King Diamond: So Sad 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: November 30, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Arranged for guitar) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------| G|-------------------------------------------14-12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------12-10-| B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-12----12----12----12-13-10----10----12-10----------| B|-------------------------------------------13-12-12-| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Guitar fill over Riff 1 e|--17-------------------------| B|------------[15]17r15--------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-[15]17r15--------[12]13r12--| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Lead into next section: (Clean) e|-------0---------------0---------| B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------| G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-| D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-7-------------------------6---------------| A|------8--7------5----7--8-------8-7--5-7-8-| E|------------5-8----------------------------| "I am sitting in the..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-7----------------7----9-10------------| A|----8-7-------5-8-5----7--8--7-6----7--| E|--------5-5-8----------------5-4-------| "We are looking..." e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|------------7---| A|-6----7--8--5---| E|-4---------(6)--| "Take her away..." Guitar 2 (Clean, quiet) x2 e|-------0---------------0---------| B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------| G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-| D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-------0---------------0---------| B|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| G|---1-------1---1---1-------1---1-| D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| x2 e|-------0---------------0---------| B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------| G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-| D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| x2 e|-------0---------------0---------| B|-----0---0-----------0---0-------| G|---1-------1---1---1-------1---1-| D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Riff 1a Guitar 1 (Arranged for guitar) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------| G|-------------------------------------------14-12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| "Tell me this..." e|-------------------------------------------12-10-| B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| "Do you remember..." e|-12----12----12----12-13-10----10----12-10----------| B|-------------------------------------------13-12-12-| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| "...cry, I know..." Guitar 2 (Clean) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-----9-10-9---9----7---7---9-7-------| D|---7--------7---10---5---5-----10-9--| A|-0-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-----9-10-9---9----9---7-7----9-7------| D|---7--------7---10---5-----5-----10-9--| A|-0-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-----9-10-9---9----7---7-7---9-7-------| D|---7--------7---10---5-----5-----10-9--| A|-0-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-----9-10-9--| D|---7---------| A|-0-----------| E|-------------| Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 x4 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-5/7-----7--5-7---10-109------5--7-5----5-7-5-2-| A|-3/5-5-5-5--3-5----8--87--3-3-3--5-3----3-5-3-0-| E|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|--5/7--| E|-------| Guitar 2 (Harmony guitar in () ) x3 e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------(3-32-2-2-2--3-2----2-3-2)---| A|-3/5-5-5-5--3-5----5-53-3-3-3--5-3----3-5-3--0-| E|------------------------------------------------| * * * * e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------(7-75-5-5-5--7-5----5-7-5)---| A|-7/8-8-8-8--7-8----8-87-7-7-7--8-7----8-7-8--0-| E|------------------------------------------------| * * * * e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|--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 Lead into next section: (Clean) e|-------0---------------0---------| B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------| G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-| D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Play Riff 2 "I wonder..." Play Riff 1a "I will always..." Play Riff 3 "I swear..." Play Riff 1 without guitar fills Ending Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--| E|-1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--| "Goodbye my love..." Guitar 2 (Arranged for guitar) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----12----12--| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----12--| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| 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