The Lake tab by King Diamond

Tabs

Tuning: Standard

Intro
e|-------|
BB|-------|
G+G|-------|
D MajorD|-------|
A augmentedA|--5-4--|
E MajorE|--3-2--|


Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---2-------------------------------2-|
A augmentedA|-4-0--0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-|
E MajorE|-2------------------------------2----|
     *** *** *** *** *** **
e|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------2----6/7-6-|
A augmentedA|-0-222-222-222-0----4/5-4-|
E MajorE|--------------------------|
   *** *** ***
e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------2-|
A augmentedA|-0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-|
E MajorE|---------------------------2----|
   *** *** *** *** *** **
e|----------------|
BB|----------------|
G+G|----------------|
D MajorD|--------------4-|
A augmentedA|-0-222-22--6--2-|
E MajorE|-----------4----|
   *** **


Solo
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------/4~--------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-4-2~--------5-4-2~------4h5-4-|
E MajorE|-----------------------5--------|

e|------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|
D MajorD|------/4~---------------------|
A augmentedA|-2~--------5-7-9~---4--6-6/7~-|
E MajorE|------------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 2
e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4----------------------------4-|
A augmentedA|-2-444-444-444-444-444-44--6--2-|
E MajorE|---------------------------4----|
   *** *** *** *** *** **
  "It is Sunday morning..."
e|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-------------4----8/9-8-|
A augmentedA|-2-444-444-444-2----6/7-6-|
E MajorE|--------------------------|
   *** *** ***
  "...just before dawn..."
e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|-4----------------------------4-|
A augmentedA|-2-444-444-444-444-444-44--6--2-|
E MajorE|---------------------------4----|
   *** *** *** *** *** **
  "A little girl is dancing..."
e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------7--6-------7--6----|
D MajorD|-4---------------------5----------5-|
A augmentedA|-2-444-444-444-5----------5---------|
E MajorE|---------------3----------3---------|
   *** *** ***
  "...on the mansion porch..."


Riff 1a
e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------2-|
A augmentedA|-0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-|
E MajorE|---------------------------2----|
   *** *** *** *** *** **
  "She calls out a name..."
e|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------2----6/7-6-|
A augmentedA|-0-222-222-222-0----4/5-4-|
E MajorE|--------------------------|
   *** *** ***
  " 'God give him the sea.' "
e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------2-|
A augmentedA|-0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-|
E MajorE|---------------------------2----|
   *** *** *** *** *** **
  "I'm here from the darkest deep..."
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------1--0------1--0----|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------3---------3-|
A augmentedA|-0-222-222-222-3---------3---------|
E MajorE|---------------1---------1---------|
   *** *** ***
  "And hear my name..."


Riff 3
e|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-7------------7------6/76-|
A augmentedA|-5--5-5-5-5-5-4--4-4-4/54-|
E MajorE|---------------------------|
   * * * * *  * *
  "Down by the lake..."
e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-4-----------------------4-7-|
A augmentedA|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-4-|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * *
  "...grief..."
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7------------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
A augmentedA|-5--5-5-5-5-5-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------3--|
   * * * * *
  "Dancing hand in hand with the Devil..."


Play Riff 1  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2  "Watching from the bridge..."
Play Riff 1a  "Yes, we all know..."
Play Riff 3  "Down by the lake..."

Lead into next section:
e|--------|
BB|--------|
G+G|--------|
D MajorD|--------|
A augmentedA|--7--5--|
E MajorE|--5--3--|


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------2-------5-|
A augmentedA|-2-4---------2-4-0-4-----3-|
E MajorE|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2---|
    * * * *     * *
e|------------------------|
BB|------------------------|
G+G|------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------4-5----|
A augmentedA|-2-4---------2-4-2-3--3-|
E MajorE|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2------1-|
    * * * *

Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-2-4---------2-4-2-4-----7-|
A augmentedA|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-5-|
E MajorE|---------------------------|
    * * * *     * *
e|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-2-4---------2-4-5----5----|
A augmentedA|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-3--3-3--|
E MajorE|-------------------1----1--|
    * * * *
e|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------|
D MajorD|-2-4---------2-4-2-4-----7-|
A augmentedA|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-5-|
E MajorE|---------------------------|
    * * * *     * *
e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2-4---------2-4--9-8-7--9-8-7-|
A augmentedA|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2--7-6-5--7-6-5-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|
    * * * *


Play Riff 4  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5  Solo Rhythm

Riff 6
e|---------------|
BB|---------------|
G+G|---------------|
D MajorD|-5--------3----|
A augmentedA|-3--------1----|
E MajorE|---------------|
  "And the nun has been..."
e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------|
D MajorD|---------10------------------| -----|
A augmentedA|----------8----------------5-|   |
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-5-6-7---|   |
  * * * *   * * * *        |
  "...seen..."            |--- Play 2x
e|-----------------------------|   |
BB|-----------------------------|   |
G+G|-----------------------------| -----|
D MajorD|---------10------------------|
A augmentedA|----------8----7-5---5-------|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-----0-----7---7-6-5-|
  * * * *   *
  "I want your cross..."

e|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---7-5---5---------7-5---5--------4-|
E MajorE|-0-----7---7-6-5-0-----7---7-6-5--2-|
  *        *
  "...Margaret..."


Play Riff 1  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2  "Full of pride..."
Play Riff 1a "The little girl..."
Play Riff 3  "Down by the lake..."


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