Mercyful Fate: Nightmare Be Thy Name transcribed by: Russ Elton : [email protected] edited by: Langus : [email protected] FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://republika.pl/tlange/ Date last modified: 04-11-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|--9--8--------9-8------9--8-------9-8-9-11-| B|-------9--7-------9-7-------9--7-----------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|--6--5--------6-5------6--5-------6-5-6--8-| D|-------6--4-------6-4-------6--4-----------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------| Riff 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------0----------0------------| A|-0-1-2---2--0-1-2---2----------| E|-----------------------0--1--2-| Riff 3 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--------2------------------| A|--------0------------5---2-| E|-2-2222----2-222-222-3-2-0-| * **** * *** *** * "Master....." "You know I never pray...." Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------7--6-| D|--4----7--6---4---6---4---3---------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| "Nightmare....... be thy name" Guitar 1 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----6---4-------4-----------------| D|--7-----------7-------7--6---4---3-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| "Nightmare...... be thy name...." Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3 "The dreams......" Play Riff 4 "Nightmare......." Riff 5 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----------1/2-----2-2---3-| A|--2----5---1/2-----2-2---3-| E|--0--0-3-0-----0-0-----0---| * * * "You've got to stop this game..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----------1/2------------------| A|--2----5---1/2------5--5--4--4--| E|--0--0-3-0-----0-0--3--3--2--2--| * * "...before I ...go...insane!" Lead into solo rhythm: e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-----5--------4----| A|-------------------| E|--3-----3--2-----2-| "Straight to the grave....." Riff 6 (solo rhythm) x4 e|----------------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------| D|----------------3p2p0-------|----------------------| A|-2--2-2-5p2-2-2-------3p2p0-|----------------------| E|----------------------------|--1-111-111-111--etc.-| * *** *** *** x2 e|----------------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------| D|----------------3p2p0-------|----------------------| A|-2--2-2-5p2-2-2-------3p2p0-|----------------------| E|----------------------------|--1-111-111-111--etc.-| * *** *** *** x2 x2 e|----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|----------------5p4---------|-----------------3p2p0-------| A|-4--4-4-7p4-4-4-----7-5p4---|--2--2-2-5p2-2-2-------3p2p0-| E|--------------------------7-|-----------------------------| Solo over the above riffs e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-0-[whammy bar dive and vibrate]-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-5-3-0-5-7-5-0-3-5-3-0-5-7-5-0-8-11-8-0-7-10-7-0----| G|---------------------------------------------------9^-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|-7h10p7---7-10-7h10p7---7---------7-| G|--------9-------------9---9-7-9-7---| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------1-3-3p1---1---------| D|-----------1-------1-2-3---------3---3-2-1-3-| A|-----1-2-3---2---3---------------------------| E|-1-4-----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------9-9h10--9-7--------------------------| G|-6h7p6---6-7-6-7-8-------------9-7-6---6--6-7-9-7-6-----| D|-------9-----------------------------9--------------9-6-| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------2---| D|-6-4-------------------------2-4---4-| A|-----7-5-4---------------2-4---------| E|-----------7-5-4-2-0-2-5-------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------14---| B|---------------------------------12--------------------17^--| G|-7-----------6-8-9-8-6-8-6-------14-----11-11-14-16-18------| D|-7-----7-7-9---------------7-9-------16---------------------| A|-0--9-------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 3a e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--------2------------------| A|--------0------------5---2-| E|-2-2222----2-222-222-3-2-0-| * **** * *** *** * e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|--------2--------5-4-2-| A|--------0--------3-2-0-| E|-2-2222----2-222-------| * **** * *** Play Riff 3 "In hell....." Play Riff 4 Only guitar 2 Play Riff 5 "You got to stop this game....." Ending e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------0----------0------------| A|-0-1-2---2--0-1-2---2----------| E|-----------------------0--1--2-| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------------------4--5--6\-| D|-------0----------0----2--3--4\-| A|-0-1-2---2--0-1-2---2-----------| E|--------------------------------| "Before I go insane........" 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
