Mercyful Fate: 9 transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com 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: 12-07-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-3--3--4--------4--2--4---| E|-1--1--2--------2--0--2---| Guitar 2 (some effect is used) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|----4----4--------4----4-----| A|-------------3-------------3-| E|-2----2----2---2----2----2---| Riff 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|----------5-----5----5----5-----5----5-| A|-4--2--5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---| E|-2--0--3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---| "In Hell....." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|----8-----8----8----3-----3----3---| A|-8-----8-----8---3-----3-----3---4-| E|-6-----6-----6---1-----1-----1---2-| "...Heaven?....." Lead in to next verse e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|----4----4--------4----4--| A|-------------3------------| E|-2----2----2---2----2-----| Play Riff 2 "We are 9...." Riff 3 Guitar 1 x3 e|-12-------12-------12-------12-------------------| B|----11-------11-------11-------11----------------| G|-------9--------9--------9--------9--10-13-12-10-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------3--6--5--3-| E|--------------------------------------1--4--3--1-| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------3--6--5----| E|--------------------------------------1--4--3----| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------3--6--5--3-| E|--------------------------------------1--4--3--1-| Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|-12-------11----12-------11-----12------11----12-| B|----11-------10----11-------10-----11------10----| G|-------9--------------9---------------9----------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7-----6----7-----6----7-----6---7-| E|---6-0---5----6-0---5----6-0---5---| Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------3----| A|---------2--------------5--------------2----2-1-1-1-1-1----| E|-0-0-0-0-0----4-3-3-3-3-3----1-0-0-0-0-0-----------------1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "God is Satan..." Guitar 2 e|-12-------12-------12-------12-------------------| B|----11-------11-------11-------11----------------| G|-------9--------9--------9--------9--10-13-12-10-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 4 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-7--6------------6---------------------| E|-------8---7--8------5--7--8---1--3--5-| "9 we are all 9 we are 9 we are all 9" Riff 6 x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----6-----6---------6-----6------| A|---------------5-----------------| E|-4-----4-----4---4-----4-----4-2-| "In Hell....." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----7-----7----7----7-----7----7-| A|---------------------------------| E|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---| "Time has disappeared....." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|----10-----10----10----5-----5----5-| A|------------------------------------| E|-8------8------8----3-----3-----3---| "In Heaven......." Interlude Play Riff 3 "I am 9......" Play Riff 4 "We are 9......." Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 4 Play Riff 3 "I am 9........" 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