Mercyful Fate

Mercyful Fate - Black Funeral guitar tab

Mercyful Fate: Black Funeral

transcribed by: Mikko Laakso

edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

solo by: Augusto Rafaelli : rafaelli@onda.com.br

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Date last modified: 17-12-01

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1

Guitar 1 x2

e|----------------------------------------|--------|

B|----------------------------------------|--------|

G|----------------------------------------|--------|

D|------7---------------------------------|-----4--|

A|--7---5---6----6----6----6----6----6----|--2--2--|

E|--5-------4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-|--0-----|

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

Guitar 2

e|-----10-----------------------------------------|

B|-10-------9~~~~~~-------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------X\\\------------|

Riff 2 x3

e|--------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------|

D|--3----3----3----3----3----3--------4-|

A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11--2--2-|

E|---------------------------------0----|

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

Bring....the black box to the altar...

e|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|

D|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----5----|

A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-3-33-|

E|------------------------------------------|

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

And do the sign.....

e|-------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|--7----7----7----7----7----7---------|

A|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55------|

E|--------------------------------4-3--|

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

All hail Satan.....

e|--------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------|

D|--7----7----7----7----7----7--------4-|

A|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--2--2-|

E|---------------------------------0----|

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

Yes hail Satan....

e|--------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------|

D|--3----3----3----3----3----3--------4-|

A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11--2--2-|

E|---------------------------------0----|

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

Lay down your swords

e|-------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3--5-|

A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1--3-|

E|-------------------------------------|

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

The evil star.....

e|--------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------|

D|--7----7----7----7----7----7-----3----|

A|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--1--3-|

E|------------------------------------1-|

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

ahhhhhhhhh......

e|-------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5--7-|

A|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3--5-|

E|-------------------------------------|

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

ahhhhhhh........

e|----------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------|

D|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9-----5-|

A|--7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--3-|

E|----------------------------------------|

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

It's a black funeral.....

e|------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------|

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

A|--2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-|

E|------------------------------------------|

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

ahhh.........

e|---------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------|

D|--5----5----5----5-2----2----2----2----|

A|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-|

E|---------------------------------------|

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

She was a victim.........

Riff 3

e|----------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------|

D|-----------8-7--------------------------|

A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------5-6-5tr6-|

E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0-----------|

* * * * * *

e|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------|

D|-----------8-7----------------------|

A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------5--7-|

E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0--3--5-|

* * * * * *

e|-----------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------|

D|-----------8-7----------------(4-5-4tr5)-| --> Guitar 2

A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------5-6-5tr6--|

E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0------------|

* * * * * *

e|-------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|-----------8-7-----------------6-7-8-|

A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------4-5-6-|

E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0--------|

* * * * * *

Play Riff 1

Play Riff 2

Riff 4 (The slide has very weird timing)

e|---------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------|

G|------------10-------------9-----------|

D|------9------8------9------7-------8-7-|

A|------7-------------7--------------6-5-|

E|--0-0---0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0------|

* * * * * * * * * *

e|------------------------------|

B|------------------------------|

G|------------------------------|

D|--7/9-------9------9---9------|

A|--5/7-------7------7---7--4-5-|

E|-------0-0-----0-0---0----2-3-|

* * * * *

Riff 5

e|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|

D|------------------------5----|

A|--5-7-----7-5---5-7-----3-5--|

E|--3-5-5-5-5-3---3-5-5-5---3--|

* * * *

e|-----------------------------|

B|-----------------------------|

G|-----------------------------|

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

A|--5-7-----7-5---3-3-3-3-3--1-|

E|--3-5-5-5-5-3---1-1-1-1-1----|

* * * * * * *

Riff 6

e|----------------------------|

B|----------------------------|

G|----------------------------|

D|---4-4-4-------7---6--------|

A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6-5--|

E|---------------------5-4-3--|

e|----------------------------|

B|----------------------------|

G|----------------------------|

D|---4-4-4-------7---6--------|

A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6----|

E|---------------------5-4-0--|

e|----------------------------|

B|----------------------------|

G|----------------------------|

D|---4-4-4-------7---6--------|

A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6-5--|

E|---------------------5-4-3--|

e|----------------------------|

B|----------------------------|

G|----------------------------|

D|---4-4-4-------7---6-----9\-|

A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6-7\-|

E|---------------------5-4----|

Solo [Hank Shermann]

|00 |01

| |

| s s | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

e|-8--10-|-12-10-8-----10-8--------8-----------------------|

B|-------|----------12-------12-10----12-10-8--12-10-8-----|

G|-------|----------------------------------------------11-|

D|-------|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-------|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------|-------------------------------------------------|

|

|

| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

e|-12-13-|-15-13-12----13-12-------12----------------------|

B|-------|----------15-------15-13----15-13-12-15-13-12----|

G|-------|----------------------------------------------14-|

D|-------|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-------|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------|-------------------------------------------------|

|02

|

| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-10-8--------------------------------------------|

G|-------11-9--12-11-9-----11-9--------9-----------|

D|----------------------12-------12-11----12-11-9--|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

|

|

| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-13-12-------------------------------------------|

G|-------14-12-16-14-12----14-12-------12----------|

D|----------------------16-------16-14----16-14-12-|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

|03

|

| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|

D|-12-11-9-----11-9--------9-----------------------|

A|----------12-------12-11----12-11-9--12-11-9-----|

E|----------------------------------------------12-|

|

|

| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|

D|-16-14-12----14-12-------12----------------------|

A|----------16-------16-14----16-14-12-16-14-12----|

E|----------------------------------------------16-|

|04

|

| e e e e+q e e

e|----------------15-|

B|--------------r----|

G|--------------e----|

D|--------------s----|

A|-11-9---------t----|

E|-------12-9--------|

|

|

| e e e e+q e e

e|----------------12-|

B|--------------r----|

G|--------------e----|

D|--------------s----|

A|-14-12--------t----|

E|-------16-12-------|

|05

| ===3==== ===3====

| e s s s e e e e e s s s

e|-17-15h17p15----------15-17-15h17p15-|

B|-------------18-17-18----------------|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

|

| ===3==== ===3====

| e s s s e e e e e s s s

e|-13-12h13p12----------12-13-12h13p12-|

B|-------------15-14-15----------------|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

|06

|

| e e e e e q e

e|----------15-17-19b20-(20)r19-|

B|-18-17-18---------------------|

G|------------------------------|

D|------------------------------|

A|------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|

|

|

| e e e e e q e

e|----------12-13-15b17-(17)r15-|

B|-15-14-15---------------------|

G|------------------------------|

D|------------------------------|

A|------------------------------|

E|------------------------------|

|07

|

| q e e E E e

e|-19b20-(20)r19-17-15-17-19-|

B|---------------------------|

G|---------------------------|

D|---------------------------|

A|---------------------------|

E|---------------------------|

|

|

| q e e E E e

e|-15b17-(17)r15-13-12-13-15-|

B|---------------------------|

G|---------------------------|

D|---------------------------|

A|---------------------------|

E|---------------------------|

|08

| ===3====

| e s s s e e h

e|-17-15h17p15----------|

B|-------------18-17-18-|

G|----------------------|

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------|

|

| ===3====

| e s s s e e h

e|-13-12h13p12----------|

B|-------------15-14-15-|

G|----------------------|

D|----------------------|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------|

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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