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King Diamond:  Welcome Home

transcribed by:  Langus          :  tlange@polbox.com
     edited by:  Russ Elton      :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
                 Sami Mononen    :  s_mononen@yahoo.com
                 Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
     solos by :  Adek            :  thekingdiamond@poczta.onet.pl



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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-------------7h8p7p5h7--------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-3-|
   * * * * * *            * * * * * * * * * 
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-------------7h8p7p5h7--------------3---3-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5------------3-3-3-3-3-3---3---|
   * * * * * *            * * * * * * * * * 


Riff 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-------------9h10p9p7h9---------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-10-9-5-|
   * * * * * *             * * * * * *  * * * 
   "Grandma...."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------9h10p9p7h9--------------5---5-|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5---5---|
   * * * * * *             * * * * * * * * * 
              "Welcome home..."


Riff 3
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|---4---4----|
E|-4---4---3~-|
   * * *   a


Riff 4                                          x2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------3---------------------------|
G|-------------------2---------------------------|
D|-------------------0-----------------5---6---6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-2---4-4-4-0---4-4-4-4-2---3---3---4---|
E|-2-2-2-2-0---2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-0---------------|
   * * * *     * * *     * * * * 
   "Let me help you..."
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|---7---8---8-|
A|-5---5---6---|
E|-------------|


Play Riff 2   "Grandma..."
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4   "Let me help you..."

Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5---4------------------------------5-|
A|------------7~----7---5--------------7~--------5-----|
E|-0--0-0-0-0---------------0--0-0-0-0-----5-6-7---7---|
   *  * * * *               *  * * * * 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7------------------5---7-|
A|------------7~--5---4-5--------------7~--3---5-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-----3-0-2-----0--0-0-0-0-----------|
   *  * * * *     * * *     *  * * * * 
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------5---4------------------------------5-|
A|------------7~----7---5--------------7~--------5-----|
E|-0--0-0-0-0---------------0--0-0-0-0-----5-6-7---7---|
   *  * * * *               *  * * * * 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7----------------------7-|
A|------------7~--5---4-5--------------7~--5---5-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-----3-0-2-----0--0-0-0-0-----3-----|
   *  * * * *     * * *     *  * * * * 

Solo
       full        
	/
e|-15/19/--(19)------14h17-12h14-------------------------------|
B|------------------15------------12~~------17--19-20-19-17-19--|
G|----------------16---------------------/16--16----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------vib-----2017------1714------1915---------------|
B|-1917--------19~~~---------1916------1612------17--------1517-|
G|-----16--1619------------------------------------16171617-----|
D|-------19-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17---15--------------------------12-----vib--12---12h13p12---|
G|---16---16141214111211------111214----/14~~-----12------------|
D|------pm-.-.-.-.-.-.-.141314.-.-.-.---------------------------|
A|-----------------------.-.-.----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---10--8--8h10p8-7---7-------------------------------------|
G|---11------9---------7--------161412-----12--16-14-12----vib--|
D|------------------------------.-.-.--16----14----------14~~---|
A|----------------------------16---------16---------------------|
E|----------------------------.---------------------------------|
           
	   full_              
	      /   
e|/12-14-15-15/---(15)--12-15p12---17p12--17p12--17p12--15p12--|
B|-------------------------------15------15-----15-----15-----15|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|17p12--15p12--17p12----------------------|
B|-----15-----15-----15--1515p12--15p12----|
G|------------------------------14-----14--|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

 fast tremolo ================================ 
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-121212h15p121212h17p121212h15p12------------|
G|-------------------------------------vib-----|
D|-----------------------------------14~~~~----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
End Solo

Play Riff 2   "Wait til you see..."
Play Riff 3   "...found..."
Play Riff 4   "Let me help you..."

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

Riff 6 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------------(9~)-------------(5~)-----------(4~)-|
A|------------10~---------------7~-------------5~--|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0------0--0-0-0-0-----|
   *  * * * *       *  * * * *      *  * * * *
	    "Missy and Mother..."	
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------(2~)---(4~)-|
A|-(2~)--------3~-----5~--|
E|--3~--------------------|
   "...meet you..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|------------(9~)-------------(5~)-----------(4~)-|
A|------------10~---------------7~-------------5~--|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0------0--0-0-0-0-----|
   *  * * * *       *  * * * *      *  * * * *
            "How strange..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-------------(4~)-(2~)-|
D|--------------5~---4~--|
A|-(2~)------------------|
E|--3~-------------------|
	"...all right ?"


Riff 7
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|------4p2-4p2------5p2-5p2-|
A|-2222---------2222---------|
E|---------------------------|
   ****         ****
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------4p2-4p2-----------------|
A|-2222---------5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-|
E|------------------------------|
   **** 

Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-|
   * * * * * * * * 
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-|
   * * * * * * * * 
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-|
   * * * * * * * * 
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-...-|
   * * * * * * * * 

Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
       * * * *     * * * *     * * * *     * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5---------5-5---------5-5---------5-5---------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
       * * * *     * * * *     * * * *     * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
       * * * *     * * * *     * * * *     * * * *

Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-...-|
   * * * * * * * * 
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-|
   * * * * * * * * 
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-...-|
   * * * * * * * * 


Solo (over riffs 8,9, and 10)

   Dip With Bar           Floyd Rose Warbles/Flutters Classic ANDY!
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-12----------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|----------14-------13----|----13----15----13----15----13-----|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------|

                                    A.H.
e|--------------------------------------|
B|----------8h11p10p8-------------------|
G|---7h9h11-----------11p9p7--------[7]-|
D|-9-------------------------11p9p7-----|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-14----------19-18-19-16-19-14-19----19----19----19----|
B|----15----15----------------------17----16----14-------|
G|-------16-------------------------------------------16-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
     Burn!
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-11-12-14-12-11------------------------------|
D|----------------14-12-11---------------------|
A|-------------------------14-12-10-9-7--------|
E|--------------------------------------10-9-7-|

      Nice Harmony Section, Eerie!
                ~                ~
e|---|-------------------------------|-14-10----------10-14-10--------------|
B|---|--------8--7---------10--8--7--|-------12----12----------12-----------|
G|---|-----7------------7------------|----------11----------------11--------|
D|---|-/9------------9---------------|-------------------------------12-----|
A|---|-------------------------------|----------------------------------14--|
E|-5-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

                                  More Classic Andy  Warbles!
                          A.H.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|-17--15--14--15--14--12--14--12--10--12--10----|
G|-------------------------[9]-|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-12p10p9---------9h10h12-----|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------12p10p9-------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

   ~~~~~~~~~~                          ~~~~~~~~~~                        ~~~~~~~~
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------13p11p10----11p10--------------------------------------------------|
G|-10--12--14-----------12-------12p10--8--10--12--9h11h12p11p9-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------12p11p9--10--8--7-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 11
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-4----------4----------4----------4--4-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-|
E|---------------------------------------|
      * * * *    * * * *    * * * *    
   "Grandma, what was it like..."

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|------------6---------------------6----|
D|-6----------6----------6----------6--6-|
A|-4--4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4----4-|
E|---------------------------------------|
      * * * *    * * * *    * * * *
   "To be on that holiday site..."
                                                    x2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------8-------------8--8--8-|
D|-8-------------8-------------8-------------8--8--8-|
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
     * * * * * *   * * * * * *   * * * * * * 
   "Oh it could have been worse..."


Riff 12
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-|
E|-0000-------------------------0000---------|
   ****                         ****
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------| 
A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-|
E|------------------| 
   "Grandma who are 'They' ?"
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-|
E|-0000-------------------------0000---------|
   ****                         ****
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------| 
A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0--12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-|
E|------------------------------------| 
  "Never mind you dirty..."


Riff 7a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|------4p2-4p2------5p2-5p2-|
A|-2222---------2222---------|
E|---------------------------|
   ****         ****
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------4p2-4p2-----------------|
A|-2222---------5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-|
E|------------------------------|
   **** 
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|------7p5-7p5------9p5-9p5-|
A|-5555---------5555---------|
E|---------------------------|
   ****         ****
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------7p5-7p5-----------------|
A|-5555---------9p5-7p5-9p5-7p5-|
E|------------------------------|
   **** 



Riff 13                                x2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----------66666666-5555555555---------|
E|-44444444---------------------467-467-|
   ******** ******** ********** *** ***
   "Let us go inside..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----------33333333-2222222222---------|
E|-11111111---------------------134-134-|
   ******** ******** ********** *** ***
  " 'They' are still alive..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----------55555555-4444444444---------|
E|-33333333---------------------356-356-|
   ******** ******** ********** *** ***
  "...can you feel..."


Riff 12a
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-|
E|-0000-------------------------0000---------|
   ****                         ****
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------| 
A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-|
E|------------------| 
   "Can you feel 'Their' eyes ?"
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-|
E|-0000-------------------------0000---------|
   ****                         ****
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-| 
A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-------------------|
E|------------------------------------| 
  "Now that you are..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-------------------9-| 
A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0--7-|
E|-------------------0-|
  "...better be my friend."


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

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Dan Average	#1 by Dan Johnson at Jul 17, 1973 at 11:57 AM EST
	ok then Mooney081205, if all the king diamond songs have a more significant meaning....what is this song supposed to be, other then the perfect song for jay and silent bob in clerks II?

No Picture Mikel Average	#2 by Mikel A. at Apr 16, 1981 at 3:49 AM EST
	I always tried to find deeper meanings, metaphores, and stuff in the stories of King Diamond but I've never found anything, I guess King Diamond's songs are just what you read...

No Picture steven Lead Player	#3 by steven ratliff at Apr 26, 1981 at 11:35 AM EST
	painting the door could possibly be a reference to the angel of death coming to egypt and killing the egyptian children, and the hebrews had to paint the top of their door with the blood of the sheep in order for the angel of death to not kill them.

No Picture massie Professional Badass	#4 by massie at Nov 24, 1981 at 4:24 AM EST
	Yes Zach, also their painting the front door which no1 knows what it means.

No Picture caleb Wanna Be	#5 by caleb at Sep 25, 1985 at 10:31 AM EST
	This song is on Clerks II. Randel Graves and Jay sing this song. . . Well, this ending part; Grandma' what was it like to be on that holiday site "Oh it could have been worse but with "THEM" by my side In the twilight "THEY" sang all the old lullabies"

No Picture Eric Average	#6 by Eric at May 1, 1999 at 5:13 AM EST
	heard it the first time ever in the movie Clerks2 when jay and silent bob put it on in the parkinglot and jay is mashing by himself to it ROCK ON!

No Picture Dusty Wanna Be	#7 by Dusty Delonge at Mar 9, 2001 at 7:28 AM EST
	It's a starter of the story...but what about the video concept? What the hell does IT mean? I have always been wondering.

No Picture Jason Rhythm Player	#8 by Jason ...... at Apr 4, 2001 at 6:37 AM EST
	You people Are Morons, Every King Diamond CD Has A More Significant Meaning Then The Obvious Story Told. An Example Would Be "The Puppet Master", The CD was A Whole Metaphor For Christianity (or Religion), Hence The Cross On The Cover Of The Book, With The Strings Torn, And The Scalpel in Blood.