Mercyful Fate: Into the Coven
transcribed by : Kamil Serkan Gunturk : gunturkk@boun.edu.tr
intro solo and edited by : Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
edited by : Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: 10-10-01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm) e|--------------------(2-0)-------------------------|B|-------------------------3---------------6--8-----|G|------5-----4-----0--0-4--------5-----4--------5--|D|----5-----5-----2-------------5-----5----3--5-----|A|--3-----2-----3-------------3-----2------------3--|E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------(2-0)-------------------------|B|-------------------------3---------------6--8-----|G|------5-----4-----0--0-4--------5-----4--------5--|D|----5-----5-----2-------------5-----5----3--5-----|A|--3-----2-----3-------------3-----2------------3--|E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|B|--1---3----0---1-----------1--1-1---3--3-3------|G|------------------1--1-1------------------------|D|------------------------------------------------|A|--0--------2---0-----------3--3-3---2--2-2------|E|------3-----------0--0-0------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|B|--5--5-5-----------------------------------------|G|----------1--1-1--4--4-5-7----9--9-9---2-2--2-2--|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|--3--3-3----------2--2-3-5----7--7-7---0-0--0-0--|E|----------0--0-0---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|B|--3-3-0-0---1--1--0---0--1---|G|--------------------1----2---|D|--0-0---------2--------------|A|------2-2---3-----2------0---|E|-----------------------------|
Solo (Distortion)e|-12-13-15-13-12---------------------------------------|B|----------------15-13~----12-13-15-13h15p13-12--------|G|-----------------------------------------------14-12~-|D|------------------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|B|-------13-12--------------------------------------|G|-12-14-------14-12--------------------------------|D|-------------------15-14-14--15-14h15p14----------|A|----------------------------------------17-15-15~-|E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------12--12-13-12h13p12---------|B|-/13-----15--------------------------15-13-12-|G|-----12-----12-12-----------------------------|D|----------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|B|-13--------15---------12-13--12--13~\-|G|----12-12-----12-12-------------------|D|--------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|
e|-----5--------------------------------------|B|-------8--6-5---5-6-5h6p5-------------------|G|-4-5----------7-----------7--5-4--4-4h5p4---|D|------------------------------------------7-|A|--------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|B|----------------------------------------------|G|----------------------------------------------|D|-6-6-6-7-9/10-10-10/14-14-14-12-12-14^r-14-14-|A|----------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|B|-------------------12-12~---12-13-12h13p12---|G|-14-14-14-13------------------------------14-|D|-------------14-14---------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|B|-------12-13-12----12-13-12-13-15-15^^r-15^r-|G|-13-14----------14---------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|B|--13-15-15--13-12-12--13-15-13p15p13--12-13--|G|---------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|B|-13h15p13p12----12-13p12---------------|G|-------------14----------14~-----------|D|---------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------|
e|-------------8------7h8-7~~-----8~~~---/12--10tr12-|B|-8h10~--8-10---10~---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 1e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------5-----------5-5-4-|D|-7-----7-----5-7-5-7-----7---5-5-5-|A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-------|E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * *e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|-----4-----4---5----------|D|-----5-----5---3-----5--7-|A|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-3--5-|E|--------------------------| * * * * * * *
Riff 2E|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-10-7-7--5-7-5-7-7-7-8-8-|A|--8-5-5--3-5-3-5-5-5-6-6-|E|-------------------------|
E|------------------------|B|------------------------|G|------------------------|D|-10-7-7--5-7-5-7-8-9-10-|A|--8-5-5--3-5-3-5-6-7--8-|E|------------------------|
Play Riff 1 "Howl like..."
Riff 3E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|------------------------------|A|-5-4-----------------------5--|E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--|
* * * * * * * * * * *E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|------------------------------|A|-5-4---------------0-2-3-4-2--|E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------0--|
* * * * * * "Come, come..."E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|------------------------------|A|-5-4-----------------------5--|E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--|
* * * * * * * * * * *E|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|-----------------2---2----|A|-5-4-------------0---0-2--|E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---0--| * * * * * * * "...and become..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)E|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-------4-4-4-4---4---4--|A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2--|E|-------------------------------------|
1st endE|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7--9--|A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--7--|E|---------------------------------|
2nd endE|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|E|-----------------------------------|
SoloE|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|----------7---6-7-9-7h9p7-6-----------------|D|--7h9-7-9---9---------------9-7-------------|A|--------------------------------9-7----8b9--|E|------------------------------------10------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------7---7--|A|--7-5h7p5---5--------5---5---7-5-7--9-7-9----9----|E|----------7---7-5-7----7--------------------------|
E|---------------------|B|---------------------|G|---------------------|D|--9b11-11r9p7-9-7-9--|A|---------------------|E|---------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 "Undress..."
Play Riff 3
Riff 5 (Clean)E|--------0------------0-------------------------------|B|----------3------------3-----------------------------|G|------4-----4------4-----4--------5----------7-----6-|D|----4------------4--------------5---5------7-----6---|A|--2------------0--------------5-------5--5-----4-----|E|----------------------------3------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|B|--------7-----------9----------------|G|------7---7-------9---9--------------|D|----7-------7---9-------9------------|A|--5-----------7------------0-2---0---|E|-------------------------------3-----|
Solo (over Riff 5)E|--------------------------7-------------7-9-10-12b14--|B|------------------------7---10p7---7-10---------------|G|-----6-7-6h7p6---7-9b11----------9--------------------|D|-7-9-----------9--------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-14r12p10----------------------------|B|----------12-10h12p10-8--------------|G|------------------------9h11p9--...--|D|-------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)E|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-------------------2----2-4-5-4-|A|-4-----------------0--4-0-2-3-2-|E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2---------|
* * * * * * * * *E|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------2---2-4-5-4-|A|-------------------0-4-0-2-3-2-|E|-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---------|
* * * * * * * * * E|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------2---2-4-5-4-|D|-2-4---------------0-4-0-2-3-2-|A|-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---------|E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *E|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|---4--------------7-6-5-4-3-2-|A|-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-4-3-2-1-0-|E|------------------------------|
* * * * * * E|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|-------------------2----2-4-5-4-|A|-4-----------------0--4-0-2-3-2-|E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2---------|
* * * * * * * * *E|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-------------------------5-4-2---2-|A|-------------------------3-2-0-5-0-|E|-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------3---| * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x3E|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|--4-4-----------------------7--2---|A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--0---|E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *E|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|--4-4------------------------------|A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|E|-----------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm) x3E|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|--6-6-----------------------6--9---|A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7---|E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * E|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|--6-6-----------------------------9\-|A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7\-|E|-------------------------------------| *whammy bar dive*
Play Riff 1
Riff 4.1 (Solo Rhythm)E|---------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------|D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----2-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6----|A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4----|E|---------------------------------------|
1st endE|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9-11--|A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7--9--|E|---------------------------7--9--|
2nd endE|------------------------------------|B|------------------------------------|G|------------------------------------|D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-|A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|E|------------------------------------|
Solo (over riff 4.1)E|----------------|---------------------------------------|B|----------------|---------------------------------------|G|----------9-----|--9-11-9-10-9-7-9-7-8-7-5-7-5-6-5------|D|-11b-9-11---11b-|----------------------------------6b---|A|----------------|---------------------------------------|E|----------------|---------------------------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------------|B|----------------|--9-11-9-10-9-7-9-7-8-7-5-7-5-6-5------|G|----------9-----|----------------------------------7-6b-|D|-11b-9-11---11b-|---------------------------------------|A|----------------|---------------------------------------|E|----------------|---------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 "Suck the..."
Play Riff 3 "Now..."
EndingE|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-----------------2---------|A|-5-4-------------0---0-2-3-|E|-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-------|
* * * * * * *E|-------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------111111-----11-------|A|-----4-5-----6-7-----8--9-9-9-...--9--4-4\-|E|-2-3-----4-5-----6-7------------------2-2\-|
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
