King Diamond: Behind These Walls transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Brian McKeen : dusarrion@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 08, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro keys arranged for guitar: e|--------------------------------------| B|---5-----------------------5----------| G|-------8---6---5---6---8------8-6-5-8-| D|--------------------------------------| A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|---5---------------------| G|-------8---6---5---6---8-| D|-------------------------| A|-4---4---4---4---4---4---| E|-------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|---5-----------5---5------------| G|-----8-6-5-6-8-------8-6-5-6-8--| D|--------------------------------| A|-6---------------5--------------| E|--------------------------------| Intro e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|--8---7--| A|--6---5--| E|---------| Riff 1 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-6------4-6------8---7-| A|-4------2-4------6---5-| E|-----------------------| Riff 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-6-------------------------------| A|-4--4-444-444-444-444-444-444-44-| E|---------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** *** *** ** "Walking in the garden..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-6-666-666-666-666-666-666-666-00-| E|----------------------------------| * *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ** "...picking flowers in the sun..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-6---------------6-----------------9--9-| A|-4--4-444-444-44-4--4-444-4444-66--7--6-| E|----------------------------------------| * *** *** ** * *** **** ** "Madeleine is on her own..." Play Riff 1 "What's going on?" Riff 3 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4444-| E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8----7-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6----5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Ahhhhh, ahhhh..." Play Riff 2 "All the birds are singing..." Guitar 2 plays this the 2nd time for Riff 2: e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-6----8-9-8----8-9--8--9----11--13-13----(13)\11-11-| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-4----6-7-6----6-7--6--7-----9--11-11----(11)\-9--9-| E|----------------------------------------------------| Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-4-6----6-4-6------6-6-4-6------------| A|-4-4-2-4----4-2-4-2----4-4-2-4----------2-| E|------------------0--------------4-3-2--0-| * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-6-6-4-6----6-4-6------6-6-4-6---------| A|-4-4-2-4----4-2-4-2----4-4-2-4---------| E|------------------0--------------4-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-------6---5--------------6--------6---5-----9-8-7-| A|---------------------------------------------7-6-5-| E|-2-4-4---4----2-4-4-4-4-4----2-4-4---4-----0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-4-6----6-4-6------6-6-4-6------------| A|-4-4-2-4----4-2-4-2----4-4-2-4----------2-| E|------------------0--------------4-3-2--0-| * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-4-6----6-4-6------6-6-4-6------------| A|-4-4-2-4----4-2-4-2----4-4-2-4------------| E|------------------0--------------4-3-2--0-| * * * * * * * * * * * Lead into next section: e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-6-6-----6-6------6-6------8-----7---| A|-4-4-----4-4------4-4------6-----5---| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4444-| E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * **** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--8----7-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6----5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 2 "Now the bell is ringing..." Guitar 2 plays this the 2nd time for Riff 2: e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-6----8-9-8----8-9--8--9----11--13-13----(13)\11-11-| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-4----6-7-6----6-7--6--7-----9--11-11----(11)\-9--9-| E|----------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 1 "What's going on ?" Play Riff 3 "Ahhhh, ahhhh..." Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Guitar 2 plays this the 2nd time for Riff 2: e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-6----8-9-8----8-9--8--9----11--13-13----(13)\11-11-| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-4----6-7-6----6-7--6--7-----9--11-11----(11)\-9--9-| E|----------------------------------------------------| Solo (La Rocque) e|----------------------------------| B|----/9-9~----10p9-7---------------| G|-6------------------9-8~----5-----| D|-------------------------------6~-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|-5----------------------------------------| G|---6----4---------------------------------| D|-----6----6----4--------------------------| A|------------7----6----4-6-7---------------| E|-------------------7--------4~----5-7-7~--| e|-16p12----------12-16p12----------12-16p12-14---------------| B|-------14----------------14---------------------------------| G|----------13h14-------------13h14-------------13h14---------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------15-11~--| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------9---------------------------------------| B|---------9-12p9-10p9---------------------------| G|-11b13---------------11b13r11-11p9-8~----(8)/9-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|---9-11-11b12r11p9--16b17r16-16~--| B|-9--------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|--------19-------------------------------------------------------| B|-19b21-----[19]21r19-19~----------17-16b17r16b17r16b17r16b17r16\-| G|----------------------------16-18--------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| End solo Ending x5 e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--4--6--| A|--2--4--| E|--------| "What's going on ?" Final time for harpsichord arranged for guitar: e|--------------------| B|---5----------------| G|-------8---6---4-6--| D|--------------------| A|-4---4---4---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