Mercyful Fate: Buried Alive transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Langus : tlange@promail.pl all solos by: Henrik Lindholm : blazing_guitar@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 Intro e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|---7---8------7---8------7---8-| E|-0---0------0---0------0---0---| * * * * * * Riff 1 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-----------------9--8-------| A|---7--6---------------10--9-| E|-0-------8--7--0------------| Riff 2 e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------6-6h7p6---| A|---7----8-----------------7----8------------8-| E|-0----0----0-7--7-8-10--0----0----0-----------| * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|---7----8--------------| E|-0----0----0-7--7-8-10-| * * * * * Play Riff 1 and end with this chord: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--9--| A|--7--| E|-----| Play Riff 2 "The poison is still in your veins..." 1st ending to Riff 2 e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|---7--6--------| E|-0-------8--7--| * 2nd ending to Riff 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|---9--8----------9--8---------------9--8---------9--8------| A|---7--6----------7--6---------------7--6---------7--6------| E|-0-------6-5-3-0------6-6-6-6-6-6-0------6-5-3-0------6-5~-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Wake up..." Riff 3 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|----4-----4---4-4---5-----5---5----4-----4---4-4-| A|----4-----4---4-4---5-----5---5----4-----4---4-4-| E|--2---2-2---2-----2---2-2---2----2---2-2---2-----| * * * * * * * * * * * * "All you can see is..." Riff 4 Guitars 1 & 2 e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-5----------------| E|---5--1--3--5--6--| Guitar 3 (Clean) x2 e|-------0------| B|-----6----6---| G|---7--------7-| D|-0------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| "...eyes..." Play Riff 3 "I'm standing on the edge of your grave..." Riff 4a Guitars 1 & 2 e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-5----------------5-----------------------------| E|---5--1--3--5--6------5--6---6-5-3--3-5-6--6--5-| Guitar 3 (Clean) x5 e|-------0-------|-------0-| B|-----6----6----|-----6---| G|---7--------7--|---7-----| D|-0-------------|-0-------| A|---------------|---------| E|---------------|---------| "Into the eyes of a dead, buried alive..." Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Solo e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-17-----14~------14-----------------| D|---\---------15~----16p15~--12~-13--| A|--Dive------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-15h16p15~-13-11-----11-------------| A|-----------------15------15--13--15-| E|------------------------------------| Dive release e|-----------------------16b-r-13-----| B|-------10h12-13-15~-------------15~-| G|------/-----------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-13---------------------------------| E|---\--------------------------------| Whamy e|------------------------------------| B|--------~~~~~~~~~~15-17~----/\/\/\/-| G|-13~--17\16\14/16-------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 3 "How does it feel..." Play Riff 4 "Tell me and I might..." Play Riff 3 "How does it feel..." Play Riff 4a "Tell me and I might..." Riff 5 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------2-4-| E|-2--2--0-2-5-5~----2--2--0-2-5-----| "He started struggling..." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------4--7-| A|-----------------------------2--5-| E|-2--2--0-2-5-5~--2--2--(2)p0------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------2-4-| E|-2--2--0-2-5-5~----2--2--0-2-5-----| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------------------------7--6-------| A|--------------------------5--4-(4)p0-| E|-2--2--0-2-5-5~--2--(2)p0------------| Riff 6 (solo rhythm) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-11-11----7-7----9-9-------------| A|--9--9----5-5----7-7-------------| E|-------00-----00--------00000000-| ** ** ******** e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-11-11----14-14----7-7----9-9--7-9-| A|--9--9----12-12----5-5----7-7--5-7-| E|-------00-------00-----00----------| ** ** ** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--------7-7----9-9-------------| A|-4-4----5-5----7-7-------------| E|-2-2-00-----00--------00000000-| ** ** ******** e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-11-11----14-14----7-7----9-9--9-7-| A|--9--9----12-12----5-5----7-7--7-5-| E|-------00-------00-----00----------| ** ** ** Guitar fill comes in over these last two sections (see below) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-11-11----7-7----9-9-------------| A|--9--9----5-5----7-7-------------| E|-------00-----00--------00000000-| ** ** ******** e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-11-11----14-14----7-7----9-9--7-9-| A|--9--9----12-12----5-5----7-7--5-7-| E|-------00-------00-----00----------| ** ** ** Guitar fill over the above two sections: e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--7-7--4-4--6-6-------------| A|----------------------------| E|-------------------00000000-| ******** e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-7-7--11-11--7-7--6-6--4--6-| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Solo - with Wha-wha (I don't have one so the transcription may be bad) e|--------10-10--------------------| B|--------10-10--12-12b------------| G|-7-7-------.-----------9-9b-/----| D|-7-7-----------------------------| A|---.-----------------------------| E|---------------------------------| .= staccato e|----------------------12-----------------------| B|-8-8--13-13---12-13b-----13br-12h13p12p10-10b~-| G|---.-----.-------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|------------------------10-12-13[13b]~--------| B|----10-12-12~--10-12-14-----------------------| G|-11-------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-12-13-[15]b--12-13-[15]b~---12-13------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------...--------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|-[16]\--------------------15b-b*--15~-----22br-| B|-----------------12-14-15----------------------| G|--------11-13-14-------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| * bend up additional 1/2 step. e|-22-17-----17----16-12-14-----| B|-.------19----19----------14~-| G|--------------------------14~-| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| End solo Play Riff 5 Solo rhythm Solo e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-14-14--12h14-17--14-12--14-12-14-12--14-12-10-| G|-14-14--13h14-18--14-13--14-13-14-13--14-13-11-| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Whammy e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-12-14-14---------------------------------/14--| G|-13-14-14--------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------16b-16b-16b-16b--x-x-x-x-x-x--------| E|----------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x--------| Whammy e|------------------------------------14~~~~-----| B|--12p10p11h10--14b-14p12h14-14~~---------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| Whammy e|-14~~~~~--14-13-14-16-17-16---------------------| B|-14~~~~~--14-14-14-16-17-16---17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\-| G|------------------------------16~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\-| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 and end with riff 1 Play Riff 2 and use second ending "Never saw me..." Play Riff 3 "All you can see..." Play Riff 4 "eyes..." Play Riff 3 "I'm standing on the edge..." Play Riff 4a "Into the eyes of a dead..." Play Riff 5 with second ending "No matter what it is..." Play Riff 6 just the first bar "'Murder', he screamed..." Play Riff 5 with second ending Solo rhythm Solo Whammy e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-17-b-r-17b~~----------------------[17]b-17-15-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|----------------7-9-11-8-7----7-/--------------| A|---------------------------11------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-17-19b--17-15----15----------15----15-17-[19]-| G|---------------16----16-14-16----16------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 6 just the first bar "I'm dead, but you die..." Play Riff 5 with second ending Solo rhythm Solo e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-11-13-14-14b~r-14p13-14-14-13p11-13-13---------| D|----------------------------------------14-12br-| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|------------------------12-14b-14r-------------| G|------------------13-14------------------------| D|--12-14-16-14-12-------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| End Solo Ending Guitars 1 & 2 e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-11-11--7-7--9-9\-| A|--9--9--5-5--7-7\-| E|------------------| "'Murder' he screamed 'Oh my'?" Guitar 3 e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-7-7--4-4--6-6\-| A|----------------| E|----------------| 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