Mercyful Fate: Into the Coven transcribed by : Kamil Serkan Gunturk : gunturkk@boun.edu.tr intro solo and edited by : Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com edited by : Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.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 07, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm, Let notes ring) Guitar 1 e|----------------------------| B|------------0------0------3-| G|-----5----0------2------4---| D|---5-----------3------5-----| A|-3------2-------------------| E|----------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------0-----------| G|-----5----0-------------| D|---5-----------3--5-----| A|-3------2------------3--| E|------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----8------7---------------| B|---8------8------5-8--6-5---| G|-5------5------5----------7-| D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| e|----8------------------| B|--------------6--8-----| G|-5-----7-5-7--------5--| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| Repeat the above twice, then play: Guitar 1 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|------5----6---------| A|-0--------------0----| E|---------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------7--7-7----2--2-2----3--3-3--3-| E|-0--0-0----------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-2--2-2----2--2-3-5--7--7-7----0-0--0-0--| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------6-6--------------------| A|-5-5---------0-------0-2--0--| E|------------------0----------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| Solo (Distortion, Denner) e|-12-13-15-13-12---------------------------------------| B|----------------15-13~----12-13-15-13h15p13-12--------| G|-----------------------------------------------14-12~-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-------13-12-----------------------------------| G|-12-14-------14-12\10-9-9-10-9h10p9------------| D|------------------------------------12-10-10~--| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------12--12-13-12h13p12----------| B|-12h13-13------15----------------------------15-13-12-| G|----------12~-----12-12~------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|-13---------15-------12-13--12--12h13~\-| G|----12-12~-----12-12--------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-----5---------------------------------------| B|-------8-6-5-----5-6--5h6p5------------------| G|-4-5---------7~-------------7--5-4-5--4h5p4--| D|-------------------------------------------7-| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-6--6-6-7-9-9/10--10-10-/14-14-14-12--12-12-14b16--14~--14-14-14-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------12-12~--12-13-12h13p12-| G|-14-14-14-13~---------------------------------| D|---------------14-14~-------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|----------12-13p12----12-13p12-13-15-15b17r15-15b17~-| G|-14-13-14----------14--------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-13-15-15--13-12-12--13-15-13p15p13--12-13-| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|-12h13p12----12-13p12------| G|----------14----------14~--| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| End solo Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------5-----------5-5-4-| D|-7-----7-----5-7-5-7-----7---7-6-5-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-----4-----4---5----------| D|-----5-----5---3-----5--7-| A|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-3--5-| E|--------------------------| * * * * * * * Solo (Denner) e|--------------------------------------| B|-----------------13--------12h13-12~--| G|-12h14~----12-14----14~---------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-12-13~-----(13)/17-17-15tr17-15~--| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| End Solo Riff 2 E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-10-7-7--5-7-5-7-7--8-8-8-| A|--8-5-5--3-5-3-5-5--6-6-6-| E|--------------------------| E|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-10-7-7--5-7-5-7-8-9-10-| A|--8-5-5--3-5-3-5-6-7--8-| E|------------------------| Play Riff 1 "Howl like..." Final time end like this: e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----4-----4---5-------------| D|-----5-----5---3-----5--7----| A|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-3--5----| E|---------------------------0-| * * * * * * * * Riff 3 E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5--| E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--| * * * * * * * * * * * E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-2-3-4-2--| E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------0--| * * * * * * * "Come, come..." E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5--| E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--| * * * * * * * * * * * E|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-----------------2---2----| A|-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-4-0-2--| E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---0--| * * * * * * * "...and become..." Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-----------------2---------------2---| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-0-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-0-4-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * E|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------2--4--| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--2--| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------| E|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * * E|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-----------------2---------------2---| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-0-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-0-4-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-| E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----| A|-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| E|---------------------------3--| * * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo E|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------7---6-7-9-7h9p7-6-----------------| D|--7h9-7-9---9---------------9-7-------------| A|--------------------------------9-7----8b9--| E|------------------------------------10------| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------7---7--| A|--7-5h7p5---5--------5---5---7-5-7--9-7-9----9----| E|----------7---7-5-7----7--------------------------| E|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|--9b11-11r9p7-9-7-9--| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 "Undress..." Play Riff 3 Riff 5 (Slight Distortion, let notes ring) E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|--------4------------4-------------------------------| G|------4---4--------4---4----------5----------7-----6-| D|----4-------4----4-------4------5---5------7-----6---| A|--2------------0--------------5-------5--5-----4-----| E|----------------------------3------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| B|--------7-----------9-------------------| G|------7---7-------9---9-----------------| D|----7-------7---9-------9--2-4-------2--| A|--5-----------7------------0-2-------0--| E|----------------------------------3-----| Solo (over Riff 5) E|--------------------------7-------------7-9-10-12b14--| B|------------------------7---10p7---7-10---------------| G|-----6-7-6h7p6---7-9b11----------9--------------------| D|-7-9-----------9--------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| E|-14r12p10----------------------------| B|----------12-10h12p10-8--------------| G|------------------------9h11p9--...--| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------------------2----2-4-5-4-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--4-0-2-3-2-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2---------| * * * * * * * * * * E|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2-----------------2---2-4-5-4-| A|-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-4-0-2-3-2-| E|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---------| * * * * * * * * * E|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------2---2-4-5-4-| D|-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-4-0-2-3-2-| A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---------| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-2----------------------------| D|-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-6-5-4-3-2-| A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-4-3-2-1-0-| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------------------2----2-4-5-4-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--4-0-2-3-2-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2---------| * * * * * * * * * * E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-2-----------------------5-4-2---2-| A|-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-2-0---0-| E|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------3---| * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x3 E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-------------------------2------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--2---| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----0---| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm) x3 E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9---| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7---| E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-| E|-----------------------------------| Play Riff 1 Riff 4.1 (Solo Rhythm) E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6-4-| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * 1st end E|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-6-----6-----6-4-6-6-6-------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6-6-6-------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2--4--| E|-----------------------0--2--| * * * * 2nd end E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-6-----6-----6-4-6-6-6-6------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6-6-6-6-6--4-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-| E|------------------------------| * * * * Solo (over riff 4.1) E|----------------|---------------------------------------| B|----------------|---------------------------------------| G|----------9-----|--9-11-9-10-9-7-9-7-8-7-5-7-5-6-5------| D|-11b-9-11---11b-|----------------------------------6b---| A|----------------|---------------------------------------| E|----------------|---------------------------------------| E|----------------|---------------------------------------| B|----------------|--9-11-9-10-9-7-9-7-8-7-5-7-5-6-5------| G|----------9-----|----------------------------------7-6b-| D|-11b-9-11---11b-|---------------------------------------| A|----------------|---------------------------------------| E|----------------|---------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 "Suck the..." Play Riff 3 "Now..." Ending E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----------------2---2-4-5-| A|-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-4-0-2-3-| E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-------| * * * * * * * E|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----6-7-----8-9-----10-111111-----11---11-11\-| A|-4-5-4-5-6-7-6-7-8-9--8--9-9-9-...--9----9--9\-| E|-2-3-----4-5-----6-7---------------------------| 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