King Diamond: Cremation transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com Langus : tlange@polbox.com FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://republika.pl/tlange/ Date last modified: 02-08-01 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Intro e|--0-7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Riff 1 Guitar 1 e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 x2 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|---------------2-----1-| E|--0--------------------| x2 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|---------------4-----3-| A|--2------------2-----1-| E|--0--------------------| Riff 2 Guitar 1 e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0000-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * **** * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-2222-1-1-1-1-1-1-1111-1-1-1-1-1-1------| E|-----------------------------------1111-| **** * * * * * * **** * * * * * * **** Riff 3 Guitar 1 e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------4--3--| A|---2--2--------2--2------2--1--| E|---0--0--------0--0------------| Lead into next section: e|--------------------------| B|--12-11-------------------| G|--------------14-13--9-10-| D|--------11-12-------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| Riff 4 Guitar 1 e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-------------------------9-10-| D|------------------------------| A|-------------------------7--8-| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 Guitar 1 e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar 3 x2 e|--------------------------| B|--12-11-------------------| G|--------------14-13--9-10-| D|--------11-12-------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| Play Riff 4 Play Riff 5 Play Riff 4 Play Riff 5 Riff 6 Guitar 1 e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------4--3-| A|--2--2----2--2----2--2----2--2----2--1-| E|--0--0----0--0----0--0----0--0---------| Guitar 3 (Comes in after awhile) x2 e|-----------------------------------|------------| B|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-|---------17-| G|-----------------------------------|-----16-----| D|-----------------------------------|-14---------| A|-----------------------------------|------------| E|-----------------------------------|------------| Play Riff 4 Play Riff 5 Play Riff 4 Play Riff 5 Play Riff 4 Play Riff 5 Riff 7 (Play twice) Guitar 1 e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------4--3--| A|---2--2--------2--2------2--1--| E|---0--0--------0--0------------| Guitar 3 e|--------------------------| B|--12-11-------------------| G|--------------14-13--9-10-| D|--------11-12-------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| Riff 8 Guitar 1 e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|---2--2--------2--2----| E|---0--0--------0--0----| Guitar 3 e|--------------------------| B|--12-11-------------------| G|--------------14-13--9-10-| D|--------11-12-------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| Ending (not sure about this part): Guitar 1 e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|-------| A|--8----| E|--6----| Guitar 2 e|-------| B|-------| G|-------| D|--8----| A|--7----| E|-------| Then this comes in again: Guitar 1 e|--7p0-8p0-7p0-10p0-8p0-7p0-8p0-7p0-| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------------| B|--12-11-------------------| G|--------------14-13--9-10-| D|--------11-12-------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| End. 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