Burn Tab

King Diamond:  Burn
 
transcribed by:  Langus          :  tlange@polbox.com
     edited by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
 
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Date last modified:  December 16, 2004
 
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Tuning: Standard
 
Riff 1
Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9--10--10--10--10---9---9---9---9--7--8-|
A|-7---7---7---7---8---8---8---8---7---7---7---7----5--6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9---9---9---9--10--10--10--10---9---9---9---9--7--5-|
A|-7---7---7---7---8---8---8---8---7---7---7---7----5--3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
Guitar 2
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---9---------------------------9---9------------7--8-|
A|-7---7---------------------------7---7------------5--6-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---9---------------------------9---9------------7--5-|
A|-7---7---------------------------7---7------------5--3-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Riff 2
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4--4---4--4-4--4---4--4-4--4---4--5-5--5-2-2--2-|
A|-2-2--2-0-2--2-2--2-0-2--2-2--2-0-2--3-3--3-0-0--0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
   * *  * * *  * *  * * *  * *  * * *  * *  * * *  *
  "The Inquisition will ..."
 
Riff 3
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-9--9-7-9---9-11-12-14-11-|
A|-7--7-5-7---7--9-10-12--9-|
E|--------------------------|
  "Burn in the night..."
 
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-9--9-7-9---9-11-12-11-7--6-|
A|-7--7-5-7---7--9-10--9-5--4-|
E|----------------------------|
  "Burn in the night..."
 
 
Play Riff 2  "Looking at the sky..."
Play Riff 3  "Burn in the night..."
Play Riff 1  "They say the devil..."
 
Riff 4  (solo rhythm)
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-9-----------10-----------9------------7---8-|
A|-7------------8-----------7------------5---6-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--------|
     * * * * *    * * * * *   * * * * *
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-9-----------10-----------9------------7---5-|
A|-7------------8-----------7------------5---3-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--------|
     * * * * *    * * * * *   * * * * *
 
 
Riff 5
E|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------8--7-|
G|--------------------------7--6-|
D|-4----5--4----5--4----5---5--4-|
A|-2----3--2----3--2----3--------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
 
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-7----10---9--|
D|--------------|
A|-5-----8---7--|
E|--------------|
 
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-7----10-12-14-12-10-9-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-5-----8-10-12-10--8-7-|
E|-----------------------|
 
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-7----10---9--|
D|--------------|
A|-5-----8---7--|
E|--------------|
 
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-7----10-12-14-16-14-12-|
D|------------------------|
A|-5-----8-10-12-13-12-10-|
E|------------------------|
 
Guitar 2
e|-------0-------------0-------0-|
B|-----3----3--------3-------3---|
G|---2--------2----2-------2-----|
D|-0-------------3-------2-------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
 
 
Riff 7
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2--4--5--2-2--8--7--2-2--4--5--8---8--7-|
A|-0-0--2--3--0-0--6--5--0-0--2--3--6---6--5-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
  "Higher, burning higher..."
 
 
Play Riff 6   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 7   "Higher, burning higher..."
Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3   "Burn in the night..."
Play Riff 4   Solo Rhythm
 
Riff 4a  (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------10-----------9------------7---8-|
D|-7------------8-----------7------------5---6-|
A|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
     * * * * *    * * * * *   * * * * *
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-9-----------10-----------9------------7---5-|
A|-7------------8-----------7------------5---3-|
E|---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--------|
     * * * * *    * * * * *   * * * * * 
 
Play Riff 2   "Lightning from the sky..."
Play Riff 3   "Burn in the night..."
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 2
 
Ending
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-4-4--4---4-|
A|-2-2--2-0-2-|
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
X