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Mercyful Fate:  The Mad Arab

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Date last modified:  12-07-01

Riff 1

e 6 5h6p5
B 8 7h8p7 8 7 8 7h8p7
G 7 5 7 8 8 8 7 5 7 8 8 7 5\2/5
D 0 0
A
E
e 6 5h6p5
B 8 7h8p7 8 7
G 7 5 7 8 8 8 7 5 7 8
D 0 0 7 8 7h8p7
A 10 9 10 9
E

Riff 2

e
B
G 2 1h2p1 2 1
D 3 2 3 2 0 2 3 0 3 2 3 2 0 2
A 2 0
E 0 0 0 0
"The son of a shepherd..."

Riff 3

e
B
G
D 3 3 2 7 6 7 9 10 9
A 1 5 1 0 0 5 4 5 7 8 7
E 3 3
* * "He built a fire......"
e
B
G
D 3 3 2 7 6 7 9 10 9 3 3
A 1 5 1 0 0 5 4 5 7 8 7 1 5 1
E 3 3 3
* * "To protect him from....."

Riff 4

e 0 0
B x 0 x 0
G x 3~ x 5~ 3 4
D x x 3 4
A 2 2 2 2 1 2
E 0 0 0 0
* * * * * * "The mad arab........"
e 0 0
B x 0 x 0
G x 3~ x 5~
D x x 3 2
A 2 2 2 2 1 0
E 0 0 0 0
* * * * "The mad arab........"

Play Riff 1 "Later that same night...."

Play Riff 2 "The son of a shephard...."

Play Riff 3 "They all started chanting...."

Play Riff 4 "The mad arab....."

Riff 5 (Solo rhythm)

x4
e
B
G
D 3 2
A 4 4 4 1 0
E 2 2 2
x2
e
B
G
D 4 5 3
A 2 3 1 2 3
E 0 1
x4
e
B
G
D 3 2
A 4 4 4 1 0
E 2 2 2

Play Riff 2 "Daggers held high...."

Play Riff 3 "The blood running...."

Play Riff 4 "The mad arab....."

Riff 6

e
B
G
D 5 4 4
A 3 3 3 5 6 5 5
E 4 5 4 5 4 5
* * * * * * * * * * *
e
B
G
D 5 6 5
A 3 3 3 5 6 4 3
E 4 5 4 5 4 5
* * * * * * * * * * * "Run down that mountain side....."

Riff 7 x2

e
B
G
D
A 7 7 8 7 8
E 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5
* * * * * * * * * * "Running faster....."

Play Riff 6 "Can't go no faster...."

Riff 8 (Ending)

Guitar 1
e
B
G 6 6 6 6
D 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 6 6 7 6
A 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 4
E 4 4 4 4
Guitar 2 (arranged)
e
B 7 7 6h7/9
G 6 7\6 6 6
D
A
E
Guitar 3
e 5 4h5p4
B 7 6h7p6 7 6 7 6h7p6
G 6 4 6 7 7 7 6 4 6 7 7 6 4\1/4
D
A 4 4
E
e 5 4h5p4
B 7 6h7p6 7 6
G 6 4 6 7 7 7 6 4 6 7
D 6 7 6h7p6
A 4 4 9 8 9 8
E
At this point we would like to thank the King and his Mercyful mercinaries for consistantly providing the world with much joy for well over 2 decades also a big hello to T-lange and Russ E. 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

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