Mercyful Fate - Devil Eyes guitar tab
Mercyful Fate: Devil Eyes
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
solo by: Ralf Sesseler : ralf@sesseler.de
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Date last modified: 27-02-02
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------7/9---|
A|--10---5/7---|
E|---------------|
RIFF 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-7/9---|
A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-5/7---|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
RIFF 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-------|
A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-------|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
Angel...
RIFF 3
Chorus (use this as a guide, cuz the exact number of notes is hard to hear)
On second time, bass plays 'A' as the first chord, guitar stays the same
x4
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--9--12--9-9-9--7--9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7--|
A|--7--10--7-7-7--5--7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5--|
E|------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Devil eyes...
x4
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---7--8--9--12--9-9-9--7--9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--|
A|---5--6--7--10--7-7-7--5--7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
I'll take you to...
RIFF 4 x2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-----5-----5-----5--6--7-----7-----7-----7--6---|
A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4---|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
1st time no lyrics
And I'm his killer
RIFF 1 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-7/9---|
A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-5/7---|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
Solo (first part)
E|-------10-|-10---12-10-7---|-7--8--12-7--8--12-|-10---12-10-7---|
B|-------12-|-10---12-10-8---|-7--8--10-7--8--10-|-10---12-10-8---|
G|-7--9-----|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|-7--9-----|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
A|----------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|----------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
(2 times)
End Solo
RIFF 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-------|
A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-------|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
Angel...
Repeat Riff 3
RIFF 5 (4 times)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4-------5----4-------4-------4-------5--4--5----|
A|--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--3----2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--3--2--3----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Oh yeah, I'm devil...
Oh yeah, I love my..............
RIFF 6
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------7------6-----------------------------|
D|---9--5------4--7--------7--5-----------7--|
A|---7------------5--------5--3--------5--5--|
E|-------------------------------------3-----|
I'm devil eyes
RIFF 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-7/9---|
A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-5/7---|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
(last time) I'm gonna get you
RIFF 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-------|
A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-------|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * *
I'm heading...
Repeat Riff 3
RIFF 4 x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-----5-----5-----5--6--7-----7-----7-----7--6----|
A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
And Still I'm his killer
Still I'm his killer
RIFF 7
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-[etc]---|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--9--7--5--4---9--7--4----------|
D|--7--5--3--2---7--5--2--5-5-5---|
A|------------------------3-3-3---|
E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-[etc]---|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--9--7--5--4---9--7--4----------|
D|--7--5--3--2---7--5--2--5-5-5---|
A|------------------------3-3-3---|
E|--------------------------------|
RIFF 8 (4 times)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----4-----4-----2-----2-----|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------9---9---9---9-|
A|-5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3-------7---7---7---7-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---0---0---0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo over Riff 8
E|-8----------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
B|------------|------8-8------|--------6-----|-----------|
G|-----7-7----|-9-------------|-5----5----5--|-4---------|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
B|------3---5-|-5---3---------|--------------|-----------|
G|-5----------|-------5--4-5--|-2----2-5--5--|-4------5--|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
E|------------|---------------|-3-----5------|-7-------|
B|------3-----|-5-----6-5--6--|--------------|-----------|
G|-5----------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
B|------3---5-|-5--5-3--------|--------------|-----------|
G|-5----------|--------5--4-5-|-5----5-4--5--|-4---------|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
End solo
Main riff End
e|-------------------------------|-------|
B|-------------------------------|-------|
G|-------------------------------|-------|
D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-7/9---|--9---|
A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-5/7---|--7---|
E|-------------------------------|-------|
* * * * * *
Devil eyes
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
