King Diamond: Midnight transcribed 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: October 28, 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|-5----3--------5----6--| A|-3----1--------3----4--| E|-----------------------| "Midnight..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-5----3------------5----6--| A|-3----1----1-1-1-1-3----4--| E|---------------------------| * * * * "Midnight..." Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-5-----------------5----------------| A|-3----5----5-6-5---3----7--6--4-6-7-| E|-----------------6------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-5-----------------5----------------| A|-3----5----5-6-5---3----7--6--4-6-7-| E|-----------------6------------------| * * * * Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|------------------------4-6-4--| E|-4----6-7-6--------2-----------| "I'm thinking back..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------4------6-4--| E|-4----6-7-6--------------------| "Free of misery..." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|------------------------4-6-4--| E|-4----6-7-6--------2-----------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|------------------------4-6-4--| E|-4----6-7-6--------2-----------| Play Riff 1 "Midnight..." Play Riff 2 "I'm thinking back..." Ending x4 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5----6--5--------5----6--5--| A|-3----4--3--------3----4--3--| E|-3----------------3----------| "Midnight!" "Midnight!" 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