King Diamond: Dreams

transcribed by: Langus     : tlange@promail.pl
     edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-5---6---7---8-|
A|-3---4---5---6-|
E|-3---4---5---6-|

Guitar 2
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-5---6---7---8-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

Riff 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------9---11---------12----11--|
A|--------7----9---------10-----9--|
E|-0-0-0-----0-----0-0-0-----0-----|
   * * *     *     * * *     *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------9----11----------------|
A|--------7-----9--555555-666666-|
E|-0-0-0-----0-------------------|
   * * *     *     ****** ******

The second time, this variation of the above bar is used.
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------9----11---------------|
A|--------7-----9--555555-6-6-6-|
E|-0-0-0-----0------------------|
   * * *     *     ****** * * * 

Last time
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--------9----11--12-11-9-7-|
A|--------7-----9--10--9-7-5-|
E|-0-0-0-----0---------------|
   * * *     * 


Riff 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-2-2-3-2---2-2-3-3-6-6-5-2-2-3-2-|
   * * * *   * * * * * * * * * * *
            "The witching hour..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-2-2-3-3-6-6-5-5-5-6-5--|
   * * * * * * * * * * *
  "I know that...."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------4-4-3-------------------4-4-3-|
E|-5-5-6-6-------5-5-6-5---5-5-6-6-------|
   * * * * * * * * * * *   * * * * * * * 
                   "...it's all in this tune..."

Riff 4
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|------------4---5---4--------------4---------|
E|-2--2-2-2-2---2---2-----3--3-3-3-3---3--5~-3-|
   *  * * * *   *   *     *  * * * *   * 
   "Dreams, dreams..."


Play Riff 3   "They cannot wait..."
Play Riff 4   "Dreams, dreams..."

Lead into next section:
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|-2-2-3-2-|
   * * * * 
  "Dreams in the night..."

Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm

Riff 5
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-3-------3-----------3-------3------|
D|-3-------3-----------3-------3----2-|
A|-1-------1-----------1-------1----2-|
E|---0-0-0----0-3-2-0----0-0-0----0-0-|
     * * *               * * *    *  
  "Give me another dream now!"


Play Riff 3   "The spider's...."
Play Riff 4   "Dreams...." 
Play Riff 5   "Give me another..."

Riff 6                             x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-10------9-----10------9---10-9-5-|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0----0-0-0--0-0-0-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
      * *    * *       *   *   
  "Rainbows and waterfalls..."
                                 x2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-----9-----10------9---10-9-5-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----0-0-0--0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|
     * *   * *       *   *   
  "...pond of gold...."
                                   x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-10------9-----10------9---10-9-5-|
D|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0----0-0-0--0-0-0-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
      * *    * *       *   *   
  "Sweet blue eyes..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-----9-----10------9---10-9-5-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0----0-0-0--0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------------|
     * *   * *       *   *   
  "...follow them to the other side..."


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


Play Riff 4  "Dreams...."

Lead into next section:
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|-2-2-3-2-|
   * * * * 
  "Dreams in the night..."

Play Riff 1  
Play Riff 2  "Let me out of these..."

Ending:
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|-2-2-3-2-|
   * * * * 


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