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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      :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:

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Date last modified:  14-08-01

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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
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