Mercyful Fate: The Ghost Of Change transcribed by: Dave Zatuchney DaveDZNY@aol.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: March 26, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard NOTE: Guitar 1 is out of tune for the intro! Low E String is slightly flat! Intro Guitar 1 e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|-------| E|--15\--| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---------------------5--| ------| A|------------------------| | E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6-7----| | | e|---------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|---------------------------| | G|---------------------------| | D|-------------------5-------| ---| A|---------------------7-6-5-| E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6---------| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-12--------11--------10--------9--| A|-10---------9---------8--------7--| E|----------------------------------| Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---------------------5--| A|------------------------| E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6-7----| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------------------5-------| A|---------------------7-6-5-| E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6---------| Guitar 2 (Harmony part) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---------------------5--| A|------5-6-7----5-6-7----| E|-0--0--------0----------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------------------5-------| A|------5-6-7----5-6---7-6-5-| E|-0--0--------0-------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----9-----10-----9-----12-12-10-12-| A|-----7------8-----7-----10-10--8-10-| E|-0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0-------------| * * * * * * * * "Walking..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----9-----10-------7--| A|-----7------8-----5-5--| E|-0-0---0-0----0-0------| * * * * * * "...cold and white..." Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----9-----10-----9-----12-12-10-12-| A|-----7------8-----7-----10-10--8-10-| E|-0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0-------------| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----9-----10-----0-9--| A|-----7------8-------9--| E|-0-0---0-0----0-0------| * * * * * * Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5----4----5----4----5----4--| A|-3----2----3----2----3----2--| E|-----------------------------| "Calling my name..." e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-3--2--3--2------| E|-------------3-2-| "...come to see..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-------------4--2------------| D|-5--7-5-4----------5--4-5-4--| A|----------2------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-2--4--5--4--2--0--5--4--2--1------| A|-------------------------------3-2-| E|-----------------------------------| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "Do you..." Play Riff 3 "Calling my name..." Riff 4 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----x-----x--------x-----12-| A|-----x-----x--------x-----10-| E|-0-0---0-0------0-0---0-0----| * * * * * * * * Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| ----| A|------------------------2-3-| | E|-0-5-2--2--2--2--2--2-5-----| | | e|-----------------------| |--> Play 2x B|-----------------------| | G|-----------------------| | D|-----------------4--2--| ---------| A|-----------------2--0--| E|-0-5-2--2--2--2--------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| ----| A|---3-0--0--0--0--0--0-3-5-6-| | E|-3--------------------------| | | e|-----------------------| |--> Play 1x B|-----------------------| | G|-----------------------| | D|-----------------7--5--| ---------| A|---3-0--0--0--0--5--3--| E|-3---------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| ----| A|------------------------2-3-| | E|-0-5-2--2--2--2--2--2-5-----| | e|----------------------------| | |--> Play 1x B|-----------------------| | G|-----------------------| | D|-----------------------| ---------| A|-----------------9--7--| E|-0-5-2--2--2--2--7--5--| e|-----------------------| Solo e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4--4-4-2-4--x-x--x-x-x--x-| A|-2--2-2-0-2--x-x--x-x-x--x-| E|---------------------------| "You are the ghost of change..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4--4-4-2-4----7----10--| A|-2--2-2-0-2--0-5--0--8--| E|------------------------| * * "...and now we..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4--4-4-2-4--x-x--x-x-x--x-| A|-2--2-2-0-2--x-x--x-x-x--x-| E|---------------------------| "You are the ghost of change..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-4--4-4-2-4----7----10----| A|-2--2-2-0-2--0-5--0--8--2-| E|------------------------0-| * * "...but I will..." Riff 7 Guitar 1 (Slight palm mutes) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|---7---9---10---9---7------7-| D|-7---7---7----7---7---7--5-5-| A|-------------------------3---| E|-----------------------------| "Ghost of change..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|---7---9---10---9--------| D|-7---7---7----7---7-7--5-| A|--------------------5--3-| E|-------------------------| "...do you remember..." Guitar 2 e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-5-7---------7--5-| A|-3-5---------5--3-| E|------------------| Riff 8 Guitar 1 (Slight palm mutes) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---7---9---10---9---7------7-| A|-7---7---7----7---7---7--5-5-| E|-------------------------3---| "I took her..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---7---9---10---9--------| A|-7---7---7----7---7-7--5-| E|--------------------5--3-| "....then we walked..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------7-| A|-------------------------5-5-| E|-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-------------------7--5-| E|-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-| * * * * * * * * * Riff 8a Guitar 1 (Slight palm mutes) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|---7---9---10---9---7------7-| D|-7---7---7----7---7---7--5-5-| A|-------------------------3---| E|-----------------------------| "Memories..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|---7---9---10---9--------| D|-7---7---7----7---7-7--5-| A|--------------------5--3-| E|-------------------------| "...of long forgotten..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|---------------------------7-| D|-------------------------5-5-| A|-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-------------------7--5-| A|-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-| E|------------------------| * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 8 "I took a chance..." Play Riff 6 "You are the ghost of change..." Riff 1a Guitar 1 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---------------------5--| ------| A|------------------------| | E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6-7----| | | e|---------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|---------------------------| | G|---------------------------| | D|-------------------5-------| ---| A|---------------------7-6-5-| E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6---------| Guitar 2 e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-12--------11--| A|-10---------9--| E|---------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---------------------5--| A|------------------------| E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6-7----| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------------------5-------| A|------5-6-7----5-6---7-6-5-| E|-0--0--------0-------------| Play Riff 2 "Walking on a cold..." Play Riff 3 "Calling my name..." Lead into next section: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--2--| E|--0--| Play Riff 7 "Ghost of change..." Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 8a Solo Rhythm Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 6 "You are the ghost of change..." Riff 4a e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----x-----x--------x-----12--12-| A|-----x-----x--------x-----10--10-| E|-0-0---0-0------0-0---0-0--------| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----x-----x--------x-----12-| A|-----x-----x--------x-----10-| E|-0-0---0-0------0-0---0-0----| * * * * * * * * Riff 4b Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------12-12------------12-12-| A|-----------10-10------------10-10-| E|-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-------| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------12-12------------15-15-| A|-----------10-10------------13-13-| E|-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-------| * * * * * * * * * * Ending Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-9/10-10/12-12\10-10\9----------------------| D|----------------------------------12-(12)\9-| A|-7/-8--8/10-10\-8--8\7------------10-(10)\7-| E|------------------------0-0-0-0-0-----------| * * * * * Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------9-9/10-10/12-12\10-10\9-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------7-7/-8--8/10-10\-8--8\7-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------| * * * * * * * Fade out 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