xMercyful Fate: Nightmare transcribed by: Langus : [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://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/ Date last modified: January 20, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2--------| A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-6-| E|----------3-----------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2----------| A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-----| E|----------3---------------3-4-| Riff 2 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------5-3-------3-| A|-33333333...-----5-4-3-1-| E|-------------------------| ******** "Am I awake..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2--------| A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-6-| E|----------3-----------------| "...dream..." e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------5-3-------3-| A|-33333333...-----5-4-3-1-| E|-------------------------| ******** "I had a nightmare..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2----------| A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-----| E|----------3---------------3-4-| "..vision..." Riff 3 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|-4-4-4--4-2-7-| E|-2-2-2--2-0-5-| "I was stuck..." Riff 2a e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------5-3-------3-| A|-33333333...-----5-4-3-1-| E|-------------------------| ******** "The lights were dim..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2----------| A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-----| E|----------3---------------3-4-| "...daylight..." Play Riff 3 "Eyes of fire..." Riff 4 x2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4-2-------2--------2--3-4-| A|-----4-3-2-0--2--4--0--1-2-| E|--------------0--2---------| x2 e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-7-5-------5--------5--6-7-| A|-----7-6-5-3--5--7--3--4-5-| E|--------------3--5---------| Guitar 1 e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-7--8-9---------| A|-5--6-7--2--3-4-| E|---------0--1-2-| Guitar 2 e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-4--5-6--6--7-8-| A|----------------| E|----------------| Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|-9-9-9--9---7-| A|-7-7-7--7-5---| E|--------------| x4 e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|-4-4-4--4-----| A|-4-4-4--4-----| E|----------0-5-| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-2p0-------5-5-2-| A|-----3p2p0-3-3-0-| E|-----------------| Riff 6 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|------------5-5----------------7-7-| D|------5h7---5-5-5h7------5h7---7-7-| A|-0000-0---0-----0---0000-0---0-----| E|-----------------------------------| **** * **** * Normal ending e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|----------------5-5----------------| D|-5h7------5h7---5-5-5h7--------7-8-| A|-0---0000-0---0-----0---0000-5-5-6-| E|-----------------------------3-----| **** * **** Right before Riff 7: e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|----------------5-5--------------| D|-5h7------5h7---5-5-5h7--------7-| A|-0---0000-0---0-----0---0000-5-5-| E|-----------------------------3---| **** * **** Riff 7 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-10-----10--5------------| A|--8------8--3----5-5-5-5-| E|-----------------3-3-3-3-| "They do the sign... Play Riff 6 "I'm in the middle..." Play Riff 7 "Only we know..." Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) x4 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-------9-------9-------9--7--7-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5-------5-------5-------5--7--7-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * x2 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-------9-------9-------9--7--7-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * Solo Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----12-----12---------------------------------------------| G|-12-----14-----12-14--11-12----11-12-14-12h14p12-11----11-| D|----------------------------14----------------------14----| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-15--13-15--12-13-----12-------12-13-12h13p12----------| G|----------------------14----12-14----------------14-12-14-| D|----------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Riff 9 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------10-10-10-----------------| A|--------8--8--8---------8--8--8-| E|-0-0000----------0-0000-6--6--6-| * **** * **** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-------10-10-10--------------| D|--------9--9--9--7-7-7-------| A|--------8--8--8--5-5-5-6-6-6-| E|-0-0000----------------4-4-4-| * **** Riff 10 e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-4----6----4-5-6-| A|-2----4----2-3-4-| E|-----------------| "Night after night..." Play Riff 9 "...I hear them sing..." Play Riff 10 "Night after night..." Play Riff 9 "...this dream..." Riff 11 e|-------------------------------------| B|----------------------7--------------| G|------------------------7------------| D|--7----7----9----7--------7------7/9-| A|--5----5----7----5----------5----5/7-| E|-------------------------------------| "...you are insane..." e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-0000-| ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** **** "...your fate..." Riff 12 e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-2-3--3--------2-3--3----| A|-0-1--1--3--2--0-1--1--3-| E|---------1--0----------1-| Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm) x3 e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-9-------9-------9-------9-10-10-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8-| E|---------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-9-------9-------9-------9--7-7-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-5-------5-------5-------5--5-5-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-5-------5-------5-------5--5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-6-------6-------6-------6--6-6-| E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-7-------7-------7-------7--5-5-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-4-------4-------4-------4--4-4-| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|-3-------3-------3-------3--3-3-| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-5-------5-------5-------5--5-5-| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * x3 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-7-------7-------7-------7--7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|------| B|------| G|------| D|--9\--| A|--7\--| 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