Mercyful Fate: Banshee transcribed by: Langus : [email protected] edited by: Russ Elton : [email protected] Mika Ristiranta : [email protected] Marcel Weeterings : [email protected] solo by: Noel Gambone : [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: 16-04-02 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro Guitar 1 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-12------12\9-| D|-12------12\9-| A|-10------10\7-| E|--------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|-2------------| A|-2-[let ring]-| E|-0------------| RIFF 1 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7--7--7-7---------------------2-| E|----------10-7-7--5--5-7-8-7-0-0-| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5--5--5-5-4-2-2---------2-----9-| A|------------------3--3-5---5---7-| E|-----------------------------0-0-| Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-7--7--7-7----------------------8-| E|----------10-7-7--5-7-5-3-5-3-0-6-| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-5--5--5-5-4-2-2------------------| A|------------------3-5-3-2-3-2---8-| E|------------------------------0-6-| RIFF 2 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------7--7----------------------7--7-10-9-10-9~-| E|--0-0-0-0------10-8-7-8-10--0-0-0-0-----------------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------4-2--4----| D|----------5--5--4--------4----------5--5---------4~-| A|------------------7-6-7-----------------------------| E|--0-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-0-----------------| * * * * * * * * "I heard it..." Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------7~-| A|----------7--7----------------------7--7-10-9-10----| E|--0-0-0-0------10-8-7-8-10--0-0-0-0-----------------| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------4-2--4-2~-| D|----------5--5--4--------4----------5--5------------| A|------------------7-6-7-----------------------------| E|--0-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-0-----------------| * * * * * * * * "I heard it......" RIFF 3 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---------4------------------2-----| A|-------------5-4----------5---5-4-| E|-2-2-2-2---2------3-3-3-3---------| * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4----------------5---------------| A|-4----------------5---------------| E|-2-------2-2-2-2--3-------3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * "Now I can..." Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---------4----------------------| A|-------------5-4----------------| E|-2-2-2-2---2------3-3-3-3-3-5-3-| * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4----------------5---------------| A|-4----------------5---------------| E|-2-------2-2-2-2--3-------3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * "outside... RIFF 4 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----7-----5-------------2-----7----\4-4----------| A|-2-----5-----3-------------2-----5----\2-2----------| E|-0-----5-----3----0-0-0----0-----5----\2-2----0-0-0-| * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-9----11----12-------------9----11----7\\4----------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-7-----9----10-------------7-----9----5\\2----------| E|------------------0-0-0-----------------------0-0-0-| * * * * * * "Under...." Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----7-----5-------------2-----7----\4-4----5-4-3---| A|-2-----5-----3-------------2-----5----\2-2----------5-| E|-0-----5-----3----0-0-0----0-----5----\2-2------------| * * * Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-9----11----12-------------9----11----7-7\\4----------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-----9----10-------------7-----9----5-5\\2--5-4-3---| E|------------------0-0-0-----------------------------5-| * * * "Under..." Play RIFF 1 Play RIFF 2 "I know..." Play RIFF 3 "Before the sun..." Play RIFF 4 "Under..." Here's the lead over the 2nd chorus: e|-----------------------| B|------7-8-7h8p7--------| G|-/7-9-----------9-7-9~-| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------| RIFF 5 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|----3---2----3---2-----------4---3----4---3-------| E|-0----0----0---0---5-4-3--2----2----2---2---5-4-3-| "I must..." e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----3---2----3---2-------4-4---5--4-4--------4-4--5-| E|-0----0----0---0---5-4-3-2-2---3--2-2--5-4-3-2-2--3-| "Let us... ....The cats..." e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|----3---2----3---2-----------4---3----4---3-------| E|-0----0----0---0---5-4-3--2----2----2---2---5-4-3-| "They know..." Play RIFF 2 Solo Rhythm Solo e|--------------------------------------------------------19----15----------| B|--------------------------------------------------17-20----17-------17----| G|-----------------------------------------------16----------------16----14~| D|--------------------------------------------17----------------------------| A|-7-h9-9-h10-10~--7-h9-9-h10-10-p9-9-/15-14--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------15~--13-12h13p12---12~--19^--19-17-------------------19----| G|--------16--------------------14-----------------19-17-16----------------| D|-/14-------14---------------------------------------------19-17-16----16~| A|-----14------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play RIFF 3 "The waiting..." RIFF 6 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4------------4--------4-6-7-| A|-2------------2--------2-4-5-| E|----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-------| * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-4------------4----------------| A|-2------------2----2-4-5-4-2-4-| E|----4-4-4-4-4----4-------------| * * * * * * Riff 7 e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|----4------------4------| A|----------0-2---------3-| E|-2-----2------2-----2---| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|----4------------4------| A|----------0-2-------3-2-| E|-2-----2------2---------| Play RIFF 4 "Under..." Ending: Guitar 1 e|-----------| B|-----------| G|--------12-| D|--------12-| A|--------10-| E|-0-0-0-----| * * * Guitar 2 e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|---------2-| A|---------2-| E|-0-0-0---0-| * * * "Let it be me." 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