King Diamond: So Sad transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com 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: January 05, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Arranged for guitar) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------| G|-------------------------------------------14-12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------12-10-| B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-12----12----12----12-13-10----10----12-10----------| B|-------------------------------------------13-12-12-| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Guitar fill over Riff 1 e|--17-------------------------| B|------------[15]17r15--------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-[15]17r14--------[12]14r12--| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Lead into next section: (Clean) e|-------0---------------0---------| B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------| G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-| D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-7~------------------------6-----------------| A|------8--7------5----7--8-------8-7~--5-7-8~-| E|------------5-8------------------------------| "I am sitting in the..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-7~----------------7----9-10------------| A|-----8-7-------5-8-5----7--8--7-6----7~-| E|---------5-5-8----------------5-4-------| "We are looking..." e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|--------------7---| A|-6----7~--8~--5---| E|-4-----------(6)--| <-- Guitar 3 plays note in () "Take her away..." Guitar 2 (Clean, quiet) x2 e|-------0---------------0---------| B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------| G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-| D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-------0-------------0-------| B|-----0----0--------0----0----| G|---5--------5----5--------5--| D|-6-------------6-------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| x2 e|-------0---------------0---------| B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------| G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-| D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| x2 e|-------0-------------0-------| B|-----0----0--------0----0----| G|---5--------5----5--------5--| D|-6-------------6-------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Riff 1a Guitar 1 (Arranged for guitar) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------| G|-------------------------------------------14-12-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| "Tell me this..." e|-------------------------------------------12-10-| B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----13-12-------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| "Do you remember..." e|-12----12----12----12-13-10----10----12-10----------| B|-------------------------------------------13-12-12-| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| "...cry, I know..." Guitar 2 (Clean) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-----9-10-9---9----7---7---9-7-------| D|---7------------10-------------10-9--| A|-0-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-----9-10-9---9----9---7-7----9-7------| D|---7------------10---------------10-9--| A|-0-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-----9-10-9---9----7---7-7---9-7-------| D|---7------------10---------------10-9--| A|-0-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-----9-10-9--| D|---7---------| A|-0-----------| E|-------------| Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 x4 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-5/7-----7--5-7---10-10-10-----10-10-10----10-10-10---| A|-3/5-5-5-5--3-5----8--8\-7-7-7--7--8--7-----7--8--7-0-| E|------------------------------------------------------| * * * * e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|--5/7--| E|-------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-3h5-5-5-5--3--5----8-8\7-7-7-7--8--7----7h8-7-0--| E|--------------------------------------------------| * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-3h5-5-5-5--3--5----8-8\7-7-7-7--5--3----3h5-3-0--| E|--------------------------------------------------| * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-3h5-5-5-5--3--5----8-8\7-7-7-7--5--3----3h5-3-0--| E|--------------------------------------------------| * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-7/8-8-8-8--7--8----12-12\10-10-10-10--8--7----7h8-7-0-| E|-------------------------------------------------------| * * * * e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|--5/7--| E|-------| Solo (La Rocque) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|------------------------5~--| D|-------2-3~---3-5/7-7\5-----| A|-5~-------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-7~----9-10~---12--/14-| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|----13---------------------------------------------| G|-14----14----12------------------------------------| D|----------14----14----14---------------------------| A|-------------------15----15-12-15-12---------------| E|-------------------------------------12/15\12--13~-| e|-17p13----17-\15p12----15p13----------------------| B|-------15-----------13-------15----15----15----15-| G|--------------------------------14----14----14----| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-13~---------------------------------------| G|-12~------------------------0--12--(12)b14-| D|--------14\12-10~----(10)/-----------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-----10--12--10--------------------------------| B|-13--------------13----------------------------| G|---------------------12--10--9-----------------| D|--------------------------------10-------------| A|------------------------------------7~---------| E|------------------------------------------5/7--| End Solo Lead into next section: (Clean) e|-------0---------------0---------| B|-----6---6-----------6---6-------| G|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-| D|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Play Riff 2 "I wonder..." Play Riff 1a "I will always..." Play Riff 3 "I swear..." Play Riff 1 without guitar fills Ending NOTE: Guitar 1 plays the first diad, Guitar 2 plays the second one, Guitar 1 then plays the third one, etc. e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2--| E|-1----1----1----1----1----1----1----1--| "Goodbye my love..." Guitar 2 (Arranged for guitar) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----12----12--| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-13----13----13----13-15-12----12----12--| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| 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