Mercyful Fate: Last Rites transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.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: March 23, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 x4 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--7/8----4/5----7/8----4/5----7/8--4/5----| A|--7/8----4/5----7/8----4/5----7/8--4/5----| E|------------------------------------------| Riff 2 x8 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-7/8------2/3------4-5-| A|-7/8------2/3------4-5-| E|-----0000-----0000-----| **** **** Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|-------------| B|-------------| G|-------------| D|--------5--3-| A|--3--4--3--1-| E|--1--2-------| Guitar fill e|--------------| B|-------13-11~-| G|-10-11--------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| Riff 4 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--7/8------4/5------7/8------4/5------7/8----4/5----| D|--7/8------4/5------7/8------4/5------7/8----4/5----| A|------0000-----0000-----0000-----0000-----00-----00-| E|----------------------------------------------------| **** **** **** **** ** ** "I'm surrounded by darkness..." e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|--7/8------4/5------7/8------4/5------7/8----4/5----| D|--7/8------4/5------7/8------4/5------7/8----4/5----| A|------0000-----0000-----0000-----0000-----00--------| E|-------------------------------------------------00-| **** **** **** **** ** ** "I'm dying in my bed..." Riff 3a Guitar 1 e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-------------5--3-| A|--3----3--4--3--1-| E|--1----1--2-------| "I don't know if..." Guitar fill e|---------------------| B|--------------13-11~-| G|-10~----10-11--------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|---------------------| Play Riff 4 [2nd line] "...I'm going to survive..." Play Riff 3a "I open up my eyes..." Play Riff 4 [2nd line] "...but it's so hard to see..." Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-------7--4------3-----| A|--5----5--2----5-1-3---| E|--3------------3---1-0-| * * "My last rites..." Guitar fill e|-----------------| B|-------15\--12~--| G|-12~-------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Riff 6 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--7-------7-----7--7-------3------| A|--5-------5-----5--5-----5-1-3----| E|----0-0-0---0-0------0-0-3---1-0--| * * * * * * * * * "I don't believe in heaven..." Riff 6a Guitar 1 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|--6--------------------| A|--4--------5--------3--| E|-----------3--------1--| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-6~----66-6~--9/--12b14r12-1212-12~-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Guitar 3 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-6~----66-6~--9/--12b14r12-1212-12~-| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| Play Riff 2, with this at the end: e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--7/8---------| A|--7/8------2--| E|------0000-0--| **** Play Riff 4 "In a flick of a second..." "I think I saw a priest..." Play Riff 3a "Listening to my breathing..." Play Riff 4 [2nd line] "...getting weaker all the time.." Play Riff 3a "He's mumbling words that..." Play Riff 4 [2nd line] "I do not understand..." Play Riff 5 "My last rites..." Play Riff 6 "I don't believe in heaven..." Bridge: Riff 7 x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-4----4----4----4----5-------| D|----3----3----3----3---4-----| A|-------------------------1-2-| E|-----------------------------| Riff 8 x4 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-6----6----6----6----7-------| D|----5----5----5----5---6-----| A|-------------------------3-4-| E|-----------------------------| Riff 9 x4 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|---4-3---3---3---4-------| E|-2-----0---0---0---0-2-3-| * * * * "Feeling colder..." Play Riff 8 "Oh no, I don't need..." Play Riff 9 "I won't listen..." Play Riff 8 (x2) "I wish you'd come a little closer" Lead in to the solo rhythm: e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-5----5----5----5----6-------| D|----4----4----4----4---5-----| A|-------------------------2-3-| E|-----------------------------| "So I can reach your..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-4----4----4----4----5----------| D|----3----3----3----3---4-----3--| A|-------------------------1-2-1--| E|--------------------------------| "...cross and end..." Solo Rhythm e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-000000000000-3h5-3~-| ************ e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-000000000000-3~-| ************ e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|---------------------| E|-000000000000-3h5-3~-| ************ e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|-000000000000-| ************ x2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-5-------------7----------| A|-3-00000000000-5-00000000-| E|--------------------------| *********** ******** x2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|--------------------------5-| E|-222222222222222222222222-3-| ************************ x2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-5-------------7----------| A|-3-00000000000-5-00000000-| E|--------------------------| *********** ******** x2 e|------------------------------|-----------| B|------------------------------|-----------| G|------------------------------|-----------| D|-------7----4---------7----4--|----3------| A|--5----5----2----3----5----2--|--5-1-3----| E|--3--------------1------------|--3---1-0--| * * * * Play Riff 6 "I don't believe in heaven..." Song fades out with this riff. 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