Mercyful Fate: A Corpse Without Soul transcribed by: Dave Zatuchney DaveDZNY@AOL.com edited by: Russ Elton webmaster@abysslord.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: May 16, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--2--| A|--0--| E|-----| Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|-222222222222-| ************ Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-6------6------6------6------| A|-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-| E|-----------------------------| **** **** **** **** Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|--------4------5------4------| D|-2------4------5------4------| A|-0-0000---0000---0000---0000-| E|-----------------------------| **** **** **** **** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|--------4------5------4------| D|-2------4------5------4------| A|-0-0000---0000---0000---0000-| E|-----------------------------| **** **** **** **** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|--------5------5------4------| D|-2------5------5------4------| A|-0-0000---0000---0000---0000-| E|-----------------------------| **** **** **** **** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|--------4------5------4------| D|-2------4------5------4------| A|-0-0000---0000---0000---0000-| E|-----------------------------| **** **** **** **** Lead into next section: e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-5--4--5--7--4--5--3--4--| A|-3--2--3--5--2--3--1--2--| E|-------------------------| Riff 4 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------5^--------7--7-5-7-5-| D|-----7p5h7-5^--7p5---7--7-5-7-5-| A|-0-0---------------0------------| E|--------------------------------| * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----------5^---------------------| D|-----7p5h7-5^--7p5---5--------5---| A|-0-0---------------7----7-5\3-3-5-| E|--------------------------------3-| * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------5^--------7--7-5-7-5-| D|-----7p5h7-5^--7p5---7--7-5-7-5-| A|-0-0---------------0------------| E|--------------------------------| * * * e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-7p5---5--------------------------------| D|-----7---7p5-7p5---5-----------5----7-7-| A|-----------------7---7p5-7p5p0-3----5-5-| E|----------------------------------------| Riff 4a e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------5^--------7--7-5-7-5-| D|-----7p5h7-5^--7p5---7--7-5-7-5-| A|-0-0---------------0------------| E|--------------------------------| * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----------5^---------------------| D|-----7p5h7-5^--7p5---5--------5---| A|-0-0---------------7----7-5\3-3-5-| E|--------------------------------3-| * * Riff 5 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------5^----------------------------| D|-----7p5h7-----7p5-------7p5---5^--7p5---| A|-0-0---------------7-0-0-----7---------7-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * "Listen..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------5^-------------------| D|-----7p5h7-----7p5---5------5---| A|-0-0---------------7----7-5-3-5-| E|------------------------------3-| * * Riff 6 Guitar 1 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-7----4-4-4-5----7-| A|-5----2-2-2-3----5-| E|-------------------| "...he took it out on me..." Guitar 2 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-7----------12--------| A|-5----9-9-9-10----12\-| E|----------------------| Riff 4b e|--------------------------------| B|-------------------6-----8---8~-| G|-----------5^------5-----7---7~-| D|-----7p5h7-5^-------------------| A|-0-0-----------0-0---0-0---0----| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------5^-------------------| D|-----7p5h7-5^--7p5---5------5---| A|-0-0---------------7----7-5-3-5-| E|------------------------------3-| * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------5^--------7--7-5-7-5-| D|-----7p5h7-5^--7p5---7--7-5-7-5-| A|-0-0---------------0------------| E|--------------------------------| * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-----------5^-----------------------| D|-----7p5h7-5^--7p5---5----------5---| A|-0-0---------------7----7-5\3-4-3-5-| E|------------------------------2---3-| * * Play Riff 5 "I..." Riff 6a Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-7----4-4-4-5----7-5-4--5-4-2--4-2----2-----| A|-5----2-2-2-3----5-3-2--3-2-0--2-0-5--0-5-4-| E|-----------------------------------3----3-2-| "...inside his spell..." Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-7----------12-------7-5-4--5-4-2--4-2----2-----| A|-5----9-9-9-10--10\--5-3-2--3-2-0--2-0-5--0-5-4-| E|---------------------------------------3----3-2-| Riff 7 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7/9-----9-------------7-8-7-7h8p7-5-| A|-5/7-----7---------7-8---------------| E|-----0-0---0-0-0-0-------------------| * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-------9-----7--7-7-5-5h7-7-| A|-------7-----5--5-5-5-5---5-| E|-0-0-0---0-0----------------| * * * * * Final time: e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------9-----7--7-7-5-5h7-7---| A|-------7-----5--5-5-5-5---5-0-| E|-0-0-0---0-0------------------| * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|------------------------9-10-9-9h10p9-7-| D|-7/9-----9---------9-10-----------------| A|-5/7-----7------------------------------| E|-----0-0---0-0-0-0----------------------| * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-------9-----7--7-7-5-5h7-7-| A|-------7-----5--5-5-5-5---5-| E|-0-0-0---0-0----------------| * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7/9-----9-------------7-8-7-7h8p7-5-| A|-5/7-----7---------7-8---------------| E|-----0-0---0-0-0-0-------------------| * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-------9-----7--7-7-5-5h7-7-| A|-------7-----5--5-5-5-5---5-| E|-0-0-0---0-0----------------| * * * * * Repeat the above, but replace last section with: e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------9-----7--7-7-5-5h7-7---| A|-------7-----5--5-5-5-5---5-0-| E|-0-0-0---0-0------------------| * * * * * * Riff 8 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-5-5-5-8----7-7-7-10--| A|-3-3-3-6----5-5-5--8--| E|----------------------| "Small black wings..." e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-8-8-8-7---10-10-10-8-| A|-6-6-6-5----8--8--8-6-| E|----------------------| Riff 7a (First time leave off first chord and slide, just play the x79 chord and an extra open E) Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7/9-----9-------------7-8-7-7h8p7-5-| A|-5/7-----7---------7-8---------------| E|-----0-0---0-0-0-0-------------------| * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-------9-----7--7-7-5-5h7-7-| A|-------7-----5--5-5-5-5---5-| E|-0-0-0---0-0----------------| * * * * * Final time: e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------9-----7--7-7-5-5h7-7---| A|-------7-----5--5-5-5-5---5-0-| E|-0-0-0---0-0------------------| * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|------------------------9-10-9-9h10p9-7-| D|-7/9-----9---------9-10-----------------| ---| A|-5/7-----7------------------------------| | E|-----0-0---0-0-0-0----------------------| | * * * * * * | e|----------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|----------------------------| | G|----------------------------| | D|-------9-----7--7-7-5-5h7-7-| ---------------| A|-------7-----5--5-5-5-5---5-| E|-0-0-0---0-0----------------| * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7/9-----9-------------7-8-7-7h8p7-5-| A|-5/7-----7---------7-8---------------| E|-----0-0---0-0-0-0-------------------| * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-------9-----7--7-7-5-5h7-7-| A|-------7-----5--5-5-5-5---5-| E|-0-0-0---0-0----------------| * * * * * e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|------------------------9-10-9-9h10p9-7-| D|-7/9-----9---------9-10-----------------| A|-5/7-----7------------------------------| E|-----0-0---0-0-0-0----------------------| * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------9-----7--7-7-5-5h7-7---| A|-------7-----5--5-5-5-5---5-0-| E|-0-0-0---0-0------------------| * * * * * * Play Riff 8 "Small black wings..." Riff 9 Guitar 1 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-2------2---------------| A|-0-0000-0-0000-3-5--3---| E|----------------------3-| **** **** e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-2------2---------------| A|-0-0000-0-0000-3-5--3---| E|----------------------3-| **** **** Guitar 2 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-2------2---------------| A|-0-0000-0-0000-3-5--3---| E|----------------------3-| **** **** e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-2------2------2-3------| A|-0-0000-0-0000------3---| E|----------------------3-| **** **** Riff 9a e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-2------2---------------| A|-0-0000-0-0000-3-5--3---| E|----------------------3-| **** **** Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-4------4------4-7-4--2-7-5-| A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-5-2--0-5-3-| E|----------------------------| **** **** Play Riff 9a Solo Rhythm Lead into next section: e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-7p5---5--------------------------------| D|-----7---7p5-7p5---5-----------5----7-7-| A|-----------------7---7p5-7p5p0-3----5-5-| E|----------------------------------------| Play Riff 4a Play Riff 5 "Listen..." Play Riff 6 Play Riff 4b Play Riff 5 "I..." Riff 6b Guitar 1 e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-7----4-4-4-5--| A|-5----2-2-2-3--| E|---------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-7----------12------| A|-5----9-9-9-10--10\-| E|--------------------| Both guitars: e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-7p5-----------------------------------| D|-----7---5-----------------------------| A|-------7---7-5-3-5-3-2-3-2-0-2-0-------| E|---------------------------------3-2-0-| Play Riff 10 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-7------7------7------7------| D|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| **** **** **** **** Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm) Final chord e|-----------------------------|-----| B|-----------------------------|-----| G|-----------------------------|-----| D|-7------7------7------7------|--7--| A|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-|--5--| E|-----------------------------|-----| **** **** **** **** Lead solo Play Riff 10 Solo Rhythm Final time play this: e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4------4------4-7-4--2-7-5-4-| A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-5-2--0-5-3-2-| E|------------------------------| **** **** "Satan has taken his, TOLL!!!" Play Riff 10 Solo Rhythm Final time play this: e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4------4------4-7-4--2-7-5-2-| A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-5-2--0-5-3-0-| E|------------------------------| **** **** 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