King Diamond: To The Morgue transcribed by: Langus : [email protected] Mika Ristiranta : [email protected] edited by: Russ Elton : [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: 12-07-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: D (all strings down a whole step) Riff 1 d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|------------------------5-5-4h5-| G|-5h7-7-7--5h7-7~~-7-5-7---------| D|-0---0-0------------------------| "To the morgue..." d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|--------------------------------| G|-5h7-7-7--5-7-5~~---------------| D|-0---0-0----------------0-0-000-| * * *** "We must go now...." d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|------------------------5-5-4h5-| G|-5h7-7-7--5h7-7~~-7-5-7---------| D|-0---0-0------------------------| "To the morgue..." d|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| F|--------------------------------| C|--------------------------------| G|-5h7-7-7--5---5~~---------------| D|-0---0-0----7-----------7-6-5~~-| * * "We must go now...." Last time: d|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| F|-----------------------| C|-----------------------| G|-5h7-7-7--5---5~~------| D|-0---0-0----7----------| "...at..." Riff 2 d|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|----------------------------9--8-| G|-6--------7--------6--------7--6-| D|-4--4-2-3-5--5-4-2-4--4-2-3------| * * * * * * * * * "Devil Lake...." d|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| F|-----------------------------3-| C|-----------------------5-------| G|-6--------7----------5-----5---| D|-4--4-2-3-5--5-4-2-3-----3-----| * * * * * * "...many a patient..." Riff 3 d|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------| C|-------7-7-7-------8-8-8-------7-7-7-------------| G|-5-5-5-------6-6-6-------5-5-5-------------7-7-7-| D|-------------------------------------5-5-5-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "So they took..." Play Riff 2 "It was clear..." Riff 4 d|---------------------------5-----| A|-----------------------------5---| F|-------------------------------2-| C|-4------2------7------2----------| G|-4------2------5------0----------| D|---------------------------------| "The smoldering eyes..." d|-----------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------8tr9-| F|-------------------------------6tr7------| C|-4------2------7----------6tr7-----------| G|-4------2------5-----4tr5----------------| D|-----------------------------------------| "Had become.... ...instead..." Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) d|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------| G|-9--------10--------9--------5-5-5-4-4-4-| D|-7--7-5-6--8--8-7-5-7--7-5-6-3-3-3-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-----------------------------7-----| G|-9--------10--------9--------5--7--| D|-7--7-5-6--8--8-7-5-7--7-5-6----5--| * * * * * * * * * Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) d|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------| C|-6--------7--------6--------------------| G|-4--4-2-3-5--5-4-2-4--4-2-3-7-7-7-6-6-6-| D|----------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * d|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| F|-----------------------------------| C|-6--------7--------6---------9-----| G|-4--4-2-3-5--5-4-2-4--4-2-3--7--9--| D|--------------------------------7--| * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "To the morgue..." Play Riff 2 "Deep down..." Play Riff 4 "The smoldering eyes..." Riff 7 Guitar 1 d|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| F|-------------------------------------------------| C|----------9~---------------------9-8-9-10-9------| G|--7--10-9----7--10-9-6~--7--10-9-----------10-9~-| D|-------------------------------------------------| "Spiders here..." Guitar 2 (not sure about this) d|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------12~------------------------12-11-12-13-12---------| F|--9--12-11-----9--12-11-8~~---9-12-11----------------12-11~~-| C|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 8 d|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| F|----------------------------------------------| C|-9---10----9------------9---10----14-13-14-13-| G|-7----8----7------------7----8----12-11-12-11-| D|---0----0----0--7h8-7~----0----0--------------| * * * ah * * "Spiders..." Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) d|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| F|------------------------------| C|-4------7------9--------------| G|-4------5------7------9-7-9-7-| D|---------------7------7-5-7-5-| Play Riff 2 "Summer is coming..." Play Riff 4 "The smoldering eyes..." Play Riff 1 "To the morgue...." Ending slows down to about C tuning. 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
