King Diamond: The Wedding Dream transcribed by: ANDRÉ DA SILVA SALVATERRA : mercyful@zipmail.com.br 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 25, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 x2 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-5---------5-------| A|-3----2----3----2--| E|------0---------0--| "My mother is entering..." Play Riff 1 "Suddenly there is..." Lead into next section: Guitar 1 e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--5--7--| E|--3--5--| Guitar 2 e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--------| A|--5--7\-| E|--------| Riff 2 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------2p0-----------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-| E|---------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------2p0-------------------2----| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0----| E|--------------------------------------------3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------2p0-----------------------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------2p0------------------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-0-----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3--5\-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 Guitar 1 x2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--7-------10--------9--------8----| A|--5--------8--------7--------6----| E|--5--------8--------7--------6----| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--3--------6--------5--------4----| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|--5--------8--------7--------6----| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Riff 4 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------5--------4----2-| A|-------------------3--------2----0-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----0---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Ah, now what have I..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------5--------4--2-3-| A|-------------------3--------2--2-3-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...done..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-------------------------------2~-| D|-------------------5--------4--a--| A|-------------------3--------2-----| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "My mother's on the floor..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------5--------4--2-3-| A|-------------------3--------2--2-3-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...and the Doctor's gone..." Riff 5 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------7--------6----4-| A|-------------------5--------4----2-| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4----0---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Oh, everything is..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-------------------7--------6--7-6\-| A|-------------------5--------4--7-6\-| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...wrong..." Riff 4a e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------5--------4----2-| A|-------------------3--------2----0-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----0---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "And as I keep the axe..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------5--------4--2-3-| A|-------------------3--------2--2-3-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...I wonder what's to come..." Riff 3a x2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--7-------10--------9--------8----| A|--5--------8--------7--------6----| E|--5--------8--------7--------6----| "I'm caught within a dream..." Riff 6 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----7--6------------9--8-----------| D|-5--5--5--8--7-8-7--7--7--10--9-10-| A|-5--5--5--5--5-5-7--7--7---7--7--7-| E|-----------------------------------| "...dream, the wedding dream..." e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|----7--6---------| D|-5--5--5--8--7-8-| A|-5--5--5--5--5-5-| E|-----------------| Riff 7 (Play 2x) e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|------------7--9/11-9\7------------7--| A|--9--7--9---5--7/-9-7\5--9--7--9---5--| E|--7--5--7----------------7--5--7---5--| * * * * * * "Now everything turns to darkness..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------7--9/11-9\7----------9--| A|--9--7--9---5--7/-9-7\5--9--7--9-7--| E|--7--5--7----------------7--5--7-7--| * * * * * * "Deep within I feel..." Lead into next section: e|------| B|------| G|------| D|---7--| A|-0-5--| E|------| * "...the dream...NO!" Riff 8 (Guitar 2 plays only top notes until last two chords) e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------9----7-| A|-7-9-9--9--9--9-9-12-12--12--12--7-7-9-9--9--9--9--7----5-| E|-5-7-7--7--7--7-7-10-10--10--10--5-5-7-7--7--7--7--7--0-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------7----9-| A|-7-9-9--9--9--9-9-12-12--12--12--7-7-9-9--9--9--9--5----7-| E|-5-7-7--7--7--7-7-10-10--10--10--5-5-7-7--7--7--7--5--0-7-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5-777777777777-101010101010101010----5-7777777777---12----10-| A|-3-555555555555--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-00-3-5555555555-0-10-----8-| E|-----------------------------------------------------10--0--8-| * ************ * * * * * * * * * ** * ********** * * e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5-777777777777-101010101010101010----5-7777777777---10----12-| A|-3-555555555555--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-00-3-5555555555-0--8----10-| E|------------------------------------------------------8--0-10-| * ************ * * * * * * * * * ** * ********** * * Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------7----5-| A|-5-7-7--7--7--7-7-10-10--10--10--5-5-7-7--7--7--7--5----3-| E|-3-5-5--5--5--5-5--8--8---8---8--3-3-5-5--5--5--5--5--0-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------3----5-| A|-3-5-5--5--5--5-5-8-8--8--8--3-3-5-5--5--5--5--1----3-| E|-1-3-3--3--3--3-3-6-6--6--6--1-1-3-3--3--3--3--1--0-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 "Get away from him mother..." Play Riff 5 "Take a look..." Play Riff 4a "He's got the key..." Play Riff 3a "I'm caught within..." Play Riff 6 "...dream, the wedding dream..." Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------10-------9----7-| ----| A|--------------------8-------7----5-| | E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7----0---| | * * * * * * * * * * * * * |--- Play 2x e|-----------------------------------| | B|-----------------------------------| | G|-----------------------------------| ----| D|-------------------10-------9--7-8-| A|--------------------8-------7--7-8-| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------5--------4----2-| A|-------------------3--------2----0-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----0---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------5--------4--2-3-| A|-------------------3--------2--2-3-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------5--------4----2-| A|-------------------3--------2----0-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2----0---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------------------5--------4-| A|-------------------3--------2-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2---| * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 6 "...dream, the wedding dream..." Riff 7a e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|------------7--9/11-9\7------------7--| A|--9--7--9---5--7/-9-7\5--9--7--9---5--| E|--7--5--7----------------7--5--7---5--| * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|------------7--9/11-9\7--------9--| A|--9--7--9---5--7/-9-7\5--9--7--7--| E|--7--5--7----------------7--5--7--| * * * * * e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|------------7--9/11-9\7------------7--| A|--9--7--9---5--7/-9-7\5--9--7--9---5--| E|--7--5--7----------------7--5--7---5--| * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|------------7--9/11-9\7--------9----(9)\-| A|--9--7--9---5--7/-9-7\5--9--7--7----(7)\-| E|--7--5--7----------------7--5--7----(7)\-| * * * * * e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--7-7----7-7--| A|--5-5----5-5--| E|---------5-5--| "...and it's me!" Riff 1a x2 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-5-----------5-------| A|-3----2-2----3----2--| E|------0-0---------0--| "At sunrise..." Ending: Guitar 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-8----7----6----5-5----4----3-| A|-6----5----4----3-3----2----1-| E|-6----5----4----3-3----2----1-| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-8---10----9----8-8----7----6-| D|------------------------------| A|-6----8----7----6-6----5----4-| 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