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Song
Mercyful Fate: Buried Alive
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Langus : tlange@promail.pl
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Date last modified: 06-03-02
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Tuning: Standard
Intro x3
e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|----9--10--| A|----7---8--| E|--0---0----|
* *
Riff 1
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---9--------------9--9--8-------| A|---7--7--6--------7-------10--9-| E|------------8--7----------------|
Riff 2
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-----9----10------------------9----10---6--6h7p6----| A|-----7-----8------------------7-----8------------8--| E|--0-----0------7--7-8--10--0-----0------------------|
* * * * * *
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----9----10---------------| A|-----7-----8---------------| E|--0-----0------7--7-8--10--|
* * * *
Play Riff 1 and end with this chord:
e|-----| B|-----| G|-----| D|--9--| A|--7--| E|-----|
Verse begins:
Play Riff 2 "The poison is still in your veins..."
1st ending to Riff 2
e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|--9--8--------| A|--7--6-10--9--| E|--------8--7--|
2nd ending to Riff 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|-9--8----------9--8---------------9--8---------9--8-------| A|-7--6----------7--6---------------7--6---------7--6-------| E|-------6-5-3-0------6-6-6-6-6-6-0------6-5-3-0------6-5~~-|
* * * * * *
"Wake up..."
Riff 3
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|----4-----4---4-4---5-----5---5----4-----4---4---| A|----4-----4---4-4---5-----5---5----4-----4---4---| E|--2---2-2---2-----2---2-2---2----2---2-2---2---2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"All you can see is..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-5----------------| E|---5--1--3--5--6--|
Guitar 2 x2
e|-------0------| B|-----6----6---| G|---7--------7-| D|-0------------| A|--------------| E|--------------|
"...eyes..."
Play Riff 3 "I'm standing on the edge of your grave..."
Riff 4a
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------| A|-5----------------5-----------------------------| E|---5--1--3--5--6------5--6---6-5-3--3-5-6--6--5-|
Guitar 2 x5
e|-------0-------|-------| B|-----6----6----|-----6-| G|---7--------7--|---7---| D|-0-------------|-0-----| A|---------------|-------| E|---------------|-------|
"Into the eyes of a dead, buried alive..."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
"Wake up..."
Play Riff 3 "How does it feel..."
Play Riff 4 "Tell me and I might..."
Play Riff 3 "How does it feel..."
Play Riff 4a "Tell me and I might..."
Riff 5
e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------2-4-----------------------| E|--2--2--0-2-5-5~---2--2--0-2-5------2--2--0-2-5-5~--2--2-|
"He started struggling..."
1st ending 2nd ending
e|-----------|------------| B|-----------|------------| G|-----------|------------| D|---4---7---|---7---6----| A|---2---5---|---5---4----| E|-----------|------------|
Riff 6 (solo rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------9--9--------------------| D|-11-11---7--7--9--9--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-11-11--7--7--7--7---9--9--7--9-| A|--9--9---5--5--7--7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--9--9--------5--5---7--7--5--7-| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------9--9--------------------| D|---------7--7--9--9--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-11-11--7--7--7--7---9--9--9--7-| A|--4--4---5--5--7--7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--9--9--------5--5---7--7--7--5-| E|--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------9--9--------------------| D|-11-11---7--7--9--9--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-11-11--7--7--7--7---9--9--7--9-| A|--9--9---5--5--7--7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--9--9--------5--5---7--7--5--7-| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 5 Solo rhythm
Play Riff 2 and end with riff 1
Play Riff 2 and use second ending "Never saw me..."
Play Riff 3 "All you can see..."
Play Riff 4 "eyes..."
Play Riff 3 "I'm standing on the edge..."
Play Riff 4a "Into the eyes of a dead..."
Play Riff 5 with second ending "No matter what it is..."
Play Riff 6 just the first bar "'Murder', he screamed..."
Play Riff 5 with second ending Solo rhythm
Play Riff 6 just the first bar "I'm dead, but you die..."
Play Riff 5 with second ending Solo rhythm
Ending
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-11-11---7--7--9--9--| A|--9--9---5--5--7--7--| E|---------------------|
"'Murder' he screamed 'Oh my'?"
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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