KING DIAMOND - "The Trees Have Eyes" Tablature

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King Diamond: The Trees Have Eyes

transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
edited by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
Mercyful Max : Mercyfulmax@aol.com

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Date last modified: 12-07-01

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (play twice)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-8p0-7~-|
* **** * **** * **** *

Play the top notes only on last repitition.
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----------------5-4-/7~-|
D|------------------------|
A|----------------3-2-/5~-|
E|--0-0000-0-0000---------|
* **** * ****

Riff 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|----------------------------4-|
E|--2-2-2-2--0-2-3-3-3-3--2-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"I've been..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------5---6-|
A|----------------------------------4---|
E|--2-2-2-2--0-2-3-3-3-3--2-0--3--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...wooded ravines..."


Riff 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------7-7--------------------|
A|--7---5-7-5-4-5-7--7--5-7--8--10-|
E|--5---3-5-----3-5--5--3-5--6---8-|
"My horse..."


Play Riff 2 "Up there..."
Play Riff 3 "The trees..."


Riff 4
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------7--------------------5-|
A|-------------------5--------------------3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"In what is..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------9\-5---7-|
A|--------------------7\-3---5-|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
* * * * * * * * *
"...as the..."


Play Riff 1 "...feel the trees have eyes..."
Play Riff 2 "I used to know..."
Play Riff 3 "...but now it..."


Riff 5
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------5-4-|
E|--2-2-2-2--0-2-3-3-3-3-2-0--2-2-2-2-0-2-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I was lost...."
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------7-6-|
A|----------------------------------------5-4-|
E|--2-2-2-2--0-2-3-3-3-3-2-0--2-2-2-2-0-2-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I stopped and looked around..."


Play Riff 3 "I had this..."
Play Riff 4 "In what is known..."


Riff 6
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|----4-(4)^r-----2------4---|
D|------------2h4---2h4----4-|
A|--2------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
"...eyes...feel the..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----4-(4)^r-----------------|
D|-------------------4-3------|
A|--2-----------5-4--2-1--5-4-|
E|--------------3-2-------3-2-|
"...watching me..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|----4-(4)^r-----2------4---|
D|------------2h4----2h4---4-|
A|--2------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
"...the trees..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|----4-(4)^r--------------|
D|-------------5--------7--|
A|--2----------3--------5--|
E|-------------------------|
"...watching me..."

Riff 7
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-10\9-x-x-5/7-x-x-10\9-x-x-5/7-----------|
E|-------------------------------00-3-55-3-|
** * ** *
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------7/9-9~-|
A|-10\9-x-x-5/7-x-x-10\9-x-x-5/7-x-x-5/7-7~-|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-10\9-x-x-5/7-x-x-10\9-x-x-5/7-----------|
E|-------------------------------00-3-55-3-|
** * ** *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------2--3-|
A|-10\9-x-x-5/7-x-x-10\9-x-x-5/7-x-x-0--1-|
E|----------------------------------------|


Riff 8
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--4-4--4--4--4--4--------------|
A|--2-2--2--2--2--2----5---5---5-|
E|-------------------3---2---1---|
* * * * * *
"Then the sound..."
e|------------------------------|
B|----------------------3-------|
G|--------------------2-------2-|
D|--4-4--4--4--4-4--0-------2---|
A|--2-2--2--2--2-2--------0-----|
E|------------------------------|
"...howling..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--4-4--4--4--4--4--------------|
A|--2-2--2--2--2--2----5---5---5-|
E|-------------------3---2---1---|
* * * * * *
"...eyes I..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--4-4--4--4--4-4---5--7-|
A|--2-2--2--2--2-2---3--5-|
E|------------------------|
"I should have..."


Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm

Riff 9
Guitar 1 (3 times)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5-----4-------------------5-----4~-|
A|----------5-------7~----5~----------5-------7~-----|
E|--0-5-6-7---7~--------------0-5-6-7---7~-----------|
"Oh..."

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5-----4-------------------5-----4~-|
A|----------5-------7~----5~----------5-------7~-----|
E|--0-5-6-7---7~--------------0-5-6-7---7~-----------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------5-----4~-|
D|----------------5-----4-------------5-------7~-----|
A|----------5-------7~----5~--0-5-6-7---7~-----------|
E|--0-5-6-7---7~-------------------------------------|
"...so much..."
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7------6------------------4-----3~-|
D|----------7-------9~-----7~----------4~-----6------|
A|--0-7-8-9---9~---------------0-4-5-6----6~---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
"...one wolf..."


Riff 10
Guitar 1 (Distortion) Play 3 times
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|-22222-------00000----2---------------------|
***** ***** *
"Yellow eyes....."

Guitar 2 (Clean) Play 3 times
e|---------------------------------9----------|
B|---------10--------9----------10---10-------|
G|------11---------9---------11---------11----|
D|---11----------9--------11---------------11-|
A|-9-----------7--------9---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Last time:
Guitar 1 (Distortion)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----------------------7-|
A|----------------------6-|
E|-22222-------00000------|
***** *****
"...as I prepared to die..."

Guitar 2 (Clean)
e|------------------------|
B|---------10--------9----|
G|------11---------9------|
D|---11----------9--------|
A|-9-----------7----------|
E|------------------------|


Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm

Riff 11
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----4-------------4--------|
A|------4-3-2---------4-3-2~-|
E|--2---------5---2----------|
"Then suddenly..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----4-----------------------|
A|------4-3-2-----2---2-3-2---|
E|--2---------5-----5-------5-|
"...in a halo..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----4-------------4--------|
A|------4-3-2---------4-3-2~-|
E|--2---------5---2----------|
"Then..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----4----------5---7-|
A|------4-3-2----3---5-|
E|--2---------5--------|
"...silvery..."

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----4-------------4--------|
A|------4-3-2---------4-3-2~-|
E|--2---------5---2----------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----4-----------------------|
A|------4-3-2-----2---2-3-2---|
E|--2---------5-----5-------5-|

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

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|----6----------------|
D|------6-5-4----5---7-|
A|--4---------7--3---5-|
E|---------------------|


Riff 12
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--7---------8---------7----------------|
E|--5--0-0-0--6--0-0-0--5--0--0--0--0--0-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"The bluest..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--7---------8---------7--|
E|--5--0-0-0--6--0-0-0--5--|
* * * * * *
"...staring..."


Riff 13
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------9-9--------------------|
A|--9---7-9-7-6-7-9--9--7-9-10--12-|
E|--7---5-7-----5-7--7--5-7--8--10-|
"Never ever..."


Play riff 4 "In what is known..."

Play riff 4 Solo Rhythm

Ending:
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|---9\--|
A|---7\--|
E|-------|


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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