Mercyful Fate: The Grave transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Jordan B. : sansamppsa1@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: January 01, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Drop D Riff 1 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-10-----7---------8-| A|--8-----5---6-----6-| D|------------6-------| Riff 2 (slightly palm muted) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-6-5-6-0-| D|-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-6-5-6-0-| "There is a cemetary..." Play Riff 1 "Come to the Grave..." Play Riff 2 "The Grave that comes alive..." Riff 3 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-5-----------5------------------| D|-5-----7-----5-----7------------| A|---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---6-5~-| D|-------------------------6------| * * * * * * * * "Bring your Book of Spells..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-----5-----------5------------| D|-----5-----7-----5------------| A|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0---6-5~-| D|-----------------------6------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-----5-----------5------------| D|-----5-----7-----5------------| A|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0---6-5~-| D|-----------------------6------| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-----5-----------5---------| D|-----5-----7-----5---------| A|-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0---6-| D|-----------------------6---| * * * * * * * * Play Riff 2 "sacrifice..." "It's time to draw the circle..." Play Riff 1 "Come to the Grave" Play Riff 2 "Rise evil demon..." Lead in to the next riff: (Slight palm mutes except for last two chords) e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|------------------8--7-| A|-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0--6--5-| D|-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-------| Riff 4 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-13p10----5h7----10p7----8p7----| A|-------00-----00------00-----00-| D|--------------------------------| ** ** ** ** e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-13p10----5h7----10p7----8~-| A|-------00-----00------00----| D|----------------------------| ** ** ** e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-13p10----5h7----10p7----8p7----| A|-------00-----00------00-----00-| D|--------------------------------| ** ** ** ** e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-13p10----5h7----10p7-------| A|-------00-----00------00-8--| D|-------------------------8--| ** ** ** Riff 5 (solo rhythm) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------3---------------3-| A|-000000000000-1--000000000000-1-| D|--------------------------------| ************ ************ e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--------------7-----------6---| A|-444444444444-5--44444444-4-6-| D|----------------------------6-| ************ ******** e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------6---------------6-| D|-555555555555-6--555555555555-6-| ************ ************ Riff 4a e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-13p10----5h7----10p7----8p7----| A|-------00-----00------00-----00-| D|--------------------------------| ** ** ** ** "Is that you..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-13p10----5h7----10p7-------| A|-------00-----00------00-8--| D|-------------------------8--| ** ** ** "...Baphomet?" e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-13p10----5h7----10p7----8p7----| A|-------00-----00------00-----00-| D|--------------------------------| ** ** ** ** "The inverted..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-13p10----5h7----10p7----8~-| A|-------00-----00------00----| D|----------------------------| ** ** ** "...star..." Riff 6 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|------4----5----4---------4----5----4-| D|------4----5----4----7----4----5----4-| A|---------------------7----------------| D|-4444---44---44---44---44---44---44---| **** ** ** ** ** ** ** "We visit you at midnight..." "We stay until the daytime..." Play Riff 4a "Is that you... Baphomet" "The inverted star..." Play Riff 6 "We visit you at midnight..." Use this for the ending to Riff 6 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------4----5----4---------4---------| D|------4----5----4----7----4----5--4-| A|---------------------7---------3--2-| D|-4444---44---44---44---44---44------| **** ** ** ** ** ** "We stay until the daytime..." Play Riff 2 "There is a cemetary..." Play Riff 1 "Come to the Grave..." Play Riff 2 "The Grave that comes alive..." Play Riff 3 "Bring your Book of Spells..." Song fades out with Riff 2 and Riff 1 alternating. 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