King Diamond: Help!!!

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
      solos by:  Rami Nuotio     :  rami.nuotio@nic.fi

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Date last modified:  16-10-01

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (4 times)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--00-0-0--0000-0-0--00-3333-1111-00-0-0--00-|
    ** * *  **** * *  ** **** **** ** * *  **
   "Help..."


Riff 2 (Let notes ring)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-----5-4--2--------5-4--2---|
D|---2--------2----2--------2-|
A|-0-------------0------------|
E|----------------------------|
   "I...I don't know..."

e|----------------------------|
B|-------5-3-------------3----|
G|-----5-----3---------5----3-|
D|---5---------3-----5--------|
A|-3---------------3----------|
E|----------------------------|
   "I just don't know..."


Play Riff 1 (2 times) "I'm slowly..."
Play Riff 2  (1 time) "I see the sun..."
Play Riff 1 (2 times) "Help..."


Riff 3 (all of the following bars)

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-00-0-0--0000-0--00-0---33-3-3--3333-3--33-3-|
   ** * *  **** *  ** *   ** * *  **** *  ** *
                           "In the mirrors..."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-55-5-5--5555-5--55-5---88-8-8--8888-8--88-8-|
   ** * *  **** *  ** *   ** * *  **** *  ** *
 "...with the crosses... ...I see misery..."

Guitar 2 (Play twice)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5---------------4h5p4-----------|
A|-5h7-7----5h7-7----5h7----5h7-7----5h7-------7-5-------|
E|-------0--------0---------------0----------------7-6-5-|


Both guitars
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5--5--x-x-x-x---7--7--x-x-x-x--|
E|-3--3--x-x-x-x---5--5--x-x-x-x--|
   "I'm hanging on to a..."

Guitar 1
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-00-0-0--0000-0--00-0-|
   ** * *  **** *  ** *
   "...memory..."

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------5-|
A|-5h7-7----5h7-7----5h7---|
E|-------0--------0--------|


Both guitars                      Last time
e|--------------------------------|---|
B|--------------------------------|---|
G|--------------------------------|---|
D|--------------------------------|-2-|
A|-7--7--x-x-x-x---5--5--x-x-x-x--|-2-|
E|-5--5--x-x-x-x---3--3--x-x-x-x--|-0-|
   "I'm hanging on to myself..."

End Riff 3

Play Riff 3  "The wine..."


Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------5------------------------|
D|-5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7~--5-6-7-7--5-7--3--5-|
A|--------------------------------------3--5-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
                    ah
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|------------------5---------------------|
D|-5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7-5-7---7--5--7--2--3-4-|
A|-5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7---5--3--5--2--3-4-|
E|----------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|------------------5-------------------3--5-|
A|-5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7~--5-6-7-7--5-7--3--5-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
                    ah

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------------------5-----7--5--7--2--3-4-|
A|-5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7~--5--3--5--2--3-4-|
E|----------------------------------------|
                    ah


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------5------------------------|
D|--5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7-5-7---5-6-7-7--5-7--3--5-|
A|--5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7---5-6-7-7--5-7--3--5-|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------5---------------------|
D|--5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7-5-7---7--5--7--2--3-4-|
A|--5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7---5--3--5--2--3-4-|
E|-----------------------------------------|


Solo
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------13----13-----|
G|-----------------------14-12-14------14--------|
D|------------14-12-14---------------------------|
A|-15-14-15--------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-13-12----------12-13-15-12--13-12-------------|
G|-------14-12-14--------------------14-12-------|
D|-----------------------------------------14~~--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

   fast
e|-12-13-15-13-12---------12-15-13-12-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------15-13---------------15-12-14\-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------11-9-10-12-10-12------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------9-10-------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------12~\--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------12-12----10----------------12--13-15-17-13-15-17-19-20-22-15~~--|
B|------10-13-------13----12-13--12--13---------------------------------------|
G|----9-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 5   "Be it God or..."
Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm

Solo
e|-------------------------------------------10-12-10-------------12--|
B|---------------9^r-12-10----------10-12-13----------13-12-13-15-----|
G|------9-9-11-9-----------12-11-12-----------------------------------|
D|-12-9---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14-15-17-19-17-15-17-15-17-14-17-14--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------17~~-----------------------15--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----14-15-17-19-17-15-14-15-14------14--------------10----------------|
B|-17-----------------------------15-----15--15-12-10---10-12-13-10-13--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-10------10---------------------------------------12~-------------|
G|-------11-9----9-11^-9-11----9-11------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------12------12\10-9~~\-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1  (10 times)

Played over Riff 1 at end of song (from the 5th time)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----4~~-------4~~---------------4~~-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|--0--------0--------3----1----0------|



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