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Song
Mercyful Fate: My Demon
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: 12-07-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1 x2
e|-----------------------------------|---------------| B|-----------------------------------|---------------| G|----9-7h9p7------------------------|----9-7h9p7----| D|-7~--------10-9-7-6~--7--9-------6-|-7~--------10~-| A|---------------------------7--9----|---------------| E|-----------------------------------|---------------|
Guitar 2 x2
e|------------------------------------------|----------------------| B|-10~-13-12h13p12-------------10-12------9-|-10~--13-12h13p12-----| G|----------------14-13-14-13~-------9-11---|------------------14~-| D|------------------------------------------|----------------------| A|------------------------------------------|----------------------| E|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
Guitar 3 x2
e|--------------------------------------------------|-------| B|--------------------------------------------------|-------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-------| D|-7------------------------2-----------------------|--7--7-| A|-7------------------------2-----------------------|--7--7-| E|-5-5555555555555555555555-0-000000000000000000000-|--5--5-|
********************** *********************
Riff 2
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------9-10---------------------9----| A|-55555555555555555--7--8--55555555555555555--7-10-| E|------------------------------------------------8-|
***************** *****************
"This house..."
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------5----| A|--------------------9-10---------------------3--5-| E|-55555555555555555--7--8--55555555555555555-----3-|
***************** *****************
"This house..."
Riff 3
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-10--9-----------10--9-----------| A|--8--7------------8--7-----------| E|-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
1st ending
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-9-10--9--7--5--7-10--9-----------| A|-7--8--7--5--3--5--8--7-----------| E|------------------------0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * *
"Deep in the dark......"
2nd ending x2
e|------------------|---------------------| B|------------------|---------------------| G|------------------|---------------------| D|-9-10--9--7--5--7-|-9-10--9--7--5--4--2-| A|-7--8--7--5--3--5-|-7--8--7--5--3--2--0-| E|------------------|---------------------|
"Demon and I.....Yes my demon... "
Lead into next section:
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|--------------7--5-| D|--------------7--5-| A|-2--2---2--2--5--3-| E|-0--0---0--0-------|
* * * *
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "All of the deadly kisses....."
Play Riff 3 "Deep in the dark....."
Riff 4 (solo rhythm) x2
e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|------------------------------3-------| A|-4--4--4-5-4-2-4-5--4--4--4-5-1-5-4-5-| E|-2--2--2-3-2-0-2-3--2--2--2-3---3-2-3-| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|------------------------------5-------| A|-6--6--6-7-6-4-6-7--6--6--6-7-3-7-6-7-| E|-4--4--4-5-4-2-4-5--4--4--4-5---5-4-5-| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|------------------------------3-------| A|-4--4--4-5-4-2-4-5--4--4--4-5-1-5-4-5-| E|-2--2--2-3-2-0-2-3--2--2--2-3---3-2-3-|
Riff 5
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|----4--3--4----4--3--4-----------4--3--4----4--3--4-------| A|-4-----------4----------4--5--4-----------4----------4--5-| E|-2-----------2----------2--3--2-----------2----------2--3-|
"Ahhh...."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|-----6--5--6-----6--5--6----------6--5--6----6--5--6-------| A|--6-----------6----------6--7--6-----------6----------6--7-| E|--4-----------4----------4--5--4-----------4----------4--5-|
"Come along... "...meet my.."
Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|--4--4--------------------4--4-------1---------| E|--2--2--2--3--2--0--2--3--2--2--2--3---3--2--3-|
"...demon
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|--6--6--------------------6--6-------3---------| E|--4--4--4--5--4--2--4--5--4--4--4--5---5--4--5-|
"My demon..."
Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-3-----4------0------1----| E|--------------------------|
"The poison.....I can't let him again"
Riff 7a
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-| E|--------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-3------4------3------0---| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|
"The dark stains... They won't..."
Play Riff 7 "So here we..."
Riff 8
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|-------------------------|
* *
"Who will be next?"
Play Riff 7 "The dark stains..."
Play Riff 8 "Who will be next......."
Lead into next section:
e|------------| B|------------| G|-6--7--8--9-| D|-6--7--8--9-| A|-4--5--6--7-| E|------------|
Riff 9 (Solo rhythm) x2
e|--------------------------------------------------|-------| B|--------------------------------------------------|-------| G|--------------------------------------------------|-------| D|-7------------------------2-----------------------|--7--7-| A|-7------------------------2-----------------------|--7--7-| E|-5-5555555555555555555555-0-000000000000000000000-|--5--5-|
********************** *********************
Play Riff 2 "I hate that GOD damn cellar...."
Play Riff 3 "Deep in the dark....."
Play Riff 5 "Ahhh....."
Play Riff 6 "...demon......demon....."
Play Riff 7 "The poison deep within....."
Play Riff 7a "The dark stains....."
Play Riff 7 "So here we go again, be my guest!"
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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