Mercyful Fate: 9
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 Guitar 1e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|--------------------------|A|-3--3--4--------4--2--4---|E|-1--1--2--------2--0--2---|
Guitar 2 (some effect is used)e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|----4----4--------4----4-----|A|-------------3-------------3-|E|-2----2----2---2----2----2---|
Riff 2e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|----------5-----5----5----5-----5----5-|A|-4--2--5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---|E|-2--0--3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---| "In Hell....."
e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|----8-----8----8----3-----3----3---|A|-8-----8-----8---3-----3-----3---4-|E|-6-----6-----6---1-----1-----1---2-| "...Heaven?....."
Lead in to next versee|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|----4----4--------4----4--|A|-------------3------------|E|-2----2----2---2----2-----|
Play Riff 2 "We are 9...."
Riff 3
Guitar 1 x3e|-12-------12-------12-------12-------------------|B|----11-------11-------11-------11----------------|G|-------9--------9--------9--------9--10-13-12-10-|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------3--6--5--3-|E|--------------------------------------1--4--3--1-|
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------3--6--5----|E|--------------------------------------1--4--3----|
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------3--6--5--3-|E|--------------------------------------1--4--3--1-|
Riff 4Guitar 1e|-12-------11----12-------11-----12------11----12-|B|----11-------10----11-------10-----11------10----|G|-------9--------------9---------------9----------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-7-----6----7-----6----7-----6---7-|E|---6-0---5----6-0---5----6-0---5---|
Riff 5Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------------3----|A|---------2--------------5--------------2----2-1-1-1-1-1----|E|-0-0-0-0-0----4-3-3-3-3-3----1-0-0-0-0-0-----------------1-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "God is Satan..."
Guitar 2e|-12-------12-------12-------12-------------------|B|----11-------11-------11-------11----------------|G|-------9--------9--------9--------9--10-13-12-10-|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 4
e|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------|A|-7--6------------6---------------------|E|-------8---7--8------5--7--8---1--3--5-| "9 we are all 9 we are 9 we are all 9"
Riff 6 x2e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|----6-----6---------6-----6------|A|---------------5-----------------|E|-4-----4-----4---4-----4-----4-2-| "In Hell....."
e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|----7-----7----7----7-----7----7-|A|---------------------------------|E|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---| "Time has disappeared....."
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|----10-----10----10----5-----5----5-|A|------------------------------------|E|-8------8------8----3-----3-----3---| "In Heaven......."
Interlude
Play Riff 3 "I am 9......"
Play Riff 4 "We are 9......."
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 3 "I am 9........"
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
