================================================================================================= Song: Last Rites Artist: Mercyful Fate Album: 9 (1999) Tabbed by Chris Rezendes ([email protected]) Tuning: Standard Notation Key v: vibrato t: tremolo bar ^: bend .: palm mute ~: trill p: pull-off h: hammer-on x: ghost note /: slide up \: slide down Comments: Mercyful Fate rule. Some people are annoyed by King Diamond's screeching, I find it quite beautiful, complimenting the brutal riffery in a splendid way. Anyway, I think the tab came out pretty good, although some of the riffs I put in there might have been played on the keyboard and not actually one of the guitars. Oh well. Anyway, if you spot a mistake, feel free to point it out to me, or you can e-mail me the corrections. Later. ================================================================================================= Riff 1 x4 (gtr. 2 speed picks[palm muted]on open E for the duration of riff 1) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|--2h3---------2h3---------2h3------| D|--------4h5---------4h5-------4h5--| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Riff 2 x8 (gtr. 2 speed picks on open E for the duration of riff 2) e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|--2h3--------------| D|--------2h3---4-5--| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| Fig. 1 x1 Gtr. 1 Gtr. 2 e|-----------| e|-----------| B|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| G|------5-3--| D|------5-3--| D|--4-5------| A|--2-3-3-1--| A|-----------| E|--0-1------| E|-----------| Riff 3 x2 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--7h8----------7h8----------7h8-------| D|--------9h10---------9h10-------9h10--| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Fig. 2 x1 Gtr. 1 Gtr. 2 e|----------------| e|----------------| B|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| G|-----------5-3--| D|-----------5-3--| D|--3----3-4------| A|--3----3-4-3-1--| A|----------------| E|--1----1-2------| E|----------------| Repeat Riff 3 x1 Repeat Fig. 2 x1 Repeat Riff 3 x1 Fig. 3 x1 Gtr. 1 Gtr. 2 e|--------------| e|----------------| B|--------------| B|----------------| G|--------------| G|-------5h7p5-4--| D|-------7---4--| D|--5-------------| A|--5----5---2--| A|----------------| E|--3-----------| E|----------------| Fig. 4 x4 e|-----------|-------------------------| B|-----------|-------------------------| G|-----------|-------------------------| D|----3------|--7-------7-----7-7------| A|--5-1-3-2--|--5-------5-----5-5------| E|--3---1-0--|----0-0-0---0-0-----0-0--| Fig. 5 x1 e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|----3--------6-------| A|--5-1-3-2----4----5--| E|--3---1-0---------3--| Repeat Riff 2 x3 Repeat Riff 3 x2 Repeat Fig. 2 x1 Repeat Riff 3 x1 Repeat Fig. 2 x1 Repeat Riff 3 x1 Repeat Fig. 3 x1 Repeat Fig. 4 x4 Riff 4 x2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--9---9---9---9---10--------| A|----8---8---8---8----8------| E|-----------------------6-7--| Riff 4B x4 e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--11----11----11----11-----12---------| A|-----10----10----10----10-----10------| E|---------------------------------8-9--| Riff 5 x4 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|----4-3---3---3---4--------| E|--2-----1---1---1---2-3-4--| Repeat Riff 4B x4 Repeat Riff 5 x4 Repeat Riff 4B x2 Riff 4C x1 e|--------------------------------|----------------------------|-----| B|--------------------------------|----------------------------|-----| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------|-----| D|--10---10---10---10---11--------|--9---9---9---9---10--------|-----| A|-----9----9----9----9----9------|----8---8---8---8----8------|--8--| E|---------------------------7-8--|-----------------------6-7--|--6--| Fig. 6 x2 (under solo) e|----------------------------------|------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|------------------------------| A|---------------------------5/7-5--|---------------------------5--| E|--000-000-000-000-000-000--3/5-3--|--000-000-000-000-000-000--3--| Fig. 7 x2 (under solo) e|-----------------------------|------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|------------------------------| G|-----------------------------|------------------------------| D|--------------------------5--|---------------------------7--| A|--000-000-000-000-000-000-3--|--000-000-000-000-000-000--5--| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------| Speed pick open A for a short time Fig. 8 x2 (under solo) e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|--------------------------5--| E|--222-222-222-222-222-222-3--| Repeat Fig. 7 x2 Fig. 9 x2 Gtr. 1 Gtr. 2 e|--------------|--------------| e|----------------|----------------| B|--------------|--------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|--------------|--------------| G|-------5h7p5-4--|-------5h7p5-4--| D|-------7---4--|-------7---4--| D|--5-------------|--3-------------| A|--5----5---2--|--3----5---2--| A|----------------|----------------| E|--3-----------|--1-----------| E|----------------|----------------| Repeat Fig. 4 x12, start fading out around the 7th time
