King Diamond: Living Dead 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: February 23, 2013 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro (Volume swell) e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|-----| E|--0--| Riff 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar fill e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----3---------------2-----------| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----3---------------2-----------| E|---------------------------------| Riff 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----7-------7-------8-------8---| E|-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-7---7-0-7---7-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----7-------7-------9---10---9----| E|-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-8---8----8---10-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar fill e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------7-------------------| E|-0-6-----------6------------0--7-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-------------7-------------------| E|-0-6-----------6------------3--2-| Riff 2a e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----7-------7-------8-------8---| E|-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-7---7-0-7---7-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Eighteen years..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----7-------7-------9---10---9----| E|-0-6---6-0-6---6-0-8---8----8---10-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...came along..." e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-----9---10---9----| E|-0-8---8----8---10-| "...and all this time..." e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-----9---10---9-----| E|-0-8---8----8---10\-| Guitar fill e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-0--6--------------7-----------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------------------9-11-12-12\11-11\9-| D|--------------------------------------| A|-------------------7--9-10-10\-9--9\7-| E|-0--6------------0--------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|---9-11-11-12-12-11-11-| D|-----------------------| A|---7--9--9-10-10--9--9-| E|-0---------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|---9-11-11-12-12-11-11\-| D|------------------------| A|---7--9--9-10-10--9--9\-| E|-0----------------------| Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-5-5------8-8------7-7------8----4----| E|-3-3-3334-6-6-6666-5-5-5555-6-42-2-23-| **** **** **** ** ** "...love..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------7--6--| A|-5-5------8-8----5--4--| E|-3-3-3334-6-6-00-5--4--| **** ** "I'm going insane!" e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-5-5------8-8------7-7------8----4----| E|-3-3-3334-6-6-6666-5-5-5555-6-42-2-23-| **** **** **** ** ** "They sold me..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------7--6--| A|-5-5------8-8----5--4--| E|-3-3-3334-6-6-00-5--4--| **** ** "...where I remain!" Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-5-5------8-8------7-7------8----4----| E|-3-3-3334-6-6-6666-5-5-5555-6-42-2-23-| **** **** **** ** ** e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------7--6--| A|-5-5------8-8----5--4--| E|-3-3-3334-6-6-60-------| **** ** e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-5-5------8-8------7-7------8----4----| E|-3-3-3334-6-6-6666-5-5-5555-6-42-2-23-| **** **** **** ** ** e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------7--6--| A|-5-5------8-8----5--4--| E|-3-3-3334-6-6-60-------| **** ** Guitar fill (Comes in at the end of the 2nd & 4th bars) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-[fades in]--6--[fades out]--| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Riff 4 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|--------------11-11---------------12-12-| D|---------------9--9---------------10-10-| A|---------------7--7----------------7--7-| E|-000000000000--------000000000000-------| ************ ************ "Living..." e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|--------------11-11--| D|---------------9--9--| A|---------------7--7--| E|-000000000000--------| ************ "Oh..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|------3------4----3-------3------4----3-| E|-2222---2222---22----2222---2222---22---| **** **** ** **** **** ** "I'm feeling like..." Play Riff 2 "Dead, dead..." Play Riff 2a "Eighteen years..." Riff 1a e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * "...love..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----3-----3---3-----2-----2---2-| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar fill e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|--7------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Riff 1b e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----5-----5---5-----4-----4---4-| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * "This life..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-----8-----8---8-----7--| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0----| * * * * * * * "...is nothingness!" Guitar fill e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----5---------------4-----------| E|---------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-----8-------------------| E|---------------------X\\-| Riff 5 Guitar 1 x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7------5------7------5------| A|-5------3------5------3------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------| B|-----------| G|--5--4--3--| D|--5--4--3--| A|-----------| E|-----------| "...to the beyond!" Guitar 2 x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----0------0------0------0--| D|---4------2------4------2----| A|-5------3------5------3------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------| B|-----------| G|--5--4--3--| D|--5--4--3--| A|-----------| E|-----------| Guitar 3 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7------5------7------5------| A|-5------3------5------3------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4--5p4--------7--9p7--------| A|--------7-------------10-----| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-10--9--8--| A|-----------| E|-----------| Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo (Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) e|-(/15~----/18~)---------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|--/12~----/15~----14h15p14----14-15----14-------| D|---------------------------17-------17----16-17-| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------15-16-18-15-16-18-| G|-14-15-17-14-15-17-------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-15-17-18-15h17p15----15-17----15----| B|-------------------18-------18----17-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----15-17-18-15-17-18-20-22~--(22)\--| B|-18----------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------/12~--(12)\----12~-[bar dip and releases]-| D|-------------------------a-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|--(8)----------------------------------| <- Harmony note G|--10--[pre-dive, release, dive at end]-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|-/12\--------/12\--------/12\----/12\-| End Solo Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo e|---------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------12-| G|-------------------10------10-13----10-13----| D|------9-12----9-12----9-12-------12----------| A|-8-11------11--------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------10-------10-13----10-13/16-------------| B|-------12-------12-------12----------15-------15-| G|-10-13-------13-------------------------13-16----| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|----------13-16----13-16/19p16-------------------| B|-------15-------15-------------18----------------| G|-13h16----------------------------19-16-19p16----| D|----------------------------------------------18-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-18~----18h19p18~----18h19p18~----18h19p18~--(18)\-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-12-13-10-13-8-13----13----------12h13p12p10----------| B|------------------12----10-12h13-------------13p12p10-| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-12p11\9h10p9p7-10-9-7----9-7--------10-9-7------| D|-----------------------10-----10-9-7--------10-9-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-7---------7---------------------------| A|---11-8-11---8-11-7-8----7-------------| E|----------------------10---8-10-7-8-10-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-9~--------9h10p9~----9h10p9~----9h10-| E|--------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|------11-11-------------12-12-------------11-11--| D|-------9--9-------------10-10--------------9--9--| A|-------7--7--------------7--7--------------7--7--| E|-0000--------------0000--------------0000--------| **** **** **** e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|---------------------5-4-| E|-3-3--3-6--6-5--5-4--3-2-| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---------------------6--| A|---------------------4--| E|-3-3--3-6--6-5--5-4--4--| * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|---------------------5-4-| E|-3-3--3-6--6-5--5-4--3-2-| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---------------------6--| A|---------------------4--| E|-3-3--3-6--6-5--5-4--4--| * * * * * * * * Solo e|-------------19--15h19p15-----------------------| B|--------------------------17--------------------| G|-9~----(9)\------------------16-----------------| D|--------------------------------17--------------| A|-----------------------------------19-14--------| E|-----------------------------------------15-12~-| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------12-14-16-| D|----------------------------12-14-16-12-14-16----------| A|----------12-14-15-12-14-15----------------------------| E|-12-14-15----------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------17-19-20-19~--(19)\-| B|----------13-15-17----------17-19-20-17-19-20---------------------| G|-12-14-16----------16-17-19---------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|-22--21--20--19--18--17--16--15--14--13~--(13)\-| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------------| B|-21--20--19--18--17--16--15--14--13--12~--(12)\-| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 Play Riff 2a "There's a rumour..." Play Riff 3 "...theater, in London town..." Play Riff 4 "Living, dead..." Play Riff 6 "Living, dead..." Guitar fill e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|-16tm\\\\\---[slow slide down]--| End guitar fill Play Riff 1 "All the children..." Riff 1c x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----5-----5---5-----4-----4---4-| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * "They are scared..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----7-----7---7-----6-----6---6-| E|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * "My eyes follow..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-----10-----10---10-----9-----9-| E|-0-0----0-0----0----0-0---0-0---| * * * * * * * * * "...never to be sold again." Guitar fill x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----3---------------2-----------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----5---------------4-----------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----3---------------2-----------| E|---------------------------------| End Distortion Rhythm Outro (Acoustic) Riff 1 (Acoustic) e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----3---3-------3---3-------6---6-------6---6---| G|---2-------2---2-------2---5-------5---5-------5-| D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Solo (Clean guitar) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-3--7--5/7----5\3-5/7----5\3-0-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----7--5h7-5----------------| D|-3------------------5\3-5/7-| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| End Solo Riff 2 Guitar 2 (Acoustic) x4 e|--0--0--0--0--0--0--| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10--| G|-12-12-12-12-12-12--| D|-10-10-10-10-10-10--| A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--| E|--------------------| x4 e|--0--0--0--0--0--0--| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10--| G|-12-12-12-12-12-12--| D|--9--9--9--9--9--9--| A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--| E|--------------------| x4 e|--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---0--| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10--|--10--| G|-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--12--| D|-10-10-10-10-10-10--|---9--| A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--|---0--| E|--------------------|------| Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-| B|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1-| G|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-| D|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-| A|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-| E|------------------------------------------| e|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-| B|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-| G|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-| D|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-| A|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-| E|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-| e|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-| B|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--0-| G|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2--0-| D|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2--2-| A|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0--2-| E|-------------------------------------------0-| Guitar fills (Clean): e|-17--15-17-----------| B|--------------15-17--| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| e|-17---------------17-15-----------| B|--------15/17~----------17-17--15-| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Play Riff 1 Riff 1a Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----3---3-------3---3-------6---6-------6---6---| G|---2-------2---2-------2---5-------5---5-------5-| D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Acoustic) x2 e|---------0-----------0---| B|-----3-----3-----3-----3-| G|---2---2-------2---2-----| D|-0-----------0-----------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| x2 e|---------0-----------0---| B|-----6-----6-----6-----6-| G|---5---5-------5---5-----| D|-0-----------0-----------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Guitar fill (Clean): e|------------| B|-[15]17r15--| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------| e|-19--17----19--15----------------17----15--------| B|---------------------18-------15----------18-17--| G|---------------------------17--------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-17-15----------------------------------15-17--| B|-------18-15----15-17-18----17----17-18--------| G|---------------------(17h19)-------------------| <-- Extra guitar D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-15----17----17-15-----------------------------------------17-| B|----18-------------18-[15]17r15-15----17-18-15----15-17-18----| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| Song fades out 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