King Diamond: Christmas 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 07, 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|-5--4--3--2--5--4--3--2--| A|-5--4--3--2--5--4--3--2--| E|-------------------------| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-| A|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-| E|-----------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-5--4--3--2--------------| A|-5--4--3--2--------------| E|-------------3--2--1--0--| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-5-4-3-2---------| A|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-| E|-----------------| Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-2--2-2--7-7-10-9-12-10-| A|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-| E|------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--9---9--9\--------------| A|-10--10-10\--------2-3-2-| E|-------------3-3-3-------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-2--2-2--7-7-10-9-12-10-| A|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-| E|------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--9---9--9\--------------| A|-10--10-10\--------3-2---| E|-------------3-3-3-----3-| Solo (Wead) e|---------8-12p10p8----8h10p8-------8-| B|------10-----------12--------10h12---| G|----9--------------------------------| D|-10----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|------------8-11/14-12-11---------------------| B|---------10---------------13-12-10------------| G|-------9---------------------------13-12-10\9-| D|----10----------------------------------------| A|-12-------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|----9-10-9--------------------------------------| D|-12--------12-10-9------------------------------| A|-------------------12-10-8\7--------------------| E|-----------------------------10-8-7-8-7-5-7-8~--| e|-8p5-------8-/11p8---------8-13-12-10----------| B|-----5---5---------10---10------------13-12-10-| G|-------5--------------9------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-17-15-13---------------17--19--20--22-| B|----------17-15-13-15/-----------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|-20--(20)\--13-12-10-----------------------------------------| B|---------------------13-12-10--------------------------------| G|------------------------------13-10-9------------------------| D|--------------------------------------12-10----9h10-9~--9h10-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------12p8---------8-12-10-8----8-10-| B|------------------------10---10-----------12------| G|-9~--9-9-9-----------------9----------------------| D|-----------12-10-9--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-13p10----------10-13-12-10----10-12-----| B|-------12----12-------------13-------13--| G|----------13-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-24--(24)\--17-15-13--------------------------------------------| B|---------------------17-15-13-----------------------------------| G|------------------------------16-14-13--------------------------| D|---------------------------------------15-14~--12h14-12~--12h14-| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------15p12----------12-15-13-12----12-13-| B|------------------------------13----13-------------15-------| G|-12~--12-12-12-------------------12-------------------------| D|---------------15-14-12-------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|-17p13----------13-17-15-13----13-15-----| B|-------15----15-------------17-------17--| G|----------16-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7-7---------10-10----------9--9-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-10-10-| * * * * * * * * "It's Christmas again..." e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-------------10-9----| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-10-| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-7-7---------10-10-----12--9--9-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-10-10-| * * * * * * "It will never..." e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-------------10-9----| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-10-| * * * * * * Riff 4 (Let notes ring) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----2-------0-------2-------0---| A|---2---2---3---3---2---2---3---3-| E|-0-------1-------0-------1-------| "It's Christmas again..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|---12-12--12-12-------13-13--13-13--| D|---10-10--10-10-------11-11--11-11--| A|----8--8---8--8-----8--8--8---8--8--| E|-0----------------------------------| x4 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|---12-12--12-12-------13-13--13-13--| D|---10-10--10-10-------11-11--11-11--| A|----8--8---8--8-----8--8--8---8--8--| E|-0----------------------------------| e|------| B|------| G|--12--| D|--10--| A|---8--| E|---8--| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|----3--3---3--3-----3--3--3---3-----------| A|--------------------------------6-4-3-----| E|-0------------------------------------6-4-| x3 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-3--3--3---3--3-----3--3--3---3-----------| A|--------------------------------6-4-3-----| E|--------------------------------------6-4-| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------3---------| D|-3--3--3---3--3----/6--6--6---6---6-5-3---| A|----------------------------------------6-| E|------------------------------------------| Riff 6 (Pitch shifter effect doubles this an octave lower) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-------2--------1--1--1----| E|-0h2h3----0h2h3---------3--| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-------2--------0h1p0---2--| E|-0h2h3----0h2h3-------3-0--| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------2--------1--1--1----| A|-0h2h3----0h2h3---------3--| E|---------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------2--------0h1p0---2--| A|-0h2h3----0h2h3-------3-0--| E|---------------------------| Riff 6a e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-------2--------1--1--1----| E|-0h2h3----0h2h3---------3--| "By tomorrow..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-------2--------0h1p0--------| E|-0h2h3----0h2h3-------3-0--3-| "I will be..." Riff 7 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|-0-0-0-0----5-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * "...again..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|-7-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...I am the..." e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|-0-0-0-0----5-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * "Tonight I am..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|-7-0-0-0----3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...the one that..." Play Riff 5 "The secrets never..." Play Riff 3 "It's Christmas again..." Play Riff 4 "It's Christmas again..." Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Solo e|-18b20----(20)r18-18~----16h18p16----16-18----23~--(23)\----| B|----------------------------------18-------18---------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------8-| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------11----------------| B|--------------------/11---------13~----(13)/---| G|-10~--12-13~--(13)\------13------------------0-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-9~--11-13~--(13)\--/14--13----------| G|-----------------------------13-10~--| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Back to one guitar: e|----------20-21-23-21-20-------------20-------18-------16----| B|-20-21-23----------------23-21-20-18----18\16----16\14----14-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-13b14--(14)r13-13~------------------------| G|---------------------15-13-12h13-12h13-12~-| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-11b13--(13)r11-11~------------------------| B|---------------------16-14-13h14-13h14-13~-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Back to one guitar: e|----------------------------13-15-16-15-13----------| B|----------13-14-16-13-14-16----------------16-14-13-| G|-12-13-15-------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|-14-16-14-13----------------------------| G|-------------15-13-12-------------------| D|----------------------15b17----(17)r15--| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 1a Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-5--4--3--2--5--4--3--2--| A|-5--4--3--2--5--4--3--2--| E|-------------------------| "I'm falling on my face..." e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-7--| A|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-5--| E|-----------------5--| "Oh my god..." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-5--4--3--2--------------| A|-5--4--3--2--------------| E|-------------3--2--1--0--| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-5-4-3-2---------4--| A|-5-4-3-2-5-4-3-2-5--| E|--------------------| Play Riff 3 "It's Christmas again..." Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Final time: e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-7-7---------10-10-----12--9--9-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-10-10-| * * * * * * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|---------------------9-| A|-------------10-9----7-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-10---| * * * * * * Ending Solo e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------11-7-9-10-9-7-| D|---------------10-7-9-10-9-7---------------| A|-10-7-9-10-9-7-----------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------12-8-10-12-10-8-14-10-12-14-12-10-| B|-12-8-10-12-10-8-----------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-14b15----(15)r14-12p10-| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|-12-10-8-10-8-------8----------------------------------------------| B|--------------12-10---12-10-8-12-10-8------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------12-11-9-11-12-11-9-12-11-9-8-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------12-15-12-15-14-/19p15----------15-19-17-15----15-17-19-/20-| B|-----------------------------17----17-------------19--------------| G|-9-8-8--------------------------16--------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-22b24-[22]24~--(22)\--7/--19h20p19p17----19p17-------17----------------17-| B|---------------------------------------20-------20-19----20-19-17-19-20----| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-19h20p19p17----19p17----------------------17-19-| B|-------------20-------20-19-20-19-17-19-20-------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-20-19-17\-15-19-17-15\-14-17-15-14\-12-15-14-12\-10-| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-10-12-10-------10-------------------------| B|----------13-12----13-12-10-12-13-12-10-12-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-14-12-11-14-12-11----12-11-------11----------| D|-------------------14-------14-12----14-12-11-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----14-12-10----12-10-------10----------| A|-14----------14-------14-12----14-12-10-| E|----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-14-12-10-12-10-------10----------| E|----------------14-12----14-12-10-| * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------14~-| A|------------------14~-----------14-----| E|-12~--10-12-14-15------12-14-15--------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|----------------14-16-(16)b17r16b17r16b17r16-14~-| A|----------12-14----------------------------------| E|-12-14-15----------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------16~--------------16~--------------16b17r16-14-----------------| D|----14-16-17---------14-16-17---------14-16-17-------------17-16-14-13-14~-| A|-14---------------14---------------14--------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----19~-----19\17----17\15---------------------| B|-17------17-------15-------13-13~----12--13-12-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-14-12-11-12-11--------------------------| D|----------------14-12-10-----------------| A|-------------------------14-12-10-9----9-| E|------------------------------------12---| e|-------------------------------------10-| B|-------------------------------10-------| G|----------------11----11----11----11----| D|------9----12-9----12----12-------------| A|-10~----10------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|-10----10-------------------------------------| G|----11----11----11----------------------------| D|-------------12----12-12----------------------| A|-------------------------12\9-9-10--9----9-\7-| E|--------------------------------------12------| End Solo 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