King Diamond: Blue Eyes 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 22, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|------9-9\--4-4--5-5--5--4-| A|-2-2--7-7\--3-3--3-3--3--3-| E|-0-0-----------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|------9-9\--4-4--5-5--5/7-7-| A|-2-2--7-7\--3-3--3-3--3/5-5-| E|-0-0------------------------| Play Riff 1 "I'm stone cold..." Riff 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------12-12\--7-7--8-8--8--7-| A|-5-5--10-10\--6-6--6-6--6--6-| E|-3-3-------------------------| "My hands are..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|------12-12\--7-7--8-8--8/10-10-| A|-5-5--10-10\--6-6--6-6--6/-8--8-| E|-3-3----------------------------| "An iron chain..." Play Riff 1 "...all..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-3----6----5----6--2--3---6----5--| "My eyes are..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--------------------------7----6--| A|--------------------------5----4--| E|-3----6----5----6--2--3-----------| "My eyes are..." Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-3----6----5----6--2--3---6----5--| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--------------------------7----6--| A|-5----8----7----8--4--5---5----4--| E|-3----6----5----6--2--3---5----4--| Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5-5--5-6-6-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Full of skeletons..." e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5--| * * * * * * * "...dressed in human..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5-5--5-6-6-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "They're sitting..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|--------------------------7---7-----| E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5--------6---6----6\-| * * * * * * * "...cellar full of..." Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5-5--5-6-6-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|-3-3--3-6-6--6-5--| * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-3-3--3-10-10--10-9-9--9-10-10-9-9-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------7---7-----| E|-10-10--10-13-13--13-12--------6---6----6\-| * * * * * * * Riff 5 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-[key board]-------| A|-------------------| E|----------------0--| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-7----5----3-------| A|-7----5----3----2--| E|----------------0--| "So many puppets..." Riff 5a Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-7----5----3----------------------| A|-7----5----3----2----7----2----7--| E|----------------0----5----0----5--| "There are eyes..." Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-7----5----3----------------------| A|-7----5----3----7----0----7----0--| E|----------------------------------| Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo e|-------------------/19~----17-15-17--15~----(15)\-| <-- Harmony guitar notes B|-17~--------(17)\---------------------------------| G|-------------------/16~----14-12-14--12~----(12)\-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|------------------8b10r8b10----(10)r8-| G|----------9--7------------------------| D|--------9-----------------------------| A|-7h9h10-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-7~----0-3-5--5~--| E|--------------a---| End Solo Play Riff 2 "My hands are tied..." Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo (La Rocque) Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|--------11-12-14--12-11-12p11----11-12-14-| D|-14~--------------------------14----------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|--------12-13-15--13-12-13p12------| G|-12~--------------------------14~--| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------| B|--------10-12-13--12-10-12p10----10-12-13-| G|-12~--------------------------12----------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|--------14-15-17--15-14-15p14------| B|-12~--------------------------17~--| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| End Solo Solo (Wead) e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|----18-------{18}-{18}----{18}---{18}---{18}------------| G|-17-17b19----{17}----{17}----{17}---{17}---{17}-(19)r17-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------18b20-----(20)r18------| G|-17p15----15-17b19--17p15-------{18}--------15~--| D|-------17----------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|--------15-------15-18p17p15-17p15----15-------------------15-| B|-18b20-----18b20-------------------18----18p15h18-------15----| G|--------------------------------------------------17b19-------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------15h17p15----15----------------------------------| B|-15-18b20~-------------18----18-16p15-18p16p15----15h16p15----| G|-----------------------------------------------17----------17-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-15----[delay echo]-15h16p15----15--15h16p15----15-| G|-----------------------------17--------------17----| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 4 "Full of skeletons..." Riff 6 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-7----5----3-------| A|-7----5----3----2--| E|----------------0--| "I open my..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-7----5----3-------------------| A|-7----5----3----------0-2-3-/5-| E|----------------0-1-3----------| "All the tears..." Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-7----5----3----9--| A|-7----5----3----7--| E|-------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-7----5----3-------------------| A|-7----5----3----------0-2-3-/5-| E|----------------0-1-3----------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-7----5----3-------| A|-7----5----3----2--| E|----------------0--| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-7----5----3-------------------| A|-7----5----3----------0-2-3-/5-| E|----------------0-1-3----------| Solo (Wead) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|---9---9/11---11/12-11--------------------| D|-7---7------9----------12-----------------| A|--------------------------14-12~----(12)\-| E|------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------15-------15-17----15-17-19-| B|-----------12-13-12--------15-17-19----17-19-------19----------| G|--------14----------14~--x-------------------------------------| D|-----14--------------------------------------------------------| A|-/15-----------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-19b20----(20)r19-17-19b20--(20)r19-| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-17----17-------------------17--------------| B|----20----20p17-20-------17----20b22~~----x-| G|-------------------19b21------------------x-| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|----------17-19-20-19-17----19-17-------17-----------| B|-17-19-20----------------20-------20-19----20-19-17\-| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 7 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7-7-------------5-5-------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Blue eyes, blue eyes..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-----------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Blue eyes I recognize..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7-7-------------5-5-------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Blue eyes in the night..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-3-3-------------------0-2-3-/5-| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-3----------| * * * * * * "They see nothing..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7-7-------------5-5-------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-------------2-------(2)-----| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-------(0)-----| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|------------------4------(4)---| D|-2-2---------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2------(2)---| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-5----------7--9----------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-3----------5--7-------0-2-3-/5-| E|-----------------0-1-3----------| Play Riff 6a "...alive!" Play Riff 7 "Blue eyes..." Ending: Guitar 1 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-7----------0-2-3-/5-| E|-5----0-1-3----------| "...alive!" e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7----------0-2-3-/5-0--[let ring]-| E|-5----0-1-3------------------------| "..alive, yet they're so alive!" Guitar 2 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-7----------0-2-3-/5-| E|-5----0-1-3----------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7----------0-2-3-/5-7--[let ring]-| E|-5----0-1-3------------------------| 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