Mercyful Fate: SH
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Date last modified: January 20, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Introe|-------|B|-12----|G|-------|D|-------|A|-------|E|----5--| ah ah
This rhythm and lead are used throughout the entire song,
except for the harmony parts.
Rhythm (clean)e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|-------9--------------------|D|-9---9---9---9---------9----|A|---7-------7---7-7-7-7---7--|E|----------------------------|
Lead over the above rhythm (distortion)e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-16-----14-----12-----11-|D|-------------------------|A|-------------------------|E|-------------------------|
Harmony part (distortion)Guitar 1e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|-10--13--11--12~~---12~~~--|D|---------------------------|A|---------------------------|E|---------------------------|
Guitar 2e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|---------------------------|A|--8---11---9--10~~--10~~---|E|---------------------------|
Guitar 3 (clean, inbetween the last notes of the above)e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|-------7-----------7------|D|-7---7---7---7---7---7----|A|---5-------5---5-------5--|E|--------------------------|
This is played right before the solo (distortion):
Guitar 1e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|--10--13--11--12--15--13--14-|D|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|
Guitar 2e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-------------------8---6---7-|A|---8--11---9--10-------------|E|-----------------------------|
Solo (distortion)e|-----------------|B|-----------------|G|-----------------|D|--------------10-|A|---------10-12---|E|-10-12-13--------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------------9-11-12~-|D|--9~---9-10----------9--------------------------------9----------|A|------------12~---12---10~---10-12-10-7^r~~----7-9-10------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------19------|B|--------------------------------17--------17-|G|-12~-12^r----14~~-14----16^-16----16---16----|D|----------14---------17----------------------|A|---------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|B|-19^r^r-17-15-----------------------|G|--------------16-14-----------------|D|--------------------17-16-14--------|A|-----------------------------14~~\\-|E|------------------------------------|
Ending (clean, with flange or something)e|---------|B|---------|G|-----9---|D|---9-----|A|-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
