King Diamond: Moonlight transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com 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|-2-4------2------------------------5----| A|-0-2------0------4-5------2--4--5--3--0-| E|-----------------2-3------0--2--3-------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-4------2---------------------------------5----| A|-2------0------------------------2--4--5--3--0-| E|--------------2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--2--3-------| * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "In the moonlight..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------5----| A|--------------------2--4--5--3--0-| E|-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--2--3-------| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I see children searching..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--------------------9--7--5--5----| A|--------------------7--5--3--3--0-| E|-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------| * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-7------3------5------7------| D|-7------3------5------7------| A|-5------1------3------5------| E|-----------------------------| "Night after night..." Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-9------------7--9-9----------5-----7----12-11-| A|-7------------5--7-7----------3-----5----10--9-| E|----0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0------------------| * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 2 "In the moonlight..." Play Riff 3 "Night after night..." Play Riff 1a e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-2-4------2------------------------5----| A|-0-2------0------4-5------2--4--5--3--0-| E|-----------------2-3------0--2--3-------| "In the moonlight..." e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-4------2------------------------9--7--5--5----| A|-2------0------------------------7--5--3--3--0-| E|--------------2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------| * * * * * * * * * "In the moonlight..." Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------2--2--------| D|-4--4--4-----2--2--------| A|-2--2--2-----0--0--0-2-3-| E|---------3~--------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-------------2--2----------| D|-4--4--4-----2--2----------| A|-2--2--2-----0--0--5-3-2---| E|---------3~--------------3-| * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------2--2--------| D|-4--4--4-----2--2--------| A|-2--2--2-----0--0--0-2-3-| E|---------3~--------------| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|-------------2--2-5-| D|-4--4--4-----2--2-5-| A|-2--2--2-----0--0-3-| E|---------3~---------| Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-9-----9-----9/10-9-----9-----7-8-9-| A|-7-----7-----7/-8-7-----7-----5-6-7-| E|---0-0---0-0--------0-0---0-0-------| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|---------------------5-----7-| D|-----9-----9/10----5-----7---| A|-----7-----7/-8--3-----5-----| E|-0-0---0-0-------------------| * * * * Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3 "Night after night..." Play Riff 2 "In the moonlight..." Riff 7 (make sure to pick both strings) e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-| E|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Raven spread your wings..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--5-5---7-| A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--3-3---5-| E|-----------------------3-3---5-| * * * * * * * * "Lead the spirits...." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-| E|--------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Raven spread your wings..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10--5-5---7---5-5---7--| A|-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--3-3---5---3-3---5--| E|-----------------------3-3---5---3-3---5--| * * * * * * * * "Lead the spirits...." Play Riff 4 "In the moonlight..." Song fades out. 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