Mercyful Fate: Castillo Del Mortes transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl 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 16, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------7-6----7-6--| D|---------------------------| A|-5-7----5-7----5-4----5-4--| E|-3-5----3-5----------------| "Sowewhere in ancient Spain..." Acoustic solo over riff 1 E|----------------------------------------------| B|-\8-10----------------------------------------| G|-------9----9-10-9h10p9-7----9-7--------------| D|--------------------------10-----10-9-7-------| A|----------------------------------------10--7-| E|----------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------| B|---9-------9--------------| G|-8-------8---8--6---------| D|------------------7-4--6--| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-9-10--10h12p10-9-7-----10-9-7-------------------| D|--------------------10---------10-9-7------------| A|--------------------------------------10--8-10-7-| E|-------------------------------------------------| E|---7-----------------------------------| B|-9---10-9-7-9-------9-10-7-9---7---5---| G|-7---------------------------9---8---6-| D|-7-------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| End solo Riff 2 Guitars 1 & 2 (Play 2x) x4 e|----------------|--------------| B|----------------|--------------| G|----------------|--------------| D|----------------|--4-5---------| A|--2-1----2-1----|--2-3----5-7--| E|------0------0--|---------3-5--| * * * * * * "...House Of The Dead..." Guitar 3 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-2--------(2)---------2--| E|-0--------(0)---------0--| Riff 3 Guitars 1 & 2 x2 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|---------------5------------------5-| D|--5-4----5-4-----5-4----5-4---------| A|------3------3-------3------5-4-3---| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "A fool was playing with magic..." Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-5----5-5-5--------5----5-5-5-| A|-3----3-3-3--------3----3-3-3-| E|------------------------------| Riff 4 Guitars 1 & 2 x2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|--------------6------------------6-| A|-6-5----6-5-----6-5----6-5---------| E|-----4------4-------4------6-5-4---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "He opened the unholy gates..." Guitar 3 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-6----6-6-6--------6----6-6-6-| E|-4----4-4-4--------4----4-4-4-| Riff 2a (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|--------------2------------------2-| A|-2-1----2-1-----2-1----2-1---------| E|-----0------0-------0------2-1-0---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|---------------4------------------4-| D|--4-3----4-3-----4-3----4-3---------| A|------2------2-------2------4-3-2---| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|---------------3------------------3-| D|--3-2----3-2-----3-2----3-2---------| A|------1------1-------1------3-2-1---| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 7 x2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-7-------7-------7------------8-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----5-8---| E|-----------------------6--------| * * * * * * * * "Six hundred people..." x2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-9-------7-------9------------8-| A|-7-------5-------7--------5-8---| E|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-6--------| * * * * * * * * "Screaming for mercy..." Riff 8 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-7-6-----6-5-----5-4---------------| A|-5-4-----4-3-----3-2-----2-1-------| E|-----000-----000-----000-----3-2-0-| *** *** *** "Hear the battle cries..." Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-2----------------5----------------| E|-0----------------3----------------| Riff 8a Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-7-6-----6-5-----5-4---------------| A|-5-4-----4-3-----3-2-----2-1-------| E|-----000-----000-----000-----3-2-0-| *** *** *** "Seven cohorts of angels..." Riff 9 e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-2-----------4-4-----------5-5-----5----4----5-5-5-5-| A|-0-0-000000000-2-2-222222222-3-3-333---33---33-3-3-3-3-| E|-------------------------------------------------------| ********* ********* *** ** ** "The 'House Of The Dead'..." Riff 8b Guitars 1 & 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-7-6-----6-5-----5-4---------------| A|-5-4-----4-3-----3-2-----2-1-------| E|-----000-----000-----000-----3-2-0-| *** *** *** "Nine units of demons..." Guitar 3 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-9--------7--6----5--| D|---------------------| A|-7--------5--4----3--| E|---------------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-9--------7--6----5--4--| D|------------------------| A|-7--------5--4----3--2--| E|------------------------| Play Riff 9 "The 'House Of The Dead'..." Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|-0-4-------------------0-4-------------2-5-4-| E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * x4 e|-----------------------|-----| B|-----------------------|-----| G|-----------------------|--7--| D|-5--5-------5--5-------|--7--| A|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3---|--5--| E|---------------------0-|-----| * * * * * * Riff 11 Guitar 1 x4 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------7-7-7--7-7--| D|--7-6----------7-6-------7-6---7-7-7--7-7--| A|------7---7-9------7---9-----7-5-5-5--5-5--| E|--------7------------7---------------------| "Six hundred people were watching in horror..." Guitar 2 x3 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------7-7-7--7-7--| D|--7-6----------7-6-------7-6---7-7-7--7-7--| A|------7---7-9------7---9-----7-5-5-5--5-5--| E|--------7------------7---------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------4-6-6-6p4--| D|--7-6----------7-6-------7-6---4-6-7-----------7-| A|------7---7-9------7---9-----7-------------------| E|--------7------------7---------------------------| Riff 12 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------5-5-5--5-5-| A|------2------------2-------3-3-3--3-3-| E|--2-5---3-5-0--2-5---3-5-0------------| "The burning sky..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4----7-----4--------5-5-5--5-5-| A|--------7-7----------3-3-3--3-3-| E|--------------------------------| Lead into next section: Guitar 1 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-7--5------------| A|-------8---5-7-4-| E|-----------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-8--7--5---------| E|-----------7-8-5-| Play Riff 1 "Somewhere in ancient Spain..." Solo over riff 1 e|----8----7------8-7h8p7----7----7-8-10--7h8p7--9h11p9-| B|-10---10-----10---------10---8------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-8-9-8--6----------------| D|-----------9--7--6-------| A|--------------------7--6-| E|-------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------9-------| G|-9-10-7-9-5-7-4-5-3-2---------------6-8---8-6---| D|----------------------------------6-----------6-| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| End solo Riff 7a x2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-7-------7-------7------------8-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----5-8---| E|-----------------------6--------| * * * * * * * * "Oh was slain..." x6 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-7-------7-------7------------8-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----5-8---| E|-----------------------6--------| * * * * * * * * x4 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-9-------7-------9------------8-| A|-7-------5-------7--------5-8---| E|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-6--------| * * * * * * * * Solo e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-7------------------------------------| A|-----7-8-5--4--2-----5\7--5--7--5-7-4-| E|-----------------3--------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------9-8/6h8\9---10-9-7-9-10-| D|--------------------------------------| A|-7-6/4h6\7----------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|-8------------------13-12-11-12-| G|---10-9-7-9---13-12-------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 8a "Nine units of demons..." Play Riff 9 "The 'House Of The Dead'..." Play Riff 8b "600 people..." Play Riff 9 "From the Ancient Ones..." Riff 11a (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 x2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------7-7-7--7-7--| D|--7-6----------7-6-------7-6---7-7-7--7-7--| A|------7---7-9------7---9-----7-5-5-5--5-5--| E|--------7------------7---------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------7-7-7--7-7--| D|--7-6----------7-6-------7-6---7-7-7--7-7--| A|------7---7-9------7---9-----7-5-5-5--5-5--| E|--------7------------7---------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------4-6-6-6p4--| D|--7-6----------7-6-------7-6---4-6-7-----------7-| A|------7---7-9------7---9-----7-------------------| E|--------7------------7---------------------------| Riff 12a (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------5-5-5--5-5-| A|------2------------2-------3-3-3--3-3-| E|--2-5---3-5-0--2-5---3-5-0------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------5---7-| A|------2------------2-------3-5-5-| E|--2-5---3-5-0--2-5---3-5-0---3---| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-4----7------4-------------5---7-| A|--------7-7----------------3-5-5-| E|-----------------------------3---| Ending (Clean) e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----| B|-----3---3-------3---3-------3---3-------3---3---| G|---2-------2---2-------2---0-------0---0-------0-| D|-3-----------3-----------2-----------2-----------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| "There is no need..." e|-----------------------0--| B|-------------0--------0---| G|-----3-----0---------0----| D|---3-----1----------2-----| A|-1-----2-----------2------| E|------------------0-------| "...upon the 600 from BAECULA." 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