King Diamond: Killer transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com edited by: Jordan B. : sansamppsa1@hotmail.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: December 10, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: D (all strings down a whole step) Intro d|-------| A|-------| F|-------| C|-------| G|-------| D|--12\--| Riff 1 d|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------| C|-------4--------7---7-7----------4-----4-----5-4---| G|---------4--------5-----5\---------4-----0-2-3-2-0-| D|-0-222-----2-/5------------0-222-----2-------------| * *** * *** d|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------| C|-------4--------7---7-7----------4-----4--------| G|---------4--------5-----5\---------4-----0-2-3~-| D|-0-222-----2-/5------------0-222-----2-------a--| * *** * *** d|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------------| C|-------4--------7---7-7----------4-----4-----5-4---| G|---------4--------5-----5\---------4-----0-2-3-2-0-| D|-0-222-----2-/5------------0-222-----2-------------| * *** * *** d|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------| C|-------4--------7---7-7----------4-----4-----5--5-| G|---------4--------5-----5\---------4-----0-2-3--3-| D|-0-222-----2-/5------------0-222-----2------------| * *** * *** Riff 2 Guitar 1 d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|------------------------------| C|-2-----4--4-2---4--4-2---5--5-| G|-2-----2--2-2---2--2-2---3--3-| D|-0----------0--------0--------| d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|-------5--5-----5--5-----4--4-2--| G|-4-----3--3-4---3--3-4---2--2-2--| D|-2----------2--------2-----------| Guitar 2 x2 d|--------------------------------| A|--------12--------------12------| F|-9-12-9----9-12--9-12-9----9-12-| C|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * x2 d|--------------------------------| A|--------10--------------10------| F|-8-11-8----8-11--8-11-8----8-11-| C|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * d|-----------------------------------| A|--------12--------------12---------| F|-9-12-9----9-12--9-12-9----9-12-9~-| C|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 d|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------| C|-9-----10-----9-----10-----7-----7-----10-----9-| G|-7------8-----7------8-----5-----5------8-----7-| D|---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "At midnight..." d|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------2--| C|-----9-----10-----9-----10------------2--| G|-----7------8-----7------8------------0--| D|-0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0--3~-------| * * * * * * * * * * a "They're going to flick the switch..." d|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------| C|-9-----10-----9-----10-----7-----7-----10-----9-| G|-7------8-----7------8-----5-----5------8-----7-| D|---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Down the hall..." d|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------| C|-9-----10-----9-----10--------------| G|-7------8-----7------8-----8----10--| D|---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0-6-----8--| * * * * * * * * "They're gonna end my life..." Riff 4 d|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------------| C|---9---8-----8p7---7---7----9---8-------------------| G|--------------------------------------12---------14-| D|-7---7---7-7-----7---7----7---7---7-7-10-101010--12-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I will see you all in Hell..." d|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| F|---------------------------------------------7-8-9--| C|---9---8-----8p7---7---7----9---8-----7-88-9--------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-7---7---7-7-----7---7----7---7---7-7---------------| * * * * * * * * * * * ** * * * "Isn't that..." Play Riff 3 "I will not..." Riff 5 d|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| F|--------------------------------------------------| C|---6---7-6-4--------------------------------------| G|-4---4---------6---7-6-4---7---9---7---9---11-9-7-| D|-------------4---4-------5---5---5---7---7--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I am, I am a killer..." d|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------| C|---6---7-6-4-------------------------------------| G|-4---4---------4---6---4---7---9---7---6---7---6-| D|-------------2---2---2---5---5---5---4---4---4---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I'm gonna get..." Play Riff 1 Lead into next section: d|-----| A|-----| F|-----| C|--2--| G|--2--| D|--0--| Play Riff 3 "It is not..." Play Riff 4 "I will see you all in Hell..." Play Riff 3 "Gazing at..." Play Riff 5 "I am, I am a killer..." Lead into next section: d|------------------| A|------------------| F|------------------| C|-4----7----6------| G|-2----5----4----7-| D|----------------5-| Riff 6 Guitar 1 d|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------| G|-7----9----6----5-----7----7/9----3----6----5--| D|-----------------------------------------------| "I've got less..." Guitar 2 d|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------------| C|-5----7---------------5----7-------------------| G|-----------9----8-----------------6----9----8--| D|-----------------------------------------------| Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-4------4------4------4------| G|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-| D|-----------------------------| **** **** **** **** d|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| F|-----------------------------| C|-7------7------2------2------| G|-5-5555-5-5555-0-0000-0-0000-| D|-----------------------------| **** **** **** **** d|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------3--2-| C|-4------4------4------4------3--2-| G|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222------| D|----------------------------------| **** **** **** **** d|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------4-----------5-----------4-----------7-----| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-0-2-2---2-2-0-3-3---3-3-0-2-2---2-2-0-5-5---5-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * d|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------| C|-------4-----------5-----------4--4--5--| G|----------------------------------2--3--| D|-0-2-2---2-2-0-3-3---3-3-0-2-2----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo (Simonsen) d|-24-22-21---------22-21-19---------21-19-17---------| A|---------24-22-21---------22-21-19---------21-19-17-| F|----------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| d|-19-17-16----------17-15-14----------19-17-16---------| A|---------19-17-16----------17-15-14----------19-17-16-| F|------------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| d|-17-15-14---------15-14-12---------17-15-14---------| A|---------17-15-14---------15-14-12---------17-15-14-| F|----------------------------------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| d|-15-14-12----------14-12-10---------12-10-9--------| A|---------15-14-12----------14-12-10--------12-10-9-| F|---------------------------------------------------| C|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| d|-10-9-7---------------------------------------| A|-------10-8-7---------------------------------| F|--------------9-9b11r9-9b11-9b11--------------| C|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------0-[dives]--| d|----12h14p12----12----------------| A|-14----------14----14-12----------| F|-------------------------13b14r13-| C|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 3 "I hear them..." Play Riff 5 "I am, I am a killer..." Lead into next section: d|------------------| A|------------------| F|------------------| C|-4----7----6------| G|-2----5----4----7-| D|----------------5-| Play Riff 1 Ending chord: d|-----| A|-----| F|-----| C|--2--| G|--2--| D|--0--| "It's time." 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