xKing Diamond: Into The Convent transcribed by: ANDRÉ DA SILVA SALVATERRA : [email protected] edited by: Russ Elton : [email protected] solo by: Langus : [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: December 22, 2004 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 x6 E|------------------------------|-------------| B|------------------------------|-------------| G|------------------------------|-------------| D|------------------------------|-----------7-| A|------------------------------|-----------5-| E|-0--00000--00000--00000000000-|-6~----------| * ***** ***** *********** Guitar 2 E|-------------------------------------------| B|------8-------------------8----------------| G|-6----7--------------6----7----------------| D|-4----5---------9----4----5--------------7-| A|----------------9------------------------5-| E|-----------6----7--------------6~----------| Riff 2 E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|--------------666666---------------| A|---------------------555555--------| E|-444444444444---------------444444-| ************ ****** ****** ****** "Madeleine is running away from herself..." E|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|-444444-777777-333333-| ****** ****** ****** "Afraid of the shame...." E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|--------------666666---------------| A|---------------------555555--------| E|-444444444444---------------444444-| ************ ****** ****** ****** "She's crying out for help...." E|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------4-----------| A|---------2-----------| E|-444444------2--(2)/-| ****** "To be clean again..." Riff 3 (solo rhythm) E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------5-5-----4-4---------------------------------| G|-6-6-----------6-6-----4-4-----6-6-------------------------| D|-6-6-----------6-6-----4-4-----6-6-------------------------| A|-4-4-444444444-----444-----444-4-4-444444444---------------| E|---------------------------------------------555555-444444-| ********* *** *** ********* ****** ****** Solo e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-6--/9-8--/11-9--| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| e|-10-12-9-10----9---------9-10-12-12^--| B|------------12---9-10-12--------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|--\12--11----\14--12--| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-12-15-12----12-----------------------/19--| B|----------15----15-12-15-12----12----------| G|----------------------------15----15-------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 4 (solo rhythm) E|--------------------------------------------------| B|---------------8-8-----7-7------------------------| G|-9-9-----------9-9-----7-7-----9-9----------------| D|-9-9-----------9-9-----7-7-----9-9--------------7-| A|-7-7---------------------------7-7-----------5--5-| E|-----000000000-----000-----000-----000000000-3----| ********* *** *** ********* Play Riff 2 "No one cared..." Riff 5 E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------4-----| D|-6-6-6-6--664-7-7-7-7--774-6-6-6-6--66--4-2-4-4-| A|-4-4-4-4--444-4-4-4-4--444-4-4-4-4--440-2---2-2-| E|------------------------------------------------| * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * "Into the convent..." E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------4-----4---| D|-6-6-6-6--664-7-7-7-7--774-6-6-6-6--66--4-2-4-4-2-4-| A|-4-4-4-4--444-4-4-4-4--444-4-4-4-4--440-2---2-2---2-| E|----------------------------------------------------| * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * * * * "Into the darkness..." E|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6--664-7-7-7-7--774-6-6-6-6--66--4-| A|-4-4-4-4--444-4-4-4-4--444-4-4-4-4--440-2-| E|------------------------------------------| * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** "Wondering what...." Riff 6 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) x2 E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|(444444-555555-444444-555)-| A|-444444-555555-444444-555--| E|---------------------------| ****** ****** ****** *** "Welcome sister..." E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|(666666-777777-666666-777)-| A|-666666-777777-666666-777--| E|---------------------------| ****** ****** ****** *** "Down on your knees..." E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|(555555-666666-555555-666)-| D|-555555-666666-555555-666--| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| ****** ****** ****** *** "...and pray if you please..." x2 E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|(444444-555555-444444-555)-| A|-444444-555555-444444-555--| E|---------------------------| ****** ****** ****** *** "In this convent..." E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|(666666-777777-666666-777)-| A|-666666-777777-666666-777--| E|---------------------------| ****** ****** ****** *** "Kiss my cross...." E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|(555555-666666-555555-666)-8-7-8-7-| D|-555555-666666-555555-666--6-5-6-5-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| ****** ****** ****** *** "In the Name of..." Riff 4a (solo rhythm) E|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------8-8-----7-7-------------------| G|-9-9-----------9-9-----7-7-----9-9-----------| D|-9-9-----------9-9-----7-7-----9-9-----------| A|-7-7---------------------------7-7-----------| E|-----000000000-----000-----000-----000000000-| ********* *** *** ********* E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|---------2-3-5-3-2-------| E|-3-2-3-5-----------5-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * E|--------------------------------------------------| B|---------------8-8-----7-7------------------------| G|-9-9-----------9-9-----7-7-----9-9----------------| D|-9-9-----------9-9-----7-7-----9-9--------------7-| A|-7-7---------------------------7-7-----------5--5-| E|-----000000000-----000-----000-----000000000-3----| ********* *** *** ********* Play Riff 2 "Madeleine is running..." Riff 5a E|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------4-----| D|-6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7--4--6-6-6-6----4-2-4-4-| A|-4-4-4-4--444-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--0-2---2-2-| E|---------------------------------------------| * * * *** * * * * * * * * * * * "Into the convent..." E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------4-----4---| D|-6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7------6-6-6-6------4-2-4-4-2-4-| A|-4-4-4-4--444-4-4-4-4--444-4-4-4-4--444-2---2-2---2-| E|----------------------------------------------------| * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** * * * * * * "Into the darkness..." E|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6------7-7-7-7------6-6-6-6------| A|-4-4-4-4--444-4-4-4-4--444-4-4-4-4--444-| E|----------------------------------------| * * * *** * * * *** * * * *** "Wondering what...." x2 E|--------------| B|--------------| G|---4-----4----| D|-4-2-4-4-2-4--| A|-2---2-2---2--| E|--------------| * * * * * * Riff 7 (solo rhythm) E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------6-6-| D|-8-8-8-8--6--9-9-9-9--6--8-8-8-8----6----6--4-4-| A|-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-4----4------| E|----------------------------------4-------------| * * * * * * * * * E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------6-6-| D|-8-8-8-8--6--9-9-9-9--6--8-8-8-8----6----6--4-4-| A|-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-4----4------| E|----------------------------------4-------------| * * * * * * * * * E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------4---| D|-6-6-6-6--4--7-7-7-7--4--6-6-6-6----4----4-2-4-| A|-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--0-2----2---2-| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6--4--7-7-7-7--4--6-6-6-6----| A|-4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--0-| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4------4------4------4------| A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-| E|-----------------------------| **** **** **** **** Riff 8 Guitar 1 (lead) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-----9-------------8------| D|-/11----6~-----/11----7~~-| A|-----------7~-------------| E|--------------------------| e|------------------------20^^r~~~~~-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----9-------------8---------------| D|-/11----6~-----/11-----------------| A|-----------7~----------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-6--9------------------------------| D|-4--7--9--6------------------------| A|-------7--4--7--9----4------4------| E|-------------5--7--0-2-2222-2-2222-| **** **** E|------------------| B|------------------| G|-6--9-------------| D|-4--7--9--6-------| A|-------7--4--7--9-| E|-------------5--7-| E|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--------------------------4--2-| A|-----4------4------4------2--0-| E|-0-0h2-2222-2-2222-2-2222------| **** **** **** E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--------------------------2---| A|---4------4------4------2-0-2-| E|-0h2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-0---0-| **** **** **** Play Riff 2 "Come along..." Play Riff 3 "That night..." Riff 3a E|----------------------------------------------------| B|---------------5-5-----4-4--------------------------| G|-6-6-----------6-6-----4-4-----6-6------------------| D|-6-6-----------6-6-----4-4-----6-6------------9-----| A|-4-4-444444444-----444-----444-4-4-444444440--7--9--| E|-------------------------------------------------7--| ********* *** *** ********* "Why, She never..." Riff 4b (solo rhythm) E|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------8-8-----7-7-------------------| G|-9-9-----------9-9-----7-7-----9-9-----------| D|-9-9-----------9-9-----7-7-----9-9-----------| A|-7-7---------------------------7-7-----------| E|-----000000000-----000-----000-----000000000-| ********* *** *** ********* E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|---------2-3-5-3-2--------| E|-3-2-3-5-----------5-3-2--| * * * * * * * * * * * * E|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------8-8-----7-7-------------------| G|-9-9-----------9-9-----7-7-----9-9-----------| D|-9-9-----------9-9-----7-7-----9-9-----------| A|-7-7---------------------------7-7-----------| E|-----000000000-----000-----000-----000000000-| ********* *** *** ********* E|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|---------2-3-5-3-2-------4-4----4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4-2-| E|-3-2-3-5-----------5-3-2-2-2----2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 9 x2 E|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--------4----2-----------2-----| A|-2-4----2----0----2-4----0--2--| E|-0-2--------------0-2-------0--| * * Play Riff 3 "Next day..." Play Riff 3a "Why..." Riff 10 E|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------6-----| D|-8-8-8-8--6--9-9-9-9--6--8-8-8-8----6-4-6-6-| A|-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-4---4-4-| E|----------------------------------4---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The eye of the necklace..." E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------6-----6-------| D|-8-8-8-8--6--9-9-9-9--6--8-8-8-8----6-4-6-6-4-6-8-8-| A|-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-4---4-4---4-6-6-| E|----------------------------------4-----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Inside the convent..." 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
