KING DIAMOND - "I Am" Tablature
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King Diamond: I Am
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl
Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
solos by: Don Briggs : synn@bigpond.com
FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
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Date last modified: 29-08-01
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9---------4---3---7---6--|
D|-9------------------------|
A|-7---------2---1---5---4--|
E|--------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------9---------9---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7---------------------|
E|--------------------0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------4----------7---------6-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3--3--2-2-2--2---5-5-5--5--4-4-4--4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----2--------2--------------|
D|----2--------2--------------|
A|-0--0---0-0--0----0-2-3-5-3-|
E|----------------------------|
* * * * *
"Back in the tomb....."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----2--------2--------4--5-|
A|----2--------2-------------|
E|-0--0---0-0--0--3-2-0-2--3-|
* * * * *
"Lucy is sitting......"
Riff 3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-7-7--------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--8--8--|
E|------------------6--5--|
* * * * *
"The door to freedom......"
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5-5----------------------2-3-2---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-5-------3-|
E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * *
"The door that I shut......"
Play Riff 1 "McKenzie you better....."
Play Riff 2 "Back against the wall..."
Play Riff 3 "The door to freedom..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4----------------------------------------|
A|-4---4-------------------------------7--7-7---|
E|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4--------------------------------------|
A|-4---4-------------------------------6--6-6-|
E|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----------------------/9-|
A|-------------5--5-5---/7-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3----0-|
* * * * * *
Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----11~~-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------11^12^11^9^11--12-9-11----9-------------------|
A|-9--------------------------------12---11-12-9-11-7-9-11-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------10-12----|
G|----11~~-------------------------------------9-11-13-------13-|
D|-----------11^12^11^9^11--12-9-11----9-11-12------------------|
A|-9--------------------------------12--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------10-12-9~^10^9----9-10-12-9-10-12-|
B|-10-12-14---------------12-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-14----------14----12-------------------12-14---|
B|----15-12-15----15----15-14-15-12-14-15------12-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-17b-(17b)-17b-|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
End Solo
Riff 5
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4------4--4--2-----------------|
A|-2--4---2--2--0-----------------|
E|----2-------------2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|
* * * * *
"...session.....you stand accused..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------4--4--2-----------------|
A|--4---2--2--0-----------------|
E|--2-------------2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|
* * * * *
"...of child abuse......"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----6--6--4-----------------|
A|-6---4--4--2-----------------|
E|-4-------------4-4-4-4-4-2-3-|
* * * * *
"...of stealing..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----6--6--4--------------------------|
A|-6---4--4--2--------------------------|
E|-4-------------4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4--4--|
* * * * * * * * *
"...and freedom too..."
Riff 4a x2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------7--7-7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I am the only Judge....."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------6--6-6-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I am your lawyer too..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------5--5-5---/9-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3---/7-|
* * * * * *
"...tell me what to do..."
Riff 6 (solo rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-7----9-10-9----10-9-10----12-10-9----10-9-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Riff 7 (solo rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-9---11-12-7---9-7-5----7-5-4----5--7-|
A|-7----9-10-5---7-5-3----5-3-2----3--5-|
E|-0------------------------------------|
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9----------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7----------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5--------------------------------|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1st ending
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--4--4-4--5--7--|
A|--2--2-2--3--5--|
E|----------------|
2nd ending
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4--5--7--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2--3--5--|
E|---------------------|
Solo over Riffs 6,7,8
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-13-13-13--13-12-10-13-12^13^12-10-------|
G|-------------------------|-----------------------------------12-11-|
D|-7pb-5------------5---4b-|-----------------------------------------|
A|-------7-5----5-7---7----|-----------------------------------------|
E|----------5-7------------|-----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-10/12\8--------10^12^10----|
G|-12/14\12----------------------|---------9/11\9----------12-|
D|----------12/14\12-12^14^12----|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------14-|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
e|-15-14-12----------15-14-12----------|--------------------------------------|
B|----------15-13-12----------15-13-12-|----------------------------7b-(7)-7~-|
G|-------------------------------------|---------------------7-9-11-----------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------9------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-7\5/7-10-7~--7-10--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
FAST
e|-----------------15-14~---20-19~-|-17-19-20-19-17-19-17----17-------------------------
B|-8-7~---13-12~-------------------|----------------------20----19-17-19-17-15-17-15----
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------17-
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
e|------------------------------|-15^19^15--152015--151915--152015--151915--152015---
B|------------------------------|---------17------17------17------17------17------17-
G|-16^17^16-14-16-14----14-16~--|----------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------17---------|----------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
e|-151915--152015-|-14^17^14--141914--141714--141914--141714--141914--141714---141914---
B|-------17-------|---------17------17------17------17------17------17-------17------17-
G|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------
e|-121512--121712--121512--121712--121512171215121412151217121512-|
B|-------15------15------15------15-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-12----12-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------15----15-13-12----13-12----12-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------14-------14----14-12-14-12-11-12-------14b-pb14---12-14^12-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------14-12---------------------14~-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "Back against the wall..."
Play Riff 3 "The door to freedom..."
Play Riff 4a "But oh no..."
Play Riff 6 "I, the Jury ..."
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
transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl
Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
solos by: Don Briggs : synn@bigpond.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: 29-08-01
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-9---------4---3---7---6--|
D|-9------------------------|
A|-7---------2---1---5---4--|
E|--------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------9---------9---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7--7---------------------|
E|--------------------0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------5---------4----------7---------6-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3--3--2-2-2--2---5-5-5--5--4-4-4--4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----2--------2--------------|
D|----2--------2--------------|
A|-0--0---0-0--0----0-2-3-5-3-|
E|----------------------------|
* * * * *
"Back in the tomb....."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----2--------2--------4--5-|
A|----2--------2-------------|
E|-0--0---0-0--0--3-2-0-2--3-|
* * * * *
"Lucy is sitting......"
Riff 3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-7-7--------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0--8--8--|
E|------------------6--5--|
* * * * *
"The door to freedom......"
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5-5----------------------2-3-2---|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-3-5-------3-|
E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * *
"The door that I shut......"
Play Riff 1 "McKenzie you better....."
Play Riff 2 "Back against the wall..."
Play Riff 3 "The door to freedom..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4----------------------------------------|
A|-4---4-------------------------------7--7-7---|
E|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4--------------------------------------|
A|-4---4-------------------------------6--6-6-|
E|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----------------------/9-|
A|-------------5--5-5---/7-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3----0-|
* * * * * *
Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----11~~-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------11^12^11^9^11--12-9-11----9-------------------|
A|-9--------------------------------12---11-12-9-11-7-9-11-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------10-12----|
G|----11~~-------------------------------------9-11-13-------13-|
D|-----------11^12^11^9^11--12-9-11----9-11-12------------------|
A|-9--------------------------------12--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------10-12-9~^10^9----9-10-12-9-10-12-|
B|-10-12-14---------------12-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-14----------14----12-------------------12-14---|
B|----15-12-15----15----15-14-15-12-14-15------12-|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-17b-(17b)-17b-|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
End Solo
Riff 5
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4------4--4--2-----------------|
A|-2--4---2--2--0-----------------|
E|----2-------------2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|
* * * * *
"...session.....you stand accused..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------4--4--2-----------------|
A|--4---2--2--0-----------------|
E|--2-------------2-2-2-2-2-0-1-|
* * * * *
"...of child abuse......"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----6--6--4-----------------|
A|-6---4--4--2-----------------|
E|-4-------------4-4-4-4-4-2-3-|
* * * * *
"...of stealing..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----6--6--4--------------------------|
A|-6---4--4--2--------------------------|
E|-4-------------4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4--4--|
* * * * * * * * *
"...and freedom too..."
Riff 4a x2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------7--7-7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I am the only Judge....."
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------6--6-6-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"I am your lawyer too..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------5--5-5---/9-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3---/7-|
* * * * * *
"...tell me what to do..."
Riff 6 (solo rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-7----9-10-9----10-9-10----12-10-9----10-9-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Riff 7 (solo rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-9---11-12-7---9-7-5----7-5-4----5--7-|
A|-7----9-10-5---7-5-3----5-3-2----3--5-|
E|-0------------------------------------|
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-9----------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7----------------------------------|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5--------------------------------|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1st ending
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--4--4-4--5--7--|
A|--2--2-2--3--5--|
E|----------------|
2nd ending
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4--5--7--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2--3--5--|
E|---------------------|
Solo over Riffs 6,7,8
e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-13-13-13--13-12-10-13-12^13^12-10-------|
G|-------------------------|-----------------------------------12-11-|
D|-7pb-5------------5---4b-|-----------------------------------------|
A|-------7-5----5-7---7----|-----------------------------------------|
E|----------5-7------------|-----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-10/12\8--------10^12^10----|
G|-12/14\12----------------------|---------9/11\9----------12-|
D|----------12/14\12-12^14^12----|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------14-|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
e|-15-14-12----------15-14-12----------|--------------------------------------|
B|----------15-13-12----------15-13-12-|----------------------------7b-(7)-7~-|
G|-------------------------------------|---------------------7-9-11-----------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------9------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-7\5/7-10-7~--7-10--------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
FAST
e|-----------------15-14~---20-19~-|-17-19-20-19-17-19-17----17-------------------------
B|-8-7~---13-12~-------------------|----------------------20----19-17-19-17-15-17-15----
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------17-
D|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
e|------------------------------|-15^19^15--152015--151915--152015--151915--152015---
B|------------------------------|---------17------17------17------17------17------17-
G|-16^17^16-14-16-14----14-16~--|----------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------17---------|----------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------
e|-151915--152015-|-14^17^14--141914--141714--141914--141714--141914--141714---141914---
B|-------17-------|---------17------17------17------17------17------17-------17------17-
G|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------
e|-121512--121712--121512--121712--121512171215121412151217121512-|
B|-------15------15------15------15-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-12----12-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------15----15-13-12----13-12----12-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------14-------14----14-12-14-12-11-12-------14b-pb14---12-14^12-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------14-12---------------------14~-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "Back against the wall..."
Play Riff 3 "The door to freedom..."
Play Riff 4a "But oh no..."
Play Riff 6 "I, the Jury ..."
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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