Mervyful Fate: Come To The Sabbath transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com 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: 18-10-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-7-9----9-7----7-5----5-4-| A|-5-7----7-5----5-3----3-2-| E|--------------------------| "Come, come to the Sabbath..." Riff 2 (The final notes are played with an acoustic) e|----------------------------0-| B|--------------------------6---| G|------------------------7-----| D|----------------------0-------| A|-2-2----2-2----2-2------------| E|-0-0----0-0----0-0------------| Final time e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|-2-2----2-2-| E|-0-0----0-0-| Riff 3 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----------5p4------------3-2---| A|-0--2-3--5-----5--0--2-3------3-| E|--------------------------------| Riff 4 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------5-4---------9-8-7-| A|-4-4-4--3-2--4-4-4--7-6-5-| E|-2-2-2-------2-2-2--------| Play Riff 3 Riff 5 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-2----5--4-------------------4----5-4-| A|-0----3--2-------------------2----3-2-| E|------------3333333333333333----------| **************** "At first we light up a fire..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|------------------5-------7--| E|-0000000000000000-3--0000-5--| **************** **** "Two candles..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--------------------------5-4-| A|------------------5-------3-2-| E|-0000000000000000-3--0000-----| **************** **** "...are placed upon the altar..." Riff 6 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|------------------------8-7-| A|---------6-5-6----------6-5-| E|-0-0-0-0-7-6-7--0-0-0-0-----| * * * * * * * * "Ah ah..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----------------5----5-7-| A|---------6-5-6--3----3-5-| E|-0-0-0-0-7-6-7-----------| * * * * "Come to the sabbath..." Play Riff 3 Play Riff 5 "The ceremony's proceeding..." Play Riff 6 "Ah ah, come to the sabbath..." Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------2-3-4-| E|-0h2-2222-0h2-2222-0h2-2222-------| **** **** **** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------4-3-2-------| A|-------------------------0-1-2-| E|-0h2-2222-0h2-2222-------------| **** **** Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------0-| D|------------------------------------| A|-0h2-2222-0h2-2222-0h2-2222-0h2h5---| E|------------------------------------| **** **** **** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|--------------------9-7--9---| A|-0h2-2222-0h2-2222--7-5--7-7-| E|---------------------------5-| **** **** Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm Lead into next section: e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-4-3-2-----------------------| D|-------0-1-2--4-3-2-0-2-0--6-| A|---------------------------4-| E|-----------------------------| Riff 9 Harpsichord (arranged for guitar) x2 e|-8-5-0--8-5-0--8-0-|-7-5-0--7-5-0--7-0-|-7-4-0--7-4-0--7-0-| B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| Guitar 1 (5 times, then ending) x2 Ending e|-8-5-0--8-5-0--8-0-|-7-5-0--7-5-0--7-0-|-7-4-0--7-4-0--7-0-|-5tr7-| B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------| G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------| D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------| A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------| E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------| Guitar 2 (5 times, then ending) x2 Ending e|-12-8-0--12-8-0--10-0-|-10-8-0--10-8-0--8-0-|-10-7-0--10-7-0--7-0-|-8tr10-| B|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------| G|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------| D|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------| A|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------| E|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------| Riff 10 x2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-------2-3-4--------------| A|----4------------4--3-2---| E|-2------------2---------5-| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-------2-3-4--------------------------| A|----4------------4--3-2------4--3-2---| E|-2------------2---------5-----------5-| Riff 10a x2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-------2-3-4--------------| A|----4------------4--3-2---| E|-2------------2---------5-| x2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------3-2-0-| A|-2--0-2-0-2-3--2--0-2-0-------| E|------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-------2-3-4--------------------------| A|----4------------4--3-2------4--3-2---| E|-2------------2---------5-----------5-| x2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-------2-3-4--------------| A|----4------------4--3-2---| E|-2------------2---------5-| Riff 11 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-7---10-10-10-7----------| A|-5----8--8--8-5----5-4-3-| E|-------------------------| "If you say Heaven..." x2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-------2-3-4--------------| A|----4------------4--3-2---| E|-2------------2---------5-| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-7---10-10-10-7----------| A|-5----8--8--8-5----5-4-3-| E|-------------------------| "You say forgive him..." x2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-------2-3-4--------------| A|----4------------4--3-2---| E|-2------------2---------5-| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-7---10-10-10-7------------| A|-5----8--8--8-5----5-4-3-4-| E|-------------------------2-| "Oh my sweet Satan, you are the one!" 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