King Diamond: Tea transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com with a little help from "The Ace" edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Jordan B. : sansamppsa1@hotmail.com FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/ Date last modified: July 05, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|--------5/7\5---------------0-| D|--------3/5\3-------------0---| A|-3-2-----------3-2------2-----| E|-1-0-----------1-0----3-------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|--------5/7\5-----------| D|--------3/5\3---------7-| A|-3-2-----------3-2----5-| E|-1-0-----------1-0----5-| Riff 2 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----------0-----0-----0--2-0h2p0---| D|---------2-----0-----0------------3-| A|---0-2-3-----2-----1----------------| E|-3----------------------------------| * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-----0-----0-------0-----| D|---2-----0-------0-------| A|-3-----2-------2-------2-| E|-------------3-------2-0-| Guitar fill (12 string acoustic) e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|---0-----0-----0----| D|-----0-----0-----0--| A|-3-----2-----1------| E|--------------------| e|--------------| B|--------------| G|---0-----0----| D|-----0-----0--| A|-3-----2------| E|--------------| Guitar lead e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|---------------2-0h2p0---| D|-2----2h4-2------------3-| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-------------------2-4----2-0-| D|-2----0----4-5-4-5------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| Riff 3 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-------3-------3-------3------7/8-7--8-| A|---0-2-3-------3-------3------5/6-5--6-| E|-3--------0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------| * * * * * * * * * "On the following..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-3-------2----------3------8-| A|-3-------2----------3------6-| E|----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----| * * * * * * * * "Grandma came..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-3-------3-------3------7/8-7--8-| A|-3-------3-------3------5/6-5--6-| E|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------| * * * * * * " 'Wake up King'..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-3-----------2-----------3-------8-| A|-3-----------2-----------3-------6-| E|----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0----| * * * * * * * * * * "I am gonna show..." Play Riff 2 "Oh, it is time for tea..." [w/o guitar lead] Play Riff 3 "Even your mother..." Riff 3a e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-3-------3-------3------7/8-7--8-| A|-3-------3-------3------5/6-5--6-| E|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0----------| * * * * * * "Then it cut..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-3-----------2-----------3-------8-| A|-3-----------2-----------3-------6-| E|----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0----| * * * * * * * * * * "...in my mother's little hand..." Guitar fill e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-9----(9)\--4----5----8-| D|------------------------| A|-7----(7)\--2----3----6-| E|------------------------| Play Riff 2 "Oh, it is time for tea..." [w/o guitar lead] Leave off last chord for riff 2 Riff 4 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------10-| A|---7-7---7---7h8p7p0---7-7---7----8-| E|-0-----0---0---------0-----0---0----| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----------------------------7-| A|---7-7---7---7h8p7p0---7-7---5-| E|-0-----0---0---------0-----0---| * * * * * Guitar fill e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-9----9---10--9----9----7-| A|-7----7----8--7----7----5-| E|--------------------------| Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---6-6----6---6h7p6p4---6-6---6------| A|-----------------------------------9-| E|-4-----4----4---------4-----4---0--7-| * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---6-6----6---6h7p6p4---6-6------| A|-------------------------------4-| E|-4-----4----4---------4-----0--2-| * * * * * Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|---7-7---7---7h8p7p0---7-7---7---8~-| E|-0-----0---0---------0-----0---0----| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|---7-7---7---7h8p7p0---7-7---5-(5)p0-| E|-0-----0---0---------0-----0---------| * * * * * Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Riff 6 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-4----5-5-4-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4--------0-----0---| A|-3-3-3-2----3-3-2-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2------2-----0-----| E|-------------------------------------3-----2-----0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-4----5-5-4-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-4--------0--3-| A|-3-3-3-2----3-3-2-3-2-2-2-3-3-3-2------2----1-| E|-------------------------------------3------1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 4b Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|---7-7---7---7h8p7p0---7-7---7---8~-| E|-0-----0---0---------0-----0---0----| * * * * * * "Blood was running..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|---7-7---7---7h8p7p0---7-7---5--| E|-0-----0---0---------0-----0----| * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|---10-10---10---7h8p7p0---10-10---10---12~-| E|-0-------0----0---------0-------0----0-----| * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|---10-10---10---7h8p7p0---10-10---10---9~-| E|-0-------0----0---------0-------0----0----| * * * * * * Play Riff 5 " 'A bit of this in a cup...' " Play Riff 4b "You will hear 'Them'..." Play Riff 5 "What I saw..." Play Riff 6 "I really hope this dream..." Play Riff 2 [w/o guitar lead] (Solo Rhythm) Solo...transcribed by : Peter Lidström C B Bb A C B C Em E|-------------|-----------------10-8-7--------|----------------------- B|-------8~----|---8-----8-----8--------10-8~--|----------------------- G|-9~-7~----6~-|-9---9-7---7-7-----------------|----------------------- D|-------------|-------------------------------|----------------------- A|-------------|-------------------------------|----------------------- E|-------------|-------------------------------|----------------------- C Em/B Bb A C E|-15p12----------12-19p15----------15-19-17-15-----------------|----12- B|-------13----13----------17----17-------------19-17-15--------|-13---- G|----------12----------------16-------------------------16~----|------- D|--------------------------------------------------------------|------- A|--------------------------------------------------------------|------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------|------- C maj arp E min arp B C Em C E|-------12--------------12-14-15-14-12-14-15~--|----19p15-------14p17- B|-13-12----12--12-13-15------------------------|----------17---------- G|----------------------------------------------|-------------16------- D|----------------------------------------------|---------------------- A|----------------------------------------------|---------------------- E|----------------------------------------------|---------------------- Em sw D maj sw Em/B (Blurr picking - no control ...) E|-14-------12p15-12-------10p14-10-----------------12----------------- B|----15-------------13-------------12-----12-13-15-------------------- G|-------14-------------12-------------11------------------------------ D|-----------------------------------------------------9-12-10-9-12-10- A|--------------------------------------------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------------------------------- C maj sw Bmin sw (This part is pretty blurry & sloppy...) A C Em/B E|----------------------------15b17-----15\-|-------------------------- B|------------------------------------------|-8p0-5-0----------5p0-1-0- G|-------------------9-10-12----------------|---------%--%--%---------- D|-9----------------------------------------|-------------------------- A|---12-10-9-12-10-9------------------------|-------------------------- E|------------------------------------------|-------------------------- Bb Em E--------------------------12p7-------||--------- B------------------5p0-5-0------8----*||--------- G-%--%--%--4p0-4-0----------------9~--||--------- D-------------------------------------||--------- A------------------------------------*||--------- E-------------------------------------||--------- Em sw Back to Grandma ... End Solo Play Riff 3 "Hearing 'Their' stories..." Play Riff 3a "My mother ? ..." Play Riff 2 "Oh, it is time for tea..." [w/o guitar lead] Ending e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|--8------10-----10/12-| D|----------------------| A|--6-------8------8/10-| 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