King Diamond: Blood To Walk transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.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: December 8, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------10--9--------------10--9-12-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------5-5-5-5-7-7-| A|-------------10--9----3-3-3-3-5-5-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------10--9--------------10--9-12-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------7-7-7-7-5-5-| A|-------------10--9----5-5-5-5-3-3-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------10--9--------------10--9-12-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------2-2-2-2-4-4-| A|-------------10--9----------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------10--9--------------10--9-12-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------4-4-4-4-2-2-| A|-------------10--9----------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------| * * * * * * Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------10--9--------------10--9-12-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Ah, ah!" e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----9---8-----9---11---9---8-| A|-----7---7-----7----7---7---7-| E|-0-0---0---0-0---0----0---0---| * * * * * * * * "Sitting in the cellar..." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------12-11--------------12-11-14-| A|-------------10--9--------------10--9-12-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-----9--8----9--11--9--8-| A|-------------------------| E|-0-0---------------------| * * Guitar 3 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------10--9--------------10--9-12-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-----2--1----2--4--2--1-| E|-0-0--------------------| * * Riff 3 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------7-| E|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "It was only yesterday..." e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------4-3-2~--0-2---| E|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--0-2-------------0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...needles in my skin..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------7-| E|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "They turned my last remains..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|------------------------------6--5-| A|------------------------------4--3-| E|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--0-2-5-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...into this puppet thing..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 x2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4--2--4--7--6-2--4--2--0-| A|-4--2--4--7--6-2--4--2--0-| E|---------------------------| "Blood to walk..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4--2--4--7--6-2--4--2--0-| A|-4--2--4--7--6-2--4--2--0-| E|---------------------------| "Blood to walk..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7--6--7--11--9--6--11--9--7-| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| "Blood to walk again..." Riff 4a e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|-2--5--4--3-| Play Riff 3 "I can see..." Play Riff 4 "Blood to walk..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---7----5----4----3--2-1---| E|-0----0----0----0--------3-| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|----------------/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|---7----5----4--/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-0----0----0-------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---7----5----4----3--2-1---| E|-0----0----0----0--------3-| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---7----5----4---------------| E|-0----0----0----0-0-0-0-2-3~-| * * * * * Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-2-------------------2-1---| E|-0-----------------------3-| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-2-----------11-----------| E|-0---------0--9-----------| * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-2-------------------2-1---| E|-0-----------------------3-| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---7----5----4---------------| E|-0----0----0----0-0-0-0-2-3~-| * * * * * Riff 5a Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---7----5----4----3--2-1---| E|-0----0----0----0--------3-| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---7----5----4---------------| E|-0----0----0----0-0-0-0-2-3~-| * * * * * Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---9----7----6----5--4-3---| A|---7----5----4----3--2-1-5-| E|-0----0----0----0--------3-| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---9----7----6---------------| A|---7----5----4---------------| E|-0----0----0----0-0-0-0-2-3~-| * * * * * Guitar 3 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-9-------------------------| A|-7-------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7-----------6---------------| A|-5-----------4---------------| E|----------------0-0-0-0-2-3~-| * * * * * Riff 6 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|----------4-5----------------2-| E|-0-0--0-0-2-3----0-0-0-0-2-3---| * * * * * * * * * * * "I'm on my shelf..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|----------4-5----------1-------| E|-0-0--0-0-2-3----0-2-3---3-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * "Eternal eyes..." Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) Both guitars: x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---4----3----4----3----------| E|-3----3----3----3----6-3-5-6-| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---6----5----6----5----------| E|-5----5----5----5----8-5-7-8-| * * * * * * * * Guitar 1 plays this: e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|---8----7----8----7------8----7----8----7----(7)-| E|-7----7----7----7------7----7----7----7-----------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 plays this: e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-4----5--------6----7--------7-9-| D|----------------------------------| A|-2----3--------4----5--------5-7-| E|----------------------------------| Solo e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 8 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----10-----9-----7---9---10-12-10-9-| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "There is no mistake..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-----10-----9------3--3-3-2-| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--3--3-3-2-| E|----------------------------| * * * * * * "That is my beloved..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----10-----9-----7---9---10-12-10-9-| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "Sitting on her shelf..." e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-----10-----9-----5--| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-5--| E|---------------------| * * * * * * "Alone..." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----10-----9-----7---9---10-12-10-9-| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----10-----9-----------------| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------| E|-------------------8---8--8-7-| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----10-----9-----7---9---10-12-10-9-| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-----10-----9-----5--| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-5--| E|---------------------| * * * * * * Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) Both Guitars x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---3---3-----------3---3---------| A|---1---1-----2-----1---1-----2---| E|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * "...and so dead!" x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---4---4-----5-----4---4-----5---| E|-3---3---3-3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---3---3-----------3---3---------------| A|---1---1-----2-----1---1-----2---------| E|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 10 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-5---------5---------3---------2------| A|-3---------2---------1---------0------| E|--------------------------------------| "There's a light..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---3---3-----------3---3---------------| A|---1---1-----2-----1---1-----2---------| E|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-5---------5---------3---------2----| A|-3---------2---------1---------0----| E|------------------------------------| "Mommy and daddy..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|------5---------5---------3---------3-| D|-5------5--5------5--3------3--3------| A|-3---------2---------1---------0------| E|--------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---3---3-----------3---3---------------| A|---1---1-----2-----1---1-----2---------| E|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------5---------5---------3---------| D|-5------5--5------5--3------3--3----| A|-3---------2---------1---------0----| E|------------------------------------| Solo over Riff 10 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "Ah, ah!" Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 4a Play Riff 3 "They take Victoria..." Play Riff 4 "Blood to walk..." Play Riff 4a Play Riff 5 "There are strings..." Play Riff 5a "...straight..." Play Riff 6 "Pressing the needle in..." Play Riff 7 "...hot, I think I see..." Play Riff 8 "There is no mistake..." Play Riff 9 "...horror show..." Play Riff 10 "Why our minds..." Ending: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---3---3-----------3---3---------| A|---1---1-----2-----1---1-----2---| E|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * "They're alive..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---4---4-----5-----4---4-----5---| E|-3---3---3-3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * "That's enough for today..." e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|---3---3--------| A|---1---1-----2--| E|-0---0---0-0-0--| * * * * "Put them away!" 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. = 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