transcribed by: Langus : tlange@polbox.com edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Sami Mononen : s_mononen@yahoo.com Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com solos by: Jason Miniaci : pminiaci@penn.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|------------------------------------------| A|-------------7h8p7p5h7--------------------| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-------------7h8p7p5h7--------------3---3-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5------------3-3-3-3-3-3---3---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 2 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|-------------9h10p9p7h9---------------------| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-10-9-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Grandma...." e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------9h10p9p7h9--------------5---5-| E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5---5---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Welcome home..." Riff 3 e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|---4---4----| E|-4---4---3~-| * * * a Riff 4 x2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------3---------------------------| G|-------------------2---------------------------| D|-------------------0-----------------5---6---6-| A|-4-4-4-4-2---4-4-4-0---4-4-4-4-2---3---3---4---| E|-2-2-2-2-0---2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-0---------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "Let me help you..." e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|---7---8---8-| A|-5---5---6---| E|-------------| Play Riff 2 "Grandma..." Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 "Let me help you..." Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------5---4------------------------------5-| A|------------7~----7---5--------------7~--------5-----| E|-0--0-0-0-0---------------0--0-0-0-0-----5-6-7---7---| * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------7------------------5---7-| A|------------7~--5---4-5--------------7~--3---5-| E|-0--0-0-0-0-----3-0-2-----0--0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------5---4------------------------------5-| A|------------7~----7---5--------------7~--------5-----| E|-0--0-0-0-0---------------0--0-0-0-0-----5-6-7---7---| * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------7----------------------7-| A|------------7~--5---4-5--------------7~--5---5-| E|-0--0-0-0-0-----3-0-2-----0--0-0-0-0-----3-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo e|-15S19-19b21-19-------------14h17p14-----| B|-------------------------15--------------| G|----------------------14-------------15--| D|----------------14-16--------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------14h17p14-------------13h16p13-| B|-17-14----16-13----15-12-----------------15-------14----------| G|-------16-------14-------13-13--------------14-13-------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------12h15-12-14----------------------| B|-14-------13-------------17-15-14S12----------| G|----13-12----------------------------14-12-11-| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------11-10----10-9-------------------| D|-14-12-10-------------------------11------11-11-10----10----| A|----------14-12-10---------------------------------11----11-| E|-------------------14-12-10---------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------10-12-14S15-15-| G|-9h11h12-------------------------9-11-12----------------| D|---------9h11h12---------9h11h12------------------------| A|-----------------9h10h12--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-17b19-17-17--12h17p12h15p12h17p15p12h17p12h15-| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-12h17p12h15p12h17-15--| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 "Wait til you see..." Play Riff 3 "...found..." Play Riff 4 "Let me help you..." Riff 5a e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------5---4------------------------------5-| A|------------7~----7---5--------------7~--------5-----| E|-0--0-0-0-0---------------0--0-0-0-0-----5-6-7---7---| * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------7----------------------7-| A|------------7~--5---4-5--------------7~--5---5-| E|-0--0-0-0-0-----3-0-2-----0--0-0-0-0-----3-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 6 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|------------(9~)-------------(5~)-----------(4~)-| A|------------10~---------------7~-------------5~--| E|-0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0------0--0-0-0-0-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Missy and Mother..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------(2~)---(4~)-| A|-(2~)--------3~-----5~--| E|--3~--------------------| "...meet you..." e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|------------(9~)-------------(5~)-----------(4~)-| A|------------10~---------------7~-------------5~--| E|-0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0------0--0-0-0-0-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "How strange..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-------------(4~)-(2~)-| D|--------------5~---4~--| A|-(2~)------------------| E|--3~-------------------| "...all right ?" Riff 7 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|------4p2-4p2------5p2-5p2-| A|-2222---------2222---------| E|---------------------------| **** **** e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------4p2-4p2-----------------| A|-2222---------5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-| E|------------------------------| **** Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-...-| * * * * * * * * Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-5-5---------5-5---------5-5---------5-5---------| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-...-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-...-| * * * * * * * * Solo (over riffs 8,9, and 10) Dip With Bar Floyd Rose Warbles/Flutters Classic ANDY! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|-12----------------------|-----------------------------------| G|----------14-------13----|----13----15----13----15----13-----| D|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| A.H. e|--------------------------------------| B|----------8h11p10p8-------------------| G|---7h9h11-----------11p9p7--------[7]-| D|-9-------------------------11p9p7-----| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-14----------19-18-19-16-19-14-19----19----19----19----| B|----15----15----------------------17----16----14-------| G|-------16-------------------------------------------16-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| Burn! e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-11-12-14-12-11------------------------------| D|----------------14-12-11---------------------| A|-------------------------14-12-10-9-7--------| E|--------------------------------------10-9-7-| Nice Harmony Section, Eerie! ~ ~ e|---|-------------------------------|-14-10----------10-14-10--------------| B|---|--------8--7---------10--8--7--|-------12----12----------12-----------| G|---|-----7------------7------------|----------11----------------11--------| D|---|-/9------------9---------------|-------------------------------12-----| A|---|-------------------------------|----------------------------------14--| E|-5-|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| More Classic Andy Warbles! A.H. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-17--15--14--15--14--12--14--12--10--12--10----| G|-------------------------[9]-|-----------------------------------------------| D|-12p10p9---------9h10h12-----|-----------------------------------------------| A|---------12p10p9-------------|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------13p11p10----11p10--------------------------------------------------| G|-10--12--14-----------12-------12p10--8--10--12--9h11h12p11p9-------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------12p11p9--10--8--7-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 11 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-4----------4----------4----------4--4-| A|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-| E|---------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Grandma, what was it like..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|------------6---------------------6----| D|-6----------6----------6----------6--6-| A|-4--4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4----4-| E|---------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "To be on that holiday site..." x2 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------8-------------8--8--8-| D|-8-------------8-------------8-------------8--8--8-| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6-| E|---------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Oh it could have been worse..." Riff 12 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| E|-0000-------------------------0000---------| **** **** e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-| E|------------------| "Grandma who are 'They' ?" e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| E|-0000-------------------------0000---------| **** **** e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0--12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-| E|------------------------------------| "Never mind you dirty..." Riff 7a Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|------4p2-4p2------5p2-5p2-| A|-2222---------2222---------| E|---------------------------| **** **** e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------4p2-4p2-----------------| A|-2222---------5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-| E|------------------------------| **** Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|------7p5-7p5------9p5-9p5-| A|-5555---------5555---------| E|---------------------------| **** **** e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------7p5-7p5-----------------| A|-5555---------9p5-7p5-9p5-7p5-| E|------------------------------| **** Riff 13 x2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|----------66666666-5555555555---------| E|-44444444---------------------467-467-| ******** ******** ********** *** *** "Let us go inside..." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|----------33333333-2222222222---------| E|-11111111---------------------134-134-| ******** ******** ********** *** *** " 'They' are still alive..." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|----------55555555-4444444444---------| E|-33333333---------------------356-356-| ******** ******** ********** *** *** "...can you feel..." Riff 12a e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| E|-0000-------------------------0000---------| **** **** e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-| E|------------------| "Can you feel 'Their' eyes ?" e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| E|-0000-------------------------0000---------| **** **** e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-------------------12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-| A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-------------------| E|------------------------------------| "Now that you are..." e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-------------------9-| A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0--7-| E|-------------------0-| "...better be my friend." 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