Mercyful Fate: Church Of Saint Anne transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Langus : tlange@promail.pl edited 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: August 24, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Rhythm is standard tuning except the low E string is tuned down to C#. Riff 1 (intro) e |--------------------------------------------| B |--------------------------------------------| G |--------------------------7h9-7-------------| D |-9----7----9----7----6----------9-8-7-------| A |-7----5----7----5----4----------------10-7~-| C#|-----------------------------------------a--| Guitar fill over intro e |---------------------------------------| B |-5-------3-------5-------3-------2-----| G |-7b9~----5b7~----7b9~----5b7~----4b6~--| D |---------------------------------------| A |---------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------| Riff 2 e |--------------------------------| B |--------------------------------| G |--------------------------------| D |--------------------------------| A |---------2--------4------2---5~-| C#|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0---0----| * * * * * * * * * * e |---------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------| G |---------------------------------------| D |------------------4b6r4p2---4b6r4p2----| A |---------4----------------4---------5~-| C#|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0----------------------| * * * * * * * Lead in to the verse e |----------------| B |----------------| G |-----0----------| D |-----0----------| A |-----x----------| C#|-6b7-6----/18\--| Play Riff 2 (Verse) "Oh Father, did you speak to God?" Riff 3 (Slight palm mutes on chords) e |-----------------------| B |-----------------------| G |-----------------------| D |-5-5-5--5--5--5----8-7-| A |-5-5-5--5--5--5----8-7-| C#|-6-6-6--6--6--6----9-8-| "In the church...." e |--------------------------| B |--------------------------| G |--------------------------| D |-3-3-3--3--3--3---/5--3~--| A |-3-3-3--3--3--3-----------| C#|-4-4-4--4--4--4-----------| "...of Saint Anne..." Play Riff 2 "Oh Father, your eyes could heal the sick" Riff 1a e |------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------| G |----------------7h9-7---------------| D |-9----7----6----------9-8-7-5-------| A |-7----5----4------------------7-5b7-| C#|------------------------------------| "Yeah, heal the sick" Play Riff 2 "Oh Father, no one could ever forget" Play Riff 3 "In the Church of Saint Anne." Play Riff 2 "Oh Father, God left you for dead!" End Riff 2 with this for this time only: e |--------------------------------------| B |--------------------------------------| G |--------------------------------------| D |------------------4b6r4p2---4-4p2-----| A |---------4----------------4-------4-2-| C#|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0---------------------| * * * * * * * Riff 4 (Slight Distortion, let notes ring) x2 x4 e |------------------------------|--------0-----| B |---------------4-----4--------|------0---0---| G |-2--4-4---4------4-----4------|----5-------5-| D |-2--------2--2-----2-----2----|--3-----------| A |-0------0-0----------------0--|--------------| C#|------------------------------|--------------| "It was a black year..." Riff 4a (Full Distortion, let notes ring) x2 x4 e |------------------------------|--------0-----| B |---------------4-----4--------|------0---0---| G |-2--4-4---4------4-----4------|----5-------5-| D |-2--------2--2-----2-----2----|--3-----------| A |-0------0-0----------------0--|--------------| C#|------------------------------|--------------| * * * "It was a black year..." Lead in to the solo rhythm e |-----| B |-----| G |-----| D |--5--| A |--5--| C#|--6--| Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e |-------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------| C#|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e |-------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------| C#|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e |-----------------------------------| B |-----------------------------------| G |-----------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------| C#|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Play Riff 4 Riff 6 e |----------------------------------| B |----------------------------------| G |----------------------------------| D |----------------------------------| A |-----5---3---5-3~--3-5---6---3-5~-| C#|-1-1---1---1-----------1---1------| * * * * * * "The sick got sicker..." e |------------------------------| B |------------------------------| G |------------------------------| D |-----------------------3------| A |-5-3---5---6-5~--5-6-------6~-| C#|-----1---1-----------1---1-a--| * * * * Riff 4a (Slight Distortion) x4 e |--------0-----| B |------0---0---| G |----5-------5-| D |--3-----------| A |--------------| C#|--------------| "But God was never there..." Riff 6a e |----------------------------------| B |----------------------------------| G |----------------------------------| D |----------------------------------| A |-----7---5---7-5~--5-7---8---5-7~-| C#|-3-3---3---3-----------3---3------| * * * * * * "So they threw you out..." e |------------------------------| B |------------------------------| G |------------------------------| D |-----------------------5------| A |-7-5---7---8-7~--7-8-------8~-| C#|-----3---3-----------3---3----| * * * * Riff 4a (Full Distortion) x2 x2 e |------------------------------|--------0-----| B |---------------4-----4--------|------0---0---| G |-2--4-4---4------4-----4------|----5-------5-| D |-2--------2--2-----2-----2----|--3-----------| A |-0------0-0----------------0--|--------------| C#|------------------------------|--------------| * * * "It was a black year..." e |---------------------------------------------| B |---------------4-----4-----------------------| G |-2--4-4---4------4-----4------2--4-4---4--4--| D |-2--------2--2-----2-----2----2--------2--2--| A |-0------0-0----------------0--0------0-0--0--| C#|---------------------------------------------| "It was a black year, when the miracles began." Riff 2a e |--------------------------------| B |--------------------------------| G |--------------------------------| D |--------------------------------| A |---------2--------4------2---5~-| C#|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0----0-0---0-a--| * * * * * * * * * * e |------------------| B |------------------| G |------------------| D |------------------| A |---------4--------| C#|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-| * * * * * * * e |----------------------------------| B |----------------------------------| G |----------------------------------| D |-4b6r4p2----4b6r4p2----4b6r4p2----| A |---------4----------4----------4--| C#|----------------------------------| Riff 7 e |-------------------------------| B |-------------------------------| G |-------------------------------| D |-4-------6-------4-------7-6-7-| A |-2-------4-------2-------5-4-5-| C#|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------| * * * * * * * * * "They saw him in the chapel" e |------------------------------| B |------------------------------| G |------------------------------| D |-4-------6-------7---------4--| A |-2-------4-------5---------2--| C#|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0----| * * * * * * * * * * e |-------------------------------| B |-------------------------------| G |-------------------------------| D |-4-------6-------4-------7-6-7-| A |-2-------4-------2-------5-4-5-| C#|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------| * * * * * * * * * e |-------------------| B |-------------------| G |-------------------| D |-4-------6-------7-| A |-2-------4-------5-| C#|---0-0-0---0-0-0---| * * * * * * e |----------------------------------| B |----------------------------------| G |----------------------------------| D |-4b6r4p2----4b6r4p2----4b6r4p2----| A |---------4----------4----------4--| C#|----------------------------------| Song fades out with this: e |-------------------------------| B |-------------------------------| G |-------------------------------| D |-4-------6-------4-------7-6-7-| A |-2-------4-------2-------5-4-5-| C#|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-------| * * * * * * * * * e |------------------------------| B |------------------------------| G |------------------------------| D |-4-------6-------7---------4--| A |-2-------4-------5---------2--| C#|---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0----| * * * * * * * * * * Notation: 10^ = bend a quarter step. 10b11 = bend a half step. 10b12 = bend a full step. 10b12r10 = bend and release. [10]12 = pre-bend. [10]12r10 = pre-bend and release. {14} = pick the 14th fret while holding the most previous bend. <17> = touch the string above the 17th fret while previous note(s) is(are) still ringing. 10b13* = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret. 7d4* = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 12~* = tremolo bar vibrato. x = mute with fret-hand * = palm mute X\\ = pick slide h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = finger tap / = slide up \ = slide down h. = natural harmonics a = artificial harmonics (9) = ghost note tm = trem picking tr = trill