The Family Ghost(Tabs)

	        
transcribed by:  Dave Zatuchney  [email protected] 
    edited by:   Russ Elton      [email protected] 
      solo by:   Don Briggs      [email protected] 
                  
 
Tuning: Standard 
 
Riff 1 
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------4-5-----------------5----7-| 
A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5------5----7-| 
E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7--0-3--0-5-| 
   *   *        * * * *      *   *        *    *  
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------4-5------------------------| 
A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5----7-5------| 
E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7------8-7~-| 
   *   *        * * * *      *   *        * * *  
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------4-5-----------------5----7-| 
A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5------5----7-| 
E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7--0-3--0-5-| 
   *   *        * * * *      *   *        *    *  
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------4-5---------------------| 
A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5----7-5---| 
E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7------8-| 
   *   *        * * * *      *   *        * * *  
 
 
Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm) 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------7-| 
A|-------9-----10-----9-10-9--------9------7--5-| 
E|-7-7-7---7-7----7-7---------7-7-7---7-7--5----| 
   * * *   * *    * *         * * *   * *  
e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------7-7-7--------| 
A|-------9-----10-----9-10-9--5-5-5--7-7-7-| 
E|-7-7-7---7-7----7-7----------------5-5-5-| 
   * * *   * *    * *         *      * 
e|----------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------7-| 
A|-------9-----10-----9-10-9--------9------7--5-| 
E|-7-7-7---7-7----7-7---------7-7-7---7-7--5----| 
   * * *   * *    * *         * * *   * *  
 
 
Riff 3 
e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------4-| 
A|-------6-----7-----6-7-6--------6------4--2-| 
E|-4-4-4---4-4---4-4--------4-4-4---4-4--2----| 
   * * *   * *   * *        * * *   * *  
  'The darkness came closer...' 
e|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------4-4-4--------| 
A|-------6-----7-----6-7-6--2-2-2--4-4-4-| 
E|-4-4-4---4-4---4-4---------------2-2-2-| 
   * * *   * *   * *        *      * 
 '...on the following night...' 
  
 
Riff 4 
e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|------------5--------5-| 
D|-5----------4--------4-| 
A|-3----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-| 
E|-----------------------| 
        * * *    * * *  
  'The bedroom was ice cold...' 
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-5----------------------------| 
A|-3----2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-2-0-| 
E|------------------------------| 
        * * * * * * * * * * * *  
  '...but the fire was burning still...' 
e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|------------5--------5-| 
D|-5----------4--------4-| 
A|-3----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-| 
E|-----------------------| 
        * * *    * * *  
  '...the blinding light...' 
e|--------| 
B|--------| 
G|--------| 
D|-5----7-| 
A|-3----5-| 
E|--------|  
  '...the family ghost...' 
 
 
Riff 5 
e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|-------6---------------------6--------------| 
A|-4-4-4-4--4-6-4-7-4-6--4-4-4-4--4-6-4-7-4-6-| 
E|--------------------------------------------| 
   * * *    * * * * * *  * * *    * * * * * * 
e|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-------6---------------7----9-| 
A|-4-4-4-4--4-6-4-7-4-6--5-0--7-| 
E|-------------------------------| 
   * * *    * * * * * *     
                   '...had risen again...' 
 
 
Play Riff 3  ' 'Don't be scared...' ' 
Play Riff 4  ' 'Let Miriam sleep...' ' 
 
 
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) 
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------5-----7-| 
D|-9----9-11-12--7----7-6-5---------7-6---5-----7---| 
A|-7----7--9-10--5----5-4-3---------5-4-3-----5-----| 
E|---------------------------0-0-0------------------| 
                             * * *  
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------0-----0---------------| 
D|-9----9-11-12--7----------2-----0-----------------| 
A|-7----7--9-10--5----0-2-3-----2------3-3-3--5-5-5-| 
E|-------------------------------------1-1-1--3-3-3-| 
                                       * * *  * * *  
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------5-----7-| 
D|-9----9-11-12--7----7-6-5---------7-6---5-----7---| 
A|-7----7--9-10--5----5-4-3---------5-4-3-----5-----| 
E|---------------------------0-0-0------------------| 
                             * * *  
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------0-----0------------------| 
D|-9----9-11-12--7----------2-----0------------------9-| 
A|-7----7--9-10--5----0-2-3-----2------3-3-3--5-5-5--7-| 
E|-------------------------------------1-1-1--3-3-3--0-| 
                      * *              * * *  * * *  
 
 
Riff 7 
e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------5----| 
A|---7---6---5---------------7---6---5--3--5-| 
E|-5---5---5---5-8--7-5-7--5---5---5--------3-| 
   *   *   *   *           *   *   *  
e|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------5-| 
A|---7---6---5---------------7---6---5--3-| 
E|-5---5---5---5-8--7-5-7--5---5---5-----3-| 
   *   *   *   *           *   *   *  
 
 
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|-----9-----8-----7---------------| 
E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-10--9-7-9-| 
   * *   * *   * *   * *  
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|------------------------7----| 
A|-----9-----8-----7------5--7-| 
E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----5-| 
   * *   * *   * *   * *  
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|-----9-----8-----7---------------| 
E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-10--9-7-9-| 
   * *   * *   * *   * *  
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|-----------------7---| 
A|-----9-----8-----5---| 
E|-7-7---7-7---7-7-----| 
   * *   * *   * *    
 
 
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) 
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|-----5-----4-----3--------------| 
E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-6--5-3-5-| 
   * *   * *   * *   * *  
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|------------------------3----| 
A|-----5-----4-----3------1--3-| 
E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-----1-| 
   * *   * *   * *   * *  
e|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|-----5-----4-----3--------------| 
E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-6--5-3-5-| 
   * *   * *   * *   * *  
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|------------------------5---(5)/-| 
A|-----5-----4-----3------3---(3)/-| 
E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-----------| 
   * *   * *   * *   * *  
 
 
Solo over Riffs 8 and 9 
e|-11-14-11----11------------------------------------------| 
B|----------13----13-10-13-10----10------------------------| 
G|----------------------------11----11-8-11-8----8---------| 
D|--------------------------------------------10---10-7-9~-| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                                AH (Bend with bar)      
e|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------12-------------------12----12-11--------------15b-| 
G|-11-12-14-12-14----14-12-11-14-12-11----14-------14-14~^16^13-----| 
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                                                        
e|-------------19----19^22-19-22-19----19-22-17----------------------| 
B|----------------20----------------22----------20-19-17----17-19-17-| 
G|-0---19------------------------------------------------20----------| 
D|--------17---------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------22b-| 
B|--------------------------------|-20-------------19-18----------------------------| 
G|-20-17-16-17-20-17-16-----------|----18-------17-------20-------------------------| 
D|----------------------19-17-16~-|-------18-17-------------20-19~---(WB Dives)-----| 
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 
 
End solo  
 
 
Riff 10 
e|-------------------| 
B|-------------------| 
G|----5-----4--------| 
D|-9--5--7--4--5--7--| 
A|-7--3--5--2--3--5--| 
E|-------------------| 
   ' 'Beware of the slippery stairs...' ' 
 
 
Riff 8a 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|-----9-----8-----7---------------| 
E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-10--9-7-9-| 
   * *   * *   * *   * *  
  '...fall...' 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|------------------------7----| 
A|-----9-----8-----7------5--7-| 
E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----5-| 
   * *   * *   * *   * *  
  '...and break your neck...' 
 
 
Play Riff 10  ' 'Hand me that torch...' ' 
 
 
Riff 11 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------| 
A|---7--6-5--------------------| 
E|-0--------7-6~--0-3-5-6-5-3~-| 
     *  * * *     * * * * *  
  '...dark...' 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|---7--6-5----------------| 
E|-0--------7-6~--0-3-5-6~-| 
     *  * * *     * * *   
 
 
Riff 12 
e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------| 
A|-4-4--2----4-4--2----4-4--2---| 
E|-2-2--0----2-2--0----2-2--0---| 
   * *       * *       * *  
   'The sacrophagus...' 
e|----------------3-------------| 
B|----------------3-------------| 
G|----------------0-------------| 
D|-7-6--7-6--4----0-------------| 
A|-5-4--5-4--2-0--2--------4----| 
E|----------------3--------2----| 
             * *  
   'Abigail has been here...' 
 
 
Play Riff 2 
Play Riff 3  ' 'The spirit of Abigail...' ' 
 
 
Riff 3a 
e|-------------------------| 
B|-------------------------| 
G|-------------------------| 
D|-------------------------| 
A|-------6-----7-----6-7-6-| 
E|-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-------| 
   * * *   * *   * *         
 
Ending 
e|-------------------------------3--------------| 
B|-------------------------------3--------------| 
G|-------------------------------0--------------| 
D|------9-8-------7-6-------5----0---------4----| 
A|-9-8--7-6--7-6--5-4--5-4--3----2----4----2----| 
E|-7-6-------5-4-------3-2-------3----2---------| 
   'Oh.....'                 'You must take her life, now!' 
 
 
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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Contribuição: Rafael Vasconcelos([email protected])
	        

Written by King Diamond