Mercyful Fate

Mercyful Fate - The Afterlife guitar tab

Mercyful Fate: The Afterlife

transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (clean)

e|-1---1------5-----3-----1---|

B|-3-----3------3-----3-----3-|

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

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

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

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

e|-1---1------3-----1------0----|

B|-3-----3------3-----3------3--|

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

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

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

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

Riff 2 (clean) x4

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

B|-------3-----------2-----|

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

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

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

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

Intro solo

e|-12-13-15^^--15^r-13-12-13-12-----------|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

G|-------15--14-12----------------------12-14~--|

D|-----------------15-14-12-11-12-14-15---------|

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

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

e|-12^-12~-12^r-10-12-10h12p10-------------------------|

B|-----------------------------13-11-10----------------|

G|--------------------------------------12-10-9--------|

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

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

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

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

B|---------------------------10----11-10--13-11-10-----------------|

G|--------9-----10-9--12-10-----12-----------------12-10-9---------|

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

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

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

End Solo

Riff 3 (clean, first time play note in () )

e|-(1)-------1--------5-----3-----1---|

B|-------3-----3--------3-----3-----3-|

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

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

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

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

"Why am I here....."

e|-------1--------3-----1------0----|

B|---3-----3--------3-----3------3--|

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

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

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

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

"In a quiet mortuary......"

Riff 4 (clean) x4

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

B|--------3-----------3-------|

G|----------0-------3---------|

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

A|--------------1-------------|

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

"Nobody sees me....."

Play Riff 3 "Seems like I don't exist...."

Last time, leave off last two notes and play this next riff:

Riff 5 (clean)

e|-----------1---------------------|

B|---------1-----------------------|

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

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

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

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

"...can hear me as I........"

Riff 6 (distortion)

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

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

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

D|-10-9--9------9--8--8------8-|

A|-10-9--9----9----8--8----8---|

E|--8-7--7--7------6--6--6-----|

* * * *

"...scream!!!!!"

Riff 7

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

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

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

D|-7/9------12-11------9---12-11-9-9----2-5-0-4-5-4tr5-|

A|-5/7------10--9------7---10--9-7-7--3----------------|

E|-----0000-------0000---0-----------------------------|

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

"I do not feel......."

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

B|--------------------------------------------8------| Guitar 2 plays

G|------------------------------------9-7--------9~~-| top notes

D|-7/9------12-11------9---12-11-9-9------9-8-5------|

A|-5/7------10--9------7---10--9-7-7--7-5--------7~--|

E|-----0000-------0000---0----------------7-6--------|

**** **** *

"Could it really be....."

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

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

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

D|-7/9------12-11------9---12-11-9-9----2-5-0-4-5-4tr5-|

A|-5/7------10--9------7---10--9-7-7--3----------------|

E|-----0000-------0000---0-----------------------------|

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

"You gotta tell me....."

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

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

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

D|-7/9------12-11------9---12-11-9-9--0-4-5---2-5-----|

A|-5/7------10--9------7---10--9-7-7--------3-----2-0-|

E|-----0000-------0000---0----------------------------|

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

"Could it really be....."

Riff 8

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

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

G|-4-3----------------------4-6----------------------|

D|-4-3----------------------4-6----------------------|

A|-2-1----------------------2-4----------------------|

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

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

"Does it really matter......"

Riff 1a (clean)

e|--1---5------3------1-----1---3------1------0----|

B|--3-----3------3------3---3-----3------3------3--|

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

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

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

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

Play Riff 3 "Why am I here....."

Play Riff 4 "Nobody sees me...."

Play Riff 5 "As....I...."

Play Riff 6 "Scream!!!!"

Play Riff 7 "Why do I feel......"

Play Riff 8 "Does it really matter......"

Solo Rhythm:

Riff 9

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

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

G|----------2---7-6--------------------4--4-|

D|----------2---7-6--------------------4--4-|

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

E|-------------------0-5-7---0-5-7---0------|

* * * * * * * * * *

Riff 10

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

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

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

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

A|--4~---6-7-------------5-----|

E|-----------5--4--2--0-----0--|

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

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

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

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

A|-5--4------------5-4-3--------1--2-|

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

Play Riff 7 "Why do I feel......."

Play Riff 8 "Does it really matter..."

Play Riff 9 Solo Rhythm

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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