Mercyful Fate:  Welcome Princess Of Hell
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|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-2-----------2------------|A|-0--4---4----0--4---4---4-|E|----2-0-2--x----2-0-2-0-2-|      * *         * * * *  
Riff 2e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-5------------------------------|A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|E|--------------------------------|      * * * * * * * * * * * * * *   
Riff 3Guitar 1e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-5~------------5~------------|A|-----7-5-7~--------7-5-7-5-7-|E|-----------------------------|   "I turn off the lights..."
Guitar 2 (comes in the last time)e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-4~------------4~------------|D|-----5-4-5~--------5-4-5-4-5-|A|-----------------------------|E|-----------------------------|
Play Riff 2   "Even in the night..."
Riff 4                            x2e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9------------------|A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|E|----------------5/7--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                       * * * * * *    "I see the light..."e|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|E|------------------------------------|   "I'm alone with my..."
Play Riff 1   "...friends..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3   "Now I see you clear..."
Play Riff 2   "Even in the night..."
Play Riff 4   "I see the light..."
Riff 5Guitar 1e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-7-----9-----7-----9-----7---9---|A|-5-----7-----5-----7-----5---7---|E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *   "...friends!"
Guitar 2e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|-12----11----5----7-|A|-10-----9----3----5-|E|--------------------|
Riff 5ae|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-7-----9-----7-----9-----7---9---|A|-5-----7-----5-----7-----5---7---|E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *
    
Riff 6e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-0-----2-----0-----2-----0---2---|A|-0-----2-----0-----2-----0---2---|E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *    "I will bring in here my crystal ball..."
Play Riff 5a   Solo Rhythm
Lead into next section:e|-----------|B|-----------|G|-----------|D|-2----5tr7-|A|-0---------|E|-----------|
Play Riff 6   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5a  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6   "I'm amazed..."
Riff 7e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|E|-------------------------------------------------|
   "Welcome Princess of hell..."                                    x3e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|--------------5--------------------|A|---------5-7----7~----7-6-5-2h5p2~-|E|-0-0-0-0------------0--------------|
   * * * *            *e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|--------------5------------------|A|---------5-7----7~----7-6-5-2----|E|-0-0-0-0------------0---------3--|   * * * *            *
Lead into next section:e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-5-----7-----5-----7-----5---7---|A|-5-----7-----5-----7-----5---7---|E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *
Play Riff 6   "Never will I break the oath I gave..."
Play Riff 3   "Even in the night..."
Play Riff 4   "I see the light..."
Play Riff 1   "We will be back..."
Ending:e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|-2-----------2--------------|A|-0--4---4----0--4---4-2-3-4-|E|----2-0-2--x----2-0-2-0-1-2-|      * *         * * *       "We will be back..."
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