King Diamond: The Lake transcribed by: ANDRÉ DA SILVA SALVATERRA : mercyful@zipmail.com.br edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Ben : stembbe@ala.net 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: June 11, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|--5-4--| E|--3-2--| Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---2--0h4-4---4---4---4---4--------2-| A|-4-0--0h2-2-222-222-222-222-20--4--0-| E|-2------------------------------2----| ** ** ** ** ** e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-0h4-4---4---4-2------6/7-6-| A|-0h2-2-222-222-0--0-0-4/5-4-| E|----------------------------| ** ** * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-0h4-4---4---4---4---4--------2-| A|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-20--4--0-| E|---------------------------2----| ** ** ** ** ** e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-0h4-4--------4-| A|-0h2-2-20--6--2-| E|-----------4----| ** Solo e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-7--6--4----/11----7--6--4-------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-5--4--2----/-9----5--4--2----0-[dive]-| E|---------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-4----/11----7--9--9/11--6--8--8/9-| D|-----------------------------------| A|-2----/-9----5--7--7/-9--4--6--6/7-| E|-----------------------------------| End Solo Riff 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4/6-6---6---6---6---6--------4-| A|-2/4-4-444-444-444-444-44--6--2-| E|---------------------------4----| ** ** ** ** ** "It is Sunday morning..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4/6-6---6---6-4--4/-8/9-8-| A|-2/4-4-444-444-2--2/-6/7-6-| E|---------------------------| ** ** "...just before dawn..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4/6-6---6---6---6---6--------4-| A|-2/4-4-444-444-444-444-44--6--2-| E|---------------------------4----| ** ** ** ** ** "A little girl is dancing..." e|------------------------------------| B|-----------------3--2-------3--2----| Let notes ring G|-----------------------2----------3-| D|-4/6-6---6---6-0----------0---------| A|-2/4-4-444-444-x----------x---------| E|---------------3----------3---------| ** ** "...on the mansion porch..." Riff 1a e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-0h4-4---4---4---4---4--------2-| A|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-20--4--0-| E|---------------------------2----| ** ** ** ** ** "She calls out a name..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-0h4-4---4---4-2------6/7-6-| A|-0h2-2-222-222-0--0-0-4/5-4-| E|----------------------------| ** ** * * " 'God give him the sea.' " e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-0h4-4---4---4---4---4--------2-| A|-0h2-2-222-222-222-222-20--4--0-| E|---------------------------2----| ** ** ** ** ** "I'm here from the darkest deep..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------1--0------1--0----| Let notes ring G|-----------------------0---------0-| D|-0h4-4---4---4---------------------| A|-0h2-2-222-222-3---------3---------| E|---------------1---------1---------| ** ** "And hear my name..." Riff 3 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-6---| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-4--4-4-4-4-5-4-0-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "Down by the lake..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-| A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "...grief..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-7--7-7-7-7---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----| A|-5--5-5-5-5-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--5--| E|--------------------------------3--| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Dancing hand in hand with the Devil..." Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|----6--6/7-----------6--6/7----6----9/11-9-| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-0--4--4/5--------0--4--4/5----4----7/-9-7-| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 "Watching from the bridge..." Play Riff 1a "Yes, we all know..." Play Riff 3 "Down by the lake..." Lead into next section: e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--7--5--| E|--5--3--| Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----------------2-------5-| A|-2-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-0-4-4-4-3-| E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2---| * * * * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-----------------4-5----| A|-2-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-2-3--3-| E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2------1-| * * * * Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-2-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-2-4-4-4-7-| A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-5-| E|---------------------------| * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-2-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-5----5----| A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-3-3--3-3--| E|-------------------1----1--| * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-2-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-2-4-4-4-7-| A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-5-| E|---------------------------| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2-4-4-4-4-4-2-4--9-8-7--9-8-7-| A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-2--7-6-5--7-6-5-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Riff 6 e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-5--------3----| A|-3--------1----| E|---------------| "And the nun has been..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------10------------------| -----| A|----------8----------------5-| | E|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-5-6-7---| | * * * * * * * * | "...seen..." |--- Play 2x e|-----------------------------| | B|-----------------------------| | G|-----------------------------| -----| D|---------10------------------| A|----------8----7-5---5-------| E|-0-0-0-0-----0-----7---7-6-5-| * * * * * "I want your cross..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|---7-5---5---------7-5---5--------4-| E|-0-----7---7-6-5-0-----7---7-6-5--2-| * * "...Margaret..." Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|----6--6/7-----------6--6/7----6----9/11-9-| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-0--4--4/5--------0--4--4/5----4----7/-9-7-| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 "Full of pride..." Play Riff 1a "The little girl..." Play Riff 3 "Down by the lake..." After final chord above a clean guitar comes in playing: e|-3--------3--------3--| B|-3--------3--------3--| G|-0--------0--------0--| D|----------------------| 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