King Diamond – Victimized (Guitar Tab)

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transcribed by: Darren McLennan : [email protected] edited by: Mika Ristiranta : [email protected] Russ Elton : [email protected] Ben Stembridge : [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: 02-08-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------12\11/12--9\7/9---------12\11/12---------|
A|--------10\-9/10--7\5/7---------10\-9/10--10--12-|
E|-0--0-0------------------0--0-0------------8--10-|

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

Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12\11/12--9\7/9---------12\11/12---------|
D|------------------------------------------10--12-|
A|--------10\-9/10--7\5/7---------10\-9/10---------|
E|-0--0-0------------------0--0-0------------8--10-|

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

Riff 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-------6---------6----------6---------6---|
D|-----4----4--------4------4----4--------4-|
A|-0h4--------4--4------4h5--------5--5-----|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-------6---------6------------------------|
D|-----4----4--------4----------------------|
A|-0h4--------4--4------2^r----3^r-2~-------|
E|----------------------a---5---------3~-2~-|
                            a 
Play Riff 1

Riff 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------4-----4-----4---4---5~-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2---2----|

   * *** *   * *   * *   *   * 
  "A little later in the day..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---------4-----4-----5----3-|
A|--------------------------1-|
E|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2----|

   * *** *   * *   * *   *    
  "Mother and the Doctor went away..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------4-----4-----4---4---5~-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2---2----|
   * *** *   * *   * *   *   * 
  "They left me lying on the floor..."

Riff 4 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------4-----4-----4---4---3~-|
D|--------------------------------| ----|
A|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2---2----|     |
E|--------------------------------|     |

   * *** *   * *   * *   *   *          |
  "Heading for the local church...      |--- Play 2x
e|-----------------------------|        |
B|-----------------------------|        |
G|---------4-----4---------(4)-|        |
D|---------------------4----5--|    ----|
A|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2-----|
E|-----------------------------|
   * *** *   * *   * *   *  
  "...not a trace of guilt in their eyes..."

Ending to Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------4-----4----------4--4~--2-------------|
D|---------------------4----5--------5-4-2-1-----|
A|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2-------------------2\--|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
   * *** *   * *   * *   *  
  "And so easy to convert..."

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------4-----4----------4--7~--5-4-----------|
D|---------------------4----5----------7-5-4-----|
A|-2-222-2---2-2---2-2---2-------------------5\--|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
   * *** *   * *   * *   *  

Riff 5                      /----no clue here----\
e|----0-----------0--------------------------------|
B|------0-----------0---------18-15-14-15----------|
G|--------2----3------3-------------------14-15-14-|
D|-2-----------1-----------------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
   "Ah....conspiracy..."

e|----0--------|
B|------0------|
G|--------2----|
D|-2-----------|
A|-0-----------|
E|-------------|
  "Ah..."

Riff 6
e|---------------------4-------|
B|-----------------------4-----|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-7--6--9--7--6-7--6-------6--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5-5--4-------4--|
E|------------------4-------4--|
  "I am being victimized again..."

Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 "Knocking at the preacher's door..."

Riff 7
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----7-----9----7-------7-----9--8---|
D|-6--5--6--7--6-5----6--5--6--7--6-9-|
A|-4-----4-----4------4-----4-------7-|
E|------------------------------------|
               * *                * *
  "Priest, do you remember King..."

Play Riff 1 "...hill....yes I do..."

Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----6---4-----------------6---4-----------4-|
A|------------7---6-4---------------7---6-7---|
E|-4----4---4---4-----7--4----4---4---4-------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----4---2-----------------6---4-----------4-|
A|------------6---4-2-1-------------7---6-7---|
E|-2----2---2---2--------4----4---4---4-------|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|----4----------4--2-|
A|-4--2--4----4--2--0-|
E|-2-----2----2-------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|----6---4-----------------6---4-----------4-|
A|------------7---6-4---------------7---6-7---|
E|-4----4---4---4-----7--4----4---4---4-------|

Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------0---|
B|-----------------------0-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-12-11----12-11----------|
A|-10--9----10--9-10-------|
E|-----------------8-------|

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

Play Riff 2 "Ah, conspiracy..." Play Riff 3

Lead into next section
e|-14----------14--------|
B|---15------15--15------|
G|-----16--16------16----|
D|-------16----------16--|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

Play Riff 4 "Talking to the preacher..."

Riff 10 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-12-12-----------11-11-----------|
D|-10-10-----------10-10-----------|
A|--0----0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|

         * * * * *       * * * * * 
  "From what you tell me..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--9--9-----------11-11-----------|
D|-10-10-----------10-10-----------|
A|-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------|

         * * * * *       * * * * *
  "...we cannot save him..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|-11-11-----------10-10-----------|
G|-10-10------------9--9-----------|
D|-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
         * * * * *       * * * * *
  "It could be Satan himself..."

1st ending:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-6-6------------8-8------------|
G|-7-7------------7-7------------|
D|-----0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
       * * * * *       * * * * *
  "...or some evil demon..."

2nd ending:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-6-6-----------11-11-----------|
G|-7-7-----------10-10-----------|
D|-----0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
       * * * * *       * * * * *
  "...do what must be done..."

Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------3-3----------------3-3-5-|
A|-3--5----1-0-3------3--5----1-0-3-|
E|-1--3--------1------1--3----------|

Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----3---------5-----5-----5-----|   
A|-3--1--5------5-----5-----5-----|
E|-1-----3--3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-|
            * *   * *   * *   * * 

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------10-----10-----10-----|
D|----3---------10-----10-----10-----|
A|-3--1--3--8-8----8-8----8-8----8-8-|
E|-1-----1---------------------------|
            * *    * *    * *    * * 

Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------8-----8-----8---|
D|----3--8------8-----8-----8---|   
A|-3--1--6--6-6---6-6---6-6---6-|
E|-1----------------------------|

            * *   * *   * *   * 
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--------8-----8-----8---|
A|-8------8-----8-----8---|
E|-6--6-6---6-6---6-6---6-|
            * *   * *   *  

Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm ending)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-------4--------4----------4--------4---|
D|-----4----4-------4------4----4-------4-|
A|-0h2--------0-0-------------------------|
E|---------------------0h3--------2-2-----|
  "Ah, conspiracy..."

Play Riff 6 "I am being victimized again..."

Lead into next section:
e|-----3----------------------|
B|-------3--------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--5-------5------4--4--4----|
A|--3-------3------2--2--2----|
E|--3-------3------2--2--2----|
                 "Victimized!"

Riff 15
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------------------------7-------------|
D|------9---9-10-7-9----7------------9---10-9--------|
A|-7-10--------------10---10-9--7-10-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------8~--7~-|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------------------------7-------------|
D|------9---9-10-7-9----7------------9---10-9--------|
A|-7-10--------------10---10-9--7-10-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------8~--5~-|

Riff 15a 
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|---------8----------------------------8-------------|
G|-------9---9-10-7-9----7------------9---10-9--------|
D|-/7-10--------------10---10-9--7-10-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------8~--7~-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 15

Riff 16
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5-----------|
D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7----8-7-5-----|
A|----------------------------------------------8-7-|
E|-5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5----------------|

   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *   *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5-----------|
D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7----8-7-5-----|
A|-5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5------------8-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *   *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5-----------|
D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7----8-7-5-----|
A|----------------------------------------------8-7-|
E|-6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6----------------|

   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *   *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5-----------|
D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7----8-7-5-----|
A|-6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6---6-6-6---6------------8-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *   *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7---8-8-8---8---8-8-8---8----|

   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *   *
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------5-----------|
D|-------8---7-------8---7-------8---7----8-7-5-----|
A|-5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5---5-5-5---5------------8-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
   * * *   *   * * *   *   * * *   *

Play Riff 15 Play Riff 15a

Riff 15b (Play 2x)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------------------------7-------------|
D|------9---9-10-7-9----7------------9---10-9--------|
A|-7-10--------------10---10-9--7-10-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------8~--7~-|

Riff 17
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-------9----------7-7---------5----------4-4-|
E|-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   * * *    * * * *       * * *    * * * *

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-------9-9\--|
A|-------7-7\--|
E|-0-0-0-------|
   * * *

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