Mercyful Fate: MDA transcribed by: GRAX! edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.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: October 31, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm) e|----1--0h1-------1---------7----| B|----3------3-------3-------7----| G|----2--------2-------2-----7----| D|-0--0----------0-----------9----| A|---------------------------9----| E|------------------------7--7----| e|---1--0h1p0-----1-0---------9-| B|---3--------1---1---1-------7-| G|---2----------2-2-----2-----7-| D|-0-0------------0-----------9-| A|------------------------------| E|-------------------------7----| e|-------0---------------0-------------7--| B|-----6---6---6-------6---6---6-------7--| G|---5-------5---5---5-------5---5-----7--| D|-0---------------0-------------------9--| A|----------------------------------9-----| E|----------------------------------------| e|---1--0h1p0-----1-0---------7-| B|---3--------1---1---1-------7-| G|---2----------2-2-----2-----7-| D|-0-0------------0-----------9-| A|------------------------------| E|-------------------------7----| Solo e|-10^r-12p10--------------10-10~--------------------10-14~~----12-10---------| B|------------13-12~~---13---------13-12-10-10-12-13---------12-------13-12~~-| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------10-14-12-10--------------------------------| B|-13-12-12-12h13-12-10--10-12-13-------------13-12-13-12-12-12h13p12--10-10-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------10-14-12-10----------11^r---------------------| B|-12-13-------------13-12-13--------------------------| G|---------------------------------12-12-12p10\7~~-7\0-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 2 (Acoustic) x3 e|-------0-----------------------------| B|-----3---3---------------------------| G|---2-------2-----------0-----0-------| D|-0-----------0-------2-----0---2h3-2-| A|---------------0h2h3-----2-----------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------0--------------| B|-----3---3------------| G|---2-------2----------| D|-0-----------0--------| A|---------------0h2h3~-| E|----------------------| Riff 3 (Distortion) e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-7------7------7------9-10--7------7------7------4-5-| A|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-7--8--5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-2-3-| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Riff 4 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-10------10------10------------| A|--8-8888--8-8888--8-8888-10--9-| E|--------------------------8--7-| "Mission destroy aliens..." Play Riff 3 Play Riff 4 "Mission destroy aliens..." Lead over Riff 4 x4 x4 e|-------------|-------------| B|-6-5-6-5-3---|-8-7-8-7-5---| G|-----------5-|-----------7-| ---> Play 3x D|-------------|-------------| A|-------------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------| x4 x3 e|-------------|-------------|-----| B|-6-5-6-5-3---|-8-7-8-7-5---|-8\--| G|-----------5-|-----------7-|-----| D|-------------|-------------|-----| A|-------------|-------------|-----| E|-------------|-------------|-----| Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo (beginning of it) e|-------10-----------10-----------| B|---------13p10--------13p10------| G|-12b14--------12b14--------12b14-| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Play Riff 4 "Mission destroy aliens..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-------------------10-9-| A|-5-555-4-444-5-555--8-7-| E|------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-5-555-4-444-5-555--7-6-| E|--------------------5-4-| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2--3-2-| A|-5-----------4-----------5----------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2------| A|-5-----------4-----------5------------5-4-| E|------------------------------------------| Riff 6 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-4--------------------6-7--4------------------------| A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-4-5--2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-6-7-| E|------------------------------------------------4-5-| Play Riff 3 "My fate is clear..." Play Riff 4 "Mission destroy aliens..." 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