King Diamond: Sleep Tight Little Baby transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com edited by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl 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|-7-----5------7-----10--5-| D|--------------------------| A|-5-----3------5------8--3-| E|--------------------------| Riff 2 E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-10-----12--9-----10------------9----------------| D|-------------------------10--9------7-----7----7-| A|--8-----10--7------8------------7---------7----7-| E|------------------------------------5-----5----5-| "Lucy it's time...." Riff 3 E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|---------------9--8--7--6-----------| D|-6--5--4--3------------------8----8-| A|---------------7--6--5--4----6----6-| E|-4--3--2--1-------------------------| "Little girl from head to toe..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 x2 E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-0-7--7--7-7--8--7----2--2--3-2--0---| E|--------------------0--------------3-| "Sleep tight little baby...." Guitar 2 x2 E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|---9--9--9-9-10--9----4--4--5-4------| D|---------------------------------7-5-| A|-0-----------------------------------| E|--------------------0----------------| Guitar 1 E|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---2--------1--1^r~~-| E|-2-----2-1-----------| "Oh the worms..." Guitar 2 E|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|---4--------3--3^r~~--| D|-4-----4-3------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Riff 5 Guitar 1 E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-5--4--3----4--5--4--3------| A|----------------------------| E|-3--2--1----2--3--2--1------| "Is that your...." E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-5--4--3----4--5--4--3------| A|----------------------------| E|-3--2--1----2--3--2--1------| "...daddy....." Guitar 2 E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-7--6--5----6--7--6--5------| D|----------------------------| A|-5--4--3----4--5--4--3------| E|----------------------------| "Is that your...." E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-12--11--10-----------------| D|----------------------------| A|-10---9---8----4--5---4---3-| E|------------------3---2---1-| "...daddy....." Play Riff 4 "Sleep tight..." Play Riff 5 "Is that your daddy..." Keyboard intro plays again, then: Riff 6 (solo rhythm) Guitar 1 E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-----------9-9-9-9-10-9--7--| A|-----------7-7-7-7--8-7--5--| E|-0-0-0-0-0------------------| * * * * * E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----------9-9-9-9--7--9--| A|-----------7-7-7-7--5--7--| E|-0-0-0-0-0----------------| * * * * * Guitar 2 E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-----------2-2-2-2--3-2--0--| A|-----------2-2-2-2--3-2--0--| E|-0-0-0-0-0------------------| * * * * * E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----------2-2-2-2--0--2--| A|-----------2-2-2-2--0--2--| E|-0-0-0-0-0----------------| * * * * * Riff 7 Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-7-----3-----7-----5-----7-----3-----7-----5-----3--| D|-7-----3-----7-----5-----7-----3-----7-----5-----3--| A|-5-----1-----5-----3-----5-----1-----5-----3-----1--| E|----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (very quiet) x4 E|-----1-0-1--------1-0-1-|-----1-0-1--| B|-----------3------------|------------| G|---2------------2-------|---2--------| D|-0------------0---------|-0----------| A|------------------------|------------| E|------------------------|------------| Play Riff 4 "Sleep tight..." Play Riff 5 "Is that your daddy..." Play Riff 6 "So you came at last...." Riff 8 (solo rhythm) E|-------------------------------------------| B|-10-------10-------------------------------| G|--9--------9-----------8--8--------8----8~-| D|--7--------7-----------8--8--------8----8~-| A|-----0--0-----0--0--0--------0--0-----0----| E|-------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * E|---------------------------------------| B|-1010-------10-----------6--6-----6--8-| G|--9-9--------9-----------5--5--4--5--7-| D|--7-7--------7-----------3--3--2--3--5-| A|-------0--0-----0--0--0----------------| E|---------------------------------------| * * * * * Riff 9 (solo rhythm) E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|----------------2-4-5-4-2-4-2-| A|-2-4--4--4--4-4-0-2-3-2-0-2-0-| E|-0-2--2--2--2-2---------------| E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|------------7-7-| A|-2-4--4--4--5-5-| E|-0-2--2--2------| E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|----------------2-4-5-4-2-4-2-| A|-2-4--4--4--4-4-0-2-3-2-0-2-0-| E|-0-2--2--2--2-2---------------| E|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|---------------4--7-| D|--------------------| A|-2-4--4--4--4--2--5-| E|-0-2--2--2--2-------| Play Riff 6 "I see a baby crying..." Keyboard intro 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