A Mansion in the Darkness Tabs & Lyrics by King Diamond
A Mansion in the Darkness
guitar tabs lyrics
KING DIAMOND
A Mansion In The Darkness
KEY
^ = 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
Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7777777777777777-6666666666666666-|
E|-----------------------------------|
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e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5555555555555555-33333333----------|
E|---------------------------22222222-|
**************** ******** ********
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-2222222222----------7777777777777777-|
E|------------55-33-22------------------|
********** ** ** ** ****************
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|------------------5555555555555555-|
E|-5555555555555555------------------|
**************** ****************
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-2222222222222222-3333333333333333-|
E|-----------------------------------|
**************** ****************
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-4444444444444444-|
E|------------------|
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Solo (Harmony guitars)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-12~----10h12p10-------------------12-|
G|-----------------12-11-8~----9/11-----|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-10~---------/13~----10~----12~----10h12p10-------|
G|-------12-11--------------------------------12-11-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|-12~----10-12-13~----13-12-10-8-10~-|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|-8--10-12--10--8--7--7---8-------|
G|---------------------------9~-\\-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-12~----11h12p11----------------8----|
D|-----------------14-13-9~----10----9-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-11~----9--8--/14~--11~--12~---11h12p11-9-11-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-12~----11-12-14~----14-12-11-9-11~-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-9--11-12--11--9--7--7~--9--------|
D|---------------------------10~-\\-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 2 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
x2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-5p2-2222-5p2-2222-5p2-22-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
* * **** * * **** * * **
"Riding up the alley in the rain..."
x2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-(4p1-1111-4p1-1111-4p1-11)-|
A|--6p2-2222-6p2-2222-6p2-22--|
e|----------------------------|
* * **** * * **** * * **
"No lights to show the way..."
x2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-(5p2-2222-5p2-2222-5p2-22)-|
A|--7p3-3333-7p3-3333-7p3-33--|
e|----------------------------|
* * **** * * **** * * **
"How could this..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------4-----------------|
A|--4-----------2-----------------|
E|--2--------------------55-33-22-|
** ** **
"...home..."
Riff 3
e|-------0-----------0------|
B|---------0-----------0----|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------5-----------|
A|--2-----------3-----------|
E|--0--------0-----------0--|
* *
"And the shadows at the gate..."
e|-------0--------------------------|
B|---------0------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--2----------3-----00-33-22-------|
E|--0--------0-1--------------55-33-|
* ** ** ** ** **
"...they seemed to be alive..."
e|-------0-----------0------|
B|---------0-----------0----|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------5-----------|
A|--2-----------3-----------|
E|--0--------0-----------0--|
* *
"Yeah the shadows at the gate..."
e|-------0--------------------------------------|
B|---------0------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------22-00-55-44-|
A|--2----------3-----00-33-22-55-33-------------|
E|--0--------0-1--------------------------------|
* ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
"...alive!"
Play Riff 2 "Everything inside..."
Play Riff 3 "And the house..."
Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm)
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B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7777777777777777-6666666666666666-|
E|-----------------------------------|
**************** ****************
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------------5------5-4-|
A|-5555555555555555-3----5-3-2-|
E|-----------------------3-----|
**************** * * *
Solo (Harmony guitars)
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|-12~----10h12p10-8-7-------------12-|
G|---------------------8~----9/11-----|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|---------------|
B|-10~----8-7----|
G|------------9--|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-12~----11h12p11-9-8----------8----|
D|---------------------9~----10----9-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-11~----9--8-----|
D|-------------10--|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
End Solo
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------9------------5------------7------------5--|
A|---------7----3-3-3-3-3----4-4-4-4-4----3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------7---|
D|-----------9-7------------7-5------------5-4--5--7--5-7-|
A|-----------7-5------------5-3------------3-2--3--5----5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------9------------5------------7------------5--|
A|---------7----3-3-3-3-3----4-4-4-4-4----3-3-3-3-3--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------7---|
D|-----------9-7------------7-5------------5-4--5--7--5-7-|
A|-----------7-5------------5-3------------3-2--3--5----5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-2----2-0-3----0-2-4-1-2----2-0-5-4--5-4--5-0-|
A|-2----2-0-3----0-2-4-1-2----2-0-5-5--5-5--5-0-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-2----2-0-3----0-2-4-1-2----2-0-5----7--|
A|-2----2-0-3----0-2-4-1-2----2-0-3----5--|
E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Solo over Riffs 4 & 5
e|---------/-7~-------------------|
B|--------------8-----------------|
G|-2/--9----------9--6~-----{7}b9-|
D|-----------------------7--------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|------------12------------------15h17-19-------|
B|-----5---------12------15h17-19----------15h17-|
G|-------0----------14~--------------------------|
D|-7-5-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|---------0-------------------------------------|
e|----15h17-19----------22b24--22---19--24-22-24-20-24-19-19-|
B|-19--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------16b17----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----19----19----19----19----19----19--------------------19~-19\--20-|
B|-22----20----19----20----22----20----19\-17-16-17b19--r-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17-19-20-19p17-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------20-17-20-17-19-20-19p17-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------20-17-19-16-17-19-17-16-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------19-17-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------/17~------------------|
B|------------------------------------/17-14-15----------------13-12-|
G|---------------16-17-19-19b21----\---------------------------------|
D|-17~--16-17-19-------------------------------------12-14--12-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------12--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------12-------12----19-17~--14h15-14-12----12----------|
B|----------12-13-15----13-15----13---------------------15----13p12-10-|
G|-14-13-14------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------12h13-15-13h15-17b19-|
B|-13p12-13-10-8-7-8-10-8-7--------13h15-13h15-17----------------------|
G|--------------------------9p7-9--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------7-5---7-5--2-3~--7-5---7-5--3-3~-----|
B|-/8~--8-7h8-7---7---8~-----8-7---8-7--4-5~--8-7---8-7--5-5~--15-|
G|-/9~----------9---8-9~-x/-\x---x-x----x-----x---x-x----x--------|
D|-----------------------x/-\x---x------x-----x---x------x--------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------15-17-19--------17-19-20--------18-20-21--------19-22-22b24r-|
B|-17-19---------17-19-20--------18-20-21--------19-21-22-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 w/o vocals, then "As the candlelight..."
Play Riff 3 "Yeah the shadow on the wall..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-5-7--7----3-2-3--3----5-3-5--5--------2------3-|
E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----3-1-3--3----0-0-0--1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------0--------------0----|
B|-------------------------------------0-------------0-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-5-7--7----3-2-3--3--------------------------------|
E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----0-0-0-0--------4-4-4-4------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-5-7--7----3-2-3--3----5-3-5--5--------2------3-|
E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----3-1-3--3----0-0-0--1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------0--------------0-----------|
B|-------------------------------------0--------------0-------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------7--8-|
A|-7-5-7--7----3-2-3--3----------------------------------5--6-|
E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----0-0-0-0--------4-4-4-4-------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Ending (Solo Rhythm)
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B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-7777777777777777-6666666666666666-|
E|-----------------------------------|
**************** ****************
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-5555555555555555-33333333----------|
E|---------------------------22222222-|
**************** ******** ********
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-2222222222----------7777777777777777-|
E|------------55-33-22------------------|
********** ** ** ** ****************
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------9---7------------|
A|------------------5555555555555555----------10---9---|
E|-5555555555555555---------------------7---7----7---7-|
**************** ****************
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-------------9\--|
A|-7--9--7--5--7\--|
E|-----------------|
Solo (Harmony guitars)
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|-12~----10h12p10-8-7-------------12-|
G|---------------------8~----9/11-----|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|-10~----8-7-/13~----10~----12~--|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-12~----11h12p11-9-8----------8----|
D|---------------------9~----10----9-|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-11~----9--8--/14~--11~--12~--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
End Harmony solo
