King Diamond – Meet Me At Midnight (Guitar Tab)

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transcribed by: Langus : [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://republika.pl/tlange/ Date last modified: 12-07-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------5-5---------5-4-----|
A|-----------------------5~~-|
E|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------|

   * * *     * * * *  
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------5-5---------5-4-----|
A|-----------------------3~~-|
E|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------|
   * * *     * * * *  

Riff 2 (let all notes ring)
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2---2-|
D|-----2-----2-----2-----2---------|
A|-0-----4-----3-----4-----3---4---|
E|---------------------------------|

Play Riff 1

Lead into next section:
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|--5--|
D|--5--|
A|--3--|
E|-----|

Riff 3
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------9-------7---|
D|-6--6--6----/9----9-/7----7-|
A|-4--4--4----/7------/5------|
E|-4--4--4----/7------/5------|

  "Yesterday..."
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------4-------7---|
D|-6--6--6-----4----4-/7----7-|
A|-4--4--4-----2------/5------|
E|-4--4--4-----2------/5------|
  "...last of the seven......."

Play Riff 2 "Oh revenge is sweet...." Play Riff 3 "Up and awake......"

Riff 4
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------10-----------9---------------------|
D|-9-----------10-----------9-----------7-9-10-12-|
A|-7------------8-----------7-----------5-7--8-10-|
E|---0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--5-7--8-10-|

     * *  * *     * *  * *    * *  * * 
  "He is such a sick little man..."
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------10-----------9----------------------|
D|-9-----------10-----------9-----------9-10-12-14-|
A|-7------------8-----------7-----------7--8-10-12-|
E|---0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--7--8-10-12-|
     * *  * *     * *  * *    * *  * * 
  "He's so much sicker than me..."

Riff 5 (alternate picking)
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

  "Ah ah..."
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

  "Ah ah..."
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

  "Meet me at midnight..."
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6--6--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4--4--|
  "...cemetary gates..."

Play Riff 1    
Play Riff 2  "Revenge is sweet..."
Play Riff 1  "Revenge......"
Lead into next section:
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|--5--|
D|--5--|
A|--3--|
E|-----|

Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3 "Call me sick....." Play Riff 2 "Who do you think....."

Riff 6  (solo rhythm)
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7---------6---------7---------6/7--6/7-|
A|---------5---------4---------5---------4/5--4/5-|
E|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7----------|
   * * * *   * * * *   * * * *   * * * *

Play Riff 4 "He is such......" Play Riff 5 "Ah ah ah ah....."

Riff 7
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-4--5--7-5-4--2--4---6--7--9-7-6-4--6-|
E|-2--3--5-3-2--0--2---4--5--7-5-4-2--4-|
   *  *  * * *  *      *  *  * * * * 
  "McKenzie did you hear me?"

E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5--6--8--6--5--3--5--|
A|-8--9-11-9-8--6--8---3--4--6--4--3--1--3--|
E|-6--7--9-7-6--4--6------------------------|
   *  *  * * *  *     
  "She's sleeping....."

Riff 8   (Solo Rhythm)
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----------11----------10-------------------|
G|--9-----------10-----------9-----------0-2-3-5-|
D|--7------------8-----------7-----------0-2-3-5-|
A|----0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

      * *  * *     * *  * *    * *  * * 
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----------11----------10-------------------|
G|--9-----------10-----------9-----------2-3-5-7-|
D|--7------------8-----------7-----------2-3-5-7-|
A|----0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
      * *  * *     * *  * *    * *  * *

Play Riff 4 "He is such......" Play Riff 5 "Ah ah ah ah...." 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