Behind These Walls Tab by King Diamond King Diamond: Behind These Walls transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com Brian McKeen : dusarrion@hotmail.com FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://republika.pl/tlange/ Date last modified: 12-07-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro e|---------| B|---------| G|--8---7--| D|--8---7--| A|--6---5--| E|---------| Riff 1 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-6------4-6------8---7-| D|-6------4-6------8---7-| A|-4------2-4------6---5-| E|-----------------------| Riff 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-6-------------------------------| A|-4--4-444-444-444-444-444-444-44-| E|---------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** *** *** ** "Walking in the garden..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-6-666-666-666-666-666-666-666-66-| E|----------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ** "...picking flowers in the sun..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-6---------------6-----------------9--9-| A|-4--4-444-444-44-4--4-444-4444-66--7--6-| E|----------------------------------------| * *** *** ** * *** **** ** "Madeleine is on her own..." Play Riff 1 "What's going on ?" Riff 3 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4444-| E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|--------------------------8----7-| D|--------------------------8----7-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6----5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Ahhhhh, ahhhh..." Play Riff 2 "All the birds are singing...." Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-4-6----6-4-6------6-6-4-6------------| A|-4-4-2-4----4-2-4-2----4-4-2-4---6-5-4--2-| E|------------------0--------------4-3-2--0-| * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-6-6-4-6----6-4-6------6-6-4-6---------| A|-4-4-2-4----4-2-4-2----4-4-2-4---6-5-4-| E|------------------0--------------4-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-------6---5--------------6--------6---5---------7-| A|---------------------------------------------7-6-5-| E|-2-4-4---4----2-4-4-4-4-4----2-4-4---4-----4-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Lead into next section: e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|---------------------------8-----7---| D|-6-6-----6-6------6-6------8-----7---| A|-4-4-----4-4------4-4------6-----5---| E|-------------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-------------------8----7-| D|-------------------8----7-| A|-4444444444444...--6----5-| E|--------------------------| ************* Play Riff 2 "Now the bell is ringing..." This is lead comes in the second time: e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-/6~~----8-9-8~~-----9--8--9~---11--13-13~~---11~~-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 1 "What's going on ?" Play Riff 3 "Ahhhh, ahhhh...." Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Solo (Pure La Rocque!) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----13-13~~--13-14-13-11-9-8~~-----------------------------------| D|-11----------------------------10--6~~---------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---11----9-------------------------------------------------------| A|------11---11----9--------6-7------------------------------------| E|--------------12---11-7-9------4~~--4-5-7~~----------------------| e|-16p12-------------16p12-------------16p12-----------------------| B|-------14p12-12h14-------14p12-12h14-------14p12-----------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------14p12\11--------| A|----------------------------------------------------------11~~~--| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----9---------------------------9---11^^r---15^^r15-------------| B|------9-12p9-----------------------9-----------------------------| G|-11^^--------11p9-11^^r-9~~---11---------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|------19---------------------------------------------------------| B|-20^^-----20^^r-19~~---------17-16h17p16h17p16h17p16h17p16~~\----| G|-----------------------16-18-------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| End solo Ending x5 e|--------| B|--------| G|--4--6--| D|--4--6--| A|--2--4--| E|--------| "What's going on ?" 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