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K - King Diamond - "Catacomb" guitar tab and chords
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King Diamond:  Catacomb

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                 Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
      solos by:  Rami Nuotio     :  rami.nuotio@nic.fi

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|----6-7-8~--5-7~--3-5-2--3-3-|
E|-0-----------------------1-1-|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------7-6h7p6---6-------|
A|-2--6-7-8~--5-7~----------8---8-7-5-|
E|-0----------------------------------|


Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|-----0-----------0-----------0------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-----------0----------------|
G|---------3-----------3-----------3--------------|
D|-------------3-----------------------5--4-----7-|
A|-2-----------1-----------2-----------3--2--5--5-|
E|-0-----------------------0-----------------3----|

Guitar 2
e|-----0-----------0-----------0-----------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-----------0---------------------|
G|---------3-----------3-----------3-------------------|
D|-------------3---------------------------------------|
A|-2-----------1-----------2-----------7--5-----9--10~-|
E|-0-----------------------0-----------------7---------|


RIFF 3 (occasionally, palm muted rakes appear instead of the
        palm muted E's...just improvise or listen closely)

1st & 3rd time
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--9-----9-----11/12--9-----9-----10~-|
A|--7-----7------9/10--7-----7------8~-|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
      * *   * *          * *   * *
2nd time
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5-------5----|
D|--9-----9-----11/12----3---3---3---3--|
A|--7-----7------9/10--3-------4--------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
      * *   * *   
4th time
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------7-------7----|
D|--9-----9-----11/12----5---5---5---5--|
A|--7-----7------9/10--5-------6--------|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
      * *   * *

Riff 4
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|------------3-4------------------3-4-------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2------2-5-1--2-2-2-2-2-----2-5~~-|
   * * * * *  * * * *    * * * * * * * *
      "Down..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|------------3-4------------------3--5-6-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2------2-5-1--2-2-2-2-2----3-4-|
   * * * * *  * * * *    * * * * * *
      "...armed..."

Riff 5
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|------------6-7------------------6-7-------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5------5-8-4--5-5-5-5-5-----5-8~~-|
   * * * * *             * * * * *
     "Cryptic..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|------------6-7------------------6--7-8-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5------5-8-4--5-5-5-5-5----5-6-|
   * * * * *             * * * * *
     "Rats..."


Riff 6
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-77777777-55555555-33333333-22222222-|
E|-------------------------------------|
   ******** ******** ******** ********
   "Too much darkness, spiders..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------9-------12-|
A|-------------------------7-------10-|
E|-33333333-22222222-00000----00000-----|
   ******** ******** *****    *****
  "...webs.....from my..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-77777777-55555555-33333333-22222222-|
E|-------------------------------------|
   ******** ******** ******** ********
   "I see shadows walking..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------4-----------------|
A|-------------------2-[let ring]------|
E|-33333333-22222222-------------------|
   ******** ********
   "I don't..how...dancing on the walls..."


Riff 7
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--4----5----5----5----7----7----9-|
A|--2----2----3----4----5----6----7-|
E|----------------------------------|
   "Presence of fear..."

Riff 8
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|--0-0-000-0-0-000-3-3-333-2-2-2-5-|
    * * *** * * *** * * *** * * *
   "Human bones..."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------5-|
E|--0-0-000-0-0-000-3-3-333-2-2-2---|
    * * *** * * *** * * *** * * *
   "In little..."

Play Riff 2  "I see a light..."
Play Riff 3  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 & 5  "Down into the..."
Play Riff 6  "The Virgin Mary..."
Play Riff 7  "I break her face..."


Riff 9 (2 times)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--4-----7-----6-----3-----4----7-------------|
D|--3-----6-----5-----2-----3----6-------------|
A|----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--0-0-----0-2-|
E|-------------------------------------2-3-----|
      * *   * *   * *   * *   * *  * * * * * 
   "Dried out...
                                      1st time  2nd time
e|------------------------------------|--------|-----|
B|------------------------------------|--------|-----|
G|------------------------------------|--------|-3-4-|
D|----------3-5-------3-----------3-5-|--------|-2-3-|
A|-3--3-5-6-----6-5-2----3--3-5-6-----|-6-5-2--|-----|
E|------------------------------------|--------|-----|
   "...how grotesque..."


Riff 10
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|----6-7-8~--5-7~--3-5-2--3-3-|
A|-0-----------------------1-1-|
E|-----------------------------|
   "And then the sound..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------7-6h7p6---6-------|
D|-2--6-7-8~--5-7~----------8---8-7-5-|
A|-0----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
   "Jesus Christ..."

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-0--6-7-8~--5-7~--3-5-2--8-8-|
E|-------------------------6-6-|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------7-6h7p6---6-------|
A|-0--6-7-8~--5-7~----------8---8-7-5-|
E|------------------------------------|


Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-6-----7-----6-----4-----6---7----|
E|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4---4--|
     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-6-----7-----6-----4-----6p4-6h7--|
E|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4----------|
     * *   * *   * *   * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-6-----7-----6-----4-----6---7----|
E|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4---4--|
     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-6-----7-----6-----4-----6---7----|
E|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4---4--|
     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *

Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-8-----9-----8-----6-----8---9----|
E|---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6---6--|
     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-8-----9-----8-----6-----8p6-8h9--|
E|---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6----------|
     * *   * *   * *   * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-8-----9-----8-----6-----8---9----|
E|---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6---6--|
     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-8-----9-----8-----6-----8---9----|
E|---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6---6--|
     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *


Play Riff 6  "I'm running..."
Play Riff 7  "Cold winds..."
Play Riff 8  "Human bones..."
Play Riff 6 & 7  Solo Rhythm

Solo
              x2            x2            x2           x6
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
G|----12-11-12-|----12-11-12-|----12-11-12-|---12-11-12-|
D|-14----------|-12----------|-10----------|-9----------|
A|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|------------|

1st ending
   fast
e|----------------------------------10------------------------------------|
B|------------12h13h15-13p12p10h12----------------------------------------|
G|---11h12h14--------------------------11--12p9-------11h12h14---14p11h12-|
D|-9------------------------------------------------9---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------10-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2nd ending
   fast
e|---------------------------------------------15h17-15p14-------------|
B|------------------------17h19h20----16h17-19-------------17-15-15p14-|
G|-11---16h18h19-16h18h19----------18----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

   slower
E|---------------------12--/15--12-----|
B|---------------7--8------------------|
G|----11--12--7------------------------|
D|-9-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|-14-15p14p12-14-15-12-14-10-10-12p10----10------------------|
B|-------------------------------------12----12-11-10---------|
G|----------------------------------------------------12-11~~-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


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
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