The Jonah tab by King Diamond

Tabs

Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------4--3-------2---4-3h4p3----|
E MajorE|-2------------4---------------5-|

Final time
e|--------------------|
BB|--------------------|
G+G|--------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------4--|
A augmentedA|------4--3-------2--|
E MajorE|-2------------4-----|

Guitar 2 (comes in at 0:39)
e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|------4--3-------2---4-3h4p3----|
A augmentedA|-2------------4---------------5-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|------6--5-------4---6-5h6p5----|
A augmentedA|-4------------6---------------7-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|------9--8-------7---9-8h9p8------|
D MajorD|-7------------9---------------10--|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|


Riff 2
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---9-10---9-10-9-------7-8---7-8-7---|
A augmentedA|-7------7--------10--5-----5-------8-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|

Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---9-10---9-10-9-------7-8---7-8-7---|
E MajorE|-7------7--------10--5-----5-------8-|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------|
G+G|---11-12---11-12-11-------9-10---9-10-9----|
D MajorD|-9-------9----------12--7------7--------10-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|


Riff 4
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|
D MajorD|---6-7---6-7-6--------------------|
A augmentedA|-4-----4-------7----6-7---6-7-6---|
E MajorE|------------------4-----4-------7-|
  "In the attic..."


Riff 5
e|----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2----------4------------------6----------6-4-|
A augmentedA|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-2-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
   * * * *  * * * * * * * *  * * * *
  "Old and gray..."
e|-------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-2----------4----------6-|
A augmentedA|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-4-|
E MajorE|-------------------------|
   * * * *  * * * *
  "...I felt it staring..."

Riff 6
e|------------|
BB|------------|
G+G|------------|
D MajorD|-6--4--2----|
A augmentedA|-4--2--0--6-|
E MajorE|----------4-|
 "Oh that book..."


Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4  "Yellow pages..."


Riff 7
e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-1-1-1-1-4~---1-1-1-1-0-1-2~-|
  "In an ancient rhyme..."


Riff 5a
e|----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2----------4------------------6----------6-4-|
A augmentedA|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-2-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------|
   * * * *  * * * * * * * *  * * * *
  "It had been there..."
e|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|
G+G|-----------------------|
D MajorD|-2----------4----------|
A augmentedA|-0--0-0-0-0-2--2-2-2-2-|
E MajorE|-----------------------|
   * * * *  * * * *
  "And no one ever knew..."


Riff 8        x4
e|---------------------|--------------|
BB|---------------------|--------------|
G+G|---------------------|--------------|
D MajorD|-6---6---6---8/9-8/9-|------9--9--9-|
A augmentedA|-4---4---4---6/7-6/7-|-9----7--6--7-|
E MajorE|---------------------|-7------------|
  "Now break the spell..."


Final time
e|---------------------|
BB|---------------------|
G+G|---------------------|
D MajorD|-6---6---6---8/9-8/9-|
A augmentedA|-4---4---4---6/7-6/7-|
E MajorE|---------------------|
  "...ah you're free..."


Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)       x2
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------8/9-8/9-|-----------------9--9--9-|
A augmentedA|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6/7-6/7-|-----------------7--6--7-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
  * * * * * * * * * * * *      * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------9--8-|
A augmentedA|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7--6-|
E MajorE|------------------------------|
  * * * * * * * * * * * *    x2
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------8/9-8/9-|-----------------9--9--9-|
A augmentedA|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6/7-6/7-|-----------------7--6--7-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------|
  * * * * * * * * * * * *      * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------9--8-|
A augmentedA|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7--6-|
E MajorE|------------------------------|
  * * * * * * * * * * * *


Play Riff 7  Solo Rhythm


Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-6~--3-3-3-3-6-3-6~-|


Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|
E MajorE|-1-1-1-1-4~---1-1-1-1-0-1-2~-|

e|----------------------------|
BB|----------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------4-|
E MajorE|-1-1-1-1-4~---1-1-1-1-0-1-2-|
             "Ahhh...."


Riff 11
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------9-------------------9-10----|
A augmentedA|---9-10-----10-9-------9-10--------12-|
E MajorE|-0------0--------10--0------0---------|
  *   *      *   *
e|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------9----------9-10-9------------|
A augmentedA|---9-10-----10-9------------10-12-10-9-|
E MajorE|-0------0--------10--------------------|
  *   *

Riff 12
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|----------9-------------------9-10----|
D MajorD|---9-10-----10-9-------9-10--------12-|
A augmentedA|-0------0--------10--0------0---------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|
  *   *      *   *
e|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|----------9----------9-10-9------------|
D MajorD|---9-10-----10-9------------10-12-10-9-|
A augmentedA|-0------0--------10--------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|
  *   *

Play Riff 11

Riff 13
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------5-----7-|
D MajorD|---------9---------------4------------9----5-----7---|
A augmentedA|---------7-----------5-7---5----------7--3-----5-----|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0----------------|
  * * * *  * * * *      * * * *
 "As the candle melts away..."

Final time:
e|---------------------|
BB|---------------------|
G+G|----------5-----7----|
D MajorD|-9------5-----7----9-|
A augmentedA|-7----3-----5------7-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------0-|
  "...she starts to speak..."

Riff 14
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----9------10------12------10------9-|
E MajorE|-0-7----0-7-----0-7-----0-7-----0-7---|

e|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----9------10------12------10------10-|
E MajorE|-0-7----0-7-----0-7-----0-7-----0-8--8-|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----9------10------12------10------9-|
A augmentedA|-0-7----0-7-----0-7-----0-7-----0-7---|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----9------10------12------10---------|
A augmentedA|-0-7----0-7-----0-7-----0-7-----0-8-10-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------8-|


Ending:
Guitar 1
e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|----------------|
D MajorD|-10-------9-8-9-|
A augmentedA|--8--10---7-6-7-|
E MajorE|------8---------|
    "Hear my story!"

Guitar 2
e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|----------------|
D MajorD|-10-------------|
A augmentedA|--8--10---9-8-9-|
E MajorE|------8---7-6-7-|


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