The Afterlife Mercyful Fate

 
 e|-1----1------5-----3-----1---|
 B|-3------3------3-----3-----3-|
 G|-2--------2------2-----2-----|
 D|-0---------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------|
 e|-1----1------3-----1-----0---|
 B|-3------3------3-----3-----3-|
 G|-2--------2------2-----2-----|
 D|-0---------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------|

 


 


 Riff 2 (clean) x4


 

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

 


 


 Intro solo


 

 
 e|-12-13-15^^--15^r-13-12-13-12-----------|
 B|-----------------------------15-14-15~\-|
 G|----------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------------------|
 B|-14-15----------------------------------------|
 G|-------15--14-12----------------------12-14~--|
 D|-----------------15-14-12-11-12-14-15---------|
 A|----------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------|
 e|-12^-12~-12^r-10-12-10h12p10-------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------13-11-10----------------|
 G|--------------------------------------12-10-9--------|
 D|----------------------------------------------12-11~-|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------10----11-10-13-11-10----------------|
 G|-------9----10-9-12-10----12----------------12-10-9--------|
 D|-12-11---12-----------------------------------------12-12~-|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 End Solo


 


 


 Riff 3 (Clean)


 

 
 e|-1---------1--------5-----3-----1---|
 B|-------3-----3--------3-----3-----3-|
 G|-----2---2-----2--------2-----2-----|
 D|---0-------------0------------------|
 A|------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------|

 


 "Why am I here..."


 

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

 


 "In a quiet mortuary..."


 

 
 e|---------1--------5-----3-----1---|
 B|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-|
 G|---2---2-----2--------2-----2-----|
 D|-0-------------0------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|

 


 "A lady and a..."


 

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

 


 "Flowers in..."


 


 Riff 4 (Clean) x4


 

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

 


 "Nobody sees me..."


 


 Riff 3a (Clean)


 

 
 e|---------1--------5-----3-----1---|
 B|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-|
 G|---2---2-----2--------2-----2-----|
 D|-0-------------0------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|

 


 "Why am I here..."


 

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

 


 "In a quiet mortuary..."


 

 
 e|---------1--------5-----3-----1---|
 B|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-|
 G|---2---2-----2--------2-----2-----|
 D|-0-------------0------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|

 


 "Seems like I don't exist..."


 

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

 


 "Seems like no one..."


 

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

 


 "...can hear me as I..."


 


 


 Riff 6 (Distortion)


 

 
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|---------------9----------------|
 A|-10-9----9---9----8----8---7-10-|
 E|--8-7----7-7------6----6-6------|

 


 * * * *


 "...scream!!!!!"


 


 Riff 7


 

 
 e|------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|
 D|-7/9---------12--11-------7/9-|
 A|-5/7---------10---9-------5/7-|
 E|-----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-----|

 


 * * * * * * *


 "I do not feel..."


 

 
 e|----------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------|
 D|-12--11---9-9------2-5---4-5-4tr5-|
 A|-10---9---7-7----3-----5----------|
 E|--------0-------------------------|

 


 * * * * * *


 "...used to be..."


 

 
 e|------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|
 D|-7/9---------12--11-------7/9-|
 A|-5/7---------10---9-------5/7-|
 E|-----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-----|

 


 * * * * * * *


 "Could it really be..."


 

 
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------8-----|
 G|-----------------9-7-------9~--|
 D|-12--11---9-9--------9-8-5-----| --> Guitar 2 plays top notes
 A|-10---9---7-7----7-5-------7~--|
 E|--------0------------7-6-------|

 


 *


 "...see is me?"


 

 
 e|------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|
 D|-7/9---------12--11-------7/9-|
 A|-5/7---------10---9-------5/7-|
 E|-----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-----|

 


 * * * * * * *


 "You gotta tell me..."


 

 
 e|----------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------|
 D|-12--11---9-9------2-5---4-5-4tr5-|
 A|-10---9---7-7----3-----5----------|
 E|--------0-------------------------|

 


 * * * * * *


 "...never stay..."


 

 
 e|------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|
 D|-7/9---------12--11-------7/9-|
 A|-5/7---------10---9-------5/7-|
 E|-----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-----|

 


 * * * * * * *


 "Could it really be..."


 

 
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|-12--11---9-9------4-5---2-5-----|
 A|-10---9---7-7----5-----3-----2-0-|
 E|--------0------------------------|

 


 * * * * * * *


 "...see is me..."


 


 Riff 8


 Guitar 1


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-4--3----------------------4--6----------------------|
 A|-2--1----------------------2--4----------------------|
 E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

 


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


 "Does it really matter..."


 


 Guitar 2


 

 
 e|-----------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-4--3----------------------4--6----------------------|
 A|-2--1--[let ring]----------2--4--[let ring]----------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------|

 


 


 


 Riff 1a (Clean)


 

 
 e|-1----5-----3-----1----1----3-----1-----0---|
 B|-3------3-----3-----3--3------3-----3-----3-|
 G|-2--------2-----2------2--------2-----2-----|
 D|-0---------------------0--------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------|

 


 


 Play Riff 3 "Why am I here..."


 Play Riff 4 "Nobody sees me..."


 Play Riff 5 "As I..."


 Play Riff 6 "...scream!!!"


 Play Riff 7 "Why do I feel..."


 Play Riff 8 "Does it really matter..."


 


 Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)


 

 
 e|------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------|
 G|---------2---7-6----------------------4-4-|
 D|---------2---7-6----------------------4-4-|
 A|-5-2-2-2-0-0-5-4--------2-5-2---2-5-0-2-2-|
 E|--------------------2-5-------5-----------|

 


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


 


 Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)


 

 
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|
 A|-4~----6-7--------------5------|
 E|------------5--4--2--0-------0-|
 e|----------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------3--4-|
 A|-5-4-------------5-4-3-------------1--2-|
 E|--------2-2----0----------2-2----0------|

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{t:The Afterlife}
 {st:Mercyful Fate}
 
 Mercyful Fate: The Afterlife
 
 transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
 edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
 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 (Clean)
 
 {sot}
 e|-1----1------5-----3-----1---|
 B|-3------3------3-----3-----3-|
 G|-2--------2------2-----2-----|
 D|-0---------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------|
 e|-1----1------3-----1-----0---|
 B|-3------3------3-----3-----3-|
 G|-2--------2------2-----2-----|
 D|-0---------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Riff 2 (clean) x4
 
 {sot}
 e|----0----------------|
 B|------3-----------2--|
 G|--------0-------0----|
 D|----------2---2------|
 A|------------0--------|
 E|-0-------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Intro solo
 
 {sot}
 e|-12-13-15^^--15^r-13-12-13-12-----------|
 B|-----------------------------15-14-15~\-|
 G|----------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------|
 e|----------------------------------------------|
 B|-14-15----------------------------------------|
 G|-------15--14-12----------------------12-14~--|
 D|-----------------15-14-12-11-12-14-15---------|
 A|----------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------|
 e|-12^-12~-12^r-10-12-10h12p10-------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------13-11-10----------------|
 G|--------------------------------------12-10-9--------|
 D|----------------------------------------------12-11~-|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------10----11-10-13-11-10----------------|
 G|-------9----10-9-12-10----12----------------12-10-9--------|
 D|-12-11---12-----------------------------------------12-12~-|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 End Solo
 
 
 Riff 3 (Clean)
 
 {sot}
 e|-1---------1--------5-----3-----1---|
 B|-------3-----3--------3-----3-----3-|
 G|-----2---2-----2--------2-----2-----|
 D|---0-------------0------------------|
 A|------------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 "Why am I here..."
 
 {sot}
 e|---------1--------3-----1-----0---|
 B|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-|
 G|---2---2-----2--------2-----2-----|
 D|-0-------------0------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 "In a quiet mortuary..."
 
 {sot}
 e|---------1--------5-----3-----1---|
 B|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-|
 G|---2---2-----2--------2-----2-----|
 D|-0-------------0------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 "A lady and a..."
 
 {sot}
 e|---------1--------3-----1-----0---|
 B|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-|
 G|---2---2-----2--------2-----2-----|
 D|-0-------------0------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 "Flowers in..."
 
 Riff 4 (Clean) x4
 
 {sot}
 e|----0---------------0--|
 B|------3-----------3----|
 G|--------0-------3------|
 D|----------2---3--------|
 A|------------1----------|
 E|-0---------------------|
 {eot}
 "Nobody sees me..."
 
 Riff 3a (Clean)
 
 {sot}
 e|---------1--------5-----3-----1---|
 B|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-|
 G|---2---2-----2--------2-----2-----|
 D|-0-------------0------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 "Why am I here..."
 
 {sot}
 e|---------1--------3-----1-----0---|
 B|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-|
 G|---2---2-----2--------2-----2-----|
 D|-0-------------0------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 "In a quiet mortuary..."
 
 {sot}
 e|---------1--------5-----3-----1---|
 B|-----3-----3--------3-----3-----3-|
 G|---2---2-----2--------2-----2-----|
 D|-0-------------0------------------|
 A|----------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------|
 {eot}
 "Seems like I don't exist..."
 
 {sot}
 e|---------1--------3-----1-----|
 B|-----3-----3--------3-----3---|
 G|---2---2-----2--------2-----2-|
 D|-0-------------0--------------|
 A|------------------------------|
 E|------------------------------|
 {eot}
 "Seems like no one..."
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------1---------------|
 B|---------1-----------------|
 G|-------2---------0-----0---|
 D|-0-2-3---------2-----0---3-|
 A|-------------3-----2-------|
 E|---------------------------|
 {eot}
 "...can hear me as I..."
 
 
 Riff 6 (Distortion)
 
 {sot}
 e|--------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------|
 D|---------------9----------------|
 A|-10-9----9---9----8----8---7-10-|
 E|--8-7----7-7------6----6-6------|
 {eot}
 * * * *
 "...scream!!!!!"
 
 Riff 7
 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|
 D|-7/9---------12--11-------7/9-|
 A|-5/7---------10---9-------5/7-|
 E|-----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-----|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * *
 "I do not feel..."
 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------|
 D|-12--11---9-9------2-5---4-5-4tr5-|
 A|-10---9---7-7----3-----5----------|
 E|--------0-------------------------|
 {eot}
 * * * * * *
 "...used to be..."
 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|
 D|-7/9---------12--11-------7/9-|
 A|-5/7---------10---9-------5/7-|
 E|-----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-----|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * *
 "Could it really be..."
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------8-----|
 G|-----------------9-7-------9~--|
 D|-12--11---9-9--------9-8-5-----| --> Guitar 2 plays top notes
 A|-10---9---7-7----7-5-------7~--|
 E|--------0------------7-6-------|
 {eot}
 *
 "...see is me?"
 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|
 D|-7/9---------12--11-------7/9-|
 A|-5/7---------10---9-------5/7-|
 E|-----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-----|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * *
 "You gotta tell me..."
 
 {sot}
 e|----------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------|
 D|-12--11---9-9------2-5---4-5-4tr5-|
 A|-10---9---7-7----3-----5----------|
 E|--------0-------------------------|
 {eot}
 * * * * * *
 "...never stay..."
 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|
 D|-7/9---------12--11-------7/9-|
 A|-5/7---------10---9-------5/7-|
 E|-----0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-----|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * *
 "Could it really be..."
 
 {sot}
 e|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|
 D|-12--11---9-9------4-5---2-5-----|
 A|-10---9---7-7----5-----3-----2-0-|
 E|--------0------------------------|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * *
 "...see is me..."
 
 Riff 8
 Guitar 1
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-4--3----------------------4--6----------------------|
 A|-2--1----------------------2--4----------------------|
 E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 "Does it really matter..."
 
 Guitar 2
 
 {sot}
 e|-----------------------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-4--3----------------------4--6----------------------|
 A|-2--1--[let ring]----------2--4--[let ring]----------|
 E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 
 Riff 1a (Clean)
 
 {sot}
 e|-1----5-----3-----1----1----3-----1-----0---|
 B|-3------3-----3-----3--3------3-----3-----3-|
 G|-2--------2-----2------2--------2-----2-----|
 D|-0---------------------0--------------------|
 A|--------------------------------------------|
 E|--------------------------------------------|
 {eot}
 
 Play Riff 3 "Why am I here..."
 Play Riff 4 "Nobody sees me..."
 Play Riff 5 "As I..."
 Play Riff 6 "...scream!!!"
 Play Riff 7 "Why do I feel..."
 Play Riff 8 "Does it really matter..."
 
 Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
 
 {sot}
 e|------------------------------------------|
 B|------------------------------------------|
 G|---------2---7-6----------------------4-4-|
 D|---------2---7-6----------------------4-4-|
 A|-5-2-2-2-0-0-5-4--------2-5-2---2-5-0-2-2-|
 E|--------------------2-5-------5-----------|
 {eot}
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 
 Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
 
 {sot}
 e|-------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------|
 A|-4~----6-7--------------5------|
 E|------------5--4--2--0-------0-|
 e|----------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------3--4-|
 A|-5-4-------------5-4-3-------------1--2-|
 E|--------2-2----0----------2-2----0------|
 {eot}
 * *
 
 Play Riff 7 "Why do I feel..."
 Play Riff 8 "Does it really matter..."
 Play Riff 9 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

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