Shapes of Black Lyrics

King Diamond: Shapes Of Black
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Date last modified: June 29, 2007
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Riff 1
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Riff 2
Riff 2a
Guitar 1
Guitar 2 x2
Riff 3 x2
Riff 4
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm, end with:
Solo (Wead)
Harmony Guitar
End Solo
Riff 2b
Play Riff 2a Solo Rhythm
Solo (La Rocque)
End Solo
Riff 5 (Guitars basically trade off)
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
silent
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
(10)12 = pre-bend.
(10)12r10 = pre-bend and release.
= pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
= touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill