xKing Diamond: Never Ending Hill transcribed by: Rami Nuotio : [email protected] Russ Elton : [email protected] 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: June 04, 2007 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-6~--5--3-1--| Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7-----5-----7-----8-----7---5---| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-------------7/10--10-10-10-10/12-12-12-| D|----------------------------------------| A|-7-----5-----5/-8---8--8--8--8/10-10-10-| E|---0-0---0-0----------------------------| * * * * Riff 1b (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7-----5-----7-----8-----7---5---| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-7-----5-----------------| E|---0-0---0-0-6~--5--3-1--| * * * * Solo (La Rocque) e|---------12-----------------12-------| B|-15b17~-----15p12-15b17~-------15p12-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|--------12---------------------------| B|-15b17-----15p12-------12------------| G|-----------------14b16----14p12-14~~-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-17b19--(19)r17-17p15-----------| B|----------------------15--------| G|-------------------------16-----| D|----------------------------17~-| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|----------22--22----------| B|-22b24--------22--(22)b24-| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1a & 1b "Time is never ever..." Riff 2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-----------5--------2--------4------------| A|-2---------3--------0--------2----0-2-0---| E|-0--------------------------------------3-| "From here you can see Devil Lake..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----------5--------7--------9--| A|-2---------3--------5--------6--| E|-0------------------------------| Riff 1c (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7-----5-----7-----8-----7---5---| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------7/10--10-10-10-10\9-9-9-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-7-----5-----5/-8---8--8--8--8\7-7-7-| E|---0-0---0-0-------------------------| * * * * Play Riff 1b (Solo Rhythm) Solo (La Rocque) e|---------12--------------------------------------------------| B|-15b17~-----15p12-14h15p14h15p14p12----14p12----12-----------| G|------------------------------------15-------15----15-14-12~-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-16p14-------------------| D|-------17-16-17-14-16-17-| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|-14b15--------------------| G|-14b15----14----14-14-----| D|-------------17-------17~-| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| e|----------22--22----------| B|-22b24--------22--(22)b24-| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1a & 1b "Never ending hill..." Play Riff 2 "Can you hear the birds..." Riff 3 (Most notes ring into each other) Guitar 1 e|--------------------1-0--0h1p0-------1-| B|-----3------3-----1---1--------3-1-3---| G|---2------3---3-------0----------------| D|-0--------------0----------------------| A|-------1-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| "Take a look at the sky..." e|--------------------1-0--| B|-----3------3-----1---1--| G|---2------3---3-------0--| D|-0--------------0--------| A|-------1-----------------| E|-------------------------| e|--------------------1-0--0h1p0-------1-| B|-----3------3-----1---1--------3-1-3---| G|---2------3---3-------0----------------| D|-0--------------0----------------------| A|-------1-------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|----------------3---3-0--| B|-----3------3---1-3---1--| G|---2------3---3-------0--| D|-0--------------0--------| A|-------1-----------------| E|-------------------------| Guitar 2 x4 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|---------------3----2--| A|-5----(5)\1----5----3--| E|-----------------------| Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x) e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-2----------3----------2----------3-5-3-| A|-0--0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-1-3-1-| E|----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-2----------3----------------------------| A|-0--0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-5----5----5--5--5-| E|-----------------------3--3-3--3-3--3--3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo (Wead) Guitar 1 e|-------------------17-15-13----------------13-| B|-17-------------------------17-15-13-15-17----| G|----14-14-14-14-14----------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-17----------------18----17----15----| G|----14-14-14-14-14----14----14----14-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-17--(17)b19-17~--15~--17p15--------------------------| B|-----------------------------17-----------------------| G|---------------------------------18--15h18p15---------| D|----------------------------------------------17~--14-| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|-15--------17--------18-----------------| G|----14~-------14~-------14~----15-17-15-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-17--(17)b19-17~--15--------18-17-15----------------------------| B|----------------------17-------------18-17-15-------------------| G|----------------------------------------------18-15-14----------| D|-------------------------------------------------------17-15-14-| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------20-18-17----------------17-| B|-22-------------------------20-18-17-18-20----| G|----17-17-17-17-17----------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-20----------------22----20----18----| G|----17-17-17-17-17----17----17----17-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-20--(20)b22-20~--18~--20p18--------------------------| B|-----------------------------20-----------------------| G|---------------------------------21--18h21p18---------| D|----------------------------------------------20~--17-| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|-18--------20--------22-----------17----| G|----17~-------17~-------17~----19----19-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-20--(20)b22-20~--18------22-20-18----------------------------| B|----------------------20-----------22-20-18-------------------| G|--------------------------------------------21-19-18----------| D|-----------------------------------------------------20-19-17-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 4b (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x) e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-4----------5----------4----------5-7-5-| E|-2--2-2-2-2-3--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-3-5-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-4----------5----------2----2----2--2--2-| E|-2--2-2-2-2-3--2-2-2-2-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo (Wead) e|--------------------------------------------| B|-15b17----(17)r15-15--14~----17p14----14h17-| G|-----------------------------------15-------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-15/21~----19-18----------------------------------| B|-----------------20-19-17----19-17-------17-------| G|--------------------------19-------19-18----19-18-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|----------17h19h20p19p17-------------------| G|-16h18h19----------------19p18p16----------| D|----------------------------------20p19p17-| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-16h18h19p18p16----------------------| D|----------------20-20p19p17-16-17-19-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------15-16p15--15~~-------14-15-16-| D|-16~----------------------17----------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|---------------14h15-14------14--15--18--19~-| B|-15~----14~--------------17------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-15~----18-19p18--18~~-------17-18-19-| D|--------------------------21----------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|---------------18h19-18------18--19--21--22~-| B|-19~----17~--------------20------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 5 e|----------------------------------------3------| B|-8----7-----------------------8----7----3------| G|-9----9----12----7-7--7-7--7--9----9----0------| D|-9----9----12----7-7--7-7--7--9----9----0----7-| A|-7----7----10----5-5--5-5--5--7----7----x----5-| E|----------------------------------------3------| "Now the sun..." e|-----------------------------| B|-8----7----------------------| G|-9----9----12----7-7--7-7--7-| D|-9----9----12----7-7--7-7--7-| A|-7----7----10----5-5--5-5--5-| E|-----------------------------| "I can hear..." Riff 6 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-4--------------7--------------| D|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-2---------------5--5--4--5--5--4-| A|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--3--3--2--3--3--2-| E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * Play Riff 1c & 1b (solo) Solo (La Rocque) e|---------12-----------------12-------| B|-15b17~-----15p12-15b17~-------15p12-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|--------12---------------------------| B|-15b17-----15p12-------12------------| G|-----------------14b16----14p12-14~~-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-17b19--(19)r17-17p15-----------| B|----------------------15--------| G|-------------------------16-----| D|----------------------------17~-| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|----------22--22----------| B|-22b24--------22--(22)b24-| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1a & 1b "Time is never ever..." Play Riff 2 "From here you can see Devil Lake" Play Riff 3 "Take a look at the sky..." Play Riff 1c & 1b (solo) Play Riff 1a & 1b (solo) Play Riff 2 (solo) Solo (La Rocque) e|--7------------------------------------------------------------| B|-10b12----{10}{10}~----------------------------------------12~-| G|---------------------------------------------------9-11-12-----| D|--------------------------------------9-10-9-10-12-------------| A|------------------------------9-10-12--------------------------| E|---------------------12-10-12----------------------------------| e|--------12---------------------| B|------------------[14]15--14~--| G|-14b16-----14b15--(15)----14~--| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|----------22--22----------| B|-22b24--------22--(22)b24-| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| e|-------------------12-15-13-12-------------| B|----------12h13h15-------------15p13p12----| G|-12h13h14-------------------------------14-| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|-15p13p12-15p13p12----------------------------| G|-------------------14p12-------12-------------| D|-------------------------14h15----15p14p12----| A|-------------------------------------------15-| E|----------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-------------------10h12p10-------------------| D|----------10h12h14----------14p12p10----------| A|-11h12h14----------------------------14p10-10-| E|----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------0-----------| B|----------------------------------------0---------| G|------------------------------------------3----3/-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|-0----(0)d[whole step]--[release]-(0)-------------| Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|----------/12----12~--13-12h13p12-----------------| G|-9~----9--------------------------14-12-14b16r14~-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Harmony guitar plays top notes) e|-14----15--15~----15-15-14h15p14-12----14b15r14~-| B|------------------------------------15-----------| G|-11----12--12~----12-12-11h12p11-------11b12r11~-| D|---------------------------------14-13-----------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Back to one guitar: e|---------0h12h17-17/22-22-17~-| B|-0h12h17----------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|-19p15----------15-19p17p15---------------------------------| B|-------17----17-------------19p17p16-19b20--(2)r19~~--(19)\-| G|----------16------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 7a e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----5-----4-----5-----4----5-4-----| A|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3----6-5-| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "Aaah... Darkness coming..." Riff 7b e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----5-----4-----5-----4----5-4-----| D|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3----6-5-| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "Aaah..." Play Riff 7a Riff 7c e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-8----(8)\--3--| A|-6----(6)\--1--| E|-6----(6)\--1--| "Drowning in Devil Lake" Play Riff 7a (2x) & 7b & 7a & 7c "Magic..." Play Riff 3 "Take a look at the sky..." Play Riff 1c Ending e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7-----5-----7-----8-----7---5---| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-7-----5-----8\--| E|---0-0---0-0-6\--| * * * * 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