Mercyful Fate: Evil transcribed 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: April 02, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5---2-| A|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-5-0-| E|---------------------------3---| e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----[silent]----| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------| x2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2-| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| x2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-9-7-0-9-7-0-9-7-0-9-7-0-| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--------| A|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--5-4-2-| E|-----------------------3-2-0-| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5----| A|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3-5--| E|---------------------------3--| x6 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5------9-| A|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--5-4-7-| E|-----------------------3-2---| Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|--[silent]----9-10-9-10\-----| E|-----------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12------------| A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--9-10-9-10-| E|------------------------------------------------| ** ** ** Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7-9-| A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-7-| E|----------------------------------------------| ** ** ** * * * Final time, both guitars: e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7-4-| A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-2-| E|----------------------------------------------| ** ** ** * * * Riff 3 (Slight palm mutes) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-----------------------------2-| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-0-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I was born in a cemetary..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-----------------------------2-| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-0-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Under the sign of the moon..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-----------------------------2-| D|-------------------------2-4-0-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2---| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Raised from the grave..." 1st Ending e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-----------------------------2-| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-0-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...by the dead..." 2nd Ending Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-2-----------------9-| A|-2-2-2-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-4-3-7-| E|------------3--3-3-3-3-2-1---| * * * * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-2-------------------| A|-2-2-2-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-4-3-2-| E|------------3--3-3-3-3-2-1-0-| * * * * "...I'm insane..." Play Riff 2 but use this ending: e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7---| A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-4-| E|--------------------------------------------2-| ** ** ** * * * Riff 4 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------------------------7-| A|---4---4---4---4---4---4-5-| E|-222-222-222-222-222-222---| ** ** ** ** ** ** "You know..." Guitar 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|---5-----5-----5-----5--------| D|-5------------------------5-4-| A|-3---333---333---333---33-3-2-| E|------------------------------| *** *** *** ** "...my only pleasure..." Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-5---5---5---5---5---5----5-4-| A|-3-333-333-333-333-333-33-3-2-| E|------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** Both guitars: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2-4-5-| A|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-2-3-| E|-------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** "...is to hear you cry..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6-7-8-9-| A|-4-444-444-444-444-444-444-5-6-7-| E|---------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** "...cry..." Play Riff 2 but use this ending: e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7---| A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-4-| E|--------------------------------------------2-| ** ** ** * * * "I love to feel you die..." Play Riff 4 "And I'll be the first..." Play Riff 2 but use this ending: e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7-2-| A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-0-| E|----------------------------------------------| ** ** ** * * * Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---------2---------2-----------2---2-| A|-000-3b4-0-000-3b4-0-000-3p0---0---0-| E|-----------------------------3---3---| * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------2---------2-----------2---| A|-000-3b4-0-000-3b4-0-000-3b4---0---| E|-----------------------------3---3-| * * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----5--2-----5--2-----5-----2---2-| A|-000-3--0-000-3--0-000-3p0---0---0-| E|---------------------------3---3---| *** *** *** * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----5--2-----5--2-----5-----2---| A|-000-3--0-000-3--0-000-3p0---0---| E|---------------------------3---3-| *** *** *** * * Riff 6 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-2-2----2--7-5-----------5-5-| A|-0-0----0--5-3--5-5-3-3--3-3-| E|------3---------3-3-1-1------| "And when you're down..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-2-2----2--7-5--------------| A|-0-0----0--5-3--5-5--x-3-3--| E|------3---------3-3--x-1-1--| "...beyond the grave..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-2-2----2--7-5-----------5-5-| A|-0-0----0--5-3--5-5-3-3--3-3-| E|------3---------3-3-1-1------| "I'll dig up your body..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-2-2----2--7-5-----------5-5-| A|-0-0----0--5-3--5-5-3-3--3-3-| E|------3---------3-3-1-1------| "...and make love to shame..." Final time: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2-2----2--7-5-----------5-----| A|-0-0----0--5-3--5-5-3-3--3-----| E|------3---------3-3-1-1----00--| ** Riff 7 Guitar 1 (Play 2x) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------5-----------------| A|-3-3-------3-3-5-7-7-----------| E|-1-1-------1---3-5-5-----------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7-7-------------10----------| A|-5-5-7777-7-7-88--8------7-8-| E|-----------------------------| "You gotta say goodbye..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------5-------------------| A|-3-3--x-x--3-3-5-7-7-x--x-x-xxxx-| E|-1-1--x-x--1---3-5-5-x--x-x-xxxx-| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-7-7------5-5----3--3-3-3-3-5-7-| A|-5-5------3-3----1--1-1-1-1-3-5-| E|--------------------------------| "You gotta say goodbye..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------5-------------------| A|-3-3--x-x--3-3-5-7-7--xxx-x-xxxx-| E|-1-1--x-x--1---3-5-5--xxx-x-xxxx-| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-7-7------5-5----3--3-3-3-3-5-7-| A|-5-5------3-3----1--1-1-1-1-3-5-| E|--------------------------------| "Cause I will eat your mind..." Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|----------7----------| A|-5-5----5-5-7-9-9----| E|-3-3----3---5-7-7----| x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-9------1111------12----12-11\-| A|-7-7-9999--9-9-1010-10----10--9\-| E|---------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-9-9------1111------12---11-12-11-| A|-7-7-9999--9-9-1010-10----9-10--9-| E|----------------------------------| Final time e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|----------------------------4---| D|-9-9------7-7----5--5-5-5-5-2-4-| A|-7-7------5-5----3--3-3-3-3-----| E|--------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|----------7----------| A|-5-5----5-5-7-9-9----| E|-3-3----3---5-7-7----| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-9-9------7-7----5--5-5-5-5-9-7-| A|-7-7------5-5----3--3-3-3-3-7-5-| E|--------------------------------| Final time e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|----------------------------4---| D|-9-9------7-7----5--5-5-5-5-2-4-| A|-7-7------5-5----3--3-3-3-3---2-| E|--------------------------------| Solo over Riff 8 transcribed by: David Le Roux (odelo1@hotmail.com) http://homestead.com/_odelo/M.html pick e|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B|--13^^--13^^--13^^--12------12--13--12h13p12-------|-------------------------------------| G|--14^^--14^^--14^^------14--12----------------14~--|--14--14--14^^-14^^r--14h16--14--14--| D|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------12--14--12----------------------------| B|--/12--12h13---15-------------15--13--12-----------------| G|-----------------------------------------14-12--11-11~---| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|--10/12-------------------15^^r------------14~-----------| B|--12/13--12h13p12---------15^^r--15--15^^--15~--\--------| G|------------------14--12---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--13p12----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------14-12--11h12--11--11--------11--11-----------------------------------------| D|------------------------14--14-12-14--14--14-12-14-12-10-12-12-12------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------10-12-10----------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------12p10\3--| e|-----------------------------------------| B|--------15-14----------------------------| G|--15-16-16-15-16-16-15h16-16-15h16-16~---| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|---------12-14-12h14p12------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-15^^---------------15-12-13-15-12-13--12----------------------------12-13-15~--| G|----------------------------------------14--12-14-11-12--11-----11-12-14-----------| D|-------------------------------------------------------14--12-14-------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-15^^r-13-15-13h15p13-12-13-12\-----------------12-12-13-12h13p12--12--------------| G|----------------------------------------12-12-14-----------------14--14^^r-12------| D|--------------------------------12-12-14-------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--14-12h14p12-11-12-11~~--\-2---| D|--------------------------\-2---| A|----------------------------0---| E|--------------------------------| End Solo Riff 9 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-2------5------5------5--------5-| A|-0----5-3----5-3----5-3----3-5-3-| E|------3------3------3------1-3---| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-5-3-5----5-3-5----5-3-5----5-4-2-| A|-3-1-3----3-1-3----3-1-3----3-2-0-| E|----------------------------------| Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------| B|------------------| G|----------------7-| D|--------------5-5-| A|-555555555555-3---| E|------------------| ************ Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------2---------------5-| D|--------------0---------------3-| A|-222222222222----222222222222---| E|--------------------------------| ************ ************ e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|--------------2---------------| D|--------------0----------2--5-| A|-222222222222----2--4-5--0--3-| <-- Guitar 1 plays root E|-----------------0--2-3-------| <-- notes only ************ Lead break Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| A|-4444444444444444444444444-4-5-5-5-| E|-----------------------------3-3-3-| ************************* e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| E|---------------------------6--4-| A|-4444444444444444444444444-4--2-| E|--------------------------------| ************************* E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------------------------------2-| D|---------------------------2--0-| A|-0000000000000000000000000-0----| E|--------------------------------| ************************* Riff 11a (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------2---------------5-| D|-4------------0---------------3-| A|-2-2222222222----222222222222---| E|--------------------------------| ********** ************ e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|--------------2---------------| D|--------------0----------2--5-| A|-222222222222----2--4-5--0--3-| <-- Guitar 1 plays root E|-----------------0--2-3-------| <-- notes only ************ e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------2---------------5-| D|--------------0---------------3-| A|-222222222222----222222222222---| E|--------------------------------| ************ ************ e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|--------------2---------------| D|--------------0----------2--4-| A|-222222222222----2--4-5--0--2-| <-- Guitar 1 plays root E|-----------------0--2-3-------| <-- notes only ************ Ending: Guitar 1 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|---------------2-| A|-0--2-3--0-2---0-| E|-------------3---| Guitar 2 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-2--4-5--4-2---2-| A|-0--2-3--2-0---0-| E|-------------3---| 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