Mercyful Fate: Evil transcribed by: ??? 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: 12-10-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5---2-| A|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3---0-| E|---------------------------3---| Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-...-| Guitar 2 (Comes in later) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2-...-| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Guitar 3 (Comes in later) e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-9----9----9----9----| A|-7----7----7----7----| E|---------------------| Lead into next section: e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--------| A|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--5-4-2-| E|-----------------------3-2-0-| Riff 2 e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7-9-| A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-7-| E|----------------------------------------------| ** ** ** Final time e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7-4-| A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-2-| E|----------------------------------------------| ** ** ** Riff 3 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-7-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-| E|-------------------------------| "I was born in a cemetary..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-7-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-| E|-------------------------------| "Under the sign of the moon..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---------------------------4-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| "Raised from the grave..." 1st Ending e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-7-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-| E|-------------------------------| "...by the dead..." 1st Ending e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-2-------------------| A|-2-2-2-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-4-3-2-| E|------------3--3-3-3-3-2-1-0-| "...I'm insane..." Play Riff 2 but use this ending: e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7---| A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-4-| E|--------------------------------------------2-| ** ** ** Riff 4 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------------------------7-| A|-------------------------5-| E|-222-222-222-222-222-222---| *** *** *** *** *** *** "You know..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5-------------------------4-| A|-3-333-333-333-333-333-333-2-| E|-----------------------------| *** *** *** *** *** *** "...my only pleasure..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2-------------------------4-5-| A|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-2-3-| E|-------------------------------| *** *** *** *** *** *** "...is to hear you cry..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-6-------------------------7-8-9-| A|-4-444-444-444-444-444-444-5-6-7-| E|---------------------------------| *** *** *** *** *** *** "...cry..." Play Riff 2 but use this ending: e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7---| A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-4-| E|--------------------------------------------2-| ** ** ** "I love to feel you die..." Play Riff 4 "And I'll be the first..." Play Riff 2 but use this ending: e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7---| A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-7-| E|--------------------------------------------5-| ** ** ** Riff 5 e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----/10-10-7-----/10-10-7-----/10-10--5-7-5-7-| E|-55-/-8--8-5--55-/-8--8-5--55-/-8--8--3-5-3-5-| ** ** ** e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|----/10-10-7-----/10-10-7-----/10-10--5-7-5-| E|-55-/-8--8-5--55-/-8--8-5--55-/-8--8--3-5-3-| ** ** ** Riff 6 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----------7-5-----------5-| A|-7-7--5-7--5-3--5-5-3-3--3-| E|-5-5--3-5-------3-3-1-1----| "And when you're down..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----------7-5-------------| A|-7-7--5-7--5-3--5-5---3-3--| E|-5-5--3-5-------3-3---1-1--| "...beyond the grave..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----------7-5-----------5-| A|-7-7--5-7--5-3--5-5-3-3--3-| E|-5-5--3-5-------3-3-1-1----| "I'll dig up your body..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----------7-5-----------5-| A|-7-7--5-7--5-3--5-5-3-3--3-| E|-5-5--3-5-------3-3-1-1----| "...and make love to shame..." Riff 7 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------5-----------------| A|-3-3--x-x--3-3-5-7-7--x-x-xxxx-| E|-1-1--x-x--1---3-5-5--x-x-xxxx-| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-7-7------5-5----3-3----5-7-| A|-5-5-5555-3-3-33-1-1----3-5-| E|----------------------------| "You gotta say goodbye..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------5-------------------| A|-3-3--x-x--3-3-5-7-7--xxx-x-xxxx-| E|-1-1--x-x--1---3-5-5--xxx-x-xxxx-| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-7-7------5-5----3-3----5-7-| A|-5-5-5555-3-3-33-1-1----3-5-| E|----------------------------| "Cause I will eat your mind..." Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|----------7----------| A|-5-5----5-5-7-9-9----| E|-3-3----3---5-7-7----| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-9-9------7-7----5-5----9-7-| A|-7-7-7777-5-5-55-3-3----7-5-| E|----------------------------| Final time e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-9-9------7-7----5-5----9---| A|-7-7-7777-5-5-55-3-3----7-9-| E|--------------------------7-| Solo over Riff 8 transcribed by: David Le Roux (odelo1@hotmail.com) http://homestead.com/_odelo/M.html pick e|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|--13^^--13^^--13^^--12------12--13--12h13p12-------|-------------------------------------| G|--14^^--14^^--14^^------14--12----------------14~--|--14--14--14^^-14^^r--14h16--14--14--| D|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------12--14--12----------------------------| B|--/12--12h13---15-------------15--13--12-----------------| G|-----------------------------------------14-12--11-11~---| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|--10/12-------------------15^^r------------14~-----------| B|--12/13--12h13p12---------15^^r--15--15^^--15~----------| G|------------------14--12---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--13p12----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------14-12--11h12--11--11--------11--11-----------------------------------------| D|------------------------14--14-12-14--14--14-12-14-12-10-12-12-12------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------10-12-10----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------12p103--| e|-----------------------------------------| B|--------15-14----------------------------| G|--15-16-16-15-16-16-15h16-16-15h16-16~---| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|---------12-14-12h14p12------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-15^^---------------15-12-13-15-12-13--12----------------------------12-13-15~--| G|----------------------------------------14--12-14-11-12--11-----11-12-14-----------| D|-------------------------------------------------------14--12-14-------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15^^r-13-15-13h15p13-12-13-12-----------------12-12-13-12h13p12--12--------------| G|----------------------------------------12-12-14-----------------14--14^^r-12------| D|--------------------------------12-12-14-------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--14-12h14p12-11-12-11~~---2---| D|---------------------------2---| A|----------------------------0---| E|--------------------------------| End Solo Riff 9 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-2------5------5------5--------5-| A|-0----5-3----5-3----5-3----3-5-3-| E|------3------3------3------1-3---| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-5-3-5----5-3-5----5-3-5----5-4-2-| A|-3-1-3----3-1-3----3-1-3----3-2-0-| E|----------------------------------| Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------| B|------------------| G|----------------5-| D|--------------5-3-| A|-555555555555-3---| E|------------------| ************ Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------------------------------5-| D|--------------7---------------3-| A|-222222222222-5--222222222222---| E|--------------------------------| ************ ************ e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--------------7---------------| A|-222222222222-5-------------3-| E|-----------------0--2-3--5----| ************ e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------------------------------5-| D|--------------7---------------3-| A|-222222222222-5--222222222222---| E|--------------------------------| ************ ************ e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--------------7---------------| A|-222222222222-5-------------3-| E|-----------------0--2-3--5----| ************ Drum and lead solo Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------6-----| A|-4444444444444444444444444-4-5-5-| E|-----------------------------3-3-| ************************* e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| E|---------------------------6--4-| A|-4444444444444444444444444-4--2-| E|--------------------------------| ************************* E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---------------------------2--5-| A|-0000000000000000000000000-0--3-| E|--------------------------------| ************************* Riff 11a (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------------------------------5-| D|-4------------7--4------------3-| A|-2-222-222-22-5--2-222-222-22---| E|--------------------------------| *** *** ** *** *** ** e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4------------7---------------| A|-2-222-222-22-5-------------3-| E|-----------------0--2-3--5----| *** *** ** e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------------------------------5-| D|--------------7---------------3-| A|-222222222222-5--222222222222---| E|--------------------------------| ************ ************ e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--------------7---------------| A|-222222222222-5-------------2-| E|-----------------0--2-3--5----| ************ Ending: e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-0--2-3--2-3-----| E|-------------3-5-| 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