King Diamond: Black Of Night transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : midiamond@sci.fi 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: September 07, 2007 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---7-7h8p7------7-8-7---7-7h8p7------10---10-| A|-0---------10-0-------0---------10-8----7----| E|---------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|--------------------10--| A|-7\--------7\--------7--| E|-5\--------5\-----------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-----------------10--10-| A|-7\--------7\-----8---7-| E|-5\--------5\-----------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---7-7h8p7------7-8-7---7-7h8p7------10---10-| A|-0---------10-0-------0---------10-8----7----| E|---------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------10-9------------------------------| D|---10-10h12p10------10--------10-10h12p10-------14----14-| A|-0-------------14-0---------0-------------14-12----10----| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|---9-9h10p9------9-10-9---9-9h10p9----------------| D|------------12---------------------12-----10---10-| A|-0-------------0--------0-------------0-8----7----| E|--------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------------------------10--10-| A|--------------------------8---7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 (Let D note ring through to next note on each one) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|---7---8---7---8---7---8----10----5-| A|-5---5---5---5---5---5---/8----\3---| E|------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|----7---8---7---8---7---8--/10---\5--| A|-/5---5---5---5---5---5----/-8---\3--| E|-------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-555555555555555555555555-8888-3333-| E|------------------------------------| ************************ **** **** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|--------------------------10--5--| A|-555555555555555555555555--8--3--| E|---------------------------------| ************************ Solo (La Rocque) e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-------7--10--10/14~----12h14p12-10h12~-| D|-7~-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-10h12p10-9h10--9h10p9-7h9--7h9p7-5h7-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-5h7p5-3h5-3h5p3-2b3--2~--| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| End Solo Riff 4 e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------5-| E|-3p0-000000-5p0-000000-3p0-000000-3p0-3h5-3p0---| ****** ****** ****** "I need light..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------5--| A|----------------------------------3----3--| E|-3p0-000000-5p0-000000-3p0-000000-1-------| ****** ****** ****** "I need light..." Play Riff 3 "...house..." Play Riff 4 "...see!" Play Riff 3 "Oh no, the lights..." [Only guitar 1 plays] Play Riff 2 "...out!" Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm, let notes ring) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------6h7p6---6h7p6---| A|----7----8-----7---8-----7---8-------8-------8-| E|-0----0-----0----0----0----0-------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------4--| A|----7----8-----7---8-----7---8--5----2--| E|-0----0-----0----0----0----0----3-------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------6h7p6---6h7p6---| A|----7----8-----7---8-----7---8-------8-------8-| E|-0----0-----0----0----0----0-------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------5----7--| A|----7----8-----7---8-----7---8--3----5--| E|-0----0-----0----0----0----0------------| Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-3p0-000000-5p0-000000-3p0-000000-3p0-3h5-3p0----| E|----------------------------------------------3--| ****** ****** ****** e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------5--| A|-3p0-000000-5p0-000000-3p0-000000-3----3--| E|----------------------------------1-------| ****** ****** ****** Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo (La Rocque) e|----------12----------12----------12-------| B|-12----------15p12-------15p12-------15p12-| G|-14b16-------------14----------14----------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-15p12----12-----------------------------------------------| B|-------15----15p12-15p12-----------------------------------| G|-------------------------14p12-14p12-14p12----12-----------| D|-------------------------------------------14----14--------| A|----------------------------------------------------12-----| E|-------------------------------------------------------12~-| e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------12-11h12p11----------12----------| D|----12---------------------------------------14-12-14-------------| A|-12-12--12-13-12-10-12-12-10~-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------12b15r12-| End solo Solo (Wead) e|----------------------------------------------| B|-13b15~----13-12~-----------------------------| G|---------------------14-16p14-13~----10-13p10-| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Harmony part: Guitar 1 e|----------------------12-19p16----------------16-| B|-------------12-13-15----------18----------18----| G|----10-13-14----------------------19-16-19-------| D|-14----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|----------------------16-22p19----------------19-| B|-------------15-17-18----------21----------21----| G|----14-16-17----------------------22-19-22-------| D|-18----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| End Solo Solo (La Rocque) e|-------------------------------| B|-5h8p5---5h8p5---5h8p5---5h8p5-| G|-------0-------7-------7-------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------7-10p8p7------------------| B|-7h10p7---7h10p7---10p7---10-7-7h8----------8p7--------------| G|--------9--------9------9-----------------------9-7h9~--(9)\-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|-7---5------------------| G|---7-5--(5)b6-----------| D|--------------7-0-7-7~--| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-7-6-5---------------5-6-7~-| A|-------7-6-5---4-5/7--------| E|-------------8--------------| End Solo Solo (Wead) e|------------------------------10-13-12-| B|-13b15-13b15~--13b15-10-12-13----------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-10h12p10----10-------------------------------------| B|----------13----13-12-10-13-12-10----12-10----------| G|----------------------------------13-------13-10-13-| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------13-16----13-16-19~--| B|-10-12-------------15-------15------------| G|-------9~----13-16------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-16h17p16------------------------------| B|----------18-17-15----15-17------------| G|-------------------17-------14~--(14)\-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 "Haha, in the..." Play Riff 2 "In the black of night..." Play Riff 5 "...full, my black cat..." Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 4 "I need light..." Play Riff 3 "...house..." Play Riff 2 "...again..." Play Riff 1 "Ow, oh, something..." Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Solo (La Rocque) e|-5-------------------5-------------| B|----5--4--------3-------5--4-------| G|--------------------------------2--| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|-10----------10----------10------| G|-12b14--{12}-12b14--{12}-12b14~--| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|----------------------0-5p0-2p0-| D|-------0-5p0-2p0-05h7-----------| A|-0h5h7--------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------7h8p7----7~-| B|-----------------------8-(8)b10----------10----| G|-------0-5p0-7p0-5-7/9-------------------------| D|-0h5h7-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------22b24--{22}--{22}-{22}~-| B|----------15-17-18-20b22--{20}~----(20)--------------------------| G|-14-16-17--------------------------{19}--------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-19-20-22-20-19-17-------------------------| B|-------------------20-18-17-18h20p18-17----| G|----------------------------------------19-| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-16h17h19--------------------------------| D|----------14h15h17-17p15p14--------------| A|----------------------------17p15p14-----| E|-------------------------------------17~-| End solo Solo (Wead) e|---------------15-17b18----(18)r17--| B|-17~--------17----------------------| G|------15-18-------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-18-17-15---------------------------| B|----------18-17-15------------------| G|-------------------17-15-14----14~--| D|----------------------------17------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|--------------12b13r12~----17-18-17----20-----| B|------------------------------------18--------| G|-14-15-14~--------------------------------14~-| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| End Solo 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. = 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