King Diamond: Welcome Home transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Sami Mononen : s_mononen@yahoo.com Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com solos by: Jason Miniaci : pminiaci@penn.com Russ Elton 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 08, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-------------7h8p7p5h7--------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-------------7h8p7p5h7--------------3---3-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5------------3-3-3-3-3-3---3---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|-------------9h10p9p7h9---------------------| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-10-9-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Grandma...." e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------9h10p9p7h9--------------5---5-| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5---5---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Welcome home..." Riff 3 e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|---4---4----| E|-4---4---3~-| * * * a Riff 4 Guitar 1 x2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------3---------------------------| G|-------------------2---------------------------| D|-------------------0-----------------5---6---6-| A|-4-4-4-4-2---4-4-4-0---4-4-4-4-2---3---3---4---| E|-2-2-2-2-0---2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-0---------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "Let me help you..." e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---7---8---8-| A|-5---5---6---| E|-------------| Guitar 2 x2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------4-----------------5---6---6-| A|-----------------------------------3---3---4---| E|-5-5-5-5-4---5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-4---------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "Let me help you..." e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---7---8---8-| A|-5---5---6---| E|-------------| Play Riff 2 "Grandma..." Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 "Let me help you..." Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------5---4------------------------------5-| A|------------7~--------5~-------------7~--------5-----| E|-0--0-0-0-0-------0-------0--0-0-0-0-----5-6-7---7---| * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------7------------------5---7-| A|------------7~--5-2-4-5--------------7~--3---5-| E|-0--0-0-0-0-----3-0-2-----0--0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------5---4------------------------------5-| A|------------7~--------5~-------------7~--------5-----| E|-0--0-0-0-0-------0-------0--0-0-0-0-----5-6-7---7---| * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------7------------------5---7-| A|------------7~--5-2-4-5--------------7~--5---5-| E|-0--0-0-0-0-----3-0-2-----0--0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo (Blakk) e|-15/-19b21-19~---------14-17-----------| B|--------------------17-------15-17-----| G|----------------16-----------------16~-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|---12----14--15--14-12-14--14-12----------12-14~-| B|-0----12-------------------------15-12-15--------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-20-17---------14-17-14---------14-19-15----------------------| B|-------19-16-0----------16-13-0----------17-17----------15-17-| G|-----------------------------------------------16-16-17-------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17p13----15p13----------------------------------------12--------| G|-------14-------16-16p14----14----------------------12----12-14~-| D|-------------------------17----16-17-16-14-13-14-16--------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-12----12h13p12-10----10-------------------------| G|----12-------------11----12----12h14p12-11----11-| D|----------------------------14-------------12----| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|----------12-------------------------12----------------| G|-------------14-12-11----------12--------14-12---------| D|----14-12----------------12-14----12-----------16-14~--| A|-14-------------------14-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-12--14--15--15b17r15p12--15p12----12--17p15p12----12-| B|--------------------------------15--------------15----| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-17p15p12----12-17p15p12----12-15p12----12-| B|----------15-------------15----------15----| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-17p15p12----12-15p12----12--17p15p12----12-| B|----------15----------15--------------15----| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-17-17-15-12-15-12----12-15-12-13-17-15-12-----------| G|----------------------15----------------------15-12-----| D|----------------------------------------------------14~-| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 "Wait til you see..." Play Riff 3 "...found..." Play Riff 4 "Let me help you..." Play Riff 5 Just the first half Riff 6 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|------------(5)--------------(2)--------------(4)-| A|-------------7----------------3----------------5--| E|-0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Missy and Mother..." e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|----------(2)---(4)-| A|-(2)-------3-----5--| E|--3-----------------| "...meet you..." e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|------------(5)--------------(2)--------------(4)-| A|-------------7----------------3----------------5--| E|-0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "How strange..." e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-----------5--4-| <--2nd guitar plays just top notes A|-(2)-------5--5-| E|--3-------------| "...all right?" Riff 7 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|------4p2-4p2------5p2-5p2-| A|-2222---------2222---------| E|---------------------------| **** **** e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------4p2-4p2-----------------| A|-2222---------5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-| E|------------------------------| **** Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-...-| * * * * * * * * Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-4-4---------5-5---------4-4---------5-5-5---| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-| E|-------------------------------------------2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------2-| A|-5-5---------7-7---------5-5---------7-7-7-0-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-4-4---------5-5---------4-4---------5-5-5---| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-------------------------------------------0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-...-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-...-| * * * * * * * * Solo (La Rocque, over riffs 8,9, and 10) NOTE: This first part you push down a half step on the tremolo bar as you slide up to b17. Then you release, raise a whole step, then pull-off to the open string. Then you strike the harmonics and pull up on the bar 2 whole steps and release. e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-12~----11--11h12p11-9/17-(17)d19-(17)p0---7---(7)d11r7--| G|-------------------------------------------5---(5)d-9r5--| D|-------------------------------------------h.------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------12-| B|-------7-----------------------------------------/17-16~-------| G|-----8---9p8p6-------------------------------------------------| D|-6h9-----------9p8p6-----------------6/14~----0----------------| A|---------------------9p7p6-9p7p6---6---------------------------| E|---------------------------------8-----------------------------| e|-16-12----12-14/19----18-19-16-19-14-16-12-14----12-----------| B|-------16-------------------------------------16----14-16-12~-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-13-14-16-14-13----------------------------| A|----------------16-14-13-16-14-13----------| E|----------------------------------16-14-16-| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------13-16-14-13-14-13-----------------------------------------| A|-13-14-16-------------------16-14-13-14-13----13--------------------| E|-------------------------------------------16----16-14-16-14-13-14~-| Guitar 1 e|----------------------------| B|------8-7~--------10-8--7~--| G|----7-----------7-----------| D|-/9-----------9-------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------| B|--------12-10~-----------14-12--10~--| G|-----11---------------11-------------| D|-/12--------------/12----------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Back to one guitar: e|-14p10----------10-14p10------------------------------------| B|-------12----------------12---------------------------------| G|----------11h12-------------11h12-14p12p11------------------| D|-------------------------------------------14p12-14p12------| A|-------------------------------------------------------12p9-| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------------23b28~~~----0-| D|---------------------[bar pull]----| A|-9-12p10p9-12p10p9\----------------| E|-----------------------------------| [All these notes are floyd rose warbles] e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-17~--15~--14~---15~--14~--12~--14~--12~--10~--12~-10~--| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Harmony section: Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|------------14~----17-15-14----15-14-------| D|-15~----17------------------17-------17-15-| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-13~----13h15-13~----13-12-10----12-10-------| A|------------------------------13-------13-12-| E|---------------------------------------------| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-10~----8--7~-------| A|-----------------8\-| E|--------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|------------13~----16-15-13----15-13-------| G|-14~----15------------------15-------15-14-| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-13~----13h15-13~----12-10-8----10-8-------| D|-----------------------------12------12-10-| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-8~-------------------| D|-------12--10~--------| A|------------------12\-| E|----------------------| End Solo Riff 11 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-4----------6----------4----------6--4-| D|-4----------4----------4----------4--4-| A|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-| E|---------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Grandma, what was it like..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-6----------8----------6----------8--6-| D|-6----------6----------6----------6--6-| A|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-| E|---------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "To be on that holiday site..." x2 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-8------------10------------11-------------10--8-10-| D|-8-------------8-------------8--------------8--8--8-| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6-| E|----------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Oh it could have been worse..." Riff 12 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| E|-0000-------------------------0000---------| **** **** e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-12p0-8p0-7p0-5p0-| E|------------------| "Grandma who are 'They' ?" e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| E|-0000-------------------------0000---------| **** **** e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------7-| D|-------------------12p0-8p0-7p0-5p0-5-| A|-12p0-8p0-7p0-5p0---------------------| E|--------------------------------------| "Never mind you dirty..." Riff 7a Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|------4p2-4p2------5p2-5p2-| A|-2222---------2222---------| E|---------------------------| **** **** e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------4p2-4p2-----------------| A|-2222---------5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-| E|------------------------------| **** Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|------7p5-7p5------9p5-9p5-| A|-5555---------5555---------| E|---------------------------| **** **** e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------7p5-7p5-----------------| A|-5555---------9p5-7p5-9p5-7p5-| E|------------------------------| **** Riff 13 x2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|----------66666666-5555555555---------| E|-44444444---------------------467-467-| ******** ******** ********** *** *** "Let us go inside..." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|----------33333333-2222222222---------| E|-11111111---------------------134-134-| ******** ******** ********** *** *** " 'They' are still alive..." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|----------55555555-4444444444---------| E|-33333333---------------------356-356-| ******** ******** ********** *** *** "...can you feel..." Riff 12a e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| E|-0000-------------------------0000---------| **** **** e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-12p0-8p0-7p0-5p0-| E|------------------| "Can you feel 'Their' eyes ?" e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| E|-0000-------------------------0000---------| **** **** e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-------------------12p0-8p0-7p0-5p0-| A|-12p0-8p0-7p0-5p0-------------------| E|------------------------------------| "Now that you are..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-------------------9----| A|-12p0-8p0-7p0-5p0--7--2-| E|----------------------0-| "...better be my friend." 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