The Candle Tab by King Diamond King Diamond: The Candle transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.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: 26-09-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------666-------------| E|-666666666666-999999999999-888888888888-----999-888-999-| ************ ************ ************ *** *** *** *** Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----888-999-888-----888-999-888-----888-999-888-666-------------| E|-666-------------666-------------666-----------------999-888-999-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------333-------------| E|-333333333333-666666666666-555555555555-----666-555-666-| ************ ************ ************ *** *** *** *** Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----555-666-555-----555-666-555-----555-666-555-333-------------| E|-333-------------333-------------333-----------------666-555-666-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Riff 3 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-----------3-3-----------4-4-----------| A|-2-2-2222-2222-2-2-2222-2222-2-2-2222-2222-| E|-------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** **** **** "Here I am..." e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|-6-6-----------5-5-----------6-6-----------5-5-----------| E|-4-4-4444-4444-4-4-4444-4444-4-4-4444-4444-4-4-4444-4444-| **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** "...again by that flame..." e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-6----2------------------------------------| A|-4----0--------666-777-666-----666-777-666-| E|-----------444-------------444-------------| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** "In every candle..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-6----2------------------------------| A|-4----0------------------------------| E|-----------222222222222-444444444444-| ************ ************ "I see the same face..." Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "Eyes in pain..." Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3 "Time has come..." Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------2---------------5--5-7-| A|-2--2-xx-2--0-2-3-5----2--2-xx-2----3--3-5-| E|-0--0-xx-0-------------0--0-xx-0--0--------| * e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------2---------------7--7-5-| A|-2--2-xx-2--0-2-3-5----2--2-xx-2----5--5-3-| E|-0--0-xx-0-------------0--0-xx-0--0--------| * Riff 5 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-0-----0-----0-2-2-----2-----2-2-0-----0-----0h2-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0h2-| E|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Ohhhh...." Riff 6 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------5-----7----------5-----7---| A|---------7-----8----------7-----8-| E|-0-0-0-----0------0-0-0-----0-----| * * * * * * * * Repeat Riff 6 "...ah!" Play Riff 5 "Ohhhh..." Play Riff 6 "The jonah..." Play Riff 5 "Ohhhh..." Play Riff 6 Lead into next section: e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-5-----7----5-----7---| A|---7-----8----7-----8-| E|-----0----------0-----| * * Riff 7 e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-10-9----5-7-8-| A|--8-7----3-5-6-| E|---------------| "Ah..." Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "In twisted key..." Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-5-----5-----5-----10--9--5-----5-----5-9-10-| A|-5-----5-----5------8--7--5-----5-----5-7--8-| E|---000---000---000----------000---000--------| *** *** *** *** *** e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-5-----5-----5-----10--9--5-----5-----5-9-10-| D|-5-----5-----5------8--7--5-----5-----5-7--8-| A|---000---000---000----------000---000--------| E|---------------------------------------------| *** *** *** *** *** e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-5-----5-----5-----10--9--5-----5-----5-9-10-9-7-9-| D|-5-----5-----5------8--7--5-----5-----5-7--8-7-5-7-| A|---000---000---000----------000---000--------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| *** *** *** *** *** e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-5-----5-----5-----10--9--5-----5-----5-9-10-| A|-5-----5-----5------8--7--5-----5-----5-7--8-| E|---000---000---000----------000---000--------| *** *** *** *** *** e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-5-----5-----5-----10--9--5-----5-----| A|-5-----5-----5------8--7--5-----5-----| E|---000---000---000----------000---000-| *** *** *** *** *** Ending: e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-8-6---6------8-6---6------8-6---6-----| E|-----8---8-7------8---8-7------8---8-7-| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-----666-777-6----9-----| E|-444--------------7--4\-| *** 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