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Into The Coven Tab

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Mercyful Fate:  Into the Coven
transcribed by           :  Kamil Serkan Gunturk :  gunturkk@boun.edu.tr
intro solo and edited by :  Russ Elton           :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
edited by :  Mika Ristiranta      :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Date last modified:  10-10-01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------(2-0)-------------------------|
B|-------------------------3---------------6--8-----|
G|------5-----4-----0--0-4--------5-----4--------5--|
D|----5-----5-----2-------------5-----5----3--5-----|
A|--3-----2-----3-------------3-----2------------3--|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------(2-0)-------------------------|
B|-------------------------3---------------6--8-----|
G|------5-----4-----0--0-4--------5-----4--------5--|
D|----5-----5-----2-------------5-----5----3--5-----|
A|--3-----2-----3-------------3-----2------------3--|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|--1---3----0---1-----------1--1-1---3--3-3------|
G|------------------1--1-1------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--------2---0-----------3--3-3---2--2-2------|
E|------3-----------0--0-0------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--5-5-----------------------------------------|
G|----------1--1-1--4--4-5-7----9--9-9---2-2--2-2--|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--3-3----------2--2-3-5----7--7-7---0-0--0-0--|
E|----------0--0-0---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|--3-3-0-0---1--1--0---0--1---|
G|--------------------1----2---|
D|--0-0---------2--------------|
A|------2-2---3-----2------0---|
E|-----------------------------|
Solo (Distortion)
e|-12-13-15-13-12---------------------------------------|
B|----------------15-13~----12-13-15-13h15p13-12--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------14-12~-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13-12--------------------------------------|
G|-12-14-------14-12--------------------------------|
D|-------------------15-14-14--15-14h15p14----------|
A|----------------------------------------17-15-15~-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------12--12-13-12h13p12---------|
B|-/13-----15--------------------------15-13-12-|
G|-----12-----12-12-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-13--------15---------12-13--12--13~\-|
G|----12-12-----12-12-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-----5--------------------------------------|
B|-------8--6-5---5-6-5h6p5-------------------|
G|-4-5----------7-----------7--5-4--4-4h5p4---|
D|------------------------------------------7-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-7-9/10-10-10/14-14-14-12-12-14^r-14-14-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------12-12~---12-13-12h13p12---|
G|-14-14-14-13------------------------------14-|
D|-------------14-14---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------12-13-12----12-13-12-13-15-15^^r-15^r-|
G|-13-14----------14---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--13-15-15--13-12-12--13-15-13p15p13--12-13--|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-13h15p13p12----12-13p12---------------|
G|-------------14----------14~-----------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-------------8------7h8-7~~-----8~~~---/12--10tr12-|
B|-8h10~--8-10---10~---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-----------5-5-4-|
D|-7-----7-----5-7-5-7-----7---5-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-------|
E|-----------------------------------|
* *   * *         * *   *
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----4-----4---5----------|
D|-----5-----5---3-----5--7-|
A|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-3--5-|
E|--------------------------|
* *   * *   *   * *
Riff 2
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-10-7-7--5-7-5-7-7-7-8-8-|
A|--8-5-5--3-5-3-5-5-5-6-6-|
E|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-10-7-7--5-7-5-7-8-9-10-|
A|--8-5-5--3-5-3-5-6-7--8-|
E|------------------------|
Play Riff 1  "Howl like..."
Riff 3
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5-4-----------------------5--|
E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--|
* * * * * * * * * * *
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5-4---------------0-2-3-4-2--|
E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------0--|
* * * * * *
"Come, come..."
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-5-4-----------------------5--|
E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--|
* * * * * * * * * * *
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------------2---2----|
A|-5-4-------------0---0-2--|
E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---0--|
* * * * * *   *
"...and become..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4---4---4--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2--|
E|-------------------------------------|
1st end
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7--9--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--7--|
E|---------------------------------|
2nd end
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------------------------|
Solo
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|----------7---6-7-9-7h9p7-6-----------------|
D|--7h9-7-9---9---------------9-7-------------|
A|--------------------------------9-7----8b9--|
E|------------------------------------10------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7---7--|
A|--7-5h7p5---5--------5---5---7-5-7--9-7-9----9----|
E|----------7---7-5-7----7--------------------------|
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--9b11-11r9p7-9-7-9--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1   "Undress..."
Play Riff 3
Riff 5 (Clean)
E|--------0------------0-------------------------------|
B|----------3------------3-----------------------------|
G|------4-----4------4-----4--------5----------7-----6-|
D|----4------------4--------------5---5------7-----6---|
A|--2------------0--------------5-------5--5-----4-----|
E|----------------------------3------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
B|--------7-----------9----------------|
G|------7---7-------9---9--------------|
D|----7-------7---9-------9------------|
A|--5-----------7------------0-2---0---|
E|-------------------------------3-----|
Solo (over Riff 5)
E|--------------------------7-------------7-9-10-12b14--|
B|------------------------7---10p7---7-10---------------|
G|-----6-7-6h7p6---7-9b11----------9--------------------|
D|-7-9-----------9--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-14r12p10----------------------------|
B|----------12-10h12p10-8--------------|
G|------------------------9h11p9--...--|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------2----2-4-5-4-|
A|-4-----------------0--4-0-2-3-2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2---------|
* * * * * * * *    *
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------2---2-4-5-4-|
A|-------------------0-4-0-2-3-2-|
E|-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---------|
* * * * * * * *   *
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------2---2-4-5-4-|
D|-2-4---------------0-4-0-2-3-2-|
A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---------|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * *   *
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---4--------------7-6-5-4-3-2-|
A|-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-4-3-2-1-0-|
E|------------------------------|
* * * * * *
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------------2----2-4-5-4-|
A|-4-----------------0--4-0-2-3-2-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2---------|
* * * * * * * *    *
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-4-2---2-|
A|-------------------------3-2-0-5-0-|
E|-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------3---|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)                x3
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--4-4-----------------------7--2---|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--0---|
E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--4-4------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm)               x3
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--6-6-----------------------6--9---|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7---|
E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-----------------------------9\-|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7\-|
E|-------------------------------------| *whammy bar dive*
Play Riff 1
Riff 4.1 (Solo Rhythm)
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----2-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6----|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4----|
E|---------------------------------------|
1st end
E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9-11--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7--9--|
E|---------------------------7--9--|
2nd end
E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
E|------------------------------------|
Solo (over riff 4.1)
E|----------------|---------------------------------------|
B|----------------|---------------------------------------|
G|----------9-----|--9-11-9-10-9-7-9-7-8-7-5-7-5-6-5------|
D|-11b-9-11---11b-|----------------------------------6b---|
A|----------------|---------------------------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------------|
B|----------------|--9-11-9-10-9-7-9-7-8-7-5-7-5-6-5------|
G|----------9-----|----------------------------------7-6b-|
D|-11b-9-11---11b-|---------------------------------------|
A|----------------|---------------------------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1   "Suck the..."
Play Riff 3   "Now..."
Ending
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------2---------|
A|-5-4-------------0---0-2-3-|
E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-------|
* * * * * *   *
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------111111-----11-------|
A|-----4-5-----6-7-----8--9-9-9-...--9--4-4\-|
E|-2-3-----4-5-----6-7------------------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

Into The Coven Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Rodney Wanna Be	#1 by Rodney at Aug 12, 1977 at 2:33 AM EST
	King Diamond is so good I guess that's why I recently heard they had to cancel their show here because they only sold 14 tickets. Sounds like brilliance to me.

No Picture Dustin Wanna Be	#2 by Dustin Cogburn at Jan 17, 1994 at 9:17 PM EST
	i agree with Hemanator, the man from metallica has a very annoying hick voice (except for the first 3 disks).

No Picture Sawyer Rhythm Player	#3 by Sawyer Hildebrandt at Oct 11, 1995 at 2:56 AM EST
	"omg, hermanator... if you don't equate success wit hpopularity, what do you equate it with?" haha, thanks for proving you're a gigantic douche. maybe you just think of success as being rich and all that shit, but when you're creating music, i'd like to think that the art ranks above album sales, but unfortunately, it's not like that so much.

No Picture Alex Lead Player	#4 by Alex at Jun 6, 2000 at 11:45 AM EST
	To tell you the truth I only got a user name here because I wanted to take the piss out of stupid people. Bob, again, no need to attack someone personally for their opinion. Eagle, again, the lyrics tell a story, enjoy the story. Just because someone is influenced by something you don't like, doesn't mean you can't enjoy the music and the story it tells. As for this song, as with many other Fate songs, the lyrics themselves are just a story, so to get the ;meaning' of a song, read the lyrics! The little guitar solo at the start of this song is almost funny, but fun to play, and does well to set the atmosphere for the next solo. This is where Metallica's version is better IMO, the sound they get is amazing, and so is James' voice.

No Picture Kyle Wanna Be	#5 by Kyle Kom at Nov 4, 2005 at 1:50 PM EST
	surely...if king diamond can sing that high.wouldnt his vocal chords actually snap? it is an awesomly amazing song, as is metallica's medly.

No Picture IM A MAN WHO C Rhythm Player	#6 by IM A MAN WHO CHANGED INTO A BEAST at Sep 28, 2007 at 4:34 AM EST
	sure, i guess if you're a dick and you equate success with popularity. dont get me wrong: i'm not calling your claim legitimate. go listen to more metallica, you clusterfuck. theres millions of shitheads like you and thats all that counts, right?

No Picture Andrea Average	#7 by Andrea Lauria at Oct 1, 2007 at 3:20 PM EST
	LOL. i heard the metallica version. then i realized i was wasting my time. king diamond totally outclasses james in terms of vocal capabilities, originality and just musically. as for the solo, i really didn't notice any substantial difference. maybe its because kirk is one of the most overrated guitarists in the business? probably. i ultimately deleted the metallica version because it was wasting disc space and i didn't want my friends to find it on my computer and think i'm gay ;)

No Picture Nick Average	#8 by Nick Vanderstelt at Oct 1, 2007 at 4:18 PM EST
	Mercyful Fate and Metallica are both excellent. Metallica recognizes how great King Diamond is. If you don't respect either of them, then you can keep that to yourself, or continue to hold yourself up to further ridicule. Metallica and Mercyful Fate both were struggling together to gain commercial success while neither would compromise artistic vision.

No Picture dimebag 66' Average	#9 by dimebag 66' at Oct 2, 2007 at 1:13 AM EST
	i agree with maharishi

No Picture Anthony Wanna Be	#10 by Anthony Amell at Oct 8, 2007 at 11:30 AM EST
	You guys are all wrong King Diamond is a Black Metal Legend in my book so much talent and great vocals.

No Picture Gabba Gabba Hey Average	#11 by Gabba Gabba Hey at Oct 10, 2007 at 1:05 PM EST
	this song, along with mercyful fate's whole first disk, is overrated. Their second disk is much better in my opinion. The lyrics are silly and not very scary when compared with their better songs. There is something creepy about Metallica..... No matter how distant is a music review, Metallica allways seems to pop up....

No Picture That One Guy Musical Genius	#12 by That One Guy at Oct 12, 2007 at 2:59 PM EST
	omg, hermanator... if you don't equate success wit hpopularity, what do you equate it with? I think what you meant to say was equate skill with popularity, but still... that is incredibly funny. Metallica and Mercyful Fate are freinds, Lars and all of Mercyful Fate are Danish, and they started at the same time. To like one is really to like the other, they share many of the same things, great guitar, good drums, good lyrics, I have to give the edge to Jaymz on singing though, in this song, when King Diamond is screaming 'yeah' it sounds cool as hell, but all the other screaming could be toned down, I mean... at the end of the lines when his voice goes down, it sounds freakin' excellent.

No Picture john Average	#13 by john at Oct 14, 2007 at 12:54 AM EST
	I agree too, hermanator05 is a total dumbass.

No Picture Bye! Average	#14 by Bye! at Oct 15, 2007 at 11:01 PM EST
	with with people's obsession to speak of what they dont understand with dumbass names like eagle too cool.

No Picture Pasquale Average	#15 by Pasquale at Oct 16, 2007 at 5:27 PM EST
	What's with people's obsession with satan?