Mercyful Fate: Black Funeral transcribed by: Mikko Laakso 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: April 07, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 x2 e|-----10---------|--------------| B|-10-------9~----|--------------| G|----------------|--------------| D|----------------|-----------4--| A|----------------|-----------2--| E|----------------|--X\\\---0----| Guitar 2 x2 e|----------------------------------------|--------| B|----------------------------------------|--------| G|----------------------------------------|--------| D|------7---------------------------------|-----4--| A|--7---5---6----6----6----6----6----6----|--2--2--| E|--5-------4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-|--0-----| ** ** ** ** ** ** Riff 2 (Guitar 2 plays note in () in addition) x3 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--3----3----3----3----3----3--------4-| A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-(2)-2-| E|---------------------------------0----| ** ** ** ** ** ** Bring....the black box to the altar... e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----5----| A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-3-33-| E|------------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** And do the sign..... e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--7----7----7----7----7----7---------| A|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55------| E|--------------------------------4-3--| ** ** ** ** ** ** All hail Satan..... e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--7----7----7----7----7----7--------4-| A|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-(2)-2-| E|---------------------------------0----| ** ** ** ** ** ** Yes hail Satan.... e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--3----3----3----3----3----3--------4-| A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-(2)-2-| E|---------------------------------0----| ** ** ** ** ** ** Lay down your swords e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3--5-| A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1--3-| E|-------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** The evil star..... e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--7----7----7----7----7----7-----3----| A|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-00--1--3-| E|------------------------------------1-| ** ** ** ** ** ** ahhhhhhhhh...... e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5--7-| A|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3--5-| E|-------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** ahhhhhhh........ e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9------| A|--7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-0-| E|---------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** ** * It's a black funeral..... e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4-| A|--2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-| E|---------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ahhh......... e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--5----5----5----5-2----2----2----2----| A|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-| E|---------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** ** She was a victim... Riff 3 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2----------------| A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------5-6-5tr6-| E|------0-0-------0-0-------0-0-----------| * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2--------2-| A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-----2--0-| E|------0-0-------0-0-------0--3----| * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2------(4-5-4tr5)-| --> Guitar 2 A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------5-6-5tr6--| E|------0-0-------0-0-------0-0------------| * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-----6--7-8-| A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-----4--5-6-| E|------0-0-------0-0-------0---------| * * * * * Play Riff 1 both play guitar 2 parts, guitar 1 slides near end and plays single E, not E5 Play Riff 2 Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-----------10-------------9-----------| D|-----9------8------9------7-------8-7-| A|-----7-------------7--------------6-5-| E|-0-0---0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0------| * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---9------9------9---9------| A|---7------7------7---7------| E|-0---0-0-----0-0---0----2-3-| * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-----------10-------------9-----------| D|-----9------8------9------7-------8-7-| A|-----7-------------7--------------6-5-| E|-0-0---0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0------| * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-7/9-------9------9---9-------| A|-5/7-------7------7---7---4-5-| E|------0-0-----0-0---0---0-2-3-| * * * * * * Riff 5 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------------5----| A|--5/7-----------5/7-----3-5--| E|--3/5-5-5-5-3~--3/5-5-5---3--| * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------3-| A|--5/7-----------3-3-3-3-3--1-| E|--3/5-5-5-5-3~--1-1-1-1-1----| * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------------5----| A|--5/7-----------5/7-----3-5--| E|--3/5-5-5-5-3~--3/5-5-5---3--| * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----------------------------3-| A|--5/7-------------3-3-3-3-3--1-| E|--3/5-5-5-5-3~--0-1-1-1-1-1----| * * * * * * Riff 6 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---------------7---6--------| A|-7/9-9-9-9-7-9-5---4--------| E|-5/7-7-7-7-5-7-------5-4-3~-| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---------------7---6--------| A|-7/9-9-9-9-7-9-5---4-----2--| E|-5/7-7-7-7-5-7-------5-4-0--| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---------------7---6--------| A|-7/9-9-9-9-7-9-5---4--------| E|-5/7-7-7-7-5-7-------5-4-3~-| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------------7---6-----9\--| A|-7/9-9-9-9-7-9-5---4-----7\--| E|-5/7-7-7-7-5-7-------5-4-----| 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