Mercyful Fate: The Night transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com 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 17, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro Guitar 1 e|-------------------------| B|-8~----12~----15-14-11~--| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------15-14-----------| B|-12~----17~----------16~-------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|----------------------------6--| E|----------------------------4--| <-- bar raise and dive on this chord Riff 1 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-------------2---1--------| D|---3\2---3---2---1---2/5--| A|---3\2---3-----------2/5--| E|-0-----0---0---0---0------| * * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------2---1-------| D|---3\2---3---2---1-----2-| A|---3\2---3-------------2-| E|-0-----0---0---0---0-0---| * * * * * * Riff 2 x4 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-2-0-3-2------------------------| D|-2-0-3-2------2-----0-2-0-2-----| A|--------------2-----0-2-0-2-----| E|----------0-0---0-0---------0-0-| * * * * * * "Old Nick is..." Riff 3 Guitar 1 x4 e|---------------------------------|-----| B|---------------------------------|-----| G|-9-7-10-9------------------------|-----| D|-7-5--8-7------9-----7-9-7-9-----|-----| A|---------------7-----5-7-5-7-----|-----| E|-----------0-0---0-0---------0-0-|-0-0-| * * * * * * * * "Old Nick is..." Guitar 2 x4 e|--------------------------------|-----| B|--------------------------------|-----| G|-2-0-3-2------------------------|-----| D|-2-0-3-2------2-----0-2-0-2-----|-----| A|--------------2-----0-2-0-2-----|-----| E|----------0-0---0-0---------0-0-|-0-0-| * * * * * * * * Riff 4 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|----------5-6-7---8-7-5--------| E|-5--4-3-0-------0-------0-3--6-| * * * * * * * * * * * "The two of us..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|---------5-6-7---8-7-5-0------| E|-5-4-3-0-------0---------3--6-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "A feeling..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|----------5-6-7---8-7-5--------| E|-5--4-3-0-------0-------0-3--6-| * * * * * * * * * * * "The two of us..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|---------5-6-7---8-7-5-| E|-5-4-3-0-------0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 (NOTE: Left channel plays open E at end of the first section as noted, Right channel just plays another F note. In second section, only Right channel plays the open A inbetween the C5 and B5 chords. I've merged the two guitars together since it's not really important) e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-3-3----------------------| E|-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-| * * * * * * * * * * "Just him and I..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-5-4---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-3-2-0-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|--------------------------| * * * * * * * "We're gonna..." Lead into next verse: e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----2-----2-----2-----2---| A|-----2-----2-----2-----2---| E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-| * * * * * * * * * "Old Nick..." Play Riff 2 "...my imaginary friend..." Play Riff 3 "Through the dark..." Play Riff 4 "The two of us..." Play Riff 5 "Just him and I..." Riff 6 (NOTE: Guitar 2 play seemingly random notes in this riff so it may look weird but this is what it's playing) Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------13---12---8-----8~-| A|----------8-7---10--------------------| E|-0--7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0----| * * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------------13---12---8-----| A|-------8-7---10-----------------| E|-7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5--5-----------3--3-----3-2-| A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-0-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * "...the night..." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------13---12---8-----8~-| A|----------8-7---10--------------------| E|-0--7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0----| * * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------------13---12---8-----| A|-------8-7---10-----------------| E|-7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-5--5-----------3--3-----3-| A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-| E|---------------------------| * * * * * * * "...the night..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------13-0-12-0-8-0-0-8~-| A|----------8-7-0-10--------------------| E|-0--7-6-0-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----------------13----12-0-8-0---| A|-------8-7-0-10----10----------0-| E|-7-6-0---------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5--5-----------3--3-----3-2-| A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-0-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * "...the night..." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------13---12-0-8-----8~-| A|----------8-7-0-10----0--------0-0----| E|-0--7-6-0-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------------13-0-12-0-8-----| A|-------8-7-0-10-------------0---| E|-7-6-0------------------------0-| * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-5--5-----------3--3-----3-| A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-| E|---------------------------| * * * * * * * "...the night..." Guitar fill over Riff 6 e|-12------------13------| B|-15b17~--------16b18~--| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| "...the night..." Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|------------------------------5-4~-| E|-3--0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|---------------------------7-6~-| E|-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1st ending e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-2-2--x-4-4--x-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| <-- Palm mutes only by A|-0-0--x-2-2--x-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| guitar 2 E|----------------------------------| * * * * * * 2nd ending e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-------2-2-x-5-5-x-8-8-x-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| <-- Palm mutes only by A|-4-4-x-0-0-x-3-3-x-6-6-x-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| guitar 2 E|-2-2-x--------------------------------------| * * * * * * Riff 8 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----8-----8-----8-----5---7-\2-| D|-----8-----8-----8-----5---7-\2-| A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0------| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|---[silent]---------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|-2-2---[silent]-----| A|-0-0----------------| E|--------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----8-----8-----8-----5---7-5~-| D|-----8-----8-----8-----5---7-5~-| A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0------| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|---[silent]---------| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----8-----8-----8-----5---7-5~-| D|-----8-----8-----8-----5---7-5~-| A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0------| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * Riff 8a e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----8-----8-----8-----5---7-\2-| D|-----8-----8-----8-----5---7-\2-| A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0------| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * "Looking through..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----8-----8-----8-----5---7-5~-| D|-----8-----8-----8-----5---7-5~-| A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0------| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * "We're gonna spy..." Play Riff 8a Solo Rhythm End with this: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-----8-----8-----8-----5---7-5---| D|-----8-----8-----8-----5---7-5---| A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----0-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-3-5-5--------3-----| E|--------0-3-5---5-5-| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------3-5-5--------3----| E|-0-3-5--------0-3-5---4--| Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3 "Old Nick..." Play Riff 4 "The two of us..." Play Riff 5 "Just him and I..." Riff 6a (NOTE: Guitar 2 play seemingly random notes in this riff so it may look weird but this is what it's playing) Guitar 1 (Play 2x) e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------13---12---8-----8~-| A|----------8-7---10--------------------| E|-0--7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0----| * * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------------13---12---8-----| A|-------8-7---10-----------------| E|-7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5--5-----------3--3-----3-2-| A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-0-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * "...the night..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------13-0-12-0-8-0-0-8~-| A|----------8-7-0-10--------------------| E|-0--7-6-0-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------------13---12-0-8-----| A|-------8-7-0-10----0--------0---| E|-7-6-0------------------------0-| * * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5--5-----------3--3-----3-2-| A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-0-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * "...the night..." e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-------------------13-0-12-0-8---0-8~-| A|----------8-7-0-10-------------0------| E|-0--7-6-0-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|----------------13-0-12-0-8-----| A|-------8-7-0-10-------------0---| E|-7-6-0------------------------0-| * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5--5-----------3--3-----3-2-| A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-0-| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * Guitar fill over Riff 6a e|-12------------13------| B|-15b17~--------16b18~--| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| "...the night..." Riff 10 (Ending) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----4-----------6-----------5---| A|-----------2---------5-4-------4-| E|-0-2---0-3---0-4---0-----0-3-----| * * * * * * * * * * * Both guitars play the above, then after 4 times guitar 2 changes to this, then after 4 times of that it goes back to playing the same thing as guitar 1. e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----8-----------10-----------9---| A|-----------6----------9-8-------8-| E|-0-6---0-7---0-8----0-----0-7-----| * * * * * * * * * * * 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