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Composição de: King Diamond

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FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:

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Date last modified:  January 20, 2003

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------7h8p7p5h7--------------------| 
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5------------5-5-5-5-5-5-8-7-3-| 
   * * * * * *            * * * * * * * * *   

e|------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------------------| 
D|------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------7h8p7p5h7--------------3---3-| 
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5------------3-3-3-3-3-3---3---| 
   * * * * * *            * * * * * * * * *   

Riff 2
e|--------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------9h10p9p7h9---------------------| 
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-10-9-5-| 
   * * * * * *             * * * * * *  * * *

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   "Grandma...."
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------9h10p9p7h9--------------5---5-| 
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------5-5-5-5-5-5---5---| 
   * * * * * *             * * * * * * * * *   

              "Welcome home..."


Riff 3
e|------------| 
B|------------| 
G|------------| 
D|------------| 
A|---4---4----| 
E|-4---4---3~-| 

   * * *   a


Riff 4                                          x2
e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------3---------------------------| 
G|-------------------2---------------------------| 
D|-------------------0-----------------5---6---6-| 
A|-4-4-4-4-2---4-4-4-0---4-4-4-4-2---3---3---4---| 
E|-2-2-2-2-0---2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-0---------------| 
   * * * *     * * *     * * * *                   

   "Let me help you..."
e|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|-------------| 
D|---7---8---8-| 
A|-5---5---6---| 
E|-------------| 

Play Riff 2   "Grandma..."
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4   "Let me help you..."

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Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------5---4------------------------------5-| 
A|------------7~----7---5--------------7~--------5-----| 
E|-0--0-0-0-0---------------0--0-0-0-0-----5-6-7---7---| 
   *  * * * *               *  * * * *                   

e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------7------------------5---7-| 
A|------------7~--5---4-5--------------7~--3---5-| 
E|-0--0-0-0-0-----3-0-2-----0--0-0-0-0-----------| 
   *  * * * *     * * *     *  * * * *             

e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------5---4------------------------------5-| 
A|------------7~----7---5--------------7~--------5-----| 
E|-0--0-0-0-0---------------0--0-0-0-0-----5-6-7---7---| 
   *  * * * *               *  * * * *                   

e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------7----------------------7-| 
A|------------7~--5---4-5--------------7~--5---5-| 
E|-0--0-0-0-0-----3-0-2-----0--0-0-0-0-----3-----| 
   *  * * * *     * * *     *  * * * *             

Solo
e|-15S19-19b21-19-------------14h17p14-----| 
B|-------------------------15--------------| 
G|----------------------14-------------15--| 
D|----------------14-16--------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 

e|--------------------------------14h17p14-------------13h16p13-| 
B|-17-14----16-13----15-12-----------------15-------14----------| 
G|-------16-------14-------13-13--------------14-13-------------| 
D|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

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e|-------------12h15-12-14----------------------| 
B|-14-------13-------------17-15-14S12----------| 
G|----13-12----------------------------14-12-11-| 
D|----------------------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------------------| 

e|------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------11-10----10-9-------------------| 
D|-14-12-10-------------------------11------11-11-10----10----| 
A|----------14-12-10---------------------------------11----11-| 
E|-------------------14-12-10---------------------------------| 

e|--------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------10-12-14S15-15-| 
G|-9h11h12-------------------------9-11-12----------------| 
D|---------9h11h12---------9h11h12------------------------| 
A|-----------------9h10h12--------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------------------------| 

e|-17b19-17-17--12h17p12h15p12h17p15p12h17p12h15-| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------| 

e|-12h17p12h15p12h17-15--| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-----------------------| 
D|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------| 

End Solo


Play Riff 2   "Wait til you see..."
Play Riff 3   "...found..."
Play Riff 4   "Let me help you..."

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Riff 5a
e|-----------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------5---4------------------------------5-| 
A|------------7~----7---5--------------7~--------5-----| 
E|-0--0-0-0-0---------------0--0-0-0-0-----5-6-7---7---| 
   *  * * * *               *  * * * *                   

e|-----------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------------------------| 
D|----------------------7----------------------7-| 
A|------------7~--5---4-5--------------7~--5---5-| 
E|-0--0-0-0-0-----3-0-2-----0--0-0-0-0-----3-----| 
   *  * * * *     * * *     *  * * * *             

Riff 6 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------(9~)-------------(5~)-----------(4~)-| 
A|------------10~---------------7~-------------5~--| 
E|-0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0------0--0-0-0-0-----| 
   *  * * * *       *  * * * *      *  * * * *       

            "Missy and Mother..."       
e|------------------------| 
B|------------------------| 
G|------------------------| 
D|------------(2~)---(4~)-| 
A|-(2~)--------3~-----5~--| 
E|--3~--------------------| 

   "...meet you..."
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------(9~)-------------(5~)-----------(4~)-| 
A|------------10~---------------7~-------------5~--| 
E|-0--0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-0------0--0-0-0-0-----| 
   *  * * * *       *  * * * *      *  * * * *

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            "How strange..."
e|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-------------(4~)-(2~)-| 
D|--------------5~---4~--| 
A|-(2~)------------------| 
E|--3~-------------------| 

        "...all right ?"


Riff 7
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|------4p2-4p2------5p2-5p2-| 
A|-2222---------2222---------| 
E|---------------------------| 
   ****         ****           

e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|------4p2-4p2-----------------| 
A|-2222---------5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-| 
E|------------------------------| 
   ****                           

Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-| 
   * * * * * * * *       

e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-...-| 
   * * * * * * * *

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e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-| 
   * * * * * * * *       

e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-...-| 
   * * * * * * * *       

Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------| 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
       * * * *     * * * *     * * * *     * * * *   

e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------| 
A|-5-5---------5-5---------5-5---------5-5---------| 
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| 
       * * * *     * * * *     * * * *     * * * *   

e|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------| 
D|-4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------4-4---------| 
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
E|-------------------------------------------------| 
       * * * *     * * * *     * * * *     * * * *

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Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-...-| 
   * * * * * * * *       

e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-...-| 
   * * * * * * * *       

e|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 
D|---------------------| 
A|---------------------| 
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-...-| 
   * * * * * * * *       

Solo (over riffs 8,9, and 10)

   Dip With Bar           Floyd Rose Warbles/Flutters Classic ANDY!
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

e|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
B|-12----------------------|-----------------------------------| 
G|----------14-------13----|----13----15----13----15----13-----| 
D|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------|-----------------------------------| 

                             A.H.
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|----------8h11p10p8-------------------| 
G|---7h9h11-----------11p9p7--------[7]-| 
D|-9-------------------------11p9p7-----| 
A|--------------------------------------| 
E|--------------------------------------|

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e|-14----------19-18-19-16-19-14-19----19----19----19----| 
B|----15----15----------------------17----16----14-------| 
G|-------16-------------------------------------------16-| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------| 

     Burn!
e|---------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------| 
G|-11-12-14-12-11------------------------------| 
D|----------------14-12-11---------------------| 
A|-------------------------14-12-10-9-7--------| 
E|--------------------------------------10-9-7-| 

      Nice Harmony Section, Eerie!
                ~                ~

e|---|-------------------------------|-14-10----------10-14-10-------
B|---|--------8--7---------10--8--7--|-------12----12----------12----
G|---|-----7------------7------------|----------11----------------11-
D|---|-/9------------9---------------|-------------------------------
A|---|-------------------------------|-------------------------------
E|-5-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------
e|-------| 
B|-------| 
G|-------| 
D|12-----| 
A|---14--| 
E|-------| 

                                  More Classic Andy  Warbles!
                          A.H.  
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------|-17--15--14--15--14--12--14--12--10--
G|-------------------------[9]-|-------------------------------------
D|-12p10p9---------9h10h12-----|-------------------------------------
A|---------12p10p9-------------|-------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------
e|----------| 
B|12--10----| 
G|----------| 
D|----------| 
A|----------| 
E|----------|

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e|--------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------13p11p10----11p10--------------------------------
G|-10--12--14-----------12-------12p10--8--10--12--9h11h12p11p9-
D|--------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------
e|------------------| 
B|------------------| 
G|------------------| 
D|12p11p9--10--8--7-| 
A|------------------| 
E|------------------| 

End Solo


Riff 11
e|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------| 
D|-4----------4----------4----------4--4-| 
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-| 
E|---------------------------------------| 
      * * * *    * * * *    * * * *        

   "Grandma, what was it like..."

e|---------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------| 
G|------------6---------------------6----| 
D|-6----------6----------6----------6--6-| 
A|-4--4-4-4-4----4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4----4-| 
E|---------------------------------------| 
      * * * *    * * * *    * * * *        

   "To be on that holiday site..."
                                                    x2

e|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------8-------------8--8--8-| 
D|-8-------------8-------------8-------------8--8--8-| 
A|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6-| 
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
     * * * * * *   * * * * * *   * * * * * *           

   "Oh it could have been worse..."

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Riff 12
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 
A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| 
E|-0000-------------------------0000---------| 
   ****                         ****           

e|------------------|  
B|------------------|  
G|------------------|  
D|------------------|  
A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-|  
E|------------------|  

   "Grandma who are 'They' ?"
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 
A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| 
E|-0000-------------------------0000---------| 
   ****                         ****           

e|------------------------------------|  
B|------------------------------------|  
G|------------------------------------|  
D|------------------------------------|  
A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0--12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-|  
E|------------------------------------|  

  "Never mind you dirty..."


Riff 7a
Guitar 1

e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|------4p2-4p2------5p2-5p2-| 
A|-2222---------2222---------| 
E|---------------------------| 
   ****         ****

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e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|------4p2-4p2-----------------| 
A|-2222---------5p2-4p2-5p2-4p2-| 
E|------------------------------| 
   ****                           

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------| 
D|------7p5-7p5------9p5-9p5-| 
A|-5555---------5555---------| 
E|---------------------------| 
   ****         ****           

e|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|------7p5-7p5-----------------| 
A|-5555---------9p5-7p5-9p5-7p5-| 
E|------------------------------| 
   ****                           

Riff 13                                x2
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|----------66666666-5555555555---------| 
E|-44444444---------------------467-467-| 
   ******** ******** ********** *** ***   

   "Let us go inside..."
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|----------33333333-2222222222---------| 
E|-11111111---------------------134-134-| 
   ******** ******** ********** *** ***

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  " 'They' are still alive
e|--------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------------| 
A|----------55555555-4444444444---------| 
E|-33333333---------------------356-356-| 
   ******** ******** ********** *** ***   

  "...can you feel..."


Riff 12a
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 
A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| 
E|-0000-------------------------0000---------| 
   ****                         ****           

e|------------------|  
B|------------------|  
G|------------------|  
D|------------------|  
A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-|  
E|------------------|  

   "Can you feel 'Their' eyes ?"
e|-------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------| 
A|------7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0-7h8p7p0------7h8p7p0-| 
E|-0000-------------------------0000---------| 
   ****                         ****           

e|------------------------------------|  
B|------------------------------------|  
G|------------------------------------|  
D|-------------------12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-|  
A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0-------------------|  
E|------------------------------------|

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  "Now that you are..."
e|---------------------|  
B|---------------------|  
G|---------------------|  
D|-------------------9-|  
A|-12p0-5p0-7p0-5p0--7-|  
E|-------------------0-|  

  "...better be my friend."


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

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