King Diamond: The Pact
transcribed by: GRAX : BKNYUSA@aol.com
Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Paul Pekkarinen
solos by: Rami Nuotio
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Date last modified: 19-10-01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-3--3-2-0-2--2-0---|
E|-----------------3-|
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------7h10p7------7h10p7------7---10--------7---10-|
E|--0-0-0-------0-0-0-------8-8-8---8-----7-7-7---7----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|--------7h10p7------7h10p7-|
E|--0-0-0-------0-0-0--------|
* * * * * *
Last time (Guitar 2 plays note in () )
e|-------------------|------|
B|-------------------|------|
G|-------------------|------|
D|-------------------|------|
A|-3--3-2-0-2--2-0---|-(1~)-|
E|-----------------3-|--0---|
Riff 2 (2 times)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-3-7-3-0-0-0-3-7-3-0-0-0-5-8-5-0-0-0-5-8-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Outside..."
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------3--3-2-0-2--2-0---|
E|-0-0-0-3-7-3-0-0-0-3-7-3------------------3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...falling..."
Riff 3 (2 times)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------9---10--------7---9--------5---7-------5---7-|
E|-7-7-7---7-----5-5-5---5----3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Inside..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-------9---10--------7---9-|
E|-7-7-7---7-----5-5-5---5---|
* * * * * * * *
"...Angel..."
1st ending 2nd ending
e|------------|----------|
B|------------|----------|
G|------------|----------|
D|------------|----------|
A|--5--5-7----|--5--5-4--|
E|--3--3-5----|--3--3-2--|
"...I are..." "...sinner..."
Play Riff 2 (2 times) "...dreams, dreams turn into..."
Riff 4 x2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----4-4--5-4-2h4p2--------4-4--5-4--2--|
A|--2-----------------5-4--1--------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
"Nothing..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-7-5--------7-7-8-7--5-|
A|--5-7-8-------8-7---------------|
E|-------------------5------------|
"A year ago..."
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--7--9--9-11--|
A|--5--6--7--8--|
E|--------------|
"...and if you..."
Riff 5
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------2------------------2--4-2-4-5-4-2-|
D|---------2------------------2--4-2-4-5-4-2-|
A|-2-4-4-x------------2-4-4-x----------------|
E|-0-2-2-x------------0-2-2-x----------------|
"Then she..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------2-------------------2---------------|
D|---------2-------------------2---------------|
A|-2-4-4-x-------------2-4-4-x-----------------|
E|-0-2-2-x-------------0-2-2-x----5-4-5-7-5-2~-|
* * * * *
"...and they..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------5----------------------5--7-5-7-8-7-5-|
D|---------5----------------------5--7-5-7-8-7-5-|
A|-7-7-7-x----------------5/7-7-x----------------|
E|-5-5-5-x----------------3/5-5-x----------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5----------------------5----------------|
D|---------5----------------------5----------------|
A|-5/7-7-x----------------5/7-7-x------------------|
E|-3/5-5-x----------------3/5-5-x----8-7-8-10-8-5~-|
* * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7--9--9-11--------------------|
A|-5--6--7--8--3--3-2-0-2--2-0---|
E|-----------------------------3-|
"I felt..."
Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------{10}--------------------------------------|
G|------------{6}------8~-----------{9}~--7-5-7-8-7-5-7-5-{12}~~--13/----|
D|-----------------{5}------7-----------------7-8-7-5--------------------|
A|-{7}^r--{7}------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-17-17-17171717171717----|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-17----------17----15-------------------15-17-----|
G|----17-14-17----17----17-16-17-14-16-17-------17--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-15----------15----------------------------15-----|
B|----17----17----17-18-17-15-17----15-17-18----17--|
G|-------17----------------------17-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-{12}^^r-----7----(8)--10----|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-9----------------------------10---------------------------------------|
B|--------12--------------12---------12-13-10-12-10----------------------|
G|-----12----12-9------12----12----12---------------12-9-8---------------|
D|---9------------9-13-------------------------------------12-11-10-9~~--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|-12-12-12---11^r-11-12-11-12~~--|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
E|-----12----14----15----14----12----14----12----11-1110/1311-11--12-14--|
B|-/12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
really fast!!
e|-15-17-19-20201917171513131014--1519-151819--1715-141310-14-15--|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-12^^^---14-15-14-12-11----14-----14^--12-11-12-11-116~--------|
B|------------------------13--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 (2 times) "The pact is..."
Play Riff 3 (2 times) "Someone to take..."
Play Riff 4 "Nothing..."
Riff 7
Both Guitars
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------2--1-------|
D|----------------------------------------3-4---| ------> 1st time
A|---4-(4)^r~---------------4-(4)^r~----------4-|
E|-2----------2--4-5-4-0--2---------------------|
* * * *
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------2--1-------|
D|----------------------------------------3-4---| ------|
A|---4-(4)^r~---------------4-(4)^r~----------4-| |
E|-2----------2--4-5-4-0--2---------------------| |
* * * * |
Guitar 2 |-----> 2nd time
e|----------------------------------------------| |
B|-----------------------------------1--0-------| |
G|----------------------------------------1-2---| |
D|--------------------------------------------2-| ------|
A|---4-(4)^r~---------------4-(4)^r~------------|
E|-2----------2--4-5-4-0--2---------------------|
* * * *
Both Guitars
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------1--0-------|
G|----------------------------------------1-2---|
D|---2-(2)^r~---------------2-(2)^r~----------2-| ------> 3rd time
A|-0----------0--2-3-2----0---------------------|
E|---------------------3------------------------|
* * * *
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------1--0-------|
G|----------------------------------------1-2---|
D|---2-(2)^r~---------------2-(2)^r~----------2-| ------|
A|-0----------0--2-3-2----0---------------------| |
E|---------------------3------------------------| |
* * * * |
Guitar 2 |-----> 4th time
e|----------------------------------------------| |
B|-----------------------------------4--3-------| |
G|----------------------------------------4-5-2-| |
D|---2-(2)^r~---------------2-(2)^r~------------| ------|
A|-0----------0--2-3-2----0---------------------|
E|---------------------3------------------------|
* * * *
Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5--------------------------5-|
D|-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7----7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--5-5---|
A|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-3--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--3-3-3-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
* * * *
Guitar 2 & keyboards x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------7-5-----------|
A|-5-7-8-5-7-8-5-7-----8-7-8-7---|
E|-----------------------------8-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------4--------------------------4-|
A|-6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6----6-6--6-6--6-6--6-6--4-4---|
E|-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-2--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2-2-|
* * * *
Guitar 2 & keyboards x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------8-6-----------|
D|-6-8-9-6-8-9-6-8-----9-8-9-8---|
A|-----------------------------9-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Both
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-7--9--9-11--7--9--9-11-|
A|-5--6--7--8--5--6--7--8-|
E|----7-----9-----7-----9-|
"If I sign, then I must stay..."
Ending:
Riff 4 x2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----4-4-5-4-2h4p2--------4-4-5-4-2--|
A|--2---------------5-4--1------------|
E|------------------------------------|
"Nothing..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------5-7-5--------7-7-8-7--5-|
A|--5-7-8-------8-7---------------|
E|-------------------5------------|
"A year ago..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--7--9--9-11-----------------|
A|--5--6--7--8---4-------------|
E|----------------2--[let ring]-|
"...and now..."
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
