King Diamond – Lucy Forever (Guitar Tab)

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transcribed by: Langus : [email protected] Mika Ristiranta : [email protected] edited by: Russ Elton : [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: December 09, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard

Intro
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|--3-5-3--|
E|--1-3-1--|
    * *

Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---------14----11-12-12-9-11-11-7-9-|
A|---10----12-----9-10-10-7--9--9-5-7-|
E|-0--0--0-----0----------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------14----11-12-12-9-11-11-7-|
A|---10----12-----9-10-10-7--9--9-5-|
E|-0--0--0-----0--------------------|

Guitar 2 (the second time)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----9----10----7--9--9--5-7-7--4--5-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----0----------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----9----10----7--9--9--5-7-7--4--|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-0-----0-----0--------------------|

Riff 2 (Let notes ring)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----5--4--------5--4--2-0-2-|
D|---------7------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-5------(5)\(3)-------------|

  "I leave it up to me girl"
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----5--4--------5--4--------|
D|---------7------------------|
A|----------------------3-5-3-|
E|-5------(5)\(3)-------1-3-1-|
                        * * *
  "You tell me when and I'll act"

Play Riff 1 "By the first light of dawn..." Play Riff 2 "I leave it up to me girl..."

Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--2--|
E|--0--|

Riff 3
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---2-2-0-------5-4----3---|
D|---------2---------5----3-|
A|-0----------/3------------|
E|--------------------------|

  "I can feel..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|---2-2-0-------5-4-|
D|---------2---------|
A|-0----------/3-----|
E|-------------------|

  "The sun will soon be here"
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---2-2-0-------5-4----3---|
D|---------2---------5----3-|
A|-0----------/3------------|
E|--------------------------|

  "Get away..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---2-2-0-------5-4--------|
D|---------2----------------|
A|-0----------/3------3-5-3-|
E|--------------------1-3-1-|
                      * * * 
  "What do you think you're doing Lucy"

Riff 4                       x2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-7--/10---\7--/10---9-10-\5-|
E|-5--/-8---\5---/8---7--8-\3-|
                      *  * 
  "Too late, I should have seen it..."

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-7-----/10-----\7-----/10------9-10--\5--|
E|-5-5-5-/-8-8-8-\5-5-5-/-8-8-8--7--8--\3--|

     * *     * *    * *     * *                  
  "Glass from the broken window..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----/10-----\7-----/10------9-10--7--5----3--|
E|-5-5-5-/-8-8-8-\5-5-5--/8-8-8--7--8--5--3----1--|
     * *     * *    * *     * *        
  "...oh so high above..."

Play Riff 1  "By the first light of dawn..."
Play Riff 2  "I feel..."
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--2--|
E|--0--|

Play Riff 3 "I guess I would be scared..." Play Riff 4 "Lucy, what are you doing now..."

Riff 5 (let all notes ring)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|---------------0----------0----------0------|
D|-----9-------4----4-----4----4-----4----4---|
A|---7---7---5--------5-4--------4-3--------3-|
E|-0------------------------------------------|

  "The view is so very strange..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------0----------0----------0--------|
D|-----9-------4----4-----4----4-----4----------|
A|---7---7---5--------5-4--------4-3------3-5-3-|
E|-0--------------------------------------1-3-1-|
                                          * * * 
  "Facing the floor is hard..."

Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--2--|
E|--0--|
  "...right here..."

Riff 6
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------7/10-|
A|-------6-6---------6-6~-------6--6---------6------|
E|-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5------5-5-5------5-5-5-5--------|

   * * *     * * * *      * * *      * * * * 
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------10\7-|
A|-------9-9---------9-9~-------9--9---------9------|
E|-8-8-8-----8-8-8-8------8-8-8------8-8-8-8--------|
   * * *     * * * *      * * *      * * * * 

Riff 7
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---4-4-4--4-4-4---5-5-5--5-5-5---4-4-4--4-4-4-2--4--5--4-|
E|-0-2-2-2--2-2-2-0-3-3-3--3-3-3-0-2-2-2--2-2-2-0--2--3--2-|
   * * * *  * * * * * * *  * * * * * * *  * * *  
  "Lucy, come back to me"

Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 4 "Lucy, I hear your little feet..." Play Riff 5 "Lucy forever..."

Ending chord:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--2--|
E|--0--|
  "...ever, ever, ever..."

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