#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature King Diamond: Abigail (Abigail) Copyright (c) (Roadrunner Records) (1987) transcribed by: Justin : pige.geo@yahoo.com edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/ Date last modified: November 20, 2004 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-------6-7-6---------------------6-7-6------------| A|---7-8-------8-7--5--7--8----7-8-------8-7--5--7~-| E|-0-------------------------0----------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------6-7-6-------------------------------| A|---7-8-------8-7--5--7--8-------8--7--5----| E|-0-------------------------5--8----------8-| * * * * * * * * * * Lead into next section: e|-----------| B|-----------| G|------5----| D|-3----5----| A|-3----3----| E|-----------| Riff 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----9/10-9----9/10-9-----------| A|-----7/-8-7----7/-8-7-6-7-6-----| E|-0-0---------0--------------8-0-| * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|---------------10/12--12\10-12\10-| D|-----9/10-9----10/12--12\10-12\10-| A|-----7/-8-7-----8/10--10\-8-10\-8-| E|-0-0---------0--------------------| * * * Lead over the above riff (just the first time) e|--------------| B|--8-----------| G|--7-----------| D|--------------| A|--------5--7--| E|--------------| Play Riff 2 " 'Abigail, I know you're in control...' " Riff 2a e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----9/10-9----9/10-9-----------| A|-----7/-8-7----7/-8-7-6-7-6-----| E|-0-0---------0--------------8-0-| * * * " 'Miriam...' " e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-------------------0-------0-| D|-----9/10-9------4-------2---| A|-----7/-8-7--/5-------3------| E|-0-0-------------------------| * * " '...can you hear me?' " Riff 3 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4--4-4-5-4-5-4-----------------| A|-2--2-2-3-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-44-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * ** " 'I am alive...' " e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-8--8------------------| D|-6--6----9--6------6-5-| A|-4--4----7--4----0-4-3-| E|-----------------------| * * * " '...inside your wife...' " e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4--4-4-5-4-5-4-----------------| A|-2--2-2-3-2-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-44-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * ** " 'Miriam's dead...' " e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-8--8--------------------| D|-6--6----9--6------6-7-8-| A|-4--4----7--4----0-4-5-6-| E|-------------------------| * " '...I am her head...' " Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 2a Solo Rhythm Solo (first bar is two guitars in harmony) e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-11--11h12--11h12p11-----------------9-10--9-10-9---9------| G|-11--11h12--11h12p11-12~--0--0--9h10-------------10---10-9-| D|---------------------14~-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-10p9-7-9-5h7-4h5---4---------------------------| D|------------------7---7-6-----------------5-----| A|---------------------------14\8---0----5-----5--| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------5-7-9--------| D|--------------------------------------------0-12-| A|--5h7--8\7--5h7--5\3--5--3\2-3-5/7---------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|------------14^p12h14---12h14p12-----12-| B|-12/14/16------------------------15-----| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-13-12-13-12----12---------------------------------12-13-15-| G|----------------14----12h14-11h12----11-------11-12h14---------| D|----------------------------------14----12-14------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------15---17^^p15-17---15h17p15p14--15-17--15\14-| B|-(15)--0-------------------------------------------------| G|-------0-------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-----14--15p14-----14-----| B|--17-----------17-----17~-| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 " 'I am alive...' " Play Riff 2 " 'Abigail, don't you think... '" Play Riff 2a " 'I'll get a priest...' " Riff 4 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--------------4-----4------4-----------| A|-2-----------------------------5-4-2---| E|---5-4-3--2-2---2-2------2---2-------5-| * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-----4-----4----5-| A|----------------3-| E|-2-2---2-2------3-| * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----4-----4------4-----------| A|----------------------5-4-2---| E|-2-2---2-2------2---2-------5-| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-----4-----4----5--7-| A|----------------5--7-| E|-2-2---2-2------3--5-| * * * * Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-------------------4~--------------------------| D|-----------2---------------------2-5-4-2-5-4-2-| A|-2-2-2-4-5---2-2-2-----2-2-2-4-5---------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------2~--------------------------| D|-----------------------------------3-2-0-3-2-0--| A|-0-0-0-2-3-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-2-3-5--------------| E|------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-------------------4~--------------------------| D|-----------2---------------------2-5-4-2-5-4-2-| A|-2-2-2-4-5---2-2-2-----2-2-2-4-5---------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|--------------------2~--------------------| D|------------------------------------5--7--| A|-0-0-0-2-3-5-0-0-0-----0-0-0-2-3-0--5--7--| E|------------------------------------3--5--| * * * * * * * * * Solo (Two guitars playing in unison) e|-16^-----16----14----------------12--14-------------| B|-17^-----17----15--15~--------15-14--15--14~--------| G|-------------------16~--------16---------14~--12-11-| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-11h12p11-9-11----9-------------| D|---------------12---11-12-9-0-0-| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| (Two guitars playing in unison) e|-16^-----16----14----------------12--14-------------| B|-17^-----17----15--15~--------15-14--15--14~--------| G|-------------------16~--------16---------14~--12-11-| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-11h12p11-9-11-7h9-6-7----| D|-----------------------9\-| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| End solo Riff 6 e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-------4-----------2----------4----------------------------| D|-------4-----------2----------4----------------------------| A|-2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * " 'Oh Jonathon...' " e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-------4----------2----5----7---------| D|-------4----------2----5----7----5--7-| A|-2-2-2-2----0-0-0-0----3----5----5--7-| E|---------------------------------3--5-| * * * * * * " '...our time is out...' " Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-------------------4~--------------------------| D|-----------2---------------------2-5-4-2-5-4-2-| A|-2-2-2-4-5---2-2-2-----2-2-2-4-5---------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------2~--------------------------| D|-----------------------------------3-2-0-3-2-0--| A|-0-0-0-2-3-5-0-0-0-----0-0-0-2-3-5--------------| E|------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-------------------4~--------------------------| D|-----------2---------------------2-5-4-2-5-4-2-| A|-2-2-2-4-5---2-2-2-----2-2-2-4-5---------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|--------------------2~--------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-2-3-5-0-0-0-----0-0-0-2-3-0--5--4--| E|------------------------------------3--2--| * * * * * * * * * Solo e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------7h8p7-| G|--------------------------7h9~--------| D|-----------------7-7-9~~--------------| A|-7p5-------5-7-9----------------------| E|-----7~~------------------------------| e|------------------------------19------------------------------------| B|---7--------10-----------20-22----22-19-22-19--19-------------------| G|-9---9-7-----9---9-7h9~~---------------------21---21-19----19h21p19-| D|---------0-----------a----------------------------------21----------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------19--------------17-19p17-15-17-15~-| G|----19----------21p19-21-18-19-21--21-19-21-18-19-------------------| D|-21----21-19--------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------21-----------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------7-----------------------| D|-------------------5----------------7--7/9-| ---------| A|------------------------------------5--5/7-| | E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| | * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * | |-> x2 e|----------------------------------------| | B|----------------------------------------| | G|-------------------7--------------------| | D|-------------------5--------5-----------| ---------| A|----------------------5h6h7---6h7--7--5-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------5--3-| * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------------7/9-9-9\7--| E|-0h22222-0h22222-0h22220-5/7-7-7\5--| * ***** * ***** * ***** e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------7---| A|-------------------------------5---| E|-0h22222-0h22222-0h22220-5-6-7-----| * ***** * ***** * ***** * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------------7/9-9-9\7--| E|-0h22222-0h22222-0h22220-5/7-7-7\5--| * ***** * ***** * ***** e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-0h22222-0h22222-0h22220-| * ***** * ***** * ***** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------7--------5--------7-------| A|-------5--------3--------5-8-7-6-| E|-5-6-7----3-4-5----5-6-7---6-5-4-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------7---------------------| D|-------7--------5--------5-8-7-6----5----6-7-8-| A|-------5--------3----------6-5-4----3----4-5-6-| E|-5-6-7----3-4-5----5-6-7-------4----3----4-5-6-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo (Two guitars in unison) e|-11/12--15/16\15--12\11--12/15-12-11---------------------------------| B|-12/13--16/17\16--13\12--13/16-13-12-15-12-13--12--------------------| G|---------------------------------------------14--12-14-12-11---------| D|------------------------------------------------------------14-13-14-| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| (guitars in unison) e|-----------------------16-17-19-17-16-----17-16----------16-| B|----------12-13-15-----16-17-19-17-16--18-17-16-18-17-18-16-| G|-11-12-14------------------------------18-------18-17-18----| D|-------------------9~---------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|-17-19-17-16----17-------17p12-15p12-14p12-17p12-15p12-14p12-| B|-17-19-17-16-18-17-17\---------------------------------------| G|-------------18----17\---[tremolo pick the above pull-offs]--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-19^-17-17--------------14h17---14-14-17p14---14-17p14---14-17p14-14-| B|----------17-17-20\12/20-----17^-----------17^--------17^------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-17p14-14-14-14-17-17-14-14-17-17-14-----------------------| B|----------------------------------------17^--17^~~~--14-15-17-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-14----------------------------------------------------------| G|-------14-14-13-14-14-11-11-11-11-12-9-------9-------9----------| D|---------------------------------------11-12---11-12------9-11--| A|-------------------------------------------------------11-------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------9-12-9-12^~~---22-19-22-22^^^--16-17~~-| G|----9-11-11-9-9-11----------------------------------------| D|-12-------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-20t16-20t16-19t15-19t15-18t14-18t14-16t13-16t13-15t12-13t10-13t10-12t8-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-11t7-11t6p4p2--2^r--| D|----------------a----| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 " 'Abigail, nothing I can do...' " Play Riff 2a " 'Jonathon...' " Play Riff 3 " 'I am alive...' " Play Riff 1 [fade out] 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 Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature