King Diamond: Miriam transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com solos by: Rami : 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 02, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5\4-| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-3\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3\2-| E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * E|---------------------0--| B|---------------------0--| G|------------------------| D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-5\4-2-----| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-3\2-0-----| E|------------------------| * * * * * * Riff 2 GIT 1 E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5\4-| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-3\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3\2-| E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/7--5--3-| E|---------------------------| * * * * * * * * Curtains of... Shutting... GIT 2 x2 E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--4--------7--------6--------5----| A|--2--------5--------4--------3----| E|----------------------------------| Riff 3 E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|--------12--11-12-11--10-10-9-10----10-10-9-10-| A|--------10---9-10--9---8--8-7--8-----8--8-7--8-| E|--0-0-0---------------------------0------------| * * * * There was... E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|--------12--11-12-11--10-10-9-10----10-10-9-10----9----9-7-| A|--------10---9-10--9---8--8-7--8-----8--8-7--8----7----7-5-| E|--0-------------------------------0-------------0----------| * * Except... Riff 4 GIT 1 E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----4h5-4~--5-4-3~-----2-----| A|-/2------------------4-----3\-| E|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|----7h8-7~--8-7-6~-----5--4---| A|-/5-----------------7-------5-| E|------------------------------| Oh Miriam... GIT 2 x2 E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--4--------7--------6--------5----| A|--2--------5--------4--------3----| E|----------------------------------| REPEAT Riff 1 (one time) REPEAT Riff 2 Curtains of... REPEAT RIFF 3 Come close... REPEAT RIFF 4 Oh Miriam... Lead into next section: E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--4--| A|--2--| E|--2--| Riff 5 (solo rhythm) E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-12-11--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111--| A|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9--0--0--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--| E|---------------------------------------------------| solo begins Riff 5b (solo continues) x2 E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-12-11--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-12-11-12--| A|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9--0--0--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9--0--0--0--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| x2 E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------9/11-9\8------------------------9-8-| A|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7/-9-7\6--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7-6-| E|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----------4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----| Solo e|--------------------------| b|-14-13-14-13-14-13-14~*---| g|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| e|-24---^r-23----21-23-21----21---23-\21-21~~-| b|-------------24---------24------------------| g|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|----14-16-17-16h17p16-14----14-16-------19^^-r-| b|-17----------------------17-------17-14--------| g|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-19p17-\14-17-14---------------------------------------------| b|-----------------17-1417-14---1414---------------------------| g|----------------------------16-----16-1413-14-13-------------| D|--------------------------------------------------14---------| A|-----------------------------------------------------14------| E|--------------------------------------------------------16~--| e|---------------------------------------------| b|---------------17----------------------------| g|----14^r----14----16^-^^r--1614-16----14~~---| D|---------16------------------------16--------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-16------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| b|-----------------------------------------------| g|-----------------------------------------------| D|----11-14-13^r----11-14-13^r13^r----11-14-13^r-| A|-11------------11----------------11------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| b|-----------------------------------| g|-----------------------------------| D|-9---------------------------------| A|---9-9-7-6-------------------------| E|-----------7/9-7^^9\7^^r-9-7-9~~---| e|----------------------------19-18---------------| b|----14-17-16h17p16-14-------------19----19~~----| g|-13-------------------16-13----------18---------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-24---21h23\19-21-19----------------------------| b|---------------------21-19----19-------19-17~---| g|---------------------------20----20-18----------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------------------------7-6-| A|-------1-----------1-----5-4-| E|-0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-----| E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------------------------4-3-| A|-------1-----------1-----2-1-| E|-0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-----| Riff 5c E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-12-11--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-12-11-12--| A|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9--0--0--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9--0--0--0--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| The shadow... E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------9/11-9\8------------------------9-8-| A|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7/-9-7\6--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7-6-| E|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----------4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----| It looked... Riff 6a E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------------------------9-8-| A|-------1-----------1-----7-6-| E|-0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-----| E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------------------------7-6-| A|-------1-----------1-----5-4-| E|-0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-----| I am Count... Riff 5d E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------9/11-9\8------------------------9-8-| A|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7/-9-7\6--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7-6-| E|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----------4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----| "Abigail" she... Repeat Riff 6a "Can I?"... Riff 7 Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-1111---9-9---7-7-------7-7---9-9--1111-------| A|--9-9---7-7---5-5-------5-5---7-7---9-9-------| E|----------------------------------------------| "Miriam"... E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-1111---9-9---7-7-------7-7------9-9----11-------| A|--9-9---7-7---5-5-------5-5------7-7-----9-------| E|-------------------------------------------------| You can even... Guitar 2 E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-1111---9-9---7-7-------7-7---9-9--1111-------| A|--9-9---7-7---5-5-------5-5---7-7---9-9-------| E|----------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|--4-4---6-6---7-7-------7-7--9-7-6-6-------------| A|-------------------------------------9-7-9-------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Riff 8 x3 E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-------9-----------9-----------7---------------------------| G|-----9---9-------9---9-------7---7-------------------------| D|---9-------9---9-------9---7-------7-5-5--5-5-5-7-7--7-7-7-| A|-7-----------6-----------5-----------3-3--3-3-3-5-5--5-5-5-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| He struggled... Since... Now he... E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--9--| A|--7--| E|-----| ...what a shame REPEAT Riff 1 (2 times) REPEAT Riff 2 (solo) Solo e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------------------------------| g|-----------------------------------------8-11----9-----------------| D|--------------------10-7-9-11------11-12------12---11-12-9-11-12---| A|------10-7-9-10-7-9-----------12-9---------------------------------| E|--7-9--------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------12-------------------------12-| b|------------9-10-12-9-9-12-14-15----14-151512-13---12-14-15----| g|-11----9-11--------------------------------------14------------| D|----12---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-------------14-12---------------12-| b|----15----------------14----------13---| g|-------16----16----------14----14------| D|----------16----------------14---------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| some sort of harmony notes? e|---------------------------------------| b|-----10--------------------------------| g|--------9-11-11-9-11------------9-11---| D|--11-12-9---------11-12-9-11-12--------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------| b|----------------------------------------------------------| g|-9---------------9-11----9------------------11----9-------| D|---11----9-11-12------12---11-12-9-11-12-11----12---11-11-| A|------12--------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| b|----------------------------------------------| g|---------9-11----9---------------9-11----9----| D|-9-11-12------12---11-12-9-11-12------12---11-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| b|-12-10-------10-------------------------| g|-------12-11----12-11-12-12-11-12/21~---| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| End Solo REPEAT Riff 3 Don't move... REPEAT RIFF 4 In pain... Lead into next section: E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--4--| A|--2--| E|--2--| "...dear..." REPEAT RIFF 5 He quickly... REPEAT RIFF 5c Behind glass... REPEAT RIFF 6a In his twisted... REPEAT RIFF 5d "I must retire... REPEAT Riff 6 You should do the same... END. 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