Mercyful Fate: Devil Eyes
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
solo by: Ralf Sesseler : ralf@sesseler.de
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Tuning: Standard
Introe|---------------|B|---------------|G|---------------|D|---------7/9---|A|--10\\---5/7---|E|---------------|
RIFF 1e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-7/9---|A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-5/7---|E|-------------------------------| * * * * * *
RIFF 2e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-------|A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-------|E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * Angel...
RIFF 3Chorus (use this as a guide, cuz the exact number of notes is hard to hear)On second time, bass plays 'A' as the first chord, guitar stays the same x4e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------|D|--9--12\--9-9-9--7--9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7--|A|--7--10\--7-7-7--5--7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5--| E|------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * Devil eyes... x4e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|---7--8--9--12\--9-9-9--7--9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--|A|---5--6--7--10\--7-7-7--5--7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7--|E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * I'll take you to...RIFF 4 x2e|----------------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------------|D|---5-----5-----5-----5--6--7-----7-----7-----7--6---|A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4---|E|----------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * *1st time no lyrics And I'm his killer
RIFF 1 (Solo Rhythm)e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-7/9---|A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-5/7---|E|-------------------------------| * * * * * *
Solo (first part)E|-------10-|-10---12-10-7---|-7--8--12-7--8--12-|-10---12-10-7---|B|-------12-|-10---12-10-8---|-7--8--10-7--8--10-|-10---12-10-8---|G|-7--9-----|----------------|-------------------|----------------|D|-7--9-----|----------------|-------------------|----------------|A|----------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|E|----------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|(2 times)
End Solo
RIFF 2e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-------|A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-------|E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * Angel...
Repeat Riff 3
RIFF 5 (4 times)e|------------------------------------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------------------------------------|D|--4-------4-------4-------5----4-------4-------4-------5--4--5----|A|--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--3----2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--3--2--3----|E|------------------------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * Oh yeah, I'm devil... Oh yeah, I love my..............
RIFF 6e|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|------7------6-----------------------------|D|---9--5------4--7--------7--5-----------7--|A|---7------------5--------5--3--------5--5--|E|-------------------------------------3-----|
I'm devil eyesRIFF 1 e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-7/9---|A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-5/7---|E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * (last time) I'm gonna get you
RIFF 2e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-------|A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-------|E|-------------------------------| * * * * * * I'm heading...
Repeat Riff 3
RIFF 4 x2e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|---5-----5-----5-----5--6--7-----7-----7-----7--6----|A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4----|E|-----------------------------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * *And Still I'm his killer Still I'm his killer
RIFF 7e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-[etc]---|E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--9--7--5--4---9--7--4----------|D|--7--5--3--2---7--5--2--5-5-5---|A|------------------------3-3-3---|E|--------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-[etc]---|E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--9--7--5--4---9--7--4----------|D|--7--5--3--2---7--5--2--5-5-5---|A|------------------------3-3-3---|E|--------------------------------|
RIFF 8 (4 times)e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-5-----5-----4-----4-----2-----2-----|A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------9---9---9---9-|A|-5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3-------7---7---7---7-|E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---0---0---0---| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Solo over Riff 8E|-8----------|---------------|--------------|-----------|B|------------|------8-8------|--------6-----|-----------|G|-----7-7----|-9-------------|-5----5----5--|-4---------|D|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|A|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|B|------3---5-|-5---3---------|--------------|-----------|G|-5----------|-------5--4-5--|-2----2-5--5--|-4------5--|D|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|A|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
E|------------|---------------|-3-----5------|-7------\\-|B|------3-----|-5-----6-5--6--|--------------|-----------|G|-5----------|---------------|--------------|-----------|D|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|A|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|B|------3---5-|-5--5-3--------|--------------|-----------|G|-5----------|--------5--4-5-|-5----5-4--5--|-4---------|D|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|A|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
End solo
Main riff Ende|-------------------------------|-------|B|-------------------------------|-------|G|-------------------------------|-------|D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-7/9---|--9\---|A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-5/7---|--7\---|E|-------------------------------|-------| * * * * * * Devil eyes
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
