King Diamond – The Crypt (Guitar Tab)
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transcribed by: Russ Elton : [email protected]
solos by: Sekhemet : [email protected]
FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
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Date last modified: December 02, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 Guitar 1 (Clean) e|-------0-------------0-------------0-------------0------| B|-----3----3--------3----3--------3----3--------3----3---| G|---2--------2----2--------2----3--------3----3--------3-| D|-0-------------0-------------0-------------0------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| "The moon is outside..." Last time e|-------0-------------0-------------0-------0-| B|-----3----3--------3----3--------3----3----3-| G|---2--------2----2--------2----3--------3--3-| D|-0-------------0-------------0-------------0-| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Comes in later, Distortion) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8------------| E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6----6-------| * * * * * * * * * "Almost dead..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8------------| E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6----6-------| * * * * * * * * * "...deep asleep..." Guitar 3 (Comes in later, Distortion) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8----8--7--5-| E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6------------| * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8----8-------| E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6------------| * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 (Distortion) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|--------------9-8-------------------| A|----7h8-7-------------7h8-7---------| E|-0---------0-------0---------0--6-7-| "Down the hallway..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------9-8---------------| A|----7h8-7-----------------------| E|-0---------0-------0--7-6-5-3-2-| "...down, down..." Riff 3 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|---9-10----9-10----9-10-------------| A|---7--8----7--8----7--8--11-10-9--8-| E|-0-------0-------0------------------| "The secret..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---9-10----9-10-----------12-| A|---7--8----7--8-----------10-| E|-0-------0-------5-7-8-7-----| "...of the crypt..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|---9-10----9-10----9-10-------------| A|---7--8----7--8----7--8--11-10-9--8-| E|-0-------0-------0------------------| "A coffin made..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---9-10----9-10----7-6-5-| A|---7--8----7--8----5-4-3-| E|-0-------0-------0-------| "...wondering who is inside..." Riff 4 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|----------------------------------------------------| "Oh Abigail..." e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-4-5-6-7-6-5-| A|-2-3-4-5-4-3-| E|-------------| "...and off comes the..."
Play Riff 3 "...lid..."
Riff 4a
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
"A name was cut..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4-5-6-7-6-5--6-7-8-9-8-7--7--5-|
A|-2-3-4-5-4-3--4-5-6-7-6-5--7--5-|
E|--------------------------------|
"...with a knife..."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm, play 2x)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4-4---3-4--x-x-x-x-x-9--7-|
E|-2-2-0-1-2--x-x-x-x-x-7--5-|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----------------------7--7-|
A|-4-4---3-4--x-x-x-x-x-5--5-|
E|-2-2-0-1-2--x-x-x-x-x------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---4-4---3-4--x-x-x-x-x-9--7-|
E|-0-2-2-0-1-2--x-x-x-x-x-7--5-|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----------------------7--7-|
A|-4-4---3-4--x-x-x-x-x-5--5-|
E|-2-2-0-1-2--x-x-x-x-x------|
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm, play 2x)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----------------------6--4-|
A|-6-6-4-5-6--x-x-x-x-x-4--2-|
E|-4-4-2-3-4--x-x-x-x-x------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----------------------9--9-|
A|-6-6-4-5-6--x-x-x-x-x-7--7-|
E|-4-4-2-3-4--x-x-x-x-x------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----------------------6--4-|
A|-6-6-4-5-6--x-x-x-x-x-4--2-|
E|-4-4-2-3-4--x-x-x-x-x------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------------------9--9--9-7-|
A|-6-6-4-5-6--x-x-x-x-x-7--7--7-5-|
E|-4-4-2-3-4--x-x-x-x-x-----------|
Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6b~~~~-----------------------------------679-67---6~~--|
D|-6b~~~~---7-6-7-9-7-6---7-9-7-6-7~~-7-6-79-------9------|
A|----------------------9---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------12b~~~-|
B|-7-9b-r^7--9b-r--7^9^7-10b---9^10^9-12b---10^12^10--------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------13^14^13----------------|-------13^14^13----------------|
G|-13^14----------14-13-11-13-14-|-13^14----------14-13-11-13~~--|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------13^14^13----------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-13^14----------14-13-11-13-14-|-13^14^11^13----11-------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------14----13-14-11-13----11-|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------14----|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Palm Mute this bar
e|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------|------------9------------------------------------|
A|-11^12^11\9-12^11^9^11-|----9-11-12---11-12-9-11----9--------------------|
E|-----------------------|-12----------------------12---11-12-9-11-7\4~~~~-|
e|-------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------|
B|----------------9--|---------10-12----10---------------10~~|-9^10^9-\-7B-|
G|----------7--------|-9-11-13-------13----11-13-9-11-13-----|-------------|
D|----6--------6-----|---------------------------------------|-------------|
A|-------5-----------|---------------------------------------|-------------|
E|-4-----------------|---------------------------------------|-------------|End Solo
Play Riff 1 "A silvery necklace..."
Riff 1a Guitar 1 (Clean, Play 2x) e|-------0-------------0-------------0-------------0------| B|-----3----3--------3----3--------3----3--------3----3---| G|---2--------2----2--------2----3--------3----3--------3-| D|-0-------------0-------------0-------------0------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| "Abigail pulled on..." Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8----8-------| A|-5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-------| E|------------------------------------| "Abigail pulled on..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8----8-------| A|-5-5-5----5-5-5----5-5-5----5-------| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * "Was separated clean..." Riff 1b Guitar 1 (Clean) e|-------0-------------0-------------0-------------0------| B|-----3----3--------3----3--------3----3--------3----3---| G|---2--------2----2--------2----3--------3----3--------3-| D|-0-------------0-------------0-------------0------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| "Then up, up, up..." e|-------0-------------0-------------0-------0-| B|-----3----3--------3----3--------3----3----3-| G|---2--------2----2--------2----3--------3--3-| D|-0-------------0-------------0-------------0-| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|----------------------------8-10--12-| A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8-------------| E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6----6--8--10-| * * * * * * * * * "Then up, up, up..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|----------------------------8-------| A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8------------| E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6----6-------| * * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 (Distortion) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8----8--7--5-| E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6------------| * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-7-7-7----7-7-7----8-8-8----8-------| E|-5-5-5----5-5-5----6-6-6------------| * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 "Brandon Henry was..."
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Solo e|--------------------------------|------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|------------------------------| G|---------------7-8----7---------|---------------7-8-9-8-7----7-| D|-9^10^9^7-9-10-----10---9-10-7--|-9^10^9^7-9-10-----------10---| A|--------------------------------|------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------7---8---7~~--| G|---------------7-8----7------7-9~~~----------------| D|-9^10^9^7-9-10-----10---9-10-----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| With Harmony (not tabbed) e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|-----------------9-10-9-8----8-| G|---------------7-8----7---------|---------------7----------10---| D|-9^10^9^7-9-10-----10---9-10-7--|-9^10^9^7-9-10-----------------| A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------8---7----------| G|---------------7-8----7--------------------10~~~--| D|-9^10^9^7-9-10-----10---9-10-7-9------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|-12---12---12---|-15---15---15---|-11---11---11---|-12---12---12---| G|---11---11---11-|---14---14---14-|---10---10---10-|---11---11---11-| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-12---13---14---15---16---17---| G|---11---12---13---14---15---16-| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "There's an eerie..."
Riff 4a Both guitars e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5--1-1-1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|----------------------------------------------------| "Gotta go, gotta run..." Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-4-5-6-7-6-5--6-7-8-9-8-7--7--5----| A|-2-3-4-5-4-3--4-5-6-7-6-5--7--5----| E|---------------------------------0-| "I'll be back for you..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-4-5-6-7-6-5--6-7-8-9-8-7--7--5--2-| A|-2-3-4-5-4-3--4-5-6-7-6-5----------| E|-----------------------------------| "I'll be back for you..."
Play Riff 1 "In the crypt..."
Play Riff 1a "But Mommy's in the floor..."
Play Riff 1b "Oh she doesn't know..."
Notation:
10b12 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret.
10b12r10 = pick the 10th fret, then bend to the 12th fret,
then release to the 10th fret.
[10]12r10 = bend to the 12th fret from the 10th fret, pick,
then release to the 10th fret.
10b12 [14] = pick the 14th fret while holding the previous bend.
10b15* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 15th fret.
7d2* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 2nd 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