Mercyful Fate - The Preacher guitar tab
Mercyful Fate: The Preacher
transcribed by: The Brothers GRAX
edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
solos by: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-12-------12-----------------|
D|-12--9-9--12--9-7-9----------|
A|-10--7-7--10--7-5-7--7-8-7-5-|
E|---------------------5-6-5-3-|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-12-------12---------------|
D|-12--9-9--12--9-7-9----5-7-|
A|-10--7-7--10--7-5-7--7-3-5-|
E|---------------------5-----|
Solo over riff 1
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-17-----15--14--12------15--14---------|
G|--------------------------------14--14-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Riff 2 x2
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|------5--9/10-9-4-7--|
A|-2222-3--7/-8-7-2-5--|
E|---------------------|
****
"You believe in Heaven....."
x2
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------5/6--5------|
A|------6--3/4--3-5-8--|
E|-3333-4---------3-6--|
****
"When you ring your demon bell...."
Play Riff 1 "Oh yeah, you're the preacher....."
Riff 3 x2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------4-3-2-|
A|--------5-4--7-5-4--2-1-0-|
E|-22222--3-2--5-3-2--------|
*****
"I can't wait to see...."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-5555-5555-5555-5555-4444-4444---------------------|
E|-------------------------------5555-5555-5555-5555-|
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------4-|
A|-------------------------------5555-5555------------4-|
E|-3333-3333-3333-3333-2222-2222-----------5555-5555--2-|
**** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** ****
Solo
e|------------------------------------10-14-10-------|
B|-------------11-10----------1011-11----------11-10-|
G|-------------------12-11-12------------------------|
D|-------12-12---------------------------------------|
A|----10---------------------------------------------|
E|-10------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------1110-------------------|
B|----------------13-12-11-9------13-11-10-13-11-10-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-13-12-13-12-11-----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------14-10--------------------|
B|----11-10----------11-11------11-10---------------|
G|-12-------12-11-12------------------12-11---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------10-1012-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------10-11-10-------10-11-10---------10-11^-|
G|-------------------11------------12-11-12--------|
D|----11-12-------------12-------------------------|
A|-13----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-12h13p12p10p9h10-12h13p12-------9h10p9----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------10-11--------11-10----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------12^^12^^-11-12-11-12-11~~--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 "I believe you're crying....."
Play Riff 1 "Oh yeah, you're the preacher...."
Play Riff 3 "I can't wait to see......."
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-5-----------7-5----------------|
A|-5-----------7-5----------------|
E|-3-0000-0000-5-3-0000-0000-0000-|
**** **** **** **** **** x2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------2--------4--------2------------------|
A|--------0--------2--------0--2h3p2-0-2h3p2-0-|
E|-222222---222222---222222--------------------|
****** ****** ****** x2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------2----3----4----5-|
A|--------4h5p4-------0----1----2----3-|
E|-444444-------7-444---44---44---44---|
****** *** ** ** ** x2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------3--------------------------|
A|--------6--------1--------6-----------------|
E|-111111-4-111111---111111-4-6h7p6-4-6h7p6-4-|
****** ****** ******
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----6-------6-------------8--------|
D|-3--6-------4------8------6------5-|
A|-3--4--3333---3333-6-5555---5555-3-|
E|-1---------------------------------|
**** **** **** ****
Solos
#1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----17----------1715-------17p15-15-17-15--------------------------1715------17-|
G|-14-----14-16-14---------14----------------16p14h16p14{16p14}-14---------16^16---|
D|----------------------17-----------------------------------------17--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-15---------15---------15^^-17-15~~--17p16h17-|
G|----1614-16---16-14-16------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-19-15------------------------------------------15----------|
B|------171715-------------1715--15---------171617------15-15-|
G|-------------16-19161716-----16---16---16----------16-------|
D|------------------------------------14----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-12---12^12/13-13~~-|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
#2
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-12-9-10^-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-9~~----9----|
D|--------------------------------------12---12-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------9------------|
G|--------------------------9-11---11-9-11-11-|
D|-11-12-11-9-11----9-11-12-------------------|
A|---------------12---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-10--10-9-{9}---9-----------------10-|
G|--------------11-11-10-11-9-10-11----|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|----9----9-11-9--------------------------|
D|-11---11--------12-11-12-11-99-9---------|
A|---------------------------------12-11-9-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
#3
E|-----------16//-1618-1918-16-22-1616-18-15161622161818161619^~~--------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11^^r-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------12-14-121312-14-14--------16-|
G|--------------13------------13----------------------16~----|
D|-14-1614-14-16--16-13161316--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
#4
e|-13h17p13---1317----------------16-13----13-------13-17-13-|
B|----------16----16-16^-16-16p13-------16----13-16----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----13-16-13----13-------13-17-13----13--121212----13-|
B|-16----------16----13-16----------16---16-------16----|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-13h16p13----13----------------------------------|
G|-------------15----15-14-15-14----14-14-------------|
D|-------------------------------15------151413-15-13-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|----13-----------------------------------|
A|-15----15-13-12-13-12----12--------------|
E|----------------------15----1314-13-13~~-|
End Solos
Play Riff 1 "You're the preacher....."
Play Riff 2 "You're in the fire....."
Play Riff 1 "Oh yeah, you're the preacher....."
Play Riff 3 "I can't wait to see......"
Ending:
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-12-------12------9-|
D|-12--9-9--12--9-7-9-|
A|-10--7-7--10--7-5-7-|
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
