Mercyful Fate: The Afterlife transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl 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 (Clean) e|-1----1------5-----3-----1---| B|-3------3------3-----3-----3-| G|-2--------2------2-----2-----| D|-0---------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-1----1------3-----1-----0---| B|-3------3------3-----3-----3-| G|-2--------2------2-----2-----| D|-0---------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Riff 2 (clean) x4 e|----0----------------| B|------3-----------2--| G|--------0-------0----| D|--------------2------| A|------------0--------| E|-0-------------------| Intro solo (Denner) e|-12-13-15b17--15b17r15-13-12-13-12------------| B|-----------------------------------15-14-15~\-| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-9/10---------------------------------------| B|-------11~--10--------------------------10~-| G|---------------12-10-9----------9-10-12-----| D|-----------------------12-11-12-------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|-12b13--12~--12b13r12-10-12-10h12p10-------------------------| B|-------------------------------------13-11-10----------------| G|----------------------------------------------12-10-9--------| D|------------------------------------------------------12-11~-| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------10----11-10-13-11-10----------------| G|-------9----10-9-12-10----12----------------12-10-9--------| D|-12-11---12-----------------------------------------12-12~-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 3 (Clean) e|-1--------1--------5-----3-----1---| B|------3-----3--------3-----3-----3-| G|----2---------2--------2-----2-----| D|--------0-------0------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| "Why am I here..." e|---------1--------3-----1-----0---| B|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-| G|---2---------2--------2-----2-----| D|-0-----0-------0------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| "In a quiet mortuary..." e|---------1--------5-----3-----1---| B|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-| G|---2---------2--------2-----2-----| D|-0-----0-------0------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| "A lady and a..." e|---------1--------3-----1-----0---| B|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-| G|---2---------2--------2-----2-----| D|-0-----0-------0------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| "Flowers in..." Riff 4 (Clean) x4 e|----0-------------------| B|------3-----------3-5~--| G|--------0-------3-------| D|----------2---3---------| A|------------1-----------| E|-0----------------------| "Nobody sees me..." Riff 3a (Clean) e|---------1--------5-----3-----1---| B|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-| G|---2---------2--------2-----2-----| D|-0-----0-------0------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| "Why am I here..." e|---------1--------3-----1-----0---| B|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-| G|---2---------2--------2-----2-----| D|-0-----0-------0------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| "In a quiet mortuary..." e|---------1--------5-----3-----1---| B|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-| G|---2---------2--------2-----2-----| D|-0-----0-------0------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| "Seems like I don't exist..." e|---------1--------3-----1-----| B|-----3-----3--------3-----3---| G|---2---------2--------2-----2-| D|-0-----0-------0--------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| "Seems like no one..." Riff 5 e|-----------1--------------------| B|---------1----------------------| G|-------2---------0-----0--------| D|-0-2-3---------2-----0--------5-| A|-------------3-----2-----3----3-| E|-------------------------1------| "...can hear me as I..." Riff 6 (Distortion) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|------------4-------------0--| D|-4---4----4----3----3---2----| A|-2---2--2------1----1-1------| E|-----------------------------| * * * * "...scream!!!!!" Riff 7 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-7/9---------12--11-------7---| A|-5/7---------10---9-------5---| E|-----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0---0-| * * * * * * * * "I do not feel..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-12--11---9-9------2-5---4-5-4tr5-| A|-10---9---7-7----3-----5----------| E|--------0-------------------------| * * * * * * * "...used to be..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-7/9---------12--11-------7---| A|-5/7---------10---9-------5---| E|-----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0---0-| * * * * * * * * "Could it really be..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------8-----| G|-----------------9-7-------9~--| D|-12--11---9-9--------9-8-5-----| --> Guitar 2 plays top notes A|-10---9---7-7----7-5-------7~--| E|--------0------------7-6-------| * * * * * "...see is me?" e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-7/9---------12--11-------7---| A|-5/7---------10---9-------5---| E|-----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0---0-| * * * * * * * * "You gotta tell me..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-12--11---9-9------2-5---4-5-4tr5-| A|-10---9---7-7----3-----5----------| E|--------0-------------------------| * * * * * * * "...never stay..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-7/9---------12--11-------7---| A|-5/7---------10---9-------5---| E|-----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0---0-| * * * * * * * * "Could it really be..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-12--11---9-9------4-5---2-5-----| A|-10---9---7-7----5-----3-----2-0-| E|--------0------------------------| * * * * * * * * * "...see is me..." Riff 8 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-4--3----------------------4--6----------------------| A|-2--1----------------------2--4----------------------| E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Does it really matter..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-4--3----------------------4--6----------------------| A|-2--1--[let ring]----------2--4--[let ring]----------| E|-----------------------0-0---------------------------| * * Riff 1a (Clean) e|-1----5-----3-----1----1----3-----1-----0---| B|-3------3-----3-----3--3------3-----3-----3-| G|-2--------2-----2------2--------2-----2-----| D|-0---------------------0--------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Play Riff 3 "Why am I here..." Play Riff 4 "Nobody sees me..." Play Riff 5 "As I..." Play Riff 6 "...scream!!!" Play Riff 7 "Why do I feel..." Play Riff 8 "Does it really matter..." Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|---------2---7-6----------------------4-4-| D|---------2---7-6----------------------4-4-| A|-5-2-2-2-0-0-5-4--------2-5-2---2-5-0-2-2-| E|--------------------2-5-------5-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-4-----6-7--------------2-4-5-------| E|------------5--4--2--0---------0--0-| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------3--4-| A|-5-4-------------5-4-3-------------1--2-| E|--------2-2----0----------2-2----0------| * * * Play Riff 7 "Why do I feel..." Play Riff 8 "Does it really matter..." Play Riff 9 Solo Rhythm 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