King Diamond: The Lake transcribed by: ANDR? DA SILVA SALVATERRA : mercyful@zipmail.com.br edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com Ben : stembbe@ala.net 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: 04-10-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|--5-4--| E|--3-2--| Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---2-------------------------------2-| A|-4-0--0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-| E|-2------------------------------2----| *** *** *** *** *** ** e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---------------2----6/7-6-| A|-0-222-222-222-0----4/5-4-| E|--------------------------| *** *** *** e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------------------------------2-| A|-0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-| E|---------------------------2----| *** *** *** *** *** ** e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|--------------4-| A|-0-222-22--6--2-| E|-----------4----| *** ** Solo e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------/4~--------------------| A|-5-4-2~--------5-4-2~------4h5-4-| E|-----------------------5\--------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------/4~---------------------| A|-2~--------5-7-9~---4--6-6/7~-| E|------------------------------| End Solo Riff 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4----------------------------4-| A|-2-444-444-444-444-444-44--6--2-| E|---------------------------4----| *** *** *** *** *** ** "It is Sunday morning..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-4-------------4----8/9-8-| A|-2-444-444-444-2----6/7-6-| E|--------------------------| *** *** *** "...just before dawn..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4----------------------------4-| A|-2-444-444-444-444-444-44--6--2-| E|---------------------------4----| *** *** *** *** *** ** "A little girl is dancing..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----------------7--6-------7--6----| D|-4---------------------5----------5-| A|-2-444-444-444-5----------5---------| E|---------------3----------3---------| *** *** *** "...on the mansion porch..." Riff 1a e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------------------------------2-| A|-0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-| E|---------------------------2----| *** *** *** *** *** ** "She calls out a name..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---------------2----6/7-6-| A|-0-222-222-222-0----4/5-4-| E|--------------------------| *** *** *** " 'God give him the sea.' " e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------------------------------2-| A|-0-222-222-222-222-222-22--4--0-| E|---------------------------2----| *** *** *** *** *** ** "I'm here from the darkest deep..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------1--0------1--0----| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------3---------3-| A|-0-222-222-222-3---------3---------| E|---------------1---------1---------| *** *** *** "And hear my name..." Riff 3 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-7------------7------6/7\6-| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-4--4-4-4/5\4-| E|---------------------------| * * * * * * * "Down by the lake..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-----------------------4-7-| A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-4-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "...grief..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-7------------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5--| E|--------------------------------3--| * * * * * "Dancing hand in hand with the Devil..." Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 2 "Watching from the bridge..." Play Riff 1a "Yes, we all know..." Play Riff 3 "Down by the lake..." Lead into next section: e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--7--5--| E|--5--3--| Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----------------2-------5-| A|-2-4---------2-4-0-4-----3-| E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2---| * * * * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-----------------4-5----| A|-2-4---------2-4-2-3--3-| E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2------1-| * * * * Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-2-4---------2-4-2-4-----7-| A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-5-| E|---------------------------| * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-2-4---------2-4-5----5----| A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-3--3-3--| E|-------------------1----1--| * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-2-4---------2-4-2-4-----7-| A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-5-| E|---------------------------| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2-4---------2-4--9-8-7--9-8-7-| A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2--7-6-5--7-6-5-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Riff 6 e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-5--------3----| A|-3--------1----| E|---------------| "And the nun has been..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------10------------------| -----| A|----------8----------------5-| | E|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-5-6-7---| | * * * * * * * * | "...seen..." |--- Play 2x e|-----------------------------| | B|-----------------------------| | G|-----------------------------| -----| D|---------10------------------| A|----------8----7-5---5-------| E|-0-0-0-0-----0-----7---7-6-5-| * * * * * "I want your cross..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|---7-5---5---------7-5---5--------4-| E|-0-----7---7-6-5-0-----7---7-6-5--2-| * * "...Margaret..." Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 2 "Full of pride..." Play Riff 1a "The little girl..." Play Riff 3 "Down by the lake..." 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