King Diamond: The Trees Have Eyes transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com edited by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com Mercyful Max : Mercyfulmax@aol.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 (play twice) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-8p0-7~-| * **** * **** * **** * Play the top notes only on last repitition. e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|----------------5-4-/7~-| D|------------------------| A|----------------3-2-/5~-| E|--0-0000-0-0000---------| * **** * **** Riff 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|----------------------------4-| E|--2-2-2-2--0-2-3-3-3-3--2-0-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "I've been..." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------5---6-| A|----------------------------------4---| E|--2-2-2-2--0-2-3-3-3-3--2-0--3--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...wooded ravines..." Riff 3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------7-7--------------------| A|--7---5-7-5-4-5-7--7--5-7--8--10-| E|--5---3-5-----3-5--5--3-5--6---8-| "My horse..." Play Riff 2 "Up there..." Play Riff 3 "The trees..." Riff 4 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-------------------7--------------------5-| A|-------------------5--------------------3-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "In what is..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|--------------------9-5---7-| A|--------------------7-3---5-| E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------| * * * * * * * * * "...as the..." Play Riff 1 "...feel the trees have eyes..." Play Riff 2 "I used to know..." Play Riff 3 "...but now it..." Riff 5 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------5-4-| E|--2-2-2-2--0-2-3-3-3-3-2-0--2-2-2-2-0-2-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I was lost...." e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------7-6-| A|----------------------------------------5-4-| E|--2-2-2-2--0-2-3-3-3-3-2-0--2-2-2-2-0-2-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I stopped and looked around..." Play Riff 3 "I had this..." Play Riff 4 "In what is known..." Riff 6 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----4-(4)^r-----2------4---| D|------------2h4---2h4----4-| A|--2------------------------| E|---------------------------| "...eyes...feel the..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----4-(4)^r-----------------| D|-------------------4-3------| A|--2-----------5-4--2-1--5-4-| E|--------------3-2-------3-2-| "...watching me..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----4-(4)^r-----2------4---| D|------------2h4----2h4---4-| A|--2------------------------| E|---------------------------| "...the trees..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|----4-(4)^r--------------| D|-------------5--------7--| A|--2----------3--------5--| E|-------------------------| "...watching me..." Riff 7 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-109-x-x-5/7-x-x-109-x-x-5/7-----------| E|-------------------------------00-3-55-3-| ** * ** * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------7/9-9~-| A|-109-x-x-5/7-x-x-109-x-x-5/7-x-x-5/7-7~-| E|------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-109-x-x-5/7-x-x-109-x-x-5/7-----------| E|-------------------------------00-3-55-3-| ** * ** * e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------2--3-| A|-109-x-x-5/7-x-x-109-x-x-5/7-x-x-0--1-| E|----------------------------------------| Riff 8 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--4-4--4--4--4--4--------------| A|--2-2--2--2--2--2----5---5---5-| E|-------------------3---2---1---| * * * * * * "Then the sound..." e|------------------------------| B|----------------------3-------| G|--------------------2-------2-| D|--4-4--4--4--4-4--0-------2---| A|--2-2--2--2--2-2--------0-----| E|------------------------------| "...howling..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--4-4--4--4--4--4--------------| A|--2-2--2--2--2--2----5---5---5-| E|-------------------3---2---1---| * * * * * * "...eyes I..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|--4-4--4--4--4-4---5--7-| A|--2-2--2--2--2-2---3--5-| E|------------------------| "I should have..." Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Riff 9 Guitar 1 (3 times) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|----------------5-----4-------------------5-----4~-| A|----------5-------7~----5~----------5-------7~-----| E|--0-5-6-7---7~--------------0-5-6-7---7~-----------| "Oh..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|----------------5-----4-------------------5-----4~-| A|----------5-------7~----5~----------5-------7~-----| E|--0-5-6-7---7~--------------0-5-6-7---7~-----------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------5-----4~-| D|----------------5-----4-------------5-------7~-----| A|----------5-------7~----5~--0-5-6-7---7~-----------| E|--0-5-6-7---7~-------------------------------------| "...so much..." e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|----------------7------6------------------4-----3~-| D|----------7-------9~-----7~----------4~-----6------| A|--0-7-8-9---9~---------------0-4-5-6----6~---------| E|---------------------------------------------------| "...one wolf..." Riff 10 Guitar 1 (Distortion) Play 3 times e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|-22222-------00000----2---------------------| ***** ***** * "Yellow eyes....." Guitar 2 (Clean) Play 3 times e|---------------------------------9----------| B|---------10--------9----------10---10-------| G|------11---------9---------11---------11----| D|---11----------9--------11---------------11-| A|-9-----------7--------9---------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Last time: Guitar 1 (Distortion) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|----------------------7-| A|----------------------6-| E|-22222-------00000------| ***** ***** "...as I prepared to die..." Guitar 2 (Clean) e|------------------------| B|---------10--------9----| G|------11---------9------| D|---11----------9--------| A|-9-----------7----------| E|------------------------| Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Riff 11 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|----4-------------4--------| A|------4-3-2---------4-3-2~-| E|--2---------5---2----------| "Then suddenly..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----4-----------------------| A|------4-3-2-----2---2-3-2---| E|--2---------5-----5-------5-| "...in a halo..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|----4-------------4--------| A|------4-3-2---------4-3-2~-| E|--2---------5---2----------| "Then..." e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|----4----------5---7-| A|------4-3-2----3---5-| E|--2---------5--------| "...silvery..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|----4-------------4--------| A|------4-3-2---------4-3-2~-| E|--2---------5---2----------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----4-----------------------| A|------4-3-2-----2---2-3-2---| E|--2---------5-----5-------5-| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----6-------------6--------| D|------6-5-4---------6-5-4~-| A|--4---------7---4----------| E|---------------------------| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|----6----------------| D|------6-5-4----5---7-| A|--4---------7--3---5-| E|---------------------| Riff 12 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|--7---------8---------7----------------| E|--5--0-0-0--6--0-0-0--5--0--0--0--0--0-| * * * * * * * * * * * "The bluest..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|--7---------8---------7--| E|--5--0-0-0--6--0-0-0--5--| * * * * * * "...staring..." Riff 13 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------9-9--------------------| A|--9---7-9-7-6-7-9--9--7-9-10--12-| E|--7---5-7-----5-7--7--5-7--8--10-| "Never ever..." Play riff 4 "In what is known..." Play riff 4 Solo Rhythm Ending: e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|---9--| A|---7--| E|-------| 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