Meet Me at Midnight

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Song

King Diamond: Meet Me At Midnight

transcribed by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl

edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

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Date last modified: 12-07-01

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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-----2-----2-----2---------|
A|-0-----4-----3-----4-----3---4---|
E|---------------------------------|

Play Riff 1

Lead into next section:

E|-----|
B|-----|
G|--5--|
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------------8-----------7-----------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------------8-----------7-----------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..."

Riff 5 (alternate picking)

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|--5--|
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|-10-----------11----------10-------------------|
G|--9-----------10-----------9-----------0-2-3-5-|
D|--7------------8-----------7-----------0-2-3-5-|
A|----0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0----0-0--0-0----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-10-----------11----------10-------------------|
G|--9-----------10-----------9-----------2-3-5-7-|
D|--7------------8-----------7-----------2-3-5-7-|
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