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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Date last modified: 09-10-01
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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
