KING DIAMOND - "I'm Not A Stranger" Tablature

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King Diamond: I'm Not A Stranger

transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

based from tab found at: KING DIAMOND CHILEAN COVEN
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Date last modified: 12-07-01

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1 x2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-------2---3----------3---2-2-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------5---7---------10---9-9-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * *

Guitar 2 x2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * *
x2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------9--10---------10---9-9-|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * *


Riff 2
NOTE: Guitar 1 sounds like it changes, but it's the
bass guitar.

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-...--|
* * * * * * * * * *
"I've been watching...."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-6----7----4----7-7-6----6----7----9----7-7-6-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|-4----5----2----5-5-4----4----5----7----5-5-4-|
E|----------------------------------------------|


Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-----------7-----------9-----------7-7-6-6--7--6-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
"Oh Lucy......"
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------9--8-|
A|--------6-----------7-----------4----7-7------7--6-|
E|-4-4444---4--4-4444---4--2-2222---2--5-5-4~~-------|
* **** * * **** * * **** *

Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-4----2----------------4----2-------------------|
D|-4----2----------------4----2------4-6-7-6--4-2-|
A|-2----0---5--4--5-4-0--2----0-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
"Oh what beautiful....."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4----2-----4----2-----4----2---------------|
D|---4----2-----4----2-----4----2----7-----9------|
A|-2----0-----2----0-----2----0------5-----7------|
E|------------------------------------------------|


Play Riff 2 "Cause you're his daughter....."
Play Riff 3 "Oh Lucy......"


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-4-4--2-4-4--7-6-7-9---4-4--2-4-4--7-6--|
E|-2-2--0-2-2--5-4-5-7---2-2--0-2-2--5-4--|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-4-4--2-4-4--7-6-7-9---4-4--2-4-4--7-6--|
A|-2-2--0-2-2--5-4-5-7---2-2--0-2-2--5-4--|
E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-4-4--2-4-4--7-6-7-9---4-4--2-4-4--7-6--|
E|-2-2--0-2-2--5-4-5-7---2-2--0-2-2--5-4--|
* * * * * * * * * *

Play Riff 4 "Such beautiful eyes......"
Play Riff 3 without guitar 1

Riff 1a
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------------10---9-9-|
D|-------9--10------------------|
A|----------------------8---7-7-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------5---7---------10---9-9-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * *

Guitar 2 x2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------9--10---------10---9-9-|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * *


Riff 1b
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------9--10---------10---9-9-|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * *
"Come on....little girl....."
x2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-------9--10---------10---9-9---------|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7---------|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Why are you making such a fuss...."

Last time:
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------5---7---------10---9-9-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * *
"Come on........it is time...."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------9--10---------10---9-9-|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * *


Play Riff 2 "I've got real dolls....."
Play Riff 3 "Oh Lucy....."
Play Riff 5 "I, I, I, I and you......"

Ending: x3
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-------9--10---------10---9-9---------|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7---------|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Sweet graveyard......."

Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------5---7---------10---9-9-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * *
"Sweet graveyard!"

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------9--10---------10---9-9-|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
* * * * * * * *


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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