Mercyful Fate

Mercyful Fate - Thirteen Invitations guitar tab

Mercyful Fate: Thirteen Invitations

transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl

edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com

Tuning: Standard

Riff 1

Guitar 1

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

B|-8-8-------------------8-8-------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

1st ending

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

B|-8-8-------11--11-------------|

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

D|-5-5--------8---8---------9-9-|

A|--------------------------7-7-|

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

* * * * * *

2nd ending

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

B|-8-8-------11--11-------------|

G|-7-7-------10--10-------------|

D|-5-5--------8---8---------2-2-|

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

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

* * * * * *

Guitar 2

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

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

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

D|-9-9-------------------9-9-------------------|

A|-7-7-------------------7-7-------------------|

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

1st ending

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

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

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

D|-9-9-------7-7-------9-9-|

A|-7-7-------5-5-------7-7-|

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

2nd ending

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

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

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

D|-9-9-------7-7-----------|

A|-7-7-------5-5-------2-2-|

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

Riff 2

Guitar 1

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

B|-8-8-------------------8-8-------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

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

B|-8-8---------------------------------------|

G|-7-7-----------------9-9-------------------|

D|-5-5-------8-8-------9-9-------------------|

A|-----------8-8-------7-7-------------------|

E|-----0-0-0-6-6-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

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

Guitar 2

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

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

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

D|-9-9-------------------9-9-------------------|

A|-7-7-------------------7-7-------------------|

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

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

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

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

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

D|-9-9-------7-7-------9-9-------------------|

A|-7-7-------5-5-------7-7-------------------|

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

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

Lead in to the verse

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

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

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

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

A|-/12\---|

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

Riff 3

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

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

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

D|-----6h7p6-----6h7p6-----6h7p6--9-8-|

A|--------------------------------7-6-|

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

"The mansion was right on the shore..."

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

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

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

D|-----6h7p6-----6h7p6-----6h7--7-|

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

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

"Down by the lake..."

Riff 4

Guitar 1 x2

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

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

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

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

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

E|-2----------3-4-5-3-4-5--2-----------5-4-|

* * * *

"Thirteen invitations..."

Guitar 2

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

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

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

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

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

E|-2----------3-4-5-3-4-5--2-----------5-4-|

* * * *

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

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

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

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

A|-----------444-333333-------------------777-666666-7-6-|

E|-222222222------------333-444-555555555------------5-4-|

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

Riff 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

E|-0----0--------5-6-7---7-6-5-|

* * * * * * *

Lead into the next section

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For the solo rhythm:

Guitar 1 plays Riff 1

Guitar 2 plays Riff 2

Solo x2

e|-12^--12^--12^--12^~~~----10^--9^-----7^-10^~~-|

B|-15^--15^--15^--15^~~~----13^-12^----10^-13^~~-|

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

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

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

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

End Solo

Play Riff 3 "They gathered around....."

Play Riff 4 "Thirteen invitations......"

Play Riff 5 x2

Lead in to bridge:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A|-8-------5-------8-------5-------|

E|---5-6-7---7-6-5---5-6-7---7-6-5-|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Riff 6 x4

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

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

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

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

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

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

"So you want to be alive forevermore..."

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Turning the wheel...turning the wheel of time"

Riff 7

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

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

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

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

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

E|---0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0-------0-0---0-0-----------------8-7-|

"But first we must play a game..."

Riff 7a

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

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

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

D|-10-----9-----9-10-10-----9-----9-10-10-----9---------5---------------|

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

E|----0-0---0-0---------0-0---0-0---------0-0---0-0-----------------8-7-|

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

"They played all night..."

Riff 8

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

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

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

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

A|-----6------6---6------5------6--5-|

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

* * * * * * * * *

"High will win, low is the sin"

Play Riff 7a "They played all night...."

Play Riff 8 "High will win......."

Play Riff 7a "The final card....."

Lead into the solo rhythm

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

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

G|-----6---2-|

D|-6---6---0-|

A|-6---4-----|

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

Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm

Solo

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

B|-5-6--8-6h8p6-5--------5-6p5-----------------|

G|----------------7~~----------5---------------|

D|-------------------------------5-3-2-3-3~~-|

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

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

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

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

G|-------------------------------------12~~--10p9h10p9h10p9~-|

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

A|---5-3-5-----5~~----5/12~--9/15~-------------------------|

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

e|----------------------------19----18----17h18p17----|

B|------17-18--------17-18-19----19----19----------19-|

G|-7/19-------19~~------------------------------------|

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

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

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

e|-17--------------------------------------------------|

B|----19-18p17-----17-18-20^-(20)p18p17-18-17h18p17----|

G|-------------19-----------------------------------19-|

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

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

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

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

B|-17-------17h18------|

G|----17h19-------19~~-|

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

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

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

End Solo

Lead into the next section:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm

Solo x2

e|-12^--12^--12^--12^~~~----10^--9^-----7^-10^~~-|

B|-15^--15^--15^--15^~~~----13^-12^----10^-13^~~-|

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

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

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

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

End Solo

Play Riff 3 "They could never......"

Play Riff 4 "Thirteen invitations....."

Play Riff 5 x2

Ending:

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

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

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

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

A|-8-------5-------|

E|---5-6-7---7-6-5-|

* * * * * * * *

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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