King Diamond:  The Invisible Guests
(THEM)
Copyright (c)  (Roadrunner Records) (1988)

transcribed by:   Serkan Gunturk
                  Jason Miniaci
                  Mikko Laakso
     edited by:   Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com

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Date last modified:  November 26, 2004

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1 (Slight palm mute, Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------(222-333-2h3)-|
A|-000-8p0-0-7p0-000-8p0-0-7p0-000-8p0-0-7p0--333-555-3h5--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 2 (Slight palm mute, Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------(222-333-2h3)-|
E|-000-8p0-0-7p0-000-8p0-0-7p0-000-8p0-0-7p0--333-555-3h5--|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------(555-777-5h7)-|
E|-000-8p0-0-7p0-000-8p0-0-7p0-000-8p0-0-7p0--777-888-7h8--|


Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm


Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------4-3------------------4-3----5-|
A|-2----2-1-------------2----2-1----3-|
E|-0--0------00-2h3-2h3-0--0------0-3-|
      *      **            *      *

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5-|
A|-2----6-5-------------2----6-5----3-|
E|-0--0------00-2h3-2h3-0--0------0-3-|
      *      **            *      *

Play Riff 1    Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2    "Late that night..."
Play Riff 1    "...insane..."
Play Riff 3    "...mine, it's Grandma's room..."
Play Riff 1    Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2    "As I stood there..."
Play Riff 1    "...eyes..."
Play Riff 3    "...room, speaking to no one..."


Riff 4
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-4----6-7----9---11-12--11-|
A|-2----4-5----7----9-10---9-|
E|---------------------------|
        *           *
  "Cups were rising..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-4----6-7----6-6-6---7-6-|
A|-2----4-5----4-4-4-4-5-4-|
E|-------------------2-----|
        *
  "...and then emptied..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-4----6-7----9---11-12--11-|
A|-2----4-5----7----9-10---9-|
E|---------------------------|
        *           *
  "Suddenly the door..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-4----6-7----6-6-6-6-6-5-|
A|-2----4-5----4-4-4-4-4-3-|
E|-------------------------|
        *
  "...and Grandma said..."


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)                    x2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|------3--------3---5------3--------3-2-|
E|-2222---2-2--2---3---2222---2-2--2---0-|
   ****   * *  *   *   ****   * *  *

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)                x2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------10-------------------|
A|---------------8-------------------|
E|-55555-55-555-----55555-55-555-5-3-|
   ***** ** ***     ***** ** *** * *

Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-88888888-77777777-66666666-55555555-|
   ******** ******** ******** ********
  "Missy and mother..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-88888888-77777777-66666666-5-0-0-0-0-|
   ******** ******** ******** * * * * *
  "If they could see me..."

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-7--------6--------5--------4--------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-7--------6--------5------------------|
E|----------------------------5-0-0-0-0-|
                              * * * * *


Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 7   "Grandmother said..."

Riff 1a
Guitar 1 (Slight palm mute)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------2-2--2-2----2--|
A|-000-8p0-0-7p0-000-8p0-0-7\-0-0--0-0----0--|
E|-------------------------------------------|

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


Play Riff 2   "I will let you..."
Play Riff 1   "The secret of Amon..."
Play Riff 3   "...sleep, now go back..."
Play Riff 4   Solo Rhythm

Riff 8
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------3-|
G|-----------------------------------0-|
D|-----------------------------------0-|
A|-----------------------------------x-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2----2-2-2-2-2-0-2----3-|
   * * * * * * *    * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-4-|
A|---------------------------------0-2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2----2-2-2-2-2-0-2------|
   * * * * * * *    * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------3-|
G|-----------------------------------0-|
D|-----------------------------------0-|
A|-----------------------------------x-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2----2-2-2-2-2-0-2----3-|
   * * * * * * *    * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2---|
A|---------------------------------0-2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2----2-2-2-2-2-0-2----0-|
   * * * * * * *    * * * * * * *


Play Riff 4   "Cups were rising..."
Play Riff 5   "Go to sleep..."

Riff 5a
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|------6--------6---8------6--------6-5-|
E|-5555---5-5--5---6---5555---5-5--5---3-|
   ****   * *  *   *   ****   * *  *


Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-88888888-77777777-66666666-55555555-|
   ******** ******** ******** ********
  "Missy and mother..."
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------4----2--------|
E|-88888888-77777777-66666666-5-0-0-0-0-2----0-[dive]-|
   ******** ******** ******** * * * * *
  "If they could see me..."

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-7--------6--------5--------4--------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7--------6--------5------------------4----2--------|
E|----------------------------5-0-0-0-0-2----0-[dive]-|
                              * * * * *


Ending (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-(/5-7~)-(/4-5~)-----------------------|
A|--/7-9~---/5-7~--(/4-5~)-(2)-----------|
E|------------------/5-7~---3---0-(dive)-|


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