Mercyful Fate: Return Of The Vampire ... 1993 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: 31-10-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro e|---------------| B|---------------| G|-2-------------| D|-2-------------| A|-0-----2--4--2-| E|-------0--2--0-| Riff 1 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------2-------------------| A|-4--x--4--4--0--4--x--4--2--4--2-| E|-2--x--2--2-----2--x--2--0--2--0-| Guitar 2 plays this over riff 1 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-11---11-11-11-11---9---9--9--9--9/7---7/5--| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--9----9--9--9--9---7---7--7--7--7/5---5/3--| E|--------------------------------------------| End of riff 1 e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|----5--4--2-------| A|-4--3--2--0--5--4-| E|-2-----------3--2-| Lead into verse: e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-4-[let ring]----2--4--2-| E|-2---------------0--2--0-| "A suicide ..." Play Riff 1 "Deep in his lair......" Riff 2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-3--x--3--x--3--2---------------------| A|-1--x--1--x--1--0----------5--4--0----| E|-------------------0--2--3----------0-| Play Riff 1 "Spreaded wings...." Riff 2a e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-3--x--3--x--3--2---------------------| A|-1--x--1--x--1--0----------5--4--0--2-| E|-------------------0--2--3------------| Riff 3 (Chorus) e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-5--5-5-7--9--9-9-9-10-12--12--11-7--7-7-7-9-| A|-3--3-3-5--7--7-7-7--8-10--10---9-5--5-5-5-7-| E|---------------------------------------------| "Return of the vampire......" e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-10--10--9-5--5--4--2--2-----------------| A|--8---8--7-3--3--2--0--0--5--3--5----0-2-| E|--------------------------3--1--3--3-----| "He's out for blood......" e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-5--5-5-7--9--9-9-9-10-12--12--11-7--7-7-7-9-| A|-3--3-3-5--7--7-7-7--8-10--10---9-5--5-5-5-7-| E|---------------------------------------------| "Return of the vampire......" e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-10--10--9-5--5--4--2--2-------------| A|--8---8--7-3--3--2--0--0--5--3--5--5-| E|--------------------------3--1--3--3-| "He's out for blood......" Play Riff 1 with this ending: e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----5--4--2-----| A|-4--3--2--0--5--| E|-2-----------3--| Riff 4 e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-etc--| * * * * * * Riff 5 x2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---9\8---7\6-----7-----5-----7-| A|---7\6---5\4-----5-----3-----5-| E|-0-----0-----0-0---0-0---0-0---| * * * * * * * * "There's only one way...." Last time e|--------------------------------|--------| B|--------------------------------|--------| G|--------------------------------|--------| D|--------------------------------|--------| A|-4------------------------------|--4--2--| E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|--2--0--| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Lair.........." Riff 6 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-11--9--7--7-7--7-7--7-7--9-11--9--9-9--9-9--9-9-| A|--9--7--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--7--9--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-| E|-------------------------------------------------| "And I can feel something is wrong..." Riff 7 e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|------4~----------2-----------4~------------| A|-4-------2--4--4--0---2--4-------2--4--4--2-| E|-2--2----0--2--2------0--2--2----0--2--2--0-| "Vampire!....." Riff 7a (solo rhythm) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|------4~----------2-----------4~-------------------| A|-4-------2--4--4--0---2--4-------2--4--4--2--7-6-5-| E|-2--2----0--2--2------0--2--2----0--2--2--0--5-4-3-| End of solo rhythm e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|--4--[let ring]-| E|--2-------------| Solo (wah pedal) e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-2-2-2-2------------2--4-4^-4~--------2--2-----| G|-2-2-2-2------------2--4-4^-4~--------2--2-----| D|---------4~~----2h4---------------2h4------4~~-| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------2---------------2-2-2------------2----------| G|-------2-x-2---------------2-2-2------------2--4^-4~~~-| D|-4-2h4-----a--2~~--(2-1-0)-------4~~----2h4------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------| B|-----2-2-------------------------------------------| G|-----2-2------------2----2^--------4^--4-4^~~~--4^-| D|-2-4-----4~~----2h4---------4~~--------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-2h5p2-------5p2---2--5^~~-----------------------| G|-------4^~~------4----------------------14-16p14-| D|-------a--------------------------14h16----------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------(14)----------------| e|--------------------------14h17p14--14--------14-16p14-16p14----| B|-------------17^~~--17^-----------17--17^~~------------------17-| G|-16-16^r--14----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-14------17p14----14-----------------------------------| B|----17^--------16----17-16-16^~~----17-14h16p14--14----| G|-----------------------------------------------16--16^-| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------14---------14----14-14----14--------| B|-14-17p14--14-17p14-----------14----17--------------------| G|---------16--------16-----16------------------------------| D|--------------------------16-----------------16----16^~~r-| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Solo e|----------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------(14)-----14~~-| G|-16^----16-16-16^--16-16--16-16--14^^----14~~-| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------14-17p14-17p14-14-17p14-14-17p14----14-17p14-14-17p14-| G|-16^-----------------------------------16-------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------14--------14------| B|-14-17p14------14-17p14------14--------17p14-----17p14-| G|----------16^-----------16^-----16^---------16^--------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|-14---------14---------14-----------------14---5tm--2tm-| B|---17p14------17p14------17p14-17p14-17^----------------| G|--------16^--------16^----------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|---------2-5p2-------------------------------------| B|-5p4p0-5-------5p2p0-5p2-4p2-----2-----------------| G|-----------------------------4^----4--4^-(4)p2-----| D|-----------------------------------------------4~~-| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------9-9h10p9--9-----9-10-12-12^r^~~r-| B|-9h10p9----9------9-10-12---------12-10-12-----------------| G|--------11---9-11------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-4-4-4-4h5p4---4-------------------------------------0-| B|-------------7---7-5---------------------------------0-| G|---------------------6--------------------------7\6----| D|-----------------------6~~--6h7p6---6-----6-7-9--------| A|----------------------------------9---7-9--------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------14----14----14----| B|-14^--14^----14^--0--14^-----------------17^----17^---17^---17^-| G|-14^--14^----14^-----14^-----------14-16------------------------| D|---------------------------16~~--16-----------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------17-16-x-------14----------| B|-14-14-17--14---------x--17----17^--17\-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|--6---6---6--5-------6---6---6--5----| G|--8^--8^--8--7^~~----8^--8^--8--7^~~-| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 x1 Play Riff 2a Play Riff 3 "Return of the vampire...." Play Riff 1 "A suicide........" End. Here's the weird riff found on the original version of this song: e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------10-12-| G|------------------11-10---10--------| D|------11---10-9--------10-----------| A|----10--10-----10-------------------| E|--9---------------------------------| e|------------------------------------12-| B|------------------------------10-12----| G|------------------11-10---10-----------| D|------11---10-9--------10--------------| A|----10--10-----10----------------------| E|--9------------------------------------| 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
