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Song
Mercyful Fate: 9
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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Date last modified: 12-07-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-3--3--4--------4--2--4---| E|-1--1--2--------2--0--2---|
Guitar 2 (some effect is used)
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|----4----4--------4----4-----| A|-------------3-------------3-| E|-2----2----2---2----2----2---|
Riff 2
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|----------5-----5----5----5-----5----5-| A|-4--2--5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---| E|-2--0--3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---|
"In Hell....."
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|----8-----8----8----3-----3----3---| A|-8-----8-----8---3-----3-----3---4-| E|-6-----6-----6---1-----1-----1---2-|
"...Heaven?....."
Lead in to next verse
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|----4----4--------4----4--| A|-------------3------------| E|-2----2----2---2----2-----|
Play Riff 2 "We are 9...."
Riff 3
Guitar 1 x3
e|-12-------12-------12-------12-------------------| B|----11-------11-------11-------11----------------| G|-------9--------9--------9--------9--10-13-12-10-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------3--6--5--3-| E|--------------------------------------1--4--3--1-| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------3--6--5----| E|--------------------------------------1--4--3----| e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------3--6--5--3-| E|--------------------------------------1--4--3--1-|
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|-12-------11----12-------11-----12------11----12-| B|----11-------10----11-------10-----11------10----| G|-------9--------------9---------------9----------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-7-----6----7-----6----7-----6---7-| E|---6-0---5----6-0---5----6-0---5---|
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------3----| A|---------2--------------5--------------2----2-1-1-1-1-1----| E|-0-0-0-0-0----4-3-3-3-3-3----1-0-0-0-0-0-----------------1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"God is Satan..."
Guitar 2
e|-12-------12-------12-------12-------------------| B|----11-------11-------11-------11----------------| G|-------9--------9--------9--------9--10-13-12-10-| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 4
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------| A|-7--6------------6---------------------| E|-------8---7--8------5--7--8---1--3--5-|
"9 we are all 9 we are 9 we are all 9"
Riff 6 x2
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----6-----6---------6-----6------| A|---------------5-----------------| E|-4-----4-----4---4-----4-----4-2-|
"In Hell....."
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|----7-----7----7----7-----7----7-| A|---------------------------------| E|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---|
"Time has disappeared....."
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|----10-----10----10----5-----5----5-| A|------------------------------------| E|-8------8------8----3-----3-----3---|
"In Heaven......."
Interlude
Play Riff 3 "I am 9......"
Play Riff 4 "We are 9......."
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 3 "I am 9........"
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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