Mercyful Fate

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

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