King Diamond - Black Hill Sanitarium Chords & Tabs

 

Black Hill Sanitarium Chords & Tabs

King Diamond Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Tab

Black Hill Sanitarium Tab

   
King Diamond:  Black Hill Sanitarium

transcribed by:  Dave Zatuchney   davedzny@aol.com
       solo by:  Don Briggs       Sekhemet@ozemu.com

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Date last modified:  June 13, 2007

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-5--|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-3--|
       * *
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-3--|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-1--|
       * *
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-5--|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-3--|
       * *
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--------------------8-|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-3----6-|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-1------|
       * *


Riff 2                            x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-----3-----4-----3---4---|
A|---1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---1---1-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *
               "I..."
                                  x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2-----3-----2---3---|
A|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *
   "...been in here..."
                                  x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-----6-----6-----7-----6---7---|
A|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4---4-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *
   "And as I walk..."
                                  x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----5-----6-----5---6---|
A|---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *
   "I see the other..."


Riff 1a
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-5----5-5--5-5-|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-3----3-3--3-3-|
       * *            * *  * *
           "This is for..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--------------------8-|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-3----6-|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-1------|
       * *
        "For those who..."


Play Riff 2  "I have seen..."

Riff 1b
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-5--|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-3--|
       * *
          "This is for..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--------------------8-|
A|-5-5-6-5-3-5-6-3----6-|
E|-3-3-4-3-1-3-4-1------|
       * *
         "For those who..."


Riff 3
e|-----------------------0------|
B|-------------------------0----|
G|---------4----4------------3--|
D|------------3---3-2-----------|
A|-2-2-2-2----------0-----------|
E|------------------------------|
         "Black Hill..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------4----4--------7--7-|
D|------------3---3-2----7--7-|
A|-2-2-2-2----------0----5--5-|
E|-----------------------5--5-|
        "They're driving me..."


Riff 4
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-4------4------2---------5-4------4-------|
A|----------7--5----5-3----3----------7--5----5-3~-|
E|-0-0-----------------------0-0-------------------|
   * *                       * *
     "Got to get out..."

Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-222-2-2-2-5-222-2-2-2-|
   * *** * * * * *** * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------7/9-9-9-9\7-|
E|-0-222-2-2-2-5/7-7-7-7\5-|
   * *** * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-0-222-2-2-2-5-222-2-2-2-|
   * *** * * * * *** * * *
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-------------7-9-7--|
E|-0-222-2-2-5-5-7-5--|
   * *** * * *


Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-11b---11^13^11^9^11^9----9--------------------------|
D|-----------------------12---12^11^12^11^9^11^9\7^9^7-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|----7--------------------------------|
A|-10---10^9^10^9^7^9^7----7----7------|
E|----------------------10---10---9b^r-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/black_hill_sanitarium_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|-------------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------------------|-6----6----6--------|
D|-------------------------|---9b---9b---9b^r^b-|
A|-9-9\----9-9\----9-9\----|--------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------|

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

e|-----------------19-21^19^16----------------|
B|-----------19-21-------------19-21-19-17-19-|
G|-/21-18-21----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-21-18----18-21-18----18-21-18----18-21-18----18-|
D|-------21----------21----------21----------21----|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-21-19-21-19-16-19-16---16-------|
A|----------------------19---19-16-|
E|---------------------------------|

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

End solo


Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|---------4----4--------|
D|------------3---3-2----|
A|-2-2-2-2----------0----|
E|-----------------------|
            "Black hill..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------4----4--------7--7-|
D|------------3---3-2----7--7-|
A|-2-2-2-2----------0----5--5-|
E|-----------------------5--5-|


Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3a  Solo Rhythm

Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-11---------------11---------------|
E|----9--9--9-11-12----9--9--9-11-12-|
   "I am..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-10---------------10---------------|
E|----8--8--8-10-11----8--8--8-10-11-|
   "...going down..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-9--------------9--------------|
E|---7--7--7-9-10---7--7--7-9-10-|
   "...deep into..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-8-------------8-------------|
E|---6--6--6-8-9---6--6--6-8-9-|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-7-------------7-------------|
E|---5--5--5-7-8---5--5--5-7-8-|

Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-9---12---11----9---12---5--|
A|-7---10----9----7---10---3--|
E|---0----0---------0----0----|
     *    *         *    *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----------------5----7--|
D|-9---12---11----5----7--|
A|-7---10----9----3----5--|
E|---0----0-------3----5--|
     *    *

Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-7---11---9----7---11------|
D|-5----9---7----5----9---9--|
A|------------------------7--|
E|---0----0--------0----0----|
     *    *        *    *
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-7---11---9----5----7--|
D|-5----9---7----5----7--|
A|---------------3----5--|
E|---0----0------3----5--|
     *    *


Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1a   "This is for..."
Play Riff 3    "Black Hill..."


Ending:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-4------4------2---------5-4------4-------|
A|----------7--5----5-3----3----------7--5----5-3~-|
E|-0-0-----------------------0-0-------------------|
   * *                       * *
     "Got to get..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-4------4------2---------5-4------4-------|
A|----------7--5----5-3----3----------7--5----5-3~-|
E|-0-0-----------------------0-0-------------------|
   * *                       * *
     "Got to get..."
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|--0-0--|
    * *
   "...tears!"


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