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Song
Mercyful Fate: Fifteen Men (And A Bottle Of Rum)
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
edited by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl
Marcel Weeterings : eenerglanginternetadres@Hotmail.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 x2
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-------9----------------------9--------9-7---| A|---8-7----7-8-7-10-7-8----8-7----7-8-7-----8-| E|-0----------------------0--------------------|
Riff 2 (verse) x2
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----------4------------4---5--5--4-| A|-----4-----5------4-----5---3--3--2-| E|--2-----2------2-----2--------------|
"1640....The Caribbean Sea..."
Riff 3
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-------9----------------------9--------9-7---| D|---8-7----7-8-7-10-7-8----8-7----7-8-7-----8-| A|-0----------------------0--------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-------9----------------------9^r~--------9-7---| D|---8-7----7-8-7-10-7-8----8-7-------7-8-7-----8-| A|-0----------------------0-----------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4 (verse part 2) x2
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-----------5------------5---6--6--5-| A|-----5-----6------5-----6---4--4--3-| E|--3-----3------3-----3--------------|
"Heading for a Western shore..."
Play Riff 1 x2 "The Unicorn....."
Bridge (listen to song for number of notes)
x2
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------3-| A|-3p0-0000-3p0-0000--4--3p0-0000-3p0-00--1-| E|--------------------2---------------------|
**** **** **** **
x4
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------------------6------------------7-| A|--------------------4------------------5-| E|-3p0-0000-3p0-0000-----3p0-0000-3p0-00---|
**** **** **** **
"Just...after midnight..."
x2
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------------------8--------------8-7-7-| A|-3p0-0000-3p0-0000--6--3p0-000000--6-5-5-| E|-----------------------------------------|
**** **** ******
"Ohhh.....they were heading...."
- x2
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------------------6------------------7-| A|--------------------4------------------5-| E|-3p0-0000-3p0-0000-----3p0-0000-3p0-00---|
**** **** **** **
"Just...after midnight..."
Solo 2 [Michael Denner]
|01
|
| h+e e+E s
e|-------------| B|-------------| G|4:-7b9-9r7-5-| D|4:-----------| A|-------------| E|-------------|
|02
| ==3== ==3==
| e s s s e e e s s s s s s s s
e|-------------------------------| B|---5h7p5-----------------------| G|-7-5h7p5-5\4---4-----4h5-7p5p4-| D|-------------7---5h7-----------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
|03
| ======6====== =====6=====
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s + q +
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----5h7-5p4---4-[0]h4p2-4p0-4h5h7-(7)b9-| D|-5h7---------7---------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
|04
|
| e s s q s s s s s s s s
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|---7/10-10-9h10p9----9-------9-| D|------------------12---10h12---| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|
|05
| ===3====
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|-10h12p10-9----9-10p9----9----------12----12-14p| D|------------12--------12---12h13h14----14-------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
|06
|
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s +
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------12h13p12----12-------12-| G|-12----12-------12-13-14----------14----13h14----| D|----14----12-14----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
|07
|
| q+s s s s h +
e|----------------11-14-(14)b16-| B|-(12)b14--14b16---------------| G|------------------------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------|
|08
|
| Q s s e e q +
e|---(16)r14p12-14-12----| B|--------------------14-| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
|09 |10
| |
| w + h h
e|---|------| B|---|------| G|---|------| D|---|---X\-| A|---|---X\-| E|---|------|
Solo Rhythm :
x2
e|-----------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------| D|--------------------8--------------8-7-7-| A|-3p0-0000-3p0-0000--6--3p0-000000--6-5-5-| E|-----------------------------------------|
**** **** ******
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|----------4----------2----------4----------4-----| A|----------2----------0----------2----------2-2-4-| E|-0h2-2222---0h2-2222---0h2-2222---0h2-2222---0-2-|
**** **** **** ****
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|----------6----------4----------6----------6-----| A|----------4----------2----------4----------4-4-6-| E|-2h4-4444---2h4-4444---2h4-4444---2h4-4444---2-4-|
**** **** **** ****
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|--------------5--4----------------5--4-| A|-3p0-00000000-3--2---3p0-00000000-3--2-| E|---------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------6--4----------------6--4--6--4--6-------| A|-7p4-44444444-4--2---7p4-44444444-4--2--4--2--4-------| E|------------------------------------------------3~-2~-|
End solo rhythm
Play Riff 1 x2
Play Riff 2 "1640....The Caribbean Sea..."
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4 "The captain....."
Play Riff 1 x2 "Going down...."
Ending Part
x4 x4
e|-----------|------------| B|-----------|------------| G|-----------|------------| Play twice D|--9---9----|-10---10----| A|--7---7----|--8----8----| E|----0---0--|----0----0--|
* * * *
"Fifteen men and a bottle of rum......"
x8
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|--7--9--------12-10---------------------7--9--------| A|--5--7--------10--8---------------------5--7--------| E|--------0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Listen hard on a stormy night..."
e|------------------------------| B|------5-------------7---------| G|--------5-------------7-------| D|--5-------5-5---7-------7-7---| A|--3---------3---5---------5---| E|------------------------------|
"It's a warning.....storm is coming"
x2
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|--7--9--------12-10---------------------7--9--------| A|--5--7--------10--8---------------------5--7--------| E|--------0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"You better look out..."
Ending:
First play this:
Both guitars
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|--15~~~--16^r--14~~~--16^r--13~~~--15^r--12~~~---| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Then this:
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------| B|--15~~~--16^r--14~~~--16^r--13~~~--15^r-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------| B|--12~~~--12^r--10~~~--12^r---8~~~--12^r-| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--7--9-------12-10-------7--9-| A|--5--7-------10--8-------5--7-| E|--5--7-0-0-0-10--8-0-0-0-5--7-|
* * * * * *
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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