Mercyful Fate: The Oath transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi solo by: Stefanos Danakos: slaytanic_gr@yahoo.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 04, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|-77-7--66-6-| A|-55-5--44-4-| E|------------| Riff 1 Guitars 1 & 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------7^--------------7-9-7---------| A|-7-9-9-9-7-9----9--7-9-9-9-9-------9-7-7~--| E|-------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------7^------77-7--66-6--| A|-7-9-9-9-7-9----9--7-55-5--44-4--| E|---------------------------------| Guitar 3 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------22222222222p0-99-9--88-8-| E|-222222222222-555555555555--------------------------| ************ ************ ********** e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-----4------4------7------7------9------9-------------| A|-------------------------------------------99-9--88-8-| E|-222----222----555----555----777----777---------------| *** *** *** *** *** *** Riff 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-5---------------------5---------5---------| A|-3---------------------3---------3---------| E|----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I deny Jesus..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-4----------4----------4----------4-4-4-| E|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...Christ..." e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-5---------------------5---------5---------| A|-3---------------------3---------3---------| E|----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...the deceiver..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-4----------4----------4----------4-------| E|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar fill over Riff 2 #1 e|-12^^~~-14--------------| B|---------------10-------| G|-------------9----11~---| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| #2 e|-20^~~-20--19-17-16h17-16---------| B|--------------------------19^r\---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "And I abjure the Christian faith..." Lead into next section: e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-4--5--5--4--5--4-| A|-2--3--3--2--3--2-| E|------------------| "...all of it's works." Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-------9-8--------9-8--5--------9-8--------7-5-------| A|-------7-6--------7-6--3--------7-6------------8-7-8-| E|-0-5-0------0-5-0---------0-5-0------0-5-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---4-5-5-4-5-4--2----------------| ----| A|-0-2-3-3-2-3-2--0--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| | E|-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| | * * * * * |--- Play 2x e|---------------------------------| | B|---------------------------------| | G|---------------------------------| | D|---4-5-5-4-5-4--2----------------| ----| A|-0-2-3-3-2-3-2--0--4-4-4-5-5-5-4-| E|-------------------2-2-2-3-3-3-2-| * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---4-4-4-5-5-5-4-4-9-9-9-101010-| A|-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-7-7-7--8-8-8-| E|--------------------------------| * Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|---10-9---10-9---10-9h10p9----9-10-| E|-0------0------0-----------12------| * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|---10-9---10-9---10-9----9-10-| E|-0------0------0------12------| * * * x2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|---10-9---10-9---10-9----9-10-| A|-0------0------0------12------| E|------------------------------| * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|---10-9---10-9---10-9h10p9----9-10-| E|-0------0------0-----------12------| * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|---10-9---10-9---10-9----9-10-| E|-0------0------0------12------| * * * Guitar 2 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-2--2--2----2--2--2-| E|-0--0--0----0--0--0-| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-2-2--2--2----2--2--2-| A|-0-0--0--0----0--0--0-| E|----------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|-2-2--2--2----2--2--2-| E|-0-0--0--0----0--0--0-| Riff 5 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------9-----------------| D|---10---9-10------10---10-9----| ----| A|-0----0---------0----0------10-| | E|-------------------------------| | * * * * |---> Play 3x e|-------------------------------| | B|-------------------------------| | G|-------------9-----------------| ----| D|---10---9-10---10-9----9-10-12-| A|-0----0-------------10---------| E|-------------------------------| * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------9-----------------| D|---10---9-10------10---10-9----| A|-0----0---------0----0------10-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-------------0------------------| D|---10---9-10----7---------------| A|-0----0---------5--5--4-3-2-2-2-| E|-------------------3--2-1-0-0-0-| * * Riff 6 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------7--5-| A|-----7h8p7-----10------7h8p7-5--3-| E|-000-------000-----000------------| *** *** *** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----------------------------7-| A|-----7h8p7-----10------7h8p7-5-| E|-000-------000-----000---------| *** *** *** Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------7--5-| A|-----7h8p7-----10------7h8p7-5--3-| E|-000-------000-----000------------| *** *** *** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-----7h8p7-----10------7h8p7-9-| E|-000-------000-----000---------| *** *** *** Riff 7 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------4-5-----------------2-| A|-0h2-2222-2-3-----------------0-| E|---------------0h2-2222-0h2-2---| * * **** * * **** * * * "To it's lawful master..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------4-5--------------------| A|-0h2-2222-2-3--------------------| E|---------------0h2-2222-0h2-2222-| * * **** * * **** * * **** "...to worship Him..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------4-5-----------------2-| A|-0h2-2222-2-3-----------------0-| E|---------------0h2-2222-0h2-2---| * * **** * * **** * * * "Our Lord Satan..." e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|----------4-5-| A|-0h2-2222-2-3-| E|--------------| * * **** "...and no other..." Play Riff 6 "In the name of Satan..." Play Riff 7 "By these names..." Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------5--7--9-| A|-4--4--2-4--4--2-4-3-2-0--4--4--2-4--3--5--7-| E|-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--------2--2--0-2----------| "...the goat." e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9--8--7-| A|-4--4--2-4--4--2-4-3-2-0--4--4--2-4--7--6--5-| E|-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--------2--2--0-2----------| Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-9--9-9-9-8--9--8-| A|-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-7--7-7-7-6--7--6-| E|------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-2--2-2-2-4--4-4-4-| A|-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-0--0-0-0-2--2-2-2-| E|-------------------------------------| Riff 10 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7----| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| E|-----------------------------------| Play Riff 9 Riff 11 e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------4p2p0-4~-----------4p2p0-4~----(4)p0-77-7--66-6-| A|--------------------------------------------55-5--44-4-| E|-2-2-2--------------2-2-2------------------------------| "To the furtherance..." Riff 1a Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------7^--------------------------| D|-------------7^-------9-9-9-9-7-9----9--7-------------7^------| A|-7-9-9-9-7-9----9--7----------------------9-9-9-9-7-9----9--7-| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|-77-7--66-6-| A|-55-5--44-4-| E|------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------------------11---------| A|-11-12-12-12-11-12-----12--11-| E|------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-------------------11---------| D|-12-12-12-12-11-12-----12--11-| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------------------11---------| A|-12-12-12-12-11-12-----12--11-| E|------------------------------| e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|-99-9--88-8-| E|------------| Play Riff 2 "Do what thou wilt..." Riff 1b Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------7^--------------------------| D|-------------7^-------9-9-9-9-7-9----9--7-------------7^------| A|-7-9-9-9-7-9----9--7----------------------9-9-9-9-7-9----9--7-| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|-77-7--66-6-| A|-55-5--44-4-| E|------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------------------11---------| A|-11-12-12-12-11-12-----12--11-| E|------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-------------------11---------| D|-12-12-12-12-11-12-----12--11-| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------------------11---------| A|-12-12-12-12-11-12-----12--11-| E|------------------------------| e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|-77-7--66-6-| A|-55-5--44-4-| E|------------| Riff 12 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-1111-11--99-9--77-7--66-6-| A|--9-9--9--77-7--55-5--44-4-| E|---------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-11--9--7--6--11--9--7--6-| A|--9--7--5--4---9--7--5--4-| E|--------------------------| "As it was in the beginning..." Guitar 1 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-11----9----7----6-| A|--9----7----5----4-| E|-------------------| "...is now..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|--4~---/6~---/7~---/9~-| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-9-9-xxx-12-12-xxx-5-5-xxx-7-7-| A|-7-7-xxx-10-10-xxx-3-3-xxx-5-5-| E|-------------------------------| Final time e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-9-9-xxx-12-12-xxx-5-5-xxx---7---9-9\-| A|-7-7-xxx-10-10-xxx-3-3-xxx-5---5-7-7\-| E|--------------------------------------| Solo e|---/Full\-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-(17)-r---13--12-13-12----12---------/Full\----------------------| G|--------------------------14----14-12-14-(16)-r---12--14~-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------/Full--/Full--/Full\------------| B|-------------10--12--13p12p10~----15(17)-15(17)-15(17)--r(15)~~-----| G|-9---11--12---------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------10~------------------------| B|--------------10----10-12-10-12-13-12-13-----13~--12h13~-10~~-------| G|-11--12-11-12----12-------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| / Full \ e|-17--(19)---r--15---14---15---17---15~----14h15p14~~----------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-0--12p10p0-14p12p0-17p12p0-15p12p0-14p12p0-15p12p0-14p12p0---------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------/Full---------sl---------------| B|----------12~------------12~----15----(17)~~----17-/-19~~-----------| G|----------12~------------12~---------*------------------------------| D|-14-14-14-------14-14-14--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| * --> First hit the note and a little later bend it. e|-15-12-14-10-12-8-10-7-8-5-7--5h7h8~-7~--5h7-2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3--------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| | e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-16-12-14-11-12-9-11-7-9-5-7--5h7h9~-7~--5h7-2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4--------| Harmony Gtr. D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-3---2---3---5---7---8---7---5h7p5h7---2---3---2--------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------5--5\------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| | e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------5--5\------------| G|-4---2---4---5---7---9---7---5h7p5h7---2---4---2--------------------| Harmony Gtr. D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo 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