King Diamond: Pictures In Red transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : midiamond@sci.fi Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.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: July 07, 2007 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Rhythm is played with electric clean guitar with reverb NOTE: For Riffs 1 and 2 one channel plays the slide shown, the other channel just plays the top notes as a pull-off. They switch back and forth between which one does the slide and which one does the pull-off. Riff 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----6-----5-----6-----5------6\-5-| G|---7---7-----7-----7-----7---(7)\6-| D|-7-------7-----7-----7-----7-(7)\6-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|-----5-----4-----5-----4-----5p4-| G|---6---6-----6-----6-----6-------| D|-6-------6-----6-----6-----6-----| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----6-----5-----6-----5------6\-5-| G|---7---7-----7-----7-----7---(7)\6-| D|-7-------7-----7-----7-----7-(7)\6-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| "In the hallway..." e|----------------------| B|-----5-----4-------4--| G|---6---6-----6-----5--| D|-6-------6-----(0)-6--| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| "...on the floor." Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-12b14----(14)r12----------------------------------------| D|------------------/12----14--15--14----(14)\-------------| A|---------------------------------------------11----(11)/-| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|--------------15----(15)\--9----(9)\------------| G|-14----(14)\--------------------------8----(8)\-| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 "I hear voices..." Riff 2 e|----------------------------------------------| B|-------9-------8-------9-------8---------9\-8-| G|----10---10------10------10------10----(10)\9-| D|-10---------10------10------10------10-(10)\9-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| "Go to sleep..." e|---------------------------------| B|-----8-----7-----8-----7-----8p7-| G|---9---9-----9-----9-----9-------| D|-9-------9-----9-----9-----9-----| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| "I will tell..." e|----------------------------------------------| B|-------9-------8-------9-------8---------9\-8-| G|----10---10------10------10------10----(10)\9-| D|-10---------10------10------10------10-(10)\9-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| "I will tell you..." e|----------------------| B|-----8-----7-------7--| G|---9---9-----9-----8--| D|-9-------9-----(0)-9--| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| "...why I'm here." Play Riff 1 "Am I dreaming..." Ending: e|---------------------| B|-5p4----------5p3----| G|-----5------------4--| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| "Pictures in red." Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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