King Diamond: Black Horsemen transcribed by: Alex Huerta : al527439@aniachi.her.itesm.mx edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com Jordan B. : sansamppsa1@hotmail.com Andy's solo by: Mr. Trenchcoat 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: March 26, 2007 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (12 string acoustic) x2 e|--------0-----------0-----------0-------| B|------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-----| G|----8-------8---8-------8---6-------6---| D|--9-----------9-----------7-----------7-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| Riff 2 (12 string acoustic) e|--------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-------| B|------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-----| G|----5-------5---5-------5---8-------8---8-------8---| D|--7-----------7-----------9-----------9-----------9-| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|--------0-----------0-----------0-------| B|------0---0-------0---0-------0---0-----| G|----5-------5---5-------5---8-------8---| D|--7-----------7-----------9-----------9-| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| Riff 3 (12 string acoustic) Guitar 1 x2 x2 e|---------0-------|---------0--------| B|-------0---0-----|-------0---0------| G|-----2-------2---|-----8-------8----| D|---3-----------3-|---9-----------9--| A|-0---------------|-0----------------| E|-----------------|------------------| x2 x1 e|---------0-------|---------0--------| B|-------0---0-----|-------0---0------| G|-----2-------2---|-----8-------8----| D|---3-----------3-|---9-----------9--| A|-0---------------|-0----------------| E|-----------------|------------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|--7-----------9----| A|-------------------| E|--5-----------7----| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|--7-----------9----| A|-------------------| E|--5-----------7----| Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm [first bar 3 times, second bar once] Solo over Riff 2 (Denner): Harmony section: Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|-------0-1-0------0-1------------| G|-----2-------2--2-----/4----4-4~-| D|---2-----------------------------| A|-0-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|-8-7-7h8p7---7-------------------------------| G|-----------9---9-7--9-7-----9-7--------------| D|------------------------10------10-9----9-9--| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|-------0-1-0------0-1-/7----7-7~-| G|-----2-------2--2----------------| D|---2-----------------------------| A|-0-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-10-10h12p10----10-------------------------------------| G|----------------12----12-11--12-11-9--12-11-9-------------| D|----------------------------------------------7/9---------| A|-----------------------------------------------------9-9--| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Back to one guitar: e|---5-7--5--------5-7-8--5-7~--| B|--5-------8-7-----------------| G|-5----------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|-10-12-10h12p10----12-10-------10----------| B|----------------13-------13-12----13-12-10-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|-13-12-10----12-10--------| G|----------12-------12-11~-| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| End solo Play Riff 3 "So there they stood..." Riff 5 (12 string acoustic) x4 x4 x4 x3 e|--------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|---| B|------0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|-----0---0---|---| G|----5-------5-|---8-------8-|---5-------5-|---8-------8-|---| D|--7-----------|-9-----------|-7-----------|-9-----------|-9-| A|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---| E|--------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|---| "Gazing..." "Jonathon..." Play Riff 3 "For a second..." Riff 6 Guitar 1 (Distortion) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-11--9--11--9--11--9--7---6--| E|--9--7---9--7---9--7--5---4--| "Now we're finally alone..." Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic) e|-------0-----------0-----0-------| B|-----0---0-------0---0-----0-----| G|---8-------8---8-------8-----8---| D|-9-----------9-----------------9-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-------0----------------0-----0---| B|-----0---0------------0---0-----0-| G|---6-------6--------8-------8-----| D|-7-----------7-7/9----------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Riff 7 Guitar 1 (Distortion) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-11--11-9-11-11---1111-9-9-1111-9-| E|--9---9-7--9--9----9-9-7-7--9-9-7-| * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|------------------1111-9-9-1111-9-| A|-11--11-9-11-11----9-9-7-7--9-9-7-| E|--9---9-7--9--9-------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-11--11-9-11-11---1111-9-9-1111-9-| E|--9---9-7--9--9----9-9-7-7--9-9-7-| * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|------------------1111-9-9--| A|-11--11-9-11-11----9-9-7-7--| E|--9---9-7--9--9--------7-7--| Guitar 2 (12 string acoustic) e|-------0----0----------------0----0-------| B|-----0--------0------------0--------0-----| G|---8------------8--------8------------8---| D|-9----------------9----9----------------9-| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| Lead over Riff 7 (3 guitars, each plays a string) e|-12d10r12----(12)d10--11d9r11----(11)d9-| B|-12d10r12----(12)d10--10d8r10----(10)d8-| G|-13d11r13----(13)d11--11d9r11----(11)d9-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-9d7r9----(9)d7--7d5r7----(7)d5-| B|-9d7r9----(9)d7--7d5r7----(7)d5-| G|-9d7r9----(9)d7--8d6r8----(8)d6-| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| Riff 8 e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------8-8-6-6-8-8-6-| A|-8--8-6-8-8----8-8-6-6-8-8-6--8--8-6-8-8----6-6-4-4-6-6-4-| E|-6--6-4-6-6----6-6-4-4-6-6-4--6--6-4-6-6------------------| * * * * * * * "The birth of Abigail..." e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------8-8-6-6-| A|-8--8-6-8-8----8-8-6-6-8-8-6--8--8-6-8-8----6-6-4-4-| E|-6--6-4-6-6----6-6-4-4-6-6-4--6--6-4-6-6----6-6-4-4-| * * * * * * * "...the second coming..." Riff 7a e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-6--6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4-| A|-4--4-2-4-4---4-4-2-2-4-4-2-| E|-4--4-2-4-4-----------------| * * * * * * * "...and the moon did not shine...." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-6--6-4-6-6--1111-9-9-1111-9-| A|-4--4-2-4-4---9-9-7-7--9-9-7-| E|-----------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-6--6-4-6-6---6-6-4-4-6-6-4-| A|-4--4-2-4-4---4-4-2-2-4-4-2-| E|-4--4-2-4-4-----------------| * * * * * * * "...it was darker..." e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-6--6-4-6-6--1111-9-9-| A|-4--4-2-4-4---9-9-7-7-| E|------------------7-7-| Riff 9 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------3--| G|--------------------------------------------0--| D|------------------7/8--7/8--7\5-------------0--| A|-2-4--4--2-4------5/6--5/6--5\3--2-4--4-----x--| E|-0-2--2--0-2----0----------------0-2--2--0--3--| * * * "On this sacred night..." e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------3--------| G|--------------------------------------------0--------| D|------------------7/8--7/8--7\5-------------0--------| A|-2-4--4--2-4------5/6--5/6--5\3--2-4--4-----x------7-| E|-0-2--2--0-2----0----------------0-2--2--0--3----0-5-| * * * * "Remembering the day..." Riff 10 e|--------------------------| B|-----------------------3--| G|-----------------------2--| D|---------7-------------0--| A|--9------5------7------x--| E|--7----0-5----0-4----0-3--| * * * "Ohh, ohh, ohh..." e|--------------------------| B|-----------------------3--| G|-----------------------0--| D|---------7-------------0--| A|--9------5------7------x--| E|--7----0-5----0-4----0-3--| * * * "Ohh, ohh, ohh..." Play Riff 7 Play Riff 8 "The pain of labour..." Play Riff 7a "You can still hear her screaming..." Play Riff 9 "Riding from beyond..." Lead in to Riff 10 e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--9--| E|--7--| "...the first time..." Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------| G|--9----10---------8-----9----------|-9----10---------8-----| D|--7-----7---------7-----7----------|-7-----7---------7-----| A|----000----0-0000---000----0-0000--|---000----0-0000---000-| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------| *** * **** *** * **** *** * **** *** e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-5-----4-----5-----4-----5---7---| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5---| A|---------------------------0---0-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * Solo (La Rocque) Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------------------| B|-13~-15~----12~-/22~----15-17-18-17-15-18-17-15-| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------17~------------------| B|----15----------15----------------------| G|-17----14-16-17-----------16-17-19------| D|-----------------------------------18~--| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------18-17-15-----------------------------| G|-------14----15----------17-16-14--------------------| D|----15----17----------------------14b15--(15)r14-12~-| A|-17--------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------16----14-16-| D|-------14-------14-15----14-15-17-14-15-17----17-------| A|-15-17----15-17-------17-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-------------17----17-17-18-20-22-| G|-17-16-17-19----19----------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------------| B|-17~-18~----16~-17~----[silent]-----------------| G|-----------------------------------13-14-16-----| D|--------------------------------------------14~-| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------13-12-10----------------------------| G|-------9----10----------13-12-10-------------------| D|----10---12----------------------10b12--(12)r10-9~-| A|-12------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------8------8-| G|---------------7------7-9----7-9---9-10---| D|-7-9-10-7-9-10---9-10-----10--------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------7-8-7-8-10-12-13-15-| B|-10-8-10---------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| One guitar now: e|----------20~--------(20~)--------| B|-20b22----------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|------------------------------(0)-| E|----------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-15-------15----------------------------------------------------------| G|-------17-16----17-16-14-17-16-14-------14----------14-------------------| D|----------------------------------17-15----17-15-14----17-15-14-17-15-14-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-14-15-17-14-15-17-15-14--------| E|-------------------------17~--0-| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------13----13b15----15-13-12-| G|----------------------------12-------14----14-------------------| D|----------12-------12-14-15----14-15----------------------------| A|-12-14-15----14-15----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-t17p15-t17p13-t17p12-----------------------------------| G|----------------------t17p14-t17p12-t17p10-t17p9-t17p10-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-t17p12-t17p10-t17p9-t17p7-t17p5~---4h7-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-t12p7p4-t12p5p4----------------------------------| D|-----------------h7-t12p7-t12p5-t12p3-t12p2-t12p3-| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-t12p5-t12p3-t10p2-t10p0-------------------------------| A|-------------------------t7p3-t7p2--------0--------(0)-| E|-----------------------------------t7p4p0--------------| Harmony notes in () e|-(22b24~~)------------------------------------------------------------| B|--20b22~~---17h8p17-15h7p15-13h15p13-12h13h15-12----------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------13-------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------14-16-15-17-15-14-| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-17-15-17-15-14-15-14------| E|----------------------17~--| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------15-17-| G|-------------------------------------14-16-17-14-16-17-------| D|----------------------14-15-17-15-17-------------------------| A|-------14-15-17-15-17----------------------------------------| E|-15-17-------------------------------------------------------| Harmony notes in () e|----------------------------| B|-(18b20--(20)r18-18-17-15)--| G|--19b21--(21)r19-19-17-16---| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------22~~-| B|-12tm--13tm--15tm--17tm--18tm--20tm--22b24-------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 11 x4 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-------------9--8-----------------0-----0-----0---| D|-9--9------8--------9--9--------2-----0-----4---7-| A|-7--7----7----------7--7--0-2-3-----2-----5-----5-| E|-------6----------0-------------------------------| * "Oh no, they found her..." Riff 12 Guitar 1 x4 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|------5----------------5-------5-------------------| A|--------7~--0-5-6-7-5-(5)--------7~----------5-----| E|-0-00---------------------0-00-------0-5-6-7---7-6-| ** ** * * * * Guitar 2 (Comes in with vocals) e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-12---11----5---7----| A|-10----9----3---5----| E|---------------------| Lead into next section: e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|--9--9-------12---9--9\----------------------| A|--7--7-------10---7--7\----------------5-----| E|-------------------------------0-5-6-7---7-6-| * * * * Play Riff 12 4 more times...then play this: e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|---------5----------------------5----------------2--| E|-0-5-6-7---7-6------0--5--6--7-----7--6--5~-(5)\-0--| * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 6 "That's the end..." Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm (4 times) Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|--6----4----9----8----6--4--2----4-6-4--| A|--4----2----7----6----4--2--0----2-4-2--| E|----------------------------------------| * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--6----4----9----8----6--4--2--| A|--4----2----7----6----4--2--0--| E|-------------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--2--4--6----4--------4--6--| A|--0--2--4----2--------2--4--| E|----------------------------| * * Solo (Denner) e|----------------------------------------11-12-11-----------| B|----------------------------------12-14----------14-/16~~\-| G|-/9-6~----6-8-9-6-8-9-/11~----/11--------------------------| D|--------6--------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-11h12p11----11-------------11-12-/14-14~~-| B|----------14----14-12----14----------------| G|----------------------13-------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-------------------11----------11-12-11----11-------------| B|-------12----14----------14-------------14----14b16-------| G|-11-11----11----11----11----11----------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------19\--| e|-14b16~--14-12-14-12h14p12-11-12----11-----------------------| B|---------------------------------14----14--------------------| G|------------------------------------------11~----------------| D|-----------------------------------------------14-13-14-11~~-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------12~~-| G|-------------------------11----11-13-11-13-14-13-14------| D|----11-13-11-13-14-13-14----14---------------------------| A|-14------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-----11-12-----------14-------12-------14-------12\-| B|-/14-------121212-12----12-12----12-12----12-12-----| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Harmony part: Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|--9-10--9~~--9-10-9h10p9---------------------------------| G|-------------------------11-9-8------8-9-----------------| D|---------------------------------11~-----9~--(9)bar dips-| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|--9-10--9~~--9-10-9h10p9-----------------12~--(12)bar dips-| G|-------------------------11-9-8------8-9-------------------| D|---------------------------------11~-----------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------14-16~--14------------| B|-14-17-16~----16-17------------17-16-14~~-| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|-14-16-17-16tr17---16--17~-| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-14-12~--12-14-12h14p12---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------14-13-11------11-14-11~--(11)bar dips-| D|-------------------------------------14--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------14~--(14)bar dips-| B|-12-14-12~--12-14-12h14p12---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------14-13-11------11-14-------------------| D|-------------------------------------14--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----16-14~----14-16-17-19~--17-16-14-----| B|-17----------------------------------17~-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|----14-16-14tr16---14--16~-| B|-17------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| End solo End with this: (12 string acoustic) e|----------0---------------0-------| B|--------0---0-----------0---0-----| G|------8-------8-------8-------8---| D|----9-----------9---9-----------9-| A|--0---------------0---------------| E|----------------------------------| notation: ^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ] ^r = bend and release x = mute with fret-hand * = mute with palm-hand X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = tap-on / = slide up \ = slide down h. = harmonics ah = artificial harmonic (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill