King Diamond: The Puppet Master 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 25, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-6p3-3333-6p3-3333-6-3-5p2-2222-5p2-2222-5-2-| **** **** **** **** e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------------------------0-1--0--| A|-------------------------0---------| E|-6p3-3333-6p3-3333-6-3-2-----------| **** **** Solo e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-6p3-3333-6p3-3333-6-3-5p2-2222-5p2-2222-5-2-| **** **** **** **** "Night time in Budapest..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------------------------0-1--0--| A|-------------------------0---------| E|-6p3-3333-6p3-3333-6-3-2-----------| **** **** "So many people..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-6p3-3333-6p3-3333-6-3-5p2-2222-5p2-2222-5-2-| **** **** **** **** e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------------------------0-------| A|-------------------------0---6--5--| E|-6p3-3333-6p3-3333-6-3-2-----6--5--| **** **** Riff 1a e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-8p5-5555-8p5-5555-8-5-7p4-4444-7p4-4444-7-4-| **** **** **** **** "Darkness without a glow..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------------------------0-------| A|-------------------------1---------| E|-8p5-5555-8p5-5555-8-5-3-----1--0--| **** **** "What a night..." Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-7--------8------------7--------8------| A|-5--------5------------5--------5------| E|-5-------------6-6-6-6-5-------------6-| * * * * "...show!" "What amagical..." (x02210@1)e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-5--------6------------5--------6------| A|-3--------3------------3--------3------| E|-3-------------4-4-4-4-3-------------4-| * * * * "Dancing at the end..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-7--------8------------7--------8------| A|-5--------5------------5--------5------| E|-5-------------6-6-6-6-5-------------6-| * * * * "Like children with..." Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------5------------------------5--7-8-7---| A|-5----7-8----8-7--7-8-7---5----7-8----------5-| E|------------------------8---------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------3------------------------3--5-6-5---| A|-3----5-6----6-5--5-6-5---3----5-6----------3-| E|------------------------6---------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------5------------------------5--7-8-7---| A|-5----7-8----8-7--7-8-7---5----7-8----------5-| E|------------------------8---------------------| Lead into next section: Guitar 1 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|------0-1--0--| A|----0---------| E|--2-----------| Guitar 2 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|------0-5--4--| A|----0---------| E|--2-----------| Play Riff 1 "Night time in Budapest..." Play Riff 1a "Gas lamps..." Play Riff 2 "...rise!" Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---4-4---5---4-----4-4---5---4-| E|-2-----2---2---5-2-----2---2---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Shhh..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------------2-| A|---4-4---5---4-------2-4-2-4-5---| E|-2-----2---2---5-4-5-------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Here come the puppets..." Last time: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------------2-| A|---4-4---5---4-------2-4-2-4-5---| E|-2-----2---2---5-4-5-------------| * * * * * * * * "He pulls one more..." Guitar 2 x2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-11-------11--------9----7-| D|---------------------------| A|--9--------9--------7----5-| E|---------------------------| "Shhhh, here come the puppets..." x2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-6--------6--------9----7--| D|---------------------------| A|-4--------4--------7----5--| E|---------------------------| "...wing, then they start to..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-11-----------------9----7-| D|---------------------------| A|--9-----------------7----5-| E|---------------------------| "...walkway..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-6-----------------9----7--| D|---------------------------| A|-4-----------------7----5--| E|---------------------------| "...up goes a leg..." Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---4-4---5---4-----4-4---5---4-| E|-2-----2---2---5-2-----2---2---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------------2-| A|---4-4---5---4-------2-4-2-4-5---| E|-2-----2---2---5-4-5-------------| * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---6-6---7---6-----6-6---7---6-| E|-4-----4---4---7-4-----4---4---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------------4-| A|---6-6---7---6-------4-6-4-6-7---| E|-4-----4---4---7-6-7-------------| * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---4-4---5---4-----4-4---5---4-| E|-2-----2---2---5-2-----2---2---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------------2-| A|---4-4---5---4-------2-4-2-4-5---| E|-2-----2---2---5-4-5-------------| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|---------------2-| A|-----2-4-2-4-5---| E|-4-5-------------| Harmony guitar over last bar of solo rhythm: e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|---------------6-| D|-7-6-4---4-6-7---| A|-------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 Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|-5----4----3--| E|--------------| "No strings..." Guitar 2 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|-4~---3~---2~-| A|--------------| E|--------------| Guitar 3 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|-7----6----5--| A|--------------| E|--------------| Lead into Riff 6 x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 6 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I take a look..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...boy, up on the stage..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I think he looked..." e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| E|--------------------| * * * * * * * "...is he alive?" Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-8-5-5-7-5-5-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------5-----5-5-5-| A|-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-8-5-5---5-5-------| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-8-5-5-7-5-5-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-----------------5--| A|-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-8----| E|--------------------| * * * * * Riff 6a Guitar 1 x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-----7-----7---8-----8-----8---| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "I get a little..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7-----7-----7---8------------0-1--0-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------0--------| E|--------------------------2----------| * * * * * "I see a little cut..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-8-5-5-7-5-5-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------5-----5-5-5-| A|-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-8-5-5---5-5-------| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-8-5-5-7-5-5-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----------------5------------0-1--0-| A|-5-5-8-5-5-8-5-8------------0--------| E|--------------------------2----------| * * * * * Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 1a Solo Rhythm Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm 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: Guitar 1 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|------0-1--0--| A|----0---------| E|--2-----------| Guitar 2 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|------0-5--4--| A|----0---------| E|--2-----------| Play Riff 1 "Night time in Budapest..." Play Riff 1a "But we love them all..." Play Riff 2 "...more!" Ending: Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---4-4---5---4-----4-4---5---4-| E|-2-----2---2---5-2-----2---2---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The show has come..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------------2-| A|---4-4---5---4-------2-4-2-4-5---| E|-2-----2---2---5-4-5-------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The master himself..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---4-4---5---4-----4-4---5---4-| E|-2-----2---2---5-2-----2---2---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...stage, with his children..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------------2-| A|---4-4---5---4-------2-4-2-4-5---| E|-2-----2---2---5-4-5-------------| * * * * * * * * "The curtain must fall..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-11-----------------9----7-| D|---------------------------| A|--9-----------------7----5-| E|---------------------------| "The show has come..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-6-----------------9----7--| D|---------------------------| A|-4-----------------7----5--| E|---------------------------| "...stage, with his children..." 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