King Diamond: Mommy transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com ending solo by: Ralf Sesseler : ralf@sesseler.de 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 03, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro Guitar 1 E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|-5-----------5--| E|----------------| Guitar 2 E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|-6-----------5--| Riff 1 2x E|-------------------|----------------------| B|-------------------|----------------------| G|-------------------|----------------------| D|-------------------|----------------------| A|-4-5-7---6---6---6-|-4-5-7---6---6---6--5-| E|-------4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------4-4-4-4-4-4----| * * * * Riff 2 Guitar 1 2x E|-------------------|----------------------| B|-------------------|----------------------| G|-------------------|----------------------| D|-------------------|----------------------| A|-4-5-7-------------|-4-5-7--------------5-| E|-------4-4-4-4-4-4-|-------4-4-4-4-4-4----| * * * * * * * * * * "You could see..." Guitar 2 2x E|-------------------|----------------------| B|-------------------|----------------------| G|-------------------|----------------------| D|-------------------|----------------------| A|-------------------|--------------------5-| E|-4-5-7-4-7---6---5-|-4-5-7-4-7---6---5----| 2x E|-------------------|-------------------------------| B|-------------------|-------------------------------| G|-------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------|--------------------7----------| A|-------------------|--------------------5----------| E|-4-5-7-4-7---6---5-|-4-5-7-4-7---6---5--5----5/12\-| "The night began..." Riff 3 E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|------------------8-9-----------------------6-| A|------6----5----7-------------6----5------6---| E|-4-----------------------4--------------4-----| "Oh no..." E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|------------------8-9-------------------------| A|------6----5----7-------------6----5------7-6-| E|-4-----------------------4--------------4-----| "Oh no..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 x2 E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-------------------7--6-| E|-4----3----2----4-------| "Deep down below..." E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-6--6--5--5--4--4----7-6---6--6--5--5--4--4--3-| E|-4--4--3--3--2--2--4-------4--4--3--3--2--2--1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "The crypt is still alive..." Guitar 2 x2 E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-6----5----4-------7--6-| E|-4----3----2----4-------| "Deep down below..." E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-6--6--5--5--4--4----7-6---3--3--2--2--1--1--0-| E|-4--4--3--3--2--2--4-------4--4--3--3--2--2--1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 Guitar 1 (Clean) E|-------------1-----0--------------------0--1-----0--| B|-1-----1--------------------0-----0-----------3-----| G|----2-----2-----2-----2--------1-----1--------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) x2 E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------5--7-| E|-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5----5---4-4-4----4---0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * "It's so damp..." x2 E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------7--9-| A|-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7----7---6-6-6----6---2----5--7-| E|-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5----5---4-4-4----4---0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * "There's something in the dark..." Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) Both Guitars x2 E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------7--9-| A|---------7--7----------10--9----------6--6----------5--7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--8--7--4-4-4-4-4--4--0-0-0-0------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------7-9-| A|--------7-7---------10-9---------6-6---------5-7-| E|-555555-5-5--555555--8-7--444444-4-4--000000-----| ****** ****** ****** ****** Guitar 1 E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------7-6-------------------------| E|-555555-8-8\-555555-------444444-7-7\-000000-2-4-| ****** ****** ****** ****** Guitar 2 E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------9-9-------------| A|--------7-7---------10-9---------7-7-------------| E|-555555-5-5--555555--8-7--444444------000000-2-4-| ****** ****** ****** ****** Ending to Riff 6 Guitar 1 E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------8---7---5-------5-| E|-5---4---------------------| Guitar 2 E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------8---7-------------| E|-5---4-----------6-------5-| End of Solo Rhythm Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "There's a body on the floor..." Play Riff 3 "I see a child..." Play Riff 4 "Deep down below..." Play Riff 5 Riff 6a Guitar 1 (Clean) E|-------------1-----0--------------------0--1-----0--| B|-1-----1--------------------0-----0-----------3-----| G|----2-----2-----2-----2--------1-----1--------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) x2 E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------7--9-| A|---------7--7----------10--9----------6--6----------5--7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--8--7--4-4-4-4-4--4--0-0-0-0------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I used to know your sister..." Riff 6b Both guitars E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------7-9-| A|--------7-7---------10-9---------6-6---------5-7-| E|-555555-5-5--555555--8-7--444444-4-4--000000-----| ****** ****** ****** ****** "And now you're stuck in here..." Guitar 1 E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------7-6-------------------------| E|-555555-8-8\-555555-------444444-7-7\-000000-2-4-| ****** ****** ****** ****** Guitar 2 E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------9-9-------------| A|--------7-7---------10-9---------7-7-------------| E|-555555-5-5--555555--8-7--444444------000000-2-4-| ****** ****** ****** ****** Ending to Riff 6b Guitar 1 E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|---------8---7---5-| E|-5---4-------------| Guitar 2 E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|---------8---7-----| E|-5---4-----------6-| Play Riff 5 Ending: Guitar 1 E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-----------7-6-------------------7-6--------7-6-| E|-5--5-7-8-------7-8-7--5--5-7-8-------7-8-7-----| "She cannot find her mommy..." Guitar 2 (comes in later) E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|----------/10-9~~---------------/10-9~~---------| E|-5--5-7-8--------------5--5-7-8-----------------| Ending lead: (there's sometimes another guitar, but i only made the louder one) E|------------| B|------------| G|-9----8-----| D|------------| A|-7----6-----| E|------------| (4 times) E|-17b19----17b19r17----14-----|-12h14p12h14----12b14---------| B|-----------------------------|------------------------------| G|-----------------------------|-------------------------11\\-| D|-----------------------------|------------------------------| A|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------| E|----------------|---------------|------------|------------| B|----------------|---------------|------------|------------| G|-9h8p9----8-----|-9---12-11-----|-9----8-----|-9----8-----| D|----------------|---------------|------------|------------| A|----------------|---------------|------------|------------| E|----------------|---------------|------------|------------| E|----------11----|-/12-----------|-/14------\-| B|----------------|--------11-----|------------| G|-9h8p9----------|---------------|------------| D|----------------|---------------|------------| A|----------------|---------------|------------| E|----------------|---------------|------------| E|------19---19-17-15--|-------------------|-24---24-22-------|-----------| B|-17------------------|-17---15-17-15-----|------------24----|-----------| G|-------------------- |---------------16--|------------------|-9---------| D|---------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------| A|---------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------| E|---------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------| Notation: 10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret. 10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret, then release to the 10th fret. [10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick, then release to the 10th fret. 10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend. 10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret. 7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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