Mercyful Fate: Dead Again
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Langus : tlange@promail.pl
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (clean)Guitar 1e|----------------------------------|B|-/10--8h10p8---8----8--/12-10-----|G|-------------9----9------------7--|D|----------------------------------|A|---0--0--------0--0-0----0--0--5--|E|----------------------------------|
Final timee|-------------------------------------|----------|B|--6-5h6p5p0--------------------------|----------|G|------------5--4h5p4p0-4--2h4p2p0-2--|-2h4p2p0--|D|-------------------------------------|----------|A|--5-5-------3------------------------|----------|E|-----------------------3----------1--|----------|
Guitar 2 (delay)e|------------------|B|---15-17----15-17-|G|-17---------------|D|---------14-------|A|------------------|E|------------------|
Riff 2 (Clean)e|-----------------------------------------|B|-----------------0---------------------4-|G|---------------2-----------------5---4---|D|-----2---0---2-------------3---5---4-----|A|---2---2---0-------2-3---3---3---2-------|E|-0---3-----------------1-----------------|
"Why do I keep..."e|-----------------------------------------0-|B|---------------------------------------0---|G|---------0---0-----0---------0---0---0-----|D|-------2---0-----0---------2---0---2-------|A|-0-2-3---2-----2-----0-2-3---2-------------|E|-------------3-----------------------------| "It's not for me..."
Guitar fille|--12--12-10-8-10---8-7-8---8-7----------|B|--------------------------------10--8---|G|--------------------------------------9-|D|----------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
Riff 3 (Clean)e|-----------------------------------------------0-|B|---------------------------------3-----0-----0---|G|---------------2-----0-----0---2-----0-----2-----|D|---------0---2-----0-----2---0-----2-----3-------|A|-------2---0-----1-----3-------------------------|E|-0-2-3-------------------------------------------| "I lost myself..."
Riff 4 (Distortion)e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------6-----5---5~-------5-------0--3-|A|-2--2-----5------------------4-------/7---6~----0--3-|E|-0--0--/7---6~--0-/4---4-3---------0-----------------| "I don't know..."
Play Riff 2 "How much longer..."
Play Riff 3 "I see the sun..."
Play Riff 4 "I hope I'm on my way..."
Riff 5 e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|---2-2-2-2-2p0-----------2-2-2-2-2p0-----------|A|-2-------------2-1-0---2-------------2-1-0---2-|E|-0-------------------3-0-------------------3-0-|
e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-2-2-2-2-2p0-------------7--8----|A|-------------2-1-0----5--5--6--8-|E|-------------------3--3--------6-|
e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|---9-9-9-9-9p7------------9-9-9-9-9p7------------|D|---------------9-8-7------------------9-8-7------|A|-7------------------10--7------------------10--7-|E|-0----------------------0----------------------0-|
e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|-9-9-9-9-9p7--------------------|D|-------------9-8-7\5----7--8----|A|---------------------5--5--6--8-|E|---------------------3--------6-|
Riff 6 x4e|-----------------------------------|--------|B|-----------------------------------|--------|G|-----------------------------------|--------|D|-----------------------------------|-----7--|A|-7----------7----------7-5---------|--5--5--|E|---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0------7-6-5-0-|--3-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "Hold on..." x4e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-7----------7----------7-5---------|E|---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0------7-6-5-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "Up then down..." x2e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|A|-4-----------5-----------0--2--3--|E|-2--2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3-----------|
* * * * * * * * "Am I floating..."e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-4-----------5--------------------|A|-2--2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3--5--7--5--|E|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * "Hold on..."e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-4-----------5-----------------------|A|-2--2-2-2-2--3--3-3-3-3--5~--3--5--6-|E|-------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "...am I dead on? "
Play Riff 6 "Through a tunnel..."
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x4e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-7----------7----------7-5---------|E|---0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0------7-6-5-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * x2e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-7----------7----------7p5---------|D|---------------------------7-6-5-0-|A|---5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5--------------|E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-5----------5----------5p3---------|D|---------------------------5-4-3-0-|A|---3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3--------------|E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-7----------7----------7p5---------|D|---------------------------7-6-5-0-|A|---5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5--------------|E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|-4----5--5--4-----------------|A|-2----3--3--2--------3--3--2--|E|---------------------1--1--0--|
Riff 8 (Clean with effects) Guitar 1e|-------------------------------------|B|-------0-----------0-----------------|G|-----0---0-------0-------------------|D|---2-------2---2-------------0-----3-|A|-3-----------3-------2-0---1-----3---|E|-------------------------2-----1-----|
"But the song..."e|---------------------------|B|-------1-----------0-----0-|G|-----2---2-------0---0---0-|D|---2-------2---1-------1-1-|A|-0-----------2-----------2-|E|---------------------------| "...on and on...."
Guitar 2e|-----10--12----|B|-13---------12-|G|---------------|D|---------------|A|---------------|E|---------------|
The last time, play this:e|--------------|B|-------1------|G|-----2--------|D|---2----------|A|-0--------5---|E|------------7-|
"I have no will..."
Riff 9 x4e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|----------7--------7-5---------|E|-6-0-0-0----0-0-0------7-6-5-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * "I'm drifting still..."e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-5---------5---------5---------5-4-2-|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-0-|E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "In a room..."e|---------------------------|B|--------------------1------|G|------------------2--------|D|-----0-----3----2----------|A|---1-----3----0--------5---|E|-2-----1-----------------7-| * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 9 but play first bar only twice
Riff 10Guitar 1e|-------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------7---------7-5----------8----------7---------|E|-6-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----7-6-5-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Nothingness..."e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------|A|-7-5----------10----------8---------7-5---------|E|-----7-6-5-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----7-6-5-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2e|-------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------14---------13---------|D|-------------------------------------------------------|A|-----------7---------7-5---------12---------11---------|E|-6-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----7-6-5-0----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "Nothingness..."e|------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------|G|--------------16---------14---------------------|D|------------------------------------------------|A|-7-5----------14---------12---------7-5---------|E|-----7-6-5-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-----7-6-5-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Both guitars:e|-------------------------------8-7---8-7---8-7-...-|B|-----------------------------7---------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------|D|----------------------4----------------------------|A|----------------------2----------------------------|E|-7-5-0--5-3-0--3-2-0--2----------------------------| * * * * * * * * * "...is anybody there? "
Riff 11 Guitar 1 x2e|--------------------12-15-----------|B|-------------------------11-14------|G|------------6------------------9-12-|D|----------5-----5~------------------|A|--------4-----4---------------------|E|-0--2~------------------------------|
Guitar 2e|--------------------12-15-----------|B|-------------------------11-14------|G|------------6------------------9-12-|D|----------5-----5~------------------|A|--------4-----4---------------------|E|-0--2~------------------------------|
e|--------------------15-18-----------|B|-------------------------14-17------|G|------------6-----------------12-15-|D|----------5-----5~------------------|A|--------4-----4---------------------|E|-0--2~------------------------------|
Both guitarse|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|--------------3------------|A|------------5---6--5--3--2-|E|-5--4~--3-6----------------|
Play Riff 11 "I'm talking to you..."
Riff 11aGuitar 1 x2e|--------------------12-15-----------|B|-------------------------11-14------|G|------------6------------------9-12-|D|----------5-----5~------------------|A|--------4-----4---------------------|E|-0--2~------------------------------| "...the wall..."
Guitar 2e|--------------------12-15-----------|B|-------------------------11-14------|G|------------6------------------9-12-|D|----------5-----5~------------------|A|--------4-----4---------------------|E|-0--2~------------------------------|
e|--------------------15-18-----------|B|-------------------------14-17------|G|------------9-----------------12-15-|D|----------8-----8~------------------|A|--------7-----7---------------------|E|-0--2~------------------------------|
Both guitarse|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|--------------3------------|A|------------5---6--5--3--2-|E|-5--4~--3-6----------------|
Riff 11be|--------------------12-15-----------|B|-------------------------11-14------|G|------------6------------------9-12-|D|----------5-----5~------------------|A|--------4-----4---------------------|E|-0--2~------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------6-----------------------|D|----------5-----5~------------------|A|--------4-----4---------------------|E|-0--2~------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|--------------3------------|A|------------5---6--5--3--2-|E|-5--4~--3-6----------------|
e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-----6-9-----------5-4-----4-3------|A|-5-8-----5-8-----------2-5----------|E|-------------7-6~--------------5-4~-| "...really losing my mind..."
Riff 12 x4 x4 x4 e|-20-19-20-17-|-19-17-19-16-|-------------|B|-------------|-------------|-18-17-18-15-|G|-------------|-------------|-------------|D|-------------|-------------|-------------|A|-------------|-------------|-------------|E|-------------|-------------|-------------|
x4 x4 x4 e|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|B|-17-15-17----|-------------|-------------|----------|G|----------17-|-19-17-19-16-|-17-16-17-14-|-17-16-17-|D|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|A|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|E|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|
Riff 13 x4 x4 x4e|------------|------------|------------|B|-15---------|-14---------|-12---------|G|---16-14-16-|---14-13-14-|---13-11-13-|D|------------|------------|------------|A|------------|------------|------------|E|------------|------------|------------|
"I hear an orchestra..." x4 x8 x4 x4 x7e|-----------|----------|----------|---------|---------|B|-10--------|-9--------|-7--------|-6-------|-5-------|G|---11-8-11-|--10-7-10-|---8-5-8--|---7-4-7-|---6-3-6-|D|-----------|----------|----------|---------|---------|A|-----------|----------|----------|---------|---------|E|-----------|----------|----------|---------|---------| "I meet an orchestra..."
e|------------------------------------0------0-|B|-5---------------------------------0------0--|G|---6-4-3-4-6-7-6------------------0------0---|D|-----------------7-4-------------9------9----|A|---------------------8-5-4------9------9-----|E|--------------------------7-6--7------7------| "...no don't stop..."
Riff 14e|----------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------|A|-7-7--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-5-5-5-|E|-5-5--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-3-3-3-| "Hey stay here..."
Riff 15 (Solo Rhythm)e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------4-4-4-|A|-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-5-5-5-|E|-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-------|
e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-|E|-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-3-3-xxx-3-3-xxx-|
e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-----------------7-7-----7-7-----|A|-8-8-xxx-8-8-xxx-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-|E|-6-6-xxx-6-6-xxx-----xxx-----xxx-|
e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-4-4-----4-4---------------------|A|-2-2-xxx-2-2-xxx-4-4-xxx-5-5-xxx-|E|-----xxx-----xxx-2-2-xxx-3-3-xxx-|
Play Riff 15 Solo Rhythm
Riff 16 (Solo Rhythm) x2e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|-4-xxxx-4-xxxx-4-xxxx-2-2-2-|E|-2-xxxx-2-xxxx-2-xxxx-0-0-0-|
e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-6-6-xxx-6-6-xxx-6-6-xxx-------|A|-4-4-xxx-4-4-xxx-4-4-xxx-7-7-7-|E|-------------------------5-5-5-|
e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|-9-9-xxx-9-9-xxx-9-9-xxx-7-7-7-|E|-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-7-7-xxx-5-5-5-|
e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-5-5-xxx-|E|-3-3-xxx-3-3-xxx-3-3-xxx-3-3-xxx-|
Riff 17 (Guitar 2 plays note in () ) x2e|------------------------------------------|------|B|------------------------------------------|------|G|------------------------------------------|------|D|-2-----------2-----------2-----------4--5-|-(4~)-|A|-0-----------0-----------0-----------2--3-|--5~--|E|---2-0-0-2-0---2-0-0-2-0---2-0-0-2-0------|------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 18e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-/8----------7-----------5---------|E|----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "I'm running..."e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|------------/6-------------|A|-/7-5----------5----6------|E|------7-4~------------7--6-| "But I can't keep up..."
Riff 19e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------3-5-------------3-5-----|D|------------3-5-5-6---------3-5-5-6-|A|-5--------------5-6-------------5-6-|E|-3--3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3---------|
* * * * * * * * "Then I realize..."e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|---------3-5-----------------------|D|---------3-5-5-6---------5---------|A|-------------5-6---------5---------|E|-3-3-3-3---------3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-| * * * * * * * * * * * * "...feet are gone..."
Play Riff 18 "This is such..."
Riff 20 x4e|---------------------|B|---------------------|G|---------------------|D|---------------------|A|---------------------|E|-3--3-3-3-3--1--2--3-| * * * * * * * * "The orchestra..."
Play riff 18, but guitar 2 plays this for thesecond bar:e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------|A|-/7-5-------6--9----(6)-6-5-|E|------7-8~------------------| "I can see three more..."
Play Riff 19 "Seven doors..."
Riff 18ae|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|-/8----------7-----------5---------|E|----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "I must choose one..."e|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|------------/6----------|A|-/7-5----------5----6---|E|------7-4~------------7-| "...before they're gone..."
Riff 21e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|-----10---9~--7-----9-7-6~-|D|-0-0----0-------7-8--------|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
* * * * * * "But I cannot move..."e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|-------8----------------------|A|-9-6-7---xx-6-------6-6--6--6-|E|--------------7~--0-4-4--4--4-| * "oh they are drifting away now..."
Riff 22 (Guitar 2 plays note in () )e|---------------------|B|---------------------|G|---------------------|D|-------------------7-|A|---6-6--6--6--6----5-|E|-0-4-4--4--4--4----5-|
* "...the number six six..."e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|------------------------------------(8~~)-|A|---6-6--6--6------6-6--6--6--6--8----7~~--|E|-0-4-4--4--4----0-4-4--4--4--4--6---------| * * "...the number six six six..."
Miscellaneous sounds and noises...then:
"The song goes on..."e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|----------------------6-----5---|A|-2--2-----5-------------------4-|E|-0--0--/7---6~---0-/4---4-3-----|
Riff 4a Last timee|----------------------------------|-----|B|----------------------------------|-----|G|----------------------------------|-----|D|------------------------6-----5---|-----|A|-/7~--2-----5-------------------4-|--7--|E|------0--/7---6~---0-/4---4-3-----|--5--| "Dead again..."
Riff 1a (clean) e|----------------------------------|B|-/10--8h10p8---8----8--/12-10-----|G|-------------9----9------------7--|D|----------------------------------|A|---0--0--------0--0-0----0--0--5--|E|----------------------------------|
"I'm beginning to miss you again..." Final timee|-------------------------------------|--------------------|B|--6-5h6p5p0--------------------------|--------------------|G|------------5--4h5p4p0-4--2h4p2p0-2--|-2h4p2p0-4-3--4-3-2-|D|-------------------------------------|--------------------|A|--5-5-------3------------------------|--------------------|E|-----------------------3----------1--|--------------------| "why can't I just..."
Ending:e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-----6-----5---------------------------6-----5---|A|-------------4--/7~--2-----5-------------------4-|E|--/4---4-3-----------0--/7---6~---0-/4---4-3-----| "Dead again!"
e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|------------------------6-----5---|A|-/7~--2-----5-------------------4-|E|------0--/7---6~---0-/4---4-3-----| "I know cause I've been..."
Guitar 1 x8 e|---------------6-----|B|---------------9b11~-|G|---------------------|D|--7/9-x--9-7/9-------|A|--5/7-x--7-5/7-------|E|---------------------| "...this time..."
Guitar 2 x4 x4 e|---------------6-----|----------------10-----|B|---------------9b11~-|----------------13b15~-|G|---------------------|-----------------------|D|--7/9-x--9-7/9-------|--7/9-x--9-7/9---------|A|--5/7-x--7-5/7-------|--5/7-x--7-5/7---------|E|---------------------|-----------------------| "I'm dead again!"
Song fades out with thise|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-------------------------6-----5---|A|--/7~--2-----5-------------------4-|E|-------0--/7---6~---0-/4---4-3-----|
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
