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Song
Mercyful Fate: Black Masses
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
edited by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: 17-10-01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|------| B|------| G|------| D|------| A|------|
E|-15\\-|
RIFF 1
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------7-7-| A|-------------------------------------5-5-| E|-3p0-0-0-0-0-5p0-0-0-0-0-6p0-0-0-0-0-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2 (6 times)
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|--5-----7-----8-----8-7-| E|--3-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-6-5-|
* * * * * *
REPEAT RIFF 2 (8 times) Come and join...
RIFF 3
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------2-0-3-2--2-5-| E|--0h2-2-5^--2-0-2-0--2-5--0h2-2-5--------------|
Elohim...
REPEAT RIFF 2
RIFF 4
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|--5-5-3-5--3-2-3-2-0---| E|---------------------3-|
Give...
REPEAT RIFF 3
RIFF 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|-----9----9----9----9----7-7-7-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-4-5-4tr5-| A|-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-5-5-5-3-3-3---------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
"Black masses..."
Last time
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-----9----9----9----9----7-7-7-5-5-5----5-5-4-5-| A|-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-5-5-5-3-3-3------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
Guitar 2 (2nd, 3rd & 4th time)
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|--9---11--12--11--11h12p11-9-11h12-11h12p11-9------| D|----------------------------------------------12-9-| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 6
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-2---7-5h7p5------------7p5----5--7-| E|-0-0---------7-6-5-0-0------7--3--5-|
* *
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-2---7-5h7p5------------7p5----5--| E|-0-0---------7-6-5-0-0------7--3--|
* *
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-2---7-5h7p5------------7p5----5--7-| E|-0-0---------7-6-5-0-0------7--3--5-|
* *
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------5--| A|-2---7-5h7p5------------7p5----3--| E|-0-0---------7-6-5-0-0------7-----|
* *
RIFF 7
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---5-4--| A|-------------------------------3-2--| E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---2-3-4-| A|-------------------------------0-1-2-| E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---5-4--| A|-------------------------------3-2--| E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3------|
* * * * * *
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---5--| A|-------------------------------3--| E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3----|
* * * * * *
RIFF 8
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---5-4--| A|-------------------------------3-2--| E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---2-3-4-| A|-------------------------------0-1-2-| E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---5-4--| A|-------------------------------3-2--| E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---2-0---------| A|-----------------------------------3-2-3-2-| E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-------------|
* * * * * *
RIFF 9
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------------------------| A|--7------7------7------9-10-| E|--5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-7--8-|
**** **** ****
and about my... x3
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|--7------7------7------10-10-| E|--5-5555-5-5555-5-5555--8--8-|
**** **** ****
She's got to...
RIFF 10 (Solo Rhythm) x3
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------10-10-| E|-777777777777777--8--8-|
***************
e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------|
E|-77777777777777777777-|
********************
RIFF 11
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--7------7------7------8-8-| A|--5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-6-6-| E|---------------------------|
**** **** ****
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--7------7------7-7-7-7-7-8-| A|--5-5555-5-5555-5-5-5-5-5-6-| E|----------------------------|
**** ****
Play Riff 1
RIFF 12
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2-------0-------2--------0--1---2-------0-------2-----5--4--3-| A|--2-------0-------2-----2--0--1---2-------0-------2-----5--4--3-| E|----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-3-----------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--2-------0-------2--------0--1---2---x-x-----x-x----x-x--------| A|--2-------0-------2-----2--0--1---2---x-x-----x-x----x-x--------| E|----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-3-------------x-x-----x-x----x-x--------|
* * * * * * * *
RIFF 13 (8 times) (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|--5--------7-------8-------8--7-| A|--5--------7-------8-------8--7-| E|----0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0------|
* * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 5 Black Masses...
Ending
e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|--9--7--9-| A|--7--5--7-| E|----------|
"Black masses"
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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