Mercyful Fate: The Preacher transcribed by: The Brothers GRAX edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com solos by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi 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: February 12, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9------------| D|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9------------| A|--------------------7-8-7-5-| E|--------------------5-6-5-3-| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9------------| D|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9--------5-7-| A|--------------------7---3-5-| E|--------------------5-------| Solo over riff 1 e|-12--------10-------9-------7-----| B|-15b17~----13b15~--12b14~--10b12~-| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-10-------9------------------------------| B|-13b15~--12b14~--10------12--------------| G|-----------------12b14~--14b16~--(16)b17-| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| Riff 2 x2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--------------9/10\9---7-| A|-7/9----10----7/-8\7-9-5-| E|-5/7-77--8-----------7---| ** "You believe in Heaven..." x2 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-------------5/6\5---3-| A|-3/5----6----3/4\3-5-1-| E|-1/3-33-4----------3---| ** "When you ring your demon bell..." Play Riff 1 "Oh yeah, you're the preacher..." Riff 3 x2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------9-8-7-| A|--------5-xx-4-xx-7-xx-4-xx-2--9-8-7-| E|-222222-3-xx-2-xx-5-xx-2-xx-0--------| ****** "I can't wait to see..." Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|-5555555555555555-44444444-0000000000000000-| E|--------------------------------------------| **************** ******** **************** e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------4-| A|---------------------------55555555-00000000-4-| E|-3333333333333333-22222222-------------------2-| **************** ******** ******** ******** Solo e|------------------------------------10-14-10-------| B|-------------11-10----------1011-11----------11-10-| G|-------------------12-11-12------------------------| D|-------12-12---------------------------------------| A|----10---------------------------------------------| E|-10------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------1110-------------------| B|----------------13-12-11-9------13-11-10-13-11-10-| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-13-12-13-12-11-----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------14-10--------------------| B|----11-10----------11-11------11-10---------------| G|-12-------12-11-12------------------12-11---------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------10-1012-| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----------10-11-10-------10-11-10---------10-11^-| G|-------------------11------------12-11-12--------| D|----11-12-------------12-------------------------| A|-13----------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-12h13p12p10p9h10-12h13p12---------| B|--------------------------11-10-11-| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-9h10p9--------------------------------| B|--------11-10-11-----------------------| G|-----------------11h12p11h12p11h12-11~-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 "I believe you're crying..." Play Riff 1 "Oh yeah, you're the preacher..." Play Riff 3 "I can't wait to see..." Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5----------7-5--------------| A|-5----------7-5--------------| E|---00000000-----000000000000-| ******** ************ x2 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-----------------4---------------------------| A|-----------------2-----------2h3p2---2h3p2---| E|-222222-5-222220---222222-5--------5-------5-| ****** ****** ****** x2 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------7----8----9----10-| A|------------4h5p4----------7-xx-8-xx-9-xx-10-| E|-444444-4h7-------7-444444---xx---xx---xx----| ****** ****** x2 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-----------------3--------------------------| A|-----------------1----------1h2p1---1h2p1---| E|-111111-4-111110---111111-4-------4-------4-| ****** ****** ****** e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----------6-------------8--------| D|---6-------4------8------6------5-| A|-4-4--3333---3333-6-5555---5555-3-| E|-2--------------------------------| **** **** **** **** Solos #1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-----17----------1715-------17p15-15-17-15-| G|-14-----14-16-14---------14----------------| D|----------------------17-------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------| B|--------------------------1715------17-| G|-16p14h16p14{16p14}-14---------16^16---| D|-----------------------17--------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|-15---------15---------15^^-17-15~~--17p16h17-| G|----1614-16---16-14-16------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-19-15------------------------------------------15----------| B|------171715-------------1715--15---------171617------15-15-| G|-------------16-19161716-----16---16---16----------16-------| D|------------------------------------14----------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-12---12^12/13-13~~-| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| #2 E|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-12-9-10^-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9~~----9----| D|--------------------------------------12---12-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------9------------| G|--------------------------9-11---11-9-11-11-| D|-11-12-11-9-11----9-11-12-------------------| A|---------------12---------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| B|-10--10-9-{9}---9-----------------10-| G|--------------11-11-10-11-9-10-11----| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|----9----9-11-9--------------------------| D|-11---11--------12-11-12-11-99-9---------| A|---------------------------------12-11-9-| E|-----------------------------------------| #3 E|-----------16//-1618-1918-16-22-1616-18-15161622161818161619^~~--| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-11^^r-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------12-14-121312-14-14--------16-| G|--------------13------------13----------------------16~----| D|-14-1614-14-16--16-13161316--------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| #4 e|-13h17p13---1317----------------16-13----13-------13-17-13-| B|----------16----16-16^-16-16p13-------16----13-16----------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|----13-16-13----13-------13-17-13----13--121212----13-| B|-16----------16----13-16----------16---16-------16----| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-16-13h16p13----13----------------------------------| G|-------------15----15-14-15-14----14-14-------------| D|-------------------------------15------151413-15-13-| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|----13-----------------------------------| A|-15----15-13-12-13-12----12--------------| E|----------------------15----1314-13-13~~-| End Solos Play Riff 1 "You're the preacher..." Play Riff 2 "You're in the fire..." Play Riff 1 "Oh yeah, you're the preacher..." Play Riff 3 "I can't wait to see..." Ending: e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9\--| D|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9\--| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| 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