Since Forever

Mercyful Fate

Composição de: King Diamond
Tom:
Afinação: 
Intro (Clean)
Guitar 1

E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 

D|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-|
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

Guitar 2
E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------| 
E|-0---------------0---------------| 

Riff 1 (Clean)
Guitar 1

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

   "On this cold..."
E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|-----0-2-3-2-3-2------0-2-3-2-3-2-| 
A|-2-3--------------2-3-------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

   "I'm sitting here alone..."
E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------|
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D|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-|
A|---------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------| 

   "I'm looking at..."

Guitar 2
E|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|--------------------------------| 
A|-5-------5-7-----7-8-----8------| 
E|---------------------------8-7-3| 

   "On this cold..."
E|----------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|-3----------------3-4-------------| 

   "I'm sitting here alone..."
E|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 

G|-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-5-4-5-4-10-9-10-9-|
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 

   "I'm looking at..."



Riff 2 (Distortion)
E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----4-------------4---------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-0-2----2--3~--0-2----3-2-3~-|
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  "Oh, it's so very hard..."
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-----4-------------------------| 
A|---------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-| 
E|-0-2----2--3~--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-| 

  "...growing old..."
E|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-----------------------------| 
D|-----4-------------4---------| 
A|-----------------------------| 
E|-0-2----2--3~--0-2----3-2-3~-| 

  "I'm trying to remember..."
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-----4-------------------------| 
A|---------------------0-1-2-1-0-| 
E|-0-2----2--3~--0-2-3-----------| 

  "...the days..."


Riff 3
E|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|-------12----12--------11----11-| 
A|-------10----10--------10----10-| 
E|-000-0-----0-----000-0-----0----| 
   *** *     *     *** *     *      

   "Since forever..."
E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-------12----12------------------| 
A|-------10----10----------0-1-0---| 
E|-000-0-----0-----0-0-2-3-------3-| 
   *** *     *                       

   "I still..."
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Play Riff 2

Lead into next section:
Guitar 1

E|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|-----| 
D|--7--| 
A|--5--| 
E|--5--| 

   "I can't believe..."

Guitar 2
E|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|-----| 
D|--7--| 
A|--5--| 
E|-----| 

   "I can't believe..."


Riff 4 (Clean)
E|-----------------------------------------------------|   
B|-10------------9------------8------------7-----------|   
G|-10------------9------------8------------7-----------|   
D|-10--[str| um]---9--[strum]---8--[strum]---7---[strum]-| 
A|--8------------7------------6------------5-----------|   
E|-----------------------------------------------------|   

   "How nice of you..."


Lead into next section (Distortion):
E|-------------| 
B|-------------| 
G|-------------| 
D|-9-8--7-6--5-| 
A|-7-6--5-4--3-| 
E|-------------| 

Play Riff 2  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3  "Since forever..."
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Lead into next section:
E|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|-----| 
D|-----| 
A|--2--| 
E|--0--| 

Riff 5
Guitar 1 (Clean)

E|-------0-------------0------| 
B|-----6----6--------6----6---| 
G|---7--------7----7--------7-| 
D|-0-------------0------------| 
A|----------------------------| 
E|----------------------------| 

Guitar 2 (Distortion)
E|-----------------------| 
B|-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-----| 
G|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-...-| 
D|-----------------------| 
A|-----------------------| 
E|-----------------------| 

   "So many things..."


Riff 6 (Distortion)
Guitar 1

E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-----7-----6-5-------7---7--5-| 
A|-0-6---6-5-----6-0-6---6-5--3-| 
E|------------------------------| 

Guitar 2
E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------| 
D|-----7---------------7---7--5-| 
A|-0-6---6-5-6-5-3-0-6---6-5--3-| 
E|------------------------------|
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Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
E|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-----------------------| 
D|-2-4--2-4--2-4----7tr9-| 
A|-0-2--0-2--0-2---------| 
E|-----------------------| 

E|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-----------------------| 
D|-2-4--2-4--2-4-5-4-2---| 
A|-0-2--0-2--0-2-3-2-0-3-| 
E|---------------------1-| 

Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm)
E|-------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------| 
D|-2-4--2-4--2-4-----------------| 
A|-0-2--0-2--0-2-----------------| 
E|---------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| 
                 * * * * * * * *   

E|-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------| 
G|-----------------------| 
D|-2-4--2-4--2-4-5-4-2---| 
A|-0-2--0-2--0-2-3-2-0-3-| 
E|---------------------1-| 

Play Riff 6


Riff 3a
Guitar 1

E|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|-------12----12--------11----11-| 
A|-------10----10--------10----10-| 
E|-000-0-----0-----000-0-----0----| 
   *** *     *     *** *     *
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   "Since forever.
E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-------12----12------------------| 
A|-------10----10----------0-1-0---| 
E|-000-0-----0-----0-0-2-3-------3-| 
   *** *     *                       

   "I still..."

Guitar 2
E|--------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------| 
G|--------------------------------| 
D|-------12----12--------11----11-| 
A|-------10----10--------10----10-| 
E|-000-0-----0-----000-0-----0----| 
   *** *     *     *** *     *      

   "Since forever.
E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-------12----12------------------| 
A|-------10----10----------0-1-0---| 
E|-000-0-----0-----0-0-2-3-------3-| 
   *** *     *                       

   "I still..."
E|------------------------------| 
B|------------------------------| 
G|---------------------10----10-| 
D|----------------------8-----8-| 
A|------------------------------| 
E|-000-0-7--0-7--000-0-----0----| 
   *** *    *    *** *     *      

   "Since forever.
E|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------| 
D|-------12----12------------------| 
A|-------10----10----------0-1-0---| 
E|-000-0-----0-----0-0-2-3-------3-| 
   *** *     *
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   "I still..."


Play Riff 2   "Like the light..."


Lead into next section:
E|-----| 
B|-----| 
G|-----| 
D|-----| 
A|--2--| 
E|--0--| 

Ending (Distortion)
Guitar 1

E|---------------------| 
B|---------------------| 
G|---------------------| 

D|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-...-|
A|---------------------| 
E|---------------------| 

   "I ask you..."

Guitar 2
E|-----------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------| 

G|-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-5-4-5-4-10-9-10-9-|
D|-----------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------| 

   "I ask you..."
E|---------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------2-1-2-1---------5-4-5-4---------10-9-10-9-| 
D|-----0-2-------------0-2-------------0-2-----------| 
A|-2-3-------------2-3-------------2-3---------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------|
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   "No there won'b.."
E|-----------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------| 
G|-5-4-5-4--2-1-2-4--5-4-5-4--2-1-2-4--...-| 
D|-----------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------| 

   "...since forever..."


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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