King Diamond: Living Dead transcribed by: 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: January 25, 2004 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro (Volume swell) e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|-----| E|--0--| Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----3---------------2-----------| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----3---------------2-----------| E|---------------------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----7-------7-------8-------8---| E|-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-7---7-0-7---7-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----7-------7-------9---10---9----| E|-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-8---8----8---10-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------7-------------------| E|-0-6-----------6------------0--7-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------7-------------------| E|-0-6-----------6------------3--2-| Riff 2a Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----7-------7-------8-------8---| E|-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-7---7-0-7---7-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Eighteen years..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----7-------7-------9---10---9----| E|-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-8---8----8---10-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...came along..." x2 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-----9---10---9----| E|-0-8---8----8---10-| "...and all this time..." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-0--6--------------7-----------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------------------9-11-12-12\11-11\9-| D|--------------------------------------| A|-------------------7--9-10-10\-9--9\7-| E|-0--6------------0--------------------| x2 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|---9-11-11-12-12-11-11-| D|-----------------------| A|---7--9--9-10-10--9--9-| E|-0---------------------| Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-5-5------8-8------7-7------8----4----| E|-3-3-3333-6-6-6666-5-5-5555-6-66-2-22-| **** **** **** ** ** "...love..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------7--6--| A|-5-5------8-8----5--4--| E|-3-3-3333-6-6-66-5--4--| **** ** "I'm going insane!" e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-5-5------8-8------7-7------8----4----| E|-3-3-3333-6-6-6666-5-5-5555-6-66-2-22-| **** **** **** ** ** "They sold me..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------7--6--| A|-5-5------8-8----5--4--| E|-3-3-3333-6-6-66-5--4--| **** ** "...where I remain!" Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-5-5------8-8------7-7------8----4----| E|-3-3-3333-6-6-6666-5-5-5555-6-66-2-22-| **** **** **** ** ** e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------7--6--| A|-5-5------8-8----5--4--| E|-3-3-3333-6-6-66-------| **** ** e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-5-5------8-8------7-7------8----4----| E|-3-3-3333-6-6-6666-5-5-5555-6-66-2-22-| **** **** **** ** ** e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------7--6--| A|-5-5------8-8----5--4--| E|-3-3-3333-6-6-66-------| **** ** Guitar fill (Comes in at the end of the 2nd & 4th bars) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-[fades in]--6--[fades out]--| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Riff 4 e|----------------------------------------| B|--------------12-12---------------13-13-| G|---------------x--x----------------x--x-| D|---------------9--9---------------10-10-| A|---------------7--7----------------7--7-| E|-000000000000--------000000000000-------| ************ ************ "Living..." e|---------------------| B|--------------12-12--| G|---------------x--x--| D|---------------9--9--| A|---------------7--7--| E|-000000000000--------| ************ "Oh..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|------3------4----3-------3------4----3-| E|-2222---2222---22----2222---2222---22---| **** **** ** **** **** ** "I'm feeling like..." Play Riff 2 "Dead, dead..." Play Riff 2a "Eighteen years..." Riff 1a Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * "...love..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|--9------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|--7------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Riff 1b Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----5-----5---5-----4-----4---4-| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * "This life..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-----8-----8---8-----7------| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0----X\\-| * * * * * * * "...is nothingness!" Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----5---------------4-----------| E|---------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-----8---------------7--------| E|--------------------------X\\-| Riff 5 Guitar 1 x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7------5------7------5------| A|-5------3------5------3------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------| B|-----------| G|--5--4--3--| D|--5--4--3--| A|-----------| E|-----------| "...to the beyond!" Guitar 2 x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----0------0------0------0--| D|---4------4------4------4----| A|-5------3------5------3------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------| B|-----------| G|--5--4--3--| D|--5--4--3--| A|-----------| E|-----------| Guitar 3 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7------5------7------5------| A|-5------3------5------3------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4--5\4-2------7--9\7-5------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------| B|-----------| G|--5--4--3--| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------| Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|------12-12-------------13-13-------------12-12--| G|-------x--x--------------x--x--------------x--x--| D|-------9--9-------------10-10--------------9--9--| A|-------7--7--------------7--7--------------7--7--| E|-0000--------------0000--------------0000--------| **** **** **** e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---------------------5-4-| A|-5-5--5-8--8-7--7-6--5-4-| E|-3-3--3-6--6-5--5-4------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---------------------6--| A|-5-5--5-8--8-7--7-6--4--| E|-3-3--3-6--6-5--5-4--4--| * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---------------------5-4-| A|-5-5--5-8--8-7--7-6--5-4-| E|-3-3--3-6--6-5--5-4------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---------------------6--| A|-5-5--5-8--8-7--7-6--4--| E|-3-3--3-6--6-5--5-4--4--| * * * * * * * * Solo e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 Play Riff 2a "There's a rumour..." Play Riff 3 "...theater, in London town..." Play Riff 4 "Living, dead..." Play Riff 6 "Living, dead..." Play Riff 1 "All the children..." Riff 1c Guitar 1 x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----5-----5---5-----4-----4---4-| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * "They are scared..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----7-----7---7-----6-----6---6-| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * "My eyes follow..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-----10-----10---10-----9-----9-| E|-0-0----0-0----0----0-0---0-0---| * * * * * * * * * "...never to be sold again." Guitar 2 x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----3---------------2-----------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----5---------------4-----------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----3---------------2-----------| E|---------------------------------| End Distortion Rhythm Outro (Acoustic) Riff 1 e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----3---3-------3---3-------6---6-------6---6---| G|---2-------2---2-------2---5-------5---5-------5-| D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Solo e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|------7--------3--7--5/7~----5\3-5/7~----5\3-0-| A|-5---------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|---7\---7-5---------------------------| D|-5---------------------------5\3-5/7~-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 2 e|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-| B|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-| G|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-| D|-7--7------7--7------7--7------7--7--7-| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-| B|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-| G|-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-| D|-5--5------5--5------5--5------5--5--5-| A|-7--7------7--7------7--7------7--7--7-| E|---------------------------------------| e|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5--0--| B|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5--0--| G|-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5-5-5--5--5--0--| D|-7--7------7--7------7--7------7--7--7--5--| A|----------------------------------------7--| E|-------------------------------------------| Guitar fills: e|-17--15-17-----------| B|--------------15-17--| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| e|-17--17-------------17-15-17----15---------------| B|-----------15/17-------------17----17--[15]17r15-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 1 Guitar fill: e|------------| B|-[15]17r15--| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| Extra guitar over Riff 1 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Song fades out 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. <17> = 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