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Song
Mercyful Fate: Black Funeral
transcribed by: Mikko Laakso
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
solo by: Augusto Rafaelli : rafaelli@onda.com.br
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Date last modified: 17-12-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1 x2
e|----------------------------------------|--------| B|----------------------------------------|--------| G|----------------------------------------|--------| D|------7---------------------------------|-----4--| A|--7---5---6----6----6----6----6----6----|--2--2--| E|--5-------4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-|--0-----|
** ** ** ** ** **
Guitar 2
e|-----10-----------------------------------------| B|-10-------9~~~~~~-------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------X\\\------------|
Riff 2 x3
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--3----3----3----3----3----3--------4-| A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11--2--2-| E|---------------------------------0----|
** ** ** ** ** **
Bring....the black box to the altar...
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----5----| A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-3-33-| E|------------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
And do the sign.....
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--7----7----7----7----7----7---------| A|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55------| E|--------------------------------4-3--|
** ** ** ** ** **
All hail Satan.....
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--7----7----7----7----7----7--------4-| A|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--2--2-| E|---------------------------------0----|
** ** ** ** ** **
Yes hail Satan....
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--3----3----3----3----3----3--------4-| A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11--2--2-| E|---------------------------------0----|
** ** ** ** ** **
Lay down your swords
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3--5-| A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1--3-| E|-------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** **
The evil star.....
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--7----7----7----7----7----7-----3----| A|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--1--3-| E|------------------------------------1-|
** ** ** ** ** **
ahhhhhhhhh......
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5--7-| A|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3--5-| E|-------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** **
ahhhhhhh........
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9-----5-| A|--7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--3-| E|----------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** **
It's a black funeral.....
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----| A|--2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-| E|------------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
ahhh.........
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--5----5----5----5-2----2----2----2----| A|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-| E|---------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** **
She was a victim.........
Riff 3
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-----------8-7--------------------------| A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------5-6-5tr6-| E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0-----------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----------8-7----------------------| A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------5--7-| E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0--3--5-|
* * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------8-7----------------(4-5-4tr5)-| --> Guitar 2 A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------5-6-5tr6--| E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0------------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----------8-7-----------------6-7-8-| A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------4-5-6-| E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0--------|
* * * * * *
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Riff 4 (The slide has very weird timing)
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|------------10-------------9-----------| D|------9------8------9------7-------8-7-| A|------7-------------7--------------6-5-| E|--0-0---0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--7/9-------9------9---9------| A|--5/7-------7------7---7--4-5-| E|-------0-0-----0-0---0----2-3-|
* * * * *
Riff 5
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|------------------------5----| A|--5-7-----7-5---5-7-----3-5--| E|--3-5-5-5-5-3---3-5-5-5---3--|
* * * *
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---------------------------3-| A|--5-7-----7-5---3-3-3-3-3--1-| E|--3-5-5-5-5-3---1-1-1-1-1----|
* * * * * * *
Riff 6
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---4-4-4-------7---6--------| A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6-5--| E|---------------------5-4-3--| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---4-4-4-------7---6--------| A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6----| E|---------------------5-4-0--| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---4-4-4-------7---6--------| A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6-5--| E|---------------------5-4-3--| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|---4-4-4-------7---6-----9\-| A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6-7\-| E|---------------------5-4----|
Solo [Hank Shermann]
|00 |01
| |
| s s | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-8--10-|-12-10-8-----10-8--------8-----------------------| B|-------|----------12-------12-10----12-10-8--12-10-8-----| G|-------|----------------------------------------------11-| D|-------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-12-13-|-15-13-12----13-12-------12----------------------| B|-------|----------15-------15-13----15-13-12-15-13-12----| G|-------|----------------------------------------------14-| D|-------|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------|-------------------------------------------------|
|02
|
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-10-8--------------------------------------------| G|-------11-9--12-11-9-----11-9--------9-----------| D|----------------------12-------12-11----12-11-9--| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-13-12-------------------------------------------| G|-------14-12-16-14-12----14-12-------12----------| D|----------------------16-------16-14----16-14-12-| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
|03
|
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-12-11-9-----11-9--------9-----------------------| A|----------12-------12-11----12-11-9--12-11-9-----| E|----------------------------------------------12-|
|
|
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-16-14-12----14-12-------12----------------------| A|----------16-------16-14----16-14-12-16-14-12----| E|----------------------------------------------16-|
|04
|
| e e e e+q e e
e|----------------15-| B|--------------r----| G|--------------e----| D|--------------s----| A|-11-9---------t----| E|-------12-9--------|
|
|
| e e e e+q e e
e|----------------12-| B|--------------r----| G|--------------e----| D|--------------s----| A|-14-12--------t----| E|-------16-12-------|
|05
| ===3==== ===3====
| e s s s e e e e e s s s
e|-17-15h17p15----------15-17-15h17p15-| B|-------------18-17-18----------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
|
| ===3==== ===3====
| e s s s e e e e e s s s
e|-13-12h13p12----------12-13-12h13p12-| B|-------------15-14-15----------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|
|06
|
| e e e e e q e
e|----------15-17-19b20-(20)r19-| B|-18-17-18---------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|
|
|
| e e e e e q e
e|----------12-13-15b17-(17)r15-| B|-15-14-15---------------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|
|07
|
| q e e E E e
e|-19b20-(20)r19-17-15-17-19-| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|
|
|
| q e e E E e
e|-15b17-(17)r15-13-12-13-15-| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|
|08
| ===3====
| e s s s e e h
e|-17-15h17p15----------| B|-------------18-17-18-| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------|
|
| ===3====
| e s s s e e h
e|-13-12h13p12----------| B|-------------15-14-15-| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| 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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