King Diamond: "LOA" House transcribed by : Mika Ristiranta: m_ristiranta@hotmail.com Russ Elton: mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com based from tab by: Matias Andujar with help of Gabriel Hidalgo Pawel Wiecek: coven@coven.ml.org solos by : Don Briggs: Sekhemet@ozemu.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 RIFF 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------7-6-----3----------------| A|-5--4--5-4--2--1-[let ring]--1/-| E|-3--2-------0-------------------| * * * * * RIFF 2 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7-------8-------5-------7-------| E|---00000---00000---00000---00000-| ***** ***** ***** ***** add 3rd time e|-------------------------------|---| B|-------------------------------|---| G|-------------------------------|---| D|-------------------------------|---| A|-7-------8---------------------|-2-| E|---00000---00000-666666-555555-|-0-| ***** ***** ****** ****** Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-7-------8-------5-------7----------| E|---00000---00000---00000---00-5-7-0-| ***** ***** ***** ** add 3rd time e|-------------------------------|---| B|-------------------------------|---| G|-------------------------------|---| D|-------------------------------|---| A|-7-------8-------555555-444444-|-2-| E|---00000---00000---------------|-0-| ***** ***** ****** ****** RIFF 3 (2 times) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-4-------5-------2-------4--2-------| A|---22222---22222---22222------5-4-2-| E|------------------------------------| * ***** * ***** * ***** * * * * * "1932..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4-------5--------------------| A|---22222---22222-111111111111-| E|------------------------------| * ***** * ***** ************ "North... e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-4-------5-------2-------4--2-------| A|---22222---22222---22222------5-4-2-| E|------------------------------------| * ***** * ***** * ***** * * * * * "Louisiana..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-4-------5-------4---2----| A|---22222---22222---5---4--| E|--------------------------| * ***** * ***** "darker than..." Final time: e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-4-------5-------4---2----| A|---2-2-2---2-2-2---5---4--| E|--------------------------| * * * * * * * * "a mansion if you will..." RIFF 4 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------------2-2---------------------| A|-0-[let ring]--0-3-2-5-3---0-[let-ring]-320--3-2-| E|---------------------------------------------1-0-| "White..." *** e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----------------------2-2---------------------| A|-0-[let ring]--0-3-2-5-3---0-[let-ring]-320--3-5-| E|---------------------------------------------1-3-| "The mansion..." *** RIFF 5 (2 times) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--------------999-666-888-----| A|-666666666666-------------999-| E|------------------------------| ************ *** *** *** *** "And when..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--------------888-555-777-----| A|-555555555555-------------888-| E|------------------------------| ************ *** *** *** *** "Full and..." Riff 6 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-4----------------4---2--------| A|-2-[let ring]-------5---4-5-2--| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * "In the "LOA" house...." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-4-----------------------------| A|-2--222222222222222222--2-2-2--| E|-------------------------------| ****************** * * * Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-3----------------3---1--------| A|-1-[let ring]-------4---3-4-1--| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * "Misery will...." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-3-----------------------------| A|-1--1111111111111111111-1-1-1--| E|-------------------------------| ******************* * * * RIFF 1a e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|-------7-6--| A|-5--4--5-4--| E|-3--2-------| * * * * Play RIFF 2 (2 times) (add E chord 2nd time) Play RIFF 3 (2 times) "Jean Le Noir..." Play RIFF 4 "They say..." Play RIFF 5 (2 times) "And when..." Play Riff 6 "In the "LOA"..." Play Riff 1a RIFF 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| ----| A|--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-/9--9-9-9-9-\5--5-5-5-5-| | E|--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-/7--7-7-7-7-\3--3-3-3-3-| | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * |---- Play 2x e|----------------------------------| | B|----------------------------------| | G|----------------------------------| ----| D|--------------------------9--8----| A|--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--7--6----| E|--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--7--6----| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| ----| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-6-| | E|---------------------------------------------------| | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | e|---------------------------------------------------| |--- Play 2x B|---------------------------------------------------| | G|---------------------------------------------------| | D|---------------------------------------------------| ----| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------------| E|--------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| ----| A|-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4-/7--7-7-7-7-\3--3-3-3-3-| | E|-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-/5--5-5-5-5-\1--1-1-1-1-| | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | e|---------------------------------| |--- Play 2x B|---------------------------------| | G|---------------------------------| | D|-------------------------7-6-----| ----| A|-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--5-4-----| E|-2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--5-4-----| * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-8--------------11-11--| ----| A|-6-[let ring]----9--8--| | E|-----------------------| | | e|------------------------------------------| |--- Play 2x B|------------------------------------------| | G|------------------------------------------| | D|-8----------------------------------------| ----| A|-6--[let ring]---9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8--| E|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6--| * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo E|------------11--23^19------19-21^18------18-19^16------16-18b~-| B|----------12---------21--21--------19--19--------17--17--------| G|--------13-------------20------------18------------16----------| D|------13-------------------------------------------------------| A|-11^14---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------9-11-13-9^11^9----9-11----| D|-------------------------9-11-14-9-11-13----------------13------13-| A|---------9-11-12-9-11-12-------------------------------------------| E|-9-11-12-----------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------20b^r-20~-| B|----------------------------------------| G|-9----9-11-13-11-9----9-11-13-----------| D|---13--------------13-------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| X2 E|-------------------|-----------------------| B|-------------------|-----------------------| G|-13-12-13----13-12-|-13-12-13----13--------| D|----------16-------|----------16----16-14~-| A|-------------------|-----------------------| E|-------------------|-----------------------| E|----------------24-23-21----21-------------------------24B-| B|-21-24-21-20-21----------24----23-24-23-21-20-21-20-21-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| SOLO : Herb Speed pick E|-14141414-17171717--------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------14141414-17171717--------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------14141414-16161616--------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------14141414-16161616--| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| AH E|--------|----------------------------------------------| B|----17b-|-14^17^14----14-------------------------------| G|--------|----------16----16-14-16-14----14-------16b---| D|-14-----|----------------------------16----16-14-------| A|--------|----------------------------------------------| E|--------|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-------------------------10-12-14-|-10~~-10^12^10---------------| G|-----------------9-11-13----------|---------------13~~-13^14^13-| D|---------9-11-12------------------|-----------------------------| A|-9-11-12--------------------------|-----------------------------| E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------|---------------------------| B|--------------------------------|---------------------------| G|-11----11-13-14-13-11----13-----|-3b(with bar then vibrate)-| D|----14----------------14----11~-|---------------------------| A|--------------------------------|---------------------------| E|--------------------------------|---------------------------| E|-16^18^16-14-16-14--------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------18-16^18^16-14-16-14-----------------------------| G|----------------------------------------16-15^16^15----15-----------| D|----------------------------------------------------18----18-16-15~-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Speed pick E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-131313-/-202020-\-131313-/-202020-\-131313-13^16^13-11~-| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-15^18^15----15-------------------------| D|----------18----18-16-18-16----16-------| A|----------------------------18----18-16-| E|----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------11-13-15-/-21~~~-| D|-------------------11-13-15------------------| A|----------11-13-14---------------------------| E|-11-13-14------------------------------------| End solo RIFF 8 (4 times) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-9----------------9-------------| D|-9---9------7-----9-------------| A|-7------10-----9--7-------------| E|-----------------------8~--7~---| "They never.... No No No..." Play RIFF 1a Play RIFF 3 (2 times) "7 days ago..." Play RIFF 4 "White as snow..." RIFF 9 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7---------4-5-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-3-| E|-------------------------------------5-5-5-5-----| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-6-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-4-| E|-------------------------------------------------| Solo e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------9-11-9~-----------------------14~---12-11-9~---| D|-9~---11-12~---12~-------------12-11-9~---11-12~--------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| (Double Time Feel) e|-17-14----------14-19-14----------14-18-14----------14-19-14----------| B|-------15----15----------15----15----------15----15----------15----15-| G|----------16----------------16----------------16----------------16----| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-17-14----------------------------| B|----------15-------------------------| G|-------------16----------------------| D|----------------16-------------------| A|---------------------17-14----12B^r--| E|-------------------------------------| (Fast) e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------15-17-19-17-15--------| G|----------------------------14-16-18-14-16-18-----------------------| D|----------14-16-17-14-16-17-----------------------------------------| A|-14-16-17-----------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------15-17-19-17-15-------------15-17-19-17-15----------------| G|-18-14-16-18----------------18-14-16-18----------------18-16-14-16-18-| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------18b--| B|-15-17-19-17-15----------------15-17-19-17-15------| G|----------------18-16-14-16-18---------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| End solo Play RIFF 8 "They never..." Play RIFF 5 (2 times) "And when..." Play Riff 6 (2 times) "In the "LOA"..." Ending Guitar 1 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-2-[let ring]-------| E|-0------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-2------------------| A|-0-[let ring]-------| E|--------------------| "And again, and again..." Song fades out. 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