King Diamond: Slippery Stairs transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Rami Nuotio : midiamondie'at'sci.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: August 05, 2011 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|---7-6-5--------------------7-6-5------5-5-5-7--7-| E|-0-------7-6-5-3-5-6-5-3--0-------7-6--3-3-3-5--5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------5-----7-| A|---7-6-5--------------------7-6-5--------5-----7---| E|-0-------7-6-5-3-5-6-5-3--0-------7-6--3-----5-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------9--9-| A|---9---8--------9---8---------9---8------7-7-7-7--7-| E|-7---7---7-10-7---7---10-9--7---7---7-10-5-5-5------| * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|---9---8--------9---8---------9---8------5-5-5-7--7-| E|-7---7---7-10-7---7---10-9--7---7---7-10-3-3-3-5--5-| * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----------------| E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-0-000-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * *** * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------5---5---4-| A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----3---3---3---| E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-------------| * * * * * * * * * * * Solo (La Rocque) e|-7~--------------------------------------------------| B|-8~--[4 guitars shown as one, each playing one note]-| G|-9~--------------------------------------------------| D|-9~--------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-11h12p11p9-12p9----9----------12p9------------------------------------| D|-----------------12---12p11h12------9h10h12p10p9-12p10p9---------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------12p10p9-12p10-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-9-12p10p9--------------------------| A|-----------12p10-12p10p9------------| E|-------------------------12p10-12~--| Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-9b11r9b11----(11)r9--9--7--6--7--6h7p6----6---------------| D|----------------------------------------9-----9--8--4h5p4~-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------| B|---------8-7-----| G|-----7-6-----9~--| D|-5-4-------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-11b12r11b12----(12)r11--10--8--7--8--7h8p7----7---------------| G|--------------------------------------------9-----9--8--6h7p6~-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------| B|----------12-10------| G|-----11-9-------12~--| D|-9-7-----------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| End Solo Riff 4 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|------------14--12-----------------7-----2-| D|-------9----12--12--------9------7-----2---| A|-------7----10--10--------7----5-----0-----| E|-0-0-0------10------0-0-0------------------| * * * * * * "Wake up Abigail..." e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------12\-------------------------------------| G|------------14--12-(12)-----------------7-----2-----4-------| D|-------9----12--12-(12)--------9------7-----2-----4-------0-| A|-------7----10--10-(10)--------7----5-----0-----2-------2---| E|-0-0-0------10-----------0-0-0------------------------3-----| * * * * * * "The Count will not rise..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-/7~--7-9-11-6~--6-7-9-7~--7-9-11-6~--4~-| E|-----------------------------------------| "So they talked..." e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------9--11\-| A|------------------------------------7---9\-| E|-/7~--7-9-11-6~--6-7-9-7~--7-9-11p0--------| "'What about Little One ?' ..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------4--2-| A|-/4~--4-6-7-3~--3-4-6-4~--4-6-7--2--0-| E|--------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------9--11\-| A|---------------------------------7---9\-| E|-/4~--4-6-7-3~--3-4-6-4~--4-6-7---------| Play Riff 1 "...our ghost..." Play Riff 2 "Downstairs..." Play Riff 3 "Beyond which there..." Play Riff 4 "And Little One..." Play Riff 5 "Don't you ever go there..." Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----------------| E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-0-000-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * *** * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------5---5---4-| A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----3---3---3---| E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-------------| * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----------------| E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-0-000-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * *** * * * e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|---4---3-------4---3--------4---3-----| E|-2---2---2-5-2---2---5-4--2---2---2-5-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---5---5---4----7---7---5----9---9---7---9---9---7-| A|-3---3---3----5---5---5----7---7---7---7---7---7---| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---5---5---4----7---7---5----9---9---7---9---9---7-| A|-3---3---3----5---5---5----7---7---7---7---7---7---| E|---------------------------------------------------| Solo (La Rocque) e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-10-----10----10----9---9-----10----9----------------| G|-11--11----11----11---9---/11----11---9-9----11-\9~--| D|------------------------------------------11---------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------17b19--| G|----11----------------14p11----11-14p11-/18p14----14-18p14--------| D|-11----11----11----11-------11-----------------16-----------------| A|----------12----12------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------19p14----14-19p14--------| G|----------------------18p14----14-18p14-------14----------17b19--| D|-[silent]-------------------16-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Back to one guitar: e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-9p7p6---7p6---6---------------------------------| D|-------9-----9---9p7p6-9p7p6\4-------------------| A|-------------------------------4h5h7-5p4---------| E|-----------------------------------------7p5p4-7-| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5h7p5p4-------------------------------------------------------| E|---------7p5p4-7p5-7p5p4-0--(0)-[dive a whole step and return]-| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-------2-6~--5h6p5---5------| D|-----4-------------7---7-8--| A|----------------------------| E|-2~-------------------------| * * * * * Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------| B|--------7----7-8--7----------| G|-/9~-------9---------9p7-----| D|-------------------------9~--| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|------------7-8--7--8p7-----| G|-9----9-7-9-------------9~--| D|---10-----------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------7--------------| B|-/8~----10--8-10----10--8p7-----| G|----------------------------9~--| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|--------------7--------------| B|-8---8-7-8-10----10--8p7-8~--| G|---9-------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Guitar 3 e|---------14-----14-15--14--15p14-14~--| B|-/17~--------17-----------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-15----15-14-15-17-19--17--15p14-15~--| B|----17--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|---7---7---8---5---7---8-----5-7-8-| E|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0-------| * * * * * * * * "When night time came..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|---7---7---8---5---7---8-----5-7-8-| E|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-6-------| * * * * * * * * "...on the second day and..." Riff 7 Guitars 1 & 2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|----8--\3------------7--6-| A|----6--\1----/5-4----5--4-| E|-0-----------/3-2-0-------| * * "'Miriam, please take my hand'..." Guitar 3 (Quiet) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-12--15--6--------12--10--9--| D|-----------------------------| A|-10--13--4--------10---8--7--| E|-----------------------------| Riff 8 Guitar 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-----7-6----------10-9--------| E|-5-8-----8-7-8-11------11-10\-| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-----4-3---------7-6h7p6------| E|-2-5-----5-4-5-8---------8-7\-| "Then his mood..." Riff 9 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| A|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-| E|-------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** "Time is right..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-6------6------4------------------| A|-4-4444-4-4444-2--------2---------| E|--------------------3h4---43-22-0-| **** **** ** ** "...right to produce an heir..." Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| E|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-| **** **** **** **** e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-6------6------4--------2---------| E|-4-4444-4-4444-2----3h4---4-3-2-0-| **** **** * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| E|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-| **** **** **** **** e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|--------------------4-4/6-6/8-8/9-| D|----------------------------------| A|-6------6------4----2-2/4-4/6-6/7-| E|-4-4444-4-4444-2------------------| **** **** Riff 9a (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| A|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-| E|-------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-6------6------4------------------| A|-4-4444-4-4444-2--------2---------| E|--------------------3h4---4-3-2-0-| **** **** * * * * Riff 10a (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| E|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-| **** **** **** **** e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|--------------------4-4/6-6/8-8/9-| D|----------------------------------| A|-6------6------4----2-2/4-4/6-6/7-| E|-4-4444-4-4444-2------------------| **** **** Solo (Wead) e|-18h19p18----------------------------------------------| B|----------19-------19-17-16-14-17-16-14----16-14-------| G|-------------18-16----------------------16-------16-15-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-14-----------------------------------| G|----16-15-13-16-15-13-12h13p12h13-13~-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------14-12-| G|----------------11----13-11-15-13-16-15-------| D|----13-11-14-13----14-------------------------| A|-14-------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-------12----14-12-16-14-16-18-19-21-| B|-16-14----16-------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-21b23--(23)r21-19-21-23b26--(26)r23-23-| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-19h23---------------------------------------------------------| B|-------16h21---------------------------------------------------| G|-------------15/16h20-------20-18------------------------------| D|----------------------18h21-------21-20-18-20-18-17-18~--------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------17\-| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|----------9---------------9---------------9----9----9-| G|-9hh11h12---12p11-9h11h12---12p11-9h11h12---12---12---| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|---------------9----9-12p9-11p8-| G|-12p11-9h11h12---12-------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-9-------------------------------------------------| G|---12p11p9----9h11h13p11p9----9--------------------| D|-----------11--------------11---11p9---------------| A|-------------------------------------11-10-9----9~-| E|---------------------------------------------12----| e|------------------------------------------| B|-16-----19b21-----------------------------| G|-16------------18-16~--16-----------------| D|-----18-------------------18-16-----------| A|--------------------------------16-14-16~-| E|------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------16-14~--| G|----------------------------------------13-15-16---------| D|-------13-14-13h14p13----------13-14-16------------------| A|-14-16----------------16-14-16---------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------14-12~-| B|----------------------------------------12-14-16--------| G|-------11-13-11h13p11----------11-13-15-----------------| D|-13-14----------------14-13-14--------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 10b e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-6------6------6------7------4-6-7-4-| A|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4-4-4-| E|-------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** "Playing along..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-6------6------4------------------| A|-4-4444-4-4444-2--------2---------| E|--------------------3h4---4-3-2-0-| **** **** * * * * "...she followed him..." Riff 11 Guitars 1 & 2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|-/4~--6~--7~--9~--9-7-6-7-| * * * * "Up to a room..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------8--9--6--8--| A|---------------6--7--4--6--| E|-4~--6~--7~--0-------------| * "To a room..." Guitar 3 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|------4~--6~--7~--7-6-4-6-| E|-/7~----------------------| * * * * "Up to a room..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-----4~--6~--------------| E|-7~----------------------| "To a room..." Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Solo (Wead) Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------7-----| G|-----6-7-6h7p6---6-7-9---9-7-| D|-7-9-----------9-------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-8-7h8p7---7-------------------------------| G|---------9---6-----14-12h14p12-11----------| D|---------------7/-----------------14-12-11-| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|----------14-------19-------14-------| B|-15-12-12----12-12----12-12----12-12-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------14-------19-------14p9--------| B|-12-12-12----12-12----12-12------10-----| G|------------------------------------11\-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|------------------------------10-------| G|-------9-11-9h11p9----9-11-12----12-11-| D|-11-12-------------12------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-12-10h12p10----10-------14-12h14p12-------------| G|-------------12----9-----------------14-12-11----| D|---------------------10/----------------------14-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|----------17-------22-------17-------| B|-19-15-15----15-15----15-15----15-15-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------17-------22-------17p12--------| B|-15-15-15----15-15----15-15-------14-----| G|-------------------------------------14\-| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 "Jonathon was a hideous..." Play Riff 4 "What was to come..." Play Riff 5 "In her mind..." Play Riff 1 "Her eyes turned..." Ending e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|----7-----9-------| A|-5--5--7--7----4--| E|-3-----5-------2--| "The only time..." (Comes in with the last chord on above) e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-7----------4--| A|-----------4---| E|-5--------2----| Notation: 10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret. 10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret, then release to the 10th fret. [10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick, then release to the 10th fret. 10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend. 10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret. 7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd fret. 12~* = tremolo bar vibrato. x = mute with fret-hand * = palm mute X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = finger tap / = slide up \ = slide down h = natural harmonics a = artificial harmonics (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill