King Diamond: Meet Me At Midnight
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------5-5---------5-4-----|
A|-----------------------5~~-|
E|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------|
* * * * * * *
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------5-5---------5-4-----|
A|-----------------------3~~-|
E|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------|
* * * * * * *
Riff 2 (let all notes ring)
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---2------2----2----2---2---2-|
D|-----2------------------------|
A|-0-----4----3----4----3---4---|
E|------------------------------|
Play Riff 1
Lead into next section:
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--5--|
A|--3--|
E|-----|
Riff 3
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------9-------7---|
D|-6--6--6----/9----9-/7----7-|
A|-4--4--4----/7------/5------|
E|-4--4--4----/7------/5------|
"Yesterday..."
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------4-------7---|
D|-6--6--6-----4----4-/7----7-|
A|-4--4--4-----2------/5------|
E|-4--4--4-----2------/5------|
"...last of the seven..."
Play Riff 2 "Oh revenge is sweet..."
Play Riff 3 "Up and awake..."
Riff 4
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------10-----------9---------------------|
D|-9-----------10-----------9-----------7-9-10-12-|
A|-7-2-2--2-2---8-2-2--2-2--7-2-2--2-2--5-7--8-10-|
E|---0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--5-7--8-10-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"He is such a sick little man..."
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------10-----------9----------------------|
D|-9-----------10-----------9-----------9-10-12-14-|
A|-7-2-2--2-2---8-2-2--2-2--7-2-2--2-2--7--8-10-12-|
E|---0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--7--8-10-12-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"He's so much sicker than me..."
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/king-diamond/40267.html ]
Riff 5
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
"Ah ah..."
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
"Ah ah..."
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
"Meet me at midnight..."
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6--6--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4--4--|
"...cemetary gates..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "Revenge is sweet..."
Play Riff 1 "Revenge..."
Lead into next section:
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--5--|
A|--3--|
E|-----|
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 "Call me sick..."
Play Riff 2 "Who do you think..."
Riff 6 (solo rhythm)
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---------7---------6---------7---------6/7--6/7-|
A|---------5---------4---------5---------4/5--4/5-|
E|-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4 "He is such..."
Play Riff 5 "Ah ah ah ah..."
Riff 7
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-4--5--7-5-4--2--4---6--7--9-7-6-4--6-|
E|-2--3--5-3-2--0--2---4--5--7-5-4-2--4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"McKenzie did you hear me?"
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5--6--8--6--5--3--5--|
A|-8--9-11-9-8--6--8---3--4--6--4--3--1--3--|
E|-6--7--9-7-6--4--6------------------------|
* * * * * *
"She's sleeping..."
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-----------10-----------9--------------------|
D|--7-2-2--2-2---8-2-2--2-2--7-2-2--2-2--5-7-8-10-|
A|----0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0--5-7-8-10-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-----------10-----------9-----------7-8-10-12-|
D|--7-2-2--2-2---8-2-2--2-2--7-2-2--2-2--7-8-10-12-|
A|----0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4 "He is such..."
Play Riff 5 "Ah ah ah ah..."
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
