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Song
Mercyful Fate: The Ghost Of Change
transcribed by: Dave Zatuchney DaveDZNY@aol.com
FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
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Date last modified: March 26, 2003
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Standard
NOTE: Guitar 1 is out of tune for the intro!
Low E String is slightly flat!
Intro
Guitar 1
e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|-------| E|--15\--| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---------------------5--| ------| A|------------------------| | E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6-7----| |
|
e|---------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|---------------------------| | G|---------------------------| | D|-------------------5-------| ---| A|---------------------7-6-5-| E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6---------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-12--------11--------10--------9--| A|-10---------9---------8--------7--| E|----------------------------------|
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---------------------5--| A|------------------------| E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6-7----| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------------------5-------| A|---------------------7-6-5-| E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6---------|
Guitar 2 (Harmony part)
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---------------------5--| A|------5-6-7----5-6-7----| E|-0--0--------0----------| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------------------5-------| A|------5-6-7----5-6---7-6-5-| E|-0--0--------0-------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----9-----10-----9-----12-12-10-12-| A|-----7------8-----7-----10-10--8-10-| E|-0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0-------------|
* * * * * * * *
"Walking..."
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----9-----10-------7--| A|-----7------8-----5-5--| E|-0-0---0-0----0-0------|
* * * * * *
"...cold and white..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----9-----10-----9-----12-12-10-12-| A|-----7------8-----7-----10-10--8-10-| E|-0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0-------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----9-----10-----0-9--| A|-----7------8-------9--| E|-0-0---0-0----0-0------|
* * * * * *
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5----4----5----4----5----4--| A|-3----2----3----2----3----2--| E|-----------------------------|
"Calling my name..."
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------------| A|-3--2--3--2------| E|-------------3-2-|
"...come to see..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-------------4--2------------| D|-5--7-5-4----------5--4-5-4--| A|----------2------------------| E|-----------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-2--4--5--4--2--0--5--4--2--1------| A|-------------------------------3-2-| E|-----------------------------------|
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "Do you..."
Play Riff 3 "Calling my name..."
Riff 4
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----x-----x--------x-----12-| A|-----x-----x--------x-----10-| E|-0-0---0-0------0-0---0-0----|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| ----| A|------------------------2-3-| | E|-0-5-2--2--2--2--2--2-5-----| |
|
e|-----------------------| |--> Play 2x B|-----------------------| | G|-----------------------| | D|-----------------4--2--| ---------| A|-----------------2--0--| E|-0-5-2--2--2--2--------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| ----| A|---3-0--0--0--0--0--0-3-5-6-| | E|-3--------------------------| |
|
e|-----------------------| |--> Play 1x B|-----------------------| | G|-----------------------| | D|-----------------7--5--| ---------| A|---3-0--0--0--0--5--3--| E|-3---------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| ----| A|------------------------2-3-| | E|-0-5-2--2--2--2--2--2-5-----| | e|----------------------------| |
|--> Play 1x
B|-----------------------| | G|-----------------------| | D|-----------------------| ---------| A|-----------------9--7--| E|-0-5-2--2--2--2--7--5--| e|-----------------------|
Solo
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 6
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4--4-4-2-4--x-x--x-x-x--x-| A|-2--2-2-0-2--x-x--x-x-x--x-| E|---------------------------|
"You are the ghost of change..."
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-4--4-4-2-4----7----10--| A|-2--2-2-0-2--0-5--0--8--| E|------------------------|
* *
"...and now we..."
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4--4-4-2-4--x-x--x-x-x--x-| A|-2--2-2-0-2--x-x--x-x-x--x-| E|---------------------------|
"You are the ghost of change..."
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-4--4-4-2-4----7----10----| A|-2--2-2-0-2--0-5--0--8--2-| E|------------------------0-|
* *
"...but I will..."
Riff 7
Guitar 1 (Slight palm mutes)
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|---7---9---10---9---7------7-| D|-7---7---7----7---7---7--5-5-| A|-------------------------3---| E|-----------------------------|
"Ghost of change..."
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|---7---9---10---9--------| D|-7---7---7----7---7-7--5-| A|--------------------5--3-| E|-------------------------|
"...do you remember..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-5-7---------7--5-| A|-3-5---------5--3-| E|------------------|
Riff 8
Guitar 1 (Slight palm mutes)
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---7---9---10---9---7------7-| A|-7---7---7----7---7---7--5-5-| E|-------------------------3---|
"I took her..."
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|---7---9---10---9--------| A|-7---7---7----7---7-7--5-| E|--------------------5--3-|
"....then we walked..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------7-| A|-------------------------5-5-| E|-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|-------------------7--5-| E|-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 8a
Guitar 1 (Slight palm mutes)
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|---7---9---10---9---7------7-| D|-7---7---7----7---7---7--5-5-| A|-------------------------3---| E|-----------------------------|
"Memories..."
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|---7---9---10---9--------| D|-7---7---7----7---7-7--5-| A|--------------------5--3-| E|-------------------------|
"...of long forgotten..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|---------------------------7-| D|-------------------------5-5-| A|-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---| E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|-------------------7--5-| A|-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-| E|------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 8 "I took a chance..."
Play Riff 6 "You are the ghost of change..."
Riff 1a
Guitar 1
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---------------------5--| ------| A|------------------------| | E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6-7----| |
|
e|---------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|---------------------------| | G|---------------------------| | D|-------------------5-------| ---| A|---------------------7-6-5-| E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6---------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|-12--------11--| A|-10---------9--| E|---------------| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|---------------------5--| A|------------------------| E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6-7----| e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-------------------5-------| A|------5-6-7----5-6---7-6-5-| E|-0--0--------0-------------|
Play Riff 2 "Walking on a cold..."
Play Riff 3 "Calling my name..."
Lead into next section:
e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|-----| A|--2--| E|--0--|
Play Riff 7 "Ghost of change..."
Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8a Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6 "You are the ghost of change..."
Riff 4a
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----x-----x--------x-----12--12-| A|-----x-----x--------x-----10--10-| E|-0-0---0-0------0-0---0-0--------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----x-----x--------x-----12-| A|-----x-----x--------x-----10-| E|-0-0---0-0------0-0---0-0----|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 4b
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------12-12------------12-12-| A|-----------10-10------------10-10-| E|-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----------12-12------------15-15-| A|-----------10-10------------13-13-| E|-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Ending
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-9/10-10/12-12\10-10\9----------------------| D|----------------------------------12-(12)\9-| A|-7/-8--8/10-10\-8--8\7------------10-(10)\7-| E|------------------------0-0-0-0-0-----------|
* * * * *
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------9-9/10-10/12-12\10-10\9-| D|---------------------------------------| A|---------------7-7/-8--8/10-10\-8--8\7-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
* * * * * * *
Fade out
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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