King Diamond: Meet Me At Midnight transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.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|-------5-5---------5-4-----| A|-----------------------5~~-| E|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------| * * * * * * * E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------5-5---------5-4-----| A|-----------------------3~~-| E|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------| * * * * * * * Riff 2 (let all notes ring) E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2-| D|-----2-----2-----2-----2---------| A|-0-----4-----3-----4-----3---4---| E|---------------------------------| Play Riff 1 Lead into next section: E|-----| B|-----| G|--5--| D|--5--| A|--3--| E|-----| Riff 3 E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------9-------7---| D|-6--6--6----/9----9-/7----7-| A|-4--4--4----/7------/5------| E|-4--4--4----/7------/5------| "Yesterday..." E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------4-------7---| D|-6--6--6-----4----4-/7----7-| A|-4--4--4-----2------/5------| E|-4--4--4-----2------/5------| "...last of the seven......." Play Riff 2 "Oh revenge is sweet...." Play Riff 3 "Up and awake......" Riff 4 E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-9-----------10-----------9---------------------| D|-9-----------10-----------9-----------7-9-10-12-| A|-7------------8-----------7-----------5-7--8-10-| E|---0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--5-7--8-10-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "He is such a sick little man..." E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-9-----------10-----------9----------------------| D|-9-----------10-----------9-----------9-10-12-14-| A|-7------------8-----------7-----------7--8-10-12-| E|---0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--7--8-10-12-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "He's so much sicker than me..." Riff 5 (alternate picking) E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| "Ah ah..." E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| "Ah ah..." E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| "Meet me at midnight..." E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6--6--| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4--4--| "...cemetary gates..." Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "Revenge is sweet..." Play Riff 1 "Revenge......" Lead into next section: E|-----| B|-----| G|--5--| D|--5--| A|--3--| E|-----| Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3 "Call me sick....." Play Riff 2 "Who do you think....." Riff 6 (solo rhythm) E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|---------7---------6---------7---------6/7--6/7-| A|---------5---------4---------5---------4/5--4/5-| E|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 4 "He is such......" Play Riff 5 "Ah ah ah ah....." Riff 7 E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-4--5--7-5-4--2--4---6--7--9-7-6-4--6-| E|-2--3--5-3-2--0--2---4--5--7-5-4-2--4-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "McKenzie did you hear me?" E|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|---------------------5--6--8--6--5--3--5--| A|-8--9-11-9-8--6--8---3--4--6--4--3--1--3--| E|-6--7--9-7-6--4--6------------------------| * * * * * * "She's sleeping....." Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-10-----------11----------10-------------------| G|--9-----------10-----------9-----------0-2-3-5-| D|--7------------8-----------7-----------0-2-3-5-| A|----0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0----------| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-10-----------11----------10-------------------| G|--9-----------10-----------9-----------2-3-5-7-| D|--7------------8-----------7-----------2-3-5-7-| A|----0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0----------| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 4 "He is such......" Play Riff 5 "Ah ah ah ah...." 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