Force Of Evil: Under The Blade transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com FIND EVERY FORCE OF EVIL/MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/ Date last modified: November 05, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-2-----0-----2-----5-----| D|-2-----0-----2-----5-----| A|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-| E|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-0h2---4/5------2--| D|-0h2---4/5------2--| A|-----0------0-0----| E|-------------------| * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-2-----0-----2-----5-----| D|-2-----0-----2-----5-----| A|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-| E|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-0h2---4/5------2---------0-3-| D|-0h2---4/5------2-------0---3-| A|-----0------0-0---0-0---------| E|----------------------3-------| * * * * * Riff 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-2-----0-----2-----5-----| D|-2-----0-----2-----5-----| A|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-| E|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-0h2---4/5------2---------3-| D|-0h2---4/5------2---------3-| A|-----0------0-0---0-0-0-0---| E|----------------------------| * * * * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-2-----0-----2-----5-----| D|-2-----0-----2-----5-----| A|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-| E|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-0h2---4/5------2--| D|-0h2---4/5------2--| A|-----0------0-0----| E|-------------------| * * * Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-2-----0-----2-----5-----| D|-2-----0-----2-----5-----| A|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-| E|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-0h2---4/5------2---------3-| D|-0h2---4/5------2---------3-| A|-----0------0-0---0-0-0-0---| E|----------------------------| * * * * * * * Final time: e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-0h2---4/5------2-------------| D|-0h2---4/5------2-------------| A|-----0------0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * Solo e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-11--------11-11-11\9--| A|--9---------9--9--9\7--| E|-----------------------| "In 1799..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----------------9-9-9\7--| A|-------------------------| E|-7-7-7/9-----------------| "Bodies in the open..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-11--------11-11-11\9--| A|--9---------9--9--9\7--| E|-----------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-7-7-7/9--------7-7-7\5--| Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-7-----------------------7-| A|-7-9--------9-9----------7-| E|---7--------7-7-4----------| "It's a haunted..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|---------------------7-| A|-9--------9----------7-| E|-7--------7-4----------| "All the evil..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-9----------4-6-6----| E|-7--------7-----4----| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-7---------------------7-| A|-7-9--------9-6--------7-| E|---7--------7-4----------| Riff 2a Guitar 1 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-11--------11-11-11\9--| A|--9---------9--9--9\7--| E|-----------------------| "A ghost coming..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|----------------9-9-9\7--------9----| A|-------------------------------7----| E|-7-7-7/9----------------------------| "Twenty years..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-11--------11-11-11\9--| A|--9---------9--9--9\7--| E|-----------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------9----| A|-------------------------------7--9-| E|-7-7-7/9--------7-7-7\5-----------7-| Riff 4 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|------------8------------| D|-7----------8------------| A|-7--0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-| E|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * "Under..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-5h7---------5--5--5----| A|-0---0-0-0-0-3--3--3-5--| E|---------------------3--| * * * * "...blade." Play Riff 2a "Out of the old oak tree..." Play Riff 4 "Under, under the blade..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------4-----2-----4-----------4-----2-----4---4-| A|-4-----------------------2-------------------0-2-| E|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Traffic on the graveyard..." e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------5-----4-----------------5-----4-----------| D|-5-----------------5---5-4-----------------5-----| A|-3-3-3---3-3---3-3---0-3-2-2-2---2-2---2-2-------| E|---------------------------------------------0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The killing has begun..." e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|-3--------3--5--| E|-1--------1--3--| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------2-----1-----2-----------2-----1-----2-----| D|-----------------------------------------------4-| A|-4-----------------------2-------------------0-2-| E|-2-2-2---2-2---2-2---0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------5-----3-----------------5-----3-----------| G|-------------------4tr5--------------------4-5-4-| D|-5-----------------------4-----------------------| A|-3-3-3---3-3---3-3-------2-2-2---2-2---2-2-------| E|-------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-2----2-4-5-4-0-4-2~-| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| Guitar 3 e|----------------------------------| B|----10--9--10--------10--9--10----| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|--12--10------------12--10-----------| B|----------12tr13------------12-13-12-| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|-10~----10-12-13-12----12-10~-| G|--------------------12--------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| Play Riff 1a Solo Rhythm Solo e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-------7-----10-----9-----| A|-2-----5------8-----7-----| E|-0-0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0-| * * * * * * * * "You're under the blade..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-------7-----10-----12--| A|-2-----5------8-----10--| E|-0-0-0---0-0----0-0-----| * * * * * * "...crusade, the legend..." Final time: e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-------7-----10-----9-----| A|-2-----5------8-----7-----| E|-0-0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0-| * * * * * * * * "You're under the blade..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-------7-----10-----------| A|-2-----5------8-8-7--6--5-| E|-0-0-0---0-0----6-5--4--3-| * * * * * * * * "...crusade, in fear..." Riff 7 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-2-2-4--4--2-2-4-4-4--4--| E|-0-0-2--2--0-0-2-2-2--2--| * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-2-2-5-5-4--4--| E|-2-2-2-2-0-0-3-3-2--2--| * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-2-2-4--4--2-2-4-4-4--4--| E|-0-0-2--2--0-0-2-2-2--2--| * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-4-4-4-4-2-2-5-5-4--4-xx-| E|-2-2-2-2-0-0-3-3-2--2-xx-| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 8 Guitar 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-6---------7----9-----6----5--| A|-4----5----5----7--9--4----5--| E|------3------------7----------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 4 "Under, under the blade..." Lead into next section: Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-----------------------------5-| E|-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-0-2-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-9-11-12-9-11-12-9-11-12-9-11-12-9-11-12-| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|-9-11-12-9-11-12-9-11-12-9-11-12-9-11-12~-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| Riff 9 x3 e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------8-5-----| A|-5h7-----7-----5h7-8----5h7-----7---------7~--| E|-----0-0---0-0-----6--------0-0---0-0---------| * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------8-5---------| A|-5h7-----7-----5h7-8----5h7-----7---------7~------| E|-----0-0---0-0-----6--------0-0---0-0---------0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 10 x4 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5h7-----8p7-----5h7-----8p7-----| E|-0---0-0-----0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-| * * * * * * * * Riff 10a x4 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-5h7-----7-----5h7-----8-----| E|-----0-0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-| * * * * * * * * Riff 10b e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5h7-----8p7-----5h7-----8p7-----| E|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-| * * * * * * * * Song fades out with Riff 10b Ending solo e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| End Solo Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 12~* = tremolo bar vibrato. x = mute with fret-hand * = palm mute X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = finger tap / = slide up \ = slide down h. = natural harmonics a = artificial harmonics (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill