Mercyful Fate – Deadtime (Guitar Tab)

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transcribed by: Russ Elton : [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: March 25, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-6-------4-----|
A|-4---5---2---3-|
E|-4---3---2---1-|

Guitar 2
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-6--12---4--10-|
A|-4--10---2---8-|
E|-4--10---2---8-|

Riff 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2-------------2-------------|
A|---3-2-0-2-0-----3-2-0-------|
E|-------------3---------3~--2-|

Riff 3
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7----7----7--7--7----6----7-7--6----6-5-4-|
A|-5----5----5--5--5----4----5-5--4----4-3-2-|
E|-5----5----5--5--5----4----5-5--4----------|
   "And it is way..."

Riff 4
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------2----------2-----3-|
A|-------0----0-2-3---3-2-1-|
E|-0-1-2----2---------------|

  "Little Blood Red..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------2----------2----------|
A|-------0----0-2-3---3-2-0----|
E|-0-1-2----2---------------3~-|
  "...passing through the woods..."

Play Riff 3 "And it is way..." Play Riff 4 "Good Old Nick..."

Riff 4a
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------2----------2-----3-|
A|-------0----0-2-3---3-2-1-|
E|-0-1-2----2---------------|

  "Devil eyes..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------2----------2-----------|
A|-------0----0-2-3---3-2-0-2-3-|
E|-0-1-2----2-------------------|
  "...she's colder than ice..."

Riff 5
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-4-x-4-4-x-4-4-5----4-x-4-4-x-4-4-x-4-0-2-3-|
E|-2-x-2-2-x-2-2-3----2-x-2-2-x-2-2-x-2-------|
  "The werewolf's hiding..."

Riff 3a
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-7----7----7--7--7----6----7-7--6----------|
A|-5----5----5--5--5----4----5-5--4----0-2-3-|
E|-5----5----5--5--5----4----5-5--4----------|
  "And it is way..."

Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm

Riff 6
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-0h2-----2--2-2-0h2-----2--2-2-|
D|-0h2-----2--2-2-0h2-----2--2-2-|
A|-----0-0------------0-0--------|
E|-------------------------------|
       * *            * *          
  "There is no way out..."

Play Riff 5 "for sweetest little..." Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm

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

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

     * *   *   * *            * *   *   * * 
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-----4---4-----4-3-2----4-----4---4-----4-2---|
A|----------------------------------------------3-|
E|---2-2---2---2-2------------2-2---2---2-2-------|

     * *   *   * *            * *   *   * *
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-----4---4-----4-3-2----4-----4---4-----4-2---|
A|----------------------------------------------4-|
E|---2-2---2---2-2------------2-2---2---2-2-------|
     * *   *   * *            * *   *   * *

Play Riff 3a "And it is way..." Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm 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