King Diamond: Give Me Your Soul transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : midiamond@sci.fi 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: September 15, 2007 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 (Play 3x) e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------9-------10--| D|-7--------7--------8--| A|-5--------5--------5--| E|----------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-7--------9----10--| D|-------------------| A|-5--------7-----8--| E|-------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-14--12--10--9----14--12--10--9--10--9-| D|---------------------------------------| A|-12--10---8--7----12--10---8--7---8--7-| E|---------------------------------------| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-7--------9----10--| D|-------------------| A|-5--------7-----8--| E|-------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-10--------10--9--7--12--10--9--| D|--------------------------------| A|--8---------8--7--5--10---8--7--| E|--------------------------------| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-7--------9----10--| D|-------------------| A|-5--------7-----8--| E|-------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-14--12--10--9----14--12--10--9--10--9-| D|---------------------------------------| A|-12--10---8--7----12--10---8--7---8--7-| E|---------------------------------------| Riff 2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2-5--2-2-5-| * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|---------------5-4-7-5-| A|---------------3-2-5-3-| E|-2-2--0-2-2--0---------| notes of these power chords. * * * * * * "I think I ..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2-5--2-2-5-| * * * * * * * * * * "...girl, I wonder..." 1st ending: e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|-4-------| A|-2----5--| E|------3--| "...seen her before." 2nd ending: e|------3--| B|------3--| G|------0--| D|-4----0--| A|-2----x--| E|------3--| "...boy,..." Riff 3 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------2--3-| E|-5-5-5-5----8-5-5-5---10-5-5-5----3-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "In comes daddy..." e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------4--5-7--5--4-| A|----------------------------------5--2--3-5--3--2-| root notes of these E|-5-5-5-5----8-5-5-5---10-5-5-5----3---------------| power chords. * * * * * * * * * * * * "...rage, screaming..." Riff 4 (Guitar 2 plays root notes only on last two chords) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-4--4--4--------4--4--4--| E|-2--2--2--------2--2--2--| * * * * * * "...insane..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|----------------4-------| A|-4--4--4--------2----5--| E|-2--2--2-------------3--| * * * "Pictures in red..." Riff 4a (Guitar 2 plays root notes only on last two chords) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-6--6--6--------6--6--6--| E|-4--4--4--------4--4--4--| * * * * * * "...into his head..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|----------------6-------| A|-6--6--6--------4----7--| E|-4--4--4-------------5--| * * * "Pictures in red..." Play Riff 1 "...dead!" Play Riff 2 "Thirteen judges..." Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm, Play 2x Play Riff 4a Solo Rhythm, Play 2x Solo (Wead) e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17----{17}----{17}----{17}----{17}----{17}-------------------| G|-16b18-----{16}----{16}----{16}----{16}----{16}-{16}-{16}-----| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------[slowly release]-| E|---------------------------------------------[-----bend-----]-| e|------------------| B|------------------| G|-14-16----16-14~--| D|-------16---------| A|------------------| E|------------------| e|---------------------16b17r16-14-------------------| B|-17b19--[17]19r17p14-------------17-16-14----------| G|------------------------------------------17-16-14-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|--------------| B|-16-14--------| G|-16-14--------| D|-16-14--------| A|----------9~--| E|--------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-14b16r14----------------------14b16r14-------16b18-------| D|----------16-14-16b17r16-14-16----------16-14-------14-16-| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------17b19--13-----| G|-14b16r14--------------------------------14~-| D|----------16-14-16b17r16-16-14---------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|---------------------14-17p14-16p14----14-| B|-17--17b19-[17]19r17----------------17----| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|----14-----------------------------------| B|-17----17-14----14-----------------------| G|-------------16----17-16-14----16-14-----| D|----------------------------16-------16~-| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (La Rocque) e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-8h11p8----8h11p8----8h11p8----8h11p8----| D|--------11--------11--------11--------11-| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-8-10-11-10-8-11--------------------| D|-----------------9-11-12-9-8-9-8----| A|---------------------------------11-| E|------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-9-8-11------------6-----------| E|--------9-8-11-9-8---8-8-4-9~--| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|----------11h12h13p12p11----------------11h121h3-| D|-11h12h13----------------13p12-11h12h13----------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------16-18-19--(19)/21-/23-| B|-12h13h14p13p12-------------16-18-19-----------------------| G|----------------14-12h13p12--------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-21b23r21--21-19-------------------------------------| B|-----------------21~----19---------------------------| G|---------------------------20-19~--(19)16-18-16-----| D|-------------------------------------------------17~-| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------16h18h20p18p16-| D|----------16h18h20-16h18h20----------------| A|-16h18h19----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------16h18h20p18p16----------------| D|-16h18h20----------------20-16-18h20p18-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|----------19-21-22-21h22p21-19-21-22-19-21----19-21-22~~-| G|-18-20-21----------------------------------21------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 "Give me your soul..." Play Riff 2 "I think I know..." Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo (Wead) e|-------------10----------12----13----12h13p12p10----| B|-13-10101010----10101010----10----10-------------13-| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-12----------13----------/19--15----------| B|----13-12-13----13-12-13----------17--13~-| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-20--20p19p17----17-19-20p19p17----17-19-20p19p17-| B|--------------20----------------20----------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-20-18-17---------15b17-[15]17r15--13h15p13-12~---------| G|----------19-17~---------------------------------14-12~-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-20b23r20---------------------------17-20p17-22b25r22-20b22~-| G|----------17~~----17h19p17----17-19--------------------------| D|---------------------------19--------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------8-10-12-| B|----------------------------------------------8-10-12---------| G|-9h10p9--------------------------------7-9-11-----------------| D|--------12-10-9----9-10-9----9----9-10------------------------| A|----------------12--------12---12-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-13-12-10-----------15-13-12----------| B|-----------13-12-10----------15-13-12-| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-17-15-13----------19-17-15----------| B|----------17-15-13----------18-17-15-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 4 "...insane again..." Play RIff 4a "...squeezing her neck..." Play Riff 1 "...head!" Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm, song cuts out in middle of riff. Ending Solo (La Rocque) 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 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