King Diamond: Arrival transcribed by: Steve "Tabac" Begin : [email protected] Russ Elton : [email protected] Mika Ristiranta : [email protected] FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://republika.pl/tlange/ Date last modified: 31-08-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------4-5-4-| A|-2------2------2------2------2------2------2-3-2-| E|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|----------------------------5---------| A|-8----7-5-2--------8----7-5-3----5----| E|-6----5-3-0--------6----5-3------3----| * * * * Solo x2 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------10---------------------------------12-13-12~-| G|-9~--11-12----12-11-9-11-11h12p11-9~~---11-12-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|-10^--10-----------10-10^--10-----13~-------| G|---------12-9~--12------------12-------12~--| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| "That must be it!" Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------5~-| E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-4-5-5--4-| A|-------------------------3-2-3-3--2-| E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------5~-| E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-7-0-0-6-0-0----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------5-4-5-7-| A|-------------------------3-2-3-5-| E|-3-0-0-5-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------12-------10~------------| G|---------------------------11-12------12-11-9~~-| D|--9~---12~--14~--\9~----------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------12----------| B|-----------------10---------------------------------| G|-9-8-9-11-12\-------12p11p9~----9-11-12----12-11-9~-| D|--------------9-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-11-12-12^---[fades into next solo]-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| End solo Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------6--------6--4--7-| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2--5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-------------------6--------6--4--| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2--| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------6--------6--4--7-| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--2--5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------7--| A|-------------------6--------6--5--| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------8--------8--6--9-| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4--7-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-------------------8--------8--6--| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4--| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------8--------8--6--9-| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6--4--7-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------9--| A|-------------------8--------8--7--| E|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------222222222222222222222222-| E|-1111111111111111111111--------------------------| ********************** ************************ "Through the summer rain..." e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|-111111111111-333333333333-555555555555555555555555-| ************ ************ ************************ "...the coach had finally arrived..." Ending to Riff 5 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|-111111111111-333333333333-| ************ ************ "People blame it on the..." Riff 6 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------1-2-1-| A|-2------3------2------1-2-1-| E|-0--000-1--111-0--000-------| *** *** *** * * * "...hill..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------2-0-1-2-1-0-| A|-2------3------2-0-1-2-1-0-| E|-0--000-1--111-------------| *** *** * * * * * * "...the hill where no one..." Play Riff 5 "The coach had stopped..." Play Riff 6 "...the darkness would soon..." Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-5------6------5------4-5-4-| E|-3--333-4--444-3--333-2-3-2-| *** *** *** * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-5------6------5-3-4-5-4-3-| E|-3--333-4--444-3-1-2-3-2-1-| *** *** * * * * * * Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-7------8------7------6-7-6-| E|-5--555-6--666-5--555-4-5-4-| *** *** *** * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-7------8------7-5-6-7-6-5-| E|-5--555-6--666-5-3-4-5-4-3-| *** *** * * * * * * Lead into next section: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--9--| E|--7--| "Ah...." Riff 9 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-7-----9-----10---12-----10-----9---| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------9-9-9----10-----10----10---9-9-9-| D|-7-----9-----10----9-9-9-----9------9-----9---9-9-9-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--7-7-7-----8------8-----8---7-7-7-| E|-------------------------0-0---0-0----0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 10 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------5--5--4-| D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4----4--4--4-| A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2----2--2--2-| E|--------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "18 is 9..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4--| A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2--| E|----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-----5------7-----10-10-10---10-10-10\-------------| D|---5------7--------9--9--9----9--9--9\-------------| A|-3------5--------0---------0-----------------------| E|-------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------5--5--4-| D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4----4--4--4-| A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2----2--2--2-| E|--------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "18 is 9..." e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------5-----7-| D|-5-5-5-4-5----4-5-4-5-4-2----4-4-4---4------5-----7---| A|-3-3-3-2-3----2-3-2-3-2-0----2-2-2-0-2----3-----5-----| E|------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------| B|------8--8--| G|------7--7--| D|-4----5--5--| A|-2----------| E|------------| Play Riff 2 Use the same solo Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo e|---------9-----------14h16h18p16p14-16-----------------------------| B|-9h11h12--12p11p9-11-------------------17-16/17--------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------18p16p15--15tr16----| D|----------------------------------------------------------------18-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17~~14-17~~14--17~~14-17~~14-15---16h17-19--19p17p16---19p17p16------------| G|---------------------------------18------------------18----------18-16------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------18-15-| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 5 "Jonathon laughed and said..." Play Riff 6 "18 is actually 9..." Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm Solo e|----------------------------------------15/18----15--| B|----------------------------------------15/18----15--| G|-12p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-5p0-8p0-7p0-3p0-7p0---------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------|--------------------------------------------| B|-There's a burst of note here that is-----------------------20--| G|-not transcrible! Just begin around--------------------19^-----| D|-the 17th-fret of the 1st string (high E),----------------------| A|-go up (around 19th fret of 5th string) and---------------------| E|-then go down to where you begin and finish with this-----------| End Solo Ending e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------3--5--/8----| A|-5-3-4-5-4-3--3---3--3--5--/8----| E|-3-1-2-3-2-1--1-0-1--------------| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------------------1-2-1--9\-| A|-2------3------2------1-2-1--7\-| E|-0--000-1--111-0--000-----------| *** *** *** * * * 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
