Shapes of Black King Diamond

 
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-------------------7---------------|
 A|-5-7-8-5~--(5)\------8-7-5~--(5)\--|
 E|-----------------------------------|
 e|--------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------|
 D|-7-9-10-7--(7)\----7-10-9-7--(7)\----7-9-10-|
 A|-5-7--8-5--(5)\-------8-7-5--(5)\----5-7--8-|
 E|--------------------------------------------|

 


 


 Guitar 2


 

 
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------9----------------|
 D|-7-9-10-7~--(7)\------10-9-7~--(7)\--|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|--------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------|
 D|------7------------10-7---------------------|
 A|-8-10---8--(8)\---------10-8--(8)\----5-7-8-|
 E|--------------------------------------------|

 


 


 Riff 2


 

 
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|----------7------------------7-|
 A|-5--8--7----8-7-5--8--7--7-8---|
 E|-------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------5--------------------5--5--------------|
 D|-5--5--7----7-5-6--------5--7-------7-5-8--------|
 A|----------------6-----------------------8--------|
 E|----------------4-----------------------6----X\\-|

 


 


 Riff 2a


 Guitar 1


 

 
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|----------7------------------7-|
 A|-5--8--7----8-7-5--8--7--7-8---|
 E|-------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-7-10--9--14-10-9-7--10--9-------7-|
 A|-5--8--7--12--8-7-5---8--7--7--8---|
 E|-----------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------|
 G|----------5--------------------5--5--------|
 D|-5--5--7----7-5-6--------5--7-------7-5-8--|
 A|----------------6-----------------------8--|
 E|----------------4-----------------------6--|

 


 


 Guitar 2 x2


 

 
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|----------7------------------7-|
 A|-5--8--7----8-7-5--8--7--7-8---|
 E|-------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------|
 G|----------5--------------------5--5--------|
 D|-5--5--7----7-5-6--------5--7-------7-5-8--|
 A|----------------6-----------------------8--|
 E|----------------4-----------------------6--|

 


 


 


 Riff 3 x2


 

 
 e|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------|
 D|---7----7-7-8-8----8-8-10-10----10-10-8-8----8-8-|
 A|-5-5----5-5-5-5----5-5--5--5-----5--5-5-5----5-5-|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 Riff 4


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|---7----------7---8-8----------8---|
 A|-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-|
 E|-----------------------------------|

 


 * * ** * * * * ** * *


 

 
 e|--------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------|
 D|-10-10----------10---8-8----------8---|
 A|--5--5-5-5-55-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-|
 E|--------------------------------------|

 


 * * ** * * * * ** * *


 


 Play Riff 3


 Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm, end with:


 e|-----|


 B|-----|


 G|-----|


 D|--7--|


 A|--5--|


 E|-----|


 


 Solo (Wead)


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|-10-8h10p8------10-8------10----|
 G|-----------10~-------10~-----10-|
 D|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|-11-10h11p10----11-10h11p10----10-11-|
 G|-------------12-------------12-------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------|
 B|-13~-11----13-11-----13----|
 G|--------14-------14-----14-|
 D|---------------------------|
 A|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------------10-12-|
 B|-11-10h11p10----11-10h11p10----10-11-13-------|
 G|-------------12-------------12----------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------|
 e|-13-12h13p12----13-12h13p12----12-13-|
 B|-------------15-------------15-------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|-15-13h15p13----15-13h15p13----13-15-|
 B|-------------17-------------17-------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|-17-15h17p15----17-15h17p15----15-17-|
 B|-------------18-------------18-------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|-17b18----(18)-15---------|
 B|------------------18-17~--|
 G|--------------------------|
 D|--------------------------|
 A|--------------------------|
 E|--------------------------|

 


 


 Harmony Guitar


 

 
 e|-------------------|
 B|----------17-18-20-|
 G|-15-17-19----------|
 D|-------------------|
 A|-------------------|
 E|-------------------|
 e|-17-15h17p15----17-15h17p15----15-17-|
 B|-------------18-------------18-------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|-18-17h18p17----18-17h18p17----17-18-|
 B|-------------20-------------20-------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|-20-18h20p18----20-18h20p18----18-20-|
 B|-------------22-------------22-------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|

 


 


 End Solo


 


 Riff 2b


 

 
 e|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------5--------------------5--5--------------|
 D|-5--5--7----7-5-6--------5--7-------7-5-8--------|
 A|----------------6-----------------------8--------|
 E|----------------4-----------------------6----X\\-|

 


 


 Play Riff 2a Solo Rhythm


 


 Solo (La Rocque)


 

 
 e|-15b17--(17)r15-15p13-13-|
 B|-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|
 D|-------------------------|
 A|-------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|
 e|-12-13-15-12-13----12----------------|
 B|----------------15----14-15~---(15)\-|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|--------------------------------------|
 B|-[8]10r8p5-6--5h6p5----6-5~-----------|
 G|--------------------7--------6--------|
 D|-------------------------------7----5-|
 A|--------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------|
 e|-----------------5--|
 B|-6--5h6p5------6----|
 G|----------7---------|
 D|--------------------|
 A|--------------------|
 E|--------------------|

 


 


 End Solo


 


 Riff 5 (Guitars basically trade off)


 Guitar 1


 

 
 e|---------------------|
 B|---------------------|
 G|-10----9--------(9)--|
 D|---------------------|
 A|---------------------|
 E|---------------------|

 


 


 Guitar 2


 

 
 e|----------------------|
 B|----------------------|
 G|-[silent]----10----9--|
 D|----------------------|
 A|----------------------|
 E|----------------------|
 e|---------------------|
 B|---------------------|
 G|-(9)--------10----9--|
 D|---------------------|
 A|---------------------|
 E|---------------------|
 e|------|
 B|------|

 


 G|--10--|


 

 
 D|------|
 A|------|
 E|------|

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{t:Shapes of Black}
 {st:King Diamond}
 
 King Diamond: Shapes Of Black
 
 transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : midiamond@sci.fi
 Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
 
 FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND
 THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
 
 The Tab Crypt
 http://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/
 
 Date last modified: June 29, 2007
 
 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
 WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
 
 Tuning: Standard
 
 Riff 1
 Guitar 1
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-------------------7---------------|
 A|-5-7-8-5~--(5)\------8-7-5~--(5)\--|
 E|-----------------------------------|
 e|--------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------|
 D|-7-9-10-7--(7)\----7-10-9-7--(7)\----7-9-10-|
 A|-5-7--8-5--(5)\-------8-7-5--(5)\----5-7--8-|
 E|--------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Guitar 2
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------9----------------|
 D|-7-9-10-7~--(7)\------10-9-7~--(7)\--|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|--------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------|
 D|------7------------10-7---------------------|
 A|-8-10---8--(8)\---------10-8--(8)\----5-7-8-|
 E|--------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Riff 2
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|----------7------------------7-|
 A|-5--8--7----8-7-5--8--7--7-8---|
 E|-------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------5--------------------5--5--------------|
 D|-5--5--7----7-5-6--------5--7-------7-5-8--------|
 A|----------------6-----------------------8--------|
 E|----------------4-----------------------6----X\\-|
 {eot}
 
 Riff 2a
 Guitar 1
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|----------7------------------7-|
 A|-5--8--7----8-7-5--8--7--7-8---|
 E|-------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-7-10--9--14-10-9-7--10--9-------7-|
 A|-5--8--7--12--8-7-5---8--7--7--8---|
 E|-----------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------|
 G|----------5--------------------5--5--------|
 D|-5--5--7----7-5-6--------5--7-------7-5-8--|
 A|----------------6-----------------------8--|
 E|----------------4-----------------------6--|
 {eot}
 
 Guitar 2 x2
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|----------7------------------7-|
 A|-5--8--7----8-7-5--8--7--7-8---|
 E|-------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------|
 G|----------5--------------------5--5--------|
 D|-5--5--7----7-5-6--------5--7-------7-5-8--|
 A|----------------6-----------------------8--|
 E|----------------4-----------------------6--|
 {eot}
 
 
 Riff 3 x2
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------|
 D|---7----7-7-8-8----8-8-10-10----10-10-8-8----8-8-|
 A|-5-5----5-5-5-5----5-5--5--5-----5--5-5-5----5-5-|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Riff 4
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|---7----------7---8-8----------8---|
 A|-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-|
 E|-----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 * * ** * * * * ** * *
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------|
 D|-10-10----------10---8-8----------8---|
 A|--5--5-5-5-55-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-55-5-5-5-|
 E|--------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 * * ** * * * * ** * *
 
 Play Riff 3
 Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm, end with:
 e|-----|
 B|-----|
 G|-----|
 D|--7--|
 A|--5--|
 E|-----|
 
 Solo (Wead)
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|-10-8h10p8------10-8------10----|
 G|-----------10~-------10~-----10-|
 D|--------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|-11-10h11p10----11-10h11p10----10-11-|
 G|-------------12-------------12-------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------|
 B|-13~-11----13-11-----13----|
 G|--------14-------14-----14-|
 D|---------------------------|
 A|---------------------------|
 E|---------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------------10-12-|
 B|-11-10h11p10----11-10h11p10----10-11-13-------|
 G|-------------12-------------12----------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------|
 e|-13-12h13p12----13-12h13p12----12-13-|
 B|-------------15-------------15-------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|-15-13h15p13----15-13h15p13----13-15-|
 B|-------------17-------------17-------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|-17-15h17p15----17-15h17p15----15-17-|
 B|-------------18-------------18-------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|-17b18----(18)-15---------|
 B|------------------18-17~--|
 G|--------------------------|
 D|--------------------------|
 A|--------------------------|
 E|--------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Harmony Guitar
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------|
 B|----------17-18-20-|
 G|-15-17-19----------|
 D|-------------------|
 A|-------------------|
 E|-------------------|
 e|-17-15h17p15----17-15h17p15----15-17-|
 B|-------------18-------------18-------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|-18-17h18p17----18-17h18p17----17-18-|
 B|-------------20-------------20-------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|-20-18h20p18----20-18h20p18----18-20-|
 B|-------------22-------------22-------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 End Solo
 
 Riff 2b
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------5--------------------5--5--------------|
 D|-5--5--7----7-5-6--------5--7-------7-5-8--------|
 A|----------------6-----------------------8--------|
 E|----------------4-----------------------6----X\\-|
 {eot}
 
 Play Riff 2a Solo Rhythm
 
 Solo (La Rocque)
 
 {sot}
 e|-15b17--(17)r15-15p13-13-|
 B|-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|
 D|-------------------------|
 A|-------------------------|
 E|-------------------------|
 e|-12-13-15-12-13----12----------------|
 B|----------------15----14-15~---(15)\-|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 e|--------------------------------------|
 B|-[8]10r8p5-6--5h6p5----6-5~-----------|
 G|--------------------7--------6--------|
 D|-------------------------------7----5-|
 A|--------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------|
 e|-----------------5--|
 B|-6--5h6p5------6----|
 G|----------7---------|
 D|--------------------|
 A|--------------------|
 E|--------------------|
 {eot}
 
 End Solo
 
 Riff 5 (Guitars basically trade off)
 Guitar 1
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------|
 B|---------------------|
 G|-10----9--------(9)--|
 D|---------------------|
 A|---------------------|
 E|---------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Guitar 2
 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------|
 B|----------------------|
 G|-[silent]----10----9--|
 D|----------------------|
 A|----------------------|
 E|----------------------|
 e|---------------------|
 B|---------------------|
 G|-(9)--------10----9--|
 D|---------------------|
 A|---------------------|
 E|---------------------|
 e|------|
 B|------|
 {eot}
 G|--10--|
 
 {sot}
 D|------|
 A|------|
 E|------|
 {eot}
 
 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.
 = 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

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