Mercyful Fate: Legend Of The Headless Rider transcribed by: Russ Elton : [email protected] edited by: Mika Ristiranta : [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 Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------| B|------------------------11--| G|-----------------9----------| D|----------8-----------------| A|---7------------------------| E|----------------------------| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------| B|------------------------14--| G|----------------12----------| D|---------11-----------------| A|--10------------------------| E|----------------------------| Riff 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|---------------9-8-------------9-8-| A|--7-8----------7-6-------------7-6-| E|--5-6--3-5-3-0-----5-6-3-5-3-0-----| * * * * * * * * * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---------------9-8-------------| A|--7-8----------7-6-------------| E|--5-6--3-5-3-0-----5-6-3-5-3-0-| * * * * * * * * * * Riff 3 e|-------------------------------------| B|--------------------7----------------| G|--7--9-10--------6--6--------5-------| D|--7--9-10-10--8--6--4--7--6--5--3--6-| A|--5--7--8-10--8--4-----7--6--3--3--6-| E|-----------8--6--------5--4-----1--4-| Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Riff 4 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------7-| D|----------------------------5-7-8---| A|---7-6----------5----7-6------------| E|-5------7-3-5-6----5------7---------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|---7-6----------5----7-------5-6~-| E|-5------7-3-5-6----5---5-7-8------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------8--9-| A|-------7-6--------5--7---------7-6tr7--------6--7-| E|-0-5-6------8-7-6-3--5---0-5-6---------8-7-6------| * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 (comes in the second time) e|---------------------------------13-12tr13----------------| B|-------5-4-----------------10-11-----------13-12-11-------| G|---2-3------5-4-3-0-2----9---------------------------8--9-| D|-2--------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Lead into verse: Guitar 1 e|-----| B|-----| G|--2--| D|--2--| A|--0--| E|-----| Guitar 2 e|-----| B|-----| G|-14~-| D|-----| A|-----| E|-----| Guitar 3 e|-----| B|-13~-| G|-----| D|-----| A|-----| E|-----| Riff 6 e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----3------7--------------5------3------7--------------6\-| D|-----3------7--------------5------3------7--------------6\-| A|-0-0-1--0-0-5--0-0-----6-5-3--0-0-1--0-0-5--0-0-----6-5-4\-| E|-------------------3-6--------------------------3-6--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I'm an undertaker...." e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-3------7--------------5------3------7--------------6\-| D|-3------7--------------5------3------7--------------6\-| A|-1--0-0-5--0-0-----6-5-3--0-0-1--0-0-5--0-0-----6-5-4\-| E|---------------3-6--------------------------3-6--------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I'm a coffin shaker...." Riff 7 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--------------3-------------------| A|-5---3-5-6--6----5---3-5-6--6-5-3-| E|-3---------------3----------------| "Take a look at the sky...." Riff 8 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------4-3-----------------| D|--------5------3---------4--3--2--------5-4--4-5-----| A|----5-4----4------4---2--2--1---------3----------5---| E|-3-----------5------5-0----------------------------6-| "....ice." "Oh yeah........cold as ice....." Play Riff 6 "There's a black horse waiting....." Play Riff 7 "Take a look at the sky....." Riff 9 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------5----| A|----7------8------7-8-6--6-5--5-6-6--5----------3--3-| E|-5----5-6----6-7---------4-3------4--3--3-5-6-5----1-| * * * * * * * * * "....rides!" "Midnight....let the church bell.." Riff 10 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-2--------------------5---7--7-7/9-| A|-2--------------8-7-------5--5-5/7-| E|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-----8---6----------| * * * * * * * * * * "....ring!" e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------3--------7--10--9-| A|---------------------------5---8--7-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-6---6-5-3-----------| * * * * * * "All hallow's eve....." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------------------5---7--7-7/9-| A|-------------8-7-------5--5-5/7-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----8---6----------| * * * * * * * * * * "It's midnight...." e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------3--------7--10--8-| A|---------------------------5---8--6-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-6---6-5-3-----------| * * * * * * e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------7-/9-| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-10---9--5-/7-| E|------------------------8---7-------| * * * * * * * * * * "I see him rising...." e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--------------------------7-/10-8-| A|--------------------------5-/-8-6-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-10-8--7----9-| A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-6--8-6--5----7-| E|---------------------------------------5-| * * * * * * * * * * * "I see him rising......." Lead into next part: Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-| E|------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "On All Hallows Eve...." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|----8--------8--------8-------11-| D|---------------------------------| A|-/6-6-----/6-6-----/6-6-----/9-9-| E|---------------------------------| Riff 11 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------7-5------8-7------------------------| D|-----5-----7-5------8-7-----6h7p6--------------| A|-5h7----00-----0000----0000-------------3h5-3~-| E|----------------------------------00-3h5-------| ** **** **** ** "My God...." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-0000000000-6h7p6--000000--8-8-8-| E|---------------------------6-6-6-| ********** ****** "He's so grotesque..." Riff 12 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------3----5------3-5-6-| A|--------1----3------1-3-4-| E|-000000---00---0000-------| ****** ** **** "He's coming...." Riff 13 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|-3333333333333333-4444444444444444-2222222222222222-| **************** **************** **************** "Deep inside..." Guitar 2 (Let chords ring) e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-8----------------5----------------7----------------| A|-6----------------3----------------5----------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 12 "He's coming....." Play Riff 13 "Deep inside....." Riff 12a e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|--------3----5------3-5-6--66666-| A|--------1----3------1-3-4--44444-| E|-000000---00---0000--------------| ****** ** **** "Help me, I'm falling down......" Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-------------1--------1-----------1-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-1-3---3-3-3-3-3---| E|------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------1-----------1----3-5------| A|-3-1-3---3-3-3-3-3---3--1-3--4-3-| E|-----------------------------2-1-| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-2--------2-----------2--------2-----------2------| E|----4-2-4---4-4-4-4-4----4-2-4---4-4-4-4-4----4-2-| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|---2-----------2--------------------------| A|-4---4-4-4-4-4----4-2-4-2-----------2-----| E|--------------------------4-4-4-4-4---4-2-| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|---2-----------2--------------------------| A|-4---4-4-4-4-4----4-2-4-2-----------2-----| E|--------------------------4-4-4-4-4---4-2-| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------5------5------6-| D|--------7---------7--6----------------------| A|-4--6---5---5--7--5--4--3-4----3-4----3-4---| E|-2--4-------3--5----------------------------| * * * * * * "I'm falling down......" e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-----------------5------5------6-------------| D|-------7--6-----------------------------7--6-| A|-5--7--5--4--3-4----3-4----3-4----5--7--5--4-| E|-3--5-----------------------------3--5-------| * * * * * * "I'm looking up...." Solo over the above riffs: [go crazy with the whammy bar on this solo] e|---------------------------------------------------| B|--16---11----16~-16~-16~-16~-16~-16~-16~-16~-------| G|----\-/------------[bar vibrato]-------------------| D|-[bar dive]----------------------------------0h1p0-| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|-[hold bend while playing these]---------------------| B|-6^--[6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6]-(6)p4-----| G|-------------------------------------------------5~~-| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-6tm--6tm--6tm--6tm--6tm--6tm--4h6~~-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|-4-----------4-------4-----------4-------4-----------4-------| B|---7p4-7p4-----7p4-----7p4-7p4-----7p4-----7p4-7p4-----7p4---| G|-----------6-------6-----------6-------6-----------6-------6-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-4h7p4h7p4---4--7p4-4---4--6p4---4-4-4-6p4---4-4-6p4---------4-4-4-| G|-----------7----------6--------7-----------7---------7-(0)h7-------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-4-4-----4-------------4-------------| G|------7----4h6p4---------6p4-------4-| D|-----------------6p4h6-------6p4h6---| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|--[hold bend while playing these]-| G|--6^--[6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6~~~]----| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| End Solo Riff 15 e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-------6----5-------------------6----5--------------------| D|-6--5----------4--5-------6--5----------4--5--------------| A|-4----------------3---2---4----------------3--------------| E|----------------------0-----------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * Riff 15a x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------6----5--------------------| D|----5----------4-----------------| A|-4----------------3--------------| E|---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * "In this hollow grave...." x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------9----8--------------------| D|----8----------7-----------------| A|-7----------------6--------------| E|---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * "Will I ever ever make it......." Riff 16 Guitar 1 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------5~-----------------------| A|-6~---3~---5~---2--3--5------6~---8~---10-11-10~-| E|-------------------------------------------------| "Oh, it's strange...." Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------5-3~---1~------------------| E|-3~---4~---2~---3~----------------5~----------3~-| Play Riff 15a "In this hollow grave...." Play Riff 16 "Oh it's strange....." Lead into solo rhythm e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-6-5---4----------------| D|-----6-----5------5-----| A|-------------4-7--------| E|--------------------7-5-| Riff 17 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|-6\4-----------6-\4-------4-| D|----------------------------| A|-4\2--------2--4-\2-------2-| E|-----0-2-3~---------0-2-3---| * * * * * Riff 18 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------4---------| D|-2--4--5--4--7-5-4--2--4--5--2---------| A|-0--2--3--2--5-3-2--0--2--3------------| E|-------------------------------3-2-1-0-| * * * * Play Riff 17 Solo Rhythm Solo e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-15^---15^-15^-----12---------------------------------| G|----------------------12~~----------11h12p11----------| D|-----------------------------14~~~-----------14-12-14-| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|----------12-12h13p12-12--------------12-15-13-12-------| G|-11-12-14----------------14^~~~----14-------------14-12-| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12----------------------------------------12h13p12----12----| G|----14-12-11-------11----11-------11-12-14----------14----12-| D|-------------14--x----14----12-14----------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12----------12----------12----------12----------12----------| B|----15p12-------15p12-------15p12-------15p12-------12-------| G|----------14----------14----------14----------14-------14^~~-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------12h15p12-14p12--14p12-------------| B|-15p12----12-15^~~--15^~~------------------------15-13p12----| G|-------15-------------------------------------------------14-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-12h13p12----12--------------------------------------------| G|----------14----14^~~~----12-14-12h14p12p11-12-14-12p11----| D|--------------------------------------------------------14-| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------12-----| B|--------------------------------12-13----12-------12-13-15----15^-| G|-11-12p11----11--------11-12-14-------14----13-14-----------------| D|----------14----12--14--------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-12-14-15-14-15-18----18-22^~~-| B|-------------------20----------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| e|-16-12----12----------------------------------------------| B|-------15----15-12----12----------------------------------| G|-------------------14----14-13-14-13----13----------------| D|-------------------------------------14----14-12-14-12----| A|-------------------------------------------------------14-| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------5~~---7-9-9^r--7-9-7h9p7---7---------------------| G|----------7-7^---------------------------9---9-7-----------------| D|-------------------------------------------------9-7-6-7-6-------| A|-12-11~\---------------------------------------------------7-5~~-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 15b Guitar 1 x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------6----5--------------------| D|----5----------4-----------------| A|-4----------------3--------------| E|---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * Guitar 2 (harmony on the second time of above) e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-------9----8--------------------| D|----8----------7-----------------| A|-7----------------6--------------| E|---------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * Play Riff 16 "Oh it's strange....." Riff 19 Guitar 1 x4 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-8-7-----5-4---8-7-----5-4---| E|-----5-6-----6-----5-6-----6-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-| Riff 20 (the harmony guitars come in after awhile) Gutiar 1 x7 e|-----------------|---| B|-----------------|---| G|-----------------|---| D|-----------------|-2-| A|-8-7-----5-4-----|-2-| E|-----5-6-----5-6-|-0-| * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 x3 e|------------------|---| B|------------------|---| G|-10-9-----7-6-----|-9-| D|------7-8-----7-8-|---| A|------------------|---| E|------------------|---| Guitar 2 x2 e|------------------------|---| B|------------------------|---| G|-13-12-------10-9-------|-9-| D|-------10-11------10-11-|---| A|------------------------|---| E|------------------------|---| Ending: Riff 21 Guitar 1 (clean with reverb) x4 x4 e|-------0-----|-------0-----| B|-0---0---0---|-----0---0---| G|---0-------0-|---0-------0-| D|-------------|-8-----------| A|-------------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------| Guitar 2 (clean with reverb) x4 x4 e|-------0-----|-9-----9-----| B|-0---0---0---|-------------| G|---0-------0-|-------------| D|-------------|-------------| A|-------------|-------------| E|-------------|-------------| "The mind in my headless body...." This fades in, then back out e|--------| B|--------| G|--7--6--| D|--7--6--| A|--5--4--| E|--------| Riff 22 Guitar 1 (clean) e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------6------5-------------6------5-------| D|-----5---5------4---------5---5------4-----| A|---4-------4------3-----4-------4------3-2-| E|-0--------------------0--------------------| "And as he rides away......" Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|--12h13-12~~-----12h13-12~~--------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 3 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|--12h13-12~~-----8h10-8~~---/12h13-12--8h10-8--5h6-5-| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Play Riff 21 "Does this mean......" Ending: e|--------| B|--------| G|-12--11-| D|-12--11-| A|-10---9-| 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
