No Presents For Christmas Tab

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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King Diamond: No Presents For Christmas
(Fatal Portrait)
Copyright (c)  (Roadrunner Records) (1986)

transcribed by:  Langus          :  tlangepolbox
     edited by:  Russ Elton      :  webmasterabysslord

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Date last modified:  November 16, 2004

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Tuning: Standard


"Jingle Bells" (clean)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-10---5-5/7-|
E|--------------------8-------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------5-|
A|-7h8-8-8--8-8-7-7--7-7-7-5-5-7-5---|
E|-----------------------------------|

"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (clean)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------5-4---------------------------|
D|--------5-7-----5------7-7-5-----/7-5-----|
A|----5-7-----------7--7-------7--------7-3-|
E|--8----------------------------8----------|


Lead into next section (Distortion):
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|--4------------|
A|--2------------|
E|-----------X\\-|


Riff 1  (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------4-5-6-|
A|----------------------------------2-3-4-|
E|-0h2-222222-0h2-222222-0h2-222222-------|
       ******     ******     ******
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|-0h2-222222-0h2-222222-0h2-222222-3p2p0-2-3-|
       ******     ******     ******


Lead into next section:
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------2--2---|
A|-2h4-444444-2h4-444444-2h4-444444-2--0-5-|
E|---------------------------------------3-|
       ******     ******     ******

Riff 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-7h9--------7h9--------7h9-10--9--12--10--7-|
A|-7----------7----------7----7--7---7---7--7-|
E|-----000000-----000000----------------------|
       ******     ******
                        "Christmas time..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-7h9--------7h9--------7h9--------7--5--7-|
A|-7----------7----------7----------5--5--5-|
E|-----000000-----000000-----000000---------|
       ******     ******     ******
   "...again..."


Play Riff 1   "He cannot find..."


Riff 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----7--7--7-9-----12--12--12-12-|
A|----5--5--5-7-----10--10---9-10-|
E|-0-------------0----------------|
   *             *
   "There's no presents..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---------------------0-------0-|
D|----7--7--7-9------0-------0---|
A|----5--5--5-7----0-------0-----|
E|-0-------------2-------3-------|
   *
   "There's no presents..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----7--7--7-9-----12--12--12-12---|
A|----5--5--5-7-----10--10---9-10-0-|
E|-0-------------0------------------|
   *             *
   "Tom and Jerry..."
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-5--12--12--5--7-|
A|-3--10---9--3--5-|
E|-----------------|
   "They don't give a damn."


Play Riff 1

Lead into next section:
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------2--2---|
A|-2h4-444444-2h4-444444-2h4-444444-2--0-5-|
E|---------------------------------------3-|
       ******     ******     ******


Play Riff 2   "Christmas time is here again..."
Play Riff 1   "It's getting very very late..."
Play Riff 3   "There's no presents..."


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-------5-------9---8-------5-----------------|
A|---5h7---7~----7---7---5h7---7~--------------|
E|-0-----------0---0---0-----------0--7--6-5-3-|
   *           *   *   *           *     * *


"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" (clean)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------5-4---------------------------|
D|--------5-7-----5------7-7-5-----/7-5-----|
A|----5-7-----------7--7-------7--------7-3-|
E|--8----------------------------8----------|


Lead into next section (Distorion):
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-4--2-------|
A|-2--0--5--4-|
E|-------3--2-|


Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3   "There's no presents..."


"Rudolph" ( * indicates a whammy bar ) (clean)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7-----------------7-6*----------6-4----------------9-7*-|
A|-7-9-7-----9-7*--7-9-7-9-7-------5-7-5--------7*--7-9-7-9-7------|
E|-------9-------------------------------7-------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------7*-------------/4---------------7-6*-6*-6*--7-7--6---------|
A|-7-9-9----9-7---7*--5----7-5-4*----5/9--------------------9-7-5---|
E|--------------9------------------7------------------------------7-|


"I'm dreaming of a white sabbath..." (clean)
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|----------------4-5-|
A|--7--8-7-6-7-8------|
E|--------------------|


Ending (Distortion)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------5-------9---8--9\-|
A|---5h7---7~----7---7--7\-|
E|-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