King Diamond: The Wheelchair transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com edited 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: January 26, 2010 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (00:09-00:23) Guitars 1 & 2 E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-0----------------0----------------------| A|-0-5-------3------0-5--------3-----------| E|---3-------1--------3--------1-----------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-0-----------------------------------------------------7-| A|-0-5-------3------5-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3------5-| E|---3-------1------3-----1-----3-----1-----3-----1--------| Guitar 3 E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------5-----| D|---5-8-7-5---7------5-8-7-5----7-8---8-7-| A|-5---------8------5----------8-----------| E|-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------5---------------| D|---5-8-7-5---7----8-7-5-7-5---8-7-5-7-8---8-7-5-7-5-----| A|-5---------8----------------8-----------------------8-5-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 (00:24-00:36) Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|-/8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7-------------------------| A|-/8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7------------------5--7-8-| E|------0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-5--7-8--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7-------------------------| A|-8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7------------------7--6-5-| E|-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-8--7-5--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 E|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|-/8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7-------------------------| A|-/8-7-----------8-7-----------8-7------------------5--7-8-| E|------0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-5--7-8--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-8-7-------------------------8-7-------------------------| A|-8-7-------------------------8-7------------------7--6-5-| E|-----0-0-0-0-0-6-5-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-8--7-5--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2a (00:36-00:47) Guitar 1 E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------5--7-8-| E|-3-2--2-2-2-2-2--3-2--2-2-2-2-2--3-2--2-2-2-2-2-/5--7-8--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 E|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------5-4-------------------------------------------| A|-----------------5-4-------------5-4--------------------5--7-8-| E|-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-/5--7-8--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * REPEAT RIFF 1 (00:48-01:02) REPEAT RIFF 2 (SOLO)(01:03-01:25) End with: E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--0--| A|--0--| E|-----| Solo (La Rocque) e|---------------------| B|-5------(5)----(5)---| G|-7b9----{7}----(9)r7-| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-4h5p4---5p4---4-----4-5-7-4-5---| D|-------7-----7---5h7-----------7-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-4-----------------------| D|---5-7-4-5------------5\-| A|-----------7-5-7b9r7~----| E|-------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|---------------------------7------7-9-| D|-------------7------7-9-10---9-10-----| A|-7----7-9-10---9-10-------------------| E|---10---------------------------------| e|-------------8-7~--(7)\-| B|-7-8-----8-8------------| G|-----9-9----------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|-----------14-15-14h15p14-------17b19~-| B|--------17----------------17-15--------| G|-/16-16--------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|-0--/11-11-9-11b12r11~--| G|-0--/11-11-9-11b12r11~--| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-10p7---7-10p7-9p7-----------7h9-10p7-| G|------9------------10p0-9h10----------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|------7h9h10-7-9----7------7h9h10---9----| B|-9h10------------10---9h10--------0---10-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-7------7h9h10-7-9----7---------------| B|---9h10------------10---9-10p9p7------| G|---------------------------------11-9-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-9h10p9----10p9----9-------9h10-12p9-10----| B|--------12------12---10-12--------------12-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-9---------------------------------| B|---10-12-9-10----9-----------------| G|--------------11---11p9------------| D|------------------------11~--(11)\-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-6-7-6h7p6---------------| D|-----------9-7-6---------| A|-----------------9-7/9~--| E|-------------------------| End Solo RIFF 3 (01:26-01:39) Guitar 1 x3 E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-----------------9---8--------9---8---| A|-----------------7---7--------7---7---| E|--3-3-2-1--0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-----------------9---8--------9---8---| A|-----------------7---7--------7---7---| E|--3-3-2-1--0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-----------------9---8--------9---8---| A|--5-5-4-3--------7---7--------7---7---| E|-----------0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--5-5-4-3--------9---8--------9---8---| A|--5-5-4-3--------7---7--------7---7---| E|-----------0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * Riff 3a (01:40-01:50) E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-7--7--7--7-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-| E|-5--5--5--5-7--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-| * * * * * * E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-------9---8--------9---8---| A|-------7---7--------7---7---| E|-0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-7--7--7--7-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-| E|-5--5--5--5-7--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-7-| * * * * * * E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-------9---8--------9---8-| A|-------7---7--------7---7-| E|-0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * RIFF 4 (01:51-02:02) (play 2x) Guitars 1 & 2 E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-0----------------------9---8--------9---8-| A|-0-5-------3------------7---7--------7---7-| E|---3-------1------0-0-0---0----0-0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|---5-8-7-5---7-----------------------------| A|-5---------8-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| REPEAT RIFF 1 (02:02-02:17) RIFF 5 (02:18-02:24) E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|----------3---3-----------3-----| E|-0--3-4-5---5----0--3-4-5---5-4-| * * * * * * * * * * E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|----------3---3---------------| E|-0--3-4-5---5----5--4-3-5-4-3-| * * * * * * * * * RIFF 5a (02:25-02:44) E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|----------3---3-----------3-----| E|-0--3-4-5---5----0--3-4-5---5-4-| 1st ending Guitar 1 E|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------12-12--| A|----------3---3-----------------------10-10--| E|-0--3-4-5---5----5--4-3-5-4-3--0-0---(-0--0)-| Guitar 2 E|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------11-11--| D|--------------------------------------12-12--| A|----------3---3-----------------------10-10--| E|-0--3-4-5---5----5--4-3-5-4-3--0-0---(-0--0)-| 2nd ending Guitar 1 E|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------12--| A|----------3---3-----------------------10--| E|-0--3-4-5---5----5--4-3-5-4-3--0-0---(-0)-| Guitar 2 E|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------11--| D|--------------------------------------12--| A|----------3---3-----------------------10--| E|-0--3-4-5---5----5--4-3-5-4-3--0-0---(-0)-| RIFF 6 (02:45-02:57) Guitars 1 & 2 E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|-9----------------------12-11-7-------------------11-12-| A|-7----------------------10--9-5--------------------9-10-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-9----------------------12-11-7-[let ring]--| A|-7----------------------10--9-5-------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 x2 E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|---------7----9----7----------------5----7----5---------| A|-7--10-7----7----7----7-10-9-5--9-5----5----5----5-9-10-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| RIFF 6a (Solo Rhythm) (02:57-3:08) Guitars 1 & 2 E|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-------------------------9-9-7-------------------------7-7-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 x2 E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|---------7----9----7----------------5----7----5---------| A|-7--10-7----7----7----7-10-9-5--9-5----5----5----5-9-10-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| Riff 6b (Solo Rhythm) (03:08-03:19) E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-10----9---10----9---10----9---10--12--14--16-17\-| A|--8----7----8----7----8----7----8--10--12--14-15\-| E|--------------------------------------------------| Mike's Solo (02:55-03:19) E|---------------------------------------8--------10----------| B|-------------8p7-------10b12-10b12~------10~-------10b11r10-| G|-----------7-----9~-----------------------------------------| D|----5-7-/9--------------------------------------------------| A|-/7---------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 E|-----------------15p14-----------17b19~--{18}---------22-22~-| B|--------------15-------15b17~-----------------/22~-----------| G|----12-14-/16------------------------------------------------| D|-14----------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 E|-----------------19p17-----------20b22~--{22}----------------| B|--------------19-------19b20~-------------------------19-19~-| G|----16-17-/19---------------------------------/19~-----------| D|-17----------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| Back to one guitar: E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-20-17h20-\12-15-12h15-\10-12-10h12-\8-10-8h10-\5-8-5-| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------| B|-8/10-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-/15-15-15-15-12~-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| Guitar 2 E|---------------------------------------------| B|-12/15-15-15-15-12-12-12-12-/20-20-20-20-17~-| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| Back to one guitar: E|-15p4-------------------| B|------15-------13p12----| G|---------14\12-------14-| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-12~~--11~~-------------| D|-------------14~~--12~~-| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| Guitar 1 E|-------------------------------------| B|-17-18-15-18-13-18----------13-15-17-| G|-------------------16-14-16----------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| E|-15-17-13-17-12-17----------12-13-15--20~----20\-| B|-------------------15-13-15----------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 E|-15-17-13-17-12-17----------12-13-15-| B|-------------------15-13-15----------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| E|-19-20-17-20-15-20----------15-17-19--24~----24\-| B|-------------------18-17-18----------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| End Solo RIFF 7 (03:19-03:30) E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|---7-8-------7-----------7-8----7----------| A|-0-----10--0---10-8-7--0-----10---8-10-8-7-| E|-------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----14-15-12----14--12-10-9-| A|-0--12-13-10-0--12--10--8-7-| E|----------------------------| E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|----14-15-12-14-10-12-10-9-| A|-0--12-13-10-12--8-10--8-7-| E|---------------------------| RIFF 6c (03:31-3:43) Guitars 1 & 2 E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-9--------------------------9\7-| A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-7--------------------------7/9-| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-9--------------------------9\7-| A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\5-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7--------------------------7/10-| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/-8-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|---------7----9----7----------------5----7----5---------| A|-7--10-7----7----7----7-10-9-5--9-5----5----5----5-9-10-| E|--------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|---------7----9----7----------------5----7----5------| A|-7--10-7----7----7----7-10-9-5--9-5----5----5----5-9-| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 6b (03:43-03:55) Repeat Riff 7 (03:55-04:06) Lead into next section: E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--7--| A|--5--| E|-----| REPEAT RIFF 2 (04:08-04:29) REPEAT RIFF 5 5a (04:30-05.00) KEYBOARDS (05:02-05:18) END. 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