King Diamond - "The Portait" Guitar Tab
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King Diamond: The Portrait
(Fatal Portrait)
Copyright (c) (Roadrunner Records) (1986)
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Date last modified: November 15, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--9--------|
A|--7--------|
E|-------X\\-|
Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9------------9------9-8-9-10------------10-----12-10-|
A|-7--777777777-7--777-7-7-7--8--888888888--8-888-10--8-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
********* *** ********* ***
Riff 2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-4--------------------------------------------|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"My mother was obsessed by..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-3--------------------------------------------|
E|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...evil jealousy..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------3--3--------------|
A|-2--------------------1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"She didn't want nobody..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------3--3--------------|
A|-2--------------------1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...to even look at Molly."
Riff 3
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|----5---6---5---6---5---------------------------|
D|-5---------------------5-7--7---8---7---8---7---|
A|-3----3---3---3---3----3-5----5---5---5---5---0-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
"Oh Molly!"
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|----5---6---5---6---5---------------------------|
D|-5---------------------5-7--7---8---7---8---7---|
A|-3----3---3---3---3----3-5----5---5---5---5-----|
E|----------------------------------------------0-|
Riff 4
Guitar 1 x2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------3----------------------|
A|----------2--3------------3-2---2-1---|
E|-2--4--5------------2--4------4-----3-|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------3----------5-4---4-3---|
A|----------2--3------2--4------6-----5-|
E|-2--4--5------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------5-----------------------|
D|----------4--5-----------10-9---9-8----|
A|-4--6--7------------9-11-----11-----10-|
E|---------------------------------------|
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "Mother was struck..."
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|-----|
"...trace of crime..."
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 "Each day and night..."
Play Riff 3 "Oh Molly!"
Play Riff 4
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-10\9--------------10\9------7/9-7/9-|
A|--8\7-7-777-777-77--8\7-7-77-5/7-5/7-|
E|-------------------------------------|
* *** *** ** * **
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|---------------------7---|
D|-10\9-----------7----5-7-|
A|--8\7-7-777-777-5------5-|
E|-------------------------|
* *** ***
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-10\9--------------10\9------7/9-7/9-|
A|--8\7-7-777-777-77--8\7-7-77-5/7-5/7-|
E|-------------------------------------|
* *** *** ** * **
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------5-------7---|
D|-10\9----------------5---5---7---7-|
A|--8\7-7-777-777-77-3-------5-------|
E|-----------------------------------|
* *** *** **
Final chord:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-10--|
A|--8--|
E|--8--|
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 "That night I made..."
Play Riff 3 "...fate..."
Play Riff 4
Ending:
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|--2--4-|
E|--0--2-|
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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