Metallica - Merciful Fate bass tab
Artist: Metallica
Song: Mercyful Fate
Album: Garage Inc.
Bassist: Jason Newsted
Tune down half (1/2) step to D# G# C# F#
or Eb Ab Db Gb (D sharp E flat, same difference.... i hope)
this is one hell of a song. took me a whole f!@#$#ng week to write out so if ya don't
like it, you can shampoo my balls.
TIP: because this song is so friggin' long i suggest that you learn one part at a time
it acctualy isn't that hard to play just hard to remember it all
Enjoy and Rock On,
PART A] "SATAN'S FALL"
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------P5-| {RPT}
G#|--------------------------2-0----------------------------------|
D#|0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2-----0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--2-3---|
"BRINGING THE BLOOD OF A NEW BORN CHILD!!.."
F#|--------------| {PLAY THE FIRST RIFF AGAIN THEN }
C#|--------------| {THIS ONE AGAIN, EXCEPT THE SECOND}
G#|2-2-3---------| {TIME END ON -2-. }
D#|-----3-3-3-3-3|
PART B] "CURSE OF THE PHARAOH'S"
IT STARTS TO GET A LITTLE MORE CHALENGING FROM HERE
[INTRO]
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|(0)------(0)------(0-0)|
D#|-----------------------|
[VERSE]
F#|--------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------0----------------------------|
D#|0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0--0--0/2|
"DON'T TOUCH..."
F#|----------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------0-0-0-0--3-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4|
D#|0-2-4-4-4-4-4---------2-----------------------|
"..OR YOU'LL BE HEXED.."
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|------0--3-2--3-2-0-0--|
D#|2-0-2--2--------------0|
"..BY THE CURSE OF THE PHARAOH'S"
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|-----0--5-4--5-4-0---0-|
D#|2-0-2--2-----------0---|
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|------0--3-2--3-2-0-0--|
D#|2-0-2--2--------------0|
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|-----0--5-4--/7-6------|
D#|2-0-2--2---------------|
BRIDGE THING
F#|---------------------------|
C#|---------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
D#|0-2-XXX-2-3-XXX-5-2-XXX-7-5|
DURING GUITAR SOLO
F#|--------------------------|
C#|--------------------------|[GO BACK TO BRIDGE THING]
G#|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-0-2--|
D#|--------------------------|
TRICKY BIT A [X2]
F#|0-------2--------3---2--|
C#|--2--XX---2--XXX---2---2|
G#|------------------------|
D#|------------------------|
TRICKY BIT B [X2]
F#|----------------|
C#|----------------|
G#|0----2---3---2--|
D#|--2----2---2---2|
THEN
F#|---------------|
C#|---------------|
G#|7---5--5-4-3-2-|
D#|---------------|
PRE VERSE
F#|---------------------------|
C#|-------------0-------------|
G#|2-2-2-2--0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D#|---------------------------|
VERSE
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------2-------------------------|
D#|0--0--0/2-2-2-2-2--0-2----2-2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0/2--|
"DON'T TOUCH..."
F#|----------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------0-0-0-0--3-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4|
D#|0-2-4-4-4-4-4---------2-----------------------|
"..OR YOU'LL BE HEXED.."
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|------0--3-2--3-2-0-0--|
D#|2-0-2--2--------------0|
"..BY THE CURSE OF THE PHARAOH'S"
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|-----0--5-4--5-4-0---0-|
D#|2-0-2--2-----------0---|
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|------0--3-2--3-2-0-0--|
D#|2-0-2--2--------------0|
F#|------------------------|
C#|------------------------|
G#|-----0--5-4--5-4-0------|
D#|2-0-2--2------------0---|
PART C] "CORPSE WITHOUT A SOUL"
INTRO
F#|---------------------|
C#|---------------------|
G#|3-2--3-5--2-3-1-2----|
D#|------------------5/0|
VERSE (MAIN RIFF) [PLAY IT A *** LOAD OF TIMES]
F#|------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------|
G#|5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--------|
D#|-----------------------------------3------|
"HE TOOK IT ON ME"
F#|----------------------|
C#|----------------------|[BACK TO MAIN RIFF]
G#|(5)---2-2-2-(3)----5-0|
D#|----------------------|[THEN BACK HERE]
OUTRO
F#|-------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------|
G#|5-3-2--3-2-0--2-0----0-----(0)-|
D#|------------------3----3-2-----|
PART D] "INTO THE COVEN"
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THIS BIT CAUSE THE GUITARS USE WEIRD CHORDS
THAT I CANT FIGURE OUT SO IF YOURT A BRAIN IN MUSIC AND KNOW
WHAT IT IS, SEND ME THE CORRECTION. ;-P
MY GUESS IS THAT IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE KEY OF G# (OR Ab IS THERE A DIFF??)
VERSE
F#|------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------|
G#|0-0-0-0---5-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-5-5|
D#|--------3---------------------------|
CHORUS
"YEAH... COME COME, INTO MY COVEN"
F#|-------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------0-2-3-4--|
D#|2-2-2-2-2--3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-------0-|
"AND BECOME LUCIFERS CHILD.."
F#|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------0-0--0-0|[GO BACK TO VERSE]
D#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-2-2-2-2-2---------|[THEN VERSE]
OUTRO
F#|----------------------|
C#|----------------------|
G#|3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
D#|------------------3-2-|
PART E] "EVIL"
INTRO [X2]
F#|-----------|
C#|-----------|
G#|5-7--5-7/0-|
D#|-----------|
CHORUS
F#|---------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------|
G#|7/107--7/107--7/107--7/10--5-7--5-7-|
D#|---------------------------------------|
VERSE A
"I WAS BORN IN A CEMETARY"
F#|--------------------------|
C#|----------------------0---|[RPT A FEW TIMES]
G#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-|
D#|
VERSE B
"RAISED FROM MY GRAVE"
F#|------------------|
C#|----------------0-|[BACK TO VERSE A]
G#|------------0-2---|[THEN BACK HERE]
D#|3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
VARIATION OF VERSE B
F#|------------------------|
C#|-------------0----------|
G#|----------0-2--2-2--0---|[TO CHORUS]
D#|3-3-3-3-3-------------3-|
BRIDGE
"AND I'LL BE THE FIRST..."
F#|--------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
D#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------|
THEN
"AND I'LL BE THE LAST"
F#|-------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------|
G#|2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|[TO CHORUS]
D#|-------------------------------------------|[THEN TO BRIDGE]
MID SOLO
F#|---------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
D#|5--5/85--5/85--5/85--3-5--3-5-|
"AND WHEN YOUR DOWN"
F#|-------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------|
G#|--------5-3---------3---------5-3----------|
D#|5-5-3-5-----3-3-0-1---5-5-3-5-----3-3--1-1-|
"YOU GOTTA SAY GOOD BYE
F#|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|
G#|--------3-----------5--3--1---5-3-|
D#|1-1---0----0-5-5------------------|
BASS SOLO (FAST .......DER)
F#|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|
G#|-----------------------1-|
D#|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1---|
THEN
F#|----------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|
G#|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----1----1---|
D#|---------------------4------|
GUITAR SOLO 2
F#|------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------|
G#|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D#|------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------P5-|
G#|--------------------------2-0----------------------------------|
D#|0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2-----0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--2-3---|
OUTRO
F#|------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------|
G#|--------------------2-0-------|
D#|0-2-2-2-2---0-2-2-2-----2-2/0-|
Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.tabs-database.com
