p12----------12h13h15p13p12-------------------------|
B|----------------15p13p12----------------15p13p12----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------17p15p14-15-17-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-15p14----15p14----14h15-17p15p14-------------------------|
A|-------17-------17----------------17p15p14-17p15p14-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------17p14-|

Guitar 1
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|----------12-14-14~--|
D|-15----15------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Guitars 2 & 3 (Guitar 3 plays top notes)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7----7--8-10-10~--|
A|-8----8-10-12-12~--|
E|-------------------|

Guitar 1
e|-12--8h12p8----8-12/15p12----12-15/19p15----15-|
B|------------10------------13-------------17----|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-19/22p19----19-22-22b24--|
B|----------20--------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-12--8h12p8---8-12/15p12----12-15/19p15-------|
G|------------9------------12-------------14-17-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|-17/20p17----17-----------|
G|----------17----19-19b21--|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 3
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--------7-10-10-7-10--7-10-7-7-|
E|-0-0---------------------------|
   "Again she heard her name..."
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------7-7----5-5--|
   "...it was louder..."

Guitar 2
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0-0---------------------------|
   "Again she heard her name..."
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-7-10-10-7-10--7-10-7-7----7-7----5-5--|
E|---------------------------------------|
   "...it was louder..."
 

Riff 4
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7-7\-|
                       "Jonathon..."
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------9----------|
A|-----------------------7----12--7-|
E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7----0-10--5-|
                 "...his way out of bed..."
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7-7\--2-5-2-5-2-|
                             * * * * * 
    "Where is Brandon Henry ? "
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------9----------|
A|------------------------7----12--7-|
E|-/7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7----7-10--5-|
    "...and why..."
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7-7\--2-5-2-5-2-|
    "He didn't feel..."
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------------------------9----------|
A|------------------------7----12--7-|
E|-/7--10-10-7-10--7-10-7----0-10--5-|
    "...so I sent him..."


Riff 5
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-9-9----7-9-9----9-9----7-9-12----|
E|-7-7----5-7-7----7-7----5-7-10----|
    "But I..."
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-9-9----7-9-9----9-9----7-9-12--14--12-|
E|-7-7----5-7-7----7-7----5-7-10--12--10-|
    "For you..."


Riff 6
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
A|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
E|-000000----0----000000----0-----|
   ******    *    ******    *
   "Abigail..."
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------5----7----7-6---5-4-3-|
A|--------5----7----5-4---3-2-1-|
E|-000000----0----0-----0-------|
   ******    *
   "...revenge..."
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
A|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
E|-000000----0----000000----0-----|
   ******    *    ******    *
   "...back..."
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------5----7----7-6---5-4-3-|
A|--------5----7----5-4---3-2-1-|
E|-000000----0----0-----0-------|
   ******    *
                 "...of broken glass..."
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---7-6---5-4------7-6---5-4-3-|
A|---5-4---3-2------5-4---3-2-1-|
E|-0-----0--------0-----0-------|
   "...use it in your scheme..."


Repeat Riff 6  Solo Rhythm


Solo (Wead)
Guitar 1
e|-12h13p12---------------------------|
B|----------15-13-12------------------|
G|-------------------14-13~--14----13-|
D|------------------------------15----|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-9h10p9-------------------------|
D|--------12-10-9-----------------|
A|----------------12-11~--12-8-11-|
E|--------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------7h8p7----|
B|-----------------------------------------10-|
G|---------------------7-9h10p9p7-10----------|
D|----------7-9h10p9p7------------------------|
A|-7h8p7--------------------------------------|
E|-------10-----------------------------------|

e|-12h13p12----12-----------------------------|
B|----------15----13-15-13-12----12-----------|
G|----------------------------14----14-13-10~-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|-------------------/13~--12~--|
G|-9h10p9-----------------------|
D|--------12-10-9---------------|
A|----------------12------------|
E|------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------10-|
B|-------------------/13~--12p10----10-12-13----|
G|-9h10p9------------------------13-------------|
D|--------12-10-9-------------------------------|
A|----------------12----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|-16h19p16h19-\13h16p13h16-\10h13p10h13-\7h10p7h10-|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-/22--(22)p19p16-22\19p16----19\16p13----|
B|--------------------------18----------15-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-16\13p10----10-----------------------------------|
B|----------12-------12-----------------------------|
G|----------------13----10-13----10-----------------|
D|----------------------------12-------12-----------|
A|----------------------------------14----11-14-----|
E|----------------------------------------------13~-|

End Guitar 1

Guitar 2
e|-16h17p16---------------------------|
B|----------18-17-15------------------|
G|-------------------17-16~--17----16-|
D|------------------------------18----|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-13h14p13---------------------------|
D|----------15-14-12------------------|
A|-------------------15-14~--15-12-14-|
E|------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------19h20p19p17-|
B|----------------------------15-17h18p17p15-18-------------|
G|-------------14-16h17p16p14-------------------------------|
D|-14h15p14-------------------------------------------------|
A|----------17----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-16h17p16----16-----------------------------|
B|----------18----17-18-17-15----15-----------|
G|----------------------------17----17-16-14~-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------/17~--15~-|
G|-13h14p13-----------------------|
D|----------15-14-12--------------|
A|-------------------15-----------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------13-|
B|----------------------/17~--15p13----13-15-17----|
G|-13h14p13-------------------------16-------------|
D|----------15-14-12-------------------------------|
A|-------------------15----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-[silent]-16h19p16h19-\13h16p13h16-\10h13p10h13-|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Harmony drops out.

End Solo


Play Riff 1    Just play the first half
Play Riff 1b   "Broken glass..."
Play Riff 2    "Would it be..."
Play Riff 1    Just play the second half

Riff 6a
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
A|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
E|-000000----0----000000----0-----|
   ******    *    ******    *
   "Funeral suit..."
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------5----7----7-6---5-4-3-|
A|--------5----7----5-4---3-2-1-|
E|-000000----0----0-----0-------|
   ******    *
   "...in the right mood..."
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
A|--------5----7---------8----7-5-|
E|-000000----0----000000----0-----|
   ******    *    ******    *
   "Whatever it took..."
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--------5----7--|
A|--------5----7--|
E|-000000----0----|
   ******    *
  "...he would do..."

Repeat this bar until the last time
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---7-6---5-4-3-----7-6---5-4-|
A|---5-4---3-2-1-----5-4---3-2-|
E|-0-----0---------0-----0-----|
   "He was in love again..."

Last time
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|---7-6---5-4--|
A|---5-4---3-2--|
E|-0-----0------|
  "...served."


Ending Solo (La Rocque)
e|-17b19~----{17}r17-15-17-17-17p15----15-----------|
B|----------------------------------17----17-15-17~-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|-3tm-5tm-7tm-8tm-10tm-12tm-15tm-17tm--17~-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-17b19~----24~----(24)~--|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|----------------------------10----------------------|
B|-12-11-12-10-12-11-12-11-12----12-11-12-11-12-10-12-|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

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

e|----------------10---------------------10-|
B|-12-11-12-10-12----12-11-12-11-12-11-12---|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|-12-11-12-10-12-11-12-11-8~--(8)\-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

End Solo

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