Mercyful Fate: The Night transcribed by: Russ Elton : [email protected] 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: 12-07-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro Guitar 1 e|------------12~~~~~-------15--14--11~~~[whammy bar]-| B|-12~~~~---------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|------------12~~~~~-------15--14--11~~~[whammy bar]-| G|-12~~~~---------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-------------2---1--------| D|---3\2---3---2---1---2/5--| A|---3\2---3-----------2/5--| E|-0-----0---0---0---0------| * * * * * e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-------------2---1--------| D|---3\2---3---2---1------2-| A|---3\2---3--------------2-| E|-0-----0---0---0---0--0---| * * * * * * Riff 2 x4 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|--2--0--3--2---------------------------------| D|--2--0--3--2--------2-------0--2--0--2-------| A|--------------------2-------0--2--0--2-------| E|--------------0--0-----0--0-------------0--0-| * * * * * * "Old Nick is......" Riff 3 Guitar 1 x4 e|---------------------------------------------|------| B|---------------------------------------------|------| G|--2--0--3--2---------------------------------|------| D|--2--0--3--2--------2-------0--2--0--2-------|------| A|--------------------2-------0--2--0--2-------|------| E|--------------0--0-----0--0-------------0--0-|-0--0-| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 x4 e|---------------------------------------------|------| B|---------------------------------------------|------| G|--9--7-10--9---------------------------------|------| D|--7--5--8--7--------9-------7--9--7--9-------|------| A|--------------------7-------5--7--5--7-------|------| E|--------------0--0-----0--0-------------0--0-|-0--0-| * * * * * * * * "Old Nick is..." Riff 4 x3 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---------5-6-7---8-7-5-------| E|-5-4-3-0-------0-------0-3-6-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "The two of us at midnight..." e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|---------5-6-7---8-7-5-| E|-5-4-3-0-------0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-------------------5--4--7--7--------------7-| A|-3--3--------------3--2--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-1--1--1-1-1-1-...---------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * "Just him and I....." Lead into next verse: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--------2------2------2------2-| A|--------2------2------2------2-| E|--0--0----0--0---0--0---0--0---| * * * * * * * * Play Riff 2 "....my imaginary friend...." Play Riff 3 "Through the dark..." Play Riff 4 "The two of us....." Play Riff 5 "Just him and I...." Riff 6 (guitar 2 plays top notes on last bar) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------8---7-------------| D|---------------0---0---0-8-0-0-8~--| A|---------8-7-----------------------| E|-0-7-6-0-----0---------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * "Find out....." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------------8---7----------| D|---------------0---0---0-8-0-0--| A|---------8-7--------------------| E|-0-7-6-0-----0------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * e|-12------------13--------------| B|-15^^----------16^^------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--5-------------3---------3-2--| A|--3---3-3-3-3-3-1---1-1-1-1-0--| E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "...the night....." Riff 7 (solo rhythm) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------5-4~-| E|-3--0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---------------------------2-1~-| A|--------------------------------| E|-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1st ending e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-2-2--4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-0-0--2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------------------| 2nd ending e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------2-2--5-5--8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-4-4--0-0--3-3--6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-2-2-----------------------------------| Riff 8 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7-\2-| D|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7-\2-| A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "Looking through....." e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7-5-| D|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7-5-| A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------| E|-----------------------------| * * * * * * * * Riff 9 (solo rhythm) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-3-5-5-------3----------3-5-5-------3-----| E|-------0-3-5---5--0-3-5-------0-3-5---4---| Play Riff 2 solo rhythm Play Riff 3 "Old Nick....." Play Riff 4 "The two of us....." Play Riff 5 "Just him and I...." Play Riff 6 "Find out......" Riff 10 (Ending) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|--------4---------------6---------------5----| A|----------------2------------5--4----------4-| E|--0--2----0--3----0--4----0--------0--3------| * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (after awhile) e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|--------8--------------10---------------9----| A|----------------6------------9--8----------8-| E|--0--6----0--7----0--8----0--------0--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
