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Into the Coven

Mercyful Fate
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Song

Mercyful Fate: Into the Coven

transcribed by : Kamil Serkan Gunturk : gunturkk@boun.edu.tr

intro solo and edited by : Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

edited by : Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com

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Tuning: Standard

Intro (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm)

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

Solo (Distortion)

e|-12-13-15-13-12---------------------------------------|
B|----------------15-13~----12-13-15-13h15p13-12--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------14-12~-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------13-12--------------------------------------|
G|-12-14-------14-12--------------------------------|
D|-------------------15-14-14--15-14h15p14----------|
A|----------------------------------------17-15-15~-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------12--12-13-12h13p12---------|
B|-/13-----15--------------------------15-13-12-|
G|-----12-----12-12-----------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-13--------15---------12-13--12--13~\-|
G|----12-12-----12-12-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-----5--------------------------------------|
B|-------8--6-5---5-6-5h6p5-------------------|
G|-4-5----------7-----------7--5-4--4-4h5p4---|
D|------------------------------------------7-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-7-9/10-10-10/14-14-14-12-12-14^r-14-14-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------12-12~---12-13-12h13p12---|
G|-14-14-14-13------------------------------14-|
D|-------------14-14---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------12-13-12----12-13-12-13-15-15^^r-15^r-|
G|-13-14----------14---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--13-15-15--13-12-12--13-15-13p15p13--12-13--|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-13h15p13p12----12-13p12---------------|
G|-------------14----------14~-----------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-------------8------7h8-7~~-----8~~~---/12--10tr12-|
B|-8h10~--8-10---10~---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

End solo

Riff 1

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-----------5-5-4-|
D|-7-----7-----5-7-5-7-----7---5-5-5-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-------|
E|-----------------------------------|

* * * * * * *

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----4-----4---5----------|
D|-----5-----5---3-----5--7-|
A|-0-0---0-0---0---0-0-3--5-|
E|--------------------------|

* * * * * * *

Riff 2

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

Play Riff 1 "Howl like..."

Riff 3

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

* * * * * * * * * * *

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

* * * * * *

"Come, come..."

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

* * * * * * * * * * *

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

* * * * * * *

"...and become..."

Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)

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

1st end

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7--9--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--7--|
E|---------------------------------|

2nd end

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------------------------|

Solo

E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|----------7---6-7-9-7h9p7-6-----------------|
D|--7h9-7-9---9---------------9-7-------------|
A|--------------------------------9-7----8b9--|
E|------------------------------------10------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7---7--|
A|--7-5h7p5---5--------5---5---7-5-7--9-7-9----9----|
E|----------7---7-5-7----7--------------------------|
E|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|--9b11-11r9p7-9-7-9--|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 1 "Undress..."

Play Riff 3

Riff 5 (Clean)

E|--------0------------0-------------------------------|
B|----------3------------3-----------------------------|
G|------4-----4------4-----4--------5----------7-----6-|
D|----4------------4--------------5---5------7-----6---|
A|--2------------0--------------5-------5--5-----4-----|
E|----------------------------3------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
B|--------7-----------9----------------|
G|------7---7-------9---9--------------|
D|----7-------7---9-------9------------|
A|--5-----------7------------0-2---0---|
E|-------------------------------3-----|

Solo (over Riff 5)

E|--------------------------7-------------7-9-10-12b14--|
B|------------------------7---10p7---7-10---------------|
G|-----6-7-6h7p6---7-9b11----------9--------------------|
D|-7-9-----------9--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-14r12p10----------------------------|
B|----------12-10h12p10-8--------------|
G|------------------------9h11p9--...--|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)

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

* * * * * * * * *

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

* * * * * * * * *

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

* * * * * * * *

E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---4--------------7-6-5-4-3-2-|
A|-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5-4-3-2-1-0-|
E|------------------------------|

* * * * * *

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

* * * * * * * * *

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

* * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm) x3

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--4-4-----------------------7--2---|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--0---|
E|-----------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * *

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--4-4------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|-----------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Riff 7a (Solo Rhythm) x3

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--6-6-----------------------6--9---|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7---|
E|-----------------------------------|

* * * * * * * * * * *

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-----------------------------9\-|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7\-|
E|-------------------------------------| *whammy bar dive*

Play Riff 1

Riff 4.1 (Solo Rhythm)

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-----2-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6----|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4----|
E|---------------------------------------|

1st end

E|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--9-11--|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7--9--|
E|---------------------------7--9--|

2nd end

E|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
E|------------------------------------|

Solo (over riff 4.1)

E|----------------|---------------------------------------|
B|----------------|---------------------------------------|
G|----------9-----|--9-11-9-10-9-7-9-7-8-7-5-7-5-6-5------|
D|-11b-9-11---11b-|----------------------------------6b---|
A|----------------|---------------------------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------------|
B|----------------|--9-11-9-10-9-7-9-7-8-7-5-7-5-6-5------|
G|----------9-----|----------------------------------7-6b-|
D|-11b-9-11---11b-|---------------------------------------|
A|----------------|---------------------------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 1 "Suck the..."

Play Riff 3 "Now..."

Ending

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

* * * * * * *

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------111111-----11-------|
A|-----4-5-----6-7-----8--9-9-9-...--9--4-4\-|
E|-2-3-----4-5-----6-7------------------2-2\-|

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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