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The Floating Head by King Diamond
The Floating Head
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
NOTE: The x refers to the string rest mute noise, sometimes
it rings out as another open E, but other times it doesn't.
For the sake of consistency, we've notated it as three open Es
with the fourth one always being a rest.
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-000x--000x--000x--000x--0-0-3~-|
*** *** *** *** * * a <-- harmonic only on very first play
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------4-|
D|-------------------------2h4h5---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-000x--000x--000x--000x----------|
*** *** *** ***
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-000x--000x--000x--000x--0-0-3~-|
*** *** *** *** * *
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-2--4--5--7---------|
A|-0--2--3--5--10--9\-|
E|--------------8--7\-|
Repeat Riff 1
Riff 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|------9------------------12-|
D|----------8~----------11----| <-- Last three notes ring
A|----7---7----------10-------| into each other
E|-0--------------0-----------|
"I'm in the..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|------9------------------|
D|----------8~-------------|
A|----7---7-------------2--|
E|-0--------------0--1-(1)-|
"...hallway..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|------9------------------12-|
D|----------8~----------11----| <-- Last three notes ring
A|----7---7----------10-------| into each other
E|-0--------------0-----------|
"I cannot..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|------9------------------|
D|----------8~-------------|
A|----7---7----------3/5-3-|
E|-0--------------0--1/3-1-|
"...stand the dark..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-0--0-12p0-7~--------------7-|
E|-----------------8--7h8h10---|
"Whoa, I'm lighting..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-0--0-12p0-7~-----------|
E|-----------------8--7-6-|
"...candles everywhere..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|------9------------------12-|
D|----------8~----------11----| <-- Last three notes ring
A|----7---7----------10-------| into each other
E|-0--------------0-----------|
"I try to..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|------9------------------|
D|----------8~-------------|
A|----7---7----------3-3-3-|
E|-0--------------0--1-1-1-|
* * *
"...darkness out..."
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5/7-----7\5-----5/7-----7\5--|
E|-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5\3--|
* * * * * *
"Inside my mind..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5/7-----7\5-----5/8---8-8\7--|
E|-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3/6-6-6-6\5--|
* * * * *
"...nightmares are..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5/7-----7\5-----5/7-----7\5--|
E|-3/5-5-5-5\3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5\3--|
* * * * * *
"Oh inside my..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|-8--8--8--10--10--10--|
E|-6--6--6---8---8---8--|
"I can't control..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-4/5-----5\4-----4/5-----5\4--|
D|-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5--|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-4/5-----5\4-----4/7-----7\4--|
D|-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5/8-7-7-8\5--|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-4/5-----5\4-----4/5-----5\4--|
D|-5/7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5--|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-7--7--7---9---9---9--|
D|-8--8--8--10--10--10--|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Play Riff 1 "...feel."
Play Riff 2 "Now I am on..."
Play Riff 3 "Inside my mind..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|-------------------|
B|-8----7------------|
G|-9----7------------|
D|-9----7----7----2--|
A|-7----5----5----0--|
E|-------------------|
"...feel, or what is real..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--------2--1-----5--4--2~-0--2-------|
A|-0-2-3--------2----------------------|
E|--------------------------------3/5~-|
"...pictures in red..."
e|-------------------|
B|-8----7------------|
G|-9----7------------|
D|-9----7----7----2--|
A|-7----5----5----0--|
E|-------------------|
"How can I believe..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------2--1-----5--4--9----7--|
A|-0-2-3--------2--------7----5--|
E|-------------------------------|
"When there's a floating..."
Guitar 2
e|-0----0------------|
B|-0----0------------|
G|-9----7------------|
D|-9----7----7----2--|
A|-7----5----5----0--|
E|-------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------4--2----------------|
D|-----2--5--4-----------2~-0--2-------|
A|-0-2----------6----------------------|
E|--------------------------------3/5~-|
e|-0----0------------|
B|-0----0------------|
G|-9----7------------|
D|-9----7----7----2--|
A|-7----5----5----0--|
E|-------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------4--2----------|
D|-----2--5--4-----------5----4--|
A|-0-2----------6--------7----2--|
E|-------------------------------|
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-9h10---5---7------9h10---5---7------|
A|------0---0---0000------0---0---0000-|
E|-------------------------------------|
* * **** * * ****
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-9h10---5---7------7--5--8--|
A|------0---0---0000-5--3--6--|
E|-------------------5--3--6--|
* * ****
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----5h7-----5h7---5h7-----5h7-----5h7---|
E|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
1st ending
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------10------9-------|
A|-5h7-----5h7-----5h7--------10-----9---5-|
E|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-8-------7-----3---|
* * * * *
2nd ending
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5h7-----5h7-----5h7---8--7--5-|
E|-----0-0-----0-0-----0---------|
* * * * *
Solo (Wead)
e|----------15~----20--19~-17--22--20--19-|
B|-------17-------------------------------|
G|----17----------------------------------|
D|-19-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|----------17-19-20--(20)b21r20-19-17--------------------|
B|-17-19-20----------------------------20-19-17-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------19-17-16~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------12-14-(14)b15--14-12--------------|
B|----------13----------------------13-----------|
G|-12-14-14----------------------------14-12-11~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Harmony part:
Guitar 1
e|----------15~---------------|
B|-------17--------17--15--13-|
G|----17----------------------|
D|-19-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|-13-12-10---------------------------------------|
B|----------13-12-10-------13-12-10---------------|
G|-------------------12-10----------12-10-9-------|
D|------------------------------------------12-10-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------15~----15--13-----|
B|-------17----------------17-|
G|----17----------------------|
D|-19-------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|-17-15-13----------------------------------------|
B|----------17-15-13-------17-15-13----------------|
G|-------------------16-14----------16-14-12-------|
D|-------------------------------------------15-14-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Back to one guitar:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-9~--------(9)\-2h3-2~--------3--5--7-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "The floating head..."
Play Riff 3 "Inside my mind..."
Play Riff 4 "...feel, or what is..."
Riff 6
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-9--(9)b11---------9--(9)b11---------|
A|-7--(7)b-9---------7--(7)b-9---------|
E|-----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
"Ah, ah..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-9--(9)b11----------9--7--10-|
A|-7--(7)b-9----------7--5---8-|
E|-----------0-0-0-0--7--5---8-|
* * * *
"I got to breathe..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-9--(9)b11---------9--(9)b11---------|
A|-7--(7)b-9---------7--(7)b-9---------|
E|-----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-9--(9)b11------------------------|
A|-7--(7)b-9---------10-----9----5--|
E|-----------0-0-0-0-----0-----0----|
* * * * * *
"Got to break free!"
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-11h12---9---11-----11h12---9---11-----|
E|-------9---9----9-9-------9---9----9-9-|
* * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-11h12---9---11-----12-11-9----------9\-|
E|-------9---9----9-9---------12-11-12----|
* * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4h5---2---4-----4h5---2---4-----|
E|-----2---2---2-2-----2---2---2-2-|
* * * * * * * *
e|--------------------0-----(0)--|
B|--------------------0-----(0)--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-4h5---2---4---2-0-(0)----/9---|
E|-----2---2---2------------/7---|
* * *
Solo (La Rocque)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-(13)d6r13~--(13)\--11----11--------------------------|
D|---------------------*-14--*-14-11--------------------|
A|------------------------*-----*--*-14-14/16-16-14-16~-|
E|------------------------------------*-----------------|
* denotes floyd rose warbles, just quick dips with tremolo bar.
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-------------13-14-16-|
D|-14-13-14-16----------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|-17-------16-------14-------12------12---11------------|
B|----16\14----14\12----12\10----10-9----9----9-9-10-10~-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------9-11-12-11-9-----------------|
B|-9-10-12--------------12-10-9---------|
G|------------------------------11-9-8~-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-16--14-12-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------16-14-13-16-14-13-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------16-14-16-14-13--------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------16-14-13-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------16-14-16~-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------14b16~~--(16)r14-|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|----------11----13-11-14------------------|
D|-11-14-13----14---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-14--9--10------9---------------------------|
B|------------12-----10--12--9--10------9-----|
G|----------------------------------11-----10-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9----------------------------------------------------|
D|----11--12--9--11------9------------------------------|
A|-------------------12-----11-------------11~----(11)\-|
E|------------------------------9~----12-9--------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "Inside my mind..."
Play Riff 4 "...feel, or what is..."
Play Riff 1 ending with:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-2--4--5--7---------9\--|
A|-0--2--3--5--10--9--7\--|
E|--------------8--7--7\--|
I'm in the hallway on the floor
I cannot stand the dark no more
Oh I'm lighting candles everywhere
I try to keep the darkness out of here
Inside my mind nightmares are turning real
Oh inside my mind I can't control how I feel
Now I'm on the second floor
I cannot stand the dark no more
Still I'm lighting candles everywhere
I try to stay awake out of fear
Inside my mind nightmares are turning real
Oh inside my mind I can't control how I feel
…Or what is real
For the pictures in red they are still in my head
How can I believe in all of the things I see
When there's a floating head outside watching me
The floating head has disappeared
I got to get some water in my face
I turn towards the mirror on the wall
The little sink is filling up, the water's cold
Inside my mind nightmares are turning real
Oh inside my mind I can't control how I feel
… Or what is real
For behind me is the wrinkled head of a woman who's dead
No body, just the head, strong hands around my neck
Forcing me under water, I'm drowning
Ah, Ah, Ah, I got to breathe
Ah, Ah, Ah, got to break free
Inside my mind nightmares are turning real
Oh inside my mind I can't control how I feel
…Or what is real
For the pictures in red they are still in my head
How can I believe in all of the things I see
When there's a floating head outside watching me
Notation:
10^ = bend a quarter step.
10b11 = bend a half step.
10b12 = bend a full step.
10b12r10 = bend and release.
[10]12 = pre-bend.
[10]12r10 = pre-bend and release.
{14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
previous bend.
<17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while
previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.
10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~* = tremolo bar vibrato.
x = mute with fret-hand
* = palm mute
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = finger tap
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = natural harmonics
a = artificial harmonics
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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version 2
Intro
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------4--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------4-5----------------|
E|--000--000--000--000--0-0-3------000--000--000--000--7--------------------|
PM --- --- --- --- - - * --- --- --- ---
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------7---9--10--12--10-9----------------------|
E|--000--000--000--000--0-0-3------5---7--8---10--8--7----------------------|
PM --- --- --- --- - - *
I'm in the hallway on the floor
I cannot stand the dark no more
Oh I'm lighting candles everywhere
I try to keep the darkness out of here
Inside my mind nightmares are turning real
Oh inside my mind I can't control how I feel
Now I'm on the second floor
I cannot stand the dark no more
Still I'm lighting candles everywhere
I try to stay awake out of fear
Inside my mind nightmares are turning real
Oh inside my mind I can't control how I feel
…Or what is real
For the pictures in red they are still in my head
How can I believe in all of the things I see
When there's a floating head outside watching me
The floating head has disappeared
I got to get some water in my face
I turn towards the mirror on the wall
The little sink is filling up, the water's cold
Inside my mind nightmares are turning real
Oh inside my mind I can't control how I feel
… Or what is real
For behind me is the wrinkled head of a woman who's dead
No body, just the head, strong hands around my neck
Forcing me under water, I'm drowning
Ah, Ah, Ah, I got to breathe
Ah, Ah, Ah, got to break free
Inside my mind nightmares are turning real
Oh inside my mind I can't control how I feel
…Or what is real
For the pictures in red they are still in my head
How can I believe in all of the things I see
When there's a floating head outside watching me
| * pinch harmonic
| --- palm mute
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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