King Diamond: 1642 Imprisonment transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com solo by: Don Briggs : Sekhemet@ozemu.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 Riff 1 Guitar 1 (Distortion) x2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|---------8-----------6-----------8-------------| D|-4-4-6-6-8-----------8-----------8-------------| A|-2-2-4-4-6-----------6-----------6-------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|---------7-----------5-----------7-------------------| D|-3-3-5-5-7-----------7-----------7-----------3-3-5-5-| A|-1-1-3-3-5-----------5-----------5-----------1-1-3-3-| E|-----------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (Acoustic) x2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|----------------7-----------6-----------7------| G|--------------8---8-------6---6-------8---8----| D|------------8-------8---8-------8---8-------8--| A|----------6-----------6-----------6------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------6-----------5-----------6-----| G|-------------7---7-------5---5-------7---7---| D|-----------7-------7---7-------7---7-------7-| A|---------5-----------5-----------5-----------| E|---------------------------------------------| Riff 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------5-5-------------6-6-| D|-2-2-----------5-5-------------4-4-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "Sacrifice..." e|---------------0-----0-------| B|-----------------0-----0-----| G|-------------------------5---| D|-------------3-----3-------3-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * "...and altar wine..." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|---------------7-7-------------12-12--| D|-2-2-----------5-5-------------10-10--| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0--------| E|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "Black..." e|---------------0-----0-------| B|-----------------0-----0-----| G|-------------------------5---| D|-------------3-----3-------3-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * "...again they go..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------5-5-------------6-6-| D|-2-2-----------5-5-------------4-4-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "Picard..." e|---------------0-----0-------| B|-----------------0-----0-----| G|-------------------------5---| D|-------------3-----3-------3-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * "...another soul..." Riff 3 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-9\7-7\5-5\4-----| D|---------------2-| A|-7\5-5\3-3\2-2-2-| E|-----------------| * "Oh it's..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-/9-9\7-7\5-5\4------------| D|------------------2------3-| A|-/7-7\5-5\3-3\2-2-2------3-| E|---------------------0-0---| * * * "Picard was..." e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-9-9\7-7\5-5\4-4---| D|-------------------| A|-7-7\5-5\3-3\2-2---| E|-----------------0-| * Riff 4 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-6------x-9--x-4--x-6------x-9--x-8-| A|-4------x-7--x-2--x-4------x-7--x-6-| E|-4------x-7--x-2--x-4------x-7--x-6-| "In the year..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-x-9------x-12--x-7--x-9------x-12---x-11-| A|-x-7------x-10--x-5--x-7------x-10---x--9-| E|-x-7------x-10--x-5--x-7------x-10---x--9-| "In 1642..." Riff 5 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------9-------10------9---7-9-10--| A|-------7--------7------7---5-7--8--| E|--0--0----0000----0--0-------------| * * **** * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-------9-------10------9--12-10-9-10-9-5-| A|-------7--------7------7--10--8-7--8-7-3-| E|--0--0----0000----0--0-------------------| * * **** * * * * * * * * Play Riff 2 "Sacrifice..." Play Riff 3 "Oh it's..." Play Riff 4 "In the year of 1642..." Riff 6 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------12-------10------12--10-12-13-| D|-------10--------8------10---8-10-11-| A|--0--0-----0000----0--0--------------| E|-------------------------------------| * * **** * * e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-------12-------10------12--12-10-9-10-9----| D|-------10--------8------10--10--8-7--8-7-10-| A|--0--0-----0000----0--0-------------------8-| E|--------------------------------------------| * * **** * * * * * * * * Riff 7 (solo rhythm) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------5-| D|-7-7-7----7--7-8----7--7-7----7--7-5-| A|-5-5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-3-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7--7-7----7--7-8----7--7-7---10-9-7-| A|-5--5-5----5--5-5----5--5-5----8-7-5-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-6--6-6----6--6-7----6--6-6----5-5-5--5-5-5-| A|-4--4-4----4--4-4----4--4-4----3-3-3--3-3-3-| E|--------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-6--6-6----6--6-7----9-9--9----9-9-6-4--4-4-| A|-4--4-4----4--4-4----7-7--7----7-6-4-2--2-2-| E|--------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Solo Rake e|------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------15----------17^13--------| G|-------14--17^14----------14-------------14-----| D|----15-----------15----------15-------------15~-| A|-17-----------------17----------17--------------| E|------------------------------------------------| AH e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-14b---17-14----14----------------------------------------| D|-------------17----17-15-16-17-16-15-16-17-16-15-14b--14~-| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Rake (only last 3 notes of apeg) e|-------------------10~--10-12-13-12-10----/17~-| B|-----------------10--------------------14------| G|---------------10------------------------------| D|------------12---------------------------------| A|---------12------------------------------------| E|-10~~^13---------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------16~-| B|-------------14-14~---17-17-16-17-----| G|-9~--13-13~---------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Fast Fast e|-12--16^12-----------------------|-------------------------------------| B|-----------14--------------------|----------------------------10-12-10-| G|--------------13\9---------------|------------9-11----9-11-13----------| D|-------------------11------------|-11-9-11-13------13------------------| A|----------------------11---------|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------12^9\8~-|-------------------------------------| AH e|----------------------------------|-----------------------| B|----------------------------------|----14-16-16b^r^14-----| G|-13-11-13-9-11-9----9---------13~-|-13----------------11~-| D|-----------------13---13-9-11-----|-----------------------| A|----------------------------------|-----------------------| E|----------------------------------|-----------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "Sacrifice..." Play Riff 3 "Oh it's..." Play Riff 4 "In the year of 1642..." Riff 8 (solo rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------9-------10------9---7-9-10--| A|-------7--------7------7---5-7--8--| E|--0--0----0000----0--0-------------| * * **** * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-------9-------10------9---12-10-10-| A|-------7--------7------7---10--8--8-| E|--0--0----0000----0--0--------------| * * **** * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-------9-------10------9---7-9-10--| D|-------7--------8------7---5-7--8--| A|--0--0----0000----0--0-------------| E|-----------------------------------| * * **** * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-------9-------10------9---12-10-10-| D|-------7--------8------7---10--8--8-| A|--0--0----0000----0--0--------------| E|------------------------------------| * * **** * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------9-------10------9---7-9-10--| A|-------7--------7------7---5-7--8--| E|--0--0----0000----0--0-------------| * * **** * * e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-------9-------10------9--12-10-9-10-9-5--2-| A|-------7--------7------7--10--8-7--8-7-3--0-| E|--0--0----0000----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