Mercyful Fate - Fear guitar tab
Mercyful Fate: Fear
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------5------------------|
A|-------------3------------------|
E|-0000--0000--3--0000-000-3--2-1-|
**** **** **** ***
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-12--------11--------10--------9-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-10---------9---------8--------7-|
E|---------------------------------|
Ending to riff 1 (both guitars)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-0000--0000----0000--000-3--2-1-|
**** **** **** ***
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----5-7--5--3--2--2-2h3p2---|
A|---5-----------------------3-|
E|-6---------------------------|
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--------3/5-5--5/-8--8--8--8/10-10-|
E|-3/5-5-----------------------------|
"In the mirror..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------x-xx--x-xx--x-xxxxxxxx-|
A|--------3/5-5--x-xx--x-xx--x-xxxxxxxx-|
E|-3/5-5--------------------------------|
Ending:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|--------3/5-5--5-3--5-|
E|-3/5-5--------------3-|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------5/7-7--7/10-10-10-10/12-12-|
A|-5/7-7--3/5-5--5/-8--8--8--8/10-10-|
E|-3/5-5-----------------------------|
"In the mirror..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------5/7-7--x-xx--x-xx--x-xxxxxxxx-|
A|-5/7-7--3/5-5--x-xx--x-xx--x-xxxxxxxx-|
E|-3/5-5--------------------------------|
Ending:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--------5/7-7--7-5----|
A|-5/7-7--3/5-5--5-3--5-|
E|-3/5-5--------------3-|
Play Riff 2 "And I know..."
Riff 4
Both guitars: x2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10---9-9-9---10-10-10---9-9-9-|
D|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
* *
"So deep within..." x2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--10-10-10---9-9-9---10-10-10---9-9-9-|
A|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------------------|
* *
"I wonder..."
Guitar 1 x2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10---9-9-9---10-10-10---9-9-9-|
D|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
* *
"Stay so deep..."
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10---9-9-9---10-10-10---9-9-9-|
D|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
* *
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-7----------------10------------------|
D|-5-----------------8------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "And I know..."
Play Riff 3 "The man..."
Riff 5
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------0-|
D|---------------------------4---|
A|-------------------------3-----|
E|-0-2-3-2-5-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"I cannot let it show..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------------0--------|
D|-------------------4------7-8-|
A|-----------------3------6-----|
E|-0-2-3-2-5-2-3-2--------------|
* * * * * * * *
"No one must ever know..."
Play Riff 1 "And it scares me..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 4 "So deep within..."
Play Riff 2 "And I know..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2-3-2-----2---/7-5-3-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-/5-3-1-|
E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2-3-2-----------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-2--3--5-5-|
E|-------------------0--1--3-3-|
* * * *
Play Riff 3 "No man..."
Play Riff 5 "I cannot..."
Play Riff 1 "And it scares me..."
Ending:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------5------------------|
A|-------------3------------------|
E|-0000--0000--3--0000-000-3--2-1-|
**** **** **** ***
"...skin! It scares me!"
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------------5------------|
A|-------------3------------|
E|-0000--0000--3--0000-0000-|
**** **** **** ****
"Yeah, it scares me!"
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-12--------11--------10--------9-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-10---------9---------8--------7-|
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
