#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.# #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature King Diamond: A Mansion In Darkness (Abigail) Copyright (c) (Roadrunner Records) (1987) transcribed by: ANDRÉ DA SILVA SALVATERRA : mercyful@zipmail.com.br edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com Jordan B. : sansamppsa1@hotmail.com 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: November 22, 2004 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7777777777777777-6666666666666666-| E|-----------------------------------| **************** **************** e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-5555555555555555-33333333----------| E|---------------------------22222222-| **************** ******** ******** e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-2222222222----------7777777777777777-| E|------------55-33-22------------------| ********** ** ** ** **************** e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|------------------5555555555555555-| E|-5555555555555555------------------| **************** **************** e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-2222222222222222-3333333333333333-| E|-----------------------------------| **************** **************** e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-4444444444444444-| E|------------------| **************** Solo (Harmony guitars) Guitar 1 e|--------------------------------------| B|-12~----10h12p10-------------------12-| G|-----------------12-11-8~----9/11-----| D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|-10~---------/13~----10~----12~----10h12p10-------| G|-------12-11--------------------------------12-11-| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|-12~----10-12-13~----13-12-10-8-10~-| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|-8--10-12--10--8--7--7---8-------| G|---------------------------9~-\\-| D|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-12~----11h12p11----------------8----| D|-----------------14-13-9~----10----9-| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-11~----9--8--/14~--11~--12~---11h12p11-9-11-| D|---------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-12~----11-12-14~----14-12-11-9-11~-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-9--11-12--11--9--7--7~--9--------| D|---------------------------10~-\\-| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| End Solo Riff 2 (Guitar 2 plays notes in () ) x2 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-5p2-2222-5p2-2222-5p2-22-| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| * * **** * * **** * * ** "Riding up the alley in the rain..." x2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-(4p1-1111-4p1-1111-4p1-11)-| A|--6p2-2222-6p2-2222-6p2-22--| e|----------------------------| * * **** * * **** * * ** "No lights to show the way..." x2 e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|-(5p2-2222-5p2-2222-5p2-22)-| A|--7p3-3333-7p3-3333-7p3-33--| e|----------------------------| * * **** * * **** * * ** "How could this..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------4-----------------| A|--4-----------2-----------------| E|--2--------------------55-33-22-| ** ** ** "...home..." Riff 3 e|-------0-----------0------| B|---------0-----------0----| G|--------------------------| D|--------------5-----------| A|--2-----------3-----------| E|--0--------0-----------0--| * * "And the shadows at the gate..." e|-------0--------------------------| B|---------0------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|--2----------3-----00-33-22-------| E|--0--------0-1--------------55-33-| * ** ** ** ** ** "...they seemed to be alive..." e|-------0-----------0------| B|---------0-----------0----| G|--------------------------| D|--------------5-----------| A|--2-----------3-----------| E|--0--------0-----------0--| * * "Yeah the shadows at the gate..." e|-------0--------------------------------------| B|---------0------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------22-00-55-44-| A|--2----------3-----00-33-22-55-33-------------| E|--0--------0-1--------------------------------| * ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** "...alive!" Play Riff 2 "Everything inside..." Play Riff 3 "And the house..." Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7777777777777777-6666666666666666-| E|-----------------------------------| **************** **************** e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------5------5-4-| A|-5555555555555555-3----5-3-2-| E|-----------------------3-----| **************** * * * Solo (Harmony guitars) Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------| B|-12~----10h12p10-8-7-------------12-| G|---------------------8~----9/11-----| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|---------------| B|-10~----8-7----| G|------------9--| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-12~----11h12p11-9-8----------8----| D|---------------------9~----10----9-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-11~----9--8-----| D|-------------10--| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| End Solo Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------9------------5------------7------------5--| A|---------7----3-3-3-3-3----4-4-4-4-4----3-3-3-3-3--| E|-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------7---| D|-----------9-7------------7-5------------5-4--5--7--5-7-| A|-----------7-5------------5-3------------3-2--3--5----5-| E|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------9------------5------------7------------5--| A|---------7----3-3-3-3-3----4-4-4-4-4----3-3-3-3-3--| E|-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------7---| D|-----------9-7------------7-5------------5-4--5--7--5-7-| A|-----------7-5------------5-3------------3-2--3--5----5-| E|-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-0----------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-2----2-0-3----0-2-4-1-2----2-0-5-4--5-4--5-0-| A|-2----2-0-3----0-2-4-1-2----2-0-5-5--5-5--5-0-| E|----------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-2----2-0-3----0-2-4-1-2----2-0-5----7--| A|-2----2-0-3----0-2-4-1-2----2-0-3----5--| E|----------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * Solo over Riffs 4 & 5 e|---------/-7~-------------------| B|--------------8-----------------| G|-2/--9----------9--6~-----{7}b9-| D|-----------------------7--------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| e|------------12------------------15h17-19-------| B|-----5---------12------15h17-19----------15h17-| G|-------0----------14~--------------------------| D|-7-5-------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|---------0-------------------------------------| e|----15h17-19----------22b24--22---19--24-22-24-20-24-19-19-| B|-19--------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------16b17----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| e|----19----19----19----19----19----19--------------------19~-19\--20-| B|-22----20----19----20----22----20----19\-17-16-17b19--r-------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-17-19-20-19p17-------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------20-17-20-17-19-20-19p17-------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------20-17-19-16-17-19-17-16-------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------19-17-| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------/17~------------------| B|------------------------------------/17-14-15----------------13-12-| G|---------------16-17-19-19b21----\---------------------------------| D|-17~--16-17-19-------------------------------------12-14--12-------| A|---------------------------------------------------12--------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------12-------12----19-17~--14h15-14-12----12----------| B|----------12-13-15----13-15----13---------------------15----13p12-10-| G|-14-13-14------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------12h13-15-13h15-17b19-| B|-13p12-13-10-8-7-8-10-8-7--------13h15-13h15-17----------------------| G|--------------------------9p7-9--------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------7-5---7-5--2-3~--7-5---7-5--3-3~-----| B|-/8~--8-7h8-7---7---8~-----8-7---8-7--4-5~--8-7---8-7--5-5~--15-| G|-/9~----------9---8-9~-x/-\x---x-x----x-----x---x-x----x--------| D|-----------------------x/-\x---x------x-----x---x------x--------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------15-17-19--------17-19-20--------18-20-21--------19-22-22b24r-| B|-17-19---------17-19-20--------18-20-21--------19-21-22-------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| End Solo Play Riff 2 w/o vocals, then "As the candlelight..." Play Riff 3 "Yeah the shadow on the wall..." Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-7-5-7--7----3-2-3--3----5-3-5--5--------2------3-| E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----3-1-3--3----0-0-0--1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------0--------------0----| B|-------------------------------------0-------------0-| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-7-5-7--7----3-2-3--3--------------------------------| E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----0-0-0-0--------4-4-4-4------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-7-5-7--7----3-2-3--3----5-3-5--5--------2------3-| E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----3-1-3--3----0-0-0--1-1-1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------0--------------0-----------| B|-------------------------------------0--------------0-------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------7--8-| A|-7-5-7--7----3-2-3--3----------------------------------5--6-| E|-5-3-5--5----1-0-1--1----0-0-0-0--------4-4-4-4-------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Ending (Solo Rhythm) e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7777777777777777-6666666666666666-| E|-----------------------------------| **************** **************** e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-5555555555555555-33333333----------| E|---------------------------22222222-| **************** ******** ******** e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------| A|-2222222222----------7777777777777777-| E|------------55-33-22------------------| ********** ** ** ** **************** e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------9---7------------| A|------------------5555555555555555----------10---9---| E|-5555555555555555---------------------7---7----7---7-| **************** **************** e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-------------9\--| A|-7--9--7--5--7\--| E|-----------------| Solo (Harmony guitars) Guitar 1 e|------------------------------------| B|-12~----10h12p10-8-7-------------12-| G|---------------------8~----9/11-----| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------| B|-10~----8-7-/13~----10~----12~--| G|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| Guitar 2 e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-12~----11h12p11-9-8----------8----| D|---------------------9~----10----9-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-11~----9--8--/14~--11~--12~--| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| End Harmony solo 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 Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature