King Diamond: At The Graves transcribed by: Andreas RothÈn : andreas_rothen@hermes.ics.lu.se edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.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 24, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--2----3----4----5-------| A|--0----1----2----3-------| E|------------2----3----00-| ** "Rise, rise..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--4----5----6----7--| E|--------------------| Riff 2 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12--5---------------------| A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--3------2~--00-5-3-2-0-| E|---------------------------0-a--------------| * ** * * * * * "Spirits, rising from the grave..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12--/14-----------------| A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--/12------6tr7-------| E|-----------------------------0---------00-| ** "Burning shadows..." e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------4~--00-7-5-4---| D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12--5------a------------7-| A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--3---------------------| E|---------------------------0----------------| * ** * * * * "Icy fingers, all over my hand..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12--/14-----------------| A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--/12------6tr7-------| E|-----------------------------0---------00-| ** "Try to make me, understand..." Riff 3 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|----8-----8----8-| A|-7--6--7--6--7-6-| E|-5-----5-----5---| "Finally we have..." Riff 4 x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------0-----0-----| D|-9------7----------2-----0-------| A|-7------5----0-2-3-----2---------| E|----0-0----------------------3-2-| * * "...returned..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-9---------------9-9---10-| A|-7------8--------7-7----8-| E|----0-0-6----0-0-----0----| * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------0-----0-----| D|-9-----------------2-----0-------| A|-7------8----0-2-3-----2---------| E|----0-0-6--------------------3-2-| * * Play Riff 1 "Missy is that you..." Play Riff 2 "Spirits, rising from the grave..." Riff 5 e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-5--6--4--5--3--4-| A|-5--4--4--3--3--2-| E|------------------| "THEY are back to share my..." Riff 6 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-2-----3-----2-----5-3-2-----3-----2-----------| D|-2-----3-----2-----5-3-2-----3-----2-----3/4-5-| A|---0-0---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0---0-0-3/4-5-| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...life..." e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-2-----3-----2-----5-3-2-----3-----2-------------| D|-2-----3-----2-----5-3-2-----3-----2-----3/4-5---| A|---0-0---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0---0-0-3/4-5-0-| E|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------------4---------4---------4----3-| A|------------4---------4---------4----3-| E|-2222222222----222222----222222----2---| ********** ****** ****** * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------------4---------4---------4----5-| A|------------4---------4---------4----5-| E|-2222222222----222222----222222----2---| ********** ****** ****** * Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------------6---------6---------6----5-| A|------------6---------6---------6----5-| E|-4444444444----444444----444444----4---| ********** ****** ****** * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------------6---------6---------6--6-5-| A|------------6---------6---------6--6-5-| E|-4444444444----444444----444444--------| ********** ****** ****** Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|-6-7-6--5-6-2-| A|-6-7-6--5-6-2-| E|--------------| Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 9 Solo Rhythm Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-6-7-6--5-6-2-6-| A|-6-7-6--5-6-2-4-| E|----------------| Riff 11 e|----3---3-3-------3---------| B|----3---3-3-------3---------| G|----0---0-0-------0---------| D|----------------------5h7-5-| A|----------------------5h7-5-| E|-0----0------0--0---0-------| * * * e|----3---3-3-------------------------| B|----3---3-3-------------------------| G|----0---0-0-------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------0-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-| E|-0----0--------5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8-| * * * * * * * * * * e|----3---3-3-------3---------| B|----3---3-3-------3---------| G|----0---0-0-------0---------| D|----------------------5h7-5-| A|----------------------5h7-5-| E|-0----0------0--0---0-------| * * * e|----3---3-3----| B|----3---3-3----| G|----0---0-0----| D|---------------| A|-------------0-| E|-0----0--------| * * Riff 12 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10----3-3-3-6-6-6-6----| E|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8-00-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-00-| * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * ** "Missy come, come with me..." e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|------------------9-| A|-7-7-7--10--9-----7-| E|-5-5-5---8--7--0--7-| * * * * "...there are things I must know..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|----7-7-7-10-10-10-10----3-3-3-6-6-6-6----| E|-00-5-5-5--8--8--8--8-00-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-00-| ** * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * ** "How did you get here..." e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|------------------6-| A|-7-7-7--10--9-----4-| E|-5-5-5---8--7--0--4-| * * * * "...to the other side..." Play Riff 2 "Spirits, rising from the grave..." Play Riff 3 "Am I glad you have returned..." Play Riff 4 "All of You..." Play Riff 1 Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|------4----------5---------4---| A|-----------------3-------------| E|-2-22---2--2-2-0------2-22---2-| * ** * * * * * ** * x2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------6----------7---------6--------7-6-4-| A|-----------------5------------------5-4-2-| E|-4-44---4--4-4-0------4-44---4--4-0-------| * ** * * * * * ** * * * x2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------8----------9---------8--------9-8-6-| A|-----------------7------------------7-6-4-| E|-6-66---6--6-6-0------6-66---6--6-0-------| * ** * * * * * ** * * * x2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|------6----------7---------6---| A|-----------------5-------------| E|-4-44---4--4-4-0------4-44---4-| * ** * * * * * ** * Lead into next section: e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10----3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-| E|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8-00-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-| * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * Play Riff 11 Play Riff 12 "Do you remember..." Riff 2a e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12--5---------------------| A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--3------2~--00-5-3-2-0-| E|---------------------------0-a--------------| * ** * * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12--/14-----------------| A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--/12------6tr7-------| E|-----------------------------0---------00-| ** e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------4~--00-7-4-5---| D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12--5------a------------7-| A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--3---------------------| E|---------------------------0----------------| * ** * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-9---/9--8--12-11-12--/14-----------------| A|-7---/9--8--10--9-10--/12------6tr7-------| E|-----------------------------0---------00-| ** Riff 5a e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-------------------2-| D|-5--6--4--5--3--4--2-| A|-5--4--4--3--3--2--0-| E|---------------------| "Show Your powers onto me..." Riff 14 (Guitar 2 plays top note) e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|----------------14dive-| D|----------------14dive-| A|-----------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0...--------| * * * * * * Riff 15 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-4--4-2-2-3-4--4-2-2-3-4--4-2-2-3-4--5-| E|-2--2-0-0-1-2--2-0-0-1-2--2-0-0-1-2--3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------4--2-| A|-4--4-2-2-4-4--4-2-2-3-4--4-2-2---2--0-| E|-2--2-0-0-2-2--2-0-0-1-2--2-0-0-0------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 16 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-6--6-4-4-5-6--6-4-4-5-6--6-4-4-5-6--7-| E|-4--4-2-2-3-4--4-2-2-3-4--4-2-2-3-4--5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------6--4-| A|-6--6-4-4-5-6--6-4-4-5-6--6-4-4---4--2-| E|-4--4-2-2-3-4--4-2-2-3-4--4-2-2-0------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 15 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 16 Solo Rhythm Riff 17 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-2----4----7----9----2----4----7----10--| A|-0----2----5----7----0----2----5-----8--| E|------2----5----7---------2----5-----8--| Riff 18 x2 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-5--6--5--6--3--4--3--4-| E|-3--4--3--4--1--2--1--2-| * * * * * * * * Riff 19 x4 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-5-5-6-6-5-5-6----3-3-4-4-3-3-4-4-| E|-3-3-4-4-3-3-4-44-1-1-2-2-1-1-2-2-| * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * Riff 20 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-2--------------------3--------------------| A|-0----6-6-7-7-6-6-7---1----6-6-7-7-6-6-7---| E|------4-4-5-5-4-4-5-0------4-4-5-5-4-4-5-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4--------------------5-------| A|-2----6-6-7-7-6-6-7---3-------| E|-2----4-4-5-5-4-4-5-0-3----00-| * * * * * * * * ** Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-4----6-6-7-7-6-6-7---5----6-6-7-7-6-6-7---| E|------4-4-5-5-4-4-5-0------4-4-5-5-4-4-5-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-6----6-6-7-7-6-6-7---7-------| E|------4-4-5-5-4-4-5-0------00-| * * * * * * * * ** Riff 21 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-4-5-4-5-4-5-4-5-| * * * * * * * * Riff 22 Guitar 1 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-7----7----7----7----| A|-7----7----7----7----| E|-5----5----5----5----| Organ (arranged for guitar 2) e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-6----5----9---------| D|----------------7----| A|-4----3----7----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