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Metallica - Mercyful Fate Medley guitar tab

Mercyful Fate

written by Mercyful Fate (medley written by Hetfield and Ulrich)

as performed by Metallica on Garage Inc

tab by Phil Boyle and Jerome Gaston; phil@encycmet.com

tune all guitars down 1/2 step

1)

Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------

Db------4pX-------4pX-------4pX-----5------4pX-------4pX-------4pX-4-2

Ab-----------------------------------------------------------------2-0

Eb--0-2-----2-0-2-----2-0-2-----2~3~---0-2-----2-0-2-----2-0-2--------

intro of "Satan's Fall"

To get the 4pX part to sound right, I leave my index (1st) finger across

every string (but not fretting any notes except on the low E) like a regular

barre chord so it mutes the D string.

2)

Gb----------------------

Db--4-4-5-5--5--5--5-5-4

Ab--2-2-3-5--5--5--5-5-4

Eb--------3--3--3--3-3-2

"Bringing the blood"

3a)

Gb----------5-----------5---7-7~

Db--5h7-----5-----7-----5---7-7~

Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-----

Eb------------------------------

3b)

Gb----------5-----------5---5-4

Db--5h7-----5-----7-----5---5-4

Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0----

Eb-----------------------------

3c)

Gb----------5-----------5---7-7~7p5-----------5-------0-----0----

Db--5h7-5h7-5-7---7-----5---7-7~7p5---7-------5-----2-----0------

Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0---------7-0-0-0-0---0-3-----2-------2

Eb------------------------------------------------------------3--

intro to "Curse of the Pharaohs" (0:40)

4a)James

eb-------------------------------------

Bb-------------------------------------

Gb------7-5-------------4-5h7p5h7p5h7p5

Db------7-5-7-----7-----4--------------

Ab--0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------------

Eb-------------------------------------

pm.. ... ...

4b)Kirk

eb-------------------------------------

Bb------------------------5h6p5h6p5h6p5

Gb------7-5-------------4--------------

Db------7-5-7-----7-----4--------------

Ab--0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------------

Eb-------------------------------------

pm.. ... ...

5a)

Gb------------------------------------------------------------

Db----4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7

Ab----4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7

Eb--0h2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-0-3-5

pm............................................

5b)

Gb------------------------------------------------------

Db--4------------------------------------------------2-2

Ab--4------------------------------------------------2-2

Eb--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0-0

pm............................................

"Crying out in Egypt..."

a and b are played back to back alternately

6)

Gb-------------------------2-------------4----------------6----

Db--4-2-5-6----------------2-------------4----------------6----

Ab--4-2-5-6----------------0-0-0--0-0-0--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--4--\\

Eb--2-0-3-4--4-4-4--4-4-4------------------------------------\\

"Don't touch steal unless kill"

7)

Gb--------2-------------2-----------2---------------2 -6--9--8

Db--4-2-4-2-4-5-4-------2-2---4-2-4-2-4-7-6-------2-2 -6--9--8

Ab--4-2-4-0-4-3-2-3-2-0-0-2---4-2-4-0-4-5-4-5-4-2-2-0 -4--7--6

Eb--2-0-2---2-------------0---2-0-2---2-----------0-- --------

"You've been hexed on you" (2nd time)

8)

Gb---------------------------

Db--2-4---4-5-----7-4-----9-7

Ab--2-4---4-5-----7-4-----9-7

Eb--0-2-0-2-3-0-0-5-2-0-0-7-5

pm ... ...

pre solo

9)

Gb---------------------------4-4-4

Db---------------------------4-4-4

Ab--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2

Eb--------------------------------

pm......................

solo riff

10)

Gb--7\4-----9\4-----10\4-----9\4 -------------------------------

Db--7\4-----9\4-----10\4-----9\4 twice ---7\4-----9\4-----10\4-----9\4

Ab--5\2-0-0-7\2-0-0-8-\2-0-0-7\2 ---7\4-----9\4-----10\4-----9\4

Eb------------------------------ ---5\2-0-0-7\2-0-0-8-\2-0-0-7\2

11a)

Gb--9--7--7-6-5-4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7

Db--9--7--7-6-5-4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7

Ab--7--5--5-4-3-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-0-3-5

Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------

pm............................................

11b)

Gb---------------------------------------------------

Db------------------------------------------------2-2

Ab--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2

Eb------------------------------------------------0-0

pm............................................

right before going back into the verse (riff 5)

12)

Gb--5--4--5--7--4--5--3--4

Db--5--4--5--7--4--5--3--4

Ab--3--2--3--5--2--3--1--2

Eb------------------------

13a)

eb-------------------------------------------------------------

Bb-------------------------------------------------------------

Gb------------5--------7--7-5-7-5-------------5-------------5--

Db------7p5---5--7p5---7--7-5-7-5-------7p5---5-7p5---5-----5-5

Ab--0-0-----7--------7--------------0-0-----7-------7-5-0-0---5

Eb-------------------------------------------------------------

13b)

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb------------5--------7--7-5-7-5---7p5---5------------------------------7-7

Db------7p5---5--7p5---7--7-5-7-5-------7---7p5-7p5---5------------------7-7

Ab--0-0-----7--------7------------------------------7---7p5-7p5---5------5-5

Eb--------------------------------------------------------------8---8p5-----

intro to "A Corpse Without Soul" (3:53)

It's all one riff, but after the first time, only 13a) is played.

14)

eb------------------------------------------------------------

Bb------------------------------------------------------------

Gb------------5---------------------------------5----------5--

Db------7p5---5----7p5------7p5-5---------7p5---5-7p5---5--5-5

Ab--0-0-----7---7-------0-0-----5-7---0-0-----7-------7-5----5

Eb------------------------------------------------------------

pm.. ...

"Listen.. yeah yeah.. I'm a corpse"

15)

Gb--7---7-5-4-5---5/7

Db--7---7-5-4-5---5/7

Ab--5---5-3-2-3---3/5

Eb-------------------

pm......

"He took it on me"

16)

eb---------------------------------------------------

Bb---------------------------------------------------

Gb------------5--10--12-12~~----------5-----------5--

Db------7p5---5--10--12-12~~----7p5---5-7p5-------5-5

Ab--0-0-----7---------------0-0-----7-------7-\\\-3-5

Eb--------------------------------------------\\\---3

pm.. ...

17)

Gb--7-5-4--5-4-2--4-2----2------2

Db--7-5-4--5-4-2--4-2-5--2-5-4--2

Ab--5-3-2--3-2-0--2-0-5--0-5-4--0

Eb--------------------3----3-2---

pm............................

The stuttering sound on the song comes from turning the neck pickup volume off and using

the switch to go from the bridge position to the mid position.

18a) Kirk

eb-----------8----8-7~~~8--12--10~~h12p10h12p10

Bb--10~~8-10---10------------------------------

Gb---------------------------------------------

Db---------------------------------------------

Ab---------------------------------------------

Eb---------------------------------------------

18b) James

Gb------------------5---------5-5-5-----4-----4---5--5-7

Db--7-----7-----5-7-5-7---7---5-5-4-----5-----5---3--5-7

Ab--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0---0-0---0----3-5

Eb------------------------------------------------------

pm.. ... . ... ...

intro to "Into the Coven" (5:23)

"Howl like a wolf..."

19)

Gb--10-7-7-7--7-8--10-7-7-7--7-8-9-10

Db--10-7-7-7--7-8--10-7-7-7--7-8-9-10

Ab--8--5-5-5--5-6--8--5-5-5--5-6-7-8-

Eb-----------------------------------

20a) 20b) 20c)before going back into riff 18b

Gb------------------------------- ------------- -2-2--2--

Db------------------------------- ------------- -2-2--2-2

Ab--4-----------------------5-5-4 ------0-2-3-2 -0-0--0-2

Eb--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2 --2-3-------0 --------0

pm....................

"Yeah come come into my coven" (after the first coven)

21) 7:11

Gb--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5----

Db--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-4

Ab--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-5-4

Eb--------------------3-2

intro to "Evil"

22)

Gb--9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12--7-9-7-9

Db--9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12--7-9-7-9

Ab--7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10--5-7-5-7

Eb-----------------------------------0-0-0-0

pm.......

23)

Gb--4----------------2-4-7-4

Db--4----------------2-4-7-4

Ab--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-2

Eb--------------------------

pm............

"I was born in a cemetary"

24a) 24b)before going back into riff 22

Gb------------------2-4-7-4 ------------------2-4-7-4--2-------

Db------------------2-4-7-4 ------------------2-4-7-4--2-------

Ab------------------0-2-5-2 ------------------0-2-5-2--0-5--5\4

Eb--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------- --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------3--3\2

"Raised from my grave..."

25a)

Gb--------------------------------7-5----------------------------

Db--4-----------------------------7-5----------------------------

Ab--4-----------------------------5-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3

Eb--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--------------------------------

25b) continued

Gb--4-2------------------------------4-5-6---------------------

Db--4-2------------------------------4-5-6---------------------

Ab--2-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-3-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4

Eb-------------------------------------------------------------

"You know, my only pleasure..."

26)

Gb-------------------------------------

Db--7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10\7--5-7-5-7

Ab--7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10\7--5-7-5-7

Eb--5--5/8-\5--5/8-\5--5/8-\5--3-5-3-5

mid-solo

27)

Gb--------------------------5-------------7--5----------

Db--7-7-5-7---7--5--5-5---3-5---7-7-5-7---7--5--5-5--3-3

Ab--7-7-5-7---5--3--5-5---3-3---7-7-5-7---5--3--5-5--3-3

Eb--5-5-3-5-0-------3-3-0-1-----5-5-3-5-0-------3-3--1-1

pm...... ... ...

"And when you're down..." (9:10)

28a) Kirk

Gb--------------------7--9--10-----

Db--3-3-----5---7-7-------------7-5

Ab--3-3-----3---7-7---5--7--8---5-3

Eb--1-1---0---0-5-5----------------

28b) James

Gb--------------------7--5--3---7-5

Db--3-3-----5---7-7---7--5--3---7-5

Ab--3-3-----3---7-7---5--3--1---5-3

Eb--1-1---0---0-5-5----------------

"You gotta say goodbye"

29)

Gb--2-------3----3----3-3---------------------

Db--2--5--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--8-6-8--8-6-8--8-6-8

Ab--0--5--3-1--3-1--3-1-1--8-6-8--8-6-8--8-6-8

Eb-----3--1----1----1------6-4-6--6-4-6--6-4-6

during the bass part

30)

Gb-----------------------------------------------

Db-------------------------------------------4--2

Ab--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--0

Eb-----------------------------------------------

solo

back to riff 1

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