King Diamond: The Meetings transcribed by: Adam Oettmeier : odog502@yahoo.com Langus : tlange@promail.pl solos by: Adam Oettmeier : odog502@yahoo.com 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: August 20, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Adam's part: ----------------------------------------------------- Riff 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------9--8-----8--7-------------| A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7-9-10~-| E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------a--| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------3----| B|---------------------------3----| G|---------------------------0--2-| D|---------9--8-----8--7-----0--0-| A|---------7--7-----7--7----------| E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------9--8-----8--7-------------| A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7-9-10~-| E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------3----| B|-------------------------------------3----| G|-------------------------------------0--2-| D|---------9--8-----8--7-----7--5------0--0-| A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7--5-----------| E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0-------0-2------| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------0-----------2-----0------------0---------0-------0---| D|-----2-4----------2-----2-----2-----2-4--------------0-------0-| A|---2----------2-----2-----2-------2--------2-0---3-------5-----| E|-0----------0---0---------------0--------------1-------3-------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|-2--------------------------2------------3-------5------| E|-0--------------------------0------------1-------3------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------5-------7------| D|-----------------------------------------3-------5------| A|-2--------------------------2---------------------------| E|-0--------------------------0---------------------------| Riff 1a Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------9--8-----8--7-------------| A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7-9-10~-| E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------3----| B|---------------------------3----| G|---------------------------0--2-| D|---------9--8-----8--7-----0--0-| A|---------7--7-----7--7----------| E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0------| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------9--8-----8--7-------------| A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7-9-10~-| E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------3----| B|-------------------------------------3----| G|-------------------------------------0--2-| D|---------9--8-----8--7-----7--5------0--0-| A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7--5-----------| E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0-------0-2------| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---------12-11-----11-10-----5-7-9~--| A|-------------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-------0-0-------0-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------3----| B|-----------------------------3----| G|-----------------------------0--2-| D|---------12-11-----11-10-----0--0-| A|----------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-------0-0-------0-0------| * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---------12-11-----11-10-----5-7-9~--| A|-------------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-------0-0-------0-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------3----| B|-------------------------------------3----| G|-------------------------------------0--2-| D|---------12-11-----11-10-----7-5-----0--0-| A|-----------------------------7-5----------| E|-0-0-0-0-------0-0-------0-0-----0-2------| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-4------5-4------5-4--------7-5-4-5-| A|-2-2222-3-2-2222-3-2-222222-5-3-2-3-| E|------------------------------------| **** **** ****** * * * * "The night..." e|---------------------------0-------| B|-------------------------0---0-----| G|-----------------------2-------2---| D|-4------5-4------5---2-----------2-| A|-2-2222-3-2-2222-3-0---------------| E|-----------------------------------| **** **** "The streets...." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-4------5-4------5-4--------7-5-4-5-| A|-2-2222-3-2-2222-3-2-222222-5-3-2-3-| E|------------------------------------| **** **** ****** * * * * "Picard is one..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-4------5-4--------5-7-| A|-2-2222-3-2-222222-3-5-| E|-----------------------| **** ****** "...and then..." Play Riff 2 "The meeetings in secrecy..." Play Riff 3 "The room is dark..." Play Riff 1 Riff 4 (Solo rhythm) x2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------4------4------2---| A|-4------4------2------2------2-2222-2-2222-0-2-| E|-2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-----------------0-| **** **** **** **** **** **** e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-4------4------5------4------7------7------7-7-| A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-5-5555-5-5555-4-4-| E|-----------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** **** **** e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-4------4------5------4------7------7------7---| A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-5-5555-5-5555-4-0-| E|-----------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** **** **** e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------4------4------2---| A|-4------4------2------2------2-2222-2-2222-0-2-| E|-2-2222-2-2222-0-0000-0-0000-----------------0-| **** **** **** **** **** **** e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-5------5----7-5------5-7-5-7------7----9-7------------| D|-5------5----5-5------5-5-5-7------7----7-7------7-9---| A|-3-3333-3-33-3-3-3333-3-3-3-5-5555-5-55-5-5-5555-5-7-0-| E|-------------------------------------------------------| **** ** **** **** ** **** Solo 1 (Pete) e|----------14-15-14----14^-^-^-----------------19^----------------| B|----14-17----------17-------------------------------19-----------| G|---------------------------------/18-16----/19----------16-18-19-| D|-16-------------------------------------16-----------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------12-14-16-| D|-17----16-------16-14----14-13----------------11-12-14----------| A|----14----13-13-------11-------10-~~-11-12-14-------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------12----------14---------------------------------| B|-15-14-------14-------14----------14-12---------------------------| G|-------16-14----16-------14-11----------11^---12-11H12P11---------| D|---------------------------------------------------------14-13-14-| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------14----14-18^--------12--| B|-------------------------15-------------14------------12-----| G|-11-12-11H12P11----------15-18-18-15-------------------------| D|----------------14-13-14-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------\----/---------| B|-15----12-14-15P14P12----12-14--12--------------\--/----------| G|----------------------15-----------15-14-12------\/-----------| D|-------------------------------------------------/\-----------| A|------------------------------------------------/--\-----15---| E|-----------------------------------------------/----\---------| this is played so fast I just put a big X at the point to where I could no longer tell what was being played. I picked up again at the last note of that fast part. e|----------------------------------15--19--21--22--21^---| B|-------------------------------17-----------------------| G|-------14--16--14--16--14---16--------------------------| D|----16-----------------14-------------------------------| A|-14-----------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| End solo Langus's part: ----------------------------------------------------------- Riff 5 e|-----------3----------------------3--------| B|-----------3----------------------3--------| G|------2----0---------0-------2----0--------| D|-4----2----0-------0----4----2----0--------| A|-2----0----x------------2----0----x-----4--| E|-----------3-----3----------------3-----2--| * "Madaleine is at the gate..." Play Riff 2 "The meetings held in secrecy..." Play Riff 1 Play Riff 3 "The strangers..." Play Riff 2 "The meetings held in secrecy..." Riff 6 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-9------9------9------9------| D|-7------7------7------7------| A|-0-0000-0-0000-8-8888-8-8888-| E|-----------------------------| **** **** **** **** "Madeleine..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-9------9----9-9-------------| D|-7------7----7-7------5-7-8--| A|-7-7777-7-77-8-7-7777-5-7-8--| E|-----------------------------| **** ** **** "and the other nuns..." Play Riff 5 "As Father Picard..." Riff 7 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|------5----------5\4-4\2-------5--5--5-5/6-6\5-| A|-0-0--6---0-0--6-6\5-5\3--0-0--6--7--7-7/8-8\7-| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|------5----------5\4-4\2-------5--4--4-4/5-5-| A|-0-0--6---0-0--6-6\5-5\3--0-0--6--2--2-2/3-3-| E|---------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * Lead into next section: e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-8------9-8------9-8------9-8-------| D|-6-6666-7-6-6666-7-6-6666-7-6----9\-| A|------------------------------77-7\-| E|------------------------------------| **** **** **** ** Riff 8 (Solo rhythm) e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|----------------7---4--| A|-444444444....--5---2--| E|-----------------------| ********* e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----------------4---2--4-| A|-444444444....--2---0--2-| E|-------------------------| ********* e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|----------------7---4--| A|-444444444....--5---2--| E|-----------------------| ********* e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------8--8--8--8--------| D|-----------------4---2--4--6--6--6--6--5---7-| A|-4444444444....--2---0--2--------------3---5-| E|---------------------------------------------| ********** Andy's Solo by Adam e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-11--14--11-14-11~----------------------------9-----| D|--------------------11--14--11-14-11~--9--11-----9~-| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| need the whammy bar for this part e|---------------------------------------10/16^-------| B|----------------------------------------------15--14| G|^18--^16--^18--^16--^16--^18------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------12\--------------------| | | | note that the bends are dive slide bend placed before the note combo because you are starting with the bar down to bend up TO that note. Very Andyish. e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------11-11-11-9-9-9----------------------| E|-9-9-9-12-12-12----------------12-12-12-11-11-9---11| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------9-12p9----9------------------------------| G|------------------11---11-9-9-11p9----9-------------| D|-----------------------------------11---10-11-11-10-| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|-7--5~----------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------22-19----------19-22--| B|------------------------------------20----20--------| G|---------------------------------------21-----------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-11-10-9-7-7-9-7-9p7--------------------------------| E|---------------------9~-----------------------------| e|-21-17----------17-21--------------------------------------| B|-------19--------------------------------------------------| G|----------18-19---------------------------------16-14-13---| D|---------------------------13-14-13-16-14-13-------------14| A|------------------------16-------------------16------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------14-16-17-19-19^^-^^---19-19-16-17| B|-14-16-17-14-16-17----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|----17----17-16-17-------------16-17-16-------------------| B|-19----16-------------16-17-19----------19-17~--19-17-16~-| G|-------------------18-------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| End solo Ending: Play Riff 1a with these final bars: Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------9--8-----8--7-----7--5--| A|---------7--7-----7--7-----7--5--| E|-0-0-0-0------0-0------0-0-------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---------12-11-----11-10-----7-5--| A|-----------------------------7-5--| E|-0-0-0-0-------0-0-------0-0------| * * * * * * * * 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