King Diamond: Blood To Walk transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.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: February 26, 2013 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------10--9\--------------10--9-12\-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------5-5-5-5-7-7-| A|-------------10--9\--0-3-3-3-3-5-5-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------10--9\--------------10--9-12\-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------7-7-7-7-5-5-| A|-------------10--9\--0-5-5-5-5-3-3-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------10--9\--------------10--9-12\-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------2-2-2-2-4-4-| A|-------------10--9\--0-------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------10--9\--------------10--9-12\-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------4-4-4-4-2-2-| A|-------------10--9\--0-------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------| * * * * * * Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------10--9\--------------10--9-12\-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Ah, ah!" e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----9---8-----9---11---9---8-| A|-----7---7-----7----7---7---7-| E|-0-0---0---0-0---0----0---0---| * * * * * * * * "Sitting in the cellar..." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------12-11\--------------12-11-14\-| A|-------------10--9\--------------10--9-12\-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-----4--3----4--6--4--3-| D|------------------------| A|-----2--1----2--4--2--1-| E|-0-0--------------------| * * Riff 3 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------7-| <-- One guitar only plays E|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-| <-- the root note * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "It was only yesterday..." e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------4-3-2~--0-2---| E|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--0-2-------------0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...needles in my skin..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------7-| <-- One guitar only plays E|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-| <-- the root note * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "They turned my last remains..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|------------------------------6--5-| A|------------------------------4--3-| E|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--0-2-5-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...into this puppet thing..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4--2--4--7--6\-2--4--2--0-| A|-4--2--4--7--6\-2--4--2--0-| E|---------------------------| "Blood to walk..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------------------------0-| A|-------------------------0-| E|-2--0--2--5--4--0--2--0----| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4--2--4--7--6\-2--4--2--0-| A|-4--2--4--7--6\-2--4--2--0-| E|---------------------------| "Blood to walk..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------------------------0-| A|-4--2--4--7--6--2--4--2--0-| E|-2--0--2--5--4--0--2--0----| Guitar 3 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|----[silent]---------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|----------6--------6-------| D|-7--6--7-----9--6-----9--7-| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| "Blood to walk again..." Riff 4a e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|-2--5--4--3-| Play Riff 3 "I can see..." Play Riff 4 "Blood to walk..." Play Riff 4a Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---7----5----4----3--2-1---| E|-0----0----0----0--------3-| * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|---7----5----4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-0----0----0------------------| * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---7----5----4----3--2-1---| E|-0----0----0----0--------3-| * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---7----5----4\--------------| E|-0----0----0----0-0-0-0-2-3--| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-2-------------------2-1---| E|-0-----------------------3-| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------------6\------------| A|-2-----------4\------------| E|-0---------0---------------| * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-2-------------------2-1---| E|-0-----------------------3-| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---7----5----4\--------------| E|-0----0----0----0-0-0-0-2-3--| * * * * * * * * Riff 5a Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---7----5----4----3--2-1---| E|-0----0----0----0--------3-| * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---7----5----4\--------------| E|-0----0----0----0-0-0-0-2-3~-| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---9----7----6----5--4-3---| A|---7----5----4----3--2-1-5-| E|-0----0----0----0--------3-| * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---9----7----6\--------------| A|---7----5----4\--------------| E|-0----0----0----0-0-0-0-2-3~-| * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-9-------------------------| A|-7-------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-7-----------6\-------------| A|-5-----------4\---[silent]--| E|----------------------------| Riff 6 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|------------5----------------2-| E|-0-0--0-0-2-3----0-0-0-0-2-3---| * * * * * * * * * * * "I'm on my shelf..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|------------5----------1-------| E|-0-0--0-0-2-3----0-2-3---3-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * "Eternal eyes..." Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) Both guitars: x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---4----3----4----3----------| E|-3----3----3----3----6-3-5-6-| * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---6----5----6----5----------| E|-5----5----5----5----8-5-7-8-| * * * * * * * * Guitar 1 plays this: e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|---8----7----8----7------8----7----8----7----(7)\-| E|-7----7----7----7------7----7----7----7-----------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 plays this: e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-4----5--------6----7--------7-9\-| D|----------------------------------| A|-2----3--------4----5--------5-7\-| E|----------------------------------| Solo e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|------------------------------12------| D|-----5----------------------------11~-| A|--------4~---4---4-------/10----------| E|-3~------------6---6-3~---------------| a a * * * * a e|-22b23--(23)r22-------------------------| B|-21b23--(23)r21----------10--11--12--13-| G|----------------0-21~-------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|-18----17~----(17)\-| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| End Solo Riff 8 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----10-----9-----7---9---10-12-10-9-| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "There is no mistake..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----10-----9----------------| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--8--8-8-7\-| E|-------------------8--8-8-7\-| * * * * * * "That is my beloved..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----10-----9-----7---9---10-12-10-9-| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "Sitting on her shelf..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----10-----9-----5--(5)\-| A|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-5--(5)\-| E|--------------------------| * * * * * * "Alone..." Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) Both Guitars x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---3---3-----------3---3---------| A|---1---1-----2-----1---1-----2---| E|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * "...and so dead!" e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---4---4-----5-----4---4-----5---| E|-3---3---3-3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---4---4-----5-----4---4-----5---| E|-3---3---3-3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---3---3-----------3---3---------------| A|---1---1-----2-----1---1-----2---------| E|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo e|-17b19----(19)r17-14h17-14~----15p14------| B|-------------------------------------17~--| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-14--------17----15--------------------------------| B|----15~-------13----12~--13p12\10--12p10\8--10p8\7-| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|-\5h7p5--------------------------| G|--------7-5-4-5p4----------------| D|------------------7-5-4----------| A|------------------------7-5-4/7~-| E|---------------------------------| e|----------------------------17-19-20-19-17-| B|-------------------17-19-20----------------| G|-17p16----16-17-19-------------------------| D|-------19----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-20-19-17--------------------------------------------| G|----------20-19-17-16----16h17p16--------------------| D|----------------------19----------19-17-16-----------| A|-------------------------------------------19-18-19~-| E|-----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 10 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-5---------5---------3---------2------| A|-3---------2---------1---------0------| E|--------------------------------------| "There's a light..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---3---3-----------3---3---------------| A|---1---1-----2-----1---1-----2---------| E|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-5---------5---------3---------2----| A|-3---------2---------1---------0----| E|------------------------------------| "Mommy and daddy..." Guitar 2 (Let notes ring) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----5-------5-------3--------3-| D|---5---5---5---5---3---3----2---| A|-3-------2-------1--------0-----| E|--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---3---3-----------3---3---------------| A|---1---1-----2-----1---1-----2---------| E|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----5-------5-------3----------| D|---5---5---5---5---3---3-(3)----| A|-3-------2-------1--------0-----| E|--------------------------------| Solo over Riff 10 Guitar 1 e|-17b19----12-15-14-12--------------| B|----------------------15-13-12-17~-| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-20b22----15-19-17-15--------------| B|----------------------19-17-15-20~-| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "Ah, ah!" Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo e|-19b21----(21)r19-17----17----------| B|---------------------19----19p17-19-| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-----------------14-----------14----------------------| B|-\14h17p14----------14-17~-------17p14-------14-------| G|-----------16b18-----------------------16b18----16b18-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|-14-------14---------------| G|----16b18----17-16-14-16~--| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|-------------14-------------------14-----------14-------| B|-17--(17)b19----17p14-14-------14----14-17b19-----17p14-| G|-------------------------16b18--------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-17b19----(19)r17-14----14-------------------| B|---------------------17----17-14h17p14-------| G|---------------------------------------16b18-| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|----14----------------14----------------14-------------------------| B|-14----17p14-------14----17p14-------14----17p14-------14-17b19~-\-| G|-------------16b18-------------16b18-------------16b18-------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Solo e|-14b16~----(16)r14----------------------| B|-------------------7h10p7---7-----------| G|--------------------------9---9-7-9p7---| D|--------------------------------------9-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|---------------------------7-9-10-9~--(9)/-| B|-------------7-9-10-7-9-10-----------------| G|-6-7-9-6-7-9-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------19-21-22-| B|-19b21--(21)r19-19~----19-21-22----------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-19h21p19--------------------------| B|----------22-21-19-21--------------| G|----------------------19~----(19)\-| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 4a Play Riff 3 "They take Victoria..." Play Riff 4 "Blood to walk..." Play Riff 4a Play Riff 5 "There are strings..." Play Riff 5a "...straight..." Play Riff 6 "Pressing the needle in..." Play Riff 7 "...hot, I think I see..." Play Riff 8 "There is no mistake..." Play Riff 9 "...horror show..." Play Riff 10 "Why our minds..." Ending: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---3---3-----------3---3---------| A|---1---1-----2-----1---1-----2---| E|-0---0---0-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * "They're alive..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---4---4-----5-----4---4-----5---| E|-3---3---3-3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * "That's enough for today..." e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|---3---3--------| A|---1---1-----2--| E|-0---0---0-0-0--| * * * * "Put them away!" 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