King Diamond: Is Anybody Here? 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: July 16, 2007 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|-5-5-/8-7h8p7---5-5-/8-7----| E|--------------8----------8--| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-5-5-/8-7h8p7-----5-8---7-10-| E|--------------8-6-----8------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-5-5-/8-7h8p7---5-5-/8-7----| E|--------------8----------8--| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-5-5-/8-7h8p7-----5-8---7-10---5-8---7-10-| E|--------------8-6-----8------6-----8------| "Oh the night..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-7-7--------7-7-----------| A|-5-5--------5-5--------55-| E|--------------------------| ** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7-7-/10-9h10p9--------------| A|----------------10--8----10--| E|-----------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----7-5h7p5-------7-5----| A|-8-8---------7-8-8-----7--| E|--------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----7-5h7p5-----------------------------| A|-8-8---------7---5-8---7-10---5-8---7-10-| E|---------------6-----8------6-----8------| Riff 2 (Guitar 2 plays root notes only) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-------------5-6-5-6----------------------| A|-4-4--4-4--4-3-4-3-4-5-4-4--4-4--4-3---3--| E|-2-2--2-2--2---------3-2-2--2-2--2---2----| "It's hot tonight..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-------------5-6-5-6---| A|-4-4--4-4--4-3-4-3-4---| E|-2-2--2-2--2---------3-| "Look into the..." e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-------------8-9-8-9--------------------------| A|-7-7--7-7--7-6-7-6-7-8-7-7--7-7----5-8---7-10-| E|-5-5--5-5--5---------6-5-5--5-5--6-----8------| "Don't you see..." e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-------------5-6-5-6-------------------------| A|-4-4--4-4--4-3-4-3-4-5-4-4--4-4----2-5---4-7-| E|-2-2--2-2--2---------3-2-2--2-2--3-----5-----| "...around me..." Riff 3 (Guitar 2 plays root notes only) e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-4--4-6-7--2-------4--4-6-7-9-7-6-7-6---| A|-2--2-4-5--0--4--0-2--2-4-5-7-5-4-5-4-0-| E|--------------2-------------------------| "...light, in the darkness..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-4--4-6-7--2-------7--6--4--2--| A|-2--2-4-5--0--4--0-5--4--2--0--| E|--------------2----------------| "And I got a feeling..." Play Riff 2 "It's hot..." Play Riff 3 "...light, in the..." Riff 4 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4-4-----------4-5-5-------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "...me, is anybody..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-3-3-------------4-7--6--5----| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5--4--3--0-| E|------------------------------| * * * * * "...hiding in the...." Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|---2p0-2-------------2p0-2----------| A|-----------0-3-2-------------0-3-2--| E|-0-------3-------3-0-------3--------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---2p0-2---------------------------| A|-----------0-3-2------3-----3----3-| E|-0-------3-------3-1-----1-----1---| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|---2p0-2-------------2p0-2----------| A|-----------0-3-2-------------0-3-2--| E|-0-------3-------3-0-------3--------| Harmony part, first ending: Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---2p0-2---------------------------| A|-----------0-3-2------3-----3----3-| E|-0-------3-------3-1-----1-----1---| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---2p0-2-----------2--0------------| A|-----------0-3-2---------3--2--0-3-| E|-0-------3-------3-----------------| Harmony part, second ending: Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---2p0-2---------------------------| A|-----------0-3-2------3-----3----3-| E|-0-------3-------3-1-----1-----1---| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---2p0-2---------------------------| A|-----------0-3-2---3--5--7--5--3-5-| E|-0-------3-------3-----------------| Solo (La Rocque) e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|-7-7----7-9-----9--| D|-7-7----7-9-----9--| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| e|----------------------7----8---------------| B|-7-8~--7h8p7---7-8-10-----------6~----(6)/-| G|-------------9-----------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|----------11-12-13-12-11----12-11-------11------------------| B|-11-12-13----------------13-------13-12----13-10-12~--(12)-| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|-8~--7h8p7---7-8-10--------------------------| G|-----------9---------9~--7~--5--4~-----------| D|--------------------10~--9~--7--5~--5--7~----| plays top notes A|------------------------------------5--8~----| E|-------------------------------------------0-| End Solo Riff 6 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------2-1-----| E|-0000-0000000-0000000-000-----2-3-| **** ******* ******* *** Riff 6a Guitar 1 x2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------2-1-----| E|-0000-0000000-0000000-000-----2-3-| **** ******* ******* *** "Help me..." x2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------7-6-----| E|-5555-5555555-5555555-555-----7-8-| **** ******* ******* *** "Help me..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------2-1-----| E|-0000-0000000-0000000-000-----2-3-| **** ******* ******* *** "Help me..." e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------4-3-----| A|--------------------------2-1-----2-1-----2-1-4-5-| plays top notes E|-0000-0000000-0000000-000-----2-3-----2-3-----2-3-| **** ******* ******* *** "Help me..." "There is only me..." Guitar 2 x2 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|-7--------6--| x2 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|-12-------11-| x2 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|-7--------6--| Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Solo (Wead) e|-12-------------------10-----------12--------| B|----------10-10h12h13-----12h14h15-----------| G|----9-9~-------------------------------9-9~--| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-17-16-------------------------| B|-------18-17-15-18-17---------| G|------------------------/9-9~--| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-19-16------------------------------------------| B|-------17--------------------13~----------------| G|----------19-1613-14~--12~-------10~--12~--14~-| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-19----------------------------------19----------15-17-20-19~-| B|----17p15-17--------13-12h13p12--------17p15-17--------------| G|--------------12~-14-------------14/--------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12h13p12-10-----------------------------| B|-------------13-12-10--------------------| G|----------------------12-10-9------------| D|------------------------------12-10----9-| A|------------------------------------12---| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------9~--10~--12---14--16-| D|-10~--12~-----------------------| A|--------------------10---12--14-| E|--------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 4 "Is there anybody..." Riff 1a Guitar 1 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-2-2-/5-4h5p4---2-2-/5-4----| E|--------------5----------5--| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-2-2-/5-4h5p4-----2-5---4-7-| E|--------------5-3-----5-----| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-5-5-/8-7h8p7---5-5-/8-7----| E|--------------8----------8--| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-5-5-/8-7h8p7-----5-8---7-10---5-8---7-10-| E|--------------8-6-----8------6-----8------| "Is anybody here?" Guitar 2 e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-4--------4--| A|-2--------2--| E|-------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-4-4-/7-6h7p6------------| A|--------------7--5----7--| E|-------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----7-5h7p5-------7-5----| A|-8-8---------7-8-8-----7--| E|--------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----7-5h7p5-----------------------------| A|-8-8---------7---5-8---7-10---5-8---7-10-| E|---------------6-----8------6-----8------| Play Riff 2 "It's hot tonight..." Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm End Riff 3 with this final chord: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--4--| A|--2--| E|-----| Solo (La Rocque) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------16-14h16p14-12-| D|-9~--9-11-12-11~--12~--14-/16~-----------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-14-12h14p12-11-12-11h12p11--------| D|----------------------------14-12~-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-12-11-12-14~--(14)----------------------------9-| A|---------------------12~--(12)--9---------9h10---| E|-----------------------------------10-9-10--------| e|----------------9h10p9----9-10-12-| B|-7h8p7---7-8-10--------12---------| G|-------9--------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-------10-9h10p9-------------10-9h10p9----12-| B|----12-----------12-10----12-----------12----| G|-11--------------------11--------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-------10-9h10p9-------12b14--12~-9h12p9-------| B|----12-----------12-10-------------------10----| G|-11-----------------------------------------11-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|-------------14b15--14~--12~--(12)h14p12----| G|-11~--(11)------------------------------12-| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-15~--(15)14~--12~--10~--10h12~--| 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