King Diamond: A Visit From The Dead transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com with alittle (x02210@1)help from "The Ace" LANGUS : tlange@promail.pl Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com edited by: Jordan B. (sansamppsa1@hotmail.com) FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/ Date last modified: November 19, 2004 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Acoustic) e|-----------12-------------------13--------| B|--------10----10-------------10----10-----| G|------9----------9---------9----------9---| D|---10--------------10---10--------------0-| A|-0--------------------0-------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------10---------------10-------| B|-------8----8-----------8----8-----| G|-----7--------7-------7--------7---| D|---9------------9---9------------0-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-0----------------0----------------| e|-----------12-------------------13--------| B|--------10----10-------------10----10-----| G|------9----------9---------9----------9---| D|---10--------------10---10--------------0-| A|-0--------------------0-------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------10--------10--| B|-------8----8-------8--| G|-----7--------7-----7--| D|---9------------9---9--| A|-----------------------| E|-0---------------------| Riff 2 (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm) e|-------8-8-------------8-8-------------8-8-------------5-5-------| B|-----6-----6---------6-----6---------5-----5---------5-----5-----| G|---5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5---| D|-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------8-8-------------8-8-------------8-8-------------5-5-------| B|-----6-----6---------6-----6---------5-----5---------5-----5-----| G|---5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5---| D|-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------1-3-1-------------3---------------3---------------3-------| B|-----3-------3---------3---3-----------1---1-----------3---3-----| G|---2-----------0-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---| D|-0-----------------0-----------0---2-----------2---0-----------0-| A|-----------------1---------------3---------------2---------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------1-3-1-------------3---------------3-------| B|-----3-------3---------3---3-----------1---1-----| G|---2-----------0-----0-------0-------0-------0---| D|-0-----------------0-----------0---2-----------2-| A|-----------------1---------------3---------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| [Drums enter] Riff 3 (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm) e|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------| B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----| G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---| D|---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4-| A|-2---------------0-------------------------------0---------------| E|---------------------------------3-------------------------------| e|---------0---------------0---------------0--------2--| B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0------2--| G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4----3--| D|---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4--4--| A|-2---------------0-----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------3-------------------| Solo (Acoustic) *Edited by: Ben Stembridge : stembbe@ala.net* e|-8p7-------------8p7----------------0-3-1h3p1---0---------------------| B|-----5---6-8----------------------1-----------1---1---1---------------| G|-------------7-------5--7-5-4---2-------------------2---2---0---------| D|----------------------------------------------------------2---2---2---| A|----------------------------------------------------------------3---3-| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| (Guitar 3 plays notes in () ) e|----------------3------8--------------------12-10--7~--| B|---------------(3)---(10)-6---6/10--8----8--------(8~)-| G|-------0-2-4-5---------------------(9)--(9)------------| D|-0-2-3-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| |-----| --> quick rake e|-----10----10-12-13-10-9-10-12-13-10----12------| B|---11---10---------------------------10------10-| G|-12---------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| * * e|-17-----15---14--------------------------| B|---15----14----13------12----15----12-11-| G|-----14----13----12-11----11----11-------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-12-11-9-11--9------9-----------------| D|-----------12--11-12---9-11-12-11-11~-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|------------------9---11---12---11---| D|--9-------0--7--x---x----x----x----x-| A|-----9~~-----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End solo Riff 4 (Acoustic, listen for strumming patttern) e|-5--5-5----8---8-8--10--1010--12--12-12------------(12-10--8)-| B|-5--5-5----8---8-8---8---8-8--10--10-10--10--10-10--13-12-10--| G|-5--5-5----9---9-9---9---9-9--11--11-11--10--10-10------------| D|-7--7-7---10--1010--10--1010--12--12-12--10--10-10------------| A|-0--0-0----0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0--0---0---0--0------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-5--5-5----8---8-8--10--1010------------| B|-5--5-5----8---8-8---8---8-8--1--1-1--3-| G|-5--5-5----9---9-9---9---9-9--0--0-0--2-| D|-7--7-7---10--1010--10--1010--2--2-2--0-| A|-0--0-0----0---0-0---0---0-0------------| E|----------------------------------------| Play Riff 1 "It must be summer..." Play Riff 2 "All the flowers..." Riff 3a (Acoustic) e|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------| B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----| G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---| D|---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4-| A|-2---------------0-------------------------------0---------------| E|---------------------------------3-------------------------------| "...sand...." e|---------0-----------------------------0--------------0--| B|-------0---0---------6---------------0---0---------6--5--| G|-----4-------4---------------------4-------4----------6--| D|---4-----------4---7--------7----4-----------4---7----6--| A|-2---------------5--------7----2---------------5------4--| E|------------------------5--------------------------------| "It's all..." Riff 4a (Acoustic, listen for strumming patttern) e|-5--5-5----8---8-8--10--1010--12--12-12------------(12-10--8)-| B|-5--5-5----8---8-8---8---8-8--10--10-10--10--10-10--13-12-10--| G|-5--5-5----9---9-9---9---9-9--11--11-11--10--10-10------------| D|-7--7-7---10--1010--10--1010--12--12-12--10--10-10------------| A|-0--0-0----0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0--0---0---0--0------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-5--5-5----8---8-8--10--1010---------------3--3-3--0-| B|-5--5-5----8---8-8---8---8-8--1--1-1--3----3--3-3--1-| G|-5--5-5----9---9-9---9---9-9--0--0-0--2----0--0-0--2-| D|-7--7-7---10--1010--10--1010--2--2-2--0----0--0-0--2-| A|-0--0-0----0---0-0---0---0-0---------------2--2-2--0-| E|-------------------------------------------3--3-3----| End of acoustic intro. Riff 5 (Distortion) Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--12-----11-----10------9------| D|--10------9------8------7------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-------------------------3---------------| G|--12-----11-----10-------0-----3~~-------| D|--10------9------8-------0---------------| A|----------------------xx-x-----------3-2-| E|----------------------xx-3---------------| RIFF 6 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------3------3----3--------------------| A|-------------------------4------4----4-| E|-1111---1111---11---1111---1111---11---| **** **** ** **** **** ** x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------6------6----6--------------------| A|-------------------------7------7----7-| E|-4444---4444---44---4444---4444---44---| **** **** ** **** **** ** Solo e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-13--12--9--10----------------| D|----------------10--11--8-10--| A|-11--10--7---8----------------| E|-----------------8---9--6--8--| e|----------------------------| B|---------------------13-12--| G|-13--12--8--9--8--9---------| D|---------------------10--9--| A|-11--10--6--7--6--7---------| E|----------------------------| End Solo Riff 7 e|----------------| B|--3---3---------| G|--0---0---------| D|--0---0---------| A|--x---x---------| E|--3---3---0--3~-| Riff 8 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|---------4-5----------7-5----------4-5------2-----2-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-3--2-2-2-2-5-3--2-2-2-2-2-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|----------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "My bed is..." e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------4-5----------7-5----------4-5-------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-3--2-2-2-2-5-3--2-2-2-2-2-3--5--4-| E|----------------------------------------3--2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "I am in total darkness..." e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|---------7-8----------10-8----------7-8------5-----5-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-6--5-5-5-5--8-6--5-5-5-5-5-6--3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I can feel..." e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|---------7-8----------10-8----------7-8--------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-6--5-5-5-5--8-6--5-5-5-5-5-6---8--7-| E|------------------------------------------6--5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "I know it's not a dream..." Riff 9 (Harmony guitar in () ) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-| A|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-| E|-0-0-0--------0-0-0---------| * * * * * * "Someone's..." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------(/2~-0h2p0--------------| D|-------2-3-2---/3~-2h3p2-3-2-3-2-0----| A|-------2-3-2-------------5-3-5-3-2-2)-| E|-0-0-0-----------------------------3--| * * * * * * * * * "...standing at the end..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-| A|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-| E|-0-0-0--------0-0-0---------| * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-------2-3-2--/3~-2h3p2-------------| A|-------2-3-2------------5-3-5-3-2---| E|-0-0-0----------------------------3-| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------(/2~-0h2p0--------------| D|-------2-3-2---/3~-2h3p2-3-2-3-2-0----| A|-------2-3-2-------------5-3-5-3-2-2)-| E|-0-0-0-----------------------------3--| * * * * * * * * * Riff 10 Guitar 1 x2 e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------5-------------5--------------------------------------| G|-----6---6---------6---6------------------4-3---------------| D|---6-------6-----6-------6--------5-4-------------5-4-2-0---| A|-4-----------4-0-----------0------------------------------1-| E|------------------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------| * * * * * * "Must be..." e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------4-3-----------------------------7-6---------------| D|-----5-4-------------5-4-2-0---------8-7-------------8-7-5-----| A|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------1---5-5-----5-5-----5-5-------8-4-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 x2 e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------5-------------5--------------------5-4---------------| G|-----6---6---------6---6----------3-2-------------3-2-0-----| D|---6-------6-----6-------6------------------------------3-0-| A|-4-----------4-0-----------0--------------------------------| E|------------------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----------| * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------5-4-----------------------------8-7---------------| G|-----3-2-------------3-2-0-----------7-6-------------7-6-------| D|---------------------------3-0---------------------------8-7---| A|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-------------5-5-----5-5-----5-5---------7-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------3------3----3--------------------| A|-------------------------4------4----4-| E|-1111---1111---11---1111---1111---11---| **** **** ** **** **** ** x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------6------6----6--------------------| A|-------------------------7------7----7-| E|-4444---4444---44---4444---4444---44---| **** **** ** **** **** ** x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------3------3----3--------------------| A|-------------------------4------4----4-| E|-1111---1111---11---1111---1111---11---| **** **** ** **** **** ** Play Riff 7 Play Riff 8 "Now I see..." Play Riff 9 "King beware..." Play Riff 10 "Must be a visit..." Riff 11 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|--------10-----11---------10-----8---------10-----11--10-| G|---------9-----10----------9-----7----------9-----10---9-| D|--------10-----12---------10-----9---------10-----12--10-| A|-0-0-00----0-0-----0-0-00----0-0----0-0-00----0-0--------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| * * ** * * * * ** * * * * ** * * "Just beware..." Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-7-----7-----75-53---3-----3--------------5--7-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-53-31-1-1-1-1-1-------1--00--3--4-| E|-------------------------------00-3-(3)----------| * * * * * * * ** ** Riff 11a (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|-----------------------------------| B|--------10-----11---------10-----8-| G|---------9-----10----------9-----7-| D|--------10-----12---------10-----9-| A|-0-0-00----0-0-----0-0-00----0-0---| E|-----------------------------------| * * ** * * * * ** * * Play Riff 12 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 11a Solo Rhythm Play Riff 10 "Must be a visit..." Ending (fade out): Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I will send you a dream..." Guitar 2 e|-----------12-------------------13--------| B|--------10----10-------------10----10-----| G|------9----------9---------9----------9---| D|---10--------------10---10--------------0-| A|-0--------------------0-------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------10---------------10-------| B|-------8----8-----------8----8-----| G|-----7--------7-------7--------7---| D|---9------------9---9------------0-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-0----------------0----------------| notation: ^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ] ^r = bend and release x = mute with fret-hand pm = 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