Mercyful Fate: Melissa transcribed by: Michael Fassbender: mfassben@nickel.ucs.indiana.edu Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com solo by: Joshua stevens : JPLAGUE80@aol.com edited by: Russ Elton FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://republika.pl/tlange/ Date last modified: 10-10-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro (slighty distorted) Riff 1 e|--------0---------------0---------| B|------3---3-----------3---3-------| G|----2-------2---2---2-------2---2-| D|--0-----------0---0-----------0---| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|--------0---------------0---------| B|------3---3-----------3---3-------| G|----2-------2---2---2-------2---2-| D|----------------------------------| A|--3-----------3---3-----------3---| E|----------------------------------| e|--------0---------------0---------| B|------3---3-----------3---3-------| G|----2-------2---2---2-------2---2-| D|--3-----------3---3-----------3---| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|--------0---------------0---------| B|------3---3-----------3---3-------| G|----2-------2---2---2-------2---2-| D|--2-----------2---2-----------2---| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Solo over Riff 1: e|-15b17r15--13--12--13~~~--12h13p12----------| B|----------------------------------15-14-15~-| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|----12-13-12----12-13-15-13h15p13-12-------| B|-15----------15----------------------15-13-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-14-12-9~~---9-9-9/10~--10-10-10---9-10-12-10h12p10-9~~-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|----9-10-9-10-9~~--7-6-7-6~~~-| D|-12---------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|-------------10------------10-12-/13-12-10-----------------| B|-------10-10----8h10~~--10-----------------13-11-10h11p10~-| G|-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-10-10-10-11-10h11p10-----------------------------------------| G|---------------------12-10-9-10-12-10-9--------9-10-9--9-10---| D|---------------------------------------12-11-12------12----11-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-11--11~~---7--7~~~-| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| End solo Verse e|--------0---------------0---------| B|------3---3-----------3---3-------| G|----2-------2---2---2-------2---2-| D|--0-----------0---0-----------0---| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| I'm kneeling e|--------0---------------0---------| B|------3---3-----------3---3-------| G|----2-------2---2---2-------2---2-| D|----------------------------------| A|--3-----------3---3-----------3---| E|----------------------------------| In front of the altar e|--------0---------------0---------| B|------3---3-----------3---3-------| G|----2-------2---2---2-------2---2-| D|--3-----------3---3-----------3---| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Satan's cross upon the... e|--------0-------------------------| B|------3---3-------------2---------| G|----2-------2---2-----2---2-------| D|--2-----------2-----2-------2---2-| A|------------------0-----------0---| E|----------------------------------| ..wall............. e|----------------------------------| B|--------7---------------7---------| G|------7---7-----------7---7-------| D|----7-------7---7---7-------------| A|--5-----------5---5---------5--7--| E|----------------------------------| Strange emptiness... e|------------------------------------| B|--------10----------------10--------| G|------10--10------------10--10------| D|----10------10---10---10------------| A|--8------------8----8----------8-7\-| E|------------------------------------| A crystal ball e|----------------------------| B|--------5-------------------| G|------5---5--------------0--| D|----5-------5---5------0----| A|--3-----------3------2------| E|-------------------3--------| e|----------------------------------| B|--------2---------------2---------| G|------2---2-----------2---2-------| D|----2-------2---2---2-------2---2-| A|--0-----------0---0-----------0---| E|----------------------------------| ..between two candles... e|----------------------------------| B|--------7---------------7---------| G|------7---7-----------7---7-------| D|----7-------7---7---7-------------| A|--5-----------5---5---------5--7--| E|----------------------------------| Melissa e|------------------------------------| B|--------10----------------10--------| G|------10--10------------10--10------| D|----10------10---10---10------------| A|--8------------8----8----------8-7\-| E|------------------------------------| ...has entered... e|----------------------------| B|--------5-------------------| G|------5---5--------------0--| D|----5-------5---5------0----| A|--3-----------3------2------| E|-------------------3--------| e|----------------------------------| B|--------2---------------2---------| G|------2---2-----------2---2-------| D|----2-------2---2---2-------2-----| A|--0-----------0---0-----------0-2-| E|----------------------------------| ...another life e|----------------2----------------------------------| B|-------1------3--------------------------1---------| G|-----0------2------------0-----5-------2---2-------| D|---2------0------------0-----5-------2-------2-----| A|-3-------------------2-----3-----2-0-----------0-2-| E|-------------------3-------------------------------| e|----------------2-----------------------------| B|-------1------3-------------------5-----------| G|-----0------2------------0------5------4------| D|---2------0------------0------5--------4------| A|-3-------------------2------3----------2------| E|-------------------3--------------------------| RIFF 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|--2---5------------2----------------5--| D|--2---5------------2---4------------5--| A|--0---3------------0---4------------3--| E|----------5-4-3-2------2--3-2-3-4-5----| * * * * * * * * * Melissa!..... RIFF 3 (slighty distorted) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------| G|----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----------| D|--0-----------3-----2-----------3-----2-----0--3-2-| A|--------3-----------------3------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| Repeat bar above many times, then go back to: RIFF 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|--2---5------------2----------------5--| D|--2---5------------2---4------------5--| A|--0---3------------0---4------------3--| E|----------5-4-3-2------2--3-2-3-4-5----| * * * * * * * * * RIFF 4 e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--9-9-----------11-11-----------7-7-----7-7-----12-12-----5-5-| A|--7-7-xxxx--xxx--9--9-xxxx--xxx-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-10-10-xxx-3-3-| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| RIFF 5 (beginning of solo) e|-----------------------------------| B|--8-7h8p7--------------------------| G|----------9-7\5-5\4-4\2-2\0--2-4---| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Rhythm under beginning of solo: e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--2--0---------------------| A|--------3--2--0------------| E|-----------------2---3---5-| RIFF 6 play 2 times: e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-----------2---2-----------------------| A|--2--2-4-5-------5-4-------------------| E|---------------------5--5-3-2---2-3-5--| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-----------2---2-----------------------| A|--2--2-4-5-------5-4-------------------| E|---------------------5--3-5-3-2-2-3-5--| RIFF 7 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-------4-2------------------------------| A|--2--2-----5---2--2-5-4----------5-4----| E|------------------------5---3--3-----5--| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|------------------4-2-----------------------| A|-------------2--2-----5---2--2--4--5--7-7~--| E|--2--2-3-5----------------------------------| e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|--7-7--5--4--| E|-------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-------4-2------------------------------| A|--2--2-----5---2--2-5-4----------5-4----| E|------------------------5---3--3-----5--| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|------------------4-2-----------------------| A|-------------2--2-----5---2--2--4--5--7--5--| E|--2--2-3-5----------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|-------(4)------------| G|--------4-------------| D|--------4-------------| A|--4--5--2-[let ring]--| E|----------------------| Repeat RIFF 3 (slightly distorted) (solo continues) + Melissa can... e|---------------------------------------------------| B|------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------| G|----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2----------| D|--0-----------3-----2-----------3-----2-----0--3-2-| A|--------3-----------------3------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| Repeat above many times, then the slow part: e|-------0---------------0---------| B|-----1---1-----------1---1-------| G|---------------------------------| D|---2-------2---2---2-------2-----| A|-0-----------0---0-----------3-2-| E|---------------------------------| e|-------0---------------0---------| B|-----1---1-----------1---1-------| G|---------------------------------| D|---2-------2---2---2-------2---2-| A|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| E|---------------------------------| Nothing is left..... e|-------0---------------0---------| B|-----1---1-----------1---1-------| G|---------------------------------| D|---3-------3---3---3-------3---3-| A|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| E|---------------------------------| Outside at the stake..... e|-------0---------------0---------| B|-----1---1-----------1---1-------| G|---------------------------------| D|---2-------2---2---2-------2---2-| A|-0-----------0---0-----------0---| E|---------------------------------| They've taken her ....... e|-------0---------------0--| B|-----0---0------------0---| G|---------------------2----| D|---2-------2---2----2-----| A|-0-----------0-----0------| E|--------------------------| me.......... I think melissa is still with us. notation: b = bend r = 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