King Diamond: Magic 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: April 19, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-4---------4---5---------5-4-2-0-| E|-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2---------| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-4---------4---5~--4-------------| E|---0-0-0-0---0-------7-5-4-5-7-0-| * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-4---------4---5---------5-4-2-0-| E|-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2---------| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|-7----2--------| E|-5----0---/5-4-| Riff 1a Guitar 1 plays Riff 1 Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7---------7---9---------9-7-6---| A|---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------9-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-6---------6-----------------------| A|---0-0-0-0---0-9~--7---------------| E|---------------------10-9-7-9-10-0-| * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7---------7---9---------9-7-6---| A|---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-------9-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-----------7-6-| A|-4~---2--------| E|---------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-5--4--3~-------2--------| E|-------------------3--0--| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-7--6--5~-------4--------| A|-------------------5--2--| E|-------------------------| Riff 3 Guitar 1 (Let notes ring) e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-10----10----9----9----10----10------5--7--5--7--5-5--5-| E|----0----------0----------0--------0-3--5--3--5--3-3--3-| * * * * "In the darkness..." e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------5--7--9--12--11-7-| A|-10----10----9----9----10----10----3--5--7--10---9-5-| E|----0----------0----------0--------------------------| "All the people..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-10----10----9----9----10----10------5--7--5--7--5-5--5-| E|----0----------0----------0--------0-3--5--3--5--3-3--3-| * * * * e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------5--7--9--12------| A|-10----10----9----9----10----10-----------------9-5-| E|----0----------0----------0-------------------------| Riff 4 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-0-4--0-4--4-4-0-4--0-4-| E|-0-2--0-2--2-2-0-2--0-2-| "Oh..." e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|-4-4-0-4--0-4--0-4-5--| E|-2-2-0-2--0-2--0-2-3--| "...was magic I know!" e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-0-4--0-4--4-4-0-4--0-4-| E|-0-2--0-2--2-2-0-2--0-2-| "This night was..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------5-----7-----| <-- Let notes ring A|-4-4-0-4--0-4--0-4---5-----7-----5-| <-- E|-2-2-0-2--0-2--0-2-3-----5-----3---| "I never saw the..." Riff 5 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-4----5----0---2---| A|-2----2----0---0---| E|-------------------| "I will never..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4----5----7----2----------| A|-2----2----5----0----0-5-4-| E|---------------------------| * "I saw the magic..." Final time: e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-4----5----7----2--------| A|-2----2----5----0----5-4-| E|-------------------------| Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo (La Rocque) e|-------------------------| B|-7-----{7}-{7}-{7}-{7}~--| G|-9b11--{9}-{9}-{9}-{9}~--| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-17p14----14-19p14-17p14-17p14----14-19p14-17p14-17-| G|-------16----------------------16-------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-21p17----17-21p17-19p17----------------17-19-21p19-| B|-------19----------------21h22p21-19-21-------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-18~----14-16/18----14---16-14~--| D|-----------------14----x---------| A|-----------------------x---------| E|---------------------------------| * e|------------------------------------------| B|-18b19~----14-17-14----14-----------------| G|--------------------16----16-14-16-14/17\-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-/21-------16-------12--------------------| B|-----19\14----14\10----10\9-12------9-----| G|-------------------------------9----------| D|---------------------------------11---11~-| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|-8--8-8-8--8-8--6~--| D|-9--9-9-9--9-9--7~--| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------18---------16-------------16-------16-18--| D|-/19~--19----18~--18-------16-18-19----18-19--------| A|------------------------19--------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------17-19-21----------------| B|----------17-19-21-17-19-21-------------------------| G|-16-18-19----------------------------16----(16)dive-| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|----------17---------17----------------------------| G|-/18~--18----16~--16----------------19-------19-21-| D|---------------------------19-21-23----21-23-------| A|------------------------23-------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------21-22-24----------------| B|----------21-22-24-21-22-24----------20----(20)dive-| G|-19-21-23-------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "In the darkness..." Play Riff 4 "Oh..." Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Solo (Wead) e|-------------------15-14h15p14-------| B|-[15]17r15-14------------------17-15-| G|--------------16~--------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----15-------14-------12------10-----| B|-14----14\12----12\10----10\8----8\7-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------10-12-14-| B|---------------------------------------10-12-14----------| G|-----7-6-(6)h7p6-----9b11----9/12-11~--------------------| D|---9-------------9-7-------------------------------------| A|-9-------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-15-14-12-14-10/14-----------------------------------------| B|-------------------15-14----14-----------------------------| G|-------------------------16----16-14-16/19\16p14----14-16~-| D|-------------------------------------------------16--------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|-/8-7---7-8-7h8p7---7-----------| G|------9-----------9---7~--(7)\--| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|--7-----7------10-------7----10p9p7-9p7----7---------| B|-10b12----10p7----10b12---10------------10---10p7h10-| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|---------7--------------7--------------------------------| B|-7---------7h10p7---------7h10p7-------7-------7-------7-| G|---10b11----------10b11----------10b11---10b11---10b11---| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------7-------7---------| G|-10b11---10b11---10b11~--| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Play Riff 1a Play Riff 2 Riff 6 (Let notes ring) Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----0------7-6--------0------------| D|---6------5----------6------9-------| A|-4-----------------4--------7----9--| E|---------------------------------7--| "Suddenly, I feel so cold..." Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----0------7-6--------0------------| D|---6------5----------6------9----9--| A|-4-----------------4--------7----6--| E|------------------------------------| Play Riff 4 "Oh..." Play Riff 5 "I will never..." Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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