King Diamond: Life After Death transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com solos by: Don Briggs : Sekhemet@ozemu.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 07, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Clean) Guitar 1 x2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|--0-----3-----2-----1----| E|----------------------3--| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|--0-----3-----2-----1----| E|----------------------3--| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|--0-----7-----6-----5----| E|----------------------6--| Riff 1a (Distortion) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--2----------------------| A|--0----------------------| E|----------------------3--| Riff 2 Guitar 1 x2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|--0-----3-----2-----1----| E|----------------------3--| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|--0-----3-----2-----1----| E|----------------------3--| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|--0-----7-----6-----5----| E|----------------------6--| Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--2-----5-----4-----3----| A|--0-----3-----2-----1-5--| E|----------------------3--| "Four shadows..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-101010-10-10-9-9-9-9-8-55-5-5-| E|-5-5-5-5--8-8-8--8--8-7-7-7-7-6-33-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * Riff 4 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-777-7-7-101010-10-10-999-9-9-8-55-5-5-| E|-555-5-5--8-8-8--8--8-777-7-7-6-33-3-3-| *** * * * * * * * *** * * * ** * * "Four shadows..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|----------7~--6~----/3--2~-----------7~--6~--| A|-0--------------------------0----------------| E|---------------------------------------------| "Midnight..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-2------------------10--9---2----------------| A|-0-------------------8--7---0----------------| E|----------5~--4~---------------------5~--4~--| Riff 6 Guitar 1 x2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-4-7--7---4-6--6---4-7--7---6-9--9-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| "The old burial ground..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|---7--7-----6--6-----7--7-----9--9-| E|-2-5--5---2-4--4---2-5--5---4-7--7-| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---7--------------------------9----| A|---7--------6--------7--------9----| E|-2--------2-4------2-5------4------| Riff 7 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-------------2------------------------4--6--4-----| D|-2--2--4--5-----5--4-5-4--4--4--6--7----------7-6-| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------2-----------| D|-2--2--4--5-----5--4-5-4-| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-2-2--------------4-4--------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-2-2-2-2-2-2-2222-| * * * * **** * * * * **** "The shadows move..." e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-2-2--------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-| * * * * **** "The shadows move..." Riff 8 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-6--------7--------8--------7--| E|-4--------5--------6--------5--| "Cause there is..." Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|-4~---6-7-5~---8-7-5-6~---8-9-5~---5-4-2-| Riff 9 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-11----11-9--7--9----10-10----9----9-9-9----(9)-| E|-------------------------------------------------| "Oh it must never end..." Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|-4--------3--------2--------6--------(6)-| Play Riff 6 (2 times) Solo Rhythm Solo e|-------------------------|-------------------------| B|-------------------------|-------------------------| G|-6h7h9-6h7h9-6h7h9-6h7h9-|-5h7h9-5h7h9-5h7h9-5h7h9-| D|-------------------------|-------------------------| A|-------------------------|-------------------------| E|-------------------------|-------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-6h7h9-6h7h9-6h7h9-6h7h9-| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Ending 1 Ending 2 e|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|-7h9h11-7h9h11-7h9h11-7h9h11-9-|-7h9h11h9-7h11h9-7h11h9-7h11h9-| D|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| End Solo Riff 5a Guitar 1 x2 e|-----------------------------|-----| B|-----------------------------|-----| G|-----------------------------|-----| D|----------7~--6~--------3--2-|--2--| A|-0---------------------------|--0--| E|-----------------------------|-----| "Midnight..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------10--9-| A|-7----------------------8--7-| E|----------5~--4~-------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----------------------10--9----| A|-7----------------------8--7--0-| E|-5--------5~--4~----------------| Play Riff 2 without guitar 2 Play Riff 3 "Doctor Le Croix..." Play Riff 4 "And Lula..." Play Riff 7 "The shadows move..." Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm Solo e|-------------------------------------------------| B|---------11-12-10-13-12-10-11--13-14-10~--10-9-7-| G|-11b13~------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-16~--14-12-15-------------------17~--20-19-17-| B|---------------13-12-10-14-16-17----------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 6 "The Lafayettes are..." Play Riff 7 "The shadows move..." Play Riff 8 "Cause there is life..." Play Riff 9 "Oh it will never end..." Riff 5b Guitar 1 x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|----------7~--6~--------3--2-| A|-0---------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Guitar 2 x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------10--9-| A|-7----------------------8--7-| E|-5--------5~--4~-------------| "Midnight..." Play Riff 3 without guitar 2 Play Riff 4 "Ah..." Song fades out notation: ^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ] ^r = bend and release x = mute with fret-hand * = 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