Mercyful Fate : A Gruesome Time transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl 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: March 28, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-----7--7h8p7-5h7p5------7--7h8p7-5h7--| E|-0------------------0--0---------------| Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm) E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----7--7h8p7-5h7p5------7--7h8p7-5h7p5--| E|-0------------------0--0-----------------| E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|------7--7h8p7-5h7p5------7-| E|-0--0----------------0--0---| E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-2h3p2---------| E|-------------------------5-3-2-0-| Solo e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-12--12^--12~~~--12^--12--12~--------12-12-14-14-| D|-------------------------------14~~--------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-14^-(14)p12-14p12-14^-(14)p12-14p12-14^-(14)p12-14p12-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-------------15^~~~----(15)\-| G|-14^-(14)p12-----------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| End Solo Riff 3 Guitars 1 & 2 E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5-----7--5----| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5---2-7--5--2-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3-0-0-5--3--0-| E|--------------------------------| "Everything is so strange in here..." E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5--------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5---2-0-2-0tr2-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3-0-0----------| E|---------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5-----7--5----| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5---2-7--5--2-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3-0-0-5--3--0-| E|--------------------------------| "And as I look into your eyes..." E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------5--------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------5---2-0-2-0tr2-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------3-0-0----------| E|---------------5-3-2-1----------------| * * * * E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5-------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5--2--5--4--3-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3--0----------| E|--------------------------3--2--1-| * * * "I am deep inside..." Guitar 3 E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5-----7--5----| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5---2-7--5--2-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3-0-0-5--3--0-| E|--------------------------------| "Everything is so strange in here..." E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------5--------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5--------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--------------| E|--------------------------------------| * * * * E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------5-----7--5----| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5---2-7--5--2-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3-0-0-5--3--0-| E|----------------------------------| * "And as I look into your eyes..." E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------5----------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-----5----------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-4-3----------------| E|--------------------------------------| * * * E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------5-------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5--2--5--4--3-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--0----------| E|-------------------------------3--2--1-| * * * * * * * "I am deep inside..." Riff 4 (acoustic) Guitar 1 E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--0---------------0-------------| D|----4---------------4-----------| A|------2------3--------2---------| E|--------0--0------------0--0-1--| "Deep inside your head..." Guitar 2 (distortion, quietly) E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--2-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------3--| E|--------------------------------| Lead into next section: (Distortion) E|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|-3--5--| E|-1--3--| Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm) E|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------7--7h8p7-5h7p5------7--7h8p7-5h7p5--| E|-0--00----------------0--0-----------------| E|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|------7--7h8p7-5h7p5------7-| E|-0--0----------------0--0---| E|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-2h3p2---------| E|-------------------------5-3-2-0-| Solo e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-22^r--22^~~----22^--(22)p20-------------------| G|-----------------------------21~~--19h20p19----| D|--------------------------------------------21-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|----------19-20-19----19-------19-20^--20^--(20)^------| G|-19-19-21----------21----19-21---------------------21\-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 "All your secrets..." Play Riff 4 "Deep inside..." Lead into next section: (Distortion) E|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|-3--5--| E|-1--3--| Riff 2a E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-------7--7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-2h3p2-0h2p0-------| E|-0--00----------------------------------3h5p3-| Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5-----7--5----| D|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5---2-7--5--2-| A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3-0-0-5--3--0-| E|-0--------------------------------| x3 E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5-----7--5----| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----5---2-7--5--2-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----3-0-0-5--3--0-| E|--------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|----------------8-7-------------8-7-| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8-7--7-7-7-7-7--8-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6-5--5-5-5-5-5--6-5-| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * E|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|------------8-7------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7--8-7--7-7-7-7-5-| A|-5-5-5-5-5--6-5--5-5-5-5-3-| E|---------------------------| * * * * * * * * * E|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------5-----------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------5--2--------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------3--0--------| E|--------------------------------3-2-1-| * * * Solo e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---7--8--10-8-7-8-7-------7-8p7--------------------------| G|-x------------------9-8h9-------9-8h9p8---------8h9p8----| D|----------------------------------------10-9h10-------10-| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------5p4-| G|--------------------------------------------------5-----| D|-9-10p9p7----7-9-10-9-7--------------7--7--7--4-7-------| A|----------10------------10-9p7p6h7h9--------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------4-5-7-8p7---7-----------------------7h8p7h8p7---| G|-5p4-5p4h5-----------9---9p8-9p8---------8---------------9-| D|---------------------------------10p8h10---10--------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------17/19-| B|-7h8p7/-13p12h13p12-13-15/17--17--17\--------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|-19tm----19tm--17-19tm----19tm----17-19tm----20-19-17-19tm-| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-19tm---20-19-17-19tm---20-19-17-19-17-15-14-15-17-14-15tm-| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-14-12-14-12------12tm------12tm-14-12----------------------| B|-------------15tm------15tm------------15-13-12h13p12-10----| G|---------------------------------------------------------11-| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----10-8--------------------13--13--13/15--15--13---------------| G|-12------10-8-9-7-----------------------------------------------| D|------------------10p9~~----10--10--10/12--12--10------9-10-----| A|---------------------------------------------------12-------9~~-| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| [guitar 2 plays top notes] e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------11--12~----12-12-12-(12)-| D|--------------------8--7/12--10/--12--10~----10-10-10-(10)-| A|-10---9-10-6--9-10-10--9/13--12/---------------------------| E|-----10-11-8-10-11-----------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-------12-12p11---------------------| D|-12-13----------12-10-12~~----(12)\-| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|-19p15--15h19p15---------------------------------------------| B|------17--------19p17p15--17p15p13-17p13-17p13--------13-----| G|------------------------19--------------------16p14p12--(12)-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|--0-[dive bomb with whammy]--| End Solo Riff 1b Guitar 1 x4 E|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|-----7--7h8p7-5h7p5---| E|-0------------------0-| Guitar 2 E|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|-----7--7h8p7-5h7p5---| E|-0------------------0-| E|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-----6--6h7p6-4h6p4---| A|----------------------| E|-0------------------0-| E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----9--9h10p9-7h9p7---| A|-----------------------| E|-0-------------------0-| E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----9--9h10p9-7h9p7---| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-0-------------------0-| Riff 1c E|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------7--7h8p7-5h7p5------7--7h8p7-5h7p5--| E|-0--0----------------0--0-----------------| "I'm the dreams..." Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) E|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------0------------------------------------| D|--------5-------------------------------7----4----------| A|-2------3----3-2-3----2-0---4------5----5----2----------| E|-0----0-------------------3-2----2-3--------------0-3-2-| * * * * * * * * E|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------0----------------------------------------------| D|--------5-------------------------------7----4--------------------| A|-2------3----3-2-3----2-0---4------5----5----2----2p0-5-----------| E|-0----0-------------------3-2----2-3--------------------8-7-8-7-5-| * * * * * Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo over the above riffs e|-----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------8^-----| G|------------------------------7-9----9~\-| D|-4--(4)h5-4h5p4-------4-5-7/9------------| A|----------------7~~----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-----------12-13-12h13p12-------------| G|-----12-14----------------14-12-11~~--| D|-/14----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------19-20-----| G|-11-12-14-12-11--11-12-11-------------------20-21-------21~-| D|---------------14---------14-13~~--13/21-21-----------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------19-20-22-20-19-------19-------| B|----19-20-22^r^r^~~--22^-----------------22-20----22-20-| G|-21-----------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-19--20-19--------19-20-22-22^r^r-20-19~--22-19-20-19---------| G|---21-----21-20-22------------------------------------21-20~\-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-----16-17-16-------------------------------| D|-/19----------17-16-17~~--(17)\(10)-0-------| A|---------------------------------------5h7~-| E|---------------------------------------a----| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-4h5p4---4-----4-5-7-5p4---4h5p4---4-----4-5h7-9p0h0-| A|-------7---5h7-----------7-------7---5-7-------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------12--12h13p12--12---| G|-11h12p11----11----------11-12-14-------------14--14-| D|----------14----12-14~-------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------12--------12--------| B|---------------------------------x----15p12-----15p12---| G|-12p11-12p11-12-11-11------------x---------14--------14-| D|----------------------12-13~\--/-x----------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-12--------12--------12-------------12------------12-----------| B|---15p12-----15p12------12-15p12-------12-15p12-----12-15p12---| G|--------14--------14------------14-------------14-----------14-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12-----------------14----------------------------------| B|----12-----------------19-19h20p19----19-------19-20-22-| G|------14^~~--(14)\-----------------21----20h21----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-19h20p19--19----------------------------------------------| B|---------22---22p20p19----19h20p19----19-------20h22p20-19-| G|-----------------------21----------21----20h21-------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----19h20p19--19---------------------------------| G|-21---------21--21p19-21p19--19-18---------------| D|---------------------------21-----19-17-16-16~~~-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------12-13-| G|-11--11-12-14-12-11--11-12-11--11-----11-12-14------| D|-------------------14--------14--13-14--------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-12h13p12-------------------------12-13-12h13p12--12----| G|---------14-12-11~~--12p11------14--------------14--14^-| D|--------------------------14~~--------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|----12--------------------------------------------------| B|-13-----15-12--12---------------------------------------| G|-------------14----14^-14-12-14-14^--14^r-12------------| D|--------------------------------------------14~~----14\-| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 "I wanna see you in..." Play Riff 4 "Deep inside..." Riff 7 E|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----5---5--7---5---7-8---------| A|-----5---5--7---5---7-8---------| E|-0-0---0------0---0-----0-6-5-3-| * * * * * * * * * E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-------------------------7--8-| D|-----5---5--7---5---7-8--7--8-| A|-----5---5--7---5---7-8--5--6-| E|-0-0---0------0---0-----------| * * * * * Ending: Guitars 1 & 2 E|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|------8----8-10----8----10-11-----------| A|------8----8-10----8----10-11-----------| E|-6666---66------66---68--------66666666-| **** ** ** ** ******** "I've come to give you a gruesome time..." Guitar 3 E|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------8----8-10----8----10-11----(11)--| A|------8----8-10----8----10-11----(11)--| E|-6666---66------66---68----------------| **** ** ** ** 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