Mercyful Fate: Sold My Soul
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Date last modified: January 20, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1e|----------------------------------------------------|B|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--6-8-8-8-8-5-5-5--5-5-6-5-5-5-|G|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4--4-4-5-4-4-4-|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|A|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2--2-2--3-2-2-2-|E|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--0-0--1-0-0-0-| "I sold my soul to you..."
Play Riff 1 "Ohhh, I sold my soul..."Last time:e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--6-8-8-8-8-5-5-5--5-5-6-5------|G|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4--4-4-5-4------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------2-5-|E|-------------------------------------------------0-3-|
Riff 3e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------|A|-------7----------5----------7----------5-|E|-5-5-5---5--3-3-3---3--5-5-5---5--3-0-3---| * * * * * * * * * "That night was..."
Riff 4e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|------------------------------/10-|A|------------------------------/-8-|E|-0000-000000000000000-0000000-----| **** *************** ******* "you...To the Devil his due..."
Riff 3ae|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------|A|--------7----------5----------7----------5-|E|--5-5-5---5--3-3-3---3--5-5-5---5--3-0-3---| * * * * * * * * * "That night was the darkest of all..."
e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------|A|--------7----------5----------7------|E|--5-5-5---5--3-3-3---3--5-5-5---5--3-| * * * * * * * * * "That night, I sold my soul to you..."
Riff 5 e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|-------5-------5-----------------|E|-0-3-5---0-3-5---0-3-5-6-5-6-5-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * Last timee|----------------------------------|---------|B|----------------------------------|---------|G|----------------------------------|---------|D|----------------------------------|---------|A|-------5-------5------------------|-------2-|E|-0-3-5---0-3-5---0-3-5-6-5-6-5tr6-|-0-3-5-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "To the devil his due..." "So many angels were falling from the sky..."
Play Riff 1 "A black candle..."Play Riff 2 "I sold my soul..."Last time:e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------------|A|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2--2-2--3-2-2-5-|E|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--0-0--1-0-0-3-| "I sold my soul..."
Play Riff 3 "That night was the darkest..."
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 "No point in turning around..."
Play Riff 3a "That night was the darkest..."
Play Riff 5
Ending:e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------|A|-------5-------5--------------------------|E|-0-3-5---0-3-5---0-3-5-6--5--6--5tr6--3~~-| * * * * * * * * * * * *
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
