King Diamond – Sending Of Dead (Guitar Tab)

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transcribed by: Langus : [email protected] edited by: Mika Ristiranta : [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: January 20, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5----4----------------3----2--|
E|-------------------------------|

Riff 2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------2--0--------------|
A|-5----4----4------------3----2----------2--0--2-1-0-|
E|-----------2----------------------------------------|
  "Evening, the sun is setting..."

Riff 3                                               x2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----4----4------------3----2-------------0--2-1-0-|
E|-----------2----------------------0--2--3-----------|
  "David..."
Play Riff 2 "The sun is setting..."
Riff 1a
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|-5----4--|
E|---------|
  "What's going on?"

Riff 4 (2 times)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5--7--4--5-|
A|---7--10--9~--7~--5~----7-------------|
E|-0------------------------------------|

   "Let me tell you a story..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------------------7--9--5~-|
A|-7--10--9~--7~--5~-------------|
E|--------------------0----------|
   "...a secret about your land..."

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---9----------------7-----------------|
A|---7----------------5-----------------|
E|-0------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-5------------------9--12--5-|
A|-3------------------7--10--3-|
E|------------------0--------3-|

Lead into next section:
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|---1~--|
E|-------|

Riff 5                                   x2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------3-2--------------3---2---|
E|-2-2-5~--2-2-5-----5--2-2-5~--2---2---5-|
  "If you ever destroy..."

Riff 6
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------1-0-------------1---0---|
E|-0-0-3--0-0-3-----3--0-0-3--0---0---3-|
  "I'm telling..."

Riff 5a
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---------------3-2--------------3---2---|
E|-2-2-5~--2-2-5-----5--2-2-5~--2---2---5-|
  "If the living..."

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---------------3-2--------------3---2---|
A|-2-2-5~--2-2-5-----5--2-2-5~--2---2---5-|
E|----------------------------------------|

Riff 7
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4------3------4----3-3-----4---3-|
A|-2------1------2----1-1-----2---1-|
E|-2------1------2----1-1-----------|

  "You better hold..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7------6------7----6-6------7--6-|
A|-5------4------5----4-4------5--4-|
E|-5------4------5----4-4-----------|
  "There's only..."
Play Riff 5 "The four shadows..." Play Riff 6 "Midnight..." Play Riff 5a "Everything should be..." Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|-12--------13--------14--------20b22~-|
B|-15b17~----16b18~----17b19~-----------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|-12-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19-0-0-20-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19-0-0-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|-12-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19-0-0-20-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-19\-|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|--9-0-0-12-0-0-14-0-0-15-0-0-17-0-0-12-0-0-14-0-0-15\-|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--ascending scale run, can't hear it too well-|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-16~~--14-12-11b12r11b12r11~----------|
D|------------------------------9~--9~--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
End Solo Play Riff 7 leave off the last two chords Play Riff 1 "Almighty God..." Play Riff 2 "Saint Expedit..." Play Riff 3 "Rid me of her..." Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 5a Solo Rhythm Play Riff 4 "As if he were sent..." Play Riff 7 leave off the last two chords Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th 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