King Diamond:  Digging Graves

transcribed by:  Langus          :  tlange@polbox.com
     edited by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                 Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
       Solo by:  Sarah Z         :  ZywickiS@aol.com

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Date last modified:  July 25, 2010

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
Guitar 1 (slight distortion)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--------------------2--1-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-------|
            * * 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------2--1--2--5-4-3-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-----------------|
            * * 

Guitar 2 (slight distortion)    x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0---------------0-------------|




Riff 2
Guitar 1  (slight distortion)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--------------------2--1-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-------|
            * * 
  "Lucy..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------2--1--2--5-4-3-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-----------------|
            * * 
Guitar 2  (slight distortion)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|----7----7---------7----7-|
E|-0------------------------|
                           x2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|---7-----7---------7----7-|
E|--------------------------|


Lead into next section (heavy distortion):
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--3--2--|
 "I am..."



Riff 3 (heavy distortion)
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--------------------2--1-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-------|
            * * 
  "...not the guy..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------2--1--2-5-4-3--5--4-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-----------------3--2-|
            * * 
  "I left half..."

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--------------------9--8-|
A|--------------------7--6-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-------|
            * * 
  "...not the guy..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------4--3--4-7-6-5-------|
A|--------------------2--1--2-5-4-3--5--4-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-----------------3--2-|
            * * 
  "I left half..."



Riff 4
Guitar 1 
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--------------------4--3-|
A|-2--4--5--4-5-4--2--2--1-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-------|
            * * 
  "Does that mean..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------4--3--4-7-6-5----------|
A|-2--4--5--4-5-4--2--2--1--2-5-4-3--5--4--2-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-----------------3--2--0-| 
            * * 
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|----7----7---------7----7-|
E|-0------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-----7---------7----7--\1--2-5-4-3--5--4----|
E|----------------------------------------3--2--0-|



Riff 5
Guitar 1  (slight distortion)
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|------------------2-1-|
E|----------------------|
  "No..."
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------2--1-2--5-4-3-|
E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0----------------|
            * *

Guitar 2 (slight distortion)    x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0---------------0-------------|

Play Riff 2   "Is it true..."


Lead into next section (heavy distortion):
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--3--2--|
 "I am..."


Play Riff 3   "...not the guy..."
Play Riff 4   "Does that mean..." [both guitars end with E5]

Interlude:  "Into the night I go..."


Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----9-8-9--4--5-------4-5-|
A|-----7-6-7--2--3---6-7-----|
E|-0-------------------------|
   "I will be your misery..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----9-8-9--4--5--12-11-9-8-|
A|-----7-6-7--2--3--10--9-7-6-|
E|-0--------------------------|
   "I'm going to be your hell..."

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------4-5-|
A|-----7-6-7~--------6-7-----|
E|-0----------7--8~----------|
   "I will be your misery..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------9--7~--10-9-7----|
A|-----7-6-7----------------10-|
E|-0---------------------------|
   "I'm going to be your hell..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------4-5-|
A|-----7-6-7~--------6-7-----|
E|-0----------7--8~----------|
   "I will be your misery..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------------9--7~-----------|
A|-----7-6-7---------10-9-7-6-|
E|-0--------------------------|
   "I'm going to be your hell..."



Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----9---8---------------9----7-----5-|
A|-----7---6---------------7----5-----3-|
E|-0-------------------0----------------|
  "I'm digging graves..."

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----5~--4-5-4-5-4~------5~---7~---10--9~--|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------0---------------------|
           * * * *         


Riff 6a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----9-8-9--4--5-------4-5-|
A|-----7-6-7--2--3---6-7-----|
E|-0-------------------------|
   "I will be your misery..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----9-8-9--4--5--12-11-9-8-|
A|-----7-6-7--2--3--10--9-7-6-|
E|-0--------------------------|
   "I'm going to be your hell..."

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------4-5-|
A|-----7-6-7~--------6-7-----|
E|-0----------7--8~----------|
   "I will be your misery..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------9--7~--10-9-7----|
A|-----7-6-7----------------10-|
E|-0---------------------------|
   "I'm going to be your hell..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------4-5-|
A|-----7-6-7~--------6-7-----|
E|-0----------7--8~----------|
   "I will be your misery..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------9--7~---9-7------|
A|-----7-6-7--------------10-9-|
E|-0---------------------------|
   "I'm going to be your hell..."


Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-|
E|-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------------------|
   * *       * *       * * 
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7-10-|
A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7---5--5--8-|
E|-0-0-------0-0-----------------|
   * *       * * 
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-|
E|-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------------------|
   * *       * *       * * 
  "McKenzie, how could you think I'd forget..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------------7-5-|
A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7---5--0-5-3-|
E|-0-0-------0-0------------------|
   * *       * *

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-9----7--5----9----7----7-10-|
A|-7----5--3----7----5----5--8-|
E|-----------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-9----7--5----9----7----7--5--|
A|-7----5--3----7----5--0-5--3--|
E|------------------------------|


Riff 8a (solo rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-|
E|-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------------------|
   * *       * *       * * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------------7----7-10-|
A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7---5--0-5--8-|
E|-0-0-------0-0-------------------|
   * *       * * 
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-|
E|-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------------------|
   * *       * *       * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------7----7-5-|
A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7---5--0-5-3-|
E|-0-0-------0-0------------------|
   * *       * *


Solo (La Rocque)
e|------------7---------------------7---------------------|
B|----------8---8h10p8-7-8---7-8-10---10-8-7--------------|
G|--------9----------------9-----------------7~----(7)\-0-|
D|------9-------------------------------------------------|
A|-7h10---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-/9--9-9-10-7-9--9-9-10-9-7~----(7)\-|
D|-/9--9-9-10-7-9--9-9-10-9-7~----(7)\-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-12tm--15tm--14tm--17tm--15tm--19tm-17~-|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-23b24-23b24~-------12----12----15----14-----|
B|--------------------15b17-15b17-18b20-17b19~-|
G|-----------------0---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Solo (Simonsen)
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----[tremolo bar pulls]-------------------------------------|
D|-7b9----(9)d7--5b7----(7)d5--4h5-4h5-4h5-4--4h5p4-\2--/5--4-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------15-15-15-14-15-15-15-15\14~-|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------12-12-12-11-12-12-12-12\11~-|
D|-4/9----x-xx-9/11----11h12~--(12)\------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-10b12----(12)d10--9b11----(11)d9--[silent]-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|---------11h12----12-\8-9~----|
E|------------------------------|

Back to one guitar:
e|-17p15p14-15p14p12-14p12----12-------|
B|-------------------------15----15p14-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|-15p14p12-14p12\10-12p10\8-10p8\7-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-8p7---7-----------------------------------|
G|-----9---9p7-9p7---7-----9b11-9b11--(11)r9-|
D|-----------------9---9p7-a-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-[17]19r17--[17]19r17--[17]19r17--[17]19r17--[17]19~--(19)r17-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|-15h17p15------------------------|
G|----------16--14h16p14----14/16--|
D|-----------------------16--------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 9  (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----4-------2---------4-----------|
D|---4---4---2---------4---4-7----9--|
A|-2-------0-----0-1-2-------5----7--|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----4-------2---------4-----------|
D|---4---4---2---------4---4-7----2--|
A|-2-------0-----0-1-2-------5----0--|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----4-------2---------4-----------|
D|---4---4---2---------4---4-7----9--|
A|-2-------0-----0-1-2-------5----7--|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----4-------2---------4-----------|
D|---4---4---2---------4---4-7--2----|
A|-2-------0-----0-1-2-------5--0--2-|
E|---------------------------------0-|

Guitar 2                            x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-4-------6---------7-------7----6--|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-2-------4---------5-------5----4--|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-4-------6---------7-------7--6--4-|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-2-------4---------5-------5--4--2-|
E|-----------------------------------|


Play Riff 5
Play Riff 2   "Is it true..."

Lead into next section (heavy distortion):
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--3--2--|
 "I am..."


Play Riff 3   "...not the guy..."
Play Riff 4   "Does that mean..."

Interlude:  "Into the night I go..."

Play Riff 6   "I will be your..."
Play Riff 7   "I'm digging graves..."
Play Riff 6   end with:

Guitar 1
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--7--|
E|-----|

Guitar 2
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|--0--|


with this lead (Simonsen):
                            Ending
e|-12-11--------12-11-------|--------------|
B|-------13-12--------13-12-|-12~~-[dives]-|
G|--------------------------|--------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------|



Riff 10 (slightly palm muted)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------4-5-|
A|-7--7-6-7----------6-7-----|
E|-----------7--8~-----------|
      * *            * * *
  "Into the night I go..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----7-6-7--10--9~--10-9-7-6-|
E|-0--------------------------|
   *  * *             * * *
  "And you can't..."

Then keep playing this:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------4-5-|
A|----7-6-7----------6-7-----|
E|-0---------7--8~-----------|
   *  * *            * * *
  "Into the night I go..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----7-6-7--10--9~--10-9-7-6-|
E|-0--------------------------|
   *  * *             * * *

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------------------------7-9-|
A|-7--7-6-7--9-10~---9-10-----|
E|----------------------------|
      * *            *  * *
   "Into the night I go..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----------9--7~--10-9-7----|
A|----7-6-7----------------10-|
E|-0--------------------------|
   *  * *            * * *
   "And you can't..."

Then keep playing this:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------------------------7-9-|
A|----7-6-7--9-10~---9-10-----|
E|-0--------------------------|
   *  * *            *  * *
   "Into the night I go..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-----------9--7~--10-9-7----|
A|----7-6-7----------------10-|
E|-0--------------------------|
   *  * *            * * *
   "And you can't..."

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