Mercyful Fate: Lady In Black transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl Marcel Weeterings : eenerglanginternetadres@Hotmail.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: October 25, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7--7-7-----------7--7-7-----5-7-| A|-5--5-5-5-8-5-7-5-5--5-5-5-8-----| E|---------------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-5--5-5--3--2--5--5-5--3--2-| A|-3--3-3--------3--3-3-------| E|----------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7--7-7-----------7--7-7-----5-7-| A|-5--5-5-5-8-5-7-5-5--5-5-5-8-----| E|---------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-12--12-12--------12--12-12-------| A|-10--10-10--8--7--10--10-10--8--7-| E|----------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7--7-7-----------7--7-7-----5-7-| A|-5--5-5-5-8-5-7-5-5--5-5-5-8-----| E|---------------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-5--(5)--3--2--5--(5)--3--2-| A|-3--(3)--3--3--3--(3)--3--3-| E|----------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7--7-7-----------7--7-7-----5-7-| A|-5--5-5-5-8-5-7-5-5--5-5-5-8-----| E|---------------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-5--(5)--3--2--5--(5)--3--2-| A|-3--(3)--3--3--3--(3)--3--3-| E|----------------------------| Play Riff 1 "On a magical misty morning..." Riff 2 Guitar 1 (Let notes ring) e|-------0------------0------------0------------0--1-0-| B|-----3---3--------3---3--------1---1--------1--------| G|---2-------2----2-------2----0-------0----0----------| D|-0------------0--------------------------------------| A|---------------------------3------------3------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| "Hear them sing again..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 1 "Without a word of warning..." Play Riff 2 "The Lady in Black had come again..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-7-------------5-5-------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Begging me to..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-3-3-------------2-2--2-2-| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0--0-0-| E|--------------------------| * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-7-------------5-5-------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Begging me to..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-3-3-------------2-2--2-2--7--| A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0--0-0--5--| E|---------------------------5--| * * * * * * Guitar 2 (Play 2x) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|----------2-----------2-| D|-0--2--3-----0--2--3----| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------2-----------| D|-0--2--3-----0--3--2--| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Guitar 3 (Play 2x) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-5-----------3----------| E|------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-1-----------0--5--4----| E|------------------------| Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-10-10----------10-| A|--8--8-----------8-| E|-------00000000----| ******** x2 e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|--------------5-| A|--------------5-| E|-222222222222-3-| ************ x2 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-10-10----------10-| A|--8--8-----------8-| E|-------00000000----| ******** Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-------------7-5-------------5-| A|-5-------------5-3-------------3-| E|---------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-3-------------3-2-2--2-2-| A|-1-------------1-0-0--0-0-| E|--------------------------| Guitar 2 (Play 2x) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|----------2-----------2-| D|-0--2--3-----0--2--3----| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------2-----------| D|-0--2--3-----0--3--2--| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Guitar 3 (Play 2x) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-5-----------3----------| E|------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-1-----------0--5--4----| E|------------------------| Play Riff 1 "Her eyes were..." Play Riff 2 "Take me far away..." Ending to riff 2: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--7--| A|--5--| E|-----| Lead into next section: e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|-0000000000-...-| ********** "Follow me to the other side..." Riff 4a Both Guitars e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-10-10----------10--10-10----------| A|--8--8-----------8---8--8----------| E|-------00000000-----------00000000-| ******** ******** Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-10--10-10----------10--10-10----------10-| A|--8---8--8-----------8---8--8-----------8-| E|-----------00000000-----------00000000----| ******** ******** Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--7---7--7----------10--10-10----------10-| A|------------------------------------------| E|-----------00000000-----------00000000----| ******** ******** Riff 1a e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7--7-7-----------7--7-7-----5-7-| A|-5--5-5-5-8-5-7-5-5--5-5-5-8-----| E|---------------------------------| "Through the tunnel of light..." Riff 4b e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|--------------10-| A|---------------8-| E|-000000000000----| ************ "Fading away..." Play Riff 1a "Through the tunnel of light..." Play Riff 4b "We're fading away..." Riff 3b Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-------------7-5-------------5-| A|-5-------------5-3-------------3-| E|---------------------------------| "Through the light..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-3-------------3-2-2--2-2-| A|-1-------------1-0-0--0-0-| E|--------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-------------7-5-------------5-| A|-5-------------5-3-------------3-| E|---------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-3-------------3-2-2--2-2--7--| A|-1-------------1-0-0--0-0--5--| E|---------------------------5--| Guitar 2 (Play 2x) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|----------2-----------2-| D|-0--2--3-----0--2--3----| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------2-----------| D|-0--2--3-----0--3--2--| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Guitar 3 (Play 2x) e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-5-----------3----------| E|------------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-1-----------0--5--4----| 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