King Diamond: Halloween
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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: 04-10-01
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Standard
Introe|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-----------------------------2-|D|-2----3---2---0-2----3---5---2-|A|-2----3---2---0-2----3---5-----|E|----0---0---0------0---0---0---|
* * * * * *e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|-2----3---2----7--5-|A|-2----3---2----5--3-|E|----0---0---0-------| * * * "Oh, it's Halloween!"
Riff 1e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|-------------------------------2-|D|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5---2-|A|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5-----|E|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|
* * * * * *e|---------------------|B|---------------------|G|---------------------|D|-2-2---3---2----7--5-|A|-2-2---3---2----5--3-|E|-----0---0---0-------| * * *
Riff 2e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-9----4----5----7----5----|A|-7----2----3----5----3----|E|--------------------------|
"Every night..."e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-9----4---------7----5----|A|-7----2----3----5----3----|E|-----------1--------------|
"...-ween..."e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-9----4---------7----5----|A|-7----2----3----5----3----|E|-----------1--------------| "...scene..."
Riff 1ae|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|-------------------------------2-|D|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5---2-|A|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5-----|E|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|
* * * * * * "...mean..."e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-2-2---3---2----7--5-2--2-|A|-2-2---3---2----5--3-0--0-|E|-----0---0---0------------| * * *
Riff 3e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-4--4-4-4-5-4-2-4--4-4-4--7--9--|A|-2--2-2-2-3-2-0-2--2-2-2--5--7--|E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * "Halloween..."e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-4--4-4-4-5-4-2-4--4-4-4-4-4-4--|A|-2--2-2-2-3-2-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * "...you are my pride..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "The moon is full..."
Riff 1be|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|-------------------------------2-|D|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5---2-|A|-2-2---3---2---0-2-2---3---5-----|E|-----0---0---0-------0---0---0---|
* * * * * * "...mean..."e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-2-2---3---2---0-----------------|A|-2-2---3---2---0---------0-2-3-5-|E|-----0---0---0---3-0-2-3---------| * * *
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)e|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|-9-9--7-----7----12-12----9-9--7-----7------------|A|-7-7--5-----5----10--9----7-7--5-----5------------|E|--------7-8----------------------7-8------0-3-0-5-|
* *e|----------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------|D|-9-9--7-----7----12-12----9-9--7-----7--------------|A|-7-7--5-----5----10--9----7-7--5-----5--------------|E|--------7-8----------------------7-8------0-7-6-5-0-| * * * * *
Play Riff 3 "Halloween..."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|-6-------7-6-4-6---------9-11-|A|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4--4-4-4--7--9-|E|------------------------------|
* * * * *e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-6-------7-6-4-6----------------|A|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4------2-5-4-2-0-|E|------------------0-5-----------| * * * *
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|------------------------------|A|-6-------7-6-4-6---------9-11-|E|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4--4-4-4--7--9-|
* * * * *e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|-6-------7-6-4-6------2-5-4-2-0-|E|-4--4-4--5-4-2-4--0-5-----------| * * * *
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "Every night..."
Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 3 "Halloween..."
Riff 7e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|------------------------------|A|-5\4---------5\4---------2--5-|E|-3\2-2-2-2-2-3\2--2-2-2--0--3-|
* * * * * * * "Halloween..."e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|--------------5--4----------------|A|-5\4----------3--2------2-5-4-2-0-|E|-3\2-2-2-2-2--------0-5-----------| * * * *
Play Riff 1
Ending:e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|-2-2---3---2----0-2-|A|-2-2---3---2----0-2-|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
