King Diamond:  Sending Of Dead

transcribed by: Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl.com
edited by:      Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
		Rami Nuotio     :  midiamondie'at'sci.fi

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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--4~--------------5--7--4--5~--|
A|----7---------7--5-----5---------------|
E|-0------------------0------------------|
   "Let me tell you a story..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------5--4~-----------7--9--5--|
A|----7---------7--5--------------|
E|-0------------------0-----------|
   "...a secret about your land..."

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---9------------------7----|
A|---7------------------5----|
E|-0------------------0------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---5------------------9--12--5-|
A|---3------------------7--10--3-|
E|-0------------------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--------14--------15--------20b22r20-|
B|-15b17~----17b19~----18b20~-------------|
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|------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------12-14-16-12-14-16-|
A|----------12-14-15-12-14-15-------------------|
E|-12-14-15-------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------13-12~----------------------------------|
G|-12-14-16-12-14-----------14-12-11b12r11b12r11----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------9~----9~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-12-0-0-12-0-0-14-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-12-0-0-14-0-0-15\-|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-12~----11-----------------------------|
D|-----------14-12b14r12b14r12-----------|
A|-----------------------------10~----9~-|
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

Solo
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-14/16-16/18-18/19-19/21-21\19-19\18-18\16-16\14-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-12/14-14/16-16/17-17/19-19\17-17\16-16\14-14\12-|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-14/16-16\14-14\12-12\11-11/12-11/12-11/12-11-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|-12/14-14\12-12\10-10\-9--9/10--9/10--9/10--9-|

e|--------------------------------------15----14~--|
B|--------------------------15----14---------------|
G|--------------14----13-11----11----11----11------|
D|---12---11-11----11------------------------------|
A|-9----9------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-14-12-10-12-10-7-8-7-5-7-5-0----------------|
B|---------------------------------12r13d12r17d12-|
G|----------------------------------a-------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|-20-19-17-17-15-17-15-14-12-15-12----12----------------------|
B|----------------------------------15----15-13-12-15-13-12-13-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-12-14-12-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------14-15-14-12-14-12-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------14-12-15-14-12----12----|
E|----------------------------------------------15----15-|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------13r14--(14)d11------------------------------------|
E|-12-14r15-----------------12h14-12h14-12-0-12r14----(14)d12\-|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-12r14d12--11r13d11--9r11d9--(9)/--| <-- Harmony guitar
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-10r12d10---9r11d-9--7r-9d7--(7)/--|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-17p16p14-16p14----14-------------|
B|----------------17----17p14-17b21-|
G|-----------------------------a----|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

End Solo

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.
<17>       = 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