Insanity Tab by King Diamond King Diamond: Insanity transcribed by: David Le Roux : odelo1@hotmail.com edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com Josh : JPlAgUe80@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: 25-07-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard This whole song is played with an acoustic guitar, except where noted. Riff 1 x2 x2 e|--------7-------7----|--------5-------5----| B|------8---8-------8--|------7---7-------7--| G|----9----------------|----6----------------| D|---------------------|---------------------| A|-7-----------7-------|-7-----------7-------| E|---------------------|---------------------| Solo over Riff 1 e|-------------15----14~----------------15----14~----------| B|----------17----17-----------------17----17--------------| G|-16~---16--------------14-14~---16-----------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------17--17~-| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------16--14-12-11-9--8/9-11~-| D|----(14)------------------------| A|-14-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------13-13-12-12-| G|-12-14-12~--11h12p11~--9-11--------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| (Guitar 2 plays top notes) e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|-11-11-7-7---9--9-5-5--7-7--4-4-5-5-2-2-4-4-0-0--4h5-4p2-4~-| D|-12-12-9-9--10-10-7-7--9-9--5-5-7-7-4-4-5-5-2-2--5h7-5p4-5~-| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| End solo and Riff 1 Riff 2 e|----0---------0-----0-------| B|------0---------0-----0-----| G|-7---------7------------7---| D|-7------7--7------7-------7-| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|----0---------0-----0-------| B|------0---------0-----0-----| G|-6---------4------------4---| D|-7------7--4------4-------4-| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Riff 3 e|-----------0----------------0--------------------------------------| B|-------3-----3----------3-----3----------3---0-----------3---0-----| G|-----2---------2------2---------2------2-------2-------2-------2---| D|---4----------------4----------------4-----------4---4-----------4-| A|-5-------5--------4-------4--------2-------2-------2-------2-------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------0----------------0--------------------------------------| B|-------3-----3----------3-----3----------3---0-----------3---0-----| G|-----2---------2------2---------2------2-------2-------2-------2---| D|---4----------------4----------------4-----------4---4-----------4-| A|-5-------5--------4-------4--------2-------2-------2-------2-------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------0----------------0--------------2-| B|-------3-----3----------3-----3----------0---| G|-----2---------2------2---------2------2-----| D|---4----------------4----------------4-------| A|-5-------5--------4-------4--------2---------| E|---------------------------------------------| Solo over Riff 3 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|--7--9--11--6--9--6--6h7~---| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|-----7----------------------| G|--7-----7--6--9--6--6h7~----| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|--7--8--10------------------| G|------------7--9--6--6h7~---| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Riff 4 x2 e|---7-----5-----12-----10------8------7---7-----| B|---7-----5-----12-----10-----10------9---9-----| G|---8-----6-----13-----11-----10------9---9-----| D|---9-----7-----14-----12-------------9---9-----| A|---7-----7---------------------------7---7-----| E|------0-----0------0------0------0-------------| Riff 5 x2 e|--------0------------0------------0---------------| B|------0---0--------0---0--------0---0-------------| G|---11-------11--11-------11--11-------11--11------| D|-14-----------13-----------12-----------11---9-12-| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 4 Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo e|----------------------------| B|--7--8--10--5--5------------| G|--7--9--11--6--7--6--6/7~---| D|------------------7--7/9~---| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-----5----------------------| B|--7--7--7--5--5-------------| G|--7-----7--6--7--6--6/7~----| D|-----------------7--7/9~----| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|--7--8--10--5--5------------| G|--7--9--11--6--7--6--6/7~---| D|------------------7--7/9~---| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo (distortion) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------12~----------| G|--11^-----------7-9~~--11^^--(23)--------11-12-----| D|--------9~----9--------------T.H.--------------14~-| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-11~--9-------------------------------------| D|--------12-9~---10-------9------------------| A|-------------------12-9----10-----------7~--| E|------------------------------12--7-3-5-----| End solo Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------/9-6-6h7~---7--9-11--6--9--6--6^r^r~~-| D|-----4-----------------4--------------------------------------------| A|-5-7---4--7--4-4h5~--5---5-4--------------5--7--9--4--7--4----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| End solo Ending: e|----------0-------| B|--0-----0---0-----| G|----0-----------0-| D|------8-------8---| A|------------------| E|------------------| e|----1-2-0-----1-2-0-----1-2-0------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--2---------2---------2-------[fade out]-| A|-----------------------------------------| 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