King Diamond: Miriam transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com solos by: Rami : midiamondie'at'sci.fi 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: February 08, 2010 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5\4-| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-3\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3\2-| E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * E|---------------------0------| B|---------------------0------| G|----------------------------| D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-5\4-2---------| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-3\2-0-------0-| E|----------------------------| * * * * * * * Riff 2 GIT 1 x2 E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--4--------7--------6--------5----| A|--2--------5--------4--------3----| E|----------------------------------| GIT 2 E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5\4-| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-3\2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3\2-| E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------| A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/7--5--3-| E|---------------------------| * * * * * * * * Curtains of... Shutting... Riff 3 E|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|--------12--11-12-11---10-10-9-10----10-10-9-10-| A|--------10---9-10--9----8--8-7--8-----8--8-7--8-| E|--0-0-0---------------0------------0------------| * * * * * There was... E|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------12--11-12-11---10-10-9-10----10-10-9-10----9----9-7\-| A|--------10---9-10--9----8--8-7--8-----8--8-7--8----7----7-5\-| E|--0-------------------0------------0-------------0-----------| * * * Except... Riff 4 GIT 1 E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|--------9h10-9~----10-9-8~-------7-------| E|-/7~--------------------------9-------8\-| E|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-------7h8-7~----8-7-6~--------5--4-----| A|-5~------------------------7\--------5\-| E|----------------------------------------| Oh Miriam... GIT 2 E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--4--------7--------6--------5----| A|--2--------5--------4--------3----| E|----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--4--------7--------6--------5--5--5---| A|--2--------5--------4--------3--3--3p0-| E|---------------------------------------| REPEAT Riff 1 (one time) REPEAT Riff 2 Curtains of... REPEAT RIFF 3 Come close... REPEAT RIFF 4 Oh Miriam... Lead into next section: E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--4--| A|--2--| E|--2--| Riff 5 (solo rhythm) E|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-12-11--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111--| A|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9--0--0--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--| E|---------------------------------------------------| solo begins Riff 5b (solo continues) x2 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-12-11--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-12p11-12p11-| A|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9--0--0--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9--0-----0----| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| x2 E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------9/11-9\8------------------------9-8-| A|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7/-9-7\6--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7-6-| E|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----------4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----| Solo (La Rocque) e|--------------------------| b|-13b14-13-14-13-14-13-14~-| g|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| e|-24--(24)~-23-21h23p21-19-21--[21]23r21-21~-| b|--------------------------------------------| g|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------19b21--(21)r19-| b|----19-21-22-21h22p21-19----19-21----------------------| g|-21----------------------21-------21-18----------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-17\14-17-14-----------------------------------------------| b|-------------17-14h17p14----1414---------------------------| g|-------------------------16------16\-14p13-14p13-----------| D|-------------------------------------------------14--------| A|----------------------------------------------------14-11~-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| b|----14b15--------17-(17)--------------------| g|----14b15-----14-----16b18r16--14h16----14~-| D|-----------16------------------------16-----| A|--------------------------------------------| E|-16-----------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------------------------| g|---6-9-8b9r8---6-9-8b9r8---6-9-8b9r8-------------------------| D|-6-----------6-----------6-----------9-----------------------| A|----------------------------------------9\7------------------| E|--------------------------------------------7b9r7~--7-9-7-9~-| e|----------------------------19p18-----------| b|-------17-16h17p16----------------19----19~-| g|----18-------------18-16-------------18-----| D|-18----------------------18-----------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-24--21h23\19-21p19---------------------------| b|--------------------21p19----19-------19-17~--| g|--------------------------20----20-18---------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------------------------7-6-| A|-------1-----------1-----5-4-| E|-0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-----| E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------------------------4-3-| A|-------1-----------1-----2-1-| E|-0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-----| Riff 5c E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-12-11--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-12p11-12p11-| A|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9--0--0--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9--0-----0----| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| The shadow... E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------9/11-9\8------------------------9-8-| A|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7/-9-7\6--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7-6-| E|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----------4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----| It looked... Riff 6a E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------------------------9-8-| A|-------1-----------1-----7-6-| E|-0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-----| E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------------------------7-6-| A|-------1-----------1-----5-4-| E|-0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-----| I am Count... Riff 5d E|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------9/11-9\8------------------------9-8-| A|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7/-9-7\6--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7-6-| E|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----------4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----| "Abigail" she... Repeat Riff 6a "Can I?"... Riff 7 Guitar 1 E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-1111---9-9---7-7-------7-7---9-9--1111-------| A|--9-9---7-7---5-5-------5-5---7-7---9-9-------| E|----------------------------------------------| "Miriam"... E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-1111---9-9---7-7-------7-7------9-9----11-------| A|--9-9---7-7---5-5-------5-5------7-7-----9-------| E|-------------------------------------------------| You can even... Guitar 2 E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-1111---9-9---7-7-------7-7---9-9--1111-------| A|--9-9---7-7---5-5-------5-5---7-7---9-9-------| E|----------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------4-------------------| D|--4-4---6-6---7-7-------7-7----7-6-6----4-----4--| A|-------------------------------------------7-----| E|-------------------------------------------------| Riff 8 x3 E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-------9-----------9-----------7---------------------------| G|-----9---9-------9---9-------7---7-------------------------| D|---9-------9---9-------9---7-------7-5-5--5-5-5-7-7--7-7-7-| A|-7-----------6-----------5-----------3-3--3-3-3-5-5--5-5-5-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| He struggled... Since... Now he... E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--9--| A|--7--| E|-----| ...what a shame REPEAT Riff 1 (2 times) REPEAT Riff 2 (solo) Solo (Wead) e|---------------------------------------------------------| b|---------------------------------------------------------| g|------------------------------------7-9-11-7-9----7------| D|----------------------7-9-11-7-9-11------------11---9-11-| A|--------7-9-10-7-9-10------------------------------------| E|-7-9-10--------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------9-10-12-9-10----9-------9-10-12-| b|---------------9-10-12-9-9-12--------------12---10-12---------| g|-7-9-11-7-9-11------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14p10----------14\12p9---------12p9----| b|-------12----12---------10---10------10-| g|----------11---------------9------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| b|----------------------------------| g|-9-11-7-9----7------7-9-11-7-9----| D|----------11---9-11------------11-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| b|---------------------------------------------------------| g|--------7-9-11-7-9----7------7-9-11-7-9----7------7-9-11-| D|-7-9-11------------11---9-11------------11---9-11--------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------------------------------| g|-7-9----7------7-9-11-7-9----7------7-9----7-9----7---------| D|-----11---9-11------------11---9-11-----11-----11---9-11-9~-| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| Harmony guitar comes in for last few notes: e|---------------------------7/-12~-| b|-12\10-8-7-10p8p7---7h8h10--------| g|------------------9---------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| End Solo REPEAT Riff 3 Don't move... REPEAT RIFF 4 In pain... Lead into next section: E|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--4--| A|--2--| E|--2--| "...dear..." REPEAT RIFF 5 He quickly... REPEAT RIFF 5c Behind glass... REPEAT RIFF 6a In his twisted... REPEAT RIFF 5d "I must retire... REPEAT Riff 6 You should do the same... END. 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