Mercyful Fate: Is That You, Melissa transcribed by: Russ Elton : [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: 31-10-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro (harpsichord arranged for guitar) e|--------0-1-0-1-0---------------------| B|--3---3-----------3--1---1-3-1--1-----| G|--2-2----------------0--0----------4--| D|--0------------------2-------------4--| A|---------------------3-------------2--| E|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------0-1-0-----------0-1-0-----| B|------2-3-2-3-2----3----3-------3---3---3-------3---| G|----4-----------4--2--2-----------2-2-2-----------2-| D|--4----------------0----------------0---------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 (harpsichord keeps playing, then these guitars come in) Guitar 1 e|-----13--------------------------10--| B|---15--------------------------12----| G|-14--------14--12--14-12----11-------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-10----10-11-13-11-10----10----10-11-13-11-10-----| G|----12----------------12----12----------------12--| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-7---7-9-10~~----7------7----------------------| D|---7----------------10----10~----9---9-11-12~~-| A|-----------------------------------9-----------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-7---7-9-10-9-7---7---7-9-10-9-7---| D|---7------------7---7------------7-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Guitar 3 e|------------------------------------------------| B|-6---6--8-10~~----------------------------------| G|---7--------------10--9--10-9~~----7---7-9-11~~-| D|-------------------------------------9----------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------10----------------------10----------| G|-10----10-12----12-10----10----10-12----12-10----| D|----12----------------12----12----------------12-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Riff 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|---7---------------------------| D|---7---------------------------| A|---5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "You're in my dreams, you're with me every day" Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-7-------------------7\5--------------------| D|-7-------------------7\5--------------------| A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5\3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|--------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Ohhhhhh Melissa......" e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-4-------------------/7---7-| D|-4-------------------/7---7-| A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--/5---5-| E|----------------------------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|--------0-1-0-1-0---------------------| B|--3---3-----------3--1---1-3-1--1-----| G|----2-------------------0----------4--| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------0-1-0-----------0-1-0-----| B|------2-3-2-3-2----3----3-------3---3---3-------3---| G|----4-----------4-----2-----------2---2-----------2-| D|--4-------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 1 "Ohhh Melissa......." Play Riff 2 "You're with me everyday...." Play Riff 3 "Ohhhhhh Melissa......" Lead into the next section: e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-7--9-10-12--7-| A|-5--7--8-10--5-| E|---------------| "Oh the love we had" Riff 4 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------12-12--9-| A|------------------------------------------------10-10--7-| E|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------12-12-| A|------------------------------------------------10-10-| E|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------5-5-| A|------------------------5-4-2--------------------------3-3-| E|--2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-------5-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Solo (whammy bar dives denoted by " \/ " ) e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-4---------------------------(4)--10--10~~~~~p7~~~~-| G|-4-[whammy dive and release]-(4)----\/--------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|-8--8------------------------8----8----------14--(14)p13-| B|--\/---------7--7/10--10--10---10---10-7h10----\/--------| G|--------------\/----\/-----------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| e|-13--(13)p9-13p9~~~~----------| B|---------------[bar vibrato]--| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| End Solo Riff 6 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---9---------7---------9---------7---| A|-7---10-9------10-9--7---10-9------9-| E|----------10------------------10-----| Oh, Melissa you got to tell me why ..." Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------12-----12-----12-----12-12-12-| A|------10-----10-----10-----10--9--9-| E|--0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0----------| * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----12-----12-----------------------| A|-----10-----10--------------5--------| E|-0-0----0-0----0-0-0--3-5-6---6-5-3--| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) x2 x2 e|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------| A|-----4--3--2----|-----6--5--4----| E|-0-2---------5--|-2-4---------7--| Solo e|------------------------------(10)----------------------------| B|-13^~~~--13^r-13--13-12-12-10------10h12-12-12-12-13-13-13p12-| G|--------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|-12^--12--12-12--12~~\------------------------------------| G|------------------[bar dive]---12-14p12p11-12p11-12p11----| D|-------------------------------------------------------14-| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|-12p11----------11-(0)----------11-12-14-12p11-12p11----| D|-------14-12-14--------14p12-14----------------------14-| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|-11---------------------------------------------------------| D|----14p12-14p12h14p12-------12h14p12------------------------| A|----------------------14-15----------15-14-12-14-12-------0-| E|----------------------------------------------------15-14---| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|----------12-14p12----------------------10------| E|-14-14-15----------15-12-14-12-10-10-12----12~~-| e|------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------14-------| G|------------------------------14----17~~~-| D|------------------14-------16-------------| A|---------------16----16-17----------------| E|--14~~---14-17----------------------------| e|-------------------------16-17-19-17-16-17-16----16----------| B|----------------------------------------------19----19^r~~~\-| G|-17-18~-18~-18~-18~-18~--------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------5--------------------------------------------------| B|------------5-4~~~---4-4--9t4p3h4--7t4p3h4--6t4p3h4--7t4p3h4-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------| D|----6--------------------------------------------------------| A|------6------------------------------------------------------| E|-4-----------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------| B|-9t4p3h4--7t4p3h4-7~~-| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| End Solo Riff 8a Guitar 1 x2 x1 e|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------| A|-----4--3--2----|-----6--5--4----|-----4--3--2----| E|-0-2---------5--|-2-4---------7--|-0-2---------5--| Guitar 2 x2 x1 e|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|----------------|----------------| G|----------------|----------------|----------------| D|----------------|-----6--5--4----|-----4--3--2----| A|----------------|-2-4---------7--|-0-2---------5--| E|-0-2-[let ring]-|----------------|----------------| "This is against the rules.." Play Riff 6 "Oh, Melissa......" Lead into next section: e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-9----9---9--7-| A|-7----7---7--5-| E|---------------| Play Riff 1 "Ohhh Melissa......." Play Riff 2 "You're with me everyday...." Play Riff 3 "Ohhhhhh Melissa......" Lead into solo: e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-7--9-10-12--7--9-10-12-| A|-5--7--8-10--5--7--8-10-| E|------------------------| "One last time....." Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Solo e|-15^r-13p12-13~~--12h13p12----------12-13-12h13p12---------------| B|---------------------------15-13-15----------------15-13---------| G|---------------------------------------------------------14------| D|------------------------------------------------------------14~\-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-14--14-14h15p14-12-11-12-12~~-12~~-| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------12-------12-14-------| D|-12----11-12-14-11-12-14-15-12-14-15----14-15-------15-14-| A|----12----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------17-----| B|----------------------------15----15-17^r~~\--15\-----19^-| G|-14-15----14-15-17-14-15-17----17-------------------------| D|-------17-------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------17-18-20-18h20p18-17-------17-| B|-17--18-1718p17-------17-18-20----------------------20-18----| G|----------------19^------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-20-18-17----17-18-17----17----------------------------| G|----------19----------19----19~~\------------6-7-7p6---| D|-------------------------------------/9-9~~----------9-| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------| B|---------------| G|-6-7-9-7-6-7~~-| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------| End Solo Ending e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-7--9-10-12--7\-| A|-5--7--8-10--5\-| 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
