Mercyful Fate : A Gruesome Time
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Date last modified: October 28, 2003
Riff 1 (Solo Rhythm)
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 7 7h8p7 5h7p5 |
| E | 0 0 |
Riff 2 (Solo Rhythm)
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 7 7h8p7 5h7p5 3h5p3 2h3p2 0 |
| E | 0 3 2 0 |
Solo
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| G | 12 12^ 12~~~ 12^ 12 12~ 12 12 14 14 |
| D | 14~~ |
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| E | |
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| G | 14^ (14)p12 14p12 14^ (14)p12 14p12 14^ (14)p12 14p12 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 15^~~~ (15)\ |
| G | 14^ (14)p12 |
| D | |
| A | |
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End Solo
Riff 3
Guitar 1
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| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 7 5 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 7 5 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 5 3 0 |
| E | |
"Everything is so strange in here..."
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 5 7 5tr7 |
| E | |
* * * *
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 7 5 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 7 5 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 5 3 0 |
| E | |
* * * *
"And as I look into your eyes..."
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 5 7 5tr7 |
| E | 5 3 2 1 |
* * * *
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 |
| E | 5 3 2 1 |
* * * * * * *
"I am deep inside..."
Guitar 2
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| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 7 5 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 7 5 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 5 3 0 |
| E | |
"Everything is so strange in here..."
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 |
| E | |
* * * *
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 7 5 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 7 5 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 5 3 0 |
| E | |
* * * *
"And as I look into your eyes..."
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 4 3 |
| E | |
* * *
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 2 5 4 3 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 |
| E | |
* * * *
"I am deep inside..."
Riff 4 (acoustic)
Guitar 1
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 0 0 |
| D | 4 3 4 3 |
| A | 2 2 3 2 2 3 |
| E | 0 1 0 1 |
"Deep inside your head..."
Guitar 2 (distortion, quietly)
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 0 |
| D | 2~~ 4 |
| A | 2 2 3~~ |
| E | 0 |
Lead into next section:
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo
| e | |
| B | 22^r 22^~~ 22^ (22)p20 |
| G | 21~~ 19h20p19 |
| D | 21 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 19 20 19 19 19 20^ 20^ (20)^ |
| G | 19 19 21 21 19 21 21\ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "All your secrets..."
Play Riff 4 "Deep inside..."
Lead into next section:
Riff 2a
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 7 7h8p7 5h7p5 3h5p3 2h3p2 0h2p0 |
| E | 0 3h5p3 0 |
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x4
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 7 5 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 7 5 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 5 3 0 |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * * * * *
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 7 7 5 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 3 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * *
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 |
| E | 5 3 2 1 |
* * *
Solo
| e | |
| B | 7 8 10 8 7 8 7 7 8p7 |
| G | x 9 8h9 9 8h9p8 8h9p8 |
| D | 10 9h10 10 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 5p4 |
| G | 5 |
| D | 9 10p9p7 7 9 10 9 7 7 7 7 4 7 |
| A | 10 10 9p7p6h7h9 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 4 5 7 8p7 7 7h8p7h8p7 |
| G | 5p4 5p4h5 9 9p8 9p8 8 9 |
| D | 10p8h10 10 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 17/19 |
| B | 7h8p7/ 13p12h13p12 13 15/17 17 17\ |
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| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 19tm 19tm 17 19tm 19tm 17 19tm 20 19 17 19tm |
| B | |
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| D | |
| A | |
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| e | 19tm 20 19 17 19tm 20 19 17 19 17 15 14 15 17 14 15tm |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 14 12 14 12 12tm 12tm 14 12 |
| B | 15tm 15tm 15 13 12h13p12 10 |
| G | 11 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 10 8 13 13 13/15 15 13 |
| G | 12 10 8 9 7 |
| D | 10p9~~ 10 10 10/12 12 10 9 10 |
| A | 12 9~~ |
| E | |
[guitar 2 plays top notes]
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 11 12~ 12 12 12 (12) |
| D | 8 7/12 10/ 12 10~ 10 10 10 (10) |
| A | 10 9 10 6 9 10 10 9/13 12/ |
| E | 10 11 8 10 11 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 12 12p11 |
| D | 12 13 12 10 12~~ (12)\ |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 19p15 15h19p15 |
| B | 17 19p17p15 17p15p13 17p13 17p13 13 |
| G | 19 16p14p12 (12) |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
E|--0-[dive bomb with whammy]--|
End Solo
Riff 1a
Guitar 1 x4
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 7 7h8p7 5h7p5 |
| E | 0 0 |
Guitar 2
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 7 7h8p7 5h7p5 |
| E | 0 0 |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 6 6h7p6 4h6p4 |
| A | |
| E | 0 0 |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9h10p9 7h9p7 |
| A | |
| E | 0 0 |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9h10p9 7h9p7 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 0 0 |
Play Riff 1 "I'm the dreams..."
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
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| B | |
| G | 0 |
| D | 5 7 4 |
| A | 2 3 3 2 3 2 0 4 5 5 2 |
| E | 0 0 3 2 3 0 3 2 |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 0 |
| D | 5 7 4 |
| A | 2 3 3 2 3 2 0 4 5 5 2 5 3 2 3 2 |
| E | 0 0 3 2 3 5 |
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo over the above riffs
| e | |
| B | 8^ |
| G | 7 9 9~\ |
| D | 4 (4)h5 4h5p4 4 5 7/9 |
| A | 7~~ |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 12 13 12h13p12 |
| G | 12 14 14 12 11~~ |
| D | /14 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 19 20 |
| G | 11 12 14 12 11 11 12 11 20 21 21~ |
| D | 14 14 13~~ 13/21 21 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 19 20 22 20 19 19 |
| B | 19 20 22^r^r^~~ 22^ 22 20 22 20 |
| G | 21 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 19 20 19 19 20 22 22^r^r 20 19~ 22 19 20 19 |
| G | 21 21 20 22 21 20~\ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 16 17 16 |
| D | /19 17 16 17~~ (17)\(10) 0 |
| A | 5h7~ |
| E | a |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4h5p4 4 4 5 7 5p4 4h5p4 4 4 5h7 9p0h0 |
| A | 7 5h7 7 7 5 7 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 12 12h13p12 12 |
| G | 11h12p11 11 11 12 14 14 14 |
| D | 14 12 14~ |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12 12 |
| B | x 15p12 15p12 |
| G | 12p11 12p11 12 11 11 x 14 14 |
| D | 12 13~\ / x |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12 12 12 12 12 |
| B | 15p12 15p12 12 15p12 12 15p12 12 15p12 |
| G | 14 14 14 14 14 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12 14 |
| B | 12 19 19h20p19 19 19 20 22 |
| G | 14^~~ (14)\ 21 20h21 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 19h20p19 19 |
| B | 22 22p20p19 19h20p19 19 20h22p20 19 |
| G | 21 21 20h21 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 19h20p19 19 |
| G | 21 21 21p19 21p19 19 18 |
| D | 21 19 17 16 16~~~ |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 12 13 |
| G | 11 11 12 14 12 11 11 12 11 11 11 12 14 |
| D | 14 14 13 14 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 12h13p12 12 13 12h13p12 12 |
| G | 14 12 11~~ 12p11 14 14 14^ |
| D | 14~~ |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12 |
| B | 13 15 12 12 |
| G | 14 14^ 14 12 14 14^ 14^r 12 |
| D | 14~~ 14\ |
| A | |
| E | |
End Solo
Play Riff 3 "I wanna see you in..."
Play Riff 4 "Deep inside..."
Riff 7
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 5 7 5 7 8 |
| A | 5 5 7 5 7 8 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 3 |
* * * * * * * * *
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 7 8 |
| D | 5 5 7 5 7 8 7 8 |
| A | 5 5 7 5 7 8 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * *
Ending:
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 8 8 10 8 10 11 |
| A | 8 xx 8 10 xx 8 xx 10 11 |
| E | 6666 xx xx xx 66666666 |
**** ********
"I've come to give you a gruesome time..."