The Preacher Mercyful Fate

 
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9------------|
 D|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9----------5-|
 A|--------------------7-8-7-5-|
 E|--------------------5-6-5---|
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9------------|
 D|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9--------5-7-|
 A|--------------------7---3-5-|
 E|--------------------5-------|

 


 


 Solo over riff 1


 

 
 e|-12--------10-------9-------7-----|
 B|-15b17~----13b15~--12b14~--10b12~-|
 G|----------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|
 e|-10-------9------------------------------|
 B|-13b15~--12b14~--10------12--------------|
 G|-----------------12b14~--14b16~--(16)b17-|
 D|-----------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------|

 


 


 


 Riff 2 x2


 

 
 e|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|
 D|--------------9/10\9---7-|
 A|-7/9----10----7/-8\7-9-5-|
 E|-5/7-77--8-----------7---|

 


 **


 "You believe in Heaven..."


 x2


 

 
 e|-----------------------|
 B|-----------------------|
 G|---------------------3-|
 D|-------------5/6\5---3-|
 A|-3/5----6----3/4\3-5---|
 E|-1/3-33-4----------3---|

 


 **


 "When you ring your demon bell..."


 


 Play Riff 1 "Oh yeah, you're the preacher..."


 


 Riff 3 x2


 

 
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------9-8-7-|
 A|--------5-xx-4-xx-7-xx-4-xx-2--9-8-7-|
 E|-222222-3-xx-2-xx-5-xx-2-xx-0--------|

 


 ******


 "I can't wait to see..."


 


 


 Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)


 

 
 e|--------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------|
 A|-5555555555555555-444444444-----------------|
 E|----------------------------555555555555555-|

 


 **************** ********* ***************


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------4-|
 A|---------------------------55555555----------4-|
 E|-3333333333333333-22222222----------55555555-2-|

 


 **************** ******** ******** ********


 


 Solo


 

 
 e|------------------------------------10-14-10-------|
 B|-------------11-10----------1011-11----------11-10-|
 G|-------------------12-11-12------------------------|
 D|-------12-12---------------------------------------|
 A|----10---------------------------------------------|
 E|-10------------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------1110-------------------|
 B|----------------13-12-11-9------13-11-10-13-11-10-|
 G|--------------------------------------------------|
 D|-13-12-13-12-11-----------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------14-10--------------------|
 B|----11-10----------11-11------11-10---------------|
 G|-12-------12-11-12------------------12-11---------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------10-1012-|
 E|--------------------------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------10-11-10-------10-11-10---------10-11^-|
 G|-------------------11------------12-11-12--------|
 D|----11-12-------------12-------------------------|
 A|-13----------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 e|-12h13p12p10p9h10-12h13p12---------|
 B|--------------------------11-10-11-|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|
 e|-9h10p9--------------------------------|
 B|--------11-10-11-----------------------|
 G|-----------------11h12p11h12p11h12-11~-|
 D|---------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------|

 


 


 End Solo


 


 Play Riff 2 "I believe you're crying..."


 Play Riff 1 "Oh yeah, you're the preacher..."


 Play Riff 3 "I can't wait to see..."


 


 Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x2


 

 
 e|-----------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------|
 D|-5----------7-5--------------|
 A|-5----------7-5--------------|
 E|---00000000-----000000000000-|

 


 ******** ************ x2


 

 
 e|---------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------|
 D|--------2--------4--------2------------------|
 A|--------0--------2--------0--2h3p2p0-2h3p2p0-|
 E|-222222---222222---222222--------------------|

 


 ****** ****** ****** x2


 

 
 e|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------7----8----9----10-|
 A|----------4h5p4----------7-xx-8-xx-9-xx-10-|
 E|-444444-7-------7-444444---xx---xx---xx----|

 


 ****** ****** x2


 

 
 e|--------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------3--------------------------|
 A|--------6--------1--------6-----------------|
 E|-111111-4-111111---111111-4-6h7p6p4-6h7p6p4-|

 


 ****** ****** ******


 

 
 e|----------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------|
 G|-----------6-------------8--------|
 D|---6-------4------8------6------5-|
 A|-4-4--3333---3333-6-5555---5555-3-|
 E|-2--------------------------------|

 


 **** **** **** ****


 


 Solos


 [#1]  

 
 e|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-----17----------1715-------17p15-15-17-15-|
 G|-14-----14-16-14---------14----------------|
 D|----------------------17-------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------1715------17-|
 D|-----------------------17--------------|
 A|---------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------------------|
 B|-15---------15---------15^^-17-15~~--17p16h17-|
 G|----1614-16---16-14-16------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------|
 e|-19-15------------------------------------------15----------|
 B|------171715-------------1715--15---------171617------15-15-|
 G|-------------16-19161716-----16---16---16----------16-------|
 D|------------------------------------14----------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------|
 B|--------------------|
 G|--------------------|
 D|-12---12^12/13-13~~-|
 A|--------------------|
 E|--------------------|

 


 


 [#2]  

 
 E|----------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------|
 G|-12-9-10^-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9~~----9----|
 D|--------------------------------------12---12-|
 A|----------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------9------------|
 G|--------------------------9-11---11-9-11-11-|
 D|-11-12-11-9-11----9-11-12-------------------|
 A|---------------12---------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 G|--------------11-11-10-11-9-10-11----|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------|
 G|----9----9-11-9--------------------------|
 D|-11---11--------12-11-12-11-99-9---------|
 A|---------------------------------12-11-9-|
 E|-----------------------------------------|

 


 


 [#3]  

 
 E|-----------16//-1618-1918-16-22-1616-18-15161622161818161619^~~--|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-11^^r-----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------12-14-121312-14-14--------16-|
 G|--------------13------------13----------------------16~----|
 D|-14-1614-14-16--16-13161316--------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 [#4]  

 
 e|-13h17p13---1317----------------16-13----13-------13-17-13-|
 B|----------16----16-16^-16-16p13-------16----13-16----------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 e|----13-16-13----13-------13-17-13----13--121212----13-|
 B|-16----------16----13-16----------16---16-------16----|
 G|------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|-16-13h16p13----13----------------------------------|
 G|-------------15----15-14-15-14----14-14-------------|
 D|-------------------------------15------151413-15-13-|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------|
 D|----13-----------------------------------|
 A|-15----15-13-12-13-12----12--------------|
 E|----------------------15----1314-13-13~~-|

 


 


 End Solos


 


 Play Riff 1 "You're the preacher..."


 Play Riff 2 "You're in the fire..."


 Play Riff 1 "Oh yeah, you're the preacher..."


 Play Riff 3 "I can't wait to see..."


 


 Ending:


 

 
 e|-------------------|
 B|-------------------|
 G|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9\--|
 D|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9\--|
 A|-------------------|
 E|-------------------|

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{t:The Preacher}
 {st:Mercyful Fate}
 
 Mercyful Fate: The Preacher
 
 transcribed by: The Brothers GRAX
 edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
 Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
 solos by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
 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: October 25, 2003
 
 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
 WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
 
 Tuning: Standard
 
 Riff 1
 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9------------|
 D|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9----------5-|
 A|--------------------7-8-7-5-|
 E|--------------------5-6-5---|
 e|----------------------------|
 B|----------------------------|
 G|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9------------|
 D|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9--------5-7-|
 A|--------------------7---3-5-|
 E|--------------------5-------|
 {eot}
 
 Solo over riff 1
 
 {sot}
 e|-12--------10-------9-------7-----|
 B|-15b17~----13b15~--12b14~--10b12~-|
 G|----------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|
 e|-10-------9------------------------------|
 B|-13b15~--12b14~--10------12--------------|
 G|-----------------12b14~--14b16~--(16)b17-|
 D|-----------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 
 Riff 2 x2
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------|
 B|-------------------------|
 G|-------------------------|
 D|--------------9/10\9---7-|
 A|-7/9----10----7/-8\7-9-5-|
 E|-5/7-77--8-----------7---|
 {eot}
 **
 "You believe in Heaven..."
 x2
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------|
 B|-----------------------|
 G|---------------------3-|
 D|-------------5/6\5---3-|
 A|-3/5----6----3/4\3-5---|
 E|-1/3-33-4----------3---|
 {eot}
 **
 "When you ring your demon bell..."
 
 Play Riff 1 "Oh yeah, you're the preacher..."
 
 Riff 3 x2
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------9-8-7-|
 A|--------5-xx-4-xx-7-xx-4-xx-2--9-8-7-|
 E|-222222-3-xx-2-xx-5-xx-2-xx-0--------|
 {eot}
 ******
 "I can't wait to see..."
 
 
 Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------------|
 A|-5555555555555555-444444444-----------------|
 E|----------------------------555555555555555-|
 {eot}
 **************** ********* ***************
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------4-|
 A|---------------------------55555555----------4-|
 E|-3333333333333333-22222222----------55555555-2-|
 {eot}
 **************** ******** ******** ********
 
 Solo
 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------------10-14-10-------|
 B|-------------11-10----------1011-11----------11-10-|
 G|-------------------12-11-12------------------------|
 D|-------12-12---------------------------------------|
 A|----10---------------------------------------------|
 E|-10------------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------1110-------------------|
 B|----------------13-12-11-9------13-11-10-13-11-10-|
 G|--------------------------------------------------|
 D|-13-12-13-12-11-----------------------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------14-10--------------------|
 B|----11-10----------11-11------11-10---------------|
 G|-12-------12-11-12------------------12-11---------|
 D|--------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------10-1012-|
 E|--------------------------------------------------|
 e|-------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------10-11-10-------10-11-10---------10-11^-|
 G|-------------------11------------12-11-12--------|
 D|----11-12-------------12-------------------------|
 A|-13----------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------|
 e|-12h13p12p10p9h10-12h13p12---------|
 B|--------------------------11-10-11-|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|
 e|-9h10p9--------------------------------|
 B|--------11-10-11-----------------------|
 G|-----------------11h12p11h12p11h12-11~-|
 D|---------------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 End Solo
 
 Play Riff 2 "I believe you're crying..."
 Play Riff 1 "Oh yeah, you're the preacher..."
 Play Riff 3 "I can't wait to see..."
 
 Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x2
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------|
 D|-5----------7-5--------------|
 A|-5----------7-5--------------|
 E|---00000000-----000000000000-|
 {eot}
 ******** ************ x2
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------|
 D|--------2--------4--------2------------------|
 A|--------0--------2--------0--2h3p2p0-2h3p2p0-|
 E|-222222---222222---222222--------------------|
 {eot}
 ****** ****** ****** x2
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------7----8----9----10-|
 A|----------4h5p4----------7-xx-8-xx-9-xx-10-|
 E|-444444-7-------7-444444---xx---xx---xx----|
 {eot}
 ****** ****** x2
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------3--------------------------|
 A|--------6--------1--------6-----------------|
 E|-111111-4-111111---111111-4-6h7p6p4-6h7p6p4-|
 {eot}
 ****** ****** ******
 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------|
 G|-----------6-------------8--------|
 D|---6-------4------8------6------5-|
 A|-4-4--3333---3333-6-5555---5555-3-|
 E|-2--------------------------------|
 {eot}
 **** **** **** ****
 
 Solos
 [#1] 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------------------|
 B|-----17----------1715-------17p15-15-17-15-|
 G|-14-----14-16-14---------14----------------|
 D|----------------------17-------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------|
 e|---------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------1715------17-|
 G|-16p14h16p14{16p14}-14---------16^16---|
 D|-----------------------17--------------|
 A|---------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------------------|
 B|-15---------15---------15^^-17-15~~--17p16h17-|
 G|----1614-16---16-14-16------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------|
 e|-19-15------------------------------------------15----------|
 B|------171715-------------1715--15---------171617------15-15-|
 G|-------------16-19161716-----16---16---16----------16-------|
 D|------------------------------------14----------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------|
 B|--------------------|
 G|--------------------|
 D|-12---12^12/13-13~~-|
 A|--------------------|
 E|--------------------|
 {eot}
 
 [#2] 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------|
 G|-12-9-10^-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9~~----9----|
 D|--------------------------------------12---12-|
 A|----------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------9------------|
 G|--------------------------9-11---11-9-11-11-|
 D|-11-12-11-9-11----9-11-12-------------------|
 A|---------------12---------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 B|-10--10-9-{9}---9-----------------10-|
 G|--------------11-11-10-11-9-10-11----|
 D|-------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------|
 G|----9----9-11-9--------------------------|
 D|-11---11--------12-11-12-11-99-9---------|
 A|---------------------------------12-11-9-|
 E|-----------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 [#3] 
 {sot}
 E|-----------16//-1618-1918-16-22-1616-18-15161622161818161619^~~--|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-11^^r-----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------12-14-121312-14-14--------16-|
 G|--------------13------------13----------------------16~----|
 D|-14-1614-14-16--16-13161316--------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 [#4] 
 {sot}
 e|-13h17p13---1317----------------16-13----13-------13-17-13-|
 B|----------16----16-16^-16-16p13-------16----13-16----------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 e|----13-16-13----13-------13-17-13----13--121212----13-|
 B|-16----------16----13-16----------16---16-------16----|
 G|------------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------------|
 A|------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|-16-13h16p13----13----------------------------------|
 G|-------------15----15-14-15-14----14-14-------------|
 D|-------------------------------15------151413-15-13-|
 A|----------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------|
 D|----13-----------------------------------|
 A|-15----15-13-12-13-12----12--------------|
 E|----------------------15----1314-13-13~~-|
 {eot}
 
 End Solos
 
 Play Riff 1 "You're the preacher..."
 Play Riff 2 "You're in the fire..."
 Play Riff 1 "Oh yeah, you're the preacher..."
 Play Riff 3 "I can't wait to see..."
 
 Ending:
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------|
 B|-------------------|
 G|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9\--|
 D|-12\9-9-12-9-7-9\--|
 A|-------------------|
 E|-------------------|
 {eot}
 
 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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