Mercyful Fate: Night of the Unborn 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: May 03, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro solo: Riff 1 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------12\--| G|------------------------------9~----------12\--| D|------------------------------a----------------| A|-----------------5h7---------------------------| E|-15\-3p0-0-0-5h7-----0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------| * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------(10p9~)-| A|---------7-5----------------------10p7----------12p10~-| E|-0-0-0-0-----6-6--0-3-4~--0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 1 e|-----------------------| B|---------12-14---------| G|---------12-14--12-----| D|-------------------14~-| A|-----------------------| E|-0-0-0-0---------------| * * * * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------| B|---------12-14---------| G|---------12-14--12-----| D|-------------------14\-| A|-----------------------| E|-0-0-0-0---------------| * * * * Both guitars: e|-------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------12\--| G|--------------------------9~----------12\--| D|--------------------------a----------------| A|-------------5h7---------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-5h7-----0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------(10p9~)-| A|---------7-5----------------------10p7----------12p10~-| E|-0-0-0-0-----6-6--0-3-4~--0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------| B|---------12-14---------| G|---------12-14--12-14\-| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-0-0-0-0---------------| * * * * Riff 2 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------4p2-------2--| A|-------------------------------------------4-3-2-0--| E|-2-2-2-0-5-2--2-2-2-0-5-4--2-2-2-0-5-2--------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------4p2-------2-------4--| A|-------------------------------------------4-3-2-0--4-2--2--| E|-2-2-2-0-5-2--2-2-2-0-5-4--2-2-2-0-5-2--------------2-0-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|------------------------------7-| D|-5----------4/5---------------7-| A|-5----------4/5---------5-6-7---| E|----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0---------| * * * * * * * * "I..." e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|------------------------------7--------5-| D|-5----------4/5---------------7--------5-| A|-5----------4/5---------5-6-7----5-6-7---| E|----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0------------------| * * * * * * * * "...forbid you entrance here..." Riff 4 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-5h7---------5h7---------5h7-------------------| D|-5h7---------5h7---------5h7---------7p6p5-5-4-| A|-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------6-5-| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "..ground......" e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-5h7---------5h7-------------------------| D|-5h7---------5h7---------7p6p5-5-4-------| A|-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-------6-5--3--5-| E|-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "...don't you see this chapel? " Play Riff 3 "Shut up! Hold your tongue" Play Riff 4 "...unborn...tonight is the night..." Lead in to the chorus e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-------3-5-| E|-3--5------| Riff 5 (chorus) Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------4-5-7--7-5-----2-4-5--5-7-xx-5-5-| A|-----------5-5--7-5-7~-xx-2-3-5--5-3--xx-0-2-3--3-5-xx-3-3-| E|-3-1-3~-xx-------------------------------------------------| "The spirits of the unborn..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------4-5-4------4-5-7--7-5-----2-4-5--5-7-xx-5-5-| A|-----------5-5-------7~\--2-3-5--5-3--xx-0-2-3--3-5-xx-3-3-| E|-3-1-3~-xx-------------------------------------------------| Riff 6 x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-------------9-9--7------------| A|-5-------------7-7--5--------5-5-| E|----000-000-00--------000-00-3-3-| *** *** ** *** ** "tonight..." Riff 7 x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-0h2-222-222-222-22-0h2-222-222-222-22-| E|---------------------------------------| * * *** *** *** ** * * *** *** *** ** "They will dance around the Chapel..." Play Riff 6 Play Riff 7 "They will make a fool..." Play riff 6 Riff 8 e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5----7-7--| A|-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-5-5--| E|-----------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** ** "A song for the dead..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5--4-| A|-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3--2-| E|------------------------------------| ** ** ** ** ** ** "To whom Life ..." Play Riff 6 "...just begun..." Play Riff 8 "Ahhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhh" Play riff 6 "...this ones for the unborn" Lead in to the solo rhythm e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|-7------9-| A|-5------7-| E|----000---| *** Play Riff 2 twice (solo rhythm) Play Riff 6 "Did you know..." Play last bar of riff 6 like this: e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7-------------9-9--7---------5----7-| A|-5-------------7-7--5---------3----5-| E|----000-000-00--------000-000----0---| *** *** ** *** *** * "...the first of June..." Play Riff 5 "The spirits of the unborn..." Repeat Riff 5 (solo starts) Solo Rhythm x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-2h4-444-444-444-44-2h4-444-444-444-44-| E|---------------------------------------| x2 e|-------------------------------------------|-----| B|-------------------------------------------|-----| G|------------2----5-4---4-2--4-2------------|-----| D|-2-4--2-4---2-4--5-4---4-2--4-2---2-4--2-4-|--7--| A|-2-4--2-4---0-4--3-2---2-0--2-0---2-4--2-4-|--5--| E|-0-2--0-2-----2-------------------0-2--0-2-|-----| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-| A|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-| E|--------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7-----7----7----7-4-----4----4----4-| A|-5--55-5-55-5-55-5-2--22-2-22-2-22-2-| E|-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-9-----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-| A|-7--77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-| E|---------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-7-----7----7----7-5-----5----5----5-| A|-5--55-5-55-5-55-5-3--33-3-33-3-33-3-| E|-------------------------------------| x3 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------------------------4-4-| A|-4--------------------------2-2-| E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-----| *** *** *** *** *** *** e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-4------------------------------| E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-222-| *** *** *** *** *** *** *** e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5-| A|-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-| E|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7-| A|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-| E|--------------------------------------| Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-5h7-777-777-777-77-5h7-777-777-777-77-| E|---------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-5h7-777-777-777-77-5h7-777-777-777-77-| E|---------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-4h5-55555555555555-7h9-99999999999999-| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|---------------------11h12121212121212121212\-| G|-7h9-99999999999999---------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Both guitars: x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-0h2-222-222-222-22-0h2-222-222-222-22-| E|---------------------------------------| * * *** *** *** ** * * *** *** *** ** x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-5p3-333-333-333-33-5p3-333-333-333-33-| E|---------------------------------------| * * *** *** *** ** * * *** *** *** ** Ending e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|-0-0-2~--0-0-3~--0-0-5~--0-0-6~--0-0-8~--0-0-9~-| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-------------------2-22-4-| E|-0-0-10~--0-0-12\--0-00-2-| 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