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House Of God

King Diamond

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: D

                Jason Miniaci



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Date last modified:  January 20, 2003

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Tuning: Standard

Intro lead
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12^~~~---12^r-10-8-10--8h10p8-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------10-9-10-9h10p9----------|
D|----------------------------------------------12-10-9~-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
                                        
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--9-10-9h10p9---------------------|
D|--------------12-10-9--7-6-7~~~---|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

RIFF 1 (1st note at same time as last note from the melody)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----7---------5--3--------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|----5---------3--1--------------|
     "Once...     ...everything..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--7-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--5---------7-8-7h8p7-----------|
E|---------------------10-8-7-5-4-|
          "...no more..."

RIFF 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7--|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
    "Glorious..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
    "...but in..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4--------------4------------|
E|------------------2--[let-ring]--2-[let-ring]-|
    * * * * * * * *
   "...began...        I grabbed..."


RIFF 3 (2 times)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---------------------7---------------|
A|----5-7p5-7----5-7p5------5-7p5-7----|
E|-/7----------7----------7---------6~-|
    "To the..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------7------------------|
A|---5-7p5-7----5-7p5------5-7p5-7-------|
E|-7----------7----------7---------3~-2~-|
    "The wolf..."


RIFF 4
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|----11-12---------11-12----9-----7---|
D|-/9-------7~----9-------7-----5------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
             "I'll love..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|----11-12---------11-12----9-----7----|
D|-/9-------7~----9-------7-----5----5--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
               "...never leave..."


Play Riff 3   "It was love..."

RIFF 5
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--6-----------8--------6-----------8---------|
A|--5--0-0-0-0--7--0-0-0-5--0-0-0-0--7--0-0-0--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
       * * * *     * * *    * * * *     * * *
    "I didn't care..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--7--------------------------------|
D|--6-----------8--------------------|
A|-----0-0-0-0--7--0-0-0-------------|
E|-----------------------3--5-6p3-5~-|
       * * * *     * * *
    "...just her name..." 


RIFF 6
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--4--4--4--4----6--6--6--6----7--7--7--7----9--11--|
A|--2--2--2--2-22-4--4--4--4-44-5--5--5--5-55-7---9--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
               **            **            **
   "...Angel...my love..."


RIFF 7 (2 times)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
    "Nights of heavenly..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
    "In the house..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-8-7h8p7-----------|
E|---------------------------10-8-7-5-4-|
    * * * * * * * * 
    "I found..."


RIFF 2.1 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7--|
E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5--|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

                     Play this one 2 times
e|------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------|-------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-10-9h10p9-------------|
E|------------------|------------12-10-9-7-6--|
    * * * * * * * * 


Solo
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14~--14b15---14--r-12\10-12-10h12-10-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------12-11-12-11h12-11-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------14-12-11~-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11h12-14-11-12----11----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------14----12-14~--9h10-9----9-10----9-------9-10-12-9~-|
E|-------------------------------------12------12---10-12------------|

                                 Echo Effect
e|-14h15-14----14-------------------17b19r-|
B|----------17----15-17-15-14-------21b23r-|
G|----------------------------16~----------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play RiffF 4  "I'll love..."

RIFF 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------5-----4------|
E|--2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2---2-2---5-4--|
    * * * * * * * * *   * *   * * 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------5-----4--|
E|--2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2---2-2----|
    * * * * * * * * *   * * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------5-----4------|
E|--2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2---2-2---5-4--|
    * * * * * * * * *   * *   * * 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------5--4--2--|
E|--2-2-2-2-5-2-2-2-2----------|
    * * * * * * * * * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------8-----7------|
E|--5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5---5-5---8-7--|
    * * * * * * * * *   * *   * * 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------8-----7--|
E|--5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5---5-5----|
    * * * * * * * * *   * * 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|--------------------8-----7------|
E|--5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5---5-5---8-7--|
    * * * * * * * * *   * *   * * 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--------------------8--7--5--|
E|--5-5-5-5-8-5-5-5-5----------|
    * * * * * * * * * 


Solo
e|-----------------------------|
B|----------------{5}~---------|
G|------------6~---------------|
D|------4---------------7-6-4~-|
A|---------4-------------------|
E|-{2}~------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------4-3-2-1----------------------------|
D|-2h4-2---2-----2-----2--------------------4-3-2-1-----------------x\-|
A|-------4---1-4---3-4---4-3-2-{0}------------------4-3-2-1----{5}~-x\-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------2----------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------7-8-10-|
B|-----------------------------------------------8-10----8-10--------|
G|---------------------------------7-9----7-9-10------10-------------|
D|-------------------7-9----7-9-10-----10----------------------------|
A|-----7-8----7-8-10-----10------------------------------------------|
E|--10-----10--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-8-7----7-----12~----8----10----12----8---8---10---12---8---8---10---|
B|-----10---8-8-----10---10----10----10---8---8----8----8---7---7----7-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

       T1    T2    T3    T1   T1   T2   T3   T1   T1   T2  T3
e|------------------------------------------------------------8p7h8-----|
B|-10-13-10-15-10-17-10-13-8-13-8-15-8-17-8-13-7-13-7-15-7-17-------{8}-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12---8-7-8~------|
B|----7--------{8}~-|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|

End Solo


RIFF 9                                x2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|---10-10---9\--5-7~---10-10---9\--5~-|
E|-0-------0------------------0--------|
           "Plenty of..."
                                  x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---9-9---7\---------9-9---7\-----|
A|-7-----7-----5-7~-------7-----5~-|
E|---------------------------------|
   "We made love..."


RIFF 3.1 (2 times) (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------------2--------------|
A|----0-2p0-2---0-2h3-----0-2p0-2----|
E|--2---------2---------2---------1~-|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------2----------------|
A|----0-2p0-2---0-2h3-----0-2p0-2-/5-4-|
E|--2---------2---------2--------------|


Solo
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|---5-7~-----5-5/9--/10---------------------|
G|-6-6-7~--/6-6-6/9--/11--9~-6-7-7/-9--7-6-7-|
D|-7-------/7------------11~-7-9-9/11--9-7-9-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-/17~--/14--14~--12h13-14-13-12-----------------14----14-------14-------|
G|--------------------------------14-----14-16-17----17----16-17----17-16-|
D|-----------------------------------10~----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

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

End Solo


Play RIFF 4  "I'll love..."
Play RIFF 3  (2 times) "To the floor..."
Play RIFF 5  "I didn't care..."
Play RIFF 6  "...Angel..."
Play RIFF 7 (2 times)  "Nights of..."
Play RIFF 2.1  "Angel...Angel..."
Play RIFF 7 (2 times) (fade)

Ending Solo

e|---7b----7b---r-----------------------------------|
B|----------------10-8-8h10p8-----------------------|
G|----------------------------9-10-9h10p9-7---------|
D|------------------------------------------10-9/\/-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------12-13-10-13----13-12-13----12-10-12---10-8-10-0-|
B|-----------------------------------12----------10---------8------------|
G|------7----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-10---9-10-7-9-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------10/12~------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--0---0-------0---0------0---0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---0---0---0-|
B|/10--10--10--10--12h13~-10--10--15--15--13-12-13--10--10--15--15--13-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----0---0---0--/15b17-----\--12-15-12----12-------------------------|
B|-12-13--10--10----x--------------------15----15-13-15-13----13-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------14----14-12-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------22--22~-----------------|
B|------------------------------------/22b24-------20~--22--r-20-19-20-|
G|-14-12----12-------------------------------------------x-------------|
D|-------14----14-12-14-12----12-------------------------x-------------|
A|-------------------------15----15-12---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-19h20-19--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------21-19-21-19h21-19\16---------12--12-12--14--14-14-12--14--12-|
D|-------------------------------17------12--12-12--12--12-12-12--12--12-|
A|----------------------------------19~----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                        (...)
e|---------------12-12------|
B|---------------------12---|
G|--14h12-14b16-------------|
D|--12----------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

End Solo

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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