Metallica

Metallica - Merciful Fate bass tab

Artist: Metallica

Song: Mercyful Fate

Album: Garage Inc.

Bassist: Jason Newsted

Tune down half (1/2) step to D# G# C# F#

or Eb Ab Db Gb (D sharp E flat, same difference.... i hope)

this is one hell of a song. took me a whole f!@#$#ng week to write out so if ya don't

like it, you can shampoo my balls.

TIP: because this song is so friggin' long i suggest that you learn one part at a time

it acctualy isn't that hard to play just hard to remember it all

Enjoy and Rock On,

PART A] "SATAN'S FALL"

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------|

C#|------------------------------------------------------------P5-| {RPT}

G#|--------------------------2-0----------------------------------|

D#|0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2-----0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--2-3---|

"BRINGING THE BLOOD OF A NEW BORN CHILD!!.."

F#|--------------| {PLAY THE FIRST RIFF AGAIN THEN }

C#|--------------| {THIS ONE AGAIN, EXCEPT THE SECOND}

G#|2-2-3---------| {TIME END ON -2-. }

D#|-----3-3-3-3-3|

PART B] "CURSE OF THE PHARAOH'S"

IT STARTS TO GET A LITTLE MORE CHALENGING FROM HERE

[INTRO]

F#|-----------------------|

C#|-----------------------|

G#|(0)------(0)------(0-0)|

D#|-----------------------|

[VERSE]

F#|--------------------------------------------------------|

C#|--------------------------------------------------------|

G#|---------------------------0----------------------------|

D#|0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0--0--0/2|

"DON'T TOUCH..."

F#|----------------------------------------------|

C#|----------------------------------------------|

G#|--------------0-0-0-0--3-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4|

D#|0-2-4-4-4-4-4---------2-----------------------|

"..OR YOU'LL BE HEXED.."

F#|-----------------------|

C#|-----------------------|

G#|------0--3-2--3-2-0-0--|

D#|2-0-2--2--------------0|

"..BY THE CURSE OF THE PHARAOH'S"

F#|-----------------------|

C#|-----------------------|

G#|-----0--5-4--5-4-0---0-|

D#|2-0-2--2-----------0---|

F#|-----------------------|

C#|-----------------------|

G#|------0--3-2--3-2-0-0--|

D#|2-0-2--2--------------0|

F#|-----------------------|

C#|-----------------------|

G#|-----0--5-4--/7-6------|

D#|2-0-2--2---------------|

BRIDGE THING

F#|---------------------------|

C#|---------------------------|

G#|---------------------------|

D#|0-2-XXX-2-3-XXX-5-2-XXX-7-5|

DURING GUITAR SOLO

F#|--------------------------|

C#|--------------------------|[GO BACK TO BRIDGE THING]

G#|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-0-2--|

D#|--------------------------|

TRICKY BIT A [X2]

F#|0-------2--------3---2--|

C#|--2--XX---2--XXX---2---2|

G#|------------------------|

D#|------------------------|

TRICKY BIT B [X2]

F#|----------------|

C#|----------------|

G#|0----2---3---2--|

D#|--2----2---2---2|

THEN

F#|---------------|

C#|---------------|

G#|7---5--5-4-3-2-|

D#|---------------|

PRE VERSE

F#|---------------------------|

C#|-------------0-------------|

G#|2-2-2-2--0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D#|---------------------------|

VERSE

F#|-------------------------------------------------|

C#|-------------------------------------------------|

G#|-----------------------2-------------------------|

D#|0--0--0/2-2-2-2-2--0-2----2-2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0/2--|

"DON'T TOUCH..."

F#|----------------------------------------------|

C#|----------------------------------------------|

G#|--------------0-0-0-0--3-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4|

D#|0-2-4-4-4-4-4---------2-----------------------|

"..OR YOU'LL BE HEXED.."

F#|-----------------------|

C#|-----------------------|

G#|------0--3-2--3-2-0-0--|

D#|2-0-2--2--------------0|

"..BY THE CURSE OF THE PHARAOH'S"

F#|-----------------------|

C#|-----------------------|

G#|-----0--5-4--5-4-0---0-|

D#|2-0-2--2-----------0---|

F#|-----------------------|

C#|-----------------------|

G#|------0--3-2--3-2-0-0--|

D#|2-0-2--2--------------0|

F#|------------------------|

C#|------------------------|

G#|-----0--5-4--5-4-0------|

D#|2-0-2--2------------0---|

PART C] "CORPSE WITHOUT A SOUL"

INTRO

F#|---------------------|

C#|---------------------|

G#|3-2--3-5--2-3-1-2----|

D#|------------------5/0|

VERSE (MAIN RIFF) [PLAY IT A *** LOAD OF TIMES]

F#|------------------------------------------|

C#|------------------------------------------|

G#|5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--------|

D#|-----------------------------------3------|

"HE TOOK IT ON ME"

F#|----------------------|

C#|----------------------|[BACK TO MAIN RIFF]

G#|(5)---2-2-2-(3)----5-0|

D#|----------------------|[THEN BACK HERE]

OUTRO

F#|-------------------------------|

C#|-------------------------------|

G#|5-3-2--3-2-0--2-0----0-----(0)-|

D#|------------------3----3-2-----|

PART D] "INTO THE COVEN"

I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THIS BIT CAUSE THE GUITARS USE WEIRD CHORDS

THAT I CANT FIGURE OUT SO IF YOURT A BRAIN IN MUSIC AND KNOW

WHAT IT IS, SEND ME THE CORRECTION. ;-P

MY GUESS IS THAT IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE KEY OF G# (OR Ab IS THERE A DIFF??)

VERSE

F#|------------------------------------|

C#|------------------------------------|

G#|0-0-0-0---5-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-5-5|

D#|--------3---------------------------|

CHORUS

"YEAH... COME COME, INTO MY COVEN"

F#|-------------------------------------------|

C#|-------------------------------------------|

G#|----------------------------------0-2-3-4--|

D#|2-2-2-2-2--3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-------0-|

"AND BECOME LUCIFERS CHILD.."

F#|-------------------------------------|

C#|-------------------------------------|

G#|-----------------------------0-0--0-0|[GO BACK TO VERSE]

D#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-2-2-2-2-2---------|[THEN VERSE]

OUTRO

F#|----------------------|

C#|----------------------|

G#|3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-----|

D#|------------------3-2-|

PART E] "EVIL"

INTRO [X2]

F#|-----------|

C#|-----------|

G#|5-7--5-7/0-|

D#|-----------|

CHORUS

F#|---------------------------------------|

C#|---------------------------------------|

G#|7/107--7/107--7/107--7/10--5-7--5-7-|

D#|---------------------------------------|

VERSE A

"I WAS BORN IN A CEMETARY"

F#|--------------------------|

C#|----------------------0---|[RPT A FEW TIMES]

G#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-|

D#|

VERSE B

"RAISED FROM MY GRAVE"

F#|------------------|

C#|----------------0-|[BACK TO VERSE A]

G#|------------0-2---|[THEN BACK HERE]

D#|3-3-3-3-3-3-------|

VARIATION OF VERSE B

F#|------------------------|

C#|-------------0----------|

G#|----------0-2--2-2--0---|[TO CHORUS]

D#|3-3-3-3-3-------------3-|

BRIDGE

"AND I'LL BE THE FIRST..."

F#|--------------------------------------------|

C#|--------------------------------------------|

G#|----------------5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|

D#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------|

THEN

"AND I'LL BE THE LAST"

F#|-------------------------------------------|

C#|-------------------------------------------|

G#|2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|[TO CHORUS]

D#|-------------------------------------------|[THEN TO BRIDGE]

MID SOLO

F#|---------------------------------|

C#|---------------------------------|

G#|---------------------------------|

D#|5--5/85--5/85--5/85--3-5--3-5-|

"AND WHEN YOUR DOWN"

F#|-------------------------------------------|

C#|-------------------------------------------|

G#|--------5-3---------3---------5-3----------|

D#|5-5-3-5-----3-3-0-1---5-5-3-5-----3-3--1-1-|

"YOU GOTTA SAY GOOD BYE

F#|----------------------------------|

C#|----------------------------------|

G#|--------3-----------5--3--1---5-3-|

D#|1-1---0----0-5-5------------------|

BASS SOLO (FAST .......DER)

F#|-------------------------|

C#|-------------------------|

G#|-----------------------1-|

D#|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1---|

THEN

F#|----------------------------|

C#|----------------------------|

G#|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----1----1---|

D#|---------------------4------|

GUITAR SOLO 2

F#|------------------------------|

C#|------------------------------|

G#|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

D#|------------------------------|

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------|

C#|------------------------------------------------------------P5-|

G#|--------------------------2-0----------------------------------|

D#|0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2-----0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--2-3---|

OUTRO

F#|------------------------------|

C#|------------------------------|

G#|--------------------2-0-------|

D#|0-2-2-2-2---0-2-2-2-----2-2/0-|

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.tabs-database.com

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