King Diamond: "LOA" House

transcribed by   :  Mika Ristiranta: m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
                    Russ Elton: webmaster@abysslord.com
based from tab by:  Matias Andujar with help of Gabriel Hidalgo    
                    Pawel Wiecek: coven@coven.ml.org
      solos by   :  Don Briggs:  Sekhemet@ozemu.com


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Tuning: Standard

RIFF 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|------7-6-----3-----------------9\-|
A|-5-4--5-4--2--1--[let ring]--1/-7\-|
E|-3-2-------0-----------------------|
   * *  * *  *

New guitars come in while intro guitars slide down:

RIFF 2
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------8-------5-------7-------|
E|---00000---00000---00000---05870-|
     *****   *****   *****   *****
                                  Final chord
e|--------------------------------|---|
B|--------------------------------|---|
G|--------------------------------|---|
D|--------------------------------|---|
A|-7-------8----------------------|-2-|
E|---00000---00000-/666666-555555-|-0-|
     *****   *****  ****** ******

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-------8-------5-------7-------|
E|---00000---00000---00000---05870-|
     *****   *****   *****   *****
                                        Final chord
e|--------------------------------------|---|
B|--------------------------------------|---|
G|--------------------------------------|---|
D|--------------------------------------|---|
A|-7-------8----------------------------|-2-|
E|---00000---00000-/101010101010-999999-|-0-|
     *****   *****   * * * * * * ******




RIFF 3  (2 times)
NOTE: The 'A' string notes and ending of 1st/3rd sections
are only slightly palm muted.
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-9-------10-------7-------9---7--------|
E|---77777----77777---77777---7---10-9-7-|
   * *****  * ***** * ***** * * *  * * *
   "1932..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-9-------10--------------------|
E|---77777----77770-666666666666-|
   * *****  * ***** ************
   "North...
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-9-------10-------7-------9---7--------|
E|---77777----77777---77777---7---10-9-7-|
   * *****  * ***** * ***** * * *  * * *
  "Louisiana..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-9-------10-------9----7---------|
E|---77777----77777---10---9-(9)p7-|
   * *****  * *****
  "darker than..."

Final time:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-9-------10-------9----7----|
E|---7-7-7----7-7-7---10---9\-|
   * * * *  * * * *
  "A mansion if you will..."


RIFF 4 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------2-2---------------------|
A|-0-[let ring]--0-3-2-5-3---0-[let-ring]-320--3-2-|
E|---------------------------------------------1-0-|
   "White..."                             ***
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------2-2---------------------|
A|-0-[let ring]--0-3-2-5-3---0-[let-ring]------3-5-|
E|----------------------------------------000--1-3-|
   "The mansion..."                       ***


RIFF 5 (2 times)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------------999-666-888-----|
A|-666666666666-------------999-|
E|------------------------------|
   ************ *** *** *** ***
      "And when..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------------888-555-777-----|
A|-555555555555-------------888-|
E|------------------------------|
   ************ *** *** *** *** 
  "Full and..."
  

Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-4------------4---2--------|
A|-2--222222222---5---4-5-2--|
E|---------------------------|
      ********* * * * * * *
  "In the "LOA" house..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-3------------3---1--------|
A|-1--111111111---4---3-4-1--|
E|---------------------------|
      ********* * * * * * *
   "Misery will..."

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------------|
A|-2-[let ring]------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-3-----------------------------|
A|-1-[let ring]------------------|
E|-------------------------------|



RIFF 1a
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|------7-6--|
A|-5-4--5-4--|
E|-3-2-------|


Play RIFF 2 (2 times) (add E chord 2nd time)
Play RIFF 3 (2 times) "Jean Le Noir..."
Play RIFF 4           "They say..."
Play RIFF 5 (2 times) "And when..."
Play Riff 6           "In the "LOA"..."
Play Riff 1a


RIFF 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------| ----|
A|--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6/-9--9-9-9-9-\5--5-5-5-5-|     |
E|--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4/-7--7-7-7-7-\3--3-3-3-3-|     |
    *  * * * *  *  * * * *  *  * * * *  *  * * * *       |---- Play 2x
e|----------------------------------|                    |
B|----------------------------------|                    |
G|----------------------------------|                ----|
D|--------------------------9--8----|
A|--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6----7--6----|
E|--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-0--7--6----|
    *  * * * *  *  * * * * 

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9---| ----|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-0-|     |
E|---------------------------------------------------|     |
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * *  * * * * * *       |
e|---------------------------------------------------|     |--- Play 2x
B|---------------------------------------------------|     |
G|---------------------------------------------------|     |
D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----------------------------| ----|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6---|
E|--------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-0-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * *  * * * * * * 

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|  ----|
A|-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4/-7--7-7-7-7-\3--3-3-3-3-|      |
E|-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2/-5--5-5-5-5-\1--1-1-1-1-|      |
   *  * * * *  *  * * * *  *  * * * *  *  * * * *        |
e|---------------------------------|                     |--- Play 2x
B|---------------------------------|                     |
G|---------------------------------|                     |
D|-------------------------7-6-----|                 ----|
A|-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4----5-4-----|
E|-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-0--5-4-----|
   *  * * * *  *  * * * * 
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-111111111111-1111111111---| ----|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8-0-|     |
E|---------------------------------------------------|     |
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * *  * * * * * *       |
e|---------------------------------------------------|     |--- Play 2x
B|---------------------------------------------------|     |
G|---------------------------------------------------|     |
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------| ----|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0--9-9-9-9-9-9--8-8-8-8-8---|
E|--------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-0-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * *  * * * * * * 


Solo (La Rocque)
e|-----------------------[2.7] dive half step-|
B|------------------------n.h.----------------|
G|-[2.2]-dive half step-----------------------|
D|--n.h.--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-[3.2]*---[start off with a dive of 4 steps,       ]-|
D|----------[then release and raise another half step]-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-[2.2]*---[start off with a dive of 2 steps,        ]-|
G|----------[then release and raise another whole step]-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
e|-16~---[fades in]--|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|


Back to one guitar:
e|-------------------23p19-------18-22p18------16-19p16------16-18b19~-|
B|----------------16-------21--21--------19--19--------17--17----------|
G|-------------16------------20------------18------------16------------|
D|----------18---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------18------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-16h19---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------9----------9-11-13-9h11p9----9-11----|
D|-------------------------9-11----9-11-13----------------13------13-|
A|---------9-11-12-9-11-12-------------------------------------------|
E|-9-10-12-----------------------------------------------------------|
   *  *  * *  *  * *  *  * *  * *  *  *  *
e|---------------------------------19b21r19~--|
B|--------------------------------(21b22r21~)-| --> Harmony guitar
G|-9-9----9-11-13-11-9----9-11-13-------------|
D|-----13--------------13---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--------------|
G|---12---11---12---12---11---12---12---11---11-9~--(9)/--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-16h19p16----16-21/24-24\23p21p19-21----19--------------------24b26--|
B|----------20-------------------------23----23-21-20-21-20-21-(24b26)-| --> Harmony guitar
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo (Simonsen)
e|-14-14-14-17-17-17----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------14-14-14-17-17-17-------------------------------------17-|
G|-------------------------------------14-14-14-16-16-16----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------14-14-14-16-16-14----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17b19----14h17p14----14----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------16----16p14-16p14----14-------16b18r16b18r16-|
D|-------------------------------------16----16p14--a-------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------10-12-14-10~--10h12p10-9~--9h10p9-|
G|-----------------9-11-13-----------------------------------|
D|---------9-11-12-------------------------------------------|
A|-9-11-12---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------|
B|-7---7-9-10-9-7---9-----|
G|---9------------9---6~--|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------9-10-12-9~--9h10p9-7~--7h9p7-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-[silent]--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

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

Back to one guitar:
e|-18--------------------------------------|
B|-18-[bar raise a whole step and vibrate]-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|-16h18p16----16-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------19----19-18-16h18p16----16--------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------18----18-16-15h16p15----15-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------18----18-16-15~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-13-13-13-/20-20\-13-13-13-/20-20\-13-13-13-13-16p13-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------16~-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|
B|-11h14p11----11-------------------------|
G|----------13----13p11-13p11----11-------|
D|----------------------------13----13-11-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------12~-|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------11-13-15-----|
D|-------------------11-13-15--------------|
A|----------11-13-14-----------------------|
E|-11-13-14--------------------------------|
    *  *  *  *  *  *
End solo


RIFF 8 (4 times)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-9----9----7----9------------|
A|-7------10---9--7------------|
E|---------------------8---7~--|
  "They never...      No No No..."

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-9----5---4----9------------|
A|-7------7---5--7------------|
E|--------------------8---7~--|


Play RIFF 1a
Play RIFF 3 (2 times) "7 days ago..."
Play RIFF 4           "White as snow..."


RIFF 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-/7-7-7-7-7-7\-2-2-2-2---2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/5-5-5-5-5-5\-0-0-0-0-4-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------2---|
                                                 * *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-/7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-6-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-4-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
                                                * *
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-444444444444-555555555555-/777777777777\-222222-2---2-|
A|-222222222222-222222222222-/555555555555\-000000-0-4-0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------2---|
                                                     * *
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-444444444444-555555555555-/777777777777\-999999-9-7-6-|
A|-222222222222-222222222222-/555555555555\-777777-7-5-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
                                                     * *

Solo (La Rocque)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------9-11-9~----------|
D|-9~----11-12~----12~---------------12-11-|
A|-----------a-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------9-11-9~--|
D|-9~----11-12~----12~-------------|
A|-----------a------a--------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----[silent]--------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7~----9-11~----11~----14-14-14~-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Back to one guitar:
e|-17p14----------14-19p14----------14-18p14----------14-19p14----------14-|
B|-------15----15----------15----15----------15----15----------15----15----|
G|----------16----------------16----------------16----------------16-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                       
e|-17p14------------------------------|
B|-------15---------------------------|
G|----------16------------------------|
D|-------------16---------------------|
A|----------------17-14~----12b14r12~-|
E|------------------------------------|

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

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

e|-------------------------------------------17b19~-|
B|-15-17-19-17-15-------------15-17-19-17-15--------|
G|----------------18-14-16-18-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

End solo


Play RIFF 8            "They never..."
Play RIFF 5 (2 times)  "And when..."
Play Riff 6 (2 times)  "In the "LOA"..."

Ending
Guitar 1
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-2-[let ring]-------|
E|-0------------------|
   "And again, and again..."
  
Guitar 2
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-2------------------|
A|-0-[let ring]-------|
E|--------------------|


Song fades out.


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