Mercyful Fate: Thirteen Invitations transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl edited by: 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 28, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-12-12-----------12-12-----------| A|-10-10-----------10-10-----------| E|-------000000000-------000000000-| ********* ********* e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-12-12------15-15------9-9--| A|-10-10------13-13------7-7--| E|-------0000-------0000------| **** **** e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-12-12-----------12-12-----------| A|-10-10-----------10-10-----------| E|-------000000000-------000000000-| ********* ********* e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-12-12------15-15-----------| A|-10-10------13-13------2-2--| E|-------0000-------0000-0-0--| **** **** Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-9-9-----------9-9-----------| A|-7-7-----------7-7-----------| E|-----------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-9-9------7-7------9-9--| A|-7-7------5-5------7-7--| E|------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-9-9-----------9-9-----------| A|-7-7-----------7-7-----------| E|-----------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-9-9------7-7-----------| A|-7-7------5-5------2-2--| E|-------------------0-0--| Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-12-12-----------12-12-----------| A|-10-10-----------10-10-----------| E|-------000000000-------000000000-| ********* ********* e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-12-12---------------9-9-----------| A|-10-10------8-8------7-7-----------| E|-------0000-6-6-0000-----000000000-| **** **** ********* e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-12-12-----------12-12-----------| A|-10-10-----------10-10-----------| E|-------000000000-------000000000-| ********* ********* e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-12-12---------------9-9--------------| A|-10-10------8-8------7-7--------------| E|-------0000-6-6-0000-----000000-0-17\-| **** **** ****** Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-9-9-----------9-9-----------| A|-7-7-----------7-7-----------| E|-----000000000-----000000000-| ********* ********* e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-9------7-7------9-9-----------| A|-7-7------5-5------7-7-----------| E|-----0000-----0000-----000000000-| **** **** ********* e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-9-9-----------9-9-----------| A|-7-7-----------7-7-----------| E|-----000000000-----000000000-| ********* ********* e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-9-9------7-7------9-9--------------| A|-7-7------5-5------7-7--------------| E|-----0000-----0000-----000000-0-17\-| **** **** ****** Riff 3 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----6h7p6-----6h7p6-----6h7---9--8-| A|-------------------------------7--6-| E|-4-4-------4-4-------4-4-----0------| "The mansion was right on the shore..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----6h7p6-----6h7p6-----6h7---7--| A|-------------------------------5--| E|-4-4-------4-4-------4-4-----0----| "Down by the lake..." Riff 4 Guitar 1 x2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|------6--5---------------------6--5--------| A|-4----4--3----------------4----4--3----7-6-| E|-2------------3-4-5-3-4-5-2------------5-4-| * * * * "Thirteen invitations..." Guitar 2 x2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|------4--3---------------------4--3--------| E|-2------------3-4-5-3-4-5-2------------5-4-| * * * * Guitar 3 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|------6--5---------------------6--5--------| A|-4----4--3----------------4----4--3----7-6-| E|-2------------3-4-5-3-4-5-2------------5-4-| * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|------6--5---------------------------------------------| A|-4----4--3--------------------------777-666666---------| E|-2------------3-4-5-3-4-5-555555555------------555-444-| * * * * ********* *** ****** *** *** Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------5-----| A|---7-----8-5----7-------8-5-| E|-0----0-------0----0--------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---7----8-5--8-------5-------| E|-0----0--------5-6-7---7-6-5-| * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------5-----| A|---7-----8-5----7-------8-5-| E|-0----0-------0----0--------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---7----8-5--8-------5-------| E|-0----0--------5-6-7---7-6-5-| * * * * * * * e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-7-----------------| A|-5-----------------| E|-5----000000000000-| ************ Guitar 2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|-0--------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-------------8-------5-------| E|-0-------------5-6-7---7-6-5-| * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|-0--------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-------------8-------5-------| E|-0-------------5-6-7---7-6-5-| * * * * * * * e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-7-----------------| A|-5-----------------| E|-5----000000000000-| ************ Riff 2a (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-12-12-----------12-12-----------| A|-10-10-----------10-10-----------| E|-------000000000-------000000000-| ********* ********* e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-12-12------15-15------9-9-----------| A|-10-10------13-13------7-7-----------| E|-------0000-------0000-----000000000-| **** **** ********* e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-12-12-----------12-12-----------| A|-10-10-----------10-10-----------| E|-------000000000-------000000000-| ********* ********* e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-12-12------15-15------9-9--------------| A|-10-10------13-13------7-7--------------| E|-------0000-------0000-----000000-0-17\-| **** **** ****** Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-9-9-----------9-9-----------| A|-7-7-----------7-7-----------| E|-----000000000-----000000000-| ********* ********* e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-9------7-7------9-9-----------| A|-7-7------5-5------7-7-----------| E|-----0000-----0000-----000000000-| **** **** ********* e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-9-9-----------9-9-----------| A|-7-7-----------7-7-----------| E|-----000000000-----000000000-| ********* ********* e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-9-9------7-7------9-9--------------| A|-7-7------5-5------7-7--------------| E|-----0000-----0000-----000000-0-17\-| **** **** ****** Solo x2 e|-12^--12^--12^--12^~~~----10^--9^-----7^-10^~~-| B|-15^--15^--15^--15^~~~----13^-12^----10^-13^~~-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 "They gathered around..." Play Riff 4 "Thirteen invitations..." Riff 5a Guitar 1 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| ---| D|----------------------5-----| | A|---7-----8-5----7-------8-5-| | E|-0----0-------0----0--------| | |--> Play 2x e|-----------------------------| | B|-----------------------------| | G|-----------------------------| | D|-----------------------------| --| A|---7----8-5--8-------5-------| E|-0----0--------5-6-7---7-6-5-| * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|---7----8-5-8----------7----8-5-8--| E|-0----0--------------0----0--------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-8-------5-------8-------5-------| E|---5-6-7---7-6-5---5-6-7---7-6-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|---7----8-5-8-| E|-0----0-------| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| ---| D|----------------------------| | A|----------------------------| | E|-0--------------------------| | |--> Play 2x e|-----------------------------| | B|-----------------------------| | G|-----------------------------| | D|-----------------------------| --| A|-------------8-------5-------| E|-0-------------5-6-7---7-6-5-| * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-9---------------------------------| A|-7---------------------------------| E|-0-------------------0-------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-8-------5-------8-------5-------| E|---5-6-7---7-6-5---5-6-7---7-6-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|-0------------| Riff 6 (Slight Distortion) x4 e|-------0-------------------------| B|-----3---3-----------3-------3---| G|---2-------2-------2---2---0---0-| D|-0-----------0-------------------| A|---------------0-3-------2-------| E|---------------------------------| "So you want to be alive forevermore..." e|--------------------------| B|-3--------3-------3----3--| G|-2------2---2---0---0--2--| D|-0---------------------0--| A|-0----3-------2--------0--| E|--------------------------| "Turning the wheel, turning the wheel of time." Riff 7 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-8-----7-----7-8-8-----7-----7-8-| E|---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0-----| "But first we must play a game..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------5---------------| A|-8-----7-----7-8---8-7-8-7-5-----| E|---0-0---0-0-----------------8-7-| "...a game of souls..." Riff 7a Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-8-----7-----7-8-8-----7-----7-8-| E|---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0-----| "Sit down!" e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------5---------------| A|-8-----7-----7-8---8-7-8-7-5-----| E|---0-0---0-0-----------------8-7-| "Deal those cards!" Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-8-----7-----7-8-8-----7-----7-8-| E|---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0-----| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|------------------7------------------| D|-------------9-10---10-9-10-9-7------| A|-8-----7------------------------10-9-| E|---0-0---0-0-------------------------| Riff 7b e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-10-----9-----9-10-10-----9-----9-10-| A|--8-----7-----7--8--8-----7-----7--8-| E|----0-0---0-0---------0-0---0-0------| * * * * * * * * "They played all night..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-10-----9---------5---------------| A|--8-----7-----7-8---8-7-8-7-5-----| E|----0-0---0-0-----------------8-7-| * * * * Riff 8 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-----6-----6---6-----5-----6--5-| E|-4-4---4-4---4---3-3---3-3------| * * * * * * * * * "High will win, low is the sin" Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-6---------------5--------------| E|--------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-6-----------8-6-5--------------| E|--------------------------------| Play Riff 7b "They played all night..." Play Riff 8 "High will win..." Play Riff 7a "The final card..." Lead into the solo rhythm e|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|----6--7-| A|-6--4--5-| E|-4-------| Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm Solo e|---------------------------------------------| B|-5-6--8-6h8p6-5--------5-6p5-----------------| G|----------------7~~----------5---------------| D|-------------------------------5-\3-\2-3-3~~-| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------12~~--10p9h10p9h10p9~-| D|-2-------2-3-----------------------------------------------| A|---5-3-5-----5~~----5/12~\--9/15~\-------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------19----18----17h18p17----| B|------17-18--------17-18-19----19----19----------19-| G|-7/19-------19~~------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-17--------------------------------------------------| B|----19-18p17-----17-18-20^-(20)p18p17-18-17h18p17----| G|-------------19-----------------------------------19-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------| B|-17-------17h18------| G|----17h19-------19~~-| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| End Solo Lead into the next section: e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|-000000000000-| ************ Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Solo x2 e|-12^--12^--12^--12^~~~----10^--9^-----7^-10^~~-| B|-15^--15^--15^--15^~~~----13^-12^----10^-13^~~-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 "They could never..." Play Riff 4 "Thirteen invitations..." Riff 5b Guitar 1 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| ---| D|----------------------5-----| | A|---7-----8-5----7-------8-5-| | E|-0----0-------0----0--------| | |--> Play 2x e|-----------------------------| | B|-----------------------------| | G|-----------------------------| | D|-----------------------------| --| A|---7----8-5--8-------5-------| E|-0----0--------5-6-7---7-6-5-| * * * * * * * e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-8-------5-------| E|---5-6-7---7-6-5-| * * * * * * * * e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|---7----8-5-8-| E|-0----0-------| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| ---| D|----------------------------| | A|----------------------------| | E|-0--------------------------| | |--> Play 2x e|-----------------------------| | B|-----------------------------| | G|-----------------------------| | D|-----------------------------| --| A|-------------8-------5-------| E|-0-------------5-6-7---7-6-5-| * * * * * * * e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-8-------5-------| E|---5-6-7---7-6-5-| * * * * * * * * e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|-9------------| A|-7------------| E|-0------------| 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