xKing Diamond: Sending Of Dead transcribed by: Langus : [email protected] edited by: Mika Ristiranta : [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: January 20, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-5----4----------------3----2--| E|-------------------------------| Riff 2 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------2--0--------------| A|-5----4----4------------3----2----------2--0--2-1-0-| E|-----------2----------------------------------------| "Evening, the sun is setting..." Riff 3 x2 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-5----4----4------------3----2-------------0--2-1-0-| E|-----------2----------------------0--2--3-----------| "David..." Play Riff 2 "The sun is setting..." Riff 1a e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|-5----4--| E|---------| "What's going on?" Riff 4 (2 times) Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------5--7--4--5-| A|---7--10--9~--7~--5~----7-------------| E|-0------------------------------------| "Let me tell you a story..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|----------------------7--9--5~-| A|-7--10--9~--7~--5~-------------| E|--------------------0----------| "...a secret about your land..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|---9----------------7-----------------| A|---7----------------5-----------------| E|-0------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5------------------9--12--5-| A|-3------------------7--10--3-| E|------------------0--------3-| Lead into next section: e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|---1~--| E|-------| Riff 5 x2 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|---------------3-2--------------3---2---| E|-2-2-5~--2-2-5-----5--2-2-5~--2---2---5-| "If you ever destroy..." Riff 6 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------1-0-------------1---0---| E|-0-0-3--0-0-3-----3--0-0-3--0---0---3-| "I'm telling..." Riff 5a Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|---------------3-2--------------3---2---| E|-2-2-5~--2-2-5-----5--2-2-5~--2---2---5-| "If the living..." Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|---------------3-2--------------3---2---| A|-2-2-5~--2-2-5-----5--2-2-5~--2---2---5-| E|----------------------------------------| Riff 7 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4------3------4----3-3-----4---3-| A|-2------1------2----1-1-----2---1-| E|-2------1------2----1-1-----------| "You better hold..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-7------6------7----6-6------7--6-| A|-5------4------5----4-4------5--4-| E|-5------4------5----4-4-----------| "There's only..." Play Riff 5 "The four shadows..." Play Riff 6 "Midnight..." Play Riff 5a "Everything should be..." Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo e|-12--------13--------14--------20b22~-| B|-15b17~----16b18~----17b19~-----------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-12-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19-0-0-20-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19-0-0-| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|-12-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19-0-0-20-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19\-| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--9-0-0-12-0-0-14-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-12-0-0-14-0-0-15\-| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|--ascending scale run, can't hear it too well-| E|----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-16~~--14-12-11b12r11b12r11~----------| D|------------------------------9~--9~--| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 7 leave off the last two chords Play Riff 1 "Almighty God..." Play Riff 2 "Saint Expedit..." Play Riff 3 "Rid me of her..." Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 5a Solo Rhythm Play Riff 4 "As if he were sent..." Play Riff 7 leave off the last two chords 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
