King Diamond: The Exorcist transcribed by Langus : tlange@promail.pl edited by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com solo by: LordDarkmoor : LordDarkmoor@hotmail.com Rami Nuotio : midiamondie'at'sci.fi 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: May 24, 2013 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------7-9-| A|---10---9~---------10---9~--10-9-10-----| E|-0----0-----7~---0----0-----------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------12-11-| A|---10---9~------10-10--9-| E|-0----0-----7----8-------| Riff 2 (2 times) e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------7-9-| A|---10---9~---------10---9---10-9-10-----| E|-7----7-----8~---7----7-----------------| "At the light..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|---10---9~------9-10-7-| E|-7----7-----8---7--8-5-| Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|----10---9~---------10---9~----| A|--7----7-----10-9-7----7-----8-| E|-------------------------------| "Gone, would Sarah..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----10---9~---------10---9~-----| A|--7----7-----10-9-7----7-----8\-| E|--------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|----10---9~---------10---9~----| D|-------------10-9--------------| A|--7----7----------7----7-----8-| E|-------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|----10---9~---------10---9~-----| D|-------------10-9---------------| A|--7----7----------7----7-----8\-| E|--------------------------------| Both e|---------------| B|---------------| G|------0-----0--| D|----2-----1----| A|--3-----2------| E|---------------| "Grandpa was panicking..." Play Riff 1 "Father Malone..." Play Riff 2 "Sarah's voice..." Play Riff 3 "Had gone..." Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---9-7------9-7-----------| A|---7-5------7-5----5-5-7--| E|-0--------0--------3-3-5--| * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---9-7------9-7----------------| A|---7-5------7-5------------0h2-| E|-0--------0------2-2-2-2-3-----| * * * * * Solo (Harmony guitar plays top notes) e|-----------------------------15-14b15r14-14~--| B|-------------------15-12~---------------------| G|--9~----/12-11~--------------12-11b12r11-11~--| D|-------------------12--9~---------------------| A|--7~----/10--9~-------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------0-0-| B|-15b17~----14p12-12--------(12)\------| G|-----------------14b16~----(14)\------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-3--3----------------3--3---------20b22~--| B|-3--3-------------3--3--3-----------------| G|------4-4~--0-2-4---------4-4~------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 5 x2 E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------0h2--| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-2-0-2-3------| E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Put me through..." x2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------0h2--| A|-------------------3-2-0-2-3------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "The Abbey of the..." Repeat Riff 5 "Father Malone..." Riff 6 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-5--5--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-7--7-| E|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-3--3--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-5--5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "It only..." Riff 7 E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-4--4--4--4--5-5--4--4--4--4--7-7-| E|-2--2--2--2--3-3--2--2--2--2--5-5-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Listen here my friend..." E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-4--4--4--4--5-5--4--4--4--4--7--| E|-2--2--2--2--3-3--2--2--2--2--5--| * * * * * * * * * * "I will be there..." Riff 8 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|----9----------------------| A|------9-10-7-9----7--------| E|-/7------------10---9-10-6-| "...-noon, beware..." x3 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---9----------------------| A|-----9-10-7-9----7--------| E|-7------------10---9-10-6-| Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|------------------/9--7--(7)\--| D|-2/9--------(9)\--/9--7--(7)\--| A|-2/9--------(9)\---------------| E|-------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-[9]10r9-[9]10r9-[9]10r9-[9]10r9--| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-14p12p10-12p10----10----------------| B|----------------12----12p10----10h12-| G|----------------------------11-------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-14p11-14p11----11----------------| D|-------------14----14p12-14p12----| A|-------------------------------14-| E|----------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-(11-12----11h12p11h12p11~--(11)\-| <-- Harmony guitar A|--12-14----12h14p12h14p12~--(12)\-| E|----------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-9*--(9)*--(9)*--(9)*--9/--| * = bar dips A|-9*--(9)*--(9)*--(9)*--9/--| E|---------------------------| e|-----8/10------10/12-------12/14-| B|---------------------------------| G|---9--------12----------14-------| D|-7--------9----------10----------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|----15----14~-15----15----14b15r14-14~-| B|------------------------------------a--| G|-12----12--------12----12--------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|----------------------------17h19h20/-24\-12~-| B|-------------------17h19h20-------------------| G|----------16h17h20----------------------------| D|-16h17h19-------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-10h12p10----10------------------------------| B|----------12----12-10h12p10----10------------| G|----------------------------11----9b11r9-9~--| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-(7--5-------------------| <-- Harmony guitar D|--9--7---9--7---9p7-5~)--| A|--------10--9--10p9-7~---| E|-------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 "Father Malone..." Play Riff 2 "Holy cross..." Play Riff 3 "Go, call..." Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo (Harmony guitar plays top notes) e|-----------------------------15-14b15r14-14~--| B|-------------------15-12~---------------------| G|--9~----/12-11~--------------12-11b12r11-11~--| D|-------------------12--9~---------------------| A|--7~----/10--9~-------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-12-----------------------------| B|-15b17~----15p12-12h15p12----12-| G|--------------------------14----| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-12h17p12----12-15p12----12--------| G|----------14----------14----14b16~-| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-12h14h15p14p12---------------------| B|----------------12h13h15p13---------| G|----------------------------14p12\9-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-9h11h12p11p9--------------------| D|--------------12-9h10h12p10p9----| A|------------------------------12-| E|---------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------9-11-12-| D|--------------------------9-11-12-9-11-12---------| A|-9h10h12p10p9-----9-10-12-------------------------| E|--------------10----------------------------------| e|-------------------17b19~--| B|---------------------------| G|---------9-11-12p0---------| D|-9-11-12-------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| End Solo Riff 8a e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|----9----------------------| A|------9-10-7-9----7--------| E|-/7------------10---9-10-6-| * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---9----------------------| A|-----9-10-7-9----7--------| E|-7------------10---9-10-6-| * * Riff 9 x4 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|---10-------------------------| A|------10-11-8-10----8---------| E|-8---------------11---10-11-7-| * * * x7 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|---11-------------------------| A|------11-12-9-11----9---------| E|-9---------------12---11-12-8-| Song fades 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