Mercyful Fate: Mirror
transcribed by: GRAX
edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-------------------------------5-|A|-------------2--------3--3-3-3-3-|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1----------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|--------------------------|A|-------------2----2--4--5-|E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0--2--3-| * * * * * *
Riff 2e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|-------------6--------7--------4-|E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|--------------------------|A|-------------6----6--8--9-|E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4--6--7-| * * * * * *
Solo over riffs 1 and 2e|---------------------------------------------------------------|B|-8--8~----------------8~--8t-10^-8-----------------------------|G|-7--------------------7~---------------------------------------|D|-------9-10~----7-9----------------9^r~------------------------|A|-------------10-------------------------10-9-7-6---6^r~--6-7-9-|E|-------------------------------------------------9-------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------|D|-6-7-6-----------------------------------|A|-------9-7-6-----------------------------|E|-------------9-7-6--(5^?)-4-5-7--2~(???)-|
End Solo
Riff 3 x2e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------|D|------6-------------------6----------------|A|-6----6-4-6-7--------6----6-4-6-7----9-9-9-|E|-4--4---2-4-5--------4--4---2-4-5----7-7-7-| "The girl in the mirror..."
Riff 4Guitar 1e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|-------------0----------------------|D|------------------------------------|A|-4-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-7-|E|-2-2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "The girl in the mirror..."e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------7-----------7-----|D|---6h7---7-6---6h7---7-6-| --> let all notes ringA|-4-----------4-----------|E|-------------------------|
Guitar 2e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|-------------0----------------0--|D|---------------------------------|A|-4----------(4)---4----------(4)-|E|-2----------(2)---2----------(2)-|
e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------7-----------7-----|D|---6h7---7-6---6h7---7-6-| --> let all notes ringA|-4-----------4-----------|E|-------------------------|
Play Riff 3 "Can't you feel it..."
Play Riff 4 "The girl in the mirror..."
Lead into solo rhythm:e|---------------|B|---------------|G|---------------|D|---------------|A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * *
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|-------------------------2-|D|-------------------------2-|A|---------------------------|E|-2h4-4444444444-2h4-4444---|
********** ****e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-------------------------0-|A|-------------------------0-|E|-2h4-4444444444-2h4-4444---|
********** ****e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-------------------------5-|A|-0h2-2222222222-2h3-3333-3-|E|---------------------------|
********** ****e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------|D|----------------7--4--6-6----7--2--6-6----6-8-9-|A|-3h4-4444444444-5--2--4-4----5--0--4-4----4-6-7-|E|------------------------------------------------| **********
Riff 6e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------|D|-------------6--------7--------4--------------6-|A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|E|------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Take a look..."e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------|A|-------------6--------7--------4--------------6-|E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Deep inside..."e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------|D|-------------6--------7--------4--------------6-|A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|E|------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Take a look..."e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------|A|-------------6--------7--------4--6--6--|E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--4--4--| * * * * * * * * * * * * "See what you..."
Riff 7 (clean)e|---------4----------------4-------|B|-------5---5------------4---4-----|G|-----6-------6--------6-------6---|D|---6-----------6----6-----------6-|A|-4----------------4---------------|E|----------------------------------|
"Try to reach my hand..."e|---------------------------------|B|-------7---------------7---------|G|-----7---7-----------7---7-------|D|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-|A|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|E|---------------------------------|
Lead into next section:(Distortion)e|--------|B|--------|G|--------|D|--7-----|A|--5--7--|E|-----5--|
Play Riff 3 "'Cause the longest journey..."Play Riff 4 "The girl in the mirror..."Ending:e|---------------|B|---------------|G|---------------|D|---------------|A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * *
We'd like to thank Langus and Russ for all their help. All GRAX tabs
are inspired by them. Long live the King and his Coutiers.
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
