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Song
Mercyful Fate: Nuns Have No Fun
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-[etc]--|
* * * * * * * * *
RIFF 1
e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|--9--9-----------4--4-----------9--9-----------4--4---| A|--7--7-----------5--5-----------7--7-----------5--5---| E|--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------7--------------------------------------------| D|--9--9-----------4---5---4------9--9-----------4--4---------------| A|--7--7-----------5-------5------7--7-----------5--5---------------| E|--------0-0-0-0----0---0---0-0--------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 3
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------12-10h12p10-------| G|--------------------------------------7-------------12-11-| D|--9--7-------7--9--------9--7--7--7-9---------------------| A|--7--5-------9--7--------7--5--5--------------------------| E|--------0-0--------0-0------------------------------------|
* * * *
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--9--7-------7--9-------9--7-----4---| A|--7--5-------9--7-------7--5-----2---| E|--------0-0--------0-0--------0------|
* * * * *
RIFF 4 (8 times)Verse
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|--9-----7-----5-----7--------9-----7/9---------| A|--7-----5-----3-----5--------7-----5/7---------| E|-----0-----0-----0-----0--0-----0-------0--0---|
* * * * * * * *
Upon a cross...
RIFF 5
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------7---9---10---9---7---5--| E|-3--3--5--7--7--7--------------------------|
C-U-N-T, that's what you are....
RIFF 6 (4 times)
1st, 2nd & 3rd 4th time ending
e|-------------------|-----------------|--------------| B|-------------------|-----------------|--------------| G|-------------------|--------12-11----|--------------| D|--7/9-------9------|-11-----10--9-7--|----4-5-4-5-4-| A|--5/7-------7------|--9-----------5--|--0-2-3-2-3-5-| E|-------0-0-----0-0-|-----0-----------|--------------|
* * * * *
RIFF 4 (4 times) Verse
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|--9-----7-----5-----7--------9-----7/9---------| A|--7-----5-----3-----5--------7-----5/7---------| E|-----0-----0-----0-----0--0-----0-------0--0---|
* * * * * * * *
I get it up....
RIFF 7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------7-----5-------------7-----5---------| D|--3----3---3-3---3----3---3-3----2-----7-----5-------2-----7-----5---------| A|--1--0-1-0-1-1-0-1--0-1-0-1-1-0--0--0--5--0--3--0-0--0--0--5--0--3--0-0----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--3----3---3-3---3----3---3-3----5---------------7-----------------| A|--1--0-1-0-1-1-0-1--0-1-0-1-1-0--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5----| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 8 (4 times) (Solo)
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------7----------------------| D|--9-----------------7--5--7--9----------------| A|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-----5--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1st, 2nd ending
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|--5--4--2-------------------------------------| A|--3--2--0--4----------------------------------| E|-----------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
3rd ending
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|--5--4--2-------------------------------------| A|--3--2--0--5----------------------------------| E|-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
4th time ending
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|--5--4--2--5----------------------------------| A|--3--2--0--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------|--------| B|--------------------------|--------| G|--------------------------|--------| D|--------------------------|--------| A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-2-0--| E|--------------------------|--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 9 (2 times this whole thing) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th time end
e|-----------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|---------------| B|-----------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|---------------| G|-----------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-------------2-| D|-----------------------------------|--2--|--4--|--5--|---------2-3---| A|--4---------4---------4---------4--|--0--|--2--|--3--|-0-2-3-5-------| E|--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--|-----|-----|-----|---------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"Nuns have no fun..."
Just have...
I give them...
I never fail
RIFF 10
GIT 1 x2
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------4--| A|-------------------------------------2--| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
x2 add 2nd time
e|----------------------------------------|--------| B|----------------------------------------|--------| G|----------------------------------------|--------| D|-------------------------------------4--|--5--7--| A|-------------------------------------2--|--3--5--| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|--------|
GIT 2 x4 add 4th time
e|------------------------------------------------|-------| B|------------------------------------------------|-------| G|------------------------------------------------|-------| D|---------------------------------2-3-5-3-2-0----|--5--7-| A|-------------------2-3-5-3-2-3-5-------------2--|--3--5-| E|--0-2-3-5-3-2--3-5------------------------------|-------|
GIT 3 (only play the third and fourth times) add the last time
e|-------------------------------------3----------|---------| B|-----------------------3-------3-5-6---6-5-4-3--|--5-7--5-| G|--------2--------2-4-5---5-4-5------------------|---------| D|--2-4-5---5-4--5--------------------------------|---------| A|------------------------------------------------|---------| E|------------------------------------------------|---------|
RIFF 4 (4 times) Verse
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------| D|--9-----7-----5-----7--------9-----7/9---------| A|--7-----5-----3-----5--------7-----5/7---------| E|-----0-----0-----0-----0--0-----0-------0--0---|
* * * * * * * *
I get it up...
RIFF 5
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------7---9---10---9---7---5--| E|-3--3--5--7--7--7--------------------------|
C-U-N-T, that's what you are....
RIFF 6 (4 times) x2
1st, 2nd & 3rd 4th time ending
e|-------------------|-----------------|--------------| B|-------------------|-----------------|--------------| G|-------------------|--------12-11----|--------------| D|--7/9-------9------|-11-----10--9-7--|----4-5-4-5-4-| A|--5/7-------7------|--9-----------5--|--0-2-3-2-3-5-| E|-------0-0-----0-0-|-----0-----------|--------------|
* * * * *
Ending
e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|---------------------| A|--5-4-0--3-2------2--| E|-------------3-2--0--|
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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