Mercyful Fate: Time 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: January 05, 2019 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 (Arranged for guitar) x12 e|----10-8----8------| B|---------11---10---| G|--0----------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-------------------------8-------| B|---8-10-11-10-8----10-11---11-10-| G|-8--------------10---------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| x2 e|----10-8----8------| B|---------11---10---| G|--0----------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-------------------------8-----------------| B|---8-10-11-10-8----10-11---11-10-----------| G|-8--------------10----------------7--8--7--| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Arranged for guitar) e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|--12----7----8----11--| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Guitar 3 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-10----(10)\-5----6----9----6----8--| E|------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-10----(10)\-5----6----8----5--6--5----5-| E|-----------------------------------------| Riff 2 (verse) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-5----8----(8)\-3----5--3--| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| "Time, time, time..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-5----3---------------------| A|-----------3----3-5-3-5-3-5-| E|----------------------------| "Doesn't matter..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--3----6----8----10-11-10--8--| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| "What a beautiful moment..." e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-11----10-11-10----11-10------------------------| A|----------------------------8--6--8----8--6--8--| E|------------------------------------------------| "If you're willing to trade..." Play Riff 1 [Just guitar 1] "Minutes and seconds are..." Play Riff 2 "Time, time, time..." Riff 1a Guitar 1 (Arranged for guitar) x8 e|----10-8----8------| B|---------11---10---| G|--0----------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-------------------------8-------| B|---8-10-11-10-8----10-11---11-10-| G|-8--------------10---------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| x2 e|----10-8----8------| B|---------11---10---| G|--0----------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-------------------------8-----------------| B|---8-10-11-10-8----10-11---11-10-----------| G|-8--------------10----------------7--8--7--| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 x2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-12-12-10----10----12-12-10----10----| A|-10-------13----12-10-------13----12-| E|-------------------------------------| "Ahhh..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-8-5-7-8-7-5-10-7-8-10-8-7-| A|-6------------8------------| E|---------------------------| "Time is here..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-12-12-10----10----12-12-10----10----| A|-10-------13----12-10-------13----12-| E|-------------------------------------| "Ahhh..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-8-5-7-8-7-5-10-7-8-10-8-7-----------| A|-6------------8-------------5--6--5--| E|-------------------------------------| "Time is here..." Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-12----15---10----12---10--| A|-10----13----8----10----8--| E|---------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-12----8---10----12---10--| A|-10----8----8----10----8--| E|--------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-8----6----8----4----8-----6--| A|-8----6----8----4----8-----6--| E|------------------------------| Solo (Denner) e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|---3----[3]4r3~--3-3-------------------------3-4-3---3-----| G|---------------------5p3\2-2-3---2-----2-3-5-------5---3-5-| D|-0-----------------------------5---3-5---------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-------3-------3-6-3h5p3---3------3---| B|-3h4/6-3-6b8~------------6---6b8~---6-| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|-3h6p3-3------------------------------| G|---------5-[5]7r5-3-2-3-2---2-----2---| D|--------------------------5---3-5---5-| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------5-6--------13b15~-| D|-/8~--(8)\------8-8-----------| A|------------------------------| E|--------------------0---------| * * e|-------------------------------------------| B|-13b14--(14)r13-11-13-11h13p11----11-------| G|-------------------------------13----13b15-| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-------------11--13--14--16-16b18r16-16b18~-| B|-11--13--14---------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-13-16-13h16p13----13--------| B|----------------16----16b18~-| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| End Solo NOTE: (Little slides off each F5 chord in the below riffs) Riff 4 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--8----8-| A|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--6----6-| E|----------------------------------------| "Time will kill..." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-10--10--10--10--7--5--7----7--5--7-| A|--8---8---8---8--5--3--5----5--3--5-| E|------------------------------------| "But time will never stay..." Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--12--12-| A|--8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8--10--10-| E|----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-10--10--10--10--12----12-| A|--8---8---8---8--10----10-| E|--------------------------| Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-10--10--10--10--8----8--| A|--8---8---8---8--6----6--| E|-------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-10--10--10--10--7--5--7----7--5--7-| A|--8---8---8---8--5--3--5----5--3--5-| E|------------------------------------| "Time will heal..." Solo (3 different guitars) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|----10-12-13-12-12h13~--------13-15-13-12-13-15-13----13-12----| D|-10---------------------------------------------------------15-| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-12~--------(12)~--| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|----10-12-13-12-12h13~----15-13----12~----(12)~--| D|-10-----------------------------15---------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|----9-11-13-11-11h13~--------13-14-13-11-13-14-13----13-11----| G|-10--------------------------------------------------------13-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------| B|-12~--------(12)~--| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|----9-11-13-11-11h13~----14-13----12~----(12)~-| G|-10----------------------------13--------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 (Wah pedal) e|-------------------------13-16b18--| B|-16-----16-----16-----16-----------| G|-15b17--15b17--15b17---------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-16p13----13------------------------------| B|-------16----16p13-16p13------------------| G|-------------------------15b17r15-13-12~--| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-15b17~--15b17~--15b17-15p13----12~--| D|-----------------------------15------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-13------13------------13------11------11------11------11------| B|-16b18~--16b18~--4b6~--16b18~--14b16~--14b16~--14b16~--14b16~\-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------13--------13------------------------| B|-------13----16b18-----16b18-{16}-13----------| G|-15b17-------------------------------15b17r15-| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| (no more wah pedal) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|---------------14--12--14-| D|-12--10--12---------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| Ending Guitar 1 (Arranged for guitar) e|----10-8----8------| B|---------11---10---| G|--0----------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Guitar 2 x3 e|-------------------------------|------| B|-------------------------------|------| G|-------------------------------|------| D|-------------------------------|------| A|-10----(10)\-5----6----(6)/-9--|--10--| E|-------------------------------|------| "Minutes and seconds are..." Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 12~* = tremolo bar vibrato. x = mute with fret-hand * = palm mute X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = finger tap / = slide up \ = slide down h. = natural harmonics a = artificial harmonics (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill