King Diamond – The Storm (Guitar Tab)

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transcribed by: Langus : [email protected] Mika Ristiranta : [email protected] 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: 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: [email protected])
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-[16b18]--[(18)r16-13]-------------------| <-- Harmony notes
G|--17b19----(19)r17-17--16~--13-14-16-13~-|
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-13-14-16-17-16-14h16p14----14-16-|
D|-------------------------18-------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|-/22-22p19----22p19-------19p16-------16p13-------13p10------10p7--------|
B|----------h21------h21\18------h18\15------h15\12------h12\9-----h9\6----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13p10-------16p13-------19p16-------19b20-19--17--16--17--19------|
B|------12----------15----------18-------------------------------15~-|
G|--------13----------16----------19---------------------------------|
D|----------15----------18----------21-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo Play Riff 3 w/ guitar 2 "But he looked away..."

Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--7--|
A|--5--|
E|-----|

Play Riff 1 "Rain was pulling..." Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm

Solo (with wah pedal)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-9b11r9~--9b11r9~--9b11r9~--9b11--(11)r9p7---9-7~-|
D|-------------------------------------------9------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------7-10-7-9----7-7---------------|
B|-10b12~~----10b12----------10-----10p7-10p7-----|
G|-------------------------------------------9b11-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|-7----------7----------7----------7----------7----------|
B|---10p7-------10p7-------10p7-------10p7-------10p7~~-\-|
G|-------9b11-------9b11-------9b11-------9b11------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-/12b14r12-10--10-12-12b14r12-12-10----10-12-12b14r12-10-|
B|-------------12---------------------12-------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------22-------22------22-22~~-|
B|-/22b24----22b24---22b24----22~~-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-19-21-22-21-19h21p19----19-----------------------22b24~-|
B|----------------------22----22-19-22b24r22p19------------|
G|----------------------------------------------19~--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo Play Riff 3 "Ahh, rush the iron gate..." Play Riff 4 "Oh no..." Play Riff 4a "Seeing the little one..." Play Riff 3 w/ guitar 2 "...mummified..." 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