transcribed by: Mika Ristiranta : [email protected]
FIND NEARLY EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
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Date last modified: 13-7-00
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Tuning: Standard
RIFF 1
e|——————————————-|
B|——————————————-|
G|——————————————-|
D|–7——-7——-7—8——-8——-8—-|
A|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5–|
E|——————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|——————————————-|
B|——————————————-|
G|——————————————-|
D|–7——-7——-7—6——-6——-6—-|
A|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5–|
E|——————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|——————————————-|
B|——————————————-|
G|——————————————-|
D|–7——-7——-7—8——-8——-8—-|
A|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5–|
E|——————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
GIT 2 fills:
Let ring
e|————————-|
B|————————-|
G|————————-|
D|–7—————–7-8–|
A|–5—————–5-5–|
E|————————-|
e|——————————————-|
B|——————————————-|
G|——————————————-|
D|–7——-7——-7—6——-6——-6—-|
A|–5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5–|
E|——————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
GIT 2 fills:
let ring
e|————————-|
B|————————-|
G|————————-|
D|–7—————–7-6–|
A|–5—————–5-5–|
E|————————-|
RIFF 2 (2 times) (solo)
e|——————————————-|
B|——————————————-|
G|——————————————-|
D|–4——-4——-4—5——-5——-5—-|
A|–2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2–|
E|——————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|——————————————-|
B|——————————————-|
G|——————————————-|
D|–4——-4——-4—3——-3——-3—-|
A|–2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2–|
E|——————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|——————————————-|
B|——————————————-|
G|——————————————-|
D|–4——-4——-4—5——-5——-5—-|
A|–2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2–|
E|——————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|—————————————|
B|—————————————|
G|—————————————|
D|–4——-4——-4—3——-3-4-5-6–|
A|–2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-4–|
E|—————————————|
* * * * * * * * * *
REPEAT RIFF 1 (without 2 GIT fill) When nightfall…
REPEAT RIFF 2 It’s time to…
last 1/4 is played like this:
e|——————————————-|
B|——————————————-|
G|——————————————-|
D|–4——-4——-4—3——-3——-3—-|
A|–2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2–|
E|——————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Chorus:
e|—————————–|
B|—————————–|
G|—————————–|
D|–4—-6—-7—-9—-7—6–|
A|–2—-4—-5—-7—-5—4–|
E|—————————–|
Oh, is something
e|——————————————-|
B|——————————————-|
G|——————————————-|
D|–4——-4——-4—4——-4——-4—-|
A|–2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2–|
E|——————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
wrong
e|—————————–|
B|—————————–|
G|—————————–|
D|–4—-6—-7—-9—-7—6–|
A|–2—-4—-5—-7—-5—4–|
E|—————————–|
they are lurking…
e|——————————————-|
B|——————————————-|
G|——————————————-|
D|–5——-5——-5—4——-4——-4—-|
A|–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3–|
E|——————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Dark
e|—————————————|
B|—————————————|
G|—————————————|
D|–5——-5——-5—4——-4-4-5-6–|
A|–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-4–|
E|—————————————|
* * * * * * * * * *
REPEAT RIFF 1 (without 2 GIT fill) (Solo)
REPEAT RIFF 2 Heavy breathing…
last 1/4 is played like this:
e|——————————————-|
B|——————————————-|
G|——————————————-|
D|–4——-4——-4—3——-3——-3—-|
A|–2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2–|
E|——————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
REPEAT CHORUS
last 1/5 is played like this Let ring
e|———————————————|
B|———————————————|
G|———————————————|
D|–5——-5——-5—4——-4——-4—6–|
A|–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4–|
E|———————————————|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 3
e|—————|
B|—————|
G|—————|
D|—-7——7—|
A|——6——6-|
E|–5——5—–|
RIFF 4
e|———————————–|
B|———————————–|
G|———————————–|
D|–5–7—10-9-10–7—3-5-5-5-3-5–|
A|–3–5—-8-7–8–5—1-3-3-3-1-3–|
E|———————————–|
e|——————————–|
B|——————————–|
G|——————————–|
D|–7—10-9-10–7—3-5-5-5-3-5–|
A|–5—-8-7–8–5—1-3-3-3-1-3–|
E|——————————–|
RIFF 5 (2 times)
e|————————————————–|
B|————————————————–|
G|————————————————–|
D|–9———————————12-11–12–9–|
A|–7———————————10–9–10–7–|
E|—-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—————|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|————————————————|
B|————————————————|
G|————————————————|
D|———————————-5-7–7-7-5-7–|
A|———————————-3-5–5-5-3-5–|
E|–0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—————|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 6
e|———————————|
B|———————————|
G|———————————|
D|–6—11—9-8-9–6–2-4-4-4-2-4-|
A|–4—-9—7-6-7–4–0-2-2-2-0-2-|
E|———————————|
e|———————————-|
B|———————————-|
G|———————————-|
D|–6—11—9-8-9–6–2-4-4-2-5-6–|
A|–4—-9—7-6-7–4–0-2-2-0-3-4–|
E|———————————-|
REPEAT LAST HALF OF RIFF 1 with GIT 2 fill
REPEAT RIFF 2
REPEAT RIFF 1 (without 2 GIT fill) How does it….
REPEAT RIFF 2 They can see…
last 1/4 is played like this:
e|——————————————-|
B|——————————————-|
G|——————————————-|
D|–4——-4——-4—3——-3——-3—-|
A|–2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2–|
E|——————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
REPEAT CHORUS
last 1/5 is played like this Let ring
e|———————————————-|
B|———————————————-|
G|———————————————-|
D|–5——-5——-5—4——-4——-4—6—|
A|–3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4—|
E|———————————————-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|———————-|
B|———————-|
G|———————-|
D|—7–7–7–7—5–7–|
A|—-6–6–6–6–3–5–|
E|–5–5–5–5———-|
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