King Diamond: Spirits transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com solos by: Don Briggs : synn@bigpond.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: February 27, 2010 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Clean) x2 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-------9-8-----7--------9-8\------0-| D|---8-7-----9-8------8-7---------3---| A|-0----------------0-----------1-----| E|------------------------------------| "Jonathon..." Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------| B|--------------/6-5h6p5------------------| G|-----0------7----------7\------0------0-| D|---5------7------------------3------5---| A|-3------5------------------1------3-----| E|----------------------------------------| "And Abigail..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------| B|--------------/10-8h10p8-----------------| G|-----0------7------------10-----0------0-| D|---5------7-------------------3------5---| A|-3------5-------------------1------3-----| E|-----------------------------------------| Riff 2 (Distortion) Guitars 1 & 2 x2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------9-8-------7--------9-8\------0-| D|---8-7-----9-8-8------8-7---------3---| A|-0------------------0-----------1-----| E|--------------------------------------| "...burn..." e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------/6-5h6p5-------------------------6-----| G|-----0------7----------7\------0------0------7---7---| D|---5------7------------------3------5------7-------7-| A|-3------5------------------1------3------5-----------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| "...draperies on the wall..." Guitar 3 x2 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|---------12-11----------10----------12-11\------0-| D|---11-10-------12-11-11-------11-10-----------3---| A|-0--------------------------0---------------1-----| E|--------------------------------------------------| Riff 3 Guitars 1 & 2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------6-| E|-5\----------------------------5-4-----------4-| Guitar 3 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-5-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-3-0-3-----3-----6-| E|-----------------------------------4-4---4-4-4-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 4 Guitars 1 & 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---6-7-4-6-----4----4-6---4-------| A|-4---------7-6----------7---6-4-7-| E|------------------7---------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1st ending e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---6-7-4-6-----4---------| A|-4---------7-6---7-------| E|-----------------5--2-4~-| * * * * * * * * 2nd ending e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|---6-7-4-6-----4----9-11-7----11-13-9-| A|-4---------7-6----7---------9---------| E|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-6--------4--------6------------| A|-4--------2--------4----7-------| E|------------------------5--2-4~-| "...fire..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-6--------4--------6----9--11---| A|-4--------2--------4----7---9---| E|--------------------------------| Riff 5 Guitar 1 (Clean) e|---------------------------------| B|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| G|---5---5---4---4---2---2---2---2-| D|-7-------5-------4-------3-------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| "Spirits, flying through the air..." Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| E|---------------------------------| Riff 6 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|------4-3-------------4-3--------| A|-2----2-1-------------2-1--------| E|-0-----------3-2-0---------3-5-2-| * * "...other side..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|------4-3----------------------------| A|------2-1--------3----3-3-5-2----2-2-| E|-0-----------3-2-1----1-1-3-0----0-0-| * * * * * * "...die again..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|------4-3~------------4-3--------| D|---------------------------------| A|------2-1-------------2-1--------| E|-0-----------3-2-0---------3-5-2-| * * "...other side..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|------4-3~---------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|------2-1--------3----3-3-5-2----2-2-| E|-0-----------3-2-1----1-1-3-0----0-0-| * * * * * * Play Riff 2 "Abigail was watching..." Play Riff 3 Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-----------7------------4------------7----------| A|-444444444-5--444444444-2--444444444-5--7-------| E|----------------------------------------5--2-4~-| ********* ********* ********* e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------7------------4------------7--9--11\-| A|-444444444-5--444444444-2--444444444-5--7---9\-| E|-----------------------------------------------| ********* ********* ********* Solo (Wead) e|-----------------------------7------| B|------------------10-9-7-------10-9-| G|-9-8----------9-8--------9-8--------| D|-----11-9-8-------------------------| A|------------9-----------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-12-11-9---------------------------------| B|---------12-10-9-------------------------| G|-----------------11-9-8------------------| D|------------------------11-9-7-----------| A|-------------------------------12-9-7----| E|--------------------------------------11-| NOTE: One guitar holds the last note while two harmony guitars come in and play the notes in () e|-------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------(9-10-12-12/14-12-10)-| G|------------------11/14-9~-(9-11-13-13/14-13-11)-| D|-----------9--11---------------------------------| A|-7--9--11----------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-12p9---------9-12p9-/16p12----12----------12-| B|------12-9h12---------------14----14----14----| G|-------------------------------------13-------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-21-19-17----19-17----------17-----------------| B|----------21-------21-19-21----21-19-17--------| G|----------------------------------------20-18~-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-20--16~--18--13~----(13)\-| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|-19--16~--17--14~----(14)\-| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 5 "Spirits..." Play Riff 6 "...other side..." Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm Solo (La Rocque) e|-14b15~----14b15-14~-------------------21b22~-| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-11b12~----11b12-11~--------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------0-[dive/release]--------| e|-14b15~-------------| B|--------------------| G|-11b12~-------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|-----------0-[dive]-| End Solo Riff 8 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----6-----6----9-----9-----9---| D|---5-----5--------8-----8-----8-| A|-4-----4-----4/-----7-----7-----| E|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----6-----6----9-----8-----7---| D|---5-----5--------8-----7-----6-| A|-4-----4-----4/-----7-----6-----| E|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----6-----6----9-----9-----9---| D|---5-----5--------8-----8-----8-| A|-4-----4-----4/-----7-----7-----| E|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----6-----6----9-8-7-----------| D|---5-----5------------9-8-7-----| A|-4-----4-----4/-------------10~-| E|--------------------------------| Guitar fill (Comes in for the last two bars of the above) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----9-----9----12-----12-----12---| D|---8-----8--------11-----11-----11-| A|-7-----7-----7/-----10-----10------| E|-----------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-----9-----9----12-11-10--------------| D|---8-----8---------------12-11-10-----| A|-7-----7-----7/-------------------13~-| E|--------------------------------------| Riff 9 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-----------5-5------------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-5-4-3-| * * * * * * * * * * "There is no pain..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|----------------9-9----10----7----9----10-| A|-----------5-5--9-9----10----7----9----10-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3--7-7--7--8--7-5--5-7--7--8-| * * * * * * * * * "...is eaten by the flame..." Riff 9a e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-----------9-9------------------| E|-6-6-6-6-6-7-7--6-6-6-6-6-9-8-7-| * * * * * * * * * * "Her body starts..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------8-8----9----6----8----9-| D|----------------8-8----9----6----8----9-| A|-----------9----6-6--6-7--6-4--4-6--6-7-| E|-6-6-6-6-6-7----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * "Emptiness is growing..." Riff 9b e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----------5-5------------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-5-4-3-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "...insde..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|----------------9-9----10----7----9----10-| D|-----------5-5--9-9----10----7----9----10-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3--7-7--7--8--7-5--5-7--7--8-| E|------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * "...leaving her body behind..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-9-9----10----7----9----10-| D|-9-9----10----7----9----10-| A|-7-7--7--8--7-5--5-7--7--8-| E|---------------------------| * * * * Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|---4----5----2----4----5------4----5-------------------| A|---4----5----2----4----5------4----5---2-4-5-2-4-------| E|-2----2----2----2----2------2----2---2-----------5-4-5-| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|---9----10---7----9----10------9----10-----------------------| A|---9----10---7----9----10------9----10----7-9-10-7-9---------| E|-7----7----7----7----7-------7----7-----7------------10-9-10-| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|---7----8----5----7----8------7----8--------------------| A|---7----8----5----7----8------7----8----5-7-8-5-7-------| E|-5----5----5----5----5------5----5----5-----------8-7-8-| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|---9----10---7----9----10------9----10-----------------------| A|---9----10---7----9----10------9----10----7-9-10-7-9---------| E|-7----7----7----7----7-------7----7-----7------------10-9-10-| * * * * * * Solo (La Rocque) e|-24b26-24b26~--{24}~-{24}~--------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------11-9-12-11-------| A|----------------------------x-9-12------------12-9~-| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|------------9-7-9-7~--| G|-9b11r9b11--9-7-9-7~--| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-----------------------5-7---5-------------------------0-| A|---10p9p7-10p9p7h9-5h7h9-----9---7-9-5-7-5-----------------| E|-------------------------------------------9-7-9-5-7~------| e|-------------------------------------------------------5/-| B|-10-------------------------------------------------------| G|----9----------9-12-10-9----9-9---------------------------| D|------10----10-----------10-----12-9-10----9--------------| A|---------12-----------------------------12---10-12~-------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|-12p8----8-12p8-10p8----8-------8h10h12p8-| B|------10-------------12---10h12-----------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-/14p10----10-14p10-12p10----10-----------------| B|--------12----------------14----12h14-12--(12)\-| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-11-10-9-8-9-10-14-13-12-11-12-13-| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-------------------------------14---------------| B|-------------------------------17b19----(19)r17-| G|-16-15-14-13-14-14/16-16~----0------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-11-10-9-8-9-10-14-13-12-11-12-13-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-16-15-14-13-14-14/16-16~--[silent]-| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 3a Guitars 1 & 2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------6-| E|-5\----------------------------5-4-----------4-| Guitar 3 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-5-0-3-0-3-----3-----6-| E|-----------------------------------4-4---4-4-4-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 4 "Oh no, here she goes..." Play Riff 5 "Spirits, flying through the air..." Play Riff 6 "...other side..." Solo (La Rocque) Guitar 1 e|-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-7-0-3-0-5-0-2-0-| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-8-0-0-8-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-7-0-0-7-0-| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-15-0-0-15-0-0-15-0-14-0-0-14-0-0-14-0-| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-15-0-0-15-0-0-15-0-14-0-10-0-12-0-9-0-| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-15-0-0-15-0-0-15-0-14-0-0-14-0-0-14-0-| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 2a (Ending) Guitars 1 & 2 x2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------9-8-------7--------9-8\------0-| D|---8-7-----9-8-8------8-7---------3---| A|-0------------------0-----------1-----| E|--------------------------------------| "But Abigail forgot one thing..." Guitar 3 x2 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|---------12-11----------10----------12-11\------0-| D|---11-10-------12-11-11-------11-10-----------3---| A|-0--------------------------0---------------1-----| 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