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King Diamond: The Crypt
transcribed by: 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:
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Date last modified: December 02, 2003
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Clean)
e|-------0-------------0-------------0-------------0------|
B|-----3----3--------3----3--------3----3--------3----3---|
G|---2--------2----2--------2----3--------3----3--------3-|
D|-0-------------0-------------0-------------0------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
"The moon is outside..."
Last time
e|-------0-------------0-------------0-------0-|
B|-----3----3--------3----3--------3----3----3-|
G|---2--------2----2--------2----3--------3--3-|
D|-0-------------0-------------0-------------0-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Comes in later, Distortion)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8------------|
E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6----6-------|
* * * * * * * * *
"Almost dead..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8------------|
E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6----6-------|
* * * * * * * * *
"...deep asleep..."
Guitar 3 (Comes in later, Distortion)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8----8--7--5-|
E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8----8-------|
E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 2 (Distortion)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--------------9-8-------------------|
A|----7h8-7-------------7h8-7---------|
E|-0---------0-------0---------0--6-7-|
"Down the hallway..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------9-8---------------|
A|----7h8-7-----------------------|
E|-0---------0-------0--7-6-5-3-2-|
"...down, down..."
Riff 3
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---9-10----9-10----9-10-------------|
A|---7--8----7--8----7--8--11-10-9--8-|
E|-0-------0-------0------------------|
"The secret..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---9-10----9-10-----------12-|
A|---7--8----7--8-----------10-|
E|-0-------0-------5-7-8-7-----|
"...of the crypt..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---9-10----9-10----9-10-------------|
A|---7--8----7--8----7--8--11-10-9--8-|
E|-0-------0-------0------------------|
"A coffin made..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---9-10----9-10----7-6-5-|
A|---7--8----7--8----5-4-3-|
E|-0-------0-------0-------|
"...wondering who is inside..."
Riff 4
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
"Oh Abigail..."
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-4-5-6-7-6-5-|
A|-2-3-4-5-4-3-|
E|-------------|
"...and off comes the..."
Play Riff 3 "...lid..."
Riff 4a
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
"A name was cut..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4-5-6-7-6-5--6-7-8-9-8-7--7--5-|
A|-2-3-4-5-4-3--4-5-6-7-6-5--7--5-|
E|--------------------------------|
"...with a knife..."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm, play 2x)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4-4---3-4--x-x-x-x-x-9--7-|
E|-2-2-0-1-2--x-x-x-x-x-7--5-|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----------------------7--7-|
A|-4-4---3-4--x-x-x-x-x-5--5-|
E|-2-2-0-1-2--x-x-x-x-x------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---4-4---3-4--x-x-x-x-x-9--7-|
E|-0-2-2-0-1-2--x-x-x-x-x-7--5-|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----------------------7--7-|
A|-4-4---3-4--x-x-x-x-x-5--5-|
E|-2-2-0-1-2--x-x-x-x-x------|
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm, play 2x)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----------------------6--4-|
A|-6-6-4-5-6--x-x-x-x-x-4--2-|
E|-4-4-2-3-4--x-x-x-x-x------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----------------------9--9-|
A|-6-6-4-5-6--x-x-x-x-x-7--7-|
E|-4-4-2-3-4--x-x-x-x-x------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----------------------6--4-|
A|-6-6-4-5-6--x-x-x-x-x-4--2-|
E|-4-4-2-3-4--x-x-x-x-x------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------9--9--9-7-|
A|-6-6-4-5-6--x-x-x-x-x-7--7--7-5-|
E|-4-4-2-3-4--x-x-x-x-x-----------|
Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6b~~~~-----------------------------------679-67---6~~--|
D|-6b~~~~---7-6-7-9-7-6---7-9-7-6-7~~-7-6-79-------9------|
A|----------------------9---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------12b~~~-|
B|-7-9b-r^7--9b-r--7^9^7-10b---9^10^9-12b---10^12^10--------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------13^14^13----------------|-------13^14^13----------------|
G|-13^14----------14-13-11-13-14-|-13^14----------14-13-11-13~~--|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------13^14^13----------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-13^14----------14-13-11-13-14-|-13^14^11^13----11-------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------14----13-14-11-13----11-|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------14----|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Palm Mute this bar
e|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------9------------------------------------|
A|-11^12^11\9-12^11^9^11-|----9-11-12---11-12-9-11----9--------------------|
E|-----------------------|-12----------------------12---11-12-9-11-7\4~~~~-|
e|-------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------|
B|----------------9--|---------10-12----10---------------10~~|-9^10^9-\-7B-|
G|----------7--------|-9-11-13-------13----11-13-9-11-13-----|-------------|
D|----6--------6-----|---------------------------------------|-------------|
A|-------5-----------|---------------------------------------|-------------|
E|-4-----------------|---------------------------------------|-------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 "A silvery necklace..."
Riff 1a
Guitar 1 (Clean, Play 2x)
e|-------0-------------0-------------0-------------0------|
B|-----3----3--------3----3--------3----3--------3----3---|
G|---2--------2----2--------2----3--------3----3--------3-|
D|-0-------------0-------------0-------------0------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
"Abigail pulled on..."
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8----8-------|
A|-5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-------|
E|------------------------------------|
"Abigail pulled on..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8----8-------|
A|-5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-------|
E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"Was separated clean..."
Riff 1b
Guitar 1 (Clean)
e|-------0-------------0-------------0-------------0------|
B|-----3----3--------3----3--------3----3--------3----3---|
G|---2--------2----2--------2----3--------3----3--------3-|
D|-0-------------0-------------0-------------0------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
"Then up, up, up..."
e|-------0-------------0-------------0-------0-|
B|-----3----3--------3----3--------3----3----3-|
G|---2--------2----2--------2----3--------3--3-|
D|-0-------------0-------------0-------------0-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------8-10--12-|
A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8-------------|
E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6----6--8--10-|
* * * * * * * * *
"Then up, up, up..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------8-------|
A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8------------|
E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6----6-------|
* * * * * * * * *
Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8----8--7--5-|
E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8----8-------|
E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 "Brandon Henry was..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------7-8----7---------|---------------7-8-9-8-7----7-|
D|-9^10^9^7-9-10-----10---9-10-7--|-9^10^9^7-9-10-----------10---|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------7---8---7~~--|
G|---------------7-8----7------7-9~~~----------------|
D|-9^10^9^7-9-10-----10---9-10-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
With Harmony (not tabbed)
e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------9-10-9-8----8-|
G|---------------7-8----7---------|---------------7----------10---|
D|-9^10^9^7-9-10-----10---9-10-7--|-9^10^9^7-9-10-----------------|
A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------8---7----------|
G|---------------7-8----7--------------------10~~~--|
D|-9^10^9^7-9-10-----10---9-10-7-9------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|-12---12---12---|-15---15---15---|-11---11---11---|-12---12---12---|
G|---11---11---11-|---14---14---14-|---10---10---10-|---11---11---11-|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-12---13---14---15---16---17---|
G|---11---12---13---14---15---16-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "There's an eerie..."
Riff 4a
Both guitars
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
"Gotta go, gotta run..."
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-4-5-6-7-6-5--6-7-8-9-8-7--7--5----|
A|-2-3-4-5-4-3--4-5-6-7-6-5--7--5----|
E|---------------------------------0-|
"I'll be back for you..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-4-5-6-7-6-5--6-7-8-9-8-7--7--5--2-|
A|-2-3-4-5-4-3--4-5-6-7-6-5----------|
E|-----------------------------------|
"I'll be back for you..."
Play Riff 1 "In the crypt..."
Play Riff 1a "But Mommy's in the floor..."
Play Riff 1b "Oh she doesn't know..."
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
