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