King Diamond: A Visit From The Dead transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com with a little help from "The Ace" LANGUS : tlange@promail.pl Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com edited by: 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: August 24, 2011 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Acoustic) e|-----------12-------------------13--------| B|--------10----10-------------10----10-----| G|------9----------9---------9----------9---| D|---10--------------10---10--------------0-| A|-0--------------------0-------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------10---------------10-------| B|-------8----8-----------8----8-----| G|-----7--------7-------7--------7---| D|---9------------9---9------------0-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-0----------------0----------------| e|-----------12-------------------13--------| B|--------10----10-------------10----10-----| G|------9----------9---------9----------9---| D|---10--------------10---10--------------0-| A|-0--------------------0-------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------10--------10--| B|-------8----8-------8--| G|-----7--------7-----7--| D|---9------------9---9--| A|-----------------------| E|-0---------------------| Riff 2 (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm) e|-------8-8-------------8-8-------------8-8-------------5-5-------| B|-----6-----6---------6-----6---------5-----5---------5-----5-----| G|---5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5---| D|-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------8-8-------------8-8-------------8-8-------------5-5-------| B|-----6-----6---------6-----6---------5-----5---------5-----5-----| G|---5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5-----5---------5---| D|-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-0-------------0-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------1-3-1-------------3---------------3---------------3-------| B|-----3-------3---------3---3-----------3---3-----------3---3-----| G|---2-----------0-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---| D|-0-----------------0-----------0---2-----------0---0-----------0-| A|-----------------1---------------3---------------2---------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------1-3-1-------------3---------------3-------| B|-----3-------3---------3---3-----------3---3-----| G|---2-----------0-----0-------0-------0-------0---| D|-0-----------------0-----------0---2-----------0-| A|-----------------1---------------3---------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| [Drums enter] Riff 3 (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm) e|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------| B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----| G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---| D|---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4-| A|-2---------------0-------------------------------0---------------| E|---------------------------------3-------------------------------| e|---------0---------------0---------------0--------2--| B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0------2--| G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4----3--| D|---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4--4--| A|-2---------------0-----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------3-------------------| Solo (Acoustic) *Edited by: Ben Stembridge : stembbe@ala.net* e|-8p7----------------8p7--------------| B|-----5----6-8------------------------| G|--------------7~--------5~----7-5-4--| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|-----5-8-6h8p6---5------------------------| G|---5-----------5---5---5------0-----------| D|-7-------------------7---7\-2---2---2---0-| A|----------------------------------3---3---| E|------------------------------------------| (Harmony plays top notes) e|---------------------8-------------------------12-10-----| B|-----0-1-3-5-/8~----10--6--6/10----8~----8~----------12~-| G|-0-2-0-2-4-5-/7~--------7--7/10----9~----9~----------12~-| D|-2-3-----------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------12-13----------12-13-------12~-------| B|------15----15-------15-14-15-------15--------------| G|---14----14----------------------------14------14~--| D|-14-------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-17-----15---14--------------------------| B|---15----14----13------12----15----12-11-| G|-----14----13----12-11----11----11-------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-12-11----11---------------------------------| D|-------14----12-14-11-12-14--9--11--12----11-| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|----------------------5---7---8---7------| G|--------------------4---4---4---4---4----| D|-11~--9~--4~------4----------------------| A|----------------5------------------------| E|--------------------------------------2--| End solo Riff 4 (Acoustic) Guitar 1 e|-5--5-5-5---8---8--10--10--12--12-12----------------------| B|-5--5-5-5---8---8---8---8--10--10-10--10--10-10--13-12-10-| G|-5--5-5-5---9---9---9---9--11--11-11--10--10-10-----------| D|-7--7-7-7--10--10--10--10--12--12-12--10--10-10-----------| A|-0--0-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0---0---0--0-----------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|-5--5-5-5---8---8--10--10------------| B|-5--5-5-5---8---8---8---8--1--1-1--3-| G|-5--5-5-5---9---9---9---9--0--0-0--2-| D|-7--7-7-7--10--10--10--10--2--2-2--0-| A|-0--0-0-0---0---0---0---0------------| E|-------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-5----5------8----8-----10------12----12-------------------12-10-8-| B|-5------5----8------8------8----10-------10----10----10------------| G|-5--5-----5--9--9-----9------9--11-11-------11-10-------10---------| D|-7----------10------------------12-------------10-10---------------| A|-0-----------0-------------------0--------------0------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-5----5------8----8-----10------------------| B|-5------5----8------8------8----1---1----3--| G|-5--5-----5--9--9-----9------9--0-----0--2--| D|-7----------10------------------2-2------0--| A|-0-----------0------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Play Riff 1 "It must be summer..." Play Riff 2 "All the flowers..." Riff 3a (Acoustic) e|---------0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------| B|-------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0---0-----| G|-----4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4-------4---| D|---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4---4-----------4-| A|-2---------------0-------------------------------0---------------| E|---------------------------------3-------------------------------| "...sand...." e|---------0-----------------------------0--------------0--| B|-------0---0---------6---------------3---3---------6--5--| G|-----4-------4--------------2------4-------4----------6--| D|---4-----------4---7------2------4-----------4---7----6--| A|-2---------------5------0------2---------------5------4--| E|---------------------------------------------------------| "It's all..." Play Riff 4 Extra ending to Riff 4 (Acoustic): e|-3--3-3----0--| B|-3--3-3----1--| G|-0--0-0----2--| D|-0--0-0----2--| A|-2--2-2----0--| E|-3--3-3-------| End of acoustic intro. Riff 5 (Distortion) Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--12-----11-----10------9------| D|--10------9------8------7------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-------------------------3---------------| G|--12-----11-----10-------0-----3~~-------| D|--10------9------8-------0---------------| A|-------------------------x-----------3-2-| E|----------------------33-3---------------| ** RIFF 6 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------3------3----3--------------------| A|-------------------------4------4----4-| E|-1111---1111---11---1111---1111---11---| **** **** ** **** **** ** e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------6------6----6--------------------| A|-------------------------7------7----7-| E|-4444---4444---44---4444---4444---44---| **** **** ** **** **** ** e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------6------6----6--------------------| A|-------------------------7------7------| E|-4444---4444---44---4444---4444---4400-| **** **** ** **** **** **** Solo (Blakk) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-13--12--10\9--9--10--8\--5----6--3--5--(5)d4r5*-| D|-------------------------------------------------| -> bar dip A|-11--10---8\7--7---8--6\--3----4--1--3--(3)d2r3*-| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-13--12--11\--8--9--6--8----9--/17--16----(16)\-| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-11--10---9\--6--7--4--6----7--/15--14----(14)\-| E|------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 7 e|------------------| B|--3----3----------| G|--0----0----------| D|--0----0----------| A|--x----x----------| E|--3----3----0--3~-| Riff 8 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|------4-5-------7-5-------4-5-----2----2-| A|-2222-2-3--2222-5-3--2222-2-3--00-0-00-0-| E|-----------------------------------------| **** **** **** ** ** "My bed is..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------4-5-------7-5-------4-5-------| A|-2222-2-3--2222-5-3--2222-2-3--5--4-| E|-------------------------------3--2-| **** **** **** "I am in total darkness..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------7-8-------10-8-------7-8-----5----5-| A|-5555-5-6--5555--8-6--5555-5-6--33-3-33-3-| E|------------------------------------------| **** **** **** ** ** "I can feel..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|------7-8-------10-8-------7-8-------| A|-5555-5-6--5555--8-6--5555-5-6--8--7-| E|--------------------------------6--5-| **** **** **** "I know it's not a dream..." Riff 9 (Play 2x) Guitar 1 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-| A|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-| E|-0-0-0--------0-0-0---------| * * * * * * "Someone's..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------2-3-2---/3--2h3p2-------------| A|-------2-3-2-------------5-3-5-3-2---| E|-0-0-0-----------------------------3-| * * * * * * * * * "...standing at the end..." Guitar 2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-| A|-------2-3-2--------5-3-2-3-| E|-0-0-0--------0-0-0---------| * * * * * * "Someone's..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------2-3-2---/7--5h7p5-------------| A|-------2-3-2-------------8-7-8-7-5---| E|-0-0-0-----------------------------7-| * * * * * * * * * Riff 10 Guitar 1 x2 e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------5-------------5--------------------------------------| G|-----6---6---------6---6------------------4-3---------------| D|---6-------6-----6-------6--------5-4-------------5-4-2-0---| A|-4-----------4-0-----------0--2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------1-| E|------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * "Must be..." e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------4-3-----------------------------7-6-----------------| D|-----5-4-------------5-4-2-0---------8-7-------------8-7-5-------| A|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------1---5-5-----5-5-----5-5-------8-4-5-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 x2 e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------5-------------5---------------------------------------| G|-----6---6---------6---6------------------9-8----------------| D|---6-------6-----6-------6--------9-7-------------9-7--------| A|-4-----------4-0-----------0--7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----10-9---| E|-----------------------------------------------------------9-| * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------------9-8-----------------| D|-----9-7-------------9-7---------| A|-7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----10-9----| E|------------------------------9--| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------12-11-------------------------| D|-------12-10-------------------12-10-------------| A|-------------------------------------13-12-13-12-| E|-10-10-------10-10-------10-10-------------------| * * * * * * Riff 6a (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------3------3----3--------------------| A|-------------------------4------4----4-| E|-1111---1111---11---1111---1111---11---| **** **** ** **** **** ** x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------6------6----6--------------------| A|-------------------------7------7----7-| E|-4444---4444---44---4444---4444---44---| **** **** ** **** **** ** e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------3------3----3--------------------| A|-------------------------4------4----4-| E|-1111---1111---11---1111---1111---11---| **** **** ** **** **** ** e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------3------3----3--------------------| A|-------------------------4------4------| E|-1111---1111---11---1111---1111---1111-| **** **** ** **** **** **** Solo (Blakk) e|---------------------------16--------------| B|----18b20r18~-----18b20r18----18----18b20~-| G|-14------------17----------------17--------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-----20-20p16----------------------20~-| B|---18---------18----------------18-----| G|-17--------------17----------17--------| D|--------------------17-18-20-----------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-13-11----13-11-14-13-11----13-11-14-13-11-------11-14-| G|-------13----------------13----------------13-12-------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-13-11-------13-13-11----14-13-13-11----13-13-11-13-13-11------| G|-------13-12----------13-------------12-------------------12-9-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-12-10-12-10------------------------------10---------| D|-------------11-9----10-8-10------10-8-10----11-10-8-| A|------------------11---------11-8--------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------8-----------------------| D|-------10-11---11-10~----(10)\-7/-10-| A|-11-11-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-10\9-10~--(10)\8-13p12-13~--(13)/17-17p16-17~--15-| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-18p17-18~--17-x-18-18b21r18---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------13\12--13--10\8--10--8-5-------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------11\10--11---8\6---8--6-3--/13\-| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------7-8---------------------------| G|-5~------a-7-8-----------------------| D|-a---------a-a-9-10------------------| A|---------------a--a-10-11b14--(14)~~-| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 7 Play Riff 8 "Now I see..." Play Riff 9 "King beware..." Play Riff 10 "Must be a visit..." [leave off last note] Riff 11 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|--------10-----11---------10-----8---------10-----11--10-| G|---------9-----10----------9-----7----------9-----10---9-| D|--------10-----12---------10-----9---------10-----12--10-| A|-0-0-00----0-0-----0-0-00----0-0----0-0-00----0-0--------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| * * ** * * * * ** * * * * ** * * "Just beware..." Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-7-----7-----7\5-5\3---3-----3--------------5--7-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\3-3\1-1-1-1-1-1-------1--00--3--4-| E|-------------------------------00-3-(3)----------| * * * * * * * ** ** Riff 11a (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|-----------------------------------| B|--------10-----11---------10-----8-| G|---------9-----10----------9-----7-| D|--------10-----12---------10-----9-| A|-0-0-00----0-0-----0-0-00----0-0---| E|-----------------------------------| * * ** * * * * ** * * Play Riff 12 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 11a Solo Rhythm Solo (La Rocque) e|-----------------------------------| B|-5---------------------------------| G|-5-[bar raise a whole step]--------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|----------------------------10\-X\-| e|----------------------19-24p19-----------| B|-------------------20----------20--------| G|-------------18-21----------------22-17~-| D|----------19-----------------------------| A|-------19--------------------------------| E|-17h20-----------------------------------| e|-------------17-22p17--------------------| B|----------18----------18-------15-18-17~-| G|-------19-------------------15-----------| D|----19-------------------15--------------| A|-20--------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-17-15-13----15-13-------13----------------------| B|----------17-------17-15----17-15-14-17-15-14----| G|----------------------------------------------15-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-14----------------------------------------------------------| G|----15-14-15-17-15-14----------------------------14~---------| D|----------------------17-15-14----------14-15-17-------------| A|-------------------------------17-16-17---------------12-12~-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------13-15-17-15-13----15-13-------| B|----------14-15-17----------------17-------17-15-| G|-14-15-17----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-15-14-15-14----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------15-14-17-15-14-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------17-15-14-17-15-14----------14-15-17-| A|-------------------------------------------------17-15-17----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------15/22~-| G|-14-15-14-------------------------------------14~---------| D|----------17-15-14-17-15-14----------14-15-17-------------| A|----------------------------17-16-17----------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Harmony section: Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------/17~-| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-14b15-14-12~--12-14-[14]15r14-12---------| A|----------------------------------12------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-------10-15p10--------------------------------------| B|----11----------11-----------------------------------| G|-12----------------12~--12-14-[14]15r14-12-----------| D|-------------------------------------------14b16r14~-| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-15b17-15-13~--13-15-[15]17r15-13--------| E|----------------------------------13-10~-| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-[silent]---------------------------------| D|-------------14-16-[16]17r16-14-----------| A|--------------------------------16b17r16~-| E|------------------------------------------| Back to one guitar: e|-------------------------13-12-15-12-15b17-| B|-------------15-14-17-15-------------------| G|-15-14-17-14-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-17-13-15--------------------------------| B|----------14-15-17-----------------------| G|-------------------15-14-17-15-14--------| D|----------------------------------17-----| A|-------------------------------------16~-| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------14-14-15-14-------------| D|-------14-15-17-14-15-17-------------17-15-14----| A|-16-17----------------------------------------17-| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------15--15h19d12-| B|-----------------------------17--18---------------| G|----------------------14~-------------------------| D|-15-14----------14-17-----------------------------| A|-------17-16-17-----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 10 "Must be a visit..." End Riff 10 with this instead: Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------4-3-----------------------------7-6-------------------| D|-----5-4-------------5-4-2-0---------8-7-------------8-7-5---------| A|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------1---5-5-----5-5-----5-5-------8-4h5p4-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------------9-8-----------------| D|-----9-7-------------9-7---------| A|-7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----10-9----| E|------------------------------9--| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------12-11--------------------------| D|-------12-10-------------------12-10--------------| A|-------------------------------------10-----------| E|-10-10-------10-10-------10-10----------13-9h10p9-| * * * * * * Ending (fade out): Guitar 1 (Distortion) e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I will send you a dream..." Guitar 2 (Acoustic) e|-----------12-------------------13--------| B|--------10----10-------------10----10-----| G|------9----------9---------9----------9---| D|---10--------------10---10--------------0-| A|-0--------------------0-------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------10---------------10-------| B|-------8----8-----------8----8-----| G|-----7--------7-------7--------7---| D|---9------------9---9------------0-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-0----------------0----------------| notation: ^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ] ^r = bend and release x = mute with fret-hand pm = 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