Im Not A Stranger Guitar Tabs by King Diamond

King Diamond:  I'm Not A Stranger

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com

based from tab found at:  KING DIAMOND CHILEAN COVEN
                          http://come.to/kingdiamond

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Date last modified:  December 09, 2003

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1                       x2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-------2---3----------3---2-2-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
   * * *   *      * * *   *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
   * * *   *      * * *   *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------5---7---------10---9-9-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
   * * *   *      * * *   *
         
Guitar 2                       x2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
   * * *   *      * * *   *
                               x2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------9--10---------10---9-9-|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
   * * *   *      * * *   *


Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-...--|
   *  * * *  * * *  * * * 
  "I've been watching..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-6----7----4----7-7-6----6----6-7----9----7-7-6-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-4----5----2----5-5-4----4----4-5----7----5-5-4-|
E|------------------------------------------------|


Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-----------9----------11-----------9-9-8-8--9--8-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-6-----------7-----------9-----------7-7-6-6--7--6-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
  "Oh Lucy..."
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------9--8-|
A|--------6-----------7-----------4-------------7--6-|
E|-4-4444---4--4-4444---4--2-2222---2--5-5-4~~-------|
   * ****   *  * ****   *  * ****   * 

Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-4----2----------------4----2------4-6-7-6--4-2-|
A|-2----0---5--4--5-4-0--2----0-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
   "Oh what beautiful..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4----2-------4----2-------4----2-----------|
D|---4----2-------4----2-------4----2-----7----9--|
A|-2----0-----0-2----0-----0-2----0-----0-5----7--|
E|------------------------------------------------|


Play Riff 2   "Cause you're his daughter..."
Play Riff 3   "Oh Lucy..."


Riff 5  (Solo Rhythm)                   x2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------2-1-2-4--------------2-1--|
D|-------------2-1-2-4--------------2-1--|
A|-4-4----4-4-----------4-4----4-4-------|
E|-2-2--0-2-2-----------2-2--0-2-2-------|
   * *  * * *           * *  * * *
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------12-11-12-14--------------12--11--|
A|-9-9--7-9-9--12-11-12-14--9-9--7-9-9--12--11--|
E|-7-7--5-7-7---------------7-7--5-7-7----------|
   * *  * * *               * *  * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------2-1-2-4--------------2-1--|
D|-------------2-1-2-4--------------2-1--|
A|-4-4----4-4-----------4-4----4-4-------|
E|-2-2--0-2-2-----------2-2--0-2-2-------|
   * *  * * *           * *  * * *

Play Riff 4   "Such beautiful eyes..."
Play Riff 3   without guitar 1

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

Guitar 2                       x2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------9--10---------10---9-9-|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
   * * *   *      * * *   *       


Riff 1b
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------9--10---------10---9-9-|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
   * * *   *      * * *   *    
   "Come on little girl..."
                                       x2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-------9--10---------10---9-9---------|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7---------|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-|
   * * *   *      * * *   *     * * * * 
  "Why are you making such a fuss..."

Last time:
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------5---7---------10---9-9-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
   * * *   *      * * *   *       
  "Come on, it is time..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------9--10---------10---9-9-|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7-|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
   * * *   *      * * *   *     


Play Riff 2   "I've got real dolls..."
Play Riff 3   "Oh Lucy..."
Play Riff 5   "I, I, I, I and you..."

Ending:                                x3
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-------9--10---------10---9-9---------|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7---------|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----0-0-0-0-|
   * * *   *      * * *   *     * * * * 
  "Sweet graveyard..."

Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------5---7---------10---9-9-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0---0------0-0-0---0-----|
   * * *   *      * * *   *        
  "Sweet graveyard!"

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------9--10---------10---9-9-|
A|-------7---8----------8---7-7-|
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  =  trill

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