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/ King Diamond / Graveyard (1996) / I Am guitar tab
King Diamond:  I Am

transcribed by:  Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
     edited by:  Langus          :  tlange@poczta.onet.pl
                 Russ Elton      :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
      solos by:  Don Briggs      :  synn@bigpond.com

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Date last modified:  29-08-01

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9---------4---3---7---6--|
D|-9------------------------|
A|-7---------2---1---5---4--|
E|--------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------9---------9---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7---------------------|
E|--------------------0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|
   * * *    * * *     * * *     * * *
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------4----------7---------6-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3--3--2-2-2--2---5-5-5--5--4-4-4--4-|
   * * *     * * *      * * *     * * *

Riff 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----2--------2--------------|
D|----2--------2--------------|
A|-0--0---0-0--0----0-2-3-5-3-|
E|----------------------------|
          * *       * * *
  "Back in the tomb....."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----2--------2--------4--5-|
A|----2--------2-------------|
E|-0--0---0-0--0--3-2-0-2--3-|
          * *     * * *
  "Lucy is sitting......"

Riff 3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-7-7--------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--8--8--|
E|------------------6--5--|
       * * * * *
  "The door to freedom......"
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5-5----------------------2-3-2---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-5-------3-|
E|----------------------------------|
       * * * * * *
  "The door that I shut......"

Play Riff 1  "McKenzie you better....."
Play Riff 2  "Back against the wall..."
Play Riff 3  "The door to freedom..."


Riff 4  (Solo Rhythm)                          x2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4----------------------------------------|
A|-4---4-------------------------------7--7-7---|
E|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-0-|
          * * * * * * * *  * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4--------------------------------------|
A|-4---4-------------------------------6--6-6-|
E|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|
          * * * * * * * *  * * * * * *

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----------------------/9-|
A|-------------5--5-5---/7-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3----0-|
   * * * * * *

Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----11~~-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------11^12^11^9^11--12-9-11----9-------------------|
A|-9--------------------------------12---11-12-9-11-7-9-11-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------10-12----|
G|----11~~-------------------------------------9-11-13-------13-|
D|-----------11^12^11^9^11--12-9-11----9-11-12------------------|
A|-9--------------------------------12--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------10-12-9~^10^9----9-10-12-9-10-12-|
B|-10-12-14---------------12-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-14----------14----12-------------------12-14---|
B|----15-12-15----15----15-14-15-12-14-15------12-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|-17b-(17b)-17b-|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

End Solo



Riff 5
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4------4--4--2-----------------|
A|-2--4---2--2--0-----------------|
E|----2-------------2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|
                    * * * * *
  "...session.....you stand accused..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------4--4--2-----------------|
A|--4---2--2--0-----------------|
E|--2-------------2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|
                  * * * * *
  "...of child abuse......"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----6--6--4-----------------|
A|-6---4--4--2-----------------|
E|-4-------------4-4-4-4-4-2-3-|
                 * * * * *
  "...of stealing..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----6--6--4--------------------------|
A|-6---4--4--2--------------------------|
E|-4-------------4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4--4--|
                 * * * * *  *  *  *  *
  "...and freedom too..."

Riff 4a                                       x2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------7--7-7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * *
  "I am the only Judge....."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------6--6-6-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *  * * * * * *
  "I am your lawyer too..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------5--5-5---/9-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3---/7-|
   * * * * * *
  "...tell me what to do..."


Riff 6 (solo rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-7----9-10-9----10-9-10----12-10-9----10-9-|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Riff 7 (solo rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-9---11-12-7---9-7-5----7-5-4----5--7-|
A|-7----9-10-5---7-5-3----5-3-2----3--5-|
E|-0------------------------------------|

Riff 8  (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9----------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|------------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7----------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|------------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5--------------------------------|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1st ending
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--4--4-4--5--7--|
A|--2--2-2--3--5--|
E|----------------|
2nd ending
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4--5--7--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2--3--5--|
E|---------------------|

Solo over Riffs 6,7,8

e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-13-13-13--13-12-10-13-12^13^12-10-------|
G|-------------------------|-----------------------------------12-11-|
D|-7pb-5------------5---4b-|-----------------------------------------|
A|-------7-5----5-7---7----|-----------------------------------------|
E|----------5-7------------|-----------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-10/12\8--------10^12^10----|
G|-12/14\12----------------------|---------9/11\9----------12-|
D|----------12/14\12-12^14^12----|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------14-|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------|

e|-15-14-12----------15-14-12----------|--------------------------------------|
B|----------15-13-12----------15-13-12-|----------------------------7b-(7)-7~-|
G|-------------------------------------|---------------------7-9-11-----------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------9------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-7\5/7-10-7~--7-10--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

                                      FAST
e|-----------------15-14~---20-19~-|-17-19-20-19-17-19-17----17-------------------------
B|-8-7~---13-12~-------------------|----------------------20----19-17-19-17-15-17-15----
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------17-
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------

e|------------------------------|-15^19^15--152015--151915--152015--151915--152015---
B|------------------------------|---------17------17------17------17------17------17-
G|-16^17^16-14-16-14----14-16~--|----------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------17---------|----------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------

e|-151915--152015-|-14^17^14--141914--141714--141914--141714--141914--141714---141914---
B|-------17-------|---------17------17------17------17------17------17-------17------17-
G|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------

e|-121512--121712--121512--121712--121512171215121412151217121512-|
B|-------15------15------15------15-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14-12----12-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------15----15-13-12----13-12----12-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------14-------14----14-12-14-12-11-12-------14b-pb14---12-14^12-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------14-12---------------------14~-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End solo


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2   "Back against the wall..."
Play Riff 3   "The door to freedom..."
Play Riff 4a  "But oh no..."
Play Riff 6   "I, the Jury ..."


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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