Mercyful Fate: Desecration Of Souls transcribed by: Langus : [email protected] Mika Ristiranta : [email protected] edited 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: 18-10-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Intro e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|--7\2--| E|-------| Riff 1 e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-----------9--8-| A|-2---------7--6-| E|-0----/8-7------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|--------5---------7---------4------| A|--------3---------5---------2------| E|-3-2-0-----3-2-0-----3-2-0-------3-| Riff 2 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|------9-9--------------------------------------| A|------7-7-------5tr7-5-7-8-7-5h7p5-3-2-0-------| E|-0000------0000--------------------------3-2-1-| **** **** Riff 3 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|------9-9------10-10-------9-9------7-7-| A|------7-7-------8--8-------7-7------5-5-| E|-0000-----0000--------0000-----0000-----| **** **** **** **** e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------9-9------10-10-------9-9------------| A|------7-7-------8--8-------7-7--x-x-x-xxx-| E|-0000-----0000--------0000------x-x-x-xxx-| **** **** **** Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------9-9---------------9-9---------| A|------7-7-----4-3-------7-7-----5-5-| E|-0000-----000-6-5--0000-----000-3-3-| **** *** **** *** Play Riff 4 "Magic circles..." Riff 5 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------9-9----------------9-9--------------| D|------7-7-----12-7-------7-7--------------| A|-0000-----000-10-5--0000------3-2-3-5-3-5-| E|------------------------------------------| **** *** **** "It's desecration of souls..." Riff 4a e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|------9-9---------------9-9-----12-12-| A|------7-7-----4-3-------7-7-----10-10-| E|-0000-----000-6-5--0000-----000-------| **** *** **** *** "...lair..." Riff 6 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|----------33333333-22222222-55555---| E|-22222222-------------------------3-| ******** ******** ******** ***** Riff 7 (Guitar 2 plays top notes at end) e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------12-12-12-10~~-| G|--------------------------------------------12-12-12-11~~-| D|------9-9---------------9-9--12-12-12-11------------------| A|------7-7-----4-3-------7-7--10-10-10--9------------------| E|-0000-----000-6-5--0000-----------------------------------| **** *** **** Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 4 "Copulation..." Play Riff 5 "It's desecration of souls..." Play Riff 4 "...lair..." Riff 8 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-33333333-555555555----------22222222-| E|--------------------33333333----------| ******** ********* ******** ******** "So I say again..." e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-33333333-55555---| E|----------------3-| ******** ***** Riff 9 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------9-9------11-11-------12-12------7-7-| A|------7-7-------9--9-------10-10------5-5-| E|-0000-----0000--------0000-------0000-----| **** **** **** **** "...souls..." e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|------9-9------11-11-------12-12-9-9-9-2-| A|------7-7-------9--9-------10-10-7-7-7-0-| E|-0000-----0000--------0000---------------| **** **** **** Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------9-9---------------9-9---------| A|------7-7-----5-5-------7-7-----4-3-| E|-0000-----000-3-3--0000-----000-6-5-| **** *** **** *** x3 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------7-7-| E|-0-2-2-2-5-2--0-2-2-2-5-2--0-2-2-2-5-2--0-2-2-5-5-| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|-0-2-2-2-5-2--0-2-2-2-5-2--0-2-2-2-5-2-| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-0-2-0--2-3-2--3-5-3--5-7-5--7-8-7--8-10-8--10-| Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-9--9-9-11-12---------------| A|-7--7-7--9-10-10--10-10--12-| E|---------------8---8--8--10-| 1st ending e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-9--9-9-11-12---------------------------------------| A|-7--7-7--9-10-12--12-12-12-9--9-9--7-9-10--10-10-12-| E|--------------10--10-10-10-7--7-7--5-7--8---8--8-10-| 2nd ending e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-9--9-9-11-12--------------------------------------| A|-7--7-7--9-10-12--12-12-12-9--9-9--7-9-10-10-12-12-| E|--------------10--10-10-10-7--7-7--5-7--8--8-10-10-| Riff 7a e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|------9-9---------------9-9--12-12-12-11-| A|------7-7-----4-3-------7-7--10-10-10--9-| E|-0000-----000-6-5--0000------------------| **** *** **** Play Riff 4 "Dying flowers..." Play Riff 5 "It's desecration of souls..." Play Riff 4a Play Riff 8 "So I say again..." Riff 9a e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------9-9------11-11-------12-12------7-7-| A|------7-7-------9--9-------10-10------5-5-| E|-0000-----0000--------0000-------0000-----| **** **** **** **** "...souls..." e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|------9-9------11-11-------12-12-| A|------7-7-------9--9-------10-10-| E|-0000-----0000--------0000-------| **** **** **** e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-7-5-4-5-7---7-5---5-3-2--3-2-0------| E|-----------3-----3--------------3--2-| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-77777777...------------| A|-55555555...-[fade out]-| 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
