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Song
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Song: Last Rites
Artist: Mercyful Fate
Album: 9 (1999)
Tabbed by Chris Rezendes (dudemcrude@yahoo.com)
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: Mercyful Fate rule. Some people are annoyed by King Diamond's screeching, I find it quite beautiful, complimenting the brutal riffery in a splendid way. Anyway, I think the tab came out pretty good, although some of the riffs I put in there might have been played on the keyboard and not actually one of the guitars. Oh well. Anyway, if you spot a mistake, feel free to point it out to me, or you can e-mail me the corrections. Later.
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Riff 1 x4 (gtr. 2 speed picks[palm muted]on open E for the duration of riff 1)
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|--2h3---------2h3---------2h3------| D|--------4h5---------4h5-------4h5--| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
Riff 2 x8 (gtr. 2 speed picks on open E for the duration of riff 2)
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|--2h3--------------| D|--------2h3---4-5--| A|-------------------| E|-------------------|
Fig. 1 x1
Gtr. 1 Gtr. 2
e|-----------| e|-----------| B|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| G|------5-3--| D|------5-3--| D|--4-5------| A|--2-3-3-1--| A|-----------| E|--0-1------| E|-----------|
Riff 3 x2
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--7h8----------7h8----------7h8-------| D|--------9h10---------9h10-------9h10--| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|
Fig. 2 x1
Gtr. 1 Gtr. 2
e|----------------| e|----------------| B|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| G|-----------5-3--| D|-----------5-3--| D|--3----3-4------| A|--3----3-4-3-1--| A|----------------| E|--1----1-2------| E|----------------|
Repeat Riff 3 x1
Repeat Fig. 2 x1
Repeat Riff 3 x1
Fig. 3 x1
Gtr. 1 Gtr. 2
e|--------------| e|----------------| B|--------------| B|----------------| G|--------------| G|-------5h7p5-4--| D|-------7---4--| D|--5-------------| A|--5----5---2--| A|----------------| E|--3-----------| E|----------------|
Fig. 4 x4
e|-----------|-------------------------| B|-----------|-------------------------| G|-----------|-------------------------| D|----3------|--7-------7-----7-7------| A|--5-1-3-2--|--5-------5-----5-5------| E|--3---1-0--|----0-0-0---0-0-----0-0--|
Fig. 5 x1
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|----3--------6-------| A|--5-1-3-2----4----5--| E|--3---1-0---------3--|
Repeat Riff 2 x3
Repeat Riff 3 x2
Repeat Fig. 2 x1
Repeat Riff 3 x1
Repeat Fig. 2 x1
Repeat Riff 3 x1
Repeat Fig. 3 x1
Repeat Fig. 4 x4
Riff 4 x2
e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|--9---9---9---9---10--------| A|----8---8---8---8----8------| E|-----------------------6-7--|
Riff 4B x4
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--11----11----11----11-----12---------| A|-----10----10----10----10-----10------| E|---------------------------------8-9--|
Riff 5 x4
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|----4-3---3---3---4--------| E|--2-----1---1---1---2-3-4--|
Repeat Riff 4B x4
Repeat Riff 5 x4
Repeat Riff 4B x2
Riff 4C x1
e|--------------------------------|----------------------------|-----| B|--------------------------------|----------------------------|-----| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------|-----| D|--10---10---10---10---11--------|--9---9---9---9---10--------|-----| A|-----9----9----9----9----9------|----8---8---8---8----8------|--8--| E|---------------------------7-8--|-----------------------6-7--|--6--|
Fig. 6 x2 (under solo)
e|----------------------------------|------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|------------------------------| A|---------------------------5/7-5--|---------------------------5--| E|--000-000-000-000-000-000--3/5-3--|--000-000-000-000-000-000--3--|
Fig. 7 x2 (under solo)
e|-----------------------------|------------------------------| B|-----------------------------|------------------------------| G|-----------------------------|------------------------------| D|--------------------------5--|---------------------------7--| A|--000-000-000-000-000-000-3--|--000-000-000-000-000-000--5--| E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
Speed pick open A for a short time
Fig. 8 x2 (under solo)
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|--------------------------5--| E|--222-222-222-222-222-222-3--|
Repeat Fig. 7 x2
Fig. 9 x2
Gtr. 1 Gtr. 2
e|--------------|--------------| e|----------------|----------------| B|--------------|--------------| B|----------------|----------------| G|--------------|--------------| G|-------5h7p5-4--|-------5h7p5-4--| D|-------7---4--|-------7---4--| D|--5-------------|--3-------------| A|--5----5---2--|--3----5---2--| A|----------------|----------------| E|--3-----------|--1-----------| E|----------------|----------------|
Repeat Fig. 4 x12, start fading out around the 7th time
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