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Crossroads

Mercyful Fate
Tab

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Song

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Song: Crossroads

Artist: Mercyful Fate

Album: Dead Again

Tabbed by Chris Rezendes (dudemcrude@yahoo.com)

Date started tab: 4/6/02

Date finished tab: 4/6/02

Tuning: Standard

Notation Key

v: vibrato

t: tremolo bar

^: bend

.: palm mute

~: trill

p: pull-off

h: hammer-on

x: ghost note

/: slide up

\: slide down

Comments: You should have no problem with the song if you know how it goes. I've been looking for a tab for this song for a while, and not finding one, I just decided to get off my lazy ass and tab it myself. I think it came out great. If you find any mistakes, feel free to e-mail me the corrections.

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e|-----|---
B|-----|---
G|-----|---
D|--3--|---
A|--3--|---
E|--1--|---

Riff 1A 1st&3rd 2nd last

e|-------------------------------|----------|----------|------------
B|-------------------------------|----------|----------|------------
G|-------------------------------|----------|----------|--5---------
D|--------5-4--------------------|----------|----------|--5--5------
A|--4---------------4---3--------|----------|--333333--|--3--5------
E|--2-222-----2-222---2---2-2-2--|--333333--|----------|-----3------

... . ... . . . . ...... ......

Riff 1B 1st&3rd 2nd last alternate last

e|-------------------------------|----------|----------|--------|-----------
B|-------------------------------|----------|----------|--------|-----------
G|--------------------8-7--------|----------|----------|--5-----|-----------
D|--------7---8------------------|----------|----------|--5--5--|--8-7-5----
A|--7----------------------------|----------|--666666--|--3--5--|--6-5-3----
E|--5-555---5---5-555-----5-5-5--|--666666--|----------|-----3--|-----------

... . . ... . . . ...... ......

Chorus (let us ride with the beast tonight...)

e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|------------------------------------|--------------------------------
G|----------------10---10-9-5------6--|---------------10----10-9-6-----
D|------3----7----10---10-9-5--7---6--|-----3----7----10----10-9-6-----
A|------3----7-----8----8-7-3--7---4--|-----3----7-----8-----8-7-4-----
E|------1----5-----------------5------|-----1----5---------------------

Riff 2, under solo

(x 3 before each end) 1st and 3rd 2nd last

e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--5---------
D|-------------------|-------------------|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|--5--5------
A|--2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--4p2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-------------------|--3--5------
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----3------

Chorus #2 (let us ride with the beast tonight...)

(play twice before end) end

e|------------------------------------|--------
B|------------------------------------|--------
G|----------------10---10-9-5------6--|--------
D|------3----7----10---10-9-5--7---6--|--2-----
A|------3----7-----8----8-7-3--7---4--|--2-----
E|------1----5-----------------5------|--0-----

Interlude end 1 end 2

e|----------------------|--------------|------------|------------
B|----------------------|--------------|------------|------------
G|----------------------|--------------|------------|------------
D|--9---------9---------|--9---9-10-9--|--7-----10--|------------
A|--7--2-3-2--7--2-3-2--|--7---7--8-7--|--5-8-7--8--|------------
E|-----0-1-0-----0-1-0--|----0---------|----6-5-----|------------

Chords played after interlude

e|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|---------------------
B|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|---------------------
G|-----|--5--|--9--|--3--|--7--|-----|--7--|--7-6-5-3------------
D|--7--|--5--|--9--|--3--|--7--|--6--|--7--|--7-6-5-3-3----------
A|--7--|--3--|--7--|--1--|--5--|--6--|--5--|--5-4-3-1-3----------
E|--5--|-----|-----|-----|-----|--4--|-----|----------1----------

Chords played after last chorus

e|-----------------------------|---------------------------------
B|-----------------------------|---------------------------------
G|-----------------------------|---------------------------------
D|--------5-----------5--------|--------5-----------5------------
A|--2--4--3--4--2--4--3--2--5--|--2--4--3--4--2--4--3--2--4--5---
E|--0--2-----2--0--2-----0--3--|--0--2-----2--0--2-----0--2--3---

Chords played at the very end

e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|--2--5--2--5--2--5--2--5--2--5--2--5--2--5--2--5--2--5--2--5---
E|--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3---
e|---------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4--2--4---
E|--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2--0--2---

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