Mercyful Fate: Welcome Princess Of Hell 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: January 20, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-2-----------2------------| A|-0--4---4----0--4---4---4-| E|----2-0-2--x----2-0-2-0-2-| * * * * * * Riff 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-5------------------------------| A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5~------------5~------------| A|-----7-5-7~--------7-5-7-5-7-| E|-----------------------------| "I turn off the lights..." Guitar 2 (comes in the last time) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-4~------------4~------------| D|-----5-4-5~--------5-4-5-4-5-| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Play Riff 2 "Even in the night..." Riff 4 x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9------------------| A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7------------------| E|----------------5/7--0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * "I see the light..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|------------------------------------| "I'm alone with my..." Play Riff 1 "...friends..." Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 "Now I see you clear..." Play Riff 2 "Even in the night..." Play Riff 4 "I see the light..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-----9-----7-----9-----7---9---| A|-5-----7-----5-----7-----5---7---| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * "...friends!" Guitar 2 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-12----11----5----7-| A|-10-----9----3----5-| E|--------------------| Riff 5a e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-----9-----7-----9-----7---9---| A|-5-----7-----5-----7-----5---7---| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 6 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-0-----2-----0-----2-----0---2---| A|-0-----2-----0-----2-----0---2---| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * "I will bring in here my crystal ball..." Play Riff 5a Solo Rhythm Lead into next section: e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-2----5tr7-| A|-0---------| E|-----------| Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 5a Solo Rhythm Play Riff 6 "I'm amazed..." Riff 7 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-| A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-| E|-------------------------------------------------| "Welcome Princess of hell..." x3 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|--------------5--------------------| A|---------5-7----7~----7-6-5-2h5p2~-| E|-0-0-0-0------------0--------------| * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|--------------5------------------| A|---------5-7----7~----7-6-5-2----| E|-0-0-0-0------------0---------3--| * * * * * Lead into next section: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5-----7-----5-----7-----5---7---| A|-5-----7-----5-----7-----5---7---| E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-| * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 6 "Never will I break the oath I gave..." Play Riff 3 "Even in the night..." Play Riff 4 "I see the light..." Play Riff 1 "We will be back..." Ending: e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-2-----------2--------------| A|-0--4---4----0--4---4-2-3-4-| E|----2-0-2--x----2-0-2-0-1-2-| * * * * * "We will be back..." 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