transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com solo by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.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: January 20, 2003 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) 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--0-0-0-0-------0--0--0-0-0-0------------| * * * * * * * * * * * 1st ending e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------/10-9---------5-------| A|-------------/-8-7-----------5-7---| E|--0--0-0-0-0-------0-5-6-7---------| * * * * * * "Follow me..." 2nd ending e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------/10-9---------7-------| A|-------------/-8-7-----------5-7---| E|--0--0-0-0-0-------0-7-6-5---------| * * * * * * "Follow the wolf..." Play Riff 3 (4 times with drums) "And so I followed..." Play Riff 3 (1 time with no drums) "Sun to the...." Play Riff 3 (2 times, play 2nd ending first) "Just two..." RIFF 4 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|------------5-5--7-5-7-----------109/109--| A|--5-5--7-7--3-3--5-3-5--5-5--7-7--87/-87--| E|--3-3--5-5--------------3-3--5-5------------| "Like..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|------------5-5--7-5-7-----------------------| A|--5-5--7-7--3-3--5-3-5--5-5--7-7--8-7-8-7tr8-| E|--3-3--5-5--------------3-3--5-5-------------| Both e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------5---------| A|----------5----------7--3-3-3-3-3--5-3-5--| E|--3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5--------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "A few and..." Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------------------109/109--| A|----------5----------7--87/-87--| E|--3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5------------| * * * * * * * * "...all leading..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|----------5----------7--8-7-8-7tr8-| E|--3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-------------| * * * * * * * * 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--------------2-4-4--4-4----------------| A|--2-2--2-2--3-2-3-2tr3--0-2-2--2-2--777777--------| E|-------------------------------------------666666-| ****** ****** RIFF 6 Guitar 1 (2 times) e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|----4h5---1h2---3h5p3h5---2-------4h5---1h2-----------| A|----------------------------3~-----------------3-2-1~-| E|--0-----0-----0---------0-------0-----0------0--------| * * * * * * * "...decay...: Guitar 2 (2nd time) e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|----6/7---3/4---------------------6/7---3/4-----------| D|----4/5---1/2---3h5p3h5---2-------4/5---1/2----5-4-3--| A|----------------------------3~-----------------3-2-1--| E|--0-----0-----0---------0-------0-----0------0--------| * * * * * * * 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|---1~-[let ring]-| E|-----------------| "...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 e|--------------87878787--------| B|----------12-[let ring]-12-10-| G|------------------------------| D|-12-----9---------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------10---------------------| G|-11-12-11-9-12-11-9-11-8-9-11-12----11-12-9-11----9~~---| D|-----------------------------------------------12-------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------15~~---| G|-9-8-7-------7-6-5-------5-4-3--------------| D|-------9-8-7-------7-6-5-------5-4-2--------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------12~~--------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-10-12p10----10-------10--------------5-------------------10-| E|----------12----11-12----12-11-10---7---7-6-5-3--------10----| e|-19t7h12-20t7h12-19t7h12-20t19h22t19-20t7h12-| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-19t7h12-20t7h12-19t7h12-17t7h12-19t7h12-17t7h12-| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-19t7h12-20t7h12-19t7h12-20t7h12-22t7h12-20t7h12-| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-18t7h12-16t7h12-15t7h12-14t7h12-13t7h12-12t7h12-...----| B|-------------------------------------------------fading-| G|-------------------------------------------------echoes-| 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|---1~-[let ring]-| E|-----------------| Solo e|-/14~~---14-12^^-12-11-12^^-11----11-12~~--| B|-------------------------------13----------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-13h16p13-12-13--12h13p12-10-12--10^^-10----------| G|-----------------------------------------11-11~~--| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-11p9h11-9-8-9------------------| D|----------------13^r-10-13-9^r--| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-14-13p12p11------------------------------| 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|--7------------------6-------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|--5------5-5-5-------4------5-5-5------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