King Diamond: The Possession transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Jordan B. : sansamppsa1@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: June 30, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro NOTE: Strike note with bar depressed, release to E pitch, then dive back down until the strings ground out. e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|-----| E|--0--| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------3-----| D|-2/3-2-0-2---------3---2--------3-1-2-| A|-2/3-2-0-2---------3---2----------1-2-| E|-----------0-0-0-0---0----0-0-0-------| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|----------3---2--------------| A|----------3---2----------5-4-| E|-0--0-0-0---0----0-0-0-3-----| * * * * * * * Riff 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------3-----| D|----------3---2--------3-1-2-| A|----------3---2----------1-2-| E|-0--0-0-0---0----0-0-0-------| * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|----------3---2--------------| A|----------3---2----------5-4-| E|-0--0-0-0---0----0-0-0-3-----| * * * * * * * Riff 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----------4-----------4------3-| A|-------3----------3-----------3-| E|-2--22---2---2--2---22---2--2---| ** ** * "On the very next morning..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----------4-------------5-4-2-| A|-------3-----------2-5-4-3-2-0-| E|-2--22---2---2--33-0-3-2-------| ** * ** * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----------4-----------4------3-| A|-------3----------3-----------3-| E|-2--22---2---2--2---22---2--2---| ** ** * "...sun, Miriam grew..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----------4-------------5-2-4-| A|-------3-----------2-5-4-3-0-2-| E|-2--22---2---2--33-0-3-2-------| ** * ** * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "Jonathon he cried..." Play Riff 2 "Oh she started singing..." Riff 3 e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------7--7-7\5---------3h5----------------| A|-5\4---------4----------5--5-5\3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-2-0-| E|-3\2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...love, love..." Play Riff 1 "Oh no, she was possessed..." Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm, use this for last bar: e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----------4-------------5-4-2-------| A|-------3-----------2-5-4-3-2-0-5-4-3-| E|-2--22---2---2--33-0-3-2-------3-2-1-| ** * ** * * * * * * Riff 4 Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|---------------------0--------| D|-------0-----------0----0-----| A|-----4----4------4--------4---| E|-0h2--------2h3-------------3-| Guitar 2 (Distortion, comes in after awhile) e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-2----3----2----0--| Riff 5 Guitar 1 (Acoustic) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-------0-------------0------| D|----------0--------0----0---| A|-----3------3----5--------5-| E|-0h1----------3-------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-----2-----0-----0------| D|---2-----0-----2--------| A|-0-----2-----3-----5--0-| E|------------------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------------2---4---5---7-| A|-------------0---2---3---5-| E|-1----3~-------------------| Riff 6 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-9--7--------------------------------| A|-7--5------5--------9-7---5---7~-----| E|-------0-2-3----0-0-7-5-0-3-0-5~-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9--7----------------------------| A|-7--5------5--------9\7---5---7~-| E|-------0-2-3----0-0-7\5-0-3-0-5~-| * * * * * * Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-8-------------------------------------| D|-8--10--7-9-10--------9-7---5---7~-----| A|----10--7-9-10----0-0-7-5-0-3-0-5~-0-0-| E|---------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-8-------------------------------------| D|-8--10--7-9-10--------9\7---5---7~-----| A|----10--7-9-10----0-0-7\5-0-3-0-5~-0-0-| E|---------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-8-------------------------------------| D|-8--10--7-9-10--------9\7---5---7~-----| A|----10--7-9-10----0-0-7\5-0-3-0-5~-0-0-| E|---------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-8---------------------------------------------| D|-8--10--7-9-10------------2--------------------| A|----10--7-9-10----0h2h3h5---3h5--3-3----3-3----| E|-------------------------------------4~-----3~-| * * * * * * Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 2 "Speaking with different tongues..." Riff 3a e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------------7--7-| A|-5\4---------4----------5--5-| E|-3\2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2------| * * * * * * * * "...love, love..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-7\5---------3h5--------------------| A|-5\3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "...it wasn't love...." Ending: e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----------4-----------4------3-| A|-------3----------3-----------3-| E|-2--22---2---2--2---22---2--2---| ** ** * "...possessed..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----------4-------------5-4-2-| A|-------3-----------2-5-4-3-2-0-| E|-2--22---2---2--33-0-3-2-------| ** * ** * * * * * * e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * 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