Mercyful Fate: Shadows 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: March 27, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro: Guitar 1 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-0-2--2--2-5--0-2--2--2-5-| A|-0-2--2--2-5--0-2--2--2-5-| E|--------------------------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (Comes in during the second playing of the above) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-7-9--9--9-12--7-9--9--9-12-| A|-5-7--7--7-10--5-7--7--7-10-| E|----------------------------| End intro Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-0-2--2--2-5--0-2--2--2-5-| A|-0-2--2--2-5--0-2--2--2-5-| E|--------------------------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-7-9--9--9-12--7-9--9--9-12-| A|-5-7--7--7-10--5-7--7--7-10-| E|----------------------------| Guitar 3 x2 e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|-9----12----11----10--| D|----------------------| A|-7----10-----9-----8--| E|----------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-0-2--2--2--2-2--3--3--3--3-0-| A|-0-2--2--2--2-2--3--3--3--3-0-| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-2-2---2---5--0-2-2--2-| A|-2-2---2---5--0-2-2--2-| E|-----0---0-------------| * * Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-7-9--9--9--9-9-10-10-10-10-7-| A|-5-7--7--7--7-7--8--8--8--8-5-| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * "When the darkness..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-9-9---9---12--7-9-9--9-| A|-7-7---7---10--5-7-7--7-| E|-----0---0--------------| * * Riff 3 GUitar 1 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|--2--------------| A|--0--[fades out]-| E|-----------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-7----9-10----10-9-----9--10--9-9--10-9-7------| A|-------------------10---------------------10-7-| E|-----------------------------------------------| "In the shadows..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------7----------------------| A|-10------10-9----9-10-9-------| E|------------------------10-7--| "In the shadows..." Guitar 3 e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-------7-9----9-7----7--9--7-7----9-7---------| D|-10---------------9-------------------10-9----| A|-------------------------------------------10-| E|----------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-10----12-10-9----9-10-9------| A|-------------------------10-9-| E|------------------------------| Guitar 4 e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-10----12-13----13-12-----12--13--12-12--13-12-10------| G|----------------------12--------------------------12-9-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|-------10-------------------------| G|-12-------12-11----11-12-11-------| D|----------------------------12-9--| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Ending to Riff 3 (Acoustic) e|----------------| B|-------0--------| G|-----0---0------| D|---1-------1----| A|-2-----------2--| E|----------------| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "Can you see..." Play Riff 3 "In the shadows..." Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-------------9------7/9-| A|-------------7------5/7-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-----| * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------------10------10/12-10-| A|--------------8-------8/10--8-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0----------| * * * * * * * Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------2-----| E|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2----2-4-5---5-4-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|------------------5--| A|------------------3--| E|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2----3--| * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------2-----| E|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2----2-4-5---5-4-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------5--4--| A|----------------3--2--| E|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2--------| * * * * * * * Solo over Riffs 4 and 5 e|--------5-----------------------4-7-4h7p4---5-8-5h8p5--| b|----3-5---5-3-5-6-5-3-5-3-3/5~~-----------5------------| g|--4----------------------------------------------------| d|-------------------------------------------------------| a|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| e|---5------------------------------------------------| b|-6---6p5h6p5---5------------------------------------| g|-------------7---7p5-7p5\4-(4)~~~-5-4-3-------------| d|----------------------------------------5-4-3-2~~~--| a|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| e|-12----------12/15----------15/18----------18/22--------| b|----14----14-------17----17-------20----20-------22-----| g|-------12-------------15-------------18-------------11--| d|--------------------------------------------------------| a|--------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------14--| b|----------------------14-14p13-------14/17~~~-14-17-----| g|----------------13-14----------14-13--------------------| d|-11-------14-11-----------------------------------------| a|----12-12-----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-17-14h17p14----14-17-19-16-16p14-------------17----16-----| b|-------------17-------------------17-16~~~-----------------| g|-------------------------------------16~~~-----------------| d|-------------------------------------------19----19----19--| a|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| rake_] e|--16------------------------16-17-19b----17----------17-------| b|-----17------------------19-----------------19-17-19----19\~~-| g|--------18-16---------18--------------------------------------| d|--------------19-16~~-----------------------------------------| a|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 4 "In the darkness..." Play Riff 5 "Deep in the night..." Lead into the next riff: e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-2------2--| E|-0------0--| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "In the land of..." Play Riff 3 "In the shadows..." Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm w/o guitar 3 Solo e|----------------------------------------------------| b|----------------------------------------------------| g|----------------------------------------------------| d|----------4h5p4---4-----4-5-7p5---4-5p4---4---------| a|--5---7-7-------7---5-7---------7-------7---5-7\0---| e|----------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| b|--/8--8-8---------------------------------------------| g|-----------------------------4h5p4---4-----4-5h7p5p4--| d|--/5--5-5-4h5p4--4-----4-5-7-------7---5-7------------| a|-------------------5-7--------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| b|--------------------------12p(10)-13p(12)-12h13p12--| g|----4h5p4---4-------12-14---------------------------| d|--7-------7---12/14---------------------------------| a|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| b|-----12---------------------------------------------| g|--14----14----14b-(14)p12--------7/12-12-11-12-11---| d|-----------14-------------14~~\7--------------------| a|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| b|----------------------12-------12-13----12h13h15----| g|-14-12-11-14-11-12-14----12-14-------14-------------| d|----------------------------------------------------| a|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| b|--12h13----12-(12)----------------------------------| g|--------14---------11-11h12p11----12-------11-12-14-| d|-------------------------------14----12-14----------| a|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------12----------------------| b|-12h13p12----12----12-13-15----15b~~-13h15p13\12-13-| g|----------14----14----------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------------------| a|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------12h13p12-----12------------------| b|-12-------12-13-15-----------15----15b~~~--15b-(15)-| g|----14~~~-------------------------------------------| d|----------------------------------------------------| a|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| b|--13-15-14h15p13\12-13-12---------------------------| g|--------------------------14-12-11---------------11-| d|-----------------------------------12-13~~-13h14----| a|----------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| b|-----------------------------------12-------12h13p12-| g|--------11-12----11-12-14-11-12-14----12-14----------| d|--13-14-------14-------------------------------------| a|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| b|-----12----------------------------------------------| g|--14----14-12\11----11h12p11----11-------11----------| d|-----------------14----------14----13-14----13~~(13)-| a|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|----5-4--7-5-4----5-4--7-5-| A|-2--3-2--5-3-2-2--3-2--5-3-| E|-0-------------0-----------| "We are hiding..." Riff 7 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------4------| A|-00000000-22222222-33333333-(2)--5--| <-- Guitar 1 plays E|--------------------------------(3)-| root notes only ******** ******** ******** "And when the darkness..." Play Riff 6 "We are always..." Play Riff 7 "But when the darkness..." Play Riff 4 "No more..." Play Riff 5 "Deep in the night..." Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm Solo e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-12h13h15p13p12----12h13p12----------------------------| G|----------------14----------14-14p12p11----11h12p11----| D|----------------------------------------12----------14-| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------13p12----12-------12-13-15-16----19^r-17~~-| G|-11-------11-12-14-------14----12-14-------------17-----------| D|----12-14-----------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-15tm--14tm--------------------12---------12---------12---------| B|-------------17tm--15\--/10-12----15p12------15p12------15p12---| G|---------------------------------------14---------14---------14-| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12--------------------------5-5-8^----8-7-5---------------| B|----12-15^--15^~~\----/5--5--5-5-------------8-7-5---------| G|---------------------------------------------------7-5-4-5-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-4h5p4----4----------------------------------| D|--------7---7-5-7p5---5----------------------| A|--------------------7---7p5-5p3-5------------| E|----------------------------------7^~~~--/12-| e|----------(19)----------------------------------------| B|-19h20-20---------17-20h22-20h22----19-20h22p20p19----| G|---------------21----------------21----------------21-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------19-22-22h24~~-| B|-19-20----22---------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| End Solo Ending Guitar 1 e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|----5-4--7-5-4-9\-| A|-2--3-2--5-3-2-7\-| E|-0----------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|----5-4--7-5-4-12\-| A|-2--3-2--5-3-2-10\-| E|-0-----------------| 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