Mercyful Fate: Desecration Of Souls
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Date last modified: 18-10-01
Intro
Riff 1
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| G | |
| D | 9 8 |
| A | 2 7 6 |
| E | 0 /8 7 |
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 7 4 |
| A | 3 5 2 |
| E | 3 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 3 |
Riff 2
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 |
| A | 7 7 5tr7 5 7 8 7 5h7p5 3 2 0 |
| E | 0000 0000 3 2 1 |
**** ****
Riff 3
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 10 10 9 9 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 8 8 7 7 5 5 |
| E | 0000 0000 0000 0000 |
**** **** **** ****
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 10 10 9 9 |
| A | 7 7 8 8 7 7 x x x xxx |
| E | 0000 0000 0000 x x x xxx |
**** **** ****
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 7 7 4 3 7 7 5 5 |
| E | 0000 000 6 5 0000 000 3 3 |
**** *** **** ***
Play Riff 4 "Magic circles..."
Riff 5
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| B | |
| G | 9 9 9 9 |
| D | 7 7 12 7 7 7 |
| A | 0000 000 10 5 0000 3 2 3 5 3 5 |
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**** *** ****
"It's desecration of souls..."
Riff 4a
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 9 12 12 |
| A | 7 7 4 3 7 7 10 10 |
| E | 0000 000 6 5 0000 000 |
**** *** **** ***
"...lair..."
Riff 6
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| B | |
| G | |
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| A | 33333333 22222222 55555 |
| E | 22222222 3 |
******** ******** ******** *****
Riff 7 (Guitar 2 plays top notes at end)
| e | |
| B | 12 12 12 10~~ |
| G | 12 12 12 11~~ |
| D | 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 11 |
| A | 7 7 4 3 7 7 10 10 10 9 |
| E | 0000 000 6 5 0000 |
**** *** ****
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 "Copulation..."
Play Riff 5 "It's desecration of souls..."
Play Riff 4 "...lair..."
Riff 8
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 33333333 555555555 22222222 |
| E | 33333333 |
******** ********* ******** ********
"So I say again..."
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 33333333 55555 |
| E | 3 |
******** *****
Riff 9
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 11 11 12 12 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 9 9 10 10 5 5 |
| E | 0000 0000 0000 0000 |
**** **** **** ****
"...souls..."
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 11 11 12 12 9 9 9 2 |
| A | 7 7 9 9 10 10 7 7 7 0 |
| E | 0000 0000 0000 |
**** **** ****
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) x4
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 7 7 5 5 7 7 4 3 |
| E | 0000 000 3 3 0000 000 6 5 |
**** *** **** ***
x3
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 7 7 |
| E | 0 2 2 2 5 2 0 2 2 2 5 2 0 2 2 2 5 2 0 2 2 5 5 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 0 2 2 2 5 2 0 2 2 2 5 2 0 2 2 2 5 2 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
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| A | |
| E | 0 2 0 2 3 2 3 5 3 5 7 5 7 8 7 8 10 8 10 |
Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm) x2
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 11 12 |
| A | 7 7 7 9 10 10 10 10 12 |
| E | 8 8 8 10 |
1st ending
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 11 12 |
| A | 7 7 7 9 10 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 7 9 10 10 10 12 |
| E | 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 5 7 8 8 8 10 |
2nd ending
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 11 12 |
| A | 7 7 7 9 10 12 12 12 12 9 9 9 7 9 10 10 12 12 |
| E | 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 5 7 8 8 10 10 |
Riff 7a
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 9 12 12 12 11 |
| A | 7 7 4 3 7 7 10 10 10 9 |
| E | 0000 000 6 5 0000 |
**** *** ****
Play Riff 4 "Dying flowers..."
Play Riff 5 "It's desecration of souls..."
Play Riff 4a
Play Riff 8 "So I say again..."
Riff 9a
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| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 11 11 12 12 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 9 9 10 10 5 5 |
| E | 0000 0000 0000 0000 |
**** **** **** ****
"...souls..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 11 11 12 12 |
| A | 7 7 9 9 10 10 |
| E | 0000 0000 0000 |
**** **** ****
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 7 5 4 5 7 7 5 5 3 2 3 2 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 2 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 77777777... |
| A | 55555555... [fade out] |
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