Mercyful Fate: The Afterlife transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl 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: 09-10-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (clean) e|-1---1------5-----3-----1---| B|-3-----3------3-----3-----3-| G|-2-------2------2-----2-----| D|-0--------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|-1---1------3-----1------0----| B|-3-----3------3-----3------3--| G|-2-------2------2-----2-------| D|-0----------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| Riff 2 (clean) x4 e|-----0-------------------| B|-------3-----------2-----| G|---------2-------2-------| D|-----------0---0---------| A|-------------0-----------| E|--0----------------------| Intro solo e|-12-13-15^^--15^r-13-12-13-12-----------| B|-----------------------------15-14-15~\-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|-14-15----------------------------------------| G|-------15--14-12----------------------12-14~--| D|-----------------15-14-12-11-12-14-15---------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-12^-12~-12^r-10-12-10h12p10-------------------------| B|-----------------------------13-11-10----------------| G|--------------------------------------12-10-9--------| D|----------------------------------------------12-11~-| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------10----11-10--13-11-10-----------------| G|--------9-----10-9--12-10-----12-----------------12-10-9---------| D|-12-11----12---------------------------------------------12-12~~-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 3 (clean, first time play note in () ) e|-(1)-------1--------5-----3-----1---| B|-------3-----3--------3-----3-----3-| G|---------2-----2--------2-----2-----| D|-----0-----------0------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| "Why am I here....." e|-------1--------3-----1------0----| B|---3-----3--------3-----3------3--| G|-----2-----2--------2-----2-------| D|-0-----------0--------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| "In a quiet mortuary......" Riff 4 (clean) x4 e|------0---------------0-----| B|--------3-----------3-------| G|----------0-------3---------| D|------------2---3-----------| A|--------------1-------------| E|---0------------------------| "Nobody sees me....." Play Riff 3 "Seems like I don't exist...." Last time, leave off last two notes and play this next riff: Riff 5 (clean) e|-----------1---------------------| B|---------1-----------------------| G|-------2----------0-------0------| D|-0-2-3----------2-------0----3---| A|--------------3-------2----------| E|---------------------------------| "...can hear me as I........" Riff 6 (distortion) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-10-9--9------9--8--8------8-| A|-10-9--9----9----8--8----8---| E|--8-7--7--7------6--6--6-----| * * * * "...scream!!!!!" Riff 7 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-7/9------12-11------9---12-11-9-9----2-5-0-4-5-4tr5-| A|-5/7------10--9------7---10--9-7-7--3----------------| E|-----0000-------0000---0-----------------------------| **** **** * * * * * * "I do not feel......." e|---------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------8------| Guitar 2 plays G|------------------------------------9-7--------9~~-| top notes D|-7/9------12-11------9---12-11-9-9------9-8-5------| A|-5/7------10--9------7---10--9-7-7--7-5--------7~--| E|-----0000-------0000---0----------------7-6--------| **** **** * "Could it really be....." e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-7/9------12-11------9---12-11-9-9----2-5-0-4-5-4tr5-| A|-5/7------10--9------7---10--9-7-7--3----------------| E|-----0000-------0000---0-----------------------------| **** **** * * * * * * "You gotta tell me....." e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-7/9------12-11------9---12-11-9-9--0-4-5---2-5-----| A|-5/7------10--9------7---10--9-7-7--------3-----2-0-| E|-----0000-------0000---0----------------------------| **** **** * * * * * * * "Could it really be....." Riff 8 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|-4-3----------------------4-6----------------------| D|-4-3----------------------4-6----------------------| A|-2-1----------------------2-4----------------------| E|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Does it really matter......" Riff 1a (clean) e|--1---5------3------1-----1---3------1------0----| B|--3-----3------3------3---3-----3------3------3--| G|--2-------2------2--------2-------2------2-------| D|--0-----------------------0----------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 3 "Why am I here....." Play Riff 4 "Nobody sees me...." Play Riff 5 "As....I...." Play Riff 6 "Scream!!!!" Play Riff 7 "Why do I feel......" Play Riff 8 "Does it really matter......" Solo Rhythm: Riff 9 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|----------2---7-6--------------------4--4-| D|----------2---7-6--------------------4--4-| A|-5--2-2-2-0-0-5-4--------5-------5---2--2-| E|-------------------0-5-7---0-5-7---0------| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 10 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|--4~---6-7-------------5-----| E|-----------5--4--2--0-----0--| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|------------------------------3--4-| A|-5--4------------5-4-3--------1--2-| E|--------2--2---0--------2--2-------| Play Riff 7 "Why do I feel......." Play Riff 8 "Does it really matter..." Play Riff 9 Solo Rhythm 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