King Diamond: Waiting transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com solos by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi 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: December 09, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Both Guitars E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4----7----9------------| A|-2----5----7----5----8--| E|----------------3----6--| E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4----7----9------------| A|-2----5----7----5----4--| E|----------------3----2--| E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4----7----9------------| A|-2----5----7----5----8--| E|----------------3----6--| Guitar 1 E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4----7----9------------| A|-2----5----7----5----8--| E|----------------3----6--| Guitar 2 E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-22222222-00000000----------5--8-| E|-------------------44444444-3--6-| ******** ******** ******** Solo over Riff 1 e|----------------------------------| B|--------------10~----12~--15^r^r--| G|-8~----11~------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-/12-12-12-10-12-12-10-12-12-10-12-12-10-10-12-12--| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-----10-----------12--------14------------------------| B|-12------1210-12------12-10-----12--12-12-11-12-12~~--| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------14h15h17p15---------14h1517h19-------14-15-15h17h20-20--| B|----------14h15h17-14h15h17-------------14--15--------------15-17-------------------| G|-16p14h16---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----1415h19-17-1920h21-16-1618-16-19-22-22-24-------22~~------| B|-17------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-19--19h22p19h22 \17--17h20p17-14--14h17p14-----------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------17--17h19p17-15--15h17p15-12--12h15p12--| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------| B|--------11~------| G|-12~-------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| End Solo Riff 2 Guitar 1 E|-----------------------------------| H|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------5-----------------| A|-4---------------3-[let ring]------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------| * * * * * * * E|-----------------------------------| H|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 E|-----------------------------------| H|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-4---------------------------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * E|-----------------------------------| H|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------7-----------------| A|-----------------5-[let ring]------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------| * * * * * * * * Riff 1a Guitar 1 E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4----7----9------------| A|-2----5----7----5----8--| E|----------------3----6--| "Just after midnight..." E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4----7----9------------| A|-2----5----7----5----4--| E|----------------3----2--| "Just after midnight..." x2 E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4----7----9------------| A|-2----5----7----5----8--| E|----------------3----6--| "But they don't know me..." Guitar 2 E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4----7----9------------| A|-2----5----7----5----8--| E|----------------3----6--| "Just after midnight..." E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-22222222-00000000----------5--4-| E|-------------------44444444------| ******** ******** ******** "Just after midnight..." E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4----7----9------------| A|-2----5----7----5----8--| E|----------------3----6--| "But they don't know me..." E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-22222222-00000000---------------| E|-------------------44444444-3--6-| ******** ******** ******** "Tonight, pills..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------| H|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|--------------4--2----------------4-0-0-| A|-4--4--2-4-4--4--2---4--4--2-4-4--4-0-0-| E|-2--2--0-2-2---------2--2--0-2-2--------| * * * * * * * * * * "Waiting in the dark..." E|----------------------------| H|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--------------4--2---4---2--| A|-4--4--2-4-4--4--2---4---2--| E|-2--2--0-2-2----------------| * * * * * "I cannot take..." Guitar 2 E|------------------------------------------| H|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-4--4--2-4-4----------4--4--2-4-4--4-5-5~-| E|-2--2--0-2-2--2~-0----2--2--0-2-2--2------| * * * * * * * * * * * E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|----------------------4--6-7-6-4-----| A|-4--4--2-4-4---------------------7-7-| E|-2--2--0-2-2--2~-0-------------------| * * * * * E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-7---7---6-7-7---7---6----------------------------| A|-------------------------9---9---7-9-9---9---5--5-| E|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|------------------------6~~~--7-9-7-6-------| D|-7---7---6-7-7---7---6----------------9-9~~-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Lead into next section: Guitar 1 E|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-7---6-| A|-5---4-| E|-------| Guitar 2 E|-------| B|-------| G|-7---6-| D|-------| A|-5---4-| E|-------| Play Riff 2 Play Riff 1a "If I don't take..." Play Riff 3 "Waiting in the dark..." Play Riff 3 without guitar 2 Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----4h6-----4h6------4h6---7--6--7-| A|----------------------------5--4--5-| E|-4-4-----4-4------4-4---------------| * * * * * * E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----4h6-----4h6------4h6---9--8--| A|----------------------------7--6--| E|-4-4-----4-4------4-4-------------| * * * * * * Riff 5 Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-5-5----4-4----5-5----6-6-5-5-0-0-| A|-5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5-5-5-0-0-| E|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------0-----| B|----------------------3--------3--| G|------------------------2---------| D|-5-5----4-4----5-5--------0-------| A|-5-5----5-5----5-5----------------| E|----------------------------------| "Empty eyes are staring..." Guitar 2 E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|------------------------------5-5-| E|-3-3----2-2----3-3----4-4-3-3-----| E|----------------------------0-----| B|----------------------3--------3--| G|------------------------2---------| D|--------------------------0-------| A|----------------------------------| E|-3-3----2-2----3-3----------------| Riff 6 Guitar 1 E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-4-5----5-4----4-5----5-4--(4)-4-0-0-| A|-5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5--(5)-5-0-0-| E|-------------------------------------| E|------------------------------0-----| B|------------------------3--------3--| G|--------------------------2---------| D|-4-5----5-4----4-5--(5)-----0-------| A|-5-5----5-5----5-5--(5)-------------| E|------------------------------------| Guitar 2 E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4-5--5-4--4---------------| A|-------------7--7-5--5-4-4-| E|---------------------------| E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-4-5--5-4--4----------------| A|-------------7--7-5---------| E|--------------------7-8-7-7-| E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4-5--5-4--4------4--4-----| A|-------------7--7------5-5-| E|---------------------------| E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|----------------9-------------| D|-4-5--5-4--4------9-9-10p9-9~-| A|-------------7-------------a--| E|------------------------------| * * * Lead into next section: Guitar 1 E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|--4-------------| A|--2-[let ring]--| E|----------------| Guitar 2 E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|--2---3---0---2-| E|----------------| "I'm looking for a key in her hand." Play Riff 2 Play Riff 1a "Running through..." Play Riff 3 "Waiting in the dark..." Riff 4a Guitar 1 E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----4h6-----4h6-----4h6---7--6--7-| A|---------------------------5--4--5-| E|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4---------------| * * * * * * "6, 6, 6 miles......" E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----4h6-----4h6-----4h6---9--8--| A|---------------------------7--6--| E|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-------------| * * * * * * "I've been running......" Guitar 2 (the second time this riff is played) E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----4h6-------------4h6---7--6--7-| A|-------------4h6-----------5--4--5-| E|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4---------------| * * * * * * E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----4h6-------------4h6---9--8--| A|-------------4h6-----------7--6--| E|-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-------------| * * * * * * Play Riff 5 "I climb the gate..." Ending: Guitar 1 E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|--4-------------| A|--2-[let ring]--| E|----------------| Guitar 2 E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|--2---3---0----7-6-| E|-------------------| "I'm home." 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 a = artificial harmonic (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill