Mercyful Fate: Insane transcribed 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 23, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 x4 e|----------------------|---------| B|----------------------|---------| G|----------------------|---------| D|--9----7--12-11----7--|---------| A|--7----5--10--9----5--|---------| E|----------------------|--00000--| ***** Riff 2 x8 e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|----8---7--| E|--0-6-0-5--| Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------------6-------------------| A|-------88-77-8----------88-77-88-7-| E|-00000------------00000------------| ***** ***** "I see, little demons..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------6h7-9-------------------| A|-------88-77--------------8p7-88-7-5-| E|-00000--------------00000------------| ***** ***** "...are they in my head..." Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------9-----------------------| G|-------1010-99-10----------1010-99-1010-9-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|-00000---------------00000----------------| ***** ***** e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------9h10-12-----------------------| G|-------1010-99----------------10p9-1010-9----| D|------------------------------------------12-| A|---------------------------------------------| E|-00000------------------00000----------------| ***** ***** Play Riff 2 "Why did I go insane..." Play Riff 3 "Screams in the night..." Play Riff 2 "Why did I go insane..." Riff 4 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|--9----7--12-11----7--| A|--7----5--10--9----5--| E|----------------------| "When I look in the mirror..." e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|--3----6--8--5----6-3-| A|--1----4--6--3----4-1-| E|----------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|--9----7--12-11----7--| A|--7----5--10--9----5--| E|----------------------| Riff 5 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|--00000----765-00000----765-00000----765-00000-| ***** ***** ***** ***** "Is it me..." Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "I saw the look on your face..." Play Riff 2 "Dead roses..." Play Riff 4 "When I look in the mirror..." Riff 6 x5 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---------7----------------| A|--8-8-7--5--8--7--6--6-7--| E|--6-6-5-----6--5--4--4-5--| * * "Sanity turned Insane..." e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|---------7----------| A|--8-8-7--5--8--7--6-| E|--6-6-5-----6--5--4-| Play Riff 5 "I'm counting demons..." Play Riff 2 "Why did I go insane..." Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|--3----6--8--5----6-3-| A|--1----4--6--3----4-1-| E|----------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|--9----7--12-11----7--| A|--7----5--10--9----5--| E|----------------------| Play Riff 5 shortened "Ahhhh" Play Riff 2 shortened "Oh doctor kill the pain..." Play Riff 5 shortened "Ahhhh" Play Riff 2 shortened "Oh doctor kill the pain..." Ending: Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| ---| A|---------------------------------| | E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-| | | e|----------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|----------------------------| | G|----------------------------| | D|----------------------------| --------| A|----------------------------| E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| --> Play 2x A|----------------------------| E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-6-5-4-0-7-6-5-0-5-4-3-0-6-5-4-0-| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-| E|-4-3-2-0-5-4-3-0-3-2-1-0-4-3-2-0-3-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-| Guitar 2 e|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| ---| A|---------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------| | | e|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--| |--> Play 2x B|----------------------------| | G|----------------------------| | D|----------------------------| --------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| --> Play 2x A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-6-5-4-0-7-6-5-0-5-4-3-0-6-5-4-0-| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-4-3-2-0-5-4-3-0-3-2-1-0-4-3-2-0-3-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| 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