King Diamond - The storm

King Diamond: The Storm transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com solos by: Sekhemet : aussie_hardcore@hotmail.com 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 19, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------------------------7-8-| A|-8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------7----5-| A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7----5----3-| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0---------| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------------------------7-8-| A|-8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------7----5-| A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7----5----3-| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0--5----3-| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-10\----------------------10\-----| A|--8\-----------------------8\-----| E|----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------------------7-8-10\-| A|-------------------------5-6--8\-| E|---------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|------------------------------8----7--| E|--------------------------------------| Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-| Guitar 3 (At the end when guitar 1 plays D5 and C5) e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|------------------------------8----7--| E|--------------------------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 x2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-4--4--4-4/7-7--7--7-7-7-6-6--6--6-6-6-5-5--5--7-| A|-2--2--2-2/5-5--5--5-5-5-4-4--4--4-4-4-3-3--3--5-| E|-------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 1 [for first half it's solo rhythm] Solo e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-------12-15p12----12-15-14-12----12-------12----12----12----| G|-14b16~~-----------15-------------15----14-15----15----15----14-| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-12b15r12b15r12b15r12~~-| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|-12-14-13-12------------------------------------------------| D|-------------14-13-12-------12------------------------------| A|----------------------14-15----14-15-12-14----12------------| E|-------------------------------------------15----15-14-12~~-| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------14/17-14b~~-| A|-------14-12-15-------------| E|-12-15----------------------| End Solo Riff 3 e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|--10-10-10--9--10--12--10-9-10-10-10--9--------------9--| D|---0--0--0--0---0---0---0-0--0--0--0--0--10---9--10--0--| A|------------------------------------------0---0---0-----| E|--------------------------------------------------------| "Ahh, then her face turned white..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|--10-10-10--9--10--12--10-9-------------| D|---0--0--0--0---0---0---0-0--10---9-----| A|------------------------------0---0--10-| E|--------------------------------------0-| "...never did she see..." Guitar fill over Riff 3 (Quiet) NOTE: Comes in the last time every time this riff is played e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|------------------5--7--4--| D|---7--5--7--8--7-----------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| "...rain, black rain..." Riff 4 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------------------9\--/9\-| A|-------------------7\--/7\-| E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------| "Oh no..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-----------------------5-------| E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--7-8---8-7-5-| "Let me go back to my home..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------------------9\--/9\-| A|-------------------7\--/7\-| E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0----------| "Oh no..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------5-----| E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--5-7-8---8-7-| Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------9/10-10-10-10-10-10\9-9-9\--| A|-------------------7/-8--8--8--8--8--8\7-7-7\--| E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-----------------------5-------| E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--7-8---8-7-5-| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------9/10-10-10-10-10-10\9-9-9\--| A|-------------------7/-8--8--8--8--8--8\7-7-7\--| E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------5-----| E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--5-7-8---8-7-| Solo (Edited by Dean Bennett: DABennett@varco.com) e|-----------------------------------------| B|-[16b18]--[(18)r16-13]-------------------| <-- Harmony notes G|--17b19----(19)r17-17--16~--13-14-16-13~-| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-13-14-16-17-16-14h16p14----14-16-| D|-------------------------18-------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-/22-22p19----22p19-------19p16-------16p13-------13p10------10p7--------| B|----------h21------h21\18------h18\15------h15\12------h12\9-----h9\6----| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------7-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-13p10-------16p13-------19p16-------19b20-19--17--16--17--19------| B|------12----------15----------18-------------------------------15~-| G|--------13----------16----------19---------------------------------| D|----------15----------18----------21-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 w/ guitar 2 "But he looked away..." Lead into next section: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--7--| A|--5--| E|-----| Play Riff 1 "Rain was pulling..." Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Solo (with wah pedal) e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-9b11r9~--9b11r9~--9b11r9~--9b11--(11)r9p7---9-7~-| D|-------------------------------------------9------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|------------------7-10-7-9----7-7---------------| B|-10b12~~----10b12----------10-----10p7-10p7-----| G|-------------------------------------------9b11-| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-7----------7----------7----------7----------7----------| B|---10p7-------10p7-------10p7-------10p7-------10p7~~-\-| G|-------9b11-------9b11-------9b11-------9b11------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-/12b14r12-10--10-12-12b14r12-12-10----10-12-12b14r12-10-| B|-------------12---------------------12-------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|--------22-------22------22-22~~-| B|-/22b24----22b24---22b24----22~~-| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-19-21-22-21-19h21p19----19-----------------------22b24~-| B|----------------------22----22-19-22b24r22p19------------| G|----------------------------------------------19~--------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 "Ahh, rush the iron gate..." Play Riff 4 "Oh no..." Play Riff 4a "Seeing the little one..." Play Riff 3 w/ guitar 2 "...mummified..." Notation: 10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret. 10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret, then release to the 10th fret. [10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick, then release to the 10th fret. 10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend. 10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret. 7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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