King Diamond: Help!!! transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.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://republika.pl/tlange/ Date last modified: 16-10-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (4 times) e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--00-0-0--0000-0-0--00-3333-1111-00-0-0--00-| ** * * **** * * ** **** **** ** * * ** "Help..." Riff 2 (Let notes ring) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-----5-4--2--------5-4--2---| D|---2--------2----2--------2-| A|-0-------------0------------| E|----------------------------| "I...I don't know..." e|----------------------------| B|-------5-3-------------3----| G|-----5-----3---------5----3-| D|---5---------3-----5--------| A|-3---------------3----------| E|----------------------------| "I just don't know..." Play Riff 1 (2 times) "I'm slowly..." Play Riff 2 (1 time) "I see the sun..." Play Riff 1 (2 times) "Help..." Riff 3 (all of the following bars) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-00-0-0--0000-0--00-0---33-3-3--3333-3--33-3-| ** * * **** * ** * ** * * **** * ** * "In the mirrors..." e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-55-5-5--5555-5--55-5---88-8-8--8888-8--88-8-| ** * * **** * ** * ** * * **** * ** * "...with the crosses... ...I see misery..." Guitar 2 (Play twice) e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------5---------------4h5p4-----------| A|-5h7-7----5h7-7----5h7----5h7-7----5h7-------7-5-------| E|-------0--------0---------------0----------------7-6-5-| Both guitars e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-5--5--x-x-x-x---7--7--x-x-x-x--| E|-3--3--x-x-x-x---5--5--x-x-x-x--| "I'm hanging on to a..." Guitar 1 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|-00-0-0--0000-0--00-0-| ** * * **** * ** * "...memory..." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-----------------------5-| A|-5h7-7----5h7-7----5h7---| E|-------0--------0--------| Both guitars Last time e|--------------------------------|---| B|--------------------------------|---| G|--------------------------------|---| D|--------------------------------|-2-| A|-7--7--x-x-x-x---5--5--x-x-x-x--|-2-| E|-5--5--x-x-x-x---3--3--x-x-x-x--|-0-| "I'm hanging on to myself..." End Riff 3 Play Riff 3 "The wine..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|------------------5------------------------| D|-5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7~--5-6-7-7--5-7--3--5-| A|--------------------------------------3--5-| E|-------------------------------------------| ah e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|------------------5---------------------| D|-5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7-5-7---7--5--7--2--3-4-| A|-5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7---5--3--5--2--3-4-| E|----------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|------------------5-------------------3--5-| A|-5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7~--5-6-7-7--5-7--3--5-| E|-------------------------------------------| ah e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|------------------5-----7--5--7--2--3-4-| A|-5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7~--5--3--5--2--3-4-| E|----------------------------------------| ah Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-------------------5------------------------| D|--5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7-5-7---5-6-7-7--5-7--3--5-| A|--5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7---5-6-7-7--5-7--3--5-| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-------------------5---------------------| D|--5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7-5-7---7--5--7--2--3-4-| A|--5-6-7-7--5-6-7-7---7---5--3--5--2--3-4-| E|-----------------------------------------| Solo e|-----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------13----13-----| G|-----------------------14-12-14------14--------| D|------------14-12-14---------------------------| A|-15-14-15--------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-13-12----------12-13-15-12--13-12-------------| G|-------14-12-14--------------------14-12-------| D|-----------------------------------------14~~--| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| fast e|-12-13-15-13-12---------12-15-13-12-----------------------------------------| B|----------------15-13---------------15-12-14\-------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------11-9-10-12-10-12------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------9-10-------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------12~\--| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------12-12----10----------------12--13-15-17-13-15-17-19-20-22-15~~--| B|------10-13-------13----12-13--12--13---------------------------------------| G|----9-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-7--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 5 "Be it God or..." Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo e|-------------------------------------------10-12-10-------------12--| B|---------------9^r-12-10----------10-12-13----------13-12-13-15-----| G|------9-9-11-9-----------12-11-12-----------------------------------| D|-12-9---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-15-17-19-17-15-17-15-17-14-17-14--------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------17~~-----------------------15--| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----14-15-17-19-17-15-14-15-14------14--------------10----------------| B|-17-----------------------------15-----15--15-12-10---10-12-13-10-13--| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-10-10------10---------------------------------------12~-------------| G|-------11-9----9-11^-9-11----9-11------------------------------------| D|--------------------------12------12\10-9~~\-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 (10 times) Played over Riff 1 at end of song (from the 5th time) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----4~~-------4~~---------------4~~-| A|-------------------------------------| E|--0--------0--------3----1----0------| 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