King Diamond: Follow The Wolf transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com solo by: Rami Nuotio : midiamondie'at'sci.fi 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: April 29, 2010 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro (clean) Riff 1 x6 x2 e|----------0-------|-------0------| B|-------10---10----|-----8---8----| G|----11---------11-|---9-------9--| D|--0---------------|-0------------| A|------------------|--------------| E|------------------|--------------| (6th time) "The morning..." x2 x2 e|----------0-------|-------0------| B|-------10---10----|-----8---8----| G|----11---------11-|---9-------9--| D|--0---------------|-0------------| A|------------------|--------------| E|------------------|--------------| "My life..." Riff 2 Guitar 1 (clean) x4 e|--------0-----------0-----| B|------6---6-------3---3---| G|----7-------7---3-------3-| D|--0-----------0-----------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| "Then the wind would change..." Guitar 2 (distortion) x2 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-5----4----5----6--| Riff 3 (distortion) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|--------/10-9----------/12-11-12-| A|--------/-8-7----------/10--9-10-| E|-0-0000-------0-0-0000-----------| * **** * * **** e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--------/10-9---------5-----| A|--------/-8-7-----------5-7-| E|-0-0000-------0-5-6-7-------| * **** * "Follow me..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|--------/10-9----------/12-11-12-| A|--------/-8-7----------/10--9-10-| E|-0-0000-------0-0-0000-----------| * **** * * **** e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--------/10-9---------7-----| A|--------/-8-7-----------5-7-| E|-0-0000-------0-7-6-5-------| * **** * "Follow the wolf..." Keep playing Riff 3 but eventually end with 1st ending) Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-----------5-5--7-5-7-----------10-9-10-9--5-| A|-5-5--7-7--3-3--5-3-5--5-5--7-7--8-7--8-7--3-| E|-3-3--5-5--------------3-3--5-5--------------| "Like..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|----------------------5--7-5-7-| A|------5-------7--3333-3--5-3-5-| E|-3333-3--5555-5----------------| **** **** **** "A few and..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|----------------10-9-10-9--5-| A|------5-------7--8-7--8-7--3-| E|-3333-3--5555-5--------------| **** **** "...all leading..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------5-5--7-5-7------------------------5-| A|-5-5--7-7--3-3--5-3-5--5-5--7-7--8-7-8-7tr8--3-| E|-3-3--5-5--------------3-3--5-5----------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|----------------------5--7-5-7-| A|------5-------7--3333-3--5-3-5-| E|-3333-3--5555-5----------------| **** **** **** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----------------------------5-| A|------5-------7--8-7-8-7tr8--3-| E|-3333-3--5555-5----------------| **** **** Riff 5 (2 times) Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-4-4--4-4--5-4-5-4--2-4-4--4-4----------------| A|-2-2--2-2--3-2-3-2--0-2-2--2-2--777777--------| E|---------------------------------------666666-| ****** ****** "...here..." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4--4-4----------------4-4--4-4----------------| A|-2-2--2-2--3-2-3-2tr3--0-2-2--2-2--777777--------| E|------------------------------------------666666-| ****** ****** Riff 6 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|---9h10---6h7---8h10-8h10---7---| E|-0------0-----0-----------0---8-| * * * * "...decay..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|---9h10---6h7----------| E|-0------0-----0-8-7-6~-| * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|---9h10---6h7---8h10-8h10---7---| E|-0------0-----0-----------0---8-| * * * * "...decay..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|---9h10---6h7-------------| E|-0------0-----0-8-7-6~--0-| * * * * Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|---9h10---6h7---8h10-8h10---7---| E|-0------0-----0-----------0---8-| * * * * "...decay..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|---9h10---6h7---10-9-8~-| E|-0------0-----0--8-7-6~-| * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--11/12---8/9-------------------| A|---9/10---6/7---8h10-8h10---7---| E|-0------0-----0-----------0---8-| * * * * "...decay..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|--11/12---8/9-----------| A|---9/10---6/7---10-9-8~-| E|-0------0-----0--8-7-6~-| * * * Play Riff 5 (2 times) "I must follow..." add: Guitar 1 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|---0--[let ring]-| Guitar 2 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|---6--[let ring]-| "...the end..." Play Riff 1 "The wolf had..." Play Riff 2 "And there..." Play Riff 3 (4 times, play 2nd ending first) "Follow me" + Solo Rhythm Solo (La Rocque) w/ wah pedal e|---------------------------| B|-15-------{15}~----(15)----| G|-14b16----{14}~----(16)r14-| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-11h12p11----12p11----11-------11-12-14-11-12----11--------| D|----------14-------14----13h14----------------14----12-14~-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-9-8-7-------7-6-5-------6-5-4------------| D|-------9-8-7-------7-6-5-------6-3\-0-2~--| A|--------------------------------------a---| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------0-| D|-5h7p5---5-----5-----------------------------| A|-------7---6h7---7-6-5-----------------------| E|-----------------------7-6h7-6h7-6-5-3~------| a Guitar 1 e|-t19p12h15-t20p12h15-t19p12h15-t20p12h15-t22p12h15-t20p12h15-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-t19p12h15-t20p12h15-t19p12h15-t17p12h15-t19p12h15-t17p12h15-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-t19p12h15-t20p12h15-t19p12h15-t20p12h15-t22p12h15-t20p12h15-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-t18p11h13-t16p9h11-t13p7h9-t12p4h7-t10p5h9-t8p2-| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-t19p12h15-t20p12h15-t19p12h15-t20p12h15-t22p12h15-t20p12h15-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-t19p12h15-t20p12h15-t19p12h15-t17p12h15-t19p12h15-t17p12h15-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-t19p12h15-t20p12h15-t19p12h15-t20p12h15-t22p12h15-t20p12h15-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-t18p11h13-t16p9h11-t13p7h9-t12p4h7-t10p5h9-t8p2-| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 (2 times, play 2nd ending first) "I had never seen..." Play Riff 4 "Like..." Play Riff 5 "...sin..." Play Riff 6 "...decay..." Play Riff 5 (2 times) Solo Rhythm add: Guitar 1 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|---0--[let ring]-| Guitar 2 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|---6--[let ring]-| Solo (Drover) e|-----14~----12h14p12-11-12-11h12p11\8-11-12~-| B|-1/------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-8h11p8-7-8-7h8p7----7----------------| B|------------------10---10/12-10\7-7~--| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|-5h7p5-45-4h5p4---4--------| G|----------------5---4b5r4~-| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|-14-13-12-11-----------------------------| B|-------------13-12-10--------------------| G|----------------------12-11-9------------| D|------------------------------12-10-9-8--| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 7 (clean) Guitar 1 plays this x2 x2 e|-------5-----|--------4-----| B|-----6---6---|------6---6---| G|---7-------7-|----7-------7-| D|-0-----------|--0-----------| ---> x3 A|-------------|--------------| E|-------------|--------------| "Shrouded..." x1 x1 e|-------5-----|--------4-----| B|-----6---6---|------6---6---| G|---7-------7-|----7-------7-| D|-0-----------|--0-----------| ---> til end of song A|-------------|--------------| E|-------------|--------------| "...did he turn..." Guitar 2 plays this (distortion) e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-5--------4-4-4--------4-------5-5-5-| * * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|-5-5-5----4-4-4----5-5-5--| * * * * * * * * * 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