xMercyful Fate: Witches' Dance transcribed by: Russ Elton : [email protected] Michael's solos by: Sarah Z : [email protected] Hank's solo by: Russ Elton FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/ Date last modified: February 9, 2004 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Play twice) Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-8-8-8-----------------8-8-8----------8-| E|-6-6-6-0-[let ring]----6-6-6-0--------8-| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-8-8-8----10--9--8--7--8-8-8---10--9--8-| E|-6-6-6-0---------------6-6-6-0----------| Riff 2 Last time e|----------------------------------------------|---------| B|----------------------------------------------|---------| G|----------------------------------------------|---------| D|----------------------------------------------|---------| A|-8-8-8----10---9---8---7--8-8-8----10---9---8-|--8-8-8--| E|-6-6-6-0-----0---0---0----6-6-6-0-----0---0-8-|--6-6-6--| * * * * * Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-9-9--12---------------------9-9--12----7--5-| A|-7-7--10----9-10-12-10--9--5-7-7--10----5--3-| E|---------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|------------7--5------------------------7--5-| D|-9-9--------7--5-------------9-9--------7--5-| A|-7-7-------------------------7-7-------------| E|---------------------------------------------| Riff 4 (verse) Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-9-9--12---------------------9-9--12----7--5-| A|-7-7--10----9-10-12-10--9--5-7-7--10----5--3-| E|---------------------------------------------| "Just like a Demon's eye..." e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-9-9--12---------------------9-9--12-------------| A|-7-7--10----9-10-12-10--9--5-7-7--10----9-10-9-7-| E|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 x4 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-----------------7----5--| D|-9-9-------------7----5--| A|-7-7---------------------| E|-----0-0-0-0-0-0---------| * * * * * * Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---4-5-4------4-5-4---4-5-4------4-5-4-| A|-2-------2--3-------4-------4--3-------| E|---------------------------------------| "I can feel the shadows..." e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|---4-5-4------4-5-4---4-5-4------4-5-| A|-2-------2--3-------4-------4--3-----| E|-------------------------------------| "I can hear their evil chanting..." Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-4-------4--5-------6-------6--5-------| A|-2-------2--3-------4-------4--3-------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-4-------4--5-------6-------6--5-----| A|-2-------2--3-------4-------4--3-----| E|-------------------------------------| Play Riff 2 "Dancing the witches' dance..." Riff 6 x2 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-9-9--------------7--5-| A|-7-7--------------5--3-| E|------0-0-0-0-0-0------| * * * * * * Play Riff 4 "Cold hands leading the way..." Play Riff 5 "I can see a fire burning..." Play Riff 2 "Dancing the witches' dance..." Lead into next section: Guitar 2 plays top note e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--5--| A|-----| E|--0--| Riff 7 Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-5----5-4----4-5----5-4----4-3----3-2----2-1----1-0-| E|------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-4-5----7-8-7----7-8----10-10/12-12\--7-7-| E|------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-6----8-6-5----5----6-5-4-| E|--------------------------| Riff 7a e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-4-5----5-4----4-5----5-4----4-3----3-2----2-1----1-0-| E|------------------------------------------------------| "Before the Goat of Mendes..." Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm Solo e|--------------------------------------| B|-20b22----20b22----20b22----20b22r20--| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|---18h20-----18h20p18------17---18---15~-| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|-----------------------17--18-------17h18p17--| B|---17---18---20-------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| e|--15h17p15---------------------------| B|---------------18---17-----17h18p17--| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--17---15-----14h15p14----------------| G|----------------------------------14\-| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-------------12------14---15---14--| D|--------12-------------------------| A|---12------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|---12------------------------------------| D|---------15---14h15-----14h15p14----12~--| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------12--14--14h15p14p12--14--14-| D|--14h15p14----14--15--------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| End Solo Ending to Solo Rhythm: e|------| B|------| G|------| D|-5--7-| A|-3--5-| E|----5-| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 4 "Just like a Demon's eye..." Play Riff 5 "I can feel the shadows lurking..." Play Riff 2 "Dancing the witches' dance..." Play Riff 6 "I wish this was only a dream..." Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-9-9--12----7--5-| A|-7-7--10----5--3-| E|-----------------| Hank's solo e|----17^r-15-17-15-14---------------------------------| B|-15------------------17-15-13-12-13h15-13h15-13~~~---| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------12-10--/15-12~~~-| B|-------------12-10-------------------| G|--------12-9-------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|----10-------------------------------| E|-12----------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|--15-12h15p12\-10-12~-10h12p10\-8-10~--12--8~~-| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|----------12-15-12----12-------12---------12----| B|-15b17~~-----------15----15^r-----15-12^r----15-| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------| B|-12--------------------| G|----14-----------------| D|-------14-12-----------| A|------------14-12-/14~-| E|-----------------------| End Hank's solo Play Riff 5 Michael's solo Michael's Solo e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-11h12----11h12p11p9----11--12--| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-14--16----16h17p16--16--14h16~--| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-17----16h17p16----14--16--| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-14p12p11----12p11p9--| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-t9h11h12-t9h11h12p11p9--| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|----16--18--19----18h19----16~--| D|-16-----------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|-------------------------| B|-19-20--19h20p19--17h19--| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|-------------14h15h17--15p14p12--| B|-14h15h17------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|-14h15p14--12--12------------------| B|-------------------------15p14p12--| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------| B|---14---15p14----12h14p12-------15--12~\-| G|----------------------------14-----------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| End Solo Ending e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-8-8-8----10---9---8---7--8-8-8----10---9---8\-| E|-6-6-6-0-----0---0---0----6-6-6-0-----0---0-8\-| * * * * * "Dancing the witches' dance, dancing til death!" 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
