xMercyful Fate: The Lady Who Cries transcribed by: Russ Elton : [email protected] Langus : [email protected] 1st solo by: Sarah Z : [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: June 03, 2005 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 x4 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|--------------------| E|-0-3-5-6--5-3-0-3-5-| Riff 2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------2-| A|-0-3-5-6--5-3-0-3-5--3tr5--0-3-5-6--5-3-0-3-5--0-| E|-------------------------------------------------| Riff 3 e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------2-| A|--------------------------------------------0-| E|-0-3-5-6--5-3-0-3-5-0-0-0-3-5-6--5-3-0-3-5----| * * Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 but end with this chord: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--2--| E|--0--| Riff 4 e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------5-----------------------3---| E|-2-22222-22222-2222-5----2-22222-22222-2222-3---3-| * ***** ***** **** * ***** ***** **** "Many have seen..." Riff 5 1st ending 2nd ending e|----------------------------|-----------|-----------| B|----------------------------|-----------|-----------| G|----------------------------|-----------|-----------| D|----12-11-14-11-12----12-11-|--4--7-11--|--7--6--5--| A|----10--9-12--9-10----10--9-|--2--5--9--|--5--4--3--| E|-0-----------------0--------|-----------|-----------| "Many say that..." Riff 6 Guitar 1 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|------4-3---------------4--3-4-3--------| A|-2----2-1----------2----2--1-2-1--------| E|-0-----------0-3-2-0----------------3-2-| "When the sun goes down..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------4-3---------------4--3-4-3----------| A|-2----2-1----------2----2--1-2-1----------| E|-0-----------0-3-2-0----------------0-3-2-| "That's when I saw her change..." Guitar 2 e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|------4-3-------------------------------| A|-2----2-1----------2---/5--4-5-4--------| E|-0-----------0-3-2-0----------------3-2-| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------4-3---------------------------------| A|-2----2-1----------2---/5--4-5-4----------| E|-0-----------0-3-2-0----------------0-3-2-| Riff 7 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--------4-4--4-3-3--3-3-------| A|--------2-2--2-1-1--1-1-------| E|-0-0--0-----------------0-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * "Her tears..." e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--------4-4--4-3-4-3--------| A|--------2-2--2-1-2-1--------| E|-0-0--0---------------0-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * "just like a..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--------4-4--4-3-3--3-3-------| A|--------2-2--2-1-1--1-1-------| E|-0-0--0-----------------0-3-2-| * * * * * * * * * * "And through..." e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|--------4-4--4-3-4-3-| A|--------2-2--2-1-2-1-| E|-0-0--0--------------| * * * * * * * * * "I saw the..." Riff 8 Guitar 1 x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|----------7----------------------------| A|-4--------5--------4--------2----7--6--| E|-2-----------------2--------0----5--4--| Guitar 2 x2 Ending chord e|-------------------------------------------------------|-----| B|-----------------3-------------------------------------|-----| G|--------2-1----2------------------2-1------------------|--6--| D|-----4-------0------0h2-0------4-------2-4-2-----------|--4--| A|---4-------------------------4-------------------4---2-|-----| E|-2-------------------------2-----------------/5----4---|-----| "From so deep inside..." Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Solo e|---------------------------------------------------| B|--14-13-12-------------------------------10----10--| G|-----------14--11h14--11-11v-----9h10h11----11-----| D|------------------------------11-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| e|------------------13-13b14v--14p12--12p9--9----14-----| B|-12b14--12b14v------------------------------14----14--| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|-17b19--17\--12b14--9v*--/9-----------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------5b6--6ah--6v*------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------0\--| End Solo Play Riff 5 "Many say that..." Play Riff 8 "From so deep..." Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4------------------------------| A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--5--------------| E|-----------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4-------------------------| A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-5--4-| E|---------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4------------------------------| A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--5--------------| E|-----------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4--------------------------4-| A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-5--4--2-| E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * Guitar 2 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4------------------------------| A|-2---------------5--------------| E|-----------------3--------------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4-------------------------| A|-2--------------0-----5--4-| E|---------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4------------------------------| A|-2---------------5--------------| E|-----------------3--------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-4--------------------------4-| A|-2--------------0-----5--4--2-| E|------------------------------| Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 Play Riff 2 Play Riff 3 but end with this chord: e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--2--| E|--0--| Play Riff 4 "Let my children..." Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 7 "They don't know..." Ending e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3---------------4-4-4-4-3-4-3-| A|-1-1-1-1-1---------------2-2-2-2-1-2-1-| E|-----------0-3-2-0-0-0-0---------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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
