King Diamond:  A Mansion In Darkness

transcribed by:   ANDRÉ DA SILVA SALVATERRA  :  mercyful@zipmail.com.br 
     edited by:   Russ Elton                 :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                  Jordan B.       :  sansamppsa1@hotmail.com

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7777777777777777-6666666666666666-|
E|-----------------------------------|
   **************** ****************
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5555555555555555-33333333----------|
E|---------------------------22222222-|
   **************** ******** ********
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-2222222222---------------------------|
E|------------55-33-22-0000000000000000-|
   ********** ** ** ** ****************
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------5555555555555555-|
E|-5555555555555555------------------|
   **************** ****************
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-2222222222222222-3333333333333333-|
E|-----------------------------------|
   **************** ****************
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-4444444444444444-|
E|------------------|
   ****************


Solo (Harmony guitars)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-12~----10h12p10-------------------12-|
G|-----------------12-11-8~----9/11-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-10~----8-7--/13~----10~----12~----10h12p10-------|
G|--------------------------------------------12-11-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|-12~----10-12-13~----13-12-10-8-10~-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|-8-10-12--10--8--7--7--8----------------|
G|--------------------------9~----(9)dive-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-8~----7h8p7-------------------|
G|-------------9-8----------8----|
D|-----------------9~----10----9-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-7~------------------------------------------|
G|-------9--8--/14~--11~--12~---11h12p11----11-|
D|---------------------------------------14----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

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

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-9-11-12--11--9-----------9------------------|
D|-----------------12--12~-----10~----(10)dive-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 2
Guitar 1                   x2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-10-77777-10-77777-10-777-|
E|--------------------------|
    * *****  * *****  * *** 
   "Riding up the alley in the rain..."
                        x2
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-9-66666-9-66666-9-666-|
e|-----------------------|
   * ***** * ***** * ***
   "No lights to show the way..."
                        x2
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-7-33333-7-33333-7-333-|
e|-----------------------|
   * ***** * ***** * ***
   "How could this..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------4-----------------|
A|--4-----------2-----------------|
E|--2--------------------55-33-22-|
                         ** ** ** 
   "...home..."

Guitar 2           x2
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|-0000000000000000-|
   **************** 
   "Riding up the alley in the rain..."
                   x2
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-2222222222222222-|
e|------------------|
   ****************
   "No lights to show the way..."
                   x2
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-3333333333333333-|
e|------------------|
   ****************
   "How could this..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------4-----------------|
A|--4-----------2-----------------|
E|--2--------------------55-33-22-|
                         ** ** ** 
   "...home..."



Riff 3
e|-------0------------0--------|
B|---------0------------0------|
G|-----------0------------0----|
D|---------------5-------------|
A|--2------------3-------------|
E|--0----------0------------0--|
               *            *
   "And the shadows at the gate..."
e|-------0----------------------------|
B|---------0--------------------------|
G|-----------0------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|--2------------3-----00-33-22-------|
E|--0----------0-1--------------55-33-|
               *       ** ** ** ** **
   "...they seemed to be alive..."
e|-------0------------0--------|
B|---------0------------0------|
G|-----------0------------0----|
D|---------------5-------------|
A|--2------------3-------------|
E|--0----------0------------0--|
               *            *
   "Yeah the shadows at the gate..."
e|-------0------------------------------------------|
B|---------0----------------------------------------|
G|-----------0--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2------------3-----00-33-22-55-33-77-55-1010-99-|
E|--0----------0-1----------------------------------|
               *       ** ** ** ** ** ** **  * * **
                      "...alive!"


Play Riff 2   "Everything inside..."
Play Riff 3   "And the house..."


Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7777777777777777-6666666666666666-|
E|-----------------------------------|
   **************** ****************
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------------5------5-4-|
A|-5555555555555555-3----5-3-2-|
E|-----------------------3-----|
   ****************      * * *


Solo (Harmony guitars)
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|-12~----10h12p10-8-7-------------12-|
G|---------------------8~----9/11-----|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

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

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-12~----11h12p11-9-8----------8----|
D|---------------------9~----10----9-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

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

End Solo



Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0------------0------------0------------0--|
G|---------x------------x------------x------------x--|
D|---------9------------9------------7------------9--|
A|---------7------------7----4-4-4-4-4------------7--|
E|-0-0-0-0------8-8-8-8-------------------8-8-8-8----|
   * * * *      * * * *      * * * *      * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0------------0------------0------------0--|
G|---------x------------x------------x------------x--|
D|---------9------------9------------7------------9--|
A|---------7------------7----4-4-4-4-4------------7--|
E|-0-0-0-0------8-8-8-8-------------------8-8-8-8----|
   * * * *      * * * *      * * * *      * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------9-7------------7-5------------5-4--5--7--12\-|
A|-----------7-5------------5-3------------3-2--3--5--10\-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0----------------|
   * * * * *      * * * * *      * * * * * 
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------0------------0------------0------------0--|
G|---------x------------x------------x------------x--|
D|---------9------------9------------7------------9--|
A|---------7------------7----4-4-4-4-4------------7--|
E|-0-0-0-0------8-8-8-8-------------------8-8-8-8----|
   * * * *      * * * *      * * * *      * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------9-7------------7-5------------5-4--5--7--12\-|
A|-----------7-5------------5-3------------3-2--3--5--10\-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0----------------|
   * * * * *      * * * * *      * * * * * 


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


Solo over Riffs 4 & 5
e|---------/-7~-------------------|
B|--------------8-----------------|
G|-2/--9----------9--6~-----{7}b9-|
D|-----------------------7--------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|------------12------------------15h17-19-------|
B|-----5---------12------15h17-19----------15h17-|
G|-------0----------14~--------------------------|
D|-7-5-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------0-------------------------------------|

e|----15h17-19----------22b24--22---19--24-22-24-20-24-19-19-|
B|-19--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------16b17----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|----19----19----19----19----19----19--------------------19~-19\--20-|
B|-22----20----19----20----22----20----19\-17-16-17b19--r-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17-19-20-19p17-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------20-17-20-17-19-20-19p17-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------20-17-19-16-17-19-17-16-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------19-17-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------/17~------------------|
B|------------------------------------/17-14-15----------------13-12-|
G|---------------16-17-19-19b21----\---------------------------------|
D|-17~--16-17-19-------------------------------------12-14--12-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------12--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------12-------12----19-17~--14h15-14-12----12----------|
B|----------12-13-15----13-15----13---------------------15----13p12-10-|
G|-14-13-14------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------12h13-15-13h15-17b19-|
B|-13p12-13-10-8-7-8-10-8-7--------13h15-13h15-17----------------------|
G|--------------------------9p7-9--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------7-5---7-5--2-3~--7-5---7-5--3-3~-----|
B|-/8~--8-7h8-7---7---8~-----8-7---8-7--4-5~--8-7---8-7--5-5~--15-|
G|-/9~----------9---8-9~-x/-\x---x-x----x-----x---x-x----x--------|
D|-----------------------x/-\x---x------x-----x---x------x--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------15-17-19--------17-19-20--------18-20-21--------19-22-22b24r-|
B|-17-19---------17-19-20--------18-20-21--------19-21-22-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 2  w/o vocals, then "As the candlelight..."
Play Riff 3  "Yeah the shadow on the wall..."


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


Ending (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7777777777777777-6666666666666666-|
E|-----------------------------------|
   **************** ****************
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5555555555555555-33333333----------|
E|---------------------------22222222-|
   **************** ******** ********
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-2222222222---------------------------|
E|------------55-33-22-0000000000000000-|
   ********** ** ** ** ****************
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------9-9---7------------|
A|------------------555555555555555-----------10---9---|
E|-5555555555555555---------------------7---7----7---7-|
   **************** ***************

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-------------9\--|
A|-7--9--7--5--7\--|
E|-----------------|


Solo (Harmony guitars)
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|-12~----10h12p10-8-7-------------12-|
G|---------------------8~----9/11-----|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|-10~----8-7-/13~----10~----12~--|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-12~----11h12p11-9-8----------8----|
D|---------------------9~----10----9-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-11~----9--8--/14~--11~--12~--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

End Harmony 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