King Diamond: Darkness transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com solo by: 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: November 29, 2012 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Clean) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------5-----------------| D|---7---7---7--5h7-----7---7---7-----| A|------------------------------------| E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5---5/8-| "For thirteen days..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------5-----------------| D|---7---7---7--5h7-----7---7---7-----| A|---------------------------------10-| E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5-----8-| "We have trained..." Riff 2 (Distortion) e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-7--5-4-2------| A|-5--3-2-0--5-3-| E|-----------3-1-| * * Riff 3 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|------------------------------7-6h7p6---| A|---7---7---7-7/8-5----7---7-----------8-| E|-0---0---0----------0---0---0-----------| "Every time..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|----------------------------10--12-| A|---7---7---7-7/8-5----7---7--8--10-| E|-0---0---0----------0---0----------| "Little jars..." Riff 4 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---7---7---7-7/8-5----7---7---7------| A|--------------------------------7/10-| E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5---5/-8-| "Every time..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|---7---7---7-7/8-5----7---7---7-----| A|---------------------------------10-| E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5-----8-| "Every time..." Play Riff 2 Riff 5 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|----------3---2--------------3---2-----| E|-0--0-0-0---0---3-2-1--1-1-1---1---3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * "Our eyes..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|----------3---2-----3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| <-- Guitars alternate last 8 chords E|-0--0-0-0---0---3-2-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * "Our souls..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|----------3---2--------------3---2-----| E|-0--0-0-0---0---3-2-1--1-1-1---1---3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * "...skin. The blood..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------3---2-----3----5--| E|-0--0-0-0---0---3-2-1----3--| * * * * * "Living just an hour..." Riff 6 e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------5----7----5----| D|---------------------------------5----7----5----| A|-7-7--7--7-7/10--5-5--5--5--5-5--3----5----3--5-| E|-5-5--5--5-5/-8--3-3--3--3--3-3--3----5----3--3-| "In the darkness..." e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------5-----------| D|---------------------------------5-----------| A|-7-7--7--7-7/10--5-5--5--5--5-5--3----3----5-| E|-5-5--5--5-5/-8--3-3--3--3--3-3--3----1----3-| "In the darkness..." Extra guitar over Riff 6 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------2----3----2----| A|-3-------------2------------3----5----3--2-| E|-5-------------3-------------------------3-| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------2------------| A|-3-------------2------------3----3----5--| E|-5-------------3-----------------1----3--| Riff 1a e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|------------------5------------------| D|---7---7---7--5h7-----7---7---7------| A|--------------------------------7/10-| E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5---5/-8-| "Darkness..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------5-----------------| D|---7---7---7--5h7-----7---7---7-----| A|---------------------------------10-| E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5-----8-| "Darkness..." Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "Every night..." Play Riff 4 "Sitting on opposite..." Play Riff 2 "It is all..." Play Riff 5 "Our eyes are now..." Play Riff 6 "In the darkness..." Riff 7 Guitar 1 (Clean) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| A|---------------------------------| E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----------------5------------------| D|---7---7---7-5h7------7---7---7---7-| A|------------------------------------| E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5---5---| Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-7-7-----10--7-7----5--7-7---10--12-| E|-5-5------8--5-5----3--5-5----8--10-| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------5--7--| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3--5--| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------| * * * * * * * * Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-3-3--3--3-3-5--3-3--3--3-3-5-| A|-1-1--1--1-1-3--1-1--1--1-1-3-| E|------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-7-7--7--7-7-10--7-7--7--7-7-10-| A|-5-5--5--5-5--8--5-5--5--5-5--8-| E|--------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-3-3--3--3-3-5--3-3--3--3-3-5--2----3--5-| A|-1-1--1--1-1-3--1-1--1--1-1-3--0----1--3-| E|-----------------------------------------| Solo (La Rocque) Guitar 1 e|-15b17~----15b17-{17}{17}{17}{17}-{17}r15-13~-| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------------| B|-17b18~----17b18-{18}{18}{18}{18}-{18}r17-15~-| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Back to one guitar: e|-12h13p12----12-------------------------------------------| B|----------15----13h15p13----------------------------------| G|-------------------------14-15p14p12-14----12-------------| D|----------------------------------------15----15-14-12-14-| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-12h13p12----------------12-13--------------------| E|----------15-13-12-13-15-------10-(10)b13r10b13~--| e|-22b24--(24)b25r22-22~--20h22p20-18-17h18h20p18p17----------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------20p18p17-20p18-------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------15p14-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-15h17p15p14-17p15p14----------------------------------------| D|----------------------17p15p14-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------15p13p12----12h13h15p13p12----| E|----------------------------------------15----------------15-| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------(10~)-| <-- Harmony guitar D|----------------12h14h15p12-------------12~--| A|-12-15p12h13h15-------------15p13p12---------| E|-------------------------------------15------| End Solo Riff 9 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-1010101010101010-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Tonight you will dance..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3----5--| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1----3--| E|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * "Tonight, no strings..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "But I can't..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5----7--| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3----5--| * * * * * * * * "...dance, I don't have a chance!" Guitar 2 (Played softly) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---7---8--7--------10---12--10-------| A|-5---5------8-7--8----8--------12-10-| E|-------------------------------------| "Tonight you will dance..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---5---7--5-----3----5--| A|-3---3------7-5-1----3--| E|------------------------| "Tonight, no strings..." e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|---9---10--9----------12----14--12-------| E|-7---7-------10-9--10----10--------14-12-| "But I can't..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|---7---9--7-----5----7--| E|-5---5------9-7-3----5--| "...dance, I don't have a chance!" Play Riff 6 "Dance!" Ending: Riff 7 Guitar 1 (Clean) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-| A|---------------------------------| E|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| "Send her to..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-----------------5----------------------| D|---7---7---7-5h7------7---7---7---7---7-| A|----------------------------------------| E|-5---5---5----------5---5---5---5---5---| "Send that puppet to Berlin!" Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-7-7-----10--7-7----5--7-7---10--12---7-7-| E|-5-5------8--5-5----3--5-5----8--10---5-5-| 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