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/    The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be    /
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                         KING DIAMOND - THE PACT
                           From "House of God"            


Transcribed by: Nakhtal Frost

Please send any comments or corrections to Steinzo@hotmail.com
(If you know the solo, it would be cool to send me the tabs)
For the exact timing listen to the song.

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.  - palm mute                          /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to                      ~  - vibrato
"  - tremelo picking                    () - ghost note
p  - pull off                           h  - hammer-on 
tr - trill notes                        fb - full bend (1step)
< > - harmonic

The Pact - King Diamond

Standard Tuning (EADGBE)

Fill 1
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|-8-----8-7-5-7-----7-5-3-|

Riff 1
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|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------7h10p7-------7h10p7-------7---10-------7---10-|
|-0-0-0--------0-0-0--------8-8-8---8----7-7-7---7----|
  . . .        . . .        . . .   .    . . .   .

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------7h10p7-------7h10p7-------------------------|
|-0-0-0--------0-0-0--------8-----8-7-5-7-----7-5-3-|
  . . .        . . .

Fill 2
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|-6-~---------------------|
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|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-2-~---------------------|

Riff 2 w/p.m. (verse)
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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-5-7-3-0-0-0-5-7-3-0-0-0-7-8-5-0-0-0-7-8-5-|

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-5-7-3-0-0-0-5-7-3-8-----8-7-5-7-----7-5-3-|

Riff 3 (pre-chorus)
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------9---10-------7---9-------5---7-------5---7-|
|-7-7-7---7----5-5-5---5---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---|
  . . .   .    . . .   .   . . .   .   . . .   .

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------5-----------5-----7-----|
|-------9---10-------7---9-5-----------5-----7-----|
|-7-7-7---7----5-5-5---5---3-----------3-----5-----|
  . . .   .    . . .   .

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------9---10-------7---9-------5---7-------5---7-|
|-7-7-7---7----5-5-5---5---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---3---|
  . . .   .    . . .   .   . . .   .   . . .   .

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------5-----------5-----4-----|
|-------9---10-------7---9-5-----------5-----4-----|
|-7-7-7---7----5-5-5---5---3-----------3-----2-----|
  . . .   .    . . .   .

Riff 4 (chorus)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
|-----4---4---5---4---2h4p2-------------4---4---5---4-------2-------|
|-2-------------------------5---4-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------2-------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------5---7---5h7p5---------7---7---7---8---7-------5-------|
|-5---7---9-----------------9---7-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 3
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-------8-------9-------10------|
|-5-------6-------7-------8-------|
|---------------------------------|

Riff 5-a (brige)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------2-------------------------------2-----4-2-4-6-4-2---|
|-------------2-------------------------------2-----4-2-4-6-4-2---|
|-2h4---4-------------------------2h4---4-------------------------|
|-0h2-2-2-2-2---------------------0h2-2-2-2-2---------------------|
      .   . .                         .   . .

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------2-------------------------------2-------------------|
|-------------2-------------------------------2-------------------|
|-2h4---4-------------------------2h4---4-----------------2-------|
|-0h2-2-2-2-2---------------------0h2-2-2-2-2-------5-4-5---5-4---|
      .   . .                         .   . .       . . . . .

Riff 5-b (1rst solo)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------5-------------------------------5-----7-5-7-9-7-5---|
|-------------5-------------------------------5-----7-5-7-9-7-5---|
|-5h7---7-------------------------5h7---7-------------------------|
|-3h5-5-5-5-5---------------------3h5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
      .   . .                         .   . .

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------5-------------------------------5-------------------|
|-------------5-------------------------------5-------------------|
|-5h7---7-------------------------5h7---7-----------------5-------|
|-3h5-5-5-5-5---------------------3h5-5-5-5-5-------8-7-8---8-7---|
      .   . .                         .   . .       . . . . .

Riff 6 (second brige)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------7---6-3-4---|
|---------4fbr----------------------------4fbr--------------5-|
|-2---------------2-------4-5-4-1-2---------------------------|
                          . . . .

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5---4-1-2---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------3-|
|---------4fbr---------------------------4fbr-----------------|
|-2---------------2-------4-5-4-1-2---------------------------|
                          . . . .

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5---4-1-2---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------3-|
|---------7fbr---------------------------7fbr-----------------|
|-5---------------5-------7-8-7-4-5---------------------------|
                          . . . .

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------8---7-4-5---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------6-|
|---------7fbr---------------------------7fbr-----------------|
|-5---------------5-------7-8-7-4-5---------------------------|
                          . . . .
Riff 7 w/p.m.
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|x2
|-----------------7-5---------5---|
|-5-7-8-5-7-8-5-7-----8-7-8-7-3---|
|---------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-------5---|
|-5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5---3-3-3---|
|---------------------------------|

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------8-6---------6---|
|-6-8-9-6-8-9-6-8-----9-8-9-8-4---|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6-------4---|
|-4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---2-2-2---|

End (fade out)
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|-4---------------|
|-4---------------|
|-2---------------|

Song structure:
     Fill 1
     Riff 1 x2
     Fill 2
     Riff 2 x2
     Riff 3
     Riff 2 x2
     Riff 4
     Fill 3
     Riff 5-a & 5-b
     Fill 3
     Fill 1
     Riff 1 x2
     Fill 2
     Riff 2 x2
     Riff 3
     Riff 4
     Riff 6
     Riff 7
     Fill 3 x2 (with some minor changes)
     Riff 4
     Fill 3
     End