Mercyful Fate: Since Forever transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Langus : tlange@promail.pl 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: October 22, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro (Clean) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-0---------------0---------------| Riff 1 (Clean) Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|---2-0-2------------------------| D|-0-------2-5-3-5-0-3-2-3-2-0----| A|-----------------------------3--| E|--------------------------------| "On this cold..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----0-2-3-2-3-2------0-2-3-2-3-2-| A|-2-3--------------2-3-------------| E|----------------------------------| "I'm sitting here alone..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| "I'm looking at..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-5-------5-7-----7-8-----8------| E|---------------------------8-7-3| "On this cold..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|-3----------------3-4-------------| "I'm sitting here alone..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-5-4-5-4-10-9-10-9-| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| "I'm looking at..." Riff 2 (Distortion) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----4-------------4---------| A|-----------------------------| E|-0-2----2--3~--0-2----3-2-3~-| "Oh, it's so very hard..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----4-------------------------| A|---------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-| E|-0-2----2--3~--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-| "...growing old..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----4-------------4---------| A|-----------------------------| E|-0-2----2--3~--0-2----3-2-3~-| "I'm trying to remember..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----4-------------------------| A|---------------------0-1-2-1-0-| E|-0-2----2--3~--0-2-3-----------| "...the days..." Riff 3 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------12----12--------11----11-| A|-------10----10--------10----10-| E|-000-0-----0-----000-0-----0----| *** * * *** * * "Since forever..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------12----12------------------| A|-------10----10----------0-1-0---| E|-000-0-----0-----0-0-2-3-------3-| *** * * "I still..." Play Riff 2 Lead into next section: Guitar 1 e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--7--| A|--5--| E|--5--| "I can't believe..." Guitar 2 e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--7--| A|--5--| E|-----| "I can't believe..." Riff 4 (Clean) e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-10------------9------------8------------7-----------| G|-10------------9------------8------------7-----------| D|-10--[strum]---9--[strum]---8--[strum]---7---[strum]-| A|--8------------7------------6------------5-----------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| "How nice of you..." Lead into next section (Distortion): e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|-9-8--7-6--5-| A|-7-6--5-4--3-| E|-------------| Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3 "Since forever..." Lead into next section: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--2--| E|--0--| Riff 5 Guitar 1 (Clean) e|-------0-------------0------| B|-----6----6--------6----6---| G|---7--------7----7--------7-| D|-0-------------0------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Guitar 2 (Distortion) e|-----------------------| B|-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-----| G|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-...-| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| "So many things..." Riff 6 (Distortion) Guitar 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----7-----6-5-------7---7--5-| A|-0-6---6-5-----6-0-6---6-5--3-| E|------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-----7---------------7---7--5-| A|-0-6---6-5-6-5-3-0-6---6-5--3-| E|------------------------------| Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-2-4--2-4--2-4----7tr9-| A|-0-2--0-2--0-2---------| E|-----------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-2-4--2-4--2-4-5-4-2---| A|-0-2--0-2--0-2-3-2-0-3-| E|---------------------1-| Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2-4--2-4--2-4-----------------| A|-0-2--0-2--0-2-----------------| E|---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-2-4--2-4--2-4-5-4-2---| A|-0-2--0-2--0-2-3-2-0-3-| E|---------------------1-| Play Riff 6 Riff 3a Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------12----12--------11----11-| A|-------10----10--------10----10-| E|-000-0-----0-----000-0-----0----| *** * * *** * * "Since forever..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------12----12------------------| A|-------10----10----------0-1-0---| E|-000-0-----0-----0-0-2-3-------3-| *** * * "I still..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------12----12--------11----11-| A|-------10----10--------10----10-| E|-000-0-----0-----000-0-----0----| *** * * *** * * "Since forever..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------12----12------------------| A|-------10----10----------0-1-0---| E|-000-0-----0-----0-0-2-3-------3-| *** * * "I still..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|---------------------10----10-| D|----------------------8-----8-| A|------------------------------| E|-000-0-7--0-7--000-0-----0----| *** * * *** * * "Since forever..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------12----12------------------| A|-------10----10----------0-1-0---| E|-000-0-----0-----0-0-2-3-------3-| *** * * "I still..." Play Riff 2 "Like the light..." Lead into next section: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--2--| E|--0--| Ending (Distortion) Guitar 1 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-...-| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| "I ask you..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-5-4-5-4-10-9-10-9-| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| "I ask you..." e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------2-1-2-1---------5-4-5-4---------10-9-10-9-| D|-----0-2-------------0-2-------------0-2-----------| A|-2-3-------------2-3-------------2-3---------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| "No there won't be..." e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-5-4-5-4--2-1-2-4--5-4-5-4--2-1-2-4--...-| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| "...since forever..." 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