Black of Night Tabs & Lyrics by King Diamond
Black of Night
guitar tabs lyrics
King Diamond: Black Of Night
transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : [email protected]
Russ Elton : [email protected]
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---7-7h8p7------7-8-7---7-7h8p7------10---10-|
A|-0---------10-0-------0---------10-8----7----|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------------------10--|
A|-7\--------7\--------7--|
E|-5\--------5\-----------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-----------------10--10-|
A|-7\--------7\-----8---7-|
E|-5\--------5\-----------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---7-7h8p7------7-8-7---7-7h8p7------10---10-|
A|-0---------10-0-------0---------10-8----7----|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------10-9------------------------------|
D|---10-10h12p10------10--------10-10h12p10-------14----14-|
A|-0-------------14-0---------0-------------14-12----10----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-9h10p9------9-10-9---9-9h10p9----------------|
D|------------12---------------------12-----10---10-|
A|-0-------------0--------0-------------0-8----7----|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------10--10-|
A|--------------------------8---7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1 (Let D note ring through to next note on each one)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---7---8---7---8---7---8----10----5-|
A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---/8----\3---|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|----7---8---7---8---7---8--/10---\5--|
A|-/5---5---5---5---5---5----/-8---\3--|
E|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-555555555555555555555555-8888-3333-|
E|------------------------------------|
************************ **** ****
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------10--5--|
A|-555555555555555555555555--8--3--|
E|---------------------------------|
************************
Solo (La Rocque)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-------7--10--10/14~----12h14p12-10h12~-|
D|-7~-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-10h12p10-9h10--9h10p9-7h9--7h9p7-5h7-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-5h7p5-3h5-3h5p3-2b3--2~--|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 4
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------5-|
E|-3p0-000000-5p0-000000-3p0-000000-3p0-3h5-3p0---|
****** ****** ******
"I need light..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------5--|
A|----------------------------------3----3--|
E|-3p0-000000-5p0-000000-3p0-000000-1-------|
****** ****** ******
"I need light..."
Play Riff 3 "...house..."
Play Riff 4 "...see!"
Play Riff 3 "Oh no, the lights..." [Only guitar 1 plays]
Play Riff 2 "...out!"
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm, let notes ring)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------6h7p6---6h7p6---|
A|----7----8-----7---8-----7---8-------8-------8-|
E|-0----0-----0----0----0----0-------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------4--|
A|----7----8-----7---8-----7---8--5----2--|
E|-0----0-----0----0----0----0----3-------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------6h7p6---6h7p6---|
A|----7----8-----7---8-----7---8-------8-------8-|
E|-0----0-----0----0----0----0-------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------5----7--|
A|----7----8-----7---8-----7---8--3----5--|
E|-0----0-----0----0----0----0------------|
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-3p0-000000-5p0-000000-3p0-000000-3p0-3h5-3p0----|
E|----------------------------------------------3--|
****** ****** ******
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------5--|
A|-3p0-000000-5p0-000000-3p0-000000-3----3--|
E|----------------------------------1-------|
****** ****** ******
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Solo (La Rocque)
e|----------12----------12----------12-------|
B|-12----------15p12-------15p12-------15p12-|
G|-14b16-------------14----------14----------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-15p12----12-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------15----15p12-15p12-----------------------------------|
G|-------------------------14p12-14p12-14p12----12-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------14----14--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------12-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------12~-|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------12-11h12p11----------12----------|
D|----12---------------------------------------14-12-14-------------|
A|-12-12--12-13-12-10-12-12-10~-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------12b15r12-|
End solo
Solo (Wead)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-13b15~----13-12~-----------------------------|
G|---------------------14-16p14-13~----10-13p10-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Harmony part:
Guitar 1
e|----------------------12-19p16----------------16-|
B|-------------12-13-15----------18----------18----|
G|----10-13-14----------------------19-16-19-------|
D|-14----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------16-22p19----------------19-|
B|-------------15-17-18----------21----------21----|
G|----14-16-17----------------------22-19-22-------|
D|-18----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Solo (La Rocque)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-5h8p5---5h8p5---5h8p5---5h8p5-|
G|-------0-------7-------7-------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------7-10p8p7------------------|
B|-7h10p7---7h10p7---10p7---10-7-7h8----------8p7--------------|
G|--------9--------9------9-----------------------9-7h9~--(9)\-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------|
B|-7---5------------------|
G|---7-5--(5)b6-----------|
D|--------------7-0-7-7~--|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7-6-5---------------5-6-7~-|
A|-------7-6-5---4-5/7--------|
E|-------------8--------------|
End Solo
Solo (Wead)
e|------------------------------10-13-12-|
B|-13b15-13b15~--13b15-10-12-13----------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-10h12p10----10-------------------------------------|
B|----------13----13-12-10-13-12-10----12-10----------|
G|----------------------------------13-------13-10-13-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------13-16----13-16-19~--|
B|-10-12-------------15-------15------------|
G|-------9~----13-16------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-16h17p16------------------------------|
B|----------18-17-15----15-17------------|
G|-------------------17-------14~--(14)\-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 "Haha, in the..."
Play Riff 2 "In the black of night..."
Play Riff 5 "...full, my black cat..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 "I need light..."
Play Riff 3 "...house..."
Play Riff 2 "...again..."
Play Riff 1 "Ow, oh, something..."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo (La Rocque)
e|-5-------------------5-------------|
B|----5--4--------3-------5--4-------|
G|--------------------------------2--|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-10----------10----------10------|
G|-12b14--{12}-12b14--{12}-12b14~--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------0-5p0-2p0-|
D|-------0-5p0-2p0-05h7-----------|
A|-0h5h7--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------7h8p7----7~-|
B|-----------------------8-(8)b10----------10----|
G|-------0-5p0-7p0-5-7/9-------------------------|
D|-0h5h7-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------22b24--{22}--{22}-{22}~-|
B|----------15-17-18-20b22--{20}~----(20)--------------------------|
G|-14-16-17--------------------------{19}--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-19-20-22-20-19-17-------------------------|
B|-------------------20-18-17-18h20p18-17----|
G|----------------------------------------19-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-16h17h19--------------------------------|
D|----------14h15h17-17p15p14--------------|
A|----------------------------17p15p14-----|
E|-------------------------------------17~-|
End solo
Solo (Wead)
e|---------------15-17b18----(18)r17--|
B|-17~--------17----------------------|
G|------15-18-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-18-17-15---------------------------|
B|----------18-17-15------------------|
G|-------------------17-15-14----14~--|
D|----------------------------17------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|--------------12b13r12~----17-18-17----20-----|
B|------------------------------------18--------|
G|-14-15-14~--------------------------------14~-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
End Solo
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
