King Diamond: The Floating Head 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: August 20, 2007 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 NOTE: The x refers to the string rest mute noise, sometimes it rings out as another open E, but other times it doesn't. For the sake of consistency, we've notated it as three open Es with the fourth one always being a rest. e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-000x--000x--000x--000x--0-0-3~-| *** *** *** *** * * a (x02210@1) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------4-| D|-------------------------2h4h5---| A|---------------------------------| E|-000x--000x--000x--000x----------| *** *** *** *** e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-000x--000x--000x--000x--0-0-3~-| *** *** *** *** * * e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-2--4--5--7---------| A|-0--2--3--5--10--9-| E|--------------8--7-| Repeat Riff 1 Riff 2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|------9------------------12-| D|----------8~----------11----| A|----7---7----------10-------| into each other E|-0--------------0-----------| "I'm in the..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|------9------------------| D|----------8~-------------| A|----7---7-------------2--| E|-0--------------0--1-(1)-| "...hallway..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|------9------------------12-| D|----------8~----------11----| A|----7---7----------10-------| into each other E|-0--------------0-----------| "I cannot..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|------9------------------| D|----------8~-------------| A|----7---7----------3/5-3-| E|-0--------------0--1/3-1-| "...stand the dark..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-0--0-12p0-7~--------------7-| E|-----------------8--7h8h10---| "Whoa, I'm lighting..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-0--0-12p0-7~-----------| E|-----------------8--7-6-| "...candles everywhere..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|------9------------------12-| D|----------8~----------11----| A|----7---7----------10-------| into each other E|-0--------------0-----------| "I try to..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|------9------------------| D|----------8~-------------| A|----7---7----------3-3-3-| E|-0--------------0--1-1-1-| * * * "...darkness out..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-5/7-----75-----5/7-----75--| E|-3/5-5-5-53-3-3-3/5-5-5-53--| * * * * * * "Inside my mind..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-5/7-----75-----5/8---8-87--| E|-3/5-5-5-53-3-3-3/6-6-6-65--| * * * * * "...nightmares are..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-5/7-----75-----5/7-----75--| E|-3/5-5-5-53-3-3-3/5-5-5-53--| * * * * * * "Oh inside my..." e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|-8--8--8--10--10--10--| E|-6--6--6---8---8---8--| "I can't control..." Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-4/5-----54-----4/5-----54--| D|-5/7-7-7-75-5-5-5/7-7-7-75--| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-4/5-----54-----4/7-----74--| D|-5/7-7-7-75-5-5-5/8-7-7-85--| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-4/5-----54-----4/5-----54--| D|-5/7-7-7-75-5-5-5/7-7-7-75--| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-7--7--7---9---9---9--| D|-8--8--8--10--10--10--| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Play Riff 1 "...feel." Play Riff 2 "Now I am on..." Play Riff 3 "Inside my mind..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|-------------------| B|-8----7------------| G|-9----7------------| D|-9----7----7----2--| A|-7----5----5----0--| E|-------------------| "...feel, or what is real..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------2--1-----5--4--2~-0--2-------| A|-0-2-3--------2----------------------| E|--------------------------------3/5~-| "...pictures in red..." e|-------------------| B|-8----7------------| G|-9----7------------| D|-9----7----7----2--| A|-7----5----5----0--| E|-------------------| "How can I believe..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--------2--1-----5--4--9----7--| A|-0-2-3--------2--------7----5--| E|-------------------------------| "When there's a floating..." Guitar 2 e|-0----0------------| B|-0----0------------| G|-9----7------------| D|-9----7----7----2--| A|-7----5----5----0--| E|-------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-----------------4--2----------------| D|-----2--5--4-----------2~-0--2-------| A|-0-2----------6----------------------| E|--------------------------------3/5~-| e|-0----0------------| B|-0----0------------| G|-9----7------------| D|-9----7----7----2--| A|-7----5----5----0--| E|-------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-----------------4--2----------| D|-----2--5--4-----------5----4--| A|-0-2----------6--------7----2--| E|-------------------------------| Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-9h10---5---7------9h10---5---7------| A|------0---0---0000------0---0---0000-| E|-------------------------------------| * * **** * * **** e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-9h10---5---7------7--5--8--| A|------0---0---0000-5--3--6--| E|-------------------5--3--6--| * * **** e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|-5h7-----5h7-----5h7---5h7-----5h7-----5h7---| E|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-| * * * * * * * * * * 1st ending e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------10------9-------| A|-5h7-----5h7-----5h7--------10-----9---5-| E|-----0-0-----0-0-----0-8-------7-----3---| * * * * * 2nd ending e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-5h7-----5h7-----5h7---8--7--5-| E|-----0-0-----0-0-----0---------| * * * * * Solo (Wead) e|----------15~----20--19~-17--22--20--19-| B|-------17-------------------------------| G|----17----------------------------------| D|-19-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------17-19-20--(20)b21r20-19-17--------------------| B|-17-19-20----------------------------20-19-17-----------| G|----------------------------------------------19-17-16~-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------12-14-(14)b15--14-12--------------| B|----------13----------------------13-----------| G|-12-14-14----------------------------14-12-11~-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Harmony part: Guitar 1 e|----------15~---------------| B|-------17--------17--15--13-| G|----17----------------------| D|-19-------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-13-12-10---------------------------------------| B|----------13-12-10-------13-12-10---------------| G|-------------------12-10----------12-10-9-------| D|------------------------------------------12-10-| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|----------15~----15--13-----| B|-------17----------------17-| G|----17----------------------| D|-19-------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-17-15-13----------------------------------------| B|----------17-15-13-------17-15-13----------------| G|-------------------16-14----------16-14-12-------| D|-------------------------------------------15-14-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Back to one guitar: e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-9~--------(9)-2h3-2~--------3--5--7-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "The floating head..." Play Riff 3 "Inside my mind..." Play Riff 4 "...feel, or what is..." Riff 6 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-9--(9)b11---------9--(9)b11---------| A|-7--(7)b-9---------7--(7)b-9---------| E|-----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * "Ah, ah..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-9--(9)b11----------9--7--10-| A|-7--(7)b-9----------7--5---8-| E|-----------0-0-0-0--7--5---8-| * * * * "I got to breathe..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-9--(9)b11---------9--(9)b11---------| A|-7--(7)b-9---------7--(7)b-9---------| E|-----------0-0-0-0-----------0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-9--(9)b11------------------------| A|-7--(7)b-9---------10-----9----5--| E|-----------0-0-0-0-----0-----0----| * * * * * * "Got to break free!" Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-11h12---9---11-----11h12---9---11-----| E|-------9---9----9-9-------9---9----9-9-| * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-11h12---9---11-----12-11-9----------9-| E|-------9---9----9-9---------12-11-12----| * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-4h5---2---4-----4h5---2---4-----| E|-----2---2---2-2-----2---2---2-2-| * * * * * * * * e|--------------------0-----(0)--| B|--------------------0-----(0)--| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-4h5---2---4---2-0-(0)----/9---| E|-----2---2---2------------/7---| * * * Solo (La Rocque) e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-(13)d6r13~--(13)--11----11--------------------------| D|---------------------*-14--*-14-11--------------------| A|------------------------*-----*--*-14-14/16-16-14-16~-| E|------------------------------------*-----------------| * denotes floyd rose warbles, just quick dips with tremolo bar. e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-------------13-14-16-| D|-14-13-14-16----------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-17-------16-------14-------12------12---11------------| B|----1614----1412----1210----10-9----9----9-9-10-10~-| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|---------9-11-12-11-9-----------------| B|-9-10-12--------------12-10-9---------| G|------------------------------11-9-8~-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-16--14-12-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------16-14-13-16-14-13-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------16-14-16-14-13--------------------| D|--------------------------------------------16-14-13-----------| A|-----------------------------------------------------16-14-16~-| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------14b16~~--(16)r14-| B|------------------------------------------| G|----------11----13-11-14------------------| D|-11-14-13----14---------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-14--9--10------9---------------------------| B|------------12-----10--12--9--10------9-----| G|----------------------------------11-----10-| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-9----------------------------------------------------| D|----11--12--9--11------9------------------------------| A|-------------------12-----11-------------11~----(11)-| E|------------------------------9~----12-9--------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 "Inside my mind..." Play Riff 4 "...feel, or what is..." Play Riff 1 ending with: e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-2--4--5--7---------9--| A|-0--2--3--5--10--9--7--| E|--------------8--7--7--| 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