King Diamond: Digging Graves transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com Solo by: Sarah Z : ZywickiS@aol.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: October 31, 2004 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (slight distortion) Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|--------------------2--1-| E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-------| * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|--------------------2--1--2--5-4-3-| E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-----------------| * * Guitar 2 (slight distortion) x2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-0---------------0-------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 (slight distortion) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|--------------------2--1-| E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-------| * * "Lucy..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|--------------------2--1--2--5-4-3-| E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-----------------| * * Guitar 2 (slight distortion) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|----7----7---------7----7-| E|-0------------------------| x2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|---7-----7---------7----7-| E|--------------------------| Lead into next section (heavy distortion): e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--5--4--| E|--3--2--| "I am..." Riff 3 (heavy distortion) Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|--------------------2--1-| E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-------| * * "...not the guy..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|--------------------2--1--2-5-4-3--5--4-| E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-----------------3--2-| * * "I left half..." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--------------------9--8-| A|--------------------7--6-| E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-------| * * "...not the guy..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|--------------------4--3--4-7-6-5-------| A|--------------------2--1--2-5-4-3--5--4-| E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-----------------3--2-| * * "I left half..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--------------------4--3-| A|-2--4--5--4-5-4--2--2--1-| E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-------| * * "Does that mean..." e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------4--3--4-7-6-5----------| A|-2--4--5--4-5-4--2--2--1--2-5-4-3--5--4--2-| E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0-----------------3--2--0-| * * Guitar 2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-2--7----7---------7----7-| E|-0------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|---7-----7---------7----7--\1--2-5-4-3--5--4--2-| E|----------------------------------------3--2--0-| Riff 5 Guitar 1 (slight distortion) e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|------------------2-1-| E|----------------------| "No..." E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|--------------------2--1-2--5-4-3-| E|-0--2--3--2-3-2--0----------------| * * Guitar 2 (slight distortion) x2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-0---------------0-------------| Play Riff 2 "Is it true..." Lead into next section (heavy distortion): e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--5--4--| E|--3--2--| "I am..." Play Riff 3 "...not the guy..." Play Riff 4 "Does that mean..." Interlude: "Into the night I go..." Riff 6 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----9-8-9--4--5-------4-5-| A|-----7-6-7--2--3---6-7-----| E|-0-------------------------| "I will be your misery..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-----9-8-9--4--5--12-11-9-8-| A|-----7-6-7--2--3--10--9-7-6-| E|-0--------------------------| "I'm going to be your hell..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----------------------4-5-| A|-----7-6-7--2~-3~--6-7-----| E|-0-------------------------| "I will be your misery..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------9--7~--10-9-7----| A|-----7-6-7----------------10-| E|-0---------------------------| "I'm going to be your hell..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----------------------4-5-| A|-----7-6-7--2~-3~--6-7-----| E|-0-------------------------| "I will be your misery..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|------------9--7~-----------| A|-----7-6-7---------10-9-7-6-| E|-0--------------------------| "I'm going to be your hell..." Riff 7 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-----9---8---------------9----7-----5-| A|-2---7---6-----------2---7----5-----3-| E|-0-------------------0----------------| "I'm digging graves..." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-----5~--4-5-4-5-4~------5~---7~---10--9~--| A|-2-------------------2---------------------| E|-0-------------------0---------------------| * * * * Play Riff 6 "I will be your..." Riff 8 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-| E|-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------------------| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----------------------7--7-10-| A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7---5--5--8-| E|-0-0-------0-0-----------------| * * * * e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-----7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-| E|-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-------------------| * * * * * * "McKenzie, how could you think I'd forget..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----------------------7--7-5-| A|-----7h8p7-----7h8p7---5--5-3-| E|-0-0-------0-0----------------| * * * * Play Riff 8 (solo rhythm) Solo e|----------------------------------------------------| B|---------------12-8h10p8-7h8-5-7-8h10-12-10--8-7----| G|----------9-12-----------------------------------7v-| D|-----9-12-------------------------------------------| A|--10------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------17-17-17--20-20-20--19-19-19--| G|---------12-10--------------------------------------------------| D|-14-14v---------14-14--15p14p12v\-------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-17-17-17----------19-19-19-17v--22b24-{22}v--------------| B|----------20-20-20---------------------------17-17-20-19v-| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 x3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----4-------2---------4-----------| D|---4---4---2---------4---4---------| A|-2-------0-----0-1-2-------5----9--| E|-----------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----4-------2---------4-----------| D|---4---4---2---------4---4-7--2----| A|-2-------0-----0-1-2-------5--0--2-| E|---------------------------------0-| Guitar 2 x3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-4-------6---------7-------7----6--| D|-----------------------------------| A|-2-------4---------5-------5----4--| E|-----------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-4-------6---------7-------7--6--4-| D|-----------------------------------| A|-2-------4---------5-------5--4--2-| E|-----------------------------------| Play Riff 5 Play Riff 2 "Is it true..." Lead into next section (heavy distortion): e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--5--4--| E|--3--2--| "I am..." Play Riff 3 "...not the guy..." Play Riff 4 "Does that mean..." Interlude: "Into the night I go..." Play Riff 6 "I will be your..." Play Riff 7 "I'm digging graves..." Play Riff 6 with this lead: Ending e|-12-11--------12-11-------|--------------| B|-------13-12--------13-12-|-12~~-[dives]-| G|--------------------------|--------------| D|--------------------------|-(9)----------| A|--------------------------|-(7)----------| E|--------------------------|-(0)----------| Riff 10 (slightly palm muted) Guitar 1 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|------------------------4-5-| A|-7--7-6-7-----------6-7-----| E|-----------7--8~~-----------| "Into the night I go..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------------------5-4-----| A|-7--7-6-7--10--9~------7-6-| E|---------------------------| "And you can't..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------------------------7-9-| A|-7--7-6-7--9-10~~---9-10-----| E|-----------------------------| "Into the night I go..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----------9--7--10-9-7----| A|-7--7-6-7---------------10-| E|---------------------------| "And you can't..." 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