Mercyful Fate: Holy Water
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.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: 12-07-01
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|------------11------10---|
G|--7----------------------|
D|--7----------8-------7---|
A|--5----------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--7----------8-------7---|
A|--5----------5-------5---|
E|--5------------------5---|
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|-------------------------------0-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|------------------|
B|-11------------10-|
G|------------------|
D|--8-------------7-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--6------6------6----6------6------6----|
G|--7------7------7----7------7------7----|
D|----0-0----0-0----0----0-0----0-0----0--|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--8------8------8----8------8------8----|
G|--7------7------7----7------7------7----|
D|----0-0----0-0----0----0-0----0-0----0--|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--10-----10-----10---10-----10-----10---|
G|---7------7------7----7------7------7---|
D|-----0-0----0-0----0----0-0----0-0----0-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7---|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--8-----8-----8---8-----8-----8---|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3 (2 times)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---9--9---7----9---10----9---7----9--9----|
D|--10-10---9---10---12---10---9---10-10----|
A|---0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0--|
E|------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
"I don't want that holy water....."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---9--9---7---4---5-5-5----------------|
D|--10-10---9---5---7-7-7----------------|
A|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"...it makes me burn......"
Riff 4 (Play 2 times)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--11-11--10-------11-11--10-------11-11--10----|
G|--12-12--10-------12-12--10-------12-12--10----|
D|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0---0-0--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"I'd rather drink......."
e|--------------------------|
B|--8---6---8---10----6-----|
G|--9---7---9---10----7-----|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
* * * * * *
"..go to hell..."
Ending to riff 4:
Guitar 1
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--7----7--7---|
D|--7----7--7---|
A|--5----5--5---|
E|--------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|----------5---|
D|--7----8--0---|
A|--5----5------|
E|--5-----------|
"Oh yeah....."
Riff 5 (2 times)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2-4--4--4--10--9--12--10-|
A|-0-2--2--2---8--7--10---8-|
E|--------------------------|
"High on the..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-2-4--4--4--10--9--12-|
A|-0-2--2--2---8--7--10-|
E|----------------------|
Riff 6
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7\6-----------------------------|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-5-5-4-4-0-|
E|---------------7-7---------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Wash away..."
e|------------------------|
B|---------------------5--|
G|------------------2--4--|
D|-7\6--------------2--2--|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-0--0--0--|
E|------------------------|
* * * * *
"if that's what you believe....."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7\6-----------------------------|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-5-5-4-4-0-|
E|---------------7-7---------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"But keep in mind..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-7\6----------------------|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-0-------0--|
E|-----------------3-2-3----|
* * * * *
"...who is it....."
Play Riff 5 "Cast a stone.."
Play Riff 6 "Wash away.."
Riff 7 (solo rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--2--4-----2--4-----4--7--------------|
E|--0--2-----0--2-----2--5------5-4-3---|
Guitar 2
1st and 3rd time:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--2--4-----2--4--------4~-------------|
E|--0--2-----0--2-----2---------5-4-3---|
2nd time:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--2--4-----2--4-----------------------|
E|--0--2-----0--2-----2--5~-----5-4-3---|
RIFF 8 (2 times)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------3-5-3---|
E|--0-5-5---0-6-6---0-5-5---0---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------3-5---3-5-3----|
E|--0-5-5---0-6-6---0-5-----0-------0--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 1 "Oh Holy Water..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "I don't want..."
Play Riff 4 "I'd rather..."
Play Riff 5 solo rhythm
Play Riff 6 solo rhythm
Play Riff 5 "Deep in the..."
Play Riff 6 "Wash away..."
Play Riff 7 "I don't want..."
Play Riff 8 solo rhythm
Ending:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------3-5---3-5-3---4-4-|
E|--0-5-5---0-6-6---0-5-----0-------0-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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
PRIVACY POLICY OF TABLATURES.TK
Guitar tablatures at www.tablatures.tk are not intended to be accurate nor official tabs for the artist,
but are only transcriptions. These tabs are to be used only for study, skill development and scholarship.
The goal of www.tablatures.tk is to provide a valuable resource for musicians who want to improve their
instrument skills. We do not seek to violate copyrights and we encourage that you purchase the artist's
album and official sheet music whenever available. If you see any tab where its content is violating copyright
infringement, please contact us and the tab will be removed
from the archive immediately. You can also contact us with any question regarding this.