Mercyful Fate: Dead Again transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Langus : tlange@promail.pl 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 22, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (clean) Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|-/10--8h10p8---8----8--/12-10-----| G|-------------9----9------------7--| D|----------------------------------| A|---0--0--------0--0-0----0--0--5--| E|----------------------------------| Final time e|-------------------------------------|----------| B|--6-5h6p5p0--------------------------|----------| G|------------5--4h5p4p0-4--2h4p2p0-2--|-2h4p2p0--| D|-------------------------------------|----------| A|--5-5-------3------------------------|----------| E|-----------------------3----------1--|----------| Guitar 2 (delay) e|------------------| B|---15-17----15-17-| G|-17---------------| D|---------14-------| A|------------------| E|------------------| Riff 2 (Clean) e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------0---------------------4-| G|---------------2-----------------5---4---| D|-----2---0---2-------------3---5---4-----| A|---2---2---0-------2-3---3---3---2-------| E|-0---3-----------------1-----------------| "Why do I keep..." e|-----------------------------------------0-| B|---------------------------------------0---| G|---------0---0-----0---------0---0---0-----| D|-------2---0-----0---------2---0---2-------| A|-0-2-3---2-----2-----0-2-3---2-------------| E|-------------3-----------------------------| "It's not for me..." Guitar fill e|--12--12-10-8-10---8-7-8---8-7----------| B|--------------------------------10--8---| G|--------------------------------------9-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| Riff 3 (Clean) e|-----------------------------------------------0-| B|---------------------------------3-----0-----0---| G|---------------2-----0-----0---2-----0-----2-----| D|---------0---2-----0-----2---0-----2-----3-------| A|-------2---0-----1-----3-------------------------| E|-0-2-3-------------------------------------------| "I lost myself..." Riff 4 (Distortion) e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------6-----5---5~-------5-------0--3-| A|-2--2-----5------------------4-------/7---6~----0--3-| E|-0--0--/7---6~--0-/4---4-3---------0-----------------| "I don't know..." Play Riff 2 "How much longer..." Play Riff 3 "I see the sun..." Play Riff 4 "I hope I'm on my way..." Riff 5 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|---2-2-2-2-2p0-----------2-2-2-2-2p0-----------| A|-2-------------2-1-0---2-------------2-1-0---2-| E|-0-------------------3-0-------------------3-0-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-2-2-2-2-2p0-------------7--8----| A|-------------2-1-0----5--5--6--8-| E|-------------------3--3--------6-| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|---9-9-9-9-9p7------------9-9-9-9-9p7------------| D|---------------9-8-7------------------9-8-7------| A|-7------------------10--7------------------10--7-| E|-0----------------------0----------------------0-| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9p7--------------------| D|-------------9-8-7\5----7--8----| A|---------------------5--5--6--8-| E|---------------------3--------6-| Riff 6 x4 e|-----------------------------------|--------| B|-----------------------------------|--------| G|-----------------------------------|--------| D|-----------------------------------|-----7--| A|-7----------7----------7-5---------|--5--5--| E|---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0------7-6-5-0-|--3-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Hold on..." x4 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7----------7----------7-5---------| E|---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0------7-6-5-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Up then down..." x2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-4-----------5-----------0--2--3--| E|-2--2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3-----------| * * * * * * * * "Am I floating..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4-----------5--------------------| A|-2--2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3--5--7--5--| E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "Hold on..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-4-----------5-----------------------| A|-2--2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3--5~--3--5--6-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "...am I dead on? " Play Riff 6 "Through a tunnel..." Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7----------7----------7-5---------| E|---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0------7-6-5-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * x2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-7----------7----------7p5---------| D|---------------------------7-6-5-0-| A|---5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5--------------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-5----------5----------5p3---------| D|---------------------------5-4-3-0-| A|---3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3--------------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-7----------7----------7p5---------| D|---------------------------7-6-5-0-| A|---5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5--------------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4----5--5--4-----------------| A|-2----3--3--2--------3--3--2--| E|---------------------1--1--0--| Riff 8 (Clean with effects) Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------0-----------0-----------------| G|-----0---0-------0-------------------| D|---2-------2---2-------------0-----3-| A|-3-----------3-------2-0---1-----3---| E|-------------------------2-----1-----| "But the song..." e|---------------------------| B|-------1-----------0-----0-| G|-----2---2-------0---0---0-| D|---2-------2---1-------1-1-| A|-0-----------2-----------2-| E|---------------------------| "...on and on...." Guitar 2 e|-----10--12----| B|-13---------12-| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------| The last time, play this: e|--------------| B|-------1------| G|-----2--------| D|---2----------| A|-0--------5---| E|------------7-| "I have no will..." Riff 9 x4 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|----------7--------7-5---------| E|-6-0-0-0----0-0-0------7-6-5-0-| * * * * * * * * * * "I'm drifting still..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-5---------5---------5---------5-4-2-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "In a room..." e|---------------------------| B|--------------------1------| G|------------------2--------| D|-----0-----3----2----------| A|---1-----3----0--------5---| E|-2-----1-----------------7-| * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 9 but play first bar only twice Riff 10 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------7---------7-5----------8----------7---------| E|-6-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----7-6-5-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Nothingness..." e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-7-5----------10----------8---------7-5---------| E|-----7-6-5-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----7-6-5-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------14---------13---------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------7---------7-5---------12---------11---------| E|-6-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----7-6-5-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Nothingness..." e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|--------------16---------14---------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-7-5----------14---------12---------7-5---------| E|-----7-6-5-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----7-6-5-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Both guitars: e|-------------------------------8-7---8-7---8-7-...-| B|-----------------------------7---------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------4----------------------------| A|----------------------2----------------------------| E|-7-5-0--5-3-0--3-2-0--2----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * "...is anybody there? " Riff 11 Guitar 1 x2 e|--------------------12-15-----------| B|-------------------------11-14------| G|------------6------------------9-12-| D|----------5-----5~------------------| A|--------4-----4---------------------| E|-0--2~------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------12-15-----------| B|-------------------------11-14------| G|------------6------------------9-12-| D|----------5-----5~------------------| A|--------4-----4---------------------| E|-0--2~------------------------------| e|--------------------15-18-----------| B|-------------------------14-17------| G|------------6-----------------12-15-| D|----------5-----5~------------------| A|--------4-----4---------------------| E|-0--2~------------------------------| Both guitars e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--------------3------------| A|------------5---6--5--3--2-| E|-5--4~--3-6----------------| Play Riff 11 "I'm talking to you..." Riff 11a Guitar 1 x2 e|--------------------12-15-----------| B|-------------------------11-14------| G|------------6------------------9-12-| D|----------5-----5~------------------| A|--------4-----4---------------------| E|-0--2~------------------------------| "...the wall..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------12-15-----------| B|-------------------------11-14------| G|------------6------------------9-12-| D|----------5-----5~------------------| A|--------4-----4---------------------| E|-0--2~------------------------------| e|--------------------15-18-----------| B|-------------------------14-17------| G|------------9-----------------12-15-| D|----------8-----8~------------------| A|--------7-----7---------------------| E|-0--2~------------------------------| Both guitars e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--------------3------------| A|------------5---6--5--3--2-| E|-5--4~--3-6----------------| Riff 11b e|--------------------12-15-----------| B|-------------------------11-14------| G|------------6------------------9-12-| D|----------5-----5~------------------| A|--------4-----4---------------------| E|-0--2~------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------6-----------------------| D|----------5-----5~------------------| A|--------4-----4---------------------| E|-0--2~------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--------------3------------| A|------------5---6--5--3--2-| E|-5--4~--3-6----------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----6-9-----------5-4-----4-3------| A|-5-8-----5-8-----------2-5----------| E|-------------7-6~--------------5-4~-| "...really losing my mind..." Riff 12 x4 x4 x4 e|-20-19-20-17-|-19-17-19-16-|-------------| B|-------------|-------------|-18-17-18-15-| G|-------------|-------------|-------------| D|-------------|-------------|-------------| A|-------------|-------------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------| x4 x4 x4 e|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| B|-17-15-17----|-------------|-------------|----------| G|----------17-|-19-17-19-16-|-17-16-17-14-|-17-16-17-| D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| A|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------| Riff 13 x4 x4 x4 e|------------|------------|------------| B|-15---------|-14---------|-12---------| G|---16-14-16-|---14-13-14-|---13-11-13-| D|------------|------------|------------| A|------------|------------|------------| E|------------|------------|------------| "I hear an orchestra..." x4 x8 x4 x4 x7 e|-----------|----------|----------|---------|---------| B|-10--------|-9--------|-7--------|-6-------|-5-------| G|---11-8-11-|--10-7-10-|---8-5-8--|---7-4-7-|---6-3-6-| D|-----------|----------|----------|---------|---------| A|-----------|----------|----------|---------|---------| E|-----------|----------|----------|---------|---------| "I meet an orchestra..." e|------------------------------------0------0-| B|-5---------------------------------0------0--| G|---6-4-3-4-6-7-6------------------0------0---| D|-----------------7-4-------------9------9----| A|---------------------8-5-4------9------9-----| E|--------------------------7-6--7------7------| "...no don't stop..." Riff 14 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-7-7--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-5-5-5-| E|-5-5--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-3-3-3-| "Hey stay here..." Riff 15 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------4-4-4-| A|-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-5-5-5-| E|-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-| E|-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-3-3-xxx-3-3-xxx-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------7-7-----7-7-----| A|-8-8-xxx-8-8-xxx-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-| E|-6-6-xxx-6-6-xxx-----xxx-----xxx-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4-4-----4-4---------------------| A|-2-2-xxx-2-2-xxx-4-4-xxx-5-5-xxx-| E|-----xxx-----xxx-2-2-xxx-3-3-xxx-| Play Riff 15 Solo Rhythm Riff 16 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-4-xxxx-4-xxxx-4-xxxx-2-2-2-| E|-2-xxxx-2-xxxx-2-xxxx-0-0-0-| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-6-6-xxx-6-6-xxx-6-6-xxx-------| A|-4-4-xxx-4-4-xxx-4-4-xxx-7-7-7-| E|-------------------------5-5-5-| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-9-9-xxx-9-9-xxx-9-9-xxx-7-7-7-| E|-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-5-5-5-| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-| E|-3-3-xxx-3-3-xxx-3-3-xxx-3-3-xxx-| Riff 17 (Guitar 2 plays note in () ) x2 e|------------------------------------------|------| B|------------------------------------------|------| G|------------------------------------------|------| D|-2-----------2-----------2-----------4--5-|-(4~)-| A|-0-----------0-----------0-----------2--3-|--5~--| E|---2-0-0-2-0---2-0-0-2-0---2-0-0-2-0------|------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 18 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-/8----------7-----------5---------| E|----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "I'm running..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|------------/6-------------| A|-/7-5----------5----6------| E|------7-4~------------7--6-| "But I can't keep up..." Riff 19 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------3-5-------------3-5-----| D|------------3-5-5-6---------3-5-5-6-| A|-5--------------5-6-------------5-6-| E|-3--3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3---------| * * * * * * * * "Then I realize..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------3-5-----------------------| D|---------3-5-5-6---------5---------| A|-------------5-6---------5---------| E|-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...feet are gone..." Play Riff 18 "This is such..." Riff 20 x4 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-3--3-3-3-3--1--2--3-| * * * * * * * * "The orchestra..." Play riff 18, but guitar 2 plays this for the second bar: e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-/7-5-------6--9----(6)-6-5-| E|------7-8~------------------| "I can see three more..." Play Riff 19 "Seven doors..." Riff 18a e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-/8----------7-----------5---------| E|----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "I must choose one..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------/6----------| A|-/7-5----------5----6---| E|------7-4~------------7-| "...before they're gone..." Riff 21 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-----10---9~--7-----9-7-6~-| D|-0-0----0-------7-8--------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| * * * * * * "But I cannot move..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------8----------------------| A|-9-6-7---xx-6-------6-6--6--6-| E|--------------7~--0-4-4--4--4-| * "oh they are drifting away now..." Riff 22 (Guitar 2 plays note in () ) e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-------------------7-| A|---6-6--6--6--6----5-| E|-0-4-4--4--4--4----5-| * "...the number six six..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------(8~~)-| A|---6-6--6--6------6-6--6--6--6--8----7~~--| E|-0-4-4--4--4----0-4-4--4--4--4--6---------| * * "...the number six six six..." Miscellaneous sounds and noises...then: "The song goes on..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------------------6-----5---| A|-2--2-----5-------------------4-| E|-0--0--/7---6~---0-/4---4-3-----| Riff 4a Last time e|----------------------------------|-----| B|----------------------------------|-----| G|----------------------------------|-----| D|------------------------6-----5---|-----| A|-/7~--2-----5-------------------4-|--7--| E|------0--/7---6~---0-/4---4-3-----|--5--| "Dead again..." Riff 1a (clean) e|----------------------------------| B|-/10--8h10p8---8----8--/12-10-----| G|-------------9----9------------7--| D|----------------------------------| A|---0--0--------0--0-0----0--0--5--| E|----------------------------------| "I'm beginning to miss you again..." Final time e|-------------------------------------|--------------------| B|--6-5h6p5p0--------------------------|--------------------| G|------------5--4h5p4p0-4--2h4p2p0-2--|-2h4p2p0-4-3--4-3-2-| D|-------------------------------------|--------------------| A|--5-5-------3------------------------|--------------------| E|-----------------------3----------1--|--------------------| "why can't I just..." Ending: e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-----6-----5---------------------------6-----5---| A|-------------4--/7~--2-----5-------------------4-| E|--/4---4-3-----------0--/7---6~---0-/4---4-3-----| "Dead again!" e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|------------------------6-----5---| A|-/7~--2-----5-------------------4-| E|------0--/7---6~---0-/4---4-3-----| "I know cause I've been..." Guitar 1 x8 e|---------------6-----| B|---------------9b11~-| G|---------------------| D|--7/9-x--9-7/9-------| A|--5/7-x--7-5/7-------| E|---------------------| "...this time..." Guitar 2 x4 x4 e|---------------6-----|----------------10-----| B|---------------9b11~-|----------------13b15~-| G|---------------------|-----------------------| D|--7/9-x--9-7/9-------|--7/9-x--9-7/9---------| A|--5/7-x--7-5/7-------|--5/7-x--7-5/7---------| E|---------------------|-----------------------| "I'm dead again!" Song fades out with this e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------6-----5---| A|--/7~--2-----5-------------------4-| E|-------0--/7---6~---0-/4---4-3-----| 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