Mercyful Fate: Kiss The Demon transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com edited by: Marcel Weeterings : eenerglanginternetadres@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: March 17, 2009 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Clean) Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-14-12-11--11--11--12-14-14-14-| --| A|--0--0--0---0---0---0--0--0--0-| | E|-------------------------------| | | e|-------------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|-------------------------------| | G|-------------------------------| | D|-14-12-11--11--11--12-14-12-11-| --| A|--0--0--0---0---0---0--0--0--0-| E|-------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-14-12-11--11--11--12-14-14-14-| A|--0--0--0---0---0---0--0--0--0-| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-14-12-11--11--11--12-14-12-11-| A|--0--0--0---0---0---0--0--0--0-| E|-------------------------------| e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-14-12-11--11--11--12-14-14-14-| A|--0--0--0---0---0---0--0--0--0-| E|-------------------------------| e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-14-12-11--11------9-11-9--7-| A|--0--0--0---0------0--0-0--0-| E|-----------------------------| Riff 2 (Clean) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-9-10--10--10-9--10-10--10--10-| A|-0-0--0---0---0-0---0--0---0---0-| E|---------------------------------| "Kiss the little demon..." e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-7-9-10--10--10-9--10-9--7-| A|-0-0--0---0---0-0---0-0--0-| E|---------------------------| "...hanging on my wall..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-7-9-10--10--10-9--10-10--10--10-| A|-0-0--0---0---0-0---0--0---0---0-| E|---------------------------------| "Kiss the little demon..." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-7-9-10--10--10-12--10-9--10-| A|-0-0--0---0---0--0---0-0---0-| E|-----------------------------| "...he will answer..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-0-2-3--3--3-2--3-3--3--3-| E|--------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-0-2-3--3--3-2--3-2--0-| E|-----------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-3-5-7--7--7-5--7-7--7--7-| E|--------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-3-5-7--7--7-8--7-5--7-| E|-----------------------| Riff 3 (Distortion, guitar 1 plays notes in () ) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--------(9~------7~-------5~)-------------| A|--------10~------9~-------7~--------------| E|--0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0------0-2-3-5-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--------(9~------7~-------5~)----------| A|--------10~------9~-------7~-----------| E|--0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-------5--6--7-| * * * * * * * * * "You better watch out!" Riff 4 (verse) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|--7--9-10-10-10--9-10-10-10-10-| E|--5--7--8--8--8--7--8--8--8--8-| "I am alone in the dark..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|--7--9-10-10-10--9-10--5--7-| E|--5--7--8--8--8--7--8--3--5-| "When I call the Demon's name." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--5--7--9--9--9--7--9--9--9--5-| A|--3--5--7--7--7--5--7--7--7--3-| E|-------------------------------| "I am..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|--7--9-10-10-10--9--7--5--7-| E|--5--7--8--8--8--7--5--3--5-| "Am I the one who's insane?" Riff 5 (chorus) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|--5--6--7--5----------5-5-5-4--5-| A|--5--6--7--5----------3-3-3-3--3-| E|--------------0-0-0--------------| * * * "Kiss the demon..." 1st ending e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--5--6--7--5-------------------------| A|--5--6--7--5---------------8-7---6---| E|--------------0-0-0--8-7-5-----8---7-| * * * "He'll make your wish come true..." 2nd ending e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--5--6--7--5---------------------------2--| A|--5--6--7--5---------------8-7---6-----0--| E|--------------0-0-0--8-7-5-----8---7\-----| * * * * * * * * * * * "Stick out your tongue and let him taste..." Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "Kiss the little Demon..." "Kiss the little Demon..." Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 5 "Kiss the Demon..." Riff 6 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------8---7-------8---7-------8-----8-7-5---5-7-| E|-0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-------8-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I send you my Demon..." 1st and 3rd ending e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|-------8---7-------------------8---7--10--9-| E|-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-0---0-----8--7-| * * * * * * * * * * * * 2nd ending e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|-------8---7-------------------8---7--9--12-| E|-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-8-0-7-0-0-0---0----7--10-| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4-4--/7-6-5-------| E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2-2---------7-6-5-| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------2----| A|---4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4-4--0--2-| E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2-2-----0-| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|---4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4-4--/7-6-5-------| E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2-2---------7-6-5-| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|---4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4-4--5--7-| E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2-2--3--5-| Play Riff 3 "You better watch out!" Play Riff 4 "I am alone in the dark..." Play Riff 5 "Kiss the Demon..." Use this at the end: Ending x3 e|------------------|-----| B|------------------|-----| G|------------------|-----| D|------------------|--2--| A|-------8-7---6----|--0--| E|-8-7-5-----8---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