King Diamond:  Arrival

transcribed by:  Steve "Tabac" Begin :  sbegin@qc.autoroute.net 
                 Russ Elton          :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                 Mika Ristiranta     :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)                              x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2---------------4-5-4-|
A|-2------2------2------2----2-2------2------2-3-2-|
E|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0--0-0-------|
      * *    * *    * *    *      * *    * *
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5---------|
A|-8----7-5-2--------8----7-5-3----5----|
E|-6----5-3-0--------6----5-3------3----|
        * *               * *                     x2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2---------------4-5-4-|
A|-2------2------2------2----2-2------2------2-3-2-|
E|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0---0--0-0-0--0-0-------|
      * *    * *    * *    *      * *    * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------5--|
A|-8----7-5-2--------8----7-5-3--|
E|-6----5-3-0--------6----5-3----|
        * *               * *


Solo (Final time, leave off last note)
Guitar 1                                                    x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------14-----------------------------------16-17-16~-|
D|-14~--16-17----17-16-14-16-16h17p16-14~----16-17-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-14b15--14--------------14-14b15----14----17-----|
D|-----------17-14~----17----------------17-----17-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2                                                    x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------17-----------------------------------19-21-19~-|
D|-17~--19-20----20-19-17-19-19h20p19-17~----19-20-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-19----17--------------17-19----17----21-----|
D|----------21-17~----21-------------21-----21-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|


"That must be it!"


Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------5~-|
E|-3-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0----|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-4-5-4-|
A|-------------------------3-2-3-2-|
E|-3-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0---------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * 
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------5~-|
E|-3-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0-7-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0----|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-4-7-6-|
A|-------------------------3-2-5-4-|
E|-3-0-0-0-0-0-5-0-0-0-0-0---------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * 

Solo
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------12-------10~------------|
G|---------------------------11-12------12-11-9~~-|
D|--9~---12~--14~--\9~----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------12----------|
B|-----------------10---------------------------------|
G|-9-8-9-11-12\-------12p11p9~----9-11-12----12-11-9~-|
D|--------------9-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-11-12-12^---[fades into next solo]-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

End solo


Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------6--------6--4--7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2--5-|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * * 
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------4--|
A|-------------------6--------6--4--|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2--|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * * 
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------6--------6--4--7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2--5-|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * * 
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7--|
A|-------------------6--------6--5--|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * * 

Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------8--------8--6--9-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4--7-|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * * 
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------6--|
A|-------------------8--------8--6--|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4--|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * * 
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------8--------8--6--9-|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4--7-|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * * 
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------9--|
A|-------------------8--------8--7--|
E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----|
   * * * * * * * * *    * * * 


Riff 5
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------222222222222222222222222-|
E|-1111111111111111111111--------------------------|
   ********************** ************************
  "Through the summer rain..."
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-111111111111-333333333333-555555555555555555555540-|
   ************ ************ ************************ 
  "...the coach had finally arrived..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------222222222222222222222222-|
E|-1111111111111111111111--------------------------|
   ********************** ************************
  "Through the valley..."
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-111111111111-333333333333-555555555555555555555540-|
   ************ ************ ************************ 
  "...and all darkness..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-111111111111-333333333333-|
   ************ ************ 
  "People blame it on the..."


Riff 6
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2------3------2------1-2-1-|
A|-2------3------2------1-2-1-|
E|----000----000----000-------|
      ***    ***    *** * * *
  "...hill..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-2------3------2-0-1-2-1-0-|
A|-2------3------2-0-1-2-1-0-|
E|----000----000-------------|
      ***    *** * * * * * *
            "...the hill where no one..."


Play Riff 5   "The coach had stopped..."
Play Riff 6   "...the darkness would soon..."


Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-5------6------5------4-5-4-|
A|-5------6------5------4-5-4-|
E|----333----333----333-------|
      ***    ***    *** * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5------6------5-3-4-5-4-3-|
A|-5------6------5-3-4-5-4-3-|
E|----333----333-------------|
      ***    *** * * * * * *

Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7------8------7------6-7-6-|
A|-7------8------7------6-7-6-|
E|----555----555----555-------|
      ***    ***    *** * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7------8------7-5-6-7-6-5-|
A|-7------8------7-5-6-7-6-5-|
E|----555----555-------------|
      ***    *** * * * * * *

Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|-----|
  "Ah..."


Riff 9 (First time, slide into beginning A note)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-----9-----10---12-----10-----9---|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------|
     * *   * *    *    * *    * *   * 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------9-9---9--|
D|-7-----9-----10-----9-9---9--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0---7-7---7--|
E|------------------0-----0----|
     * *   * *    * *     * 
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----10-----10----10----9-9---9------|
D|-----9------9-----9----9-9---9------|
A|-----8------8-----8----7-7---7--0-0-|
E|-0-0----0-0---0-0----0-----0--------|
   * *    * *   * *    *     *    * *

Final time:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----10-----10----10--9-9-9-9-9-----|
D|-----9------9-----9--9-9-9-9-9-----|
A|-----8------8-----8--7-7-7-7-7-----|
E|-0-0----0-0---0-0---------------8\-|
   * *    * *   * *
   "...nine!"


Riff 10
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------5---5-4-|
D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4----4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2----2-2-2-2-2-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
   * * * * *    * * * * *      * * * * *    *   *
                                       "18 is 9..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4--|
A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2--|
E|----------------------------------------|
   * * * * *    * * * * *      * * * * * 
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5------7-----10-10-10-10---10-10-10\------------|
D|---5------7--------9--9--9--9----9--9--9\------------|
A|-3------5--------0-------------0---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-|
                   *             *             * * * * 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------5---5-4-|
D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4----4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2----2-2-2-2-2-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
                * * * * *      * * * * *    *   *
                                       "18 is 9..."
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------5-----7-|
D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4------5-----7---|
A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2----3-----5-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
   * * * * *    * * * * *      * * * * * 
e|--------3--3-|
B|--------3--3-|
G|--------0--0-|
D|-4-----------|
A|-2-----------|
E|------3------|
        *

Play Riff 2   Use the same solo
Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm

Solo
e|---------9-----------14h16h18p16p14-16-----------------------------|
B|-9h11h12--12p11p9-11-------------------17-16/17--------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------18p16p15--15tr16----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------18-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-17~~14-17~~14--17~~14-17~~14-15---16h17-19-|
G|---------------------------------18---------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|-19p17p16---19p17p16------------|
G|---------18----------18-16------|
D|--------------------------18-15-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 5   "Jonathon laughed and said..."
Play Riff 6   "18 is actually 9..."
Play Riff 7   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8   Solo Rhythm

Solo
e|----------------------------------------15/18----15--|
B|----------------------------------------15/18----15--|
G|-12p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-5p0-8p0-7p0-3p0-7p0---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|-There's a burst of note here that is-----------------------20--|
G|-not transcrible!  Just begin around--------------------19^-----|
D|-the 17th-fret of the 1st string (high E),----------------------|
A|-go up (around 19th fret of 5th string) and---------------------|
E|-then go down to where you begin and finish with this-----------|

End Solo

Ending
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-5-3-4-5-4-3--3-1-2-3--5--/8--|
A|-5-3-4-5-4-3--3-1-2-3--5--/8--|
E|------------------------------|
   * * * * * *  * * *

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-2------3------2------1-2-1--9\-|
A|-2------3------2------1-2-1--7\-|
E|----000----000----000-----------|
      ***    ***    *** * * *


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