Tea King Diamond
(THEM)
Copyright (c) (Roadrunner Records) (1988)
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
with a little help from "The Ace"
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Jordan B. : sansamppsa1@hotmail.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|---------5/7\5----------------0-| D|---------3/5\3--------------0---| A|-3--2-----------3--2------2-----| E|-1--0-----------1--0----3-------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|---------5/7\5------------| D|---------3/5\3----------7-| A|-3--2-----------3--2----5-| E|-1--0-----------1--0----5-|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----------0-----0-----0--2-0h2p0---| D|---------2-----0-----0------------3-| A|---0-2-3-----2-----1----------------| E|-3----------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-----0-----0-------0-----| D|---2-----0-------0-------| A|-3-----2-------2-------2-| E|-------------3-------2-0-|
Guitar fill
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------[silent]----------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------5-------7-9-| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|
Guitar fill (12 string acoustic)
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|---------0-----0-----0--------------| D|-----------0-----0-----0------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|---0-----0---------------| D|-----0-----0-------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|
Riff 3
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-------3-------3-------3------7/8-7--8-| A|---0-2-3-------3-------3------5/6-5--6-| E|-3--------0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------|
* * * * * *
"On the following..."
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-3-------2----------3------8-| A|-3-------2----------3------6-| E|----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----|
* * * * * * * *
"Grandma came..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-3-------3-------3------7/8-7--8-| A|-3-------3-------3------5/6-5--6-| E|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------|
* * * * * *
" 'Wake up King'..."
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-3-----------2-----------3-------8-| A|-3-----------2-----------3-------6-| E|----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * *
"I am gonna show..."
Play Riff 2 "Oh, it is time for tea..."
Play Riff 3 "Even your mother..."
Riff 3a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-3-------3-------3------7-8-7--8-| A|-3-------3-------3------5-6-5--6-| E|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------|
* * * * * *
"Then it cut..."
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-3-----------2-----------3-------8-| A|-3-----------2-----------3-------6-| E|----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...in my mother's little hand..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-9-----------4-----------5-------8-| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7-----------2-----------3-------6-| E|-----------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "Oh, it is time for tea..."
Leave off last chord for riff 2
Riff 4
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|---9-------------------9---------10-| A|---7-7---7---7h8p7p0---7-7---7----8-| E|-0-----0---0---------0-----0---0----|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---9-------------------9-----7-| A|---7-7---7---7h8p7p0---7-7---5-| E|-0-----0---0---------0-----0---|
* * * * *
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---6-6----6---6h7p6p0---6-6---6------| A|-----------------------------------9-| E|-4-----4----4---------4-----4---4--7-|
* * * * * *
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---6-6----6---6h7p6p0---6-6------| A|-------------------------------4-| E|-4-----4----4---------4-----4--2-|
* * * * *
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Riff 6
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-4----5-5-4-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4--------0-----0---| A|-3-3-3-2----3-3-2-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2------2-----0-----| E|-------------------------------------3-----2-----0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-4----5-5-4-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4--------0--3-| A|-3-3-3-2----3-3-2-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2------2----1-| E|-------------------------------------3------1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4 "Blood was running..."
Play Riff 5 " 'A bit of this in a cup...' "
Play Riff 4 "You will hear 'Them'..."
Play Riff 5 "What I saw..."
Play Riff 6 "I really hope this dream..."
Play Riff 2 Leave off the first 3 notes (Solo Rhythm)
Solo...transcribed by : Peter Lidström
[C] [B] [Bb] [A] [C] [B] [C] [Em]
E|-------------|-----------------10-8-7--------|----------------------- B|-------8~----|---8-----8-----8--------10-8~--|----------------------- G|-9~-7~----6~-|-9---9-7---7-7-----------------|----------------------- D|-------------|-------------------------------|----------------------- A|-------------|-------------------------------|----------------------- E|-------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------
[C] [Em/B] [Bb] [A] [C]
E|-15p12----------12-19p15----------15-19-17-15-----------------|----12- B|-------13----13----------17----17-------------19-17-15--------|-13---- G|----------12----------------16-------------------------16~----|------- D|--------------------------------------------------------------|------- A|--------------------------------------------------------------|------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------|-------
C maj arp E min arp
[B] [C] [Em] [C]
E|-------12--------------12-14-15-14-12-14-15~--|----19p15-------14p17- B|-13-12----12--12-13-15------------------------|----------17---------- G|----------------------------------------------|-------------16------- D|----------------------------------------------|---------------------- A|----------------------------------------------|---------------------- E|----------------------------------------------|----------------------
Em sw D maj sw
[Em/B] (Blurr picking - no control ...)
E|-14-------12p15-12-------10p14-10-----------------12----------------- B|----15-------------13-------------12-----12-13-15-------------------- G|-------14-------------12-------------11------------------------------ D|-----------------------------------------------------9-12-10-9-12-10- A|--------------------------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
C maj sw Bmin sw (This part is pretty blurry & sloppy...)
[A] [C] [Em/B]
E|----------------------------15b17-----15\-|-------------------------- B|------------------------------------------|-8p0-5-0----------5p0-1-0- G|-------------------9-10-12----------------|---------%--%--%---------- D|-9----------------------------------------|-------------------------- A|---12-10-9-12-10-9------------------------|-------------------------- E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------
[Bb] [Em]
E--------------------------12p7-------||--------- B------------------5p0-5-0------8----*||--------- G-%--%--%--4p0-4-0----------------9~--||--------- D-------------------------------------||--------- A------------------------------------*||--------- E-------------------------------------||---------
Em sw Back to Grandma ...
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "Hearing 'Their' stories..."
Play Riff 3a "My mother ? ..."
Play Riff 2 "Oh, it is time for tea..."
Ending
e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|--8------10-----10/12-| D|----------------------| A|--6-------8------8/10-| 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
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