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Song
Mercyful Fate: Desecration Of Souls
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
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Date last modified: 18-10-01
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Intro
e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|--7\2--| E|-------|
Riff 1
e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|-----------9--8-| A|-2---------7--6-| E|-0----/8-7------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|--------5---------7---------4------| A|--------3---------5---------2------| E|-3-2-0-----3-2-0-----3-2-0-------3-|
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|------9-9--------------------------------------| A|------7-7-------5tr7-5-7-8-7-5h7p5-3-2-0-------| E|-0000------0000--------------------------3-2-1-|
**** ****
Riff 3
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|------9-9------10-10-------9-9------7-7-| A|------7-7-------8--8-------7-7------5-5-| E|-0000-----0000--------0000-----0000-----|
**** **** **** ****
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------9-9------10-10-------9-9------------| A|------7-7-------8--8-------7-7--x-x-x-xxx-| E|-0000-----0000--------0000------x-x-x-xxx-|
**** **** ****
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------9-9---------------9-9---------| A|------7-7-----4-3-------7-7-----5-5-| E|-0000-----000-6-5--0000-----000-3-3-|
**** *** **** ***
Play Riff 4 "Magic circles..."
Riff 5
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------9-9----------------9-9--------------| D|------7-7-----12-7-------7-7--------------| A|-0000-----000-10-5--0000------3-2-3-5-3-5-| E|------------------------------------------|
**** *** ****
"It's desecration of souls..."
Riff 4a
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|------9-9---------------9-9-----12-12-| A|------7-7-----4-3-------7-7-----10-10-| E|-0000-----000-6-5--0000-----000-------|
**** *** **** ***
"...lair..."
Riff 6
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|----------33333333-22222222-55555---| E|-22222222-------------------------3-|
******** ******** ******** *****
Riff 7 (Guitar 2 plays top notes at end)
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------12-12-12-10~~-| G|--------------------------------------------12-12-12-11~~-| D|------9-9---------------9-9--12-12-12-11------------------| A|------7-7-----4-3-------7-7--10-10-10--9------------------| E|-0000-----000-6-5--0000-----------------------------------|
**** *** ****
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 "Copulation..."
Play Riff 5 "It's desecration of souls..."
Play Riff 4 "...lair..."
Riff 8
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-33333333-555555555----------22222222-| E|--------------------33333333----------|
******** ********* ******** ********
"So I say again..."
e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-33333333-55555---| E|----------------3-|
******** *****
Riff 9
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------9-9------11-11-------12-12------7-7-| A|------7-7-------9--9-------10-10------5-5-| E|-0000-----0000--------0000-------0000-----|
**** **** **** ****
"...souls..."
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|------9-9------11-11-------12-12-9-9-9-2-| A|------7-7-------9--9-------10-10-7-7-7-0-| E|-0000-----0000--------0000---------------|
**** **** ****
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) x4
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------9-9---------------9-9---------| A|------7-7-----5-5-------7-7-----4-3-| E|-0000-----000-3-3--0000-----000-6-5-|
**** *** **** ***
x3
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------7-7-| E|-0-2-2-2-5-2--0-2-2-2-5-2--0-2-2-2-5-2--0-2-2-5-5-| e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|-0-2-2-2-5-2--0-2-2-2-5-2--0-2-2-2-5-2-| e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-0-2-0--2-3-2--3-5-3--5-7-5--7-8-7--8-10-8--10-|
Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-9--9-9-11-12---------------| A|-7--7-7--9-10-10--10-10--12-| E|---------------8---8--8--10-|
1st ending
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-9--9-9-11-12---------------------------------------| A|-7--7-7--9-10-12--12-12-12-9--9-9--7-9-10--10-10-12-| E|--------------10--10-10-10-7--7-7--5-7--8---8--8-10-|
2nd ending
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-9--9-9-11-12--------------------------------------| A|-7--7-7--9-10-12--12-12-12-9--9-9--7-9-10-10-12-12-| E|--------------10--10-10-10-7--7-7--5-7--8--8-10-10-|
Riff 7a
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|------9-9---------------9-9--12-12-12-11-| A|------7-7-----4-3-------7-7--10-10-10--9-| E|-0000-----000-6-5--0000------------------|
**** *** ****
Play Riff 4 "Dying flowers..."
Play Riff 5 "It's desecration of souls..."
Play Riff 4a
Play Riff 8 "So I say again..."
Riff 9a
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------9-9------11-11-------12-12------7-7-| A|------7-7-------9--9-------10-10------5-5-| E|-0000-----0000--------0000-------0000-----|
**** **** **** ****
"...souls..."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|------9-9------11-11-------12-12-| A|------7-7-------9--9-------10-10-| E|-0000-----0000--------0000-------|
**** **** ****
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-7-5-4-5-7---7-5---5-3-2--3-2-0------| E|-----------3-----3--------------3--2-| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-77777777...------------| A|-55555555...-[fade out]-| 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
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