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-|
"Eighteen was yesterday..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-8-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
"...today she was a ..."
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---------|
"...woman, in every single way..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----12----10---9---|
A|--8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----9-----7-8-|
A|--8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----12----10---9----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-|
"Eighteen was yesterday..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-8-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
"...today she was a ..."
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-|
"...woman, in every single way..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----12----10---9---|
A|--8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-|
"Abigail..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----9-----7-8-|
A|--8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
"...in the forest..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----12----10---9----7----5-|
A|--8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7----5----3-|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0--5----3-|
"...the darkness..."
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|-------------------------------------------------|
"It was hours ago..."
Guitar 2
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|-------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4----------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2-2-2---------------------------------------|
E|-------------5-5--5--5-5-5-4-4--4--4-4-4-3-3--3--5-|
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]-------------------|
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-|
"Eighteen was yesterday..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-8-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
"...today she was a ..."
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---------|
"...woman, in every single way..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----12----10---9---|
A|--8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----9-----7-8-|
A|--8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----12----10---9----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-|
"Eighteen was yesterday..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-8-|
A|-8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
"...today she was a ..."
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-|
"...woman, in every single way..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----12----10---9---|
A|--8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7---|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0-|
"Abigail..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----9-----7-8-|
A|--8-----7-----8-----7-----5-6-|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-----|
"...in the forest..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10-----9----10-----12----10---9----7----5-|
A|--8-----7-----8-----10-----8---7----5----3-|
E|----0-0---0-0---0-0----0-0---0---0--5----3-|
"...the darkness..."
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|-------------------------------------------------|
"It was hours ago..."
Guitar 2
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|-------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4----------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2-2-2---------------------------------------|
E|-------------5-5--5--5-5-5-4-4--4--4-4-4-3-3--3--5-|
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]-------------------|