Mercyful Fate: Banshee transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com Marcel Weeterings : eenerglanginternetadres@Hotmail.com solo by: Noel Gambone : v_villain@hotmail.com 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|----------------| G|----------------| D|-12--------12\9-| A|-10--------10\7-| E|----------------| Guitar 2 e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|-2----------(2)-| E|-0----------(0)-| Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-7----7----7-7-5-----| E|-----------------7-7-| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-------------------2-| E|-5----5-7-8--7--0--0-| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-7----7----7-7-5-----| E|-----------------7-7-| e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|----------------8-| E|-5-7-5-3-5--3-0-6-| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-10----10----10-10-9--7-7-| E|--------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|---------------------9-| A|-----------7---------7-| E|-8----8-10----10--0----| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-10----10----10-10-9--7-7-| E|--------------------------| e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|-------------------8-| E|-8-10-8-7-8--7--0--6-| Riff 2 Guitar 1 (Play 2x) e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------7----7-5--------5-| E|-0-0-0-0----------8-7--8---| * * * * "I heard it..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|----------------5-4-4/5----| A|---------7----7----------5-| E|-0-0-0-0-------------------| * * * * "...in my sleep..." Guitar 2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|---------10--10-9-7-6--7--9-| E|-0-0-0-0--------------------| * * * * e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|----------------9-7-9----| A|---------10--10--------9-| E|-0-0-0-0-----------------| * * * * e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|---------10--10-9-7-6--7--9-| E|-0-0-0-0--------------------| * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|----------------9-7-9--7--(7)\-| A|---------10--10----------------| E|-0-0-0-0-----------------------| * * * * Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------4-----------------2-----| A|-------------5-4---------5---5-4-| E|-2-2-2-2---2-----3-3-3-3---------| * * * * * * * * * "Now I can..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---------4----------------------| A|-------------5-4----------------| E|-2-2-2-2---2------3-3-3-3-3-5-3-| * * * * * * * * * "...outside..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------4-----------------2-----| A|-------------5-4---------5---5-4-| E|-2-2-2-2---2-----3-3-3-3---------| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---------4----------------------| A|-------------5-4----------------| E|-2-2-2-2---2------3-3-3-3-3-5-3-| * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-4------------5------------| E|-2----2-2-2-2-3----3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-4------------5------------| E|-2----2-2-2-2-3----3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|------7----5--------------| A|-2----5----3--------------| E|-0----5----3--------0-0-0-| * * * "Under..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|------7----(7)\-4-4--------------| A|-2----5----(5)\-2-2--------------| E|-0----5----(5)\-2-2--------0-0-0-| * * * "Wailing..." e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|------7----5--------------| A|-2----5----3--------------| E|-0----5----3--------0-0-0-| * * * "Under..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|------7----(7)\-4-4------(/)5--4-3---| <-- Slide only happens A|-2----5----(5)\-2-2----------------5-| 2nd time this is played E|-0----5----(5)\-2-2------------------| "Wailing..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-9---11----12--------------| D|---------------------------| A|-7----9----10--------------| E|---------------------0-0-0-| * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-9---11----(11)\7-7\4----------| D|-------------------------------| A|-7----9-----(9)\5-5\2----------| E|-------------------------0-0-0-| * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-9---11----12--------------| D|---------------------------| A|-7----9----10--------------| E|---------------------0-0-0-| * * * e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-9---11----(11)\7-7\4--------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7----9-----(9)\5-5\2----/5--4-3---| E|---------------------------------5-| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "I know..." Play Riff 3 "Before the sun..." Play Riff 4 "Under..." Guitar fill over the chorus: Guitar 1 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| e|-----------------------| B|------7-8-7h8p7--------| G|----9-----------9-7-9~-| D|-/9--------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|--------10-12-10h12p10-----------| G|-----12----------------12-11-12~-| D|-/14-----------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Riff 5 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----3----2----3----2--------| E|-0-----0----0----0----5-4-3-| "I must..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----4----3----4----3--------| E|-2-----2----2----2----5-4-3-| "...to chase away..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----3----2----3----2--------| E|-0-----0----0----0----5-4-3-| "Let us..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-4-4----5--4-4----7-6-5-4-4----5-| E|-2-2----3--2-2----5-4-3-2-2----3-| "The cats..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----3----2----3----2--------| E|-0-----0----0----0----5-4-3-| "They know..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|----4----3----4----3--------| E|-2-----2----2----2----5-4-3-| "Oh, they know..." Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Solo e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-7h9-9-h10-10~--7-h9-9-h10-10-p9-9-/15-14-| E|------------------------------------------| e|-------------19----15----------| B|-------17-20----17-------17----| G|----16----------------16----14~| D|-17----------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|--------------15~--13-12h13p12---12~--19b21r19-| G|--------16--------------------14---------------| D|-/14-------14----------------------------------| A|-----14----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|-19-17-------------------19-----| G|-------19-17-16-----------------| D|----------------19-17-16----16~-| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 "The wailing is so much louder..." Riff 6 (Guitar 1 only plays root notes of power chords) e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4------------4-4-------4-6-7-| A|-2------------2-2-------2-4-5-| E|----4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-------| * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4------------4-4---4-6-7-6-4-6-| A|-2------------2-2---2-4-5-4-2-4-| E|----4-4-4-4-4-----4-------------| * * * * * * Riff 7 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|----4------------4------| A|----------0-2---------3-| E|-2-----2------2-----2---| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|----4------------4------| A|----------0-2-------3-2-| E|-2-----2------2---------| Play Riff 4 "Under..." Ending: Guitar 1 e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|--------12--| A|--------10--| E|-0-0-0------| * * * Guitar 2 e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|--------2--| E|-0-0-0--0--| * * * "Let it be me." 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