King Diamond: Mother's Getting Weaker transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com 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|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-----10-9-10-----12-9-12-----10-9-9-| E|-000---------000---------000--------| *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-12-10-9--------------------------| A|---------12-10-9----------9-10-12-| E|-----------------12-11-12---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|------------------------12-10-9------------| A|-----10-9-10-----12-9-9---------12-10-9----| E|-000---------000------------------------11-| *** * * * *** * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-----10-9-10-----12-9-12-----10-9-9-| E|-000---------000---------000--------| *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-12-10-9--------------------------| A|---------12-10-9----------9-10-12-| E|-----------------12-11-12---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------12-10-9--------------------| A|-----10-9-10-----12-9-9---------12-10-9------------| E|-000---------000------------------------11~--(11)\-| *** * * * *** * * * * * * * * * Guitar fill (Comes in the second time) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-9----12----11----7-7-7--9----12----14----7-7-7--| A|-7----10-----9----5-5-5--7----10----12----5-5-5--| E|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * Riff 3 (Guitar lead plays the notes in () ) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|--9-9------12--12-------------------------| D|--9-9------10--10-----8--8-------8--8--8--| A|--7-7-------7---7-----8--8-------8--8--8--| E|--0-0--000--------870-------000-----------| *** *** *** e|--------------------(19p15---------------| B|--------------------------17-------------| G|--9-9------12--12-----------16-----------| D|--9-9------10--10-----7-------17---------| A|--7-7-------7---7-----5---------19-14~~)-| E|--0-0--000--------870--------------------| *** *** e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|--9-9------12--12-------------------------| D|--9-9------10--10-----8--8-------8--8--8--| A|--7-7-------7---7-----8--8-------8--8--8--| E|--0-0--000--------870-------000-----------| *** *** *** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--9-9------12--12--------------| D|--9-9------10--10-----7---5--4-| A|--7-7-------7---7-----5---3--2-| E|--0-0--000--------870----------| *** *** Riff 4 e|----------------------------------------| B|-----------10------6-----------10-----8-| G|------------9------5------------9-----7-| D|-----------10------7-----------10-----9-| A|-000000000-----000---000000000----000---| E|----------------------------------------| ********* *** ********* *** "Tonight..." e|----------------------------------| B|-----------10------6--------------| G|------------9------5-----5------7-| D|-----------10------7-----5------7-| A|-000000000-----000---000-3--000-5-| E|----------------------------------| ********* *** *** *** "...the last night..." e|----------------------------------------| B|-----------10------6-----------10-----8-| G|------------9------5------------9-----7-| D|-----------10------7-----------10-----9-| A|-000000000-----000---000000000----000---| E|----------------------------------------| ********* *** ********* *** "Tonight..." e|----------------------------------| B|-----------10------6--------------| G|------------9------5-----5------7-| D|-----------10------7-----5------7-| A|-000000000-----000---000-3------5-| E|----------------------------000---| ********* *** *** *** Riff 5 (Notes are slightly palm muted) Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-----10-9-10-12-10-9----9---------10-9-10-12-10-9-----| E|-000-----------------12---11--000-----------------12~-| *** * * * * * * * * * *** * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------9--10~-| A|-----10-9-10-12-10-9----9-------------9-10-12--------| E|-000-----------------12---11-12-11-12----------------| *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-----10-9-10-12-10-9----9---------10-9-10-12-10-9-----| A|-000-----------------12---11--000-----------------12~-| E|------------------------------------------------------| *** * * * * * * * * * *** * * * * * * "Yesterday mother complained..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----10-9-10-12-10-9------5-----7----| A|-000-----------------12\--3--0--5--5-| E|-----------------------------------3-| *** * * * * * * "Feeling dizzy..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----9-7-9-10-9-7----7--------9-7-9-10-9-7-----| A|------------------10---9-------------------10~-| E|-000----------------------000------------------| *** * * * * * * * * * *** * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------7---9~-| D|-----9-7-9-10-9-7----7------------7-9-10--------| A|------------------10---9--10-9-10---------------| E|-000--------------------------------------------| *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----14-12-14-15-14-12----12--------14-12-14-15-14-12-----| A|-000-------------------15----14-000-------------------15~-| E|----------------------------------------------------------| *** * * * * * * * * * *** * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-----14-12-14-15-14-12------5-----7-----| A|-000-------------------15\--3--0--5--5--| E|-------------------------------------3--| *** * * * * * * Riff 6 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-6--6-----6-6-6--6--6-----6-6-6-| D|-6--6-----6-6-6--6--6-----6-6-6-| A|-4--4-444-4-4-4--4--4-444-4-4-4-| E|--------------------------------| *** *** "Mother's getting..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-9--9-----9-9-9--9--9-----9-9-9-| D|-7--7-----7-7-7--7--7-----7-7-7-| A|-4--4-444-4-4-4--4--4-444-4-4-4-| E|--------------------------------| *** *** "...weaker..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-6--6-----6-6-6--6--6-----6-6-6-| D|-6--6-----6-6-6--6--6-----6-6-6-| A|-4--4-444-4-4-4--4--4-444-4-4-4-| E|--------------------------------| *** *** "Looking paler..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-4--4-----4-4-4--4---------| D|-4--4-----4-4-4--4---------| A|-2--2-222-2-2-2--2----5--5-| E|----------------------3--2-| *** Play Riff 4 "As morning came..." Play Riff 5 "...head..." Play Riff 6 "Mother's getting..." Riff 7 x2 x2 e|------------------------|----------------------------------| B|------------------------|----------------------------------| G|------------------------|----------------------------------| D|------10----9----10-9-7-|----------12------10------12-10-9-| A|-8888----88---88--------|-10101010----1010----1010---------| E|------------------------|----------------------------------| **** * ** * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Then Missy..." "...she led me..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|----------15------14------15-14-12-| A|-12121212----1212----1212----------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I didn't..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|----------15------14------15-14-12-| A|-13131313----1313----1313----------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|----------17------16------17-16-14-| A|-14141414----1414----1414----------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Oh but I should have known..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------17------16------------| A|-15151515----1515----1515-----2-| E|--------------------------17\-0-| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 8 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-------4----------------4-------7--| E|-0-2-2-2----------0-2-2-2-------5--| * * * * * * "Mother..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-------4----------------4-------7--| E|-0-2-2-2----------0-2-2-2-------5--| * * * * * * * * "...just..." RIFF 9 (Solo Rhythm) NOTE: The slide notes are where he happened to pick while sliding. So basically just slide while continuing to pick. e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9---------3---3---3---3---3-------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7\(5)-1---1---1---1---1---1/(3)-| E|-----------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9---------4---4---4------------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7\(5)-2---2---2-----3---3----| E|---------------------------------------1---1---1/-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9---------3---3---3-3--3--3-| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7\(5)-1---1---1---1--1--1-| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9---------4---4---4------------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7\(5)-2---2---2-----3---3----| E|---------------------------------------1---1---1/-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9---------3---3---3---3---3-------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7\(5)-1---1---1---1---1---1/(3)-| E|-----------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9---------4---4---4------------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7\(5)-2---2---2-----3---3----| E|---------------------------------------1---1---1/-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9---------3---3---3---3---3-------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7\(5)-1---1---1---1---1---1/(3)-| E|-----------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7\(5)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------3--| G|------------------------------------------------0--| D|--5----7--9--9---10-9\--------------------7--5--0--| A|--3----5--6--7----7-7\----3----5--7--7----5--3--x--| E|------------------------0-1----3--4--5----------3--| * Play Riff 4 "I think I heard..." Play Riff 5 "...help..." Riff 6a e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-6--6-----6-6-6--6--6-----6-6-6-| D|-6--6-----6-6-6--6--6-----6-6-6-| A|-4--4-444-4-4-4--4--4-444-4-4-4-| E|--------------------------------| *** *** "Mother's getting..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-9--9-----9-9-9--9--9-----9-9-9-| D|-7--7-----7-7-7--7--7-----7-7-7-| A|-4--4-444-4-4-4--4--4-444-4-4-4-| E|--------------------------------| *** *** "...weaker..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-6--6-----6-6-6--6--6-----6-6-6-| D|-6--6-----6-6-6--6--6-----6-6-6-| A|-4--4-444-4-4-4--4--4-444-4-4-4-| E|--------------------------------| *** *** "Looking paler..." 1st ending e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-4--4-----4-4-4--4------4---4-| D|-4--4-----4-4-4--4------2-4-2-| A|-2--2-222-2-2-2--2--222---2---| E|------------------------------| *** *** * * * "...day..." 2nd ending e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-4--------4--------------| D|-4--------4--------------| A|-2--------2--------5--5--| E|-------------------3--2--| "...day... ...I hate you!" 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