Black Devil by King Diamond King Diamond: Black Devil transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com GRAX solo by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi 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: 29-08-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-...-| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---5--------------7---------| A|---------------7--5--7-9\---| E|---3-----------5-----5-7\---| Riff 2 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------9-7----------7-9-| A|-------------------9-7-9-/10--9-------10--9-10-----| E|-7-7-7-7-7-...-7-7--------------7------------------| * * * * * * * "There he was..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|--7-7-7-7-7-7-...--| * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-12--11----12--11--| A|-10---9----10---9--| E|-------------------| "Help me, help me..." Guitar 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-11--9--11--9--7--9--6--------| D|------------------------------| A|--9--7---9--7--5--7--4---/4~~-| E|------------------------------| "...cause I don't..." Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-12--11--9--7--5-7-11~~-------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| Riff 4 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\-------------------| A|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\-------------------| E|---------------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-| * * * * * * * * "It was the..." e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\---7--7--7-| A|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\---5--4--5-| E|-----------------------------------------| "I had been..." e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\-------------------| A|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\-------------------| E|---------------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-| * * * * * * * * "The sun was..." e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\---7--7--7--9--7--7-| A|--4--6-7\---4--6-7--2--4--6-7\---5--4--5--7--5--4-| E|--------------------------------------------------| "That's when I..." Riff 5 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---------------4----------| A|-0-0--2-3-2-0--2--5--2--5-| E|------------------3--0--3-| * * * * * * "Black devil..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---------------4--9-7/9-7-| A|-0-0--2-3-2-0--2--7-5/7-5-| E|--------------------------| * * * * * * "...if you..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---------------4----------| A|-0-0--2-3-2-0--2--5--2--5-| E|------------------3--0--3-| * * * * * * "Black devil..." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-3-2-0-2-0---3-2-0-2~~--3-2-0-2-0---2-| E|-----------3----------------------3-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...what do you see..." Play Riff 4, then this: e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|---7--------------------| D|---5--------------7-----| A|---------------7--5--7/-| E|---------------5-----5/-| Solo over the above rhythm e|---------------------------| B|-13^~---12^~---11^~---9^~--| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-7---9-10--9-7----7------------------------------| G|---------------9---------------------------------| D|---------------------11--10-9-10^r-8-------------| A|-------------------------------------9----9~--| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-19--\-17-16-17-16-14~--| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|-17-16h17p16-14-16-17-14-16------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------17--17-17h18p17-14-17-14-13-12-10-12-10~-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------16-14~~-| B|---------------14-------16-----14---------| G|------13----11-------13-----11------------| D|---11-----9-------11----------------------| A|-9----------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------------------| B|-10--9--10--12--10-9-| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 "There he was..." Play Riff 3 "...Help me..." Play Riff 5 "Black devil..." Riff 6 Guitar 1 (2 times) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------5-7-| D|-5-7-8--5-7-8-7-5--5-7-8--5-7-8-----| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-------------------8-7-5-7--5-------| D|-5-7-8--5-7-8-7-5-------------8-7-5-| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (each chord lasts one bar of the above) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|--12-----10------8------7---| D|----------------------------| A|--10------8------6------5---| E|----------------------------| Riff 7 (2 times) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------6-8-| E|-6-8-9--6-8-9-8-6--6-8-9--6-8-9-----| "When I look..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------9-8-6-8--6-------| E|-6-8-9--6-8-9-8-6-------------9-8-6-| "This church..." Play Riff 4 "Why two..." Play Riff 5 "Black devil..." Play Riff 6 Play Riff 7 (2 times) Guitar 2 (plays in the beginning of times 1 & 2) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|--8---------------8---------------| E|--6---------------6---------------| Play Riff 7 (2 times) w/ this underneath it when singing starts e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--8--------6--------4--------3--------| E|--6--------4--------2--------1--------| "Black devil..." Ending x3 e|-------------------|-------| B|-------------------|-------| G|-------------------|-------| D|-------------------|-------| A|--9-8-6-8--6-------|---8\--| E|-------------9-8-6-|---6\--| "Black devil...what's going on ?" 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 www.TAB6.com