Mercyful Fate

Mercyful Fate - Since Forever guitar tab

Mercyful Fate: Since Forever

transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com

Langus : tlange@promail.pl

Tuning: Standard

Intro (Clean)

Guitar 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

Guitar 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

Riff 1 (Clean)

Guitar 1

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

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

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

D|-0-------0-5-3-5-0-3-2-3-2-0----|

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

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

"On this cold..."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"I'm sitting here alone..."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"I'm looking at..."

Guitar 2

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

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

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

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

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

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

"On this cold..."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"I'm sitting here alone..."

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

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

G|-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-5-4-5-4-10-9-10-9-|

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

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

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

"I'm looking at..."

Riff 2 (Distortion)

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Oh, it's so very hard..."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"...growing old..."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"I'm trying to remember..."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"...the days..."

Riff 3

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

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

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

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

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

E|-000-0-----0-----000-0-----0----|

*** * * *** * *

"Since forever..."

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

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

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

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

A|-------10----10----------0-1-0---|

E|-000-0-----0-----0-0-2-3-------3-|

*** * *

"I still..."

Play Riff 2

Lead into next section:

Guitar 1

e|-----|

B|-----|

G|-----|

D|--7--|

A|--5--|

E|--5--|

"I can't believe..."

Guitar 2

e|-----|

B|-----|

G|-----|

D|--7--|

A|--5--|

E|-----|

"I can't believe..."

Riff 4 (Clean)

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

B|-10------------9------------8------------7-----------|

G|-10------------9------------8------------7-----------|

D|-10--[strum]---9--[strum]---8--[strum]---7---[strum]-|

A|--8------------7------------6------------5-----------|

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

"How nice of you..."

Lead into next section (Distortion):

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

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

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

D|-9-8--7-6--5-|

A|-7-6--5-4--3-|

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

Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm

Play Riff 3 "Since forever..."

Lead into next section:

e|-----|

B|-----|

G|-----|

D|-----|

A|--2--|

E|--0--|

Riff 5

Guitar 1 (Clean)

e|-------0-------------0------|

B|-----6----6--------6----6---|

G|---7--------7----7--------7-|

D|-0-------------0------------|

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

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

Guitar 2 (Distortion)

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

B|-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-----|

G|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-...-|

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

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

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

"So many things..."

Riff 6 (Distortion)

Guitar 1

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

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

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

D|-----7-----6-5-------7---7--5-|

A|-0-6---6-5-----6-0-6---6-5--3-|

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

Guitar 2

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

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

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

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

A|-0-6---6-5-6-5-3-0-6---6-5--3-|

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

Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)

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

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

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

D|-2-4--2-4--2-4----7tr9-|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm)

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

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

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

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

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

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

* * * * * * * *

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

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

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

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

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

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

Play Riff 6

Play Riff 3 "Since forever..."

Play Riff 2 "Like the light..."

Riff 3a

Guitar 1

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

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

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

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

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

E|-000-0-----0-----000-0-----0----|

*** * * *** * *

"Since forever..."

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

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

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

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

A|-------10----10----------0-1-0---|

E|-000-0-----0-----0-0-2-3-------3-|

*** * *

"I still..."

Guitar 2

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

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

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

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

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

E|-000-0-----0-----000-0-----0----|

*** * * *** * *

"Since forever..."

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

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

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

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

A|-------10----10----------0-1-0---|

E|-000-0-----0-----0-0-2-3-------3-|

*** * *

"I still..."

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

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

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

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

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

E|-000-0-7--0-7--000-0-----0----|

*** * * *** * *

"Since forever..."

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

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

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

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

A|-------10----10----------0-1-0---|

E|-000-0-----0-----0-0-2-3-------3-|

*** * *

"I still..."

Lead into next section:

e|-----|

B|-----|

G|-----|

D|-----|

A|--2--|

E|--0--|

Ending (Distortion)

Guitar 1

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

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

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

D|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-...-|

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

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

"I ask you..."

Guitar 2

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

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

G|-2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-5-4-5-4-10-9-10-9-|

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

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

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

"I ask you..."

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

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

G|---------2-1-2-1---------5-4-5-4---------10-9-10-9-|

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

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

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

"No there won't be..."

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

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

G|-5-4-5-4--2-1-2-4--5-4-5-4--2-1-2-4--...-|

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

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

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

"...since forever..."

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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