King Diamond: Insanity transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com 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: March 18, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: EBEABe [2nd, 3rd, 4th strings tuned a whole step up] or you can tune down to DADGAD with a capo on the 2nd fret. The leads, however, were notated in standard tuning. Intro (Steel acoustic): e|-------7-----7---------7-----7---| B|-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----8-| A|---7---------------7-------------| E|-0---------0-----0---------0-----| B|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-------5-----5---------5-----5---| B|-----7---7-----7-----7---7-----7-| A|---4---------------4-------------| E|-0---------0-----0---------0-----| B|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Riff 1 (Steel acoustic, Solo Rhythm) e|-------7-----7---------7-----7---| B|-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----8-| A|---7---------------7-------------| E|-0---------0-----0---------0-----| B|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-------5-----5---------5-----5---| B|-----7---7-----7-----7---7-----7-| A|---4---------------4-------------| E|-0---------0-----0---------0-----| B|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-------7-----7---------5---5---| B|-----5---5-----5-----5-------5-| A|---3---------------3-----------| E|-0---------0-----0-------0-----| B|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------5-----5---------3-----3---| B|-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-| A|---3---------------3-------------| E|-0---------0-----0---------0-----| B|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-------7-----7---------5---5---| B|-----5---5-----5-----5-------5-| A|---3---------------3-----------| E|-0---------0-----0-------0-----| B|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-------5-----5---------3-----3---| B|-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-| A|---3---------------3-------------| E|-0---------0-----0---------0-----| B|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Solo over Riff 1 (Nylon acoustic) e|----------12-15-12-14~---------------12-15-12-14~---------| B|-12~---12---------------10-10~----12----------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------12-12~-| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|-------12-----------------------| G|-----12---14-12-11----------11~-| D|---12--------------14-13-14-----| A|-14-----------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------13-13-12-12-| G|-12-14-12~--11h12p11----11-------------| D|---------------------14----------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| (Harmony guitar plays top notes) e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|-11-11-7-7---9--9-5-5--7-7--4-4-5-5-2-2-4-4-0-0--4h5p4p2-4~-| D|-12-12-9-9--10-10-7-7--9-9--5-5-7-7-4-4-5-5-2-2--5h7p5p4-5~-| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| End solo and Riff 1 Riff 2 e|-----0----------0-----0-------| B|-------0----------0-----0-----| A|-5-------5--5-------------5---| E|-5----------5---------------5-| B|-0-0--------0-0-----0---------| E|------------------------------| e|-----0----------0-----0-------| B|-------0----------0-----0-----| A|-4-------4--2-------------2---| E|-5----------2---------------2-| B|-0-0--------0-------0---------| E|------------------------------| Riff 3 (Steel acoustic) e|-----------0---------------0-------------------------------------| B|-------3-----0---------3-----0---------3---0-----------3---0-----| A|-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-------0-------0-------0---| E|---2---------------0---------------2-----------2---2-----------2-| B|-3-------3-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------0---------------0-------------------------------------| B|-------3-----0---------3-----0---------3---0-----------3---0-----| A|-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-------0-------0-------0---| E|---2---------------0---------------2-----------2---2-----------2-| B|-3-------3-------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0-------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------0---------------0-------------2-| B|-------3-----0---------3-----0---------0---| A|-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-----| E|---2---------------0---------------2-------| B|-3-------3-------2-------2-------0---------| E|-------------------------------------------| Solo over Riff 3 (Nylon acoustic) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|--7--9--11--6--9--6--6h7~---| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|--7--11--7--6--9--6--6h7~----| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|--7--8--10--5--5------------| Harmony guitar G|--7--9--11--6--7--6--6h7~---| on top D|------------------7--7h9~---| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Riff 4 (Steel acoustic) x2 e|-7------5---12---10----8---7--7--| B|-7------5---12---10---10---9--9--| A|-6------4---11----9----8---7--7--| E|-0----0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0--| B|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Riff 5 (Steel acoustic) x2 e|--------0------------0------------0-------------| B|------0---0--------0---0--------0---0-----------| A|----9-------9----9-------9----9-------9---9---5-| E|-12-----------11-----------10-----------9---7---| B|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 4 Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo (Nylon acoustic, Harmony notes on top) e|----------------------------| B|--7--8--10--5--5------------| G|--7--9--11--6--7--6--6h7~---| D|------------------7--7h9~---| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|--7--10--7--5--5-------------| G|--7--11--7--6--7--6--6h7~----| D|------------------7--7h9~----| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|--7--8--10--5--5------------| G|--7--9--11--6--7--6--6h7~---| D|------------------7--7h9~---| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Play Intro Solo Rhythm Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo (Distortion) e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-11--(11)b12----------7-9~~----11--(11)b12--(12)b14--(14)r11-| D|--------------9~----9----------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12~---------------------------------------------------------| G|------11-12-9~----11~--9-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------12-9~---10-------9------------------| A|------------------------------------12-9----10-----------7~--| E|-----------------------------------------------12--7-3-5-----| End solo Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo (Distortion) e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------/9-6-6h7~-| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-5--7--9--4--7--4-4h5~----5--9--5--4------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-------------------6~~-| D|-----------------------| A|-5--7--9--4--7--4------| E|-----------------------| End solo Ending (Steel acoustic) e|---------0-------| B|-------0---0-----| A|-----1-------1---| E|---3-----------3-| B|-0---------------| E|-----------------| e|-------0----------0----------0------------| B|-----7----------7----------7--------------| A|---8----------8----------8----------------| E|-0----------0----------0-------[fade out]-| B|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 12~* = tremolo bar vibrato. x = mute with fret-hand * = palm mute X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = finger tap / = slide up \ = slide down h. = natural harmonics a = artificial harmonics (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill