King Diamond: Burn
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9--10--10--10--10---9---9---9---9--7--8-|
A|-7---7---7---7---8---8---8---8---7---7---7---7----5--6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9--10--10--10--10---9---9---9---9--7--5-|
A|-7---7---7---7---8---8---8---8---7---7---7---7----5--3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---9---------------------------9---9------------7--8-|
A|-7---7---------------------------7---7------------5--6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---9---------------------------9---9------------7--5-|
A|-7---7---------------------------7---7------------5--3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4--4---4--4-4--4---4--4-4--4---4--5-5--5-2-2--2-|
A|-2-2--2-0-2--2-2--2-0-2--2-2--2-0-2--3-3--3-0-0--0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"The Inquisition will ..."
Riff 3
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9--9-7-9---9-11-12-14-11-|
A|-7--7-5-7---7--9-10-12--9-|
E|--------------------------|
"Burn in the night..."
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-9--9-7-9---9-11-12-11-7--6-|
A|-7--7-5-7---7--9-10--9-5--4-|
E|----------------------------|
"Burn in the night..."
Play Riff 2 "Looking at the sky..."
Play Riff 3 "Burn in the night..."
Play Riff 1 "They say the devil..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/burn_tab.html ]
Riff 4 (solo rhythm)
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-9-----------10-----------9------------7---8-|
A|-7------------8-----------7------------5---6-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-9-----------10-----------9------------7---5-|
A|-7------------8-----------7------------5---3-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5
E|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------8--7-|
G|--------------------------7--6-|
D|-4----5--4----5--4----5---5--4-|
A|-2----3--2----3--2----3--------|
E|-------------------------------|
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-7----10---9--|
D|--------------|
A|-5-----8---7--|
E|--------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-7----10-12-14-12-10-9-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5-----8-10-12-10--8-7-|
E|-----------------------|
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-7----10---9--|
D|--------------|
A|-5-----8---7--|
E|--------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-7----10-12-14-16-14-12-|
D|------------------------|
A|-5-----8-10-12-13-12-10-|
E|------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------0-------------0-------0-|
B|-----3----3--------3-------3---|
G|---2--------2----2-------2-----|
D|-0-------------3-------2-------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Riff 7
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2--4--5--2-2--8--7--2-2--4--5--8---8--7-|
A|-0-0--2--3--0-0--6--5--0-0--2--3--6---6--5-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
"Higher, burning higher..."
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 7 "Higher, burning higher..."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 "Burn in the night..."
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------10-----------9------------7---8-|
D|-7------------8-----------7------------5---6-|
A|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-9-----------10-----------9------------7---5-|
A|-7------------8-----------7------------5---3-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 "Lightning from the sky..."
Play Riff 3 "Burn in the night..."
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 2
Ending
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-4-4--4---4-|
A|-2-2--2-0-2-|
E|------------|
* * * *
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
