Mercyful Fate: Torture (1629) transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi 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: March 05, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 only: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---------------8/9---9\8---8\7-| A|-0-8/9---8\7---6/7---7\6---6\5-| E|-0-6/7-0-6\5-0-----0-----0-----| * * * * Guitar 2 only: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---------------8/9---9\8---8\7-| A|---8/9---8\7---6/7---7\6---6\5-| E|-0-6/7-0-6\5-0-----0-----0-----| * * * * Both guitars: x2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---------------8/9---9\8---8\7-| A|---8/9---8\7---6/7---7\6---6\5-| E|-0-6/7-0-6\5-0-----0-----0-----| * * * * Lead Guitar (last time) e|--13---------------------------| B|--16b18~-----------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| Riff 2 x4 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|---------------8\7--------------------| D|---8/9---8\7---6\5---6\5---6\5---8--7-| A|-0-6/7-0-6\5-0-----0-4\3-0-4\3-0-6--5-| E|--------------------------------------| Lead guitar (2 times, harmony note in () ) e|-20-17--------------------------------| B|-------19-16--------------------------| G|-------------17-------------(17~~)----| D|-----------------------------19~~-----| A|-----------------18-18~~--------------| E|--------------------------------------| Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-----5h7---5h7---5h7-----| E|-0-0-----0-----0-----0-0-| x3 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-8-7---5h7---5h7---5h7-----| E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-2-2--------8-7--------8-7--------8-7-| E|-0-0--------6-5--------6-5--------6-5-| Guitar fill e|-12----12------------------| B|-15b17-15b17~--------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| ---| A|---------------------------| | E|---------------------------| | | e|-13----13------------------| |--> Play 2x B|-16b18-16b18~--------------| | G|---------------------------| | D|---------------------------| ---| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Harmony guitar for fill e|-12----12------------------| B|-15b17-15b17~--------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|-13----13------------------| B|-16b18-16b18~--------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|-12----12------------------| B|-15b17-15b17~--------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|-10----10------------------| B|-13b15-13b15~--------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| Riff 3a Both guitars e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-8-7---5h7---5h7---5h7-----| E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-| Guitar 1 x2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-8-7---5h7---5h7---5h7-----| E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-| "Anna..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-8-7---5h7---5h7---5h7----------| E|-6-5-0-----0-----0------0-0-0-0-| "...so they say..." Guitar 2 x2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-------5h7---5h7---5h7-----| E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-| "Anna..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-------5h7---5h7---5h7----------| E|-6-5-0-----0-----0------0-0-0-0-| * * * * "...so they say..." Riff 4 e|-------------------------------| B|----------------------------7--| G|----------------------------6--| D|-5--------6--------8--------8--| A|-3--------3--------6--------6--| E|-------------------------------| "Some folk had seen..." Play Riff 3a [guitar 2 plays single notes to start] "The Inquisitor..." Play Riff 4 "The sun was slowly..." Riff 3b Guitar 1 x2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-8-7---5h7---5h7---5h7-----| E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-| "A sight Anna..." e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|-8-7---| E|-6-5-0-| Guitar 2 x2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-------5h7---5h7---5h7-----| E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-| "A sight Anna..." e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|-------| E|-6-5-0-| Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4----7-------7--6---------| A|-2----5--5----5--4----5--4-| E|---------3------------3--2-| "Torture in the name of Christ..." e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4----7-------7--6------| A|-2----5--5----5--4----5-| E|---------3------------3-| "Torture in the name of Christ..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-4---11-10----7--9----7--3-| D|---------------------------| A|-2----9--8----5--7----5--1-| E|---------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-4---11-10----7--9----7--| D|-------------------------| A|-2----9--8----5--7----5--| E|-------------------------| Lead into next section: e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-4-4--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-| E|-2-2--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-| "Confess!" Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-5-4---2h4---2h4---2h4-----| A|-3-2-----------------------| E|-----2-----2-----2-----2-2-| Solo (Shermann) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-12^^~~------14--1714-17-14--121414-----13----13---| G|---w/wah-----------------------------15----13------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------| B|-12^^--------15^^r~~----| G|-------14---------------| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| End Solo Riff 3c (Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) NOTE: Guitar 1 plays power chords as noted, guitar 2 just plays root notes similar to riffs 3a/3b. e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|-(/5-4)---5h7---5h7---5h7-----| E|--/6-5--0-----0-----0-----0-0-| * * * * "Sitting naked..." x2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-8-7---5h7---5h7---5h7-----| E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-| "...on the wooden horse..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-8-7---5h7---5h7---5h7----------| E|-6-5-0-----0-----0------0-0-0-0-| * * * * "...what a holy cross..." Play Riff 4 "Her bloody hands..." Riff 3d Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---------5h7---5h7---5h7-----| E|-/6-5--0-----0-----0-----0-0-| "Thumbscrews..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-8-7---5h7---5h7---5h7---------| E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-0-0-| * * * * "...they had used..." Guitar 2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|-/5-4---5h7---5h7---5h7-----| E|------0-----0-----0-----0-0-| "Thumbscrews..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-/5-4---5h7---5h7---5h7---------| E|------0-----0-----0-----0-0-0-0-| * * * * "...they had used..." Play Riff 4 "To crush each..." Play Riff 3b "...anything anymore..." Play Riff 5 "Torture..." Riff 5a Guitar 1 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4----7-------7--6-------5-| A|-2----5--5----5--4----5--3-| E|---------3------------3----| "...confess!" Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-4---11-10----7--9----7--9-| D|---------------------------| A|-2----9--8----5--7----5--7-| E|---------------------------| Riff 7 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------5----------------| D|-----------------------5----7------5--8-| A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00-0-0000-3--6-| E|----------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------5---------------------| D|-----------------------5----7-------------10-| A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00-0-0000-3p0-00--8-| E|---------------------------------------------| "Satan's mark has..." Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-2---------------------------------5--8-| A|-0---------------------------------3--6-| E|----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------5--------------------| D|-----------------------5----7-------------7-| A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00-0-0000-3p0-00-5-| E|--------------------------------------------| "Satan's mark has..." Both guitars e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------5----------------| D|-----------------------5----7------5--8-| A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00-0-0000-3--6-| E|----------------------------------------| "They already searched..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----------------------5----------| D|-----------------------5----7---5-| A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00-0-0-3-| E|----------------------------------| "And it was all..." Guitar fill over Riff 7 e|-5---------3----5---------| B|-8b10~~----6b8--8b10~~----| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| e|-5------7------8---------| B|-8b10--10b12--11b13~~----| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Riff 8 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Oh Anna here they come again..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-4---4-4-4-4-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-| A|-2---2-2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-| E|----------------------------| * * * * * * * * "Off the horse..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4---4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| A|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * "Up she goes..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4---4-4-4-4-4-5---5-5-5-5-| A|-2---2-2-2-2-2-3---3-3-3-3-| E|---------------------------| * * * * * "Anna's crying..." Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm, Play 2x) x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------4--4-4------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-xxx-2--2-2--4-4-4-4-4-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-xxx---------2-2-2-2-2-| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|---------------4--4-4----------------2--1-2-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-xxx-2--2-2--4-4-4-4-4-xxx-2--1-2-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-xxx---------2-2-2-2-2-xxx--------| Solo (Shermann) e|----------------------12---------| B|-------12-14----12-14----14-12---| G|-13-15-------15------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|---------12/14------------------------------------------------------------| B|---12-14-------17-16-14-16-14-14---14-------------------------------------| G|-15-----------------------------16----16-15-13-13-13\10-10-------11-------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------14-13----14-13-| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-11--14-13-11---13---------------| A|------------------13-------------| E|---------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------11---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-13--14------14-13-14-13--11--11--11-11-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------14--13--14--13-14-13-11-13--11-| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------11--------| G|-------------------------------11----------------11-13----11-13-----------| D|-------------------------11-13----14-13-11----11--------------------------| A|----------------11-12-14-------------------14-----------------------------| E|-14-12-11-12-14-----------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12^^-----12-11-12---11----11------11-------------------------------| G|------------------------13------13----13-11^^11---------------------| D|------------------------------------------------14-13-14-13----11---| A|------------------------------------------------------------14------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-11-11----------------------------------------------| A|-------14-13-14-13----------14-16--14-16-16-14-16---| E|-------------------14-14/16-------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------16-17---------| G|--------------------------1313-15-16-16-15-16-------16-17---| D|-1414-16-14-16-1414-16-16-----------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-xxx-11--11-11--6-6-6-6-6-| A|-4-4-4-4-4-xxx--9---9--9--4-4-4-4-4-| E|------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6-xxx-11--11-11--6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6--------| A|-4-4-4-4-4-xxx--9---9--9--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-2--2-2-| E|--------------------------------------------------| x2 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-2h4-4-4-4--4-4-4-5--5-5--5p4-4-4-4--4-4-4-2--2-2-| E|--------------------------------------------------| Solo (Wead) e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------14-------| G|-16^^--16^^------------------18-16^r^-18-----------------16-13-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------14^^--14^^--14~--------------15--15~~-------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-17-14----14--------------------------------------| G|-------16----16----------18---1816----------------| D|----------------18-17-18-----------18-17-18-17-16-| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-14----16-14-15-------------------------| A|----16----------16-14-------------------| E|----------------------16-15-14-14~~-----| e|---------------------------16-17-19-161716-------------------------------| B|-17^-------17-17~~------19-----------------17-------17----19^^-----\(11)-| G|----------------------------------------------16-------16----------------| D|-------------------------------------------------18~---------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-11--9-----------------------------------------------------| G|--------11-9-----------------------------------------------| D|-------------11-9------------------------------------------| A|------------------11-10-9--------------9--9^^-9^^r---------| E|-------------------------12-12~--11-12-------------12--11--| End Solo Interlude: Guitar 1 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-7-------------2----4--| A|-5--------5----0----2--| E|----------3------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------6-7-7h9-7--6-7-6-----6------------| D|-7~---7-9-------------------7----9~----9\4~-| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------14-15-15h17-15--14-15-14------14---------------| G|-14~---14-16---------------------------14-----16~----16\11~-| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 3e Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-----5h7---5h7---5h7-----| E|-0-0-----0-----0-----0-0-| x6 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-8-7---5h7---5h7---5h7-----| E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-8-7---5h7---5h7---5h7---------| E|-6-5-0-----0-----0-----0-0-0-0-| * * * * Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-2-2--------8-7--------8-7--------8-7-| E|-0-0--------6-5--------6-5--------6-5-| e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|-8-7-2--------8-7-2--------8-7-2--------8-7-2-| E|-6-5-0--------6-5-0--------6-5-0--------6-5-0-| "Confess, confess witch..." Riff 11 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----2h4---2h4---2h4-------------| A|---------------------------------| E|-2-2-----2-----2-----2-2-2-2-5-5-| * * * * * * x3 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------2h4---2h4-------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2-2-5-5-| * * * * * * * * "Yes, yes, I am a witch..." Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5h7---5h7---5h7-------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-----5-----5-----5-5-5-5-8-8-| * * * * * * x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------5h7---5h7-------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-5-8-8-| * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------5h7---5h7--------------| A|----------------------------4-| Guitar 1 plays root E|-5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-5-8--2-| <-- note only * * * * * * * * Solo (Wead) e|--------------------------------------------12/17171717~~--| B|-10----10--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------13-----12-----11-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------12-----12-----11-----10\\-----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-15~~--14~~---------------13--13---------------------------| G|------------------12~~------------14^^~r---\\--------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 5 "They dropped her from the ceiling..." Riff 5b Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-4----7-------7--6-------4---7-----7--6----| A|-2----5--5----5--4----5--2---5--5--5--4--5-| E|---------3------------3---------3--------3-| "Her arms and legs, then finally no..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-4---11-10----7--9----7--3-| D|---------------------------| A|-2----9--8----5--7----5--1-| E|---------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-4---11-10----7--9----7--4-7---7-6-4--| D|-----------------------------5--------| A|-2----9--8----5--7----5--2-5---5-4-2--| E|-----------------------------3--------| Ending: e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-----2h4---2h4---2h4---2h4---2h4---2h4---2h4-----| A|-4-4-----------------------------------------4-4-| E|-2-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-2-| "...more!!" 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