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Sleepless Nights Tab by King Diamond

Sleepless Nights tab by King Diamond

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Tuning: Standard

Difficulty: Advanced

                     Sleepless Nights - King Diamond
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Submitted by Adler


Riff 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4----------4--4~---------------|
A|-2----------2--a----------------|
E|---22222222--------222222222222-|
     ********        ************
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4----------4--/9---8--|
A|-2----------2--/7---8--|
E|---22222222---------6--|
     ********
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------------4~---------------|
D|-4----------4--a----------------|
A|-2----------2-------------------|
E|---22222222--------222222222222-|
     ********        ************
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4----------4--2-------|
A|-2----------2--0----2--|
E|---22222222---------0--|
     ********
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Riff 2 (Acoustic)
e|-------0-------------0-------------8-------------7-----|
B|-----6---6---------6---6---------6---6---------6---6---|
G|---5-------5-----5-------5-----5-------5-----7-------5-|
D|-0-------------0-------------0-------------0-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 3 (Distortion)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10---------------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9----4------4---------------|
D|--7-------7-------7----4------4-------12-10-9-|
A|----0000----0000----00---0000---0000----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
      ****    ****    **   ****   ****

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10--------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9--------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7--------------------|
A|----0000----0000----00-------5-------6-|
E|------------------------3333-3--4444-4-|
      ****    ****    **  ****    ****

e|----------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10---------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9----4------4------9~-|
D|--7-------7-------7----4------4------a--|
A|----0000----0000----00---0000---0000----|
E|----------------------------------------|
      ****    ****    **   ****   ****

e|------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10-----------|
G|--9-------9-------9-----------|
D|--7-------7-------7-----5---7-|
A|----0000----0000----00--3---5-|
E|------------------------3---5-|
      ****    ****    **

Riff 4
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6------1------2----6------1------2---6------1----------|
A|-4-0000-2-0000-0----4-0000-2-0000-0---4-0000-2-0000-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------4~~-|
     ****   ****        ****   ****       ****   ****

Riff 5
e|---------------------------|
B|-13------12------13----10--|
G|-12------11------12-----9--|
D|-10-------9------10-----7--|
A|----0000----0000----00-----|
E|---------------------------|
      ****    ****    **
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-13------12----13----15--13-12-13--12-10-|
G|-12------11----12----14--12-11-12--11--9-|
D|-10-------9----10----12--10--9-10---9--7-|
A|----0000----00----00---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
      ****    **    **
e|---------------------------|
B|-13------12------13----10--|
G|-12------11------12-----9--|
D|-10-------9------10-----7--|
A|----0000----0000----00-----|
E|---------------------------|
      ****    ****    **
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-13------12----13----15--13-12-13--12-8--|
G|-12------11----12----14--12-11-12--11-7--|
D|-10-------9----10----12--10--9-10---9-5--|
A|----0000----00----00---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
      ****    **    **


Play Riff 2


Riff 3a (Distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10----------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9----4------4------4/5-|
D|--7-------7-------7----4------4------4/5-|
A|----0000----0000----00---0000---0000-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
      ****    ****    **   ****   ****

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10----------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9----------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7----------------------|
A|----0000----0000----00-------------------|
E|------------------------3333-3~--4444-4~-|
      ****    ****    **  ****     ****

e|----------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10---------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9----4------4------9~-|
D|--7-------7-------7----4------4------a--|
A|----0000----0000----00---0000---0000----|
E|----------------------------------------|
      ****    ****    **   ****   ****

e|------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10-----------|
G|--9-------9-------9-----------|
D|--7-------7-------7-----5---7-|
A|----0000----0000----00--3---5-|
E|------------------------3---5-|
      ****    ****    **

Play Riff 4


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4----------4--2----------------|
A|-2----------2--0----------------|
E|---22222222--------222222222222-|
     ********        ************
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4----------4--/9---8--|
A|-2----------2--/7---8--|
E|---22222222---------6--|
     ********
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4----------4--2----------------|
A|-2----------2--0----------------|
E|---22222222--------222222222222-|
     ********        ************
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4----------4--2-------|
A|-2----------2--0----2--|
E|---22222222---------0--|
     ********

Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-6----7-6----6-9-7-6----7--7-6-4---4------|
E|-4----5-4----4-7-5-4----5--------7---7-5~-|
               * * *             * * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------6-4----9-8--|
A|-6----7-6----/9-7--6----7--4-2----7-6--|
E|-4----5-4----/7-5--4----5--------------|


Play Riff 4  (Solo Rhythm)


Riff 5a (Guitar 2 plays notes in ())
e|---------------------------(12-12-8-8/13)-|
B|-13------12------13----10---12-12-8-8/13--|
G|-12------11------12-----9-----------------|
D|-10-------9------10-----7-----------------|
A|----0000----0000----00--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
      ****    ****    **
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-13------12----13----15--13-12-13--12-10-|
G|-12------11----12----14--12-11-12--11--9-|
D|-10-------9----10----12--10--9-10---9--7-|
A|----0000----00----00---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
      ****    **    **
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-13------12------13----10----12-10-9---10-9-----|
G|-12------11------12-----9-----------11-----11-9-|
D|-10-------9------10-----7-----------------------|
A|----0000----0000----00--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
      ****    ****    **
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-13------12----13----15--13-12-13--12-8--|
G|-12------11----12----14--12-11-12--11-7--|
D|-10-------9----10----12--10--9-10---9-5--|
A|----0000----00----00---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
      ****    **    **


Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------4--4--------------------------|
A|-3--3--3-2----2--2--3-2~--3--3--3-2----5--5-|
E|-1--1------1--------------1--1------1--3--3-|
         * * *                    * * *
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--------------4--2-|
A|-3--3--3-2----2--2-|
E|-1--1------1-----0-|
         * * *


Play Riff 5  Solo Rhythm


Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------------|
   *  *  *  *  *  *  *  *  * * * * * * *

Solo (close to it)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------9~~-------9~~----10--9-|
A|-8~~----8~~----8--7---------9---------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----------9---9-7----------------------|
D|--------7----------10-12-12--1012/10-9-|
A|-8~~------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------8---9-|
D|-7--9--10---910/9-7---7--9--10--------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-17----17--19--20--24----24/2019--17---------------------------------20-|
B|-----------------------------------------/????????/----21-20-18-20-18-17-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 2


Riff 10
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2-2-2--5--4--2--7--6-/10~~-|
E|-0--0--0-0-0--3--2--0-------------|
   *  *  * * *  *  *  *

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------4--|
A|-2--2--2-2-2--5--4--2--2--|
E|-0--0--0-0-0--3--2--0--2--|
   *  *  * * *  *  *  *

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2-2-2--5--4--2--7--6-/10~~-|
E|-0--0--0-0-0--3--2--0-------------|
   *  *  * * *  *  *  *

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------------------(12-11~)-|
D|-------------------10--9~--|
A|-2--2--2-2-2--10-9---------|
E|-0--0--0-0-0---------------|
   *  *  * * *

Riff 11                                      x3
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--7/9--9-9-11-11--7--7--4-4-7-7-4-4--7-|
A|-7--7--5/7--7-7--9--9--5--5--2-2-5-5-2-2--5-|
E|--------------------------------------------|


e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-|
A|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
E|-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|


Riff 3b
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10----------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9----4------4------4/5-|
D|--7-------7-------7----4------4------4/5-|
A|----0000----0000----00---0000---0000-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
      ****    ****    **   ****   ****

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10--------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9--------------------|
D|--7-------7-------7--------------------|
A|----0000----0000----00--9~~----10~~----|
E|------------------------a-------a------|
      ****    ****    **

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10----------------------|
G|--9-------9-------9----4------4------4/5-|
D|--7-------7-------7----4------4------4/5-|
A|----0000----0000----00---0000---0000-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|
      ****    ****    **   ****   ****

e|------------------------------|
B|-10------10------10-----------|
G|--9-------9-------9-----------|
D|--7-------7-------7-----5---7-|
A|----0000----0000----00--3---5-|
E|------------------------3---5-|
      ****    ****    **

Play Riff 2


Technique Symbols:
^   =  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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