transcribed by: Dave Zatuchney DaveDZNY@aol.com edited by: Russ Elton webmaster@abysslord.com solo by: Don Briggs Sekhemet@ozemu.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: January 20, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------4-5-----------------5----7-| A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5------5----7-| E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7--0-3--0-5-| * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------4-5------------------------| A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5----7-5------| E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7------8-7~-| * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------4-5-----------------5----7-| A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5------5----7-| E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7--0-3--0-5-| * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------4-5---------------------| A|---7---7-5------7-5-7--------7---7-5----7-5---| E|-0---0-----7--0------------0---0-----7------8-| * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------7-| A|-------9-----10-----9-10-9--------9------7--5-| E|-7-7-7---7-7----7-7---------7-7-7---7-7--5----| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------7-7-7--------| A|-------9-----10-----9-10-9--5-5-5--7-7-7-| E|-7-7-7---7-7----7-7----------------5-5-5-| * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------7-| A|-------9-----10-----9-10-9--------9------7--5-| E|-7-7-7---7-7----7-7---------7-7-7---7-7--5----| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------4-| A|-------6-----7-----6-7-6--------6------4--2-| E|-4-4-4---4-4---4-4--------4-4-4---4-4--2----| * * * * * * * * * * * * "The darkness came closer..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--------------------------4-4-4--------| A|-------6-----7-----6-7-6--2-2-2--4-4-4-| E|-4-4-4---4-4---4-4---------------2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * "...on the following night..." Riff 4 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|------------5--------5-| D|-5----------4--------4-| A|-3----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-| E|-----------------------| * * * * * * "The bedroom was ice cold..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-5----------------------------| A|-3----2-2-2-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-2-0-| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...but the fire was burning still..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|------------5--------5-| D|-5----------4--------4-| A|-3----2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-| E|-----------------------| * * * * * * "...the blinding light..." e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|-5----7-| A|-3----5-| E|--------| "...the family ghost..." Riff 5 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-------6---------------------6--------------| A|-4-4-4-4--4-6-4-7-4-6--4-4-4-4--4-6-4-7-4-6-| E|--------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------6---------------7----9-| A|-4-4-4-4--4-6-4-7-4-6--5-0--7-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * "...had risen again..." Play Riff 3 " 'Don't be scared...' " Play Riff 4 " 'Let Miriam sleep...' " Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------5-----7-| D|-9----9-11-12--7----7-6-5---------7-6---5-----7---| A|-7----7--9-10--5----5-4-3---------5-4-3-----5-----| E|---------------------------0-0-0------------------| * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------0-----0---------------| D|-9----9-11-12--7----------2-----0-----------------| A|-7----7--9-10--5----0-2-3-----2------3-3-3--5-5-5-| E|-------------------------------------1-1-1--3-3-3-| * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------5-----7-| D|-9----9-11-12--7----7-6-5---------7-6---5-----7---| A|-7----7--9-10--5----5-4-3---------5-4-3-----5-----| E|---------------------------0-0-0------------------| * * * e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------0-----0------------------| D|-9----9-11-12--7----------2-----0------------------9-| A|-7----7--9-10--5----0-2-3-----2------3-3-3--5-5-5--7-| E|-------------------------------------1-1-1--3-3-3--0-| * * * * * * * * Riff 7 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------5----| A|---7---6---5---------------7---6---5--3--5-| E|-5---5---5---5-8--7-5-7--5---5---5--------3-| * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------5-| A|---7---6---5---------------7---6---5--3-| E|-5---5---5---5-8--7-5-7--5---5---5-----3-| * * * * * * * Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----9-----8-----7---------------| E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-10--9-7-9-| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------------7----| A|-----9-----8-----7------5--7-| E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----5-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----9-----8-----7---------------| E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-10--9-7-9-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-----------------7---| A|-----9-----8-----5---| E|-7-7---7-7---7-7-----| * * * * * * Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-----5-----4-----3--------------| E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-6--5-3-5-| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------------3----| A|-----5-----4-----3------1--3-| E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-----1-| * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-----5-----4-----3--------------| E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-6--5-3-5-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|------------------------5---(5)/-| A|-----5-----4-----3------3---(3)/-| E|-3-3---3-3---3-3---3-3-----------| * * * * * * * * Solo over Riffs 8 and 9 e|-11-14-11----11------------------------------------------| B|----------13----13-10-13-10----10------------------------| G|----------------------------11----11-8-11-8----8---------| D|--------------------------------------------10---10-7-9~-| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| AH (Bend with bar) e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------12-------------------12----12-11--------------15b-| G|-11-12-14-12-14----14-12-11-14-12-11----14-------14-14~^16^13-----| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------19----19^22-19-22-19----19-22-17----------------------| B|----------------20----------------22----------20-19-17----17-19-17-| G|-0---19------------------------------------------------20----------| D|--------17---------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------22b-| B|--------------------------------|-20-------------19-18----------------------------| G|-20-17-16-17-20-17-16-----------|----18-------17-------20-------------------------| D|----------------------19-17-16~-|-------18-17-------------20-19~---(WB Dives)-----| A|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| End solo Riff 10 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|----5-----4--------| D|-9--5--7--4--5--7--| A|-7--3--5--2--3--5--| E|-------------------| " 'Beware of the slippery stairs...' " Riff 8a e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-----9-----8-----7---------------| E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-10--9-7-9-| * * * * * * * * "...fall..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------------7----| A|-----9-----8-----7------5--7-| E|-7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-----5-| * * * * * * * * "...and break your neck..." Play Riff 10 " 'Hand me that torch...' " Riff 11 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---7--6-5--------------------| E|-0--------7-6~--0-3-5-6-5-3~-| * * * * * * * * * "...dark..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|---7--6-5----------------| E|-0--------7-6~--0-3-5-6~-| * * * * * * * Riff 12 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-4-4--2----4-4--2----4-4--2---| E|-2-2--0----2-2--0----2-2--0---| * * * * * * "The sacrophagus..." e|----------------3-------------| B|----------------3-------------| G|----------------0-------------| D|-7-6--7-6--4----0-------------| A|-5-4--5-4--2-0--2--------4----| E|----------------3--------2----| * * "Abigail has been here..." Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 " 'The spirit of Abigail...' " Riff 3a e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------6-----7-----6-7-6-| E|-4-4-4---4-4---4-4-------| * * * * * * * Ending e|-------------------------------3--------------| B|-------------------------------3--------------| G|-------------------------------0--------------| D|------9-8-------7-6-------5----0---------4----| A|-9-8--7-6--7-6--5-4--5-4--3----2----4----2----| E|-7-6-------5-4-------3-2-------3----2---------| "Oh....." "You must take her life, now!" 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