Mercyful Fate: Black Funeral transcribed by: Mikko Laakso edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com solo by: Augusto Rafaelli : rafaelli@onda.com.br 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: 17-12-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 x2 e|----------------------------------------|--------| B|----------------------------------------|--------| G|----------------------------------------|--------| D|------7---------------------------------|-----4--| A|--7---5---6----6----6----6----6----6----|--2--2--| E|--5-------4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-|--0-----| ** ** ** ** ** ** Guitar 2 e|-----10-----------------------------------------| B|-10-------9~~~~~~-------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------X\\\------------| Riff 2 x3 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--3----3----3----3----3----3--------4-| A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11--2--2-| E|---------------------------------0----| ** ** ** ** ** ** Bring....the black box to the altar... e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----5----| A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-3-33-| E|------------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** And do the sign..... e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--7----7----7----7----7----7---------| A|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55------| E|--------------------------------4-3--| ** ** ** ** ** ** All hail Satan..... e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--7----7----7----7----7----7--------4-| A|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--2--2-| E|---------------------------------0----| ** ** ** ** ** ** Yes hail Satan.... e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--3----3----3----3----3----3--------4-| A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11--2--2-| E|---------------------------------0----| ** ** ** ** ** ** Lay down your swords e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3--5-| A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1--3-| E|-------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** The evil star..... e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--7----7----7----7----7----7-----3----| A|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--1--3-| E|------------------------------------1-| ** ** ** ** ** ** ahhhhhhhhh...... e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5--7-| A|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3--5-| E|-------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** ahhhhhhh........ e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9-----5-| A|--7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--3-| E|----------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** ** It's a black funeral..... e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----| A|--2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-| E|------------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ahhh......... e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--5----5----5----5-2----2----2----2----| A|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-| E|---------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** ** She was a victim......... Riff 3 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-----------8-7--------------------------| A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------5-6-5tr6-| E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0-----------| * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----------8-7----------------------| A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------5--7-| E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0--3--5-| * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------8-7----------------(4-5-4tr5)-| --> Guitar 2 A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------5-6-5tr6--| E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0------------| * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----------8-7-----------------6-7-8-| A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------4-5-6-| E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0--------| * * * * * * Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 Riff 4 (The slide has very weird timing) e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|------------10-------------9-----------| D|------9------8------9------7-------8-7-| A|------7-------------7--------------6-5-| E|--0-0---0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0------| * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--7/9-------9------9---9------| A|--5/7-------7------7---7--4-5-| E|-------0-0-----0-0---0----2-3-| * * * * * Riff 5 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------------5----| A|--5-7-----7-5---5-7-----3-5--| E|--3-5-5-5-5-3---3-5-5-5---3--| * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------3-| A|--5-7-----7-5---3-3-3-3-3--1-| E|--3-5-5-5-5-3---1-1-1-1-1----| * * * * * * * Riff 6 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---4-4-4-------7---6--------| A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6-5--| E|---------------------5-4-3--| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---4-4-4-------7---6--------| A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6----| E|---------------------5-4-0--| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---4-4-4-------7---6--------| A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6-5--| E|---------------------5-4-3--| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---4-4-4-------7---6-----9\-| A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6-7\-| E|---------------------5-4----| Solo [Hank Shermann] |00 |01 | | | s s | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e|-8--10-|-12-10-8-----10-8--------8-----------------------| B|-------|----------12-------12-10----12-10-8--12-10-8-----| G|-------|----------------------------------------------11-| D|-------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------|-------------------------------------------------| | | | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e|-12-13-|-15-13-12----13-12-------12----------------------| B|-------|----------15-------15-13----15-13-12-15-13-12----| G|-------|----------------------------------------------14-| D|-------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------|-------------------------------------------------| |02 | | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-10-8--------------------------------------------| G|-------11-9--12-11-9-----11-9--------9-----------| D|----------------------12-------12-11----12-11-9--| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| | | | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-13-12-------------------------------------------| G|-------14-12-16-14-12----14-12-------12----------| D|----------------------16-------16-14----16-14-12-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| |03 | | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-12-11-9-----11-9--------9-----------------------| A|----------12-------12-11----12-11-9--12-11-9-----| E|----------------------------------------------12-| | | | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-16-14-12----14-12-------12----------------------| A|----------16-------16-14----16-14-12-16-14-12----| E|----------------------------------------------16-| |04 | | e e e e+q e e e|----------------15-| B|--------------r----| G|--------------e----| D|--------------s----| A|-11-9---------t----| E|-------12-9--------| | | | e e e e+q e e e|----------------12-| B|--------------r----| G|--------------e----| D|--------------s----| A|-14-12--------t----| E|-------16-12-------| |05 | ===3==== ===3==== | e s s s e e e e e s s s e|-17-15h17p15----------15-17-15h17p15-| B|-------------18-17-18----------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| | | ===3==== ===3==== | e s s s e e e e e s s s e|-13-12h13p12----------12-13-12h13p12-| B|-------------15-14-15----------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| |06 | | e e e e e q e e|----------15-17-19b20-(20)r19-| B|-18-17-18---------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| | | | e e e e e q e e|----------12-13-15b17-(17)r15-| B|-15-14-15---------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| |07 | | q e e E E e e|-19b20-(20)r19-17-15-17-19-| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| | | | q e e E E e e|-15b17-(17)r15-13-12-13-15-| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| |08 | ===3==== | e s s s e e h e|-17-15h17p15----------| B|-------------18-17-18-| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| | | ===3==== | e s s s e e h e|-13-12h13p12----------| B|-------------15-14-15-| 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