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

transcribed by:  Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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:  01-02-02

PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION.  THANK YOU.

Tuning: Standard

Riff 1                                                   x2
E|-----------------------------------------------------0---|
B|-----------------------------------------------------0---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-54-4-4-4-4-4-4-54-4-4-4-4-4-4-54-2------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-32-2-2-2-2-2-2-32-2-2-2-2-2-2-32-0------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
    * * * * * *     * * * * * *     * * * * * *


Riff 2
GIT 1                                                     x2
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-54-4-4-4-4-4-4-54-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-32-2-2-2-2-2-2-32-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-/7--5--3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
    * * * * * *     * * * * * *     * * * * * * * *
    Curtains of...
    Shutting...

GIT 2                                                   x2
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4--------------7---------------6---------------5-------|
A|--2--------------5---------------4---------------3-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|



Riff 3
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------12--11-12-11--10-10-9-10----10-10-9-10-|
A|--------10---9-10--9---8--8-7--8-----8--8-7--8-|
E|--0-0-0---------------------------0------------|
    * * *                           *
            There was...
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------12--11-12-11--10-10-9-10----10-10-9-10----9----9-7--|
A|--------10---9-10--9---8--8-7--8-----8--8-7--8----7----7-5--|
E|--0-------------------------------0-------------0-----------|
                                    *             *
         Except...


Riff 4
GIT 1
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4h5-4~--5-4-3~-----2----------7h8-7~--8-7-6~-----5--4----|
A|-/2------------------4-----3---/5-----------------7-------5--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                                   Oh Miriam...
GIT 2                                                    x2
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4--------------7---------------6---------------5-------|
A|--2--------------5---------------4---------------3-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

REPEAT Riff 1 (one time)

REPEAT Riff 2 Curtains of...

REPEAT RIFF 3 Come close...

REPEAT RIFF 4 Oh Miriam...

Lead into next section:
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|--2--|


Riff 5 (solo rhythm)
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-12-11--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111--|
A|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9--0--0--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
                                   solo begins

Riff 5b (solo continues)                                        x2
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-12-11--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-12-11-12--|
A|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9--0--0--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9--0--0--0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                             x2
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------9/11-98------------------------9-8-|
A|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7/-9-76--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7-6-|
E|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----------4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----|


Riff 6
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------7-6-------------------------4-3---|
A|--------1-----------1-----5-4-------1-----------1-----2-1---|
E|--0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-----0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-------|


Riff 5c
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-12-11--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-12-11-12--|
A|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9--0--0--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9--0--0--0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
    The shadow...
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------9/11-98------------------------9-8-|
A|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7/-9-76--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7-6-|
E|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----------4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----|
    It looked...


Riff 6a
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------9-8-------------------------7-6---|
A|--------1-----------1-----7-6-------1-----------1-----5-4---|
E|--0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-----0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3---3-2-------|
                                I am Count...

Riff 5d
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------9/11-98------------------------9-8-|
A|--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7/-9-76--6-6--6-9-9--9-1111-11-7-6-|
E|--4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----------4-4--4-7-7--7--9-9--9-----|
    "Abigail" she...


Repeat Riff 6a  "Can I?"...


Riff 7
Both guitars
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-1111---9-9---7-7-------7-7---9-9--1111-------|
A|--9-9---7-7---5-5-------5-5---7-7---9-9-------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
           "Miriam"...

Guitar 1
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-1111---9-9---7-7-------7-7------9-9----11-------|
A|--9-9---7-7---5-5-------5-5------7-7-----9-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
            You can even...
Guitar 2
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4---6-6---7-7-------7-7--9-7-6-6-------------|
A|-------------------------------------9-7-9-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Riff 8                                                         x3
E|---------------------4-------------------------------------------|
B|--------9----------5---5----------7------------------------------|
G|------9---9------4-------4------7---7----------------------------|
D|----9-------9-----------------7-------7--5-5--5-5-5-7-7--7-7-7---|
A|--7-------------------------5------------3-3--3-3-3-5-5--5-5-5---|
E|---------------4-------------------------------------------------|
               He struggled...
              Since...
             Now he...
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--7--|
E|-----|
  ...what a shame


REPEAT Riff 1 (2 times)

REPEAT Riff 2 (solo)

REPEAT Riff 3 Don't move...

REPEAT RIFF 4 In pain...

Lead into next section:
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|--2--|
  "...dear..."

REPEAT RIFF 5  He quickly...

REPEAT RIFF 5c  Behind glass...

REPEAT RIFF 6a In his twisted...

REPEAT RIFF 5d  "I must retire...

REPEAT Riff 6  You should do the same...

END.


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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