King Diamond: The Exorcist transcribed by Langus : tlange@promail.pl edited by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com solo by: LordDarkmoor : LordDarkmoor@hotmail.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: December 07, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------7-9-| A|---10---9~---------10---9~--10-9h10-----| E|-0----0-----7~---0----0-----------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------12-11-| A|---10---9~------10-10--9-| E|-0----0-----7~---8-------| Riff 2 (2 times) e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------7-9-| A|---10---9~---------10---9~--10-9h10-----| E|-7----7-----8~---7----7-----------------| "At the light..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|---10---9~------9-10-7-| E|-7----7-----8~--7--8-5-| Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----10---9~---------10---9~-----| A|--7----7-----10-9-7----7-----8~-| E|--------------------------------| "Gone, would Sarah..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|----10---9~---------10---9~------| D|-------------10-9----------------| A|--7----7----------7----7-----8~--| E|---------------------------------| Both e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|------5-----5--| A|----7-----6----| E|--8-----7------| "Grandpa was panicking..." Play Riff 1 "Father Malone..." Play Riff 2 "Sarah's voice..." Play Riff 3 "Had gone..." Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---9-7------9-7-----------| A|---7-5------7-5----5-5-7--| E|-0--------0--------3-3-5--| * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---9-7------9-7----------------| A|---7-5------7-5------------0h2-| E|-0--------0------2-2-2-2-3-----| * * * * * Solo e|--------------------------------------------12--------12----12--------| B|--------------------------------------------15b~~(17)---15--12--------| G|-------------------11b(12)-(12)-release-11~-----------------14b(16)~~-| D|-2~--5-4~---/12-9~----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------/22b(23)--| B|-----x-x------------x-x---------------| G|-----7-7----------7-7-7---------------| D|-(9)-x-x-9~-9-7-9---x-x-9~~-----------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 5 x2 E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------0h2--| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3------| E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Put me through..." x2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------0h2--| A|-------------------3-2-0-2-3------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The Abbey of the..." Repeat Riff 5 "Father Malone..." Riff 6 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-5--5--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-7--7-| E|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-3--3--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-5--5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "It only..." Riff 7 E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-4--4--4--4--5-5--4--4--4--4--7-7-| E|-2--2--2--2--3-3--2--2--2--2--5-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Listen here my friend..." E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-4--4--4--4--5-5--4--4--4--4--7--| E|-2--2--2--2--3-3--2--2--2--2--5--| * * * * * * * * * * "I will be there..." Riff 8 x4 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---9----------------------| A|-----9-10-7-9----7--------| E|-7------------10---9-10-6-| "...-noon, beware..." Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Ending part of solo: e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|--9~--7~--------------| A|---------10~--9~--7~--| E|----------------------| Play Riff 1 "Father Malone..." Play Riff 2 "Holy cross..." Play Riff 3 "Go, call..." Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 8 play 2x Riff 9 x4 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|---10-------------------------| A|------10-11-8-10----8---------| E|-8---------------11---10-11-7-| x7 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|---11-------------------------| A|------11-12-9-11----9---------| E|-9---------------12---11-12-8-| Song fades out. 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