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
