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The Meetings

King Diamond:  The Meetings

transcribed by:   Adam Oettmeier  :  [email protected]
                  Langus          :  [email protected]
      solos by:   Adam Oettmeier  :  [email protected]
     edited by:   Russ Elton      :  [email protected]
                 
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Date last modified:  December 20, 2004

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Tuning: Standard

Adam's part:
-----------------------------------------------------

Riff 1                      
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------9--8-----8--7-------------|
A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7-9-10~-|
E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------a--|
   * * * *      * *      * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------8----|
G|---------------------------7----|
D|---------9--8-----8--7-----5--7-|
A|---------7--7-----7--7-----5--5-|
E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------|
   * * * *      * *      * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------9--8-----8--7-------------|
A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7-9-10~-|
E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------a--|
   * * * *      * *      * * * *
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------8----|
G|-------------------------------------7----|
D|---------9--8-----8--7-----7--5----4-5--7-|
A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7--7--7---5--5-|
E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0----------------|
   * * * *      * *      * *       * *


Riff 2
Guitar 1 (Acoustic)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0--------2-----0------------0------0------0---|
D|-----2-4-------2-----2-----2-----2-4-----------0------0-|
A|---2-------------2-----2-------2-----------3-------5----|
E|-0-----------0---------------0-----------1-------3------|

Guitar 2 (Distortion)   
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--------------------------2------------3-------5------|
E|-0--------------------------0------------1-------3------|
     
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------5-------7------|
D|-----------------------------------------3-------5------|
A|-2--------------------------2---------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------0---------------------------|


Play Riff 1


Riff 3
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-4------5-4------5-4--------7-5-4-5-|
A|-2-2222-3-2-2222-3-2-222222-5-3-2-3-|
E|------------------------------------|
     ****     ****     ****** * * * *        
   "The night..." 
e|---------------------------0-------|
B|-------------------------0---0-----|
G|-----------------------2-------2---|
D|-4------5-4------5---2-----------2-|
A|-2-2222-3-2-2222-3-0---------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
     ****     ****
   "The streets...."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-4------5-4------5-4--------7-5-4-5-|
A|-2-2222-3-2-2222-3-2-222222-5-3-2-3-|
E|------------------------------------|
     ****     ****     ****** * * * *
   "Picard is one..."       
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4------5-4--------5-7-|
A|-2-2222-3-2-222222-3-5-|
E|-----------------------|
     ****     ******
   "...and then..."


Play Riff 2   "The meeetings in secrecy..."
Play Riff 3   "The room is dark..."
Play Riff 1

Riff 4 (Solo rhythm)                            x2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------4------4------2---|
A|-4------4------2------2------2-2222-2-2222-0-2-|
E|-2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-----------------0-|
     ****   ****   ****   ****   ****   **** 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-4------4------4------4------7------7------7-7-|
A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-5-5555-5-5555-4-4-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
     ****   ****   ****   ****   ****   ****
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-4------4------4------4------7------7------7---|
A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-5-5555-5-5555-4-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
     ****   ****   ****   ****   ****   ****
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------4------4------2---|
A|-4------4------2------2------2-2222-2-2222-0-2-|
E|-2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-----------------0-|
     ****   ****   ****   ****   ****   **** 
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5------5----7-5------5-7-5-7------7----9-7------------|
D|-5------5----5-5------5-5-5-7------7----7-7------7-9---|
A|-3-3333-3-33-3-3-3333-3-3-3-5-5555-5-55-5-5-5555-5-7-0-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
     ****   **     ****         ****   **     ****

Solo 1 (Pete)
e|----------14-15-14----14^-^-^-----------------19^----------------|
B|----14-17----------17-------------------------------19-----------|
G|---------------------------------/18-16----/19----------16-18-19-|
D|-16-------------------------------------16-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------12-14-16-|
D|-17----16-------16-14----14-13----------------11-12-14----------|
A|----14----13-13-------11-------10-~~-11-12-14-------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------12----------14---------------------------------|
B|-15-14-------14-------14----------14-12---------------------------|
G|-------16-14----16-------14-11----------11^---12-11H12P11---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------14-13-14-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------14----14-18^--------12--|
B|-------------------------15-------------14------------12-----|
G|-11-12-11H12P11----------15-18-18-15-------------------------|
D|----------------14-13-14-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------\----/---------|
B|-15----12-14-15P14P12----12-14--12--------------\--/----------|
G|----------------------15-----------15-14-12------\/-----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------/\-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------/--\-----15---|
E|-----------------------------------------------/----\---------|
this is played so fast I just put a big X at the point to where I 
could no longer tell what was being played. I picked up again at the
last note of that fast part.

e|----------------------------------15--19--21--22--21^---|
B|-------------------------------17-----------------------|
G|-------14--16--14--16--14---16--------------------------|
D|----16-----------------14-------------------------------|
A|-14-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

End solo


Langus's part:
-----------------------------------------------------------

Riff 5
e|-----------3----------------------3--------|
B|-----------3----------------------3--------|
G|------2----0---------0-------2----0--------|
D|-4----2----0-------0----4----2----0--------|
A|-2----0----x------------2----0----x-----4--|
E|-----------3-----3----------------3-----2--|
                   *
   "Madaleine is at the gate..."

Play Riff 2   "The meetings held in secrecy..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 3   "The strangers..."
Play Riff 2   "The meetings held in secrecy..."

Riff 6
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-9------9----------------------|
D|-7-7777-7-7777-10------10------|
A|----------------8-8888--8-8888-|
E|-------------------------------|
     ****   ****    ****    ****
  "Madeleine..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-9----------------------------|
D|-7------7----8-7-------5-7-8--|
A|-7-7777-7-77-8-7-7777--5-7-8--|
E|------------------------------|
     ****   **     ****
  "and the other nuns..."


Play Riff 5   "As Father Picard..."


Riff 7
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|------5----------5\4-4\2-------5--5--5---5---|
A|-0-0--6---0-0--6-6\5-5\3--0-0--6--7--7/8-8\7-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
   * *      * *  *          * * 
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|------5----------5\4-4\2-------5--4--4-----4-|
A|-0-0--6---0-0--6-6\5-5\3--0-0--6--2--2h5-5p2-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
   * *      * *  *          * * 

Lead into next section:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-8------9-8------9-8------9-8----6---|
D|-6-6666-7-6-6666-7-6-6666-7-6-44-4---|
A|-----------------------------------0-|
E|-------------------------------------|
     ****     ****     ****     **   *


Riff 8  (Solo rhythm)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|----------------7---4--|
A|-444444444....--5---2--|
E|-----------------------|
   *********
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----------------4---2--4-|
A|-444444444....--2---0--2-|
E|-------------------------|
   *********
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|----------------7---4--|
A|-444444444....--5---2--|
E|-----------------------|
   *********
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------8--8--8--8--------|
D|-----------------4---2--4--6--6--6--6--5---7-|
A|-4444444444....--2---0--2--------------3---5-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
   **********


Andy's Solo by Adam
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-11--14--11-14-11~----------------------------9-----|
D|--------------------11--14--11-14-11~--9--11-----9~-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
need the whammy bar for this part

e|---------------------------------------10/16^-------|
B|----------------------------------------------15--14|
G|^18--^16--^18--^16--^16--^18------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------12\--------------------|
  |                              |          |
  note that the bends are        dive     slide bend
  placed before the note                  combo
  because you are starting
  with the bar down to bend
  up TO that note.  Very Andyish.

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------11-11-11-9-9-9----------------------|
E|-9-9-9-12-12-12----------------12-12-12-11-11-9---11|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------9-12p9----9------------------------------|
G|------------------11---11-9-9-11p9----9-------------|
D|-----------------------------------11---10-11-11-10-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-7--5~----------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------22-19----------19-22--|
B|------------------------------------20----20--------|
G|---------------------------------------21-----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-11-10-9-7-7-9-7-9p7--------------------------------|
E|---------------------9~-----------------------------|

e|-21-17----------17-21--------------------------------------|
B|-------19--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------18-19---------------------------------16-14-13---|
D|---------------------------13-14-13-16-14-13-------------14|
A|------------------------16-------------------16------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------14-16-17-19-19^^-^^---19-19-16-17|
B|-14-16-17-14-16-17----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|----17----17-16-17-------------16-17-16-------------------|
B|-19----16-------------16-17-19----------19-17~--19-17-16~-|
G|-------------------18-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

End solo


Ending:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------9--8-----8--7-------------|
A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7-9-10~-|
E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------a--|
   * * * *      * *      * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------8----|
G|---------------------------7----|
D|---------9--8-----8--7-----5--7-|
A|---------7--7-----7--7-----5--5-|
E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------|
   * * * *      * *      * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------9--8-----8--7-------------|
A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7-9-10~-|
E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------a--|
   * * * *      * *      * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------9--8-----8--7-----7--5-|
A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7--5-|
E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------|
   * * * *      * *      * *


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  =  tril
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