Mercyful Fate: Under The Spell transcribed by: Mikko Laakso solo by: Serkan Gunturk edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com 2nd solo: 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: March 30, 2012 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----4-----4---------4---------| A|-------------------------5-4-5-| E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2-------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----4-----4---------4-----| A|-------------------------3-| E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2---| Guitar 2 (only during intro) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-11\---------------------------| A|--9\-------------------10-9-10-| E|-------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-11\-----------------------| A|--9\---------------------8-| E|---------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-11\---------------------------| A|--9\------------------12-11-12-| E|-------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-11\-----------------------| A|--9\--------------------10-| E|---------------------------| Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm, Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----4-----4---------4---------| A|-------------------------5-4-5-| E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2-------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----4-----4---------4-----| A|-------------------------3-| E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2---| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----4-----4---------4--(7-6-7)-| A|-------------------------5-4-5--| E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2--------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----4-----4---------4---5-| A|-------------------------3-| <-- Guitar 1 plays E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2---| bottom note only Solo (Shermann) e|----------------------------------------------| B|-9-10-9h10p9-----------9-10-9h10p9----9-9/14~-| G|-------------11-9-11~--------------11---------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-14-16-17-16-14h16p14----14--------14-16-17-16-14--------------| B|----------------------17----17b19-----------------17-16-14-----| G|-----------------------------------------------------------17~-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-16-17-16h17p16------------16-17-16h17p16----16-19b21~-| B|----------------19-17-19~-----------------19-----------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-19b21r19-17-19-17h19p17----17-19-21-19-17-----| B|-------------------------21----------------19~-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| End solo Riff 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-9-9--10---9---7---12--10---9---| A|-7-7---7---7---7---10---8---7---| E|-----0---0---0---0----0---0---0-| * * * * * * * "There is something..." e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-0-9-9-----------------------------| A|-0-7-7-----------------------------| E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...with an evil glow..." Riff 3 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-10----9--------10----9---------| A|--8----7---------8----7---------| E|----------0-0-0----------0-0-0--| * * * * * * "Twisting, turning..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-10-10-10---12---10---10-9--------------| A|--8--8--8---10----8----8-7--------------| E|---------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--| * * * * * * "I'm looking out for my soul..." Riff 3a Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-10----9--------10----9---------| A|--8----7---------8----7---------| E|----------0-0-0----------0-0-0--| * * * * * * "Twisting, turning..." e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-10-10-10---12---10---10-9-------------| A|--8--8--8---10----8----8-7---8-7-8-7-5-| E|---------------------------------------| "I'm looking out for my soul..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--7----6---------7----6---------| A|--------------------------------| E|----------0-0-0----------0-0-0--| * * * * * * "Twisting, turning..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|--7--7--7----9----7----7-6---7-6-7-6-7--| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| "I'm looking out for my soul..." Riff 1b e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----4-----4---------4---------| A|-------------------------5-4-5-| E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2-------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|----------------------------5~-| D|-----4-----4---------4------a--| A|-------------------------3-----| E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2-------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-----4-----4---------4---------| A|-------------------------5-4-5-| E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2-------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----4-----4---------4---5-| A|-------------------------3-| <-- Guitar 1 plays E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2---| bottom note only Play Riff 2 "I have seen the..." Play Riff 3 "Dancing, blasphemous..." Riff 3b Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-10----9--------10----9---------| A|--8----7---------8----7---------| E|----------0-0-0----------0-0-0--| * * * * * * "Dancing, blasphemous..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-10-10-10---12---10---10-9-------| A|--8--8--8---10----8----8-7---8-7-| E|---------------------------------| "...uniting them all..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--7----6---------7----6---------| A|--------------------------------| E|----------0-0-0----------0-0-0--| * * * * * * "Dancing, blasphemous..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|--7--7--7----9----7----7-6-------| A|-----------------------------8-7-| E|---------------------------------| "...uniting them all..." Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|---------------------3---| E|-0-3-4-5---3-5---3-5---5-| * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------7---6---5---| E|-0-3-4-5---3-5---5---5---5---8-| * * * * * * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-------------------3---| E|-3-4-5---3-5---3-5---5-| * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------7---6---5---| E|-0-3-4-5---3-5---5---5---5---8-| * * * * * * Riff 5 (solo rhythm) e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-------------------5---| E|-5-6-7---5-7---5-7---7-| * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------------------9---8---7----| E|-0-5-6-7---5-7---7---7---7---10-| * * * * * * Lead into next section: e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-------------------3---| E|-3-4-5---3-5---3-5---5-| * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|----------------------3--5--3--3-| E|-0-3-4-5---3-5---3-5-------------| * * * Solo (Denner, over riffs 4 and 5, and leading into chorus) e|-------------------------------------| B|-[7]8r7-5-7-5h7p5---5----------------| G|------------------7---7-[7]8r7-5-----| D|---------------------------------7~--| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------4-5-4---4-4-| D|-5h7p5-5\4---4---4-5-7-------7-----| A|-----------7---7-------------------| E|-----------------------------------| * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|---4-5-7-5-4---4-5p4---4----------| D|-7-----------7-------7---7~--(7)\-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| e|-5h9p5---5-----5h9p5---5-----5h9p5---5-----5h9p5---5----------| B|-------8---5h8-------8---5h8-------8---5h8-------8---8~--(8)\-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-9p5---------------------------------------| B|-----8-5h8p5-------------------------------| G|-------------7h9p7-6h7p6-6-----------------| D|---------------------------7-5---5---------| A|-------------------------------7---7-5-4~--| E|-------------------------------------------| * e|------------------------------------------------------15p14----14-----| B|-17b19----(19)r17-15-17-15-14h15p14----------14-15-17-------17-----15-| G|------------------------------------16-15-16--------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----14h15h17p15p14----14h15p14-------------------| B|-17----------------17----------17p15-17-15-14----| G|----------------------------------------------16-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------14-/17b19----17b19--(19)r17--15-| B|-14h15p14----14-------14-15-17--------------17b19--(19)r17-----| G|----------16----15h16------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-17-15h17-14h15p14----14--14h15p14----| B|-------------------17--------------17-| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-14-------14h15h17p15p14----14h15p14----14-| B|----15h17----------------17----------17----| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-17p15p14----14-------------------15~----(15~)--15~-| * -> feedback harmonic 'D' G|----------16----16b17--(17)r16-14----------*--------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 5a Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-5---------3---------1-------3-3-3-3-4-4-4-| E|-------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * "And I know this night so well..." e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-8---------7---8-7-5---------0-0-0-0-3-3-3-| E|-------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * "Cause I have walked from here to hell..." Guitar 2 (Let notes ring a little) e|----------------0------------------------------| B|-----3--------6----6--------8------------------| G|---2--------5-------------7--------------------| D|-0--------0-------------0----------------------| A|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-4-4-4-| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * e|----------------0------------------------------| B|-----3--------6----6---------------------------| G|---2--------5---------------3------------------| D|-0--------0---------------3--------------------| A|----------------------0-1--------0-0-0-0-3-3-3-| E|-----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * Play Riff 1a Play Riff 2 "Was it the..." Play Riff 3 "Twisting, turning..." Play Riff 3a but use this ending: (Guitar 2 plays top notes) e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-------(9)-(7)-(5)--| A|-8--7---5---3---2---| E|--------------------| "And then HE came at last..." Riff 6 Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------4--2-4-2-| A|------2-3-4--------2-3-4-------2-3-4---2--0-2-0-| E|-2-5---------2--5---------2-5-------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------4--2-4-2-| A|-------------------------------2-3-4---2--0-2-0-| E|-2------------------------2-5-------------------| Riff 6a Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------4--2-4-2-| A|------2-3-4--------2-3-4-------2-3-4---2--0-2-0-| E|-2-5---------2--5---------2-5-------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------4--2-4-2-| D|------2-3-4--------2-3-4-------2-3-4------------| A|-2-5---------2--5---------2-5-------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------6--4--6-4---| A|------4-5-6-------4-5-6-------4-5-6---4--2--4-2---| E|-4-7---------4-7---------4-7----------------------| Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm Solo (Shermann) e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-| G|-14b16-------14b16-------14b16-------14b16-------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------14----------------| B|-------12-------12--------------------14----17-16-14----14-| G|-14b16----14b16----14b16~----14/16b18----------------17----| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-17-16-14--------------------------------| D|----------16-15-14----14-----------------| A|-------------------16----16-15-14--------| E|----------------------------------17-14~-| e|-------16-------16-------16-------16-16-16-------16-16-| B|-19b21----19b21----19b21----19b21----------19b21-------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-------16-16-------16-16---------| B|-19b21-------19b21-------19b21~--| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-------16-------16------------------16--------------------| B|-19b21----19b21----19b21~--19p16h19----19p16-14h16p14-----| G|------------------------------------------------------16~-| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|-17b19-17-14h17p14-------17b20r17-14-17p14---------------| G|-------------------16-14-------------------16-14~--(14)\-| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------2-------5----| B|--------------------------2---2-5/7---7~-| G|---------------2-4b5--4b5----------------| D|-----------2-4---------------------------| A|-----2-3-4-------------------------------| E|-2-5-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 5a Solo Rhythm Solo (Denner) e|-----------------------------------| B|-5-6-5h6p5-------------------------| G|-----------7~----5-7-5-7-5h7p5-----| D|-------------------------------8-7-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-8-5-7-5-----------------------| A|---------8-7-5-7-8-7-5-4~----4-| E|-------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------17b18--(18)~-| G|---------------------7-9-10-12/14~--[14]15r14p12---------------| D|--------------7-8-10-------------------------------------------| A|-5-7-8-7-8-10--------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17b18r17-15-17b18~--17b18r17-15-17b18--[17]18r17-15~--(15)\-x-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------12-13-12h13p12----12h15-15-[15]17r15-13-15-13h15-| B|-13-15----------------15--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-13----12----------------------------------| B|----15----13-15-13-------------------------| G|-------------------15-14-15-14-12----------| D|----------------------------------15-14-15-| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-14-12-14h15-14p12-14h15-14~-| A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| End Solo Ending: (don't play the notes in () the first time) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-----------------------5---| E|-(5)-(6)-7---5-7---5-7---7-| * * * * "Suddenly..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------------------9---8---7----| E|-0-5-6-7---5-7---7---7---7---10-| * * * * * * "And I..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-------------------3---| E|-3-4-5---3-5---3-5---5-| * * * * "...as I saw HIM..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------7---6---5---| E|-0-3-4-5---3-5---5---5---5---8-| * * * * * * "...HE was drinking all the wine..." Repeat the above, then: e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|---9---8---7-----| E|-7---7---7----10-| * * * "I never should have seen it..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|---7---6---5---------7\--| E|-5---5---5---8-(8)p5-5\--| * * * "I never should have understood." 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