King Diamond: More Than Pain transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@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 02, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard NOTE: Listen for strumming pattern: Riff 1 (Clean) e|-1--1-1--1-1-1-1111--2--2-2--2-2-2-2222--1--1-1--1-1-1-1111-| B|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3333--3--3-3--3-3-3-3333--3--3-3--3-3-3-3333-| G|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3333--3--3-3--3-3-3-3333--3--3-3--3-3-3-3330-| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|-1--1-1--1-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| B|-3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-2-| G|-2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-0-2-| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| REPEAT Riff 1 In the dark... Riff 2 (Clean) e|---------0---------------0---------| B|------10---10---------10---10------| G|---10---------10---10---------10---| D|-9---------------9---------------9-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Oh my God... e|---------0---------------0-------| B|------10---10---------10---10----| G|---10---------10---10---------10-| D|-9---------------9---------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| ...my stomach... e|-------0-----------0-----------0-------| B|-----8---8-------8---8-------8---8-----| G|---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---| D|-7-----------7-----------7-----------7-| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| There it is... e|-------0------0----0--| B|-----8---8----6----6--| G|---8-------8--7----7--| D|-7------------7----7--| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| ...cutting... This is more than pain! Riff 3 (Distortion) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------6--5-| D|---7-8----7-8-9-10----7-8----5--4-| A|---5-6----5-6-7--8----5-6---------| E|-0------0-----------0-----0-------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---7-8----7-8-9-10-------------------| A|---5-6----5-6-7--8-----------7-6-5---| E|-0------0-----------0--7-6-5-------6-| I put broken... Guitar 2 (Plays this the second time) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------6--5-| D|---7-8----7-8-9-10----7-8----5--4-| A|---5-6----5-6-7--8----5-6---------| E|-0------0-----------0-----0-------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---7-8----7-8-9-10-----------7-6-5---| A|---5-6----5-6-7--8-----7-6-5-------6-| E|-0------0-----------0----------------| Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-10----9----8----7----10----9----8----7-| A|--8----7----6----5-----8----7----6----5-| E|----------------------------------------| "No more hiding..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-10--9--8--7--10--9--8--7-| A|--8--7--6--5---8--7--6--5-| E|--------------------------| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|--8----7----6----5----12---11---10----9-| E|----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-10--9--8--7--10--9--8--7-| A|--8--7--6--5---8--7--6--5-| E|---------------8--7--6--5-| Riff 5 (Clean) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-9-11-11-11--11--12--11--9-9-11-11-| D|-0--0--0--0---0---0---0--0-0--0--0-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| What's wrong... e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-9-11-11-11--11--12--11--9--11-11-| D|-0--0--0--0---0---0---0--0---0--0-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| I'm hurting... Play Riff 3 Ah ha...No no you're... Play Riff 4 No more... Play Riff 2 I can't believe... 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