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Song
Mercyful Fate: The Mad Arab
transcribed by: The Brothers GRAX
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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Date last modified: 12-07-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|---------------------6-5h6p5--------------------------------------| B|-----------8-7h8p7-----------8-7----------------8-7h8p7-----------| G|---7-5-7-8---------8-------------8------7-5-7-8---------8-7-5\2/5-| D|-0-----------------------------------0----------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------6-5h6p5---------------------------------------| B|-----------8-7h8p7-----------8-7-----------------------------------| G|---7-5-7-8---------8-------------8------7-5-7-8--------------------| D|-0------------------------------------0---------7-8-7h8p7----------| A|---------------------------------------------------------10-9-10-9-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------2-1h2p1-------------------------2-1-| D|----3-2-3---2-0-2----------3-0-------3-2-3---2-0-2-----| A|-------------------------------2-0---------------------| E|--0-------0------------------------0-------0-----------|
"The son of a shepherd..."
Riff 3
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-3-----3--2-------7--6--7--9-10--9-| A|-1--5--1--0----0--5--4--5--7--8--7-| E|----3--------3---------------------|
* *
"He built a fire......"
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-3-----3--2-------7--6--7--9-10--9----3-----3-| A|-1--5--1--0----0--5--4--5--7--8--7----1--5--1-| E|----3--------3---------------------------3----|
* *
"To protect him from....."
Riff 4
e|-----------0----------------0----------------| B|---------x---0------------x---0--------------| G|--------x------3~--------x------5~------3--4-| D|-------x----------------x-------------3----4-| A|--2--2-------------2--2-------------1------2-| E|--0--0-------------0--0----------------------|
* * * * * *
"The mad arab........"
e|-----------0----------------0-------------| B|---------x---0------------x---0-----------| G|--------x------3~--------x------5~--------| D|-------x----------------x-----------3--2--| A|--2--2-------------2--2-------------1--0--| E|--0--0-------------0--0-------------------|
* * * *
"The mad arab........"
Play Riff 1 "Later that same night...."
Play Riff 2 "The son of a shephard...."
Play Riff 3 "They all started chanting...."
Play Riff 4 "The mad arab....."
Riff 5 (Solo rhythm)
x4
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------3--2--| A|--4--4--4--1--0--| E|--2--2--2--------|
x2
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|--4--5--3--------| A|--2--3--1--2--3--| E|-----------0--1--|
x4
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-----------3--2--| A|--4--4--4--1--0--| E|--2--2--2--------|
Play Riff 2 "Daggers held high...."
Play Riff 3 "The blood running...."
Play Riff 4 "The mad arab....."
Riff 6
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-----------------------5-4---4---| A|-----3-----3-----3-5-6-----5---5-| E|-4-5---4-5---4-5-----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------5-6-5-| A|-----3-----3-----3-5-6---4-3-| E|-4-5---4-5---4-5-------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Run down that mountain side....."
Riff 7 x2
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------| A|-----7-----7-----8-----7-----8-| E|-0-5---0-5---0-5---0-5---0-5---|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Running faster....."
Play Riff 6 "Can't go no faster...."
Riff 8 (Ending)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-6--------6--------6--------6------| D|-6--7-6---6--7-6---6--7-6---6--7-6-| A|-4--5-4---4--5-4---4--5-4---4--5-4-| E|-4--------4--------4--------4------|
Guitar 2 (arranged)
e|-----------------------| B|---7-----------7-6h7/9-| G|-6---7\6-6---6---------| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
Guitar 3
e|---------------------5-4h5p4--------------------------------------| B|-----------7-6h7p6-----------7-6----------------7-6h7p6-----------| G|---6-4-6-7---------7-------------7------6-4-6-7---------7-6-4\1/4-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-4----------------------------------4-----------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------5-4h5p4--------------------------------------| B|-----------7-6h7p6-----------7-6----------------------------------| G|---6-4-6-7---------7-------------7------6-4-6-7-------------------| D|------------------------------------------------6-7 6h7p6---------| A|-4----------------------------------4---------------------9-8-9-8-| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
At this point we would like to thank the King and his Mercyful mercinaries
for consistantly providing the world with much joy for well over 2 decades
also a big hello to T-lange and Russ E.
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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