King Diamond: Mother's Getting Weaker First half of song transcribed by: A13THGuest http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Alley/3950/ Second half of song transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com 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 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-----10-9-10-----12-9-12-----10-9-10-| E|-000---------000---------000---------| *** *** *** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-12-10-9-----------------------| A|--------12-10-9--------9-10-12-| E|---------------12-11-12--------| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------12-10-9-----------| A|-----10-9-10-----12-10-9-------12-10-9----| E|-000---------000----------------------11~-| *** *** Guitar 2 (Comes in the second time) e|------------------------| B|-----8--7---------8-10--| G|--9--7--6------9--7--9--| D|--9--5--4------9--5--7--| A|--7------------7--------| E|--0------------0--------| Riff 3 (Guitar 2 plays the notes in () ) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|--9-9------12--12-------------------------| D|--9-9------10--10-----8--8-------8--8--8--| A|--7-7-------7---7-----8--8-------8--8--8--| E|--0-0--000--------00--------000-----------| *** ** *** e|--------------------(19-15---------------| B|--------------------------17-------------| G|--9-9------12--12-----7-----16-----------| D|--9-9------10--10-----7-------17-14------| A|--7-7-------7---7-----5------------14~~)-| E|--0-0--000--------000--------------------| *** *** e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|--9-9------12--12-------------------------| D|--9-9------10--10-----8--8-------8--8--8--| A|--7-7-------7---7-----8--8-------8--8--8--| E|--0-0--000--------00--------000-----------| *** ** *** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--9-9------12--12---7---5--4---| D|--9-9------10--10---7---5--4---| A|--7-7-------7---7---5---3--2---| E|--0-0--000---------------------| *** Riff 4 e|----------------------------------------| B|-----------10------6-----------10-----8-| G|------------9------5------------9-----7-| D|-----------10------7-----------10-----9-| A|-000000000--0--000---000000000--0-000---| E|----------------------------------------| ********* *** ********* *** "Tonight..." e|----------------------------------| B|-----------10------6--------------| G|------------9------5-----5------7-| D|-----------10------7-----5------7-| A|-000000000--0--000---000-3--000-5-| E|----------------------------------| ********* *** *** *** "...the last night..." Riff 5 (Notes are slightly palm muted) Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|------------7------------------------7---------| A|----10-9-10---10-9-7-9-------10-9-10---10-9-7~-| E|-000------------------10--000------------------| *** * * * * * * * * * *** * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------7-------------------------7--9~-10~-| A|----10-9-10---10-9-7-9----7----7-9-10-----------| E|-000------------------10----10------------------| *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|------------7------------------------7---------| D|----10-9-10---10-9-7-9-------10-9-10---10-9-7~-| A|-000------------------10--000------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| *** * * * * * * * * * *** * * * * * * "Yesterday mother complained..." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|------------7-------------------------| D|----10-9-10---10-9-7-9----5-----7-----| A|-000------------------10--3--0--5--5--| E|-----------------------------------3--| *** * * * * * * * * * "Feeling dizzy....." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----9-7-9-10-9-7----7--------9-7-9-10-9-7-----| A|------------------10---9-------------------10~-| E|-000----------------------000------------------| *** * * * * * * * * * *** * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------7~--9~-| D|-----9-7-9-10-9-7----7------------7-9-10--------| A|------------------10---9--10-9-10---------------| E|-000--------------------------------------------| *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----9-7-9-10-9-7----7--------9-7-9-10-9-7-----| D|------------------10---9-------------------10~-| A|-000----------------------000------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| *** * * * * * * * * * *** * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-----9-7-9-10-9-7----7----------------| D|------------------10---9--5-----7-----| A|-000----------------------3--0--5--5--| E|-----------------------------------3--| *** * * * * * * * * * Riff 6 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-| A|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-| E|--9--9--999--9-9-9--9--9--999--9-9-9-| *** *** "Mother's getting..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| --> bass riff at bottom G|-------------------------------------| of this section D|-14-14------141414-14-14------141414-| A|-12-12------121212-12-12------121212-| E|--9--9--999--9-9-9--9--9--999--9-9-9-| *** *** "...weaker..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-| A|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-| E|--9--9--999--9-9-9--9--9--999--9-9-9-| *** *** "Looking paler..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--9--9-------9-9-9-9-----------| A|--9--9-------9-9-9-9------5--5-| E|--7--7--777--7-7-7-7------3--2-| *** "...day........" Here's the bass fill in riff 6 arranged for guitar e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-976-----976-----| D|-----976-----976-| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Play Riff 4 "As morning came..." Play Riff 5 "...head..." Play Riff 6 "Mother's getting..." Riff 7 x2 x2 e|-------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-10----------------------|-12------------------------------| D|-------10----9----10-9-7-|---------12------10------12-10-9-| A|----88----88---88--------|----1010----1010----1010---------| E|-------------------------|---------------------------------| ** ** ** * * * * * * "Then Missy..." "...she led me..." e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|-14--------------------------15-------------------------------| D|-------15----14----15-14-12----------15------14------15-14-12-| A|---1212--1212--1212-------------1313----1313----1313----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "I didn't want to go..." e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-16--------------------------17-----------------------------------| D|-------17----16----17-16-14----------17------16------17-16-14-----| A|---1414--1414--1414-------------1515----1515----1515-----------2--| E|---------------------------------------------------------------0--| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Oh but I should have known..." Riff 8 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----[let ring]--------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-------4----------------4-------7--| E|-0-2-2-2----------0-2-2-2-------5--| * * * * * * "Mother..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-------4----------------4-------7--| E|-0-2-2-2----------0-2-2-2-------5--| * * * * * * * * "...just..." RIFF 9 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9---9-------------------------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----8---8---8---8---8---8-| E|-------------------------6---6---6---6---6---6---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9---9-------------------------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----9---9---9-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E|-------------------------7---7---7---------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9---9--------------------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----8---8---8--8-8-8-| E|-------------------------6---6---6----6-6-6-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9---9-------------------------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----9---9---9-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E|-------------------------7---7---7---------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9---9-------------------------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----8---8---8---8---8---8-| E|-------------------------6---6---6---6---6---6---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9---9-------------------------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----9---9---9-8-8-8-8-8-8-| E|-------------------------7---7---7---------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9---9-------------------------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----8---8---8---8---8---8-| E|-------------------------6---6---6---6---6---6---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|---9---9---9---9---9---9----------------| A|-7---7---7---7---7---7-----9---9---9--9-| E|-------------------------7---7---7----7-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--5----7--8--9---10-9---------------2----7--5-----| A|--3----5--6--7----7-7----3----5--5--0----5--3--5--| E|-------------0-----------1----3--4-------------3--| Play Riff 4 "I think I heard..." Play Riff 5 "...help..." Riff 6a e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-| A|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-| E|--9--9--999--9-9-9--9--9--999--9-9-9-| *** *** "Mother's getting..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-14-14------141414-14-14------141414-| A|-12-12------121212-12-12------121212-| E|--9--9--999--9-9-9--9--9--999--9-9-9-| *** *** "...weaker..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-| A|-11-11------111111-11-11------111111-| E|--9--9--999--9-9-9--9--9--999--9-9-9-| *** *** "Looking paler..." 1st ending e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|--9--9-------9-9-9-9-------9---9-| A|--9--9-------9-9-9-9-------7-9-7-| E|--7--7--777--7-7-7-7---777---7---| *** *** * * * "...day........" 2nd ending e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--9------------------------| A|--9------------------5--5--| E|--7------------------3--2--| "...day... ...I hate you!" 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