King Diamond - Mansion In Sorrow Chords & Tabs

 

Mansion In Sorrow Chords & Tabs

King Diamond Chords & Tabs

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Mansion In Sorrow Tab

   
King Diamond: Mansion In Sorrow

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
       solo by:  Rami Nuotio     :  rami.nuotio@nic.fi

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Date last modified:  27-02-02

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7------------8------------5------------7------------|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3-3-3--3-3-3-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
     * *  * * *   * *  * * *   * *  * * *   * *  * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7------------8------------3------------2------------|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-1-1-1--1-1-1-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
     * *  * * *   * *  * * *   * *  * * *   * *  * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7------------8------------5------------7------------|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3-3-3--3-3-3-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
     * *  * * *   * *  * * *   * *  * * *   * *  * * *
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-3------------5------------2------------7----|
E|-1-1-1--1-1-1-3-3-3--3-3-3-0-0-0--0-0-0-5----|
     * *  * * *   * *  * * *   * *  * * *


Solo over Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-10-9^r-7-----7~~-------------------------------------------|
A|---7------------10-------10-7-10~~--7-5-7~-7^7^7-5^^r---5---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------8---8-7~~---|

(guitar 2 plays top notes)
e|-----8-12-10---8--10-12~~--10-12-13~~--12-10-12----13----10-------|
B|-8-/10-13-12--10--12-13~~--12-13-15~~--13-12-13----15----12----17-|
G|-9----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                               |-   3rd guitar fill   -|

3rd guitar:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----------10--------------------12---------|
G|------9-------9----9--------10------10------|
D|-7-10---10------10-----9-12----12------12-9-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------10~-|
G|-----------12--------------9--------|
D|----9-12-9----9----9--7-10---10-----|
A|-10-------------10------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------4------4------7--------9---|
A|---3h4------4------7---7----9---9-|
E|-2--------2-----/5-------/7-------|
                  "Mansion in sorrow..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------4------4------7--------3---|
A|---3h4------4------7---7----3---3-|
E|-2--------2-----/5--------1-------|
                  "Mansion in the dark..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------4------4------7--------9---|
A|---3h4------4------7---7----9---9-|
E|-2--------2-----/5-------/7-------|
                  "Maybe tomorrow..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------4------4----------------|
A|---3h4------4------------------|
E|-2--------2-------7--6--5--3~~-|
                    *  *  * 
                   "The Devil's mark..."


Riff 1a
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7------------8------------5------------7------------|
E|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3-3-3--3-3-3-4-4-4--4-4-4-|
     * *  * * *   * *  * * *   * *  * * *   * *  * * *
   "The gates were locked..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-3------------5------------2------------7----|
E|-1-1-1--1-1-1-3-3-3--3-3-3-0-0-0--0-0-0-5----|
     * *  * * *   * *  * * *   * *  * * *
   "And Abigail was sure..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_diamond/mansion_in_sorrow_tab.html ]
Riff 3                                             Guitar 2 fill over marked part
e|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------------------------------*----*--|-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-4------------5------------7-------------6----2--|-2h4p2---2-------|
A|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-5-5-5--5-5-5--4----0--|-------4---4p2p0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
     * *  * * *   * *  * * *   * *  * * *                  *
   "When Little One..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-4------------5------------7------------5--7--|
E|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-5-5-5--5-5-5-3--5--|
     * *  * * *   * *  * * *   * *  * * * 
   "And the gates..."
                                                   Guitar 2 fill over marked part
e|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------------------------------*----*--|-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|-4------------5------------7-------------6----2--|-2h4p2---2-------|
A|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-5-5-5--5-5-5--4----0--|-------4---4p2p0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
     * *  * * *   * *  * * *   * *  * * *                  *
   "...wide..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-7----8----10----5--7--|
A|-5----5-----8----3--4--|
E|-----------------------|
   "And Little One..."


Play Riff 2  "Mansion in sorrow..."
Play Riff 3  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2  "Mansion in sorrow..."


Riff 4
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----5---------7-----7-----7-5-|
D|-5-----5---------7-----7-----7-5-|
A|---000---0-0-0-0---000---0-0-----|
E|---------------------------------|
     ***   * * * *   ***   * * 
   "Lightning was striking..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----5-----------------5---7---|
D|-5-----5-----------------5---7---|
A|---000---0-0-0-0-0-5-6-7---0---0-|
E|---------------------------------|
     ***   * * * * *         *   * 
   "...the trees..."


Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-2-----2-----2-------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
     * *   * *   * * * * * * * * *
   "Run better run..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3-----3-----3-------------------|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|---------------------------------|
     * *   * *   * * * * * * * * *
   "Run better run..."

Guitar 2         x2
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-7-----6-----5--|
E|----------------|


Riff 6 (Play 2 times)
Guitar 1 (Distortion)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-8-----7-----6-----|
   "Mansion in sorrow..."

Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0-|
D|---2-----0-----0---|
A|-3-----2-----1-----|
E|-------------------|


Play Riff 4  Solo Rhythm

Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-4------4------4----7------10-10-9-7-|
E|-2-2222-2-2222-2-22-5-5555--8--8-7-5-|
     ****   ****   **   ****
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-4------4------4--------------------|
E|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-5-4-2-0-2-4-5-|
     ****   ****   ****


Riff 8                            x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---5-5---4-4-------4-4---3-3-----|
A|-3-----3-----5-4-2-----2-----5-4-|
E|---------------------------------|
   "Suddenly the door..."


Riff 9
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------10---7-|
D|---------------------------10---7-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-00000-0-00000-0-00000-0-0----0---|
   ***** * ***** * ***** * *    * 
   "Through a maze..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------0-----------|
D|-------------------0---0---4---2-|
A|-----------------2---------------|
E|-00000-0-00000-0---------5---3---|
   ***** * ***** *  
   "...and candles black..."


Riff 10
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---8-9-6-8-----6----8-9-6-8------|
D|-----------9-7--------------9-7~-|
A|-0----------------0--------------|
E|---------------------------------|
   "They went in..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---8-9-6-8-----6------------------|
D|-----------9-7------4-5-2-4-----2-|
A|-0----------------5---------5-3---|
E|----------------------------------|
   "...that was like..."


Play Riff 9   "Portraits on the walls..."
 

Ending:
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------5--7--4--|
E|-7-6-5-3~----7-6-5-3~----7-6-5-3--5--2--|
   * * *       * * *       * * *
   "Long...black...lifeless hair."

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-12-11-10-8----12-11-10-8----12-11-10-8-10--7--|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--9--8--7-5-----9--8--7-5-----9--8--7-5--7--4--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


Notation:

10b12      = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10   = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
             then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10  = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
             then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.

10b15*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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