Mercyful Fate: Fear
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: March 28, 2003
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Riff 1Guitar 1e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-------------5------------------|A|-------------3------------------|E|-0000--0000--3--0000-000-3--2-1-| **** **** **** ***
Guitar 2e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|-12--------11--------10--------9-|D|---------------------------------|A|-10---------9---------8--------7-|E|---------------------------------|
Ending to riff 1 (both guitars)e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|E|-0000--0000----0000--000-3--2-1-| **** **** **** ***
Riff 2e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----5-7--5--3--2--2-2h3p2---|A|---5-----------------------3-|E|-6---------------------------|
Riff 3Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|--------3/5-5--5/-8--8--8--8/10-10-|E|-3/5-5-----------------------------|
"In the mirror..."e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|---------------x-xx--x-xx--x-xxxxxxxx-|A|--------3/5-5--x-xx--x-xx--x-xxxxxxxx-|E|-3/5-5--------------------------------|
Ending:e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|----------------------|A|--------3/5-5--5-3--5-|E|-3/5-5--------------3-|
Guitar 2e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|--------5/7-7--7/10-10-10-10/12-12-|A|-5/7-7--3/5-5--5/-8--8--8--8/10-10-|E|-3/5-5-----------------------------|
"In the mirror..."e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|--------5/7-7--x-xx--x-xx--x-xxxxxxxx-|A|-5/7-7--3/5-5--x-xx--x-xx--x-xxxxxxxx-|E|-3/5-5--------------------------------|
Ending:e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|--------5/7-7--7-5----|A|-5/7-7--3/5-5--5-3--5-|E|-3/5-5--------------3-|
Play Riff 2 "And I know..."
Riff 4 Both guitars: x2e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--10-10-10---9-9-9---10-10-10---9-9-9-|D|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|A|--------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
* * "So deep within..." x2 e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|--10-10-10---9-9-9---10-10-10---9-9-9-|A|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|E|--------------------------------------| * * "I wonder..."
Guitar 1 x2e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--10-10-10---9-9-9---10-10-10---9-9-9-|D|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|A|--------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------| * * "Stay so deep..."
Guitar 2e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--10-10-10---9-9-9---10-10-10---9-9-9-|D|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|A|--------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
* *e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|-7----------------10------------------|D|-5-----------------8------------------|A|--------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "And I know..."
Play Riff 3 "The man..."
Riff 5e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-----------------------------0-|D|---------------------------4---|A|-------------------------3-----|E|-0-2-3-2-5-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "I cannot let it show..."e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|---------------------0--------|D|-------------------4------7-8-|A|-----------------3------6-----|E|-0-2-3-2-5-2-3-2--------------| * * * * * * * * "No one must ever know..."
Play Riff 1 "And it scares me..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 4 "So deep within..."
Play Riff 2 "And I know..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-2-----2-----2-3-2-----2---/7-5-3-|A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-/5-3-1-|E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-2-----2-----2-3-2-----------|A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-2--3--5-5-|E|-------------------0--1--3-3-| * * * *
Play Riff 3 "No man..."
Play Riff 5 "I cannot..."
Play Riff 1 "And it scares me..."
Ending:Guitar 1e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-------------5------------------|A|-------------3------------------|E|-0000--0000--3--0000-000-3--2-1-|
**** **** **** *** "...skin! It scares me!"e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-------------5------------|A|-------------3------------|E|-0000--0000--3--0000-0000-| **** **** **** **** "Yeah, it scares me!"
Guitar 2e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|-12--------11--------10--------9-|D|---------------------------------|A|-10---------9---------8--------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
