Mercyful Fate

Mercyful Fate - Evil guitar tab

Mercyful Fate: Evil

transcribed by: ???

edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

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Date last modified: 12-10-01

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Tuning: Standard

Intro

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

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

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

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

A|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3---0-|

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

Riff 1

Guitar 1

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

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

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

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

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

E|-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-...-|

Guitar 2 (Comes in later)

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

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

G|-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2-...-|

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

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

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

Guitar 3 (Comes in later)

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

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

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

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

A|-7----7----7----7----|

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

Lead into next section:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Riff 2

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

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

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

D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7-9-|

A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-7-|

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

** ** **

Final time

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

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

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

D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7-4-|

A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-2-|

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

** ** **

Riff 3

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

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

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

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

A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|

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

"I was born in a cemetary..."

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

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

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

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

A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|

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

"Under the sign of the moon..."

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

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

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

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

A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-5-|

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

"Raised from the grave..."

1st Ending

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

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

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

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

A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|

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

"...by the dead..."

1st Ending

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

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

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

D|-4-4-4-4-2-------------------|

A|-2-2-2-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-4-3-2-|

E|------------3--3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|

"...I'm insane..."

Play Riff 2 but use this ending:

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

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

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

D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7---|

A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-4-|

E|--------------------------------------------2-|

** ** **

Riff 4

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

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

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

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

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

E|-222-222-222-222-222-222---|

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

"You know..."

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

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

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

D|-5-------------------------4-|

A|-3-333-333-333-333-333-333-2-|

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

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

"...my only pleasure..."

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

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

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

D|-2-------------------------4-5-|

A|-0-000-000-000-000-000-000-2-3-|

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

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

"...is to hear you cry..."

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

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

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

D|-6-------------------------7-8-9-|

A|-4-444-444-444-444-444-444-5-6-7-|

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

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

"...cry..."

Play Riff 2 but use this ending:

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

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

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

D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7---|

A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-4-|

E|--------------------------------------------2-|

** ** **

"I love to feel you die..."

Play Riff 4 "And I'll be the first..."

Play Riff 2 but use this ending:

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

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

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

D|----/12-12-9-----/12-12-9-----/12-12--7-9-7---|

A|-77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10-7--77-/10-10--5-7-5-7-|

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

** ** **

Riff 5

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

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

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

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

A|----/10-10-7-----/10-10-7-----/10-10--5-7-5-7-|

E|-55-/-8--8-5--55-/-8--8-5--55-/-8--8--3-5-3-5-|

** ** **

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

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

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

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

A|----/10-10-7-----/10-10-7-----/10-10--5-7-5-|

E|-55-/-8--8-5--55-/-8--8-5--55-/-8--8--3-5-3-|

** ** **

Riff 6

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

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

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

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

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

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

"And when you're down..."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"...beyond the grave..."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"I'll dig up your body..."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"...and make love to shame..."

Riff 7

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

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

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

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

A|-3-3--x-x--3-3-5-7-7--x-x-xxxx-|

E|-1-1--x-x--1---3-5-5--x-x-xxxx-|

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

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

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

D|-7-7------5-5----3-3----5-7-|

A|-5-5-5555-3-3-33-1-1----3-5-|

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

"You gotta say goodbye..."

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

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

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

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

A|-3-3--x-x--3-3-5-7-7--xxx-x-xxxx-|

E|-1-1--x-x--1---3-5-5--xxx-x-xxxx-|

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

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

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

D|-7-7------5-5----3-3----5-7-|

A|-5-5-5555-3-3-33-1-1----3-5-|

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

"Cause I will eat your mind..."

Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)

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

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

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

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

A|-5-5----5-5-7-9-9----|

E|-3-3----3---5-7-7----|

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

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

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

D|-9-9------7-7----5-5----9-7-|

A|-7-7-7777-5-5-55-3-3----7-5-|

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

Final time

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

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

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

D|-9-9------7-7----5-5----9---|

A|-7-7-7777-5-5-55-3-3----7-9-|

E|--------------------------7-|

Solo over Riff 8

transcribed by:

David Le Roux (odelo1@hotmail.com) http://homestead.com/_odelo/M.html

pick

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

B|--13^^--13^^--13^^--12------12--13--12h13p12-------|-------------------------------------|

G|--14^^--14^^--14^^------14--12----------------14~--|--14--14--14^^-14^^r--14h16--14--14--|

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

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

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

e|-------------------12--14--12----------------------------|

B|--/12--12h13---15-------------15--13--12-----------------|

G|-----------------------------------------14-12--11-11~---|

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

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

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

e|--10/12-------------------15^^r------------14~-----------|

B|--12/13--12h13p12---------15^^r--15--15^^--15~--\--------|

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

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

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

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

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

B|--13p12----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------14-12--11h12--11--11--------11--11-----------------------------------------|

D|------------------------14--14-12-14--14--14-12-14-12-10-12-12-12------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------10-12-10----------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------12p10\3--|

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

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

G|--15-16-16-15-16-16-15h16-16-15h16-16~---|

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

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

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

e|---------12-14-12h14p12------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-15-15^^---------------15-12-13-15-12-13--12----------------------------12-13-15~--|

G|----------------------------------------14--12-14-11-12--11-----11-12-14-----------|

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

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

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

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

B|-15^^r-13-15-13h15p13-12-13-12\-----------------12-12-13-12h13p12--12--------------|

G|----------------------------------------12-12-14-----------------14--14^^r-12------|

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

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

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

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

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

G|--14-12h14p12-11-12-11~~--\-2---|

D|--------------------------\-2---|

A|----------------------------0---|

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

End Solo

Riff 9

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

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

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

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

A|-0----5-3----5-3----5-3----3-5-3-|

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

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

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

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

D|-5-3-5----5-3-5----5-3-5----5-4-2-|

A|-3-1-3----3-1-3----3-1-3----3-2-0-|

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

Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)

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

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

G|----------------5-|

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

A|-555555555555-3---|

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

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

Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm)

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

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

G|------------------------------5-|

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

A|-222222222222-5--222222222222---|

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

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

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

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

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

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

A|-222222222222-5-------------3-|

E|-----------------0--2-3--5----|

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

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

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

G|------------------------------5-|

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

A|-222222222222-5--222222222222---|

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

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

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

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

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

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

A|-222222222222-5-------------3-|

E|-----------------0--2-3--5----|

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

Drum and lead solo

Riff 12 (Solo Rhythm)

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

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

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

E|---------------------------6-----|

A|-4444444444444444444444444-4-5-5-|

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

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

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

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

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

E|---------------------------6--4-|

A|-4444444444444444444444444-4--2-|

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

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

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

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

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

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

A|-0000000000000000000000000-0--3-|

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

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

Riff 11a (Solo Rhythm)

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

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

G|------------------------------5-|

D|-4------------7--4------------3-|

A|-2-222-222-22-5--2-222-222-22---|

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

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

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

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

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

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

A|-2-222-222-22-5-------------3-|

E|-----------------0--2-3--5----|

*** *** **

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

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

G|------------------------------5-|

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

A|-222222222222-5--222222222222---|

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

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

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

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

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

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

A|-222222222222-5-------------2-|

E|-----------------0--2-3--5----|

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

Ending:

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

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

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

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

A|-0--2-3--2-3-----|

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

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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