Merciful Fate Medley

Ñîñòàâèë Phil Boyle (phil@encycmet.com)

 

tune all guitars down 1/2 step
 1)
 Gb------------------------------------------------------------
 Db------4pX-----4pX-----4pX-----5------4pX-----4pX-----4pX-4-2
 Ab---------------------------------------------------------2-0
 Eb--0-2-----0-2-----0-2-----2~3~---0-2-----0-2-----0-2--------
 intro of "Satan's Fall"
 To get the 4pX part to sound right, I leave my index (1st) finger across
 every string (but not fretting any notes except on the low E) like a regular
 barre chord so it mutes the D string.
 
 2)
 Gb----------------------
 Db--4-4-5-5--5--5--5-5-4
 Ab--2-2-3-5--5--5--5-5-4
 Eb--------3--3--3--3-3-2
 "Bringing the blood"
 
 3a)
 Gb--2-------5-----2-----5---7-7~
 Db--2-------5-----2-----5---7-7~
 Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-----
 Eb------------------------------
 
 3b)
 Gb--2-------5-----2-----5---5-4
 Db--2-------5-----2-----5---5-4
 Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0----
 Eb-----------------------------
 
 3c)
 Gb--2p0-2p0-5-2---2-----5---7-7~7p5---2-------5-------0-----0----
 Db--2p0-2p0-5-2---2-----5---7-7~7p5---2-------5-----2-----0------
 Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0---------7-0-0-0-0---0-3-----2-------2
 Eb------------------------------------------------------------3--
 intro to "Curse of the Pharaohs" (0:40)
 
 4a)James
 eb-------------------------------------
 Bb-------------------------------------
 Gb------7-5-2-----2-----4-5h7p5h7p5h7p5
 Db------7-5-2-----2-----4--------------
 Ab--0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------------
 Eb-------------------------------------
    pm..       ...   ...
 
 4b)Kirk
 eb-------------------------------------
 Bb------------------------5h6p5h6p5h6p5
 Gb------7-5-2-----2-----4--------------
 Db------7-5-2-----2-----4--------------
 Ab--0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------------
 Eb-------------------------------------
    pm..       ...   ...
 
 5)
 Gb----------------------------------------------------------
 Db--4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7
 Ab--4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7
 Eb--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-0-3-5
       pm............................................
 "Crying out in Egypt..."
 
 6)
 Gb-----------------------------2-------------4----------------6
 Db------4-2-5-6----------------2-------------4----------------6
 Ab------4-2-5-6----------------0-0-0--0-0-0--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--4
 Eb--2-2-2-0-3-4--4-4-4--4-4-4----------------------------------
 "Don't touch                 steal          unless            kill"
 
 7)
 Gb--------2-------------2-----------2---------------2   ----9--8
 Db--4-2-4-2-4-5-4-------2-2---4-2-4-2-4-7-6-------2-2   -2--9--8
 Ab--4-2-4-0-4-3-2-3-2-0-0-2---4-2-4-0-4-5-4-5-4-2-2-0   -2--7--6
 Eb--2-0-2---2-------------0---2-0-2---2-----------0--   -0------
 "You've been hexed                              on you" (2nd time)
 
 8)
 Gb--------------------
 Db--2-4--4-5--7-4--9-7
 Ab--2-4--4-5--7-4--9-7
 Eb--0-2--2-3--5-2--7-5
 pre solo
 
 
 9)
 Gb---------------------------4-4-4
 Db---------------------------4-4-4
 Ab--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2
 Eb--------------------------------
    pm......................
 solo riff
 
 10)
 Gb--7\4--9\4--10\4--9\4       ----------------------
 Db--7\4--9\4--10\4--9\4 twice ---7\4--9\4--10\4--9\4
 Ab--5\2--7\2--8-\2--7\2       ---7\4--9\4--10\4--9\4
 Eb---------------------       ---5\2--7\2--8-\2--7\2
 
 11)
 Gb--9--7--7-6-5-4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7
 Db--9--7--7-6-5-4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7
 Ab--7--5--5-4-3-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-0-3-5
 Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------
                   pm............................................
 right before going back into the verse (riff 5)
 
 12)
 Gb--5--4--5--7--4--5--3--4
 Db--5--4--5--7--4--5--3--4
 Ab--3--2--3--5--2--3--1--2
 Eb------------------------
 
 13a)
 eb----------------------------------------------------------
 Bb----------------------------------------------------------
 Gb------------5--------7--7-5-7-5-------------5----------5--
 Db------7p5---5--7p5---7--7-5-7-5-------7p5---5-7p5---5--5-5
 Ab--0-0-----7--------7--------------0-0-----7-------7-5----5
 Eb----------------------------------------------------------
 
 13b)
 eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Gb------------5--------7--7-5-7-5---7p5---5------------------------------7-7
 Db------7p5---5--7p5---7--7-5-7-5-------7---7p5-7p5---5------------------7-7
 Ab--0-0-----7--------7------------------------------7---7p5-7p5---5------5-5
 Eb--------------------------------------------------------------8---8p5-----
 intro to "A Corpse Without Soul" (3:53)
 It's all one riff, but after the first time, only 13a) is played.
 
 14)
 eb------------------------------------------------------------
 Bb------------------------------------------------------------
 Gb------------5---------------------------------5----------5--
 Db------7p5---5----7p5------7p5-5---------7p5---5-7p5---5--5-5
 Ab--0-0-----7---7-------0-0-----5-7---0-0-----7-------7-5----5
 Eb------------------------------------------------------------
    pm..                 ...
 "Listen.. yeah yeah.. I'm a corpse"
 
 15)
 Gb--7---7-5-4-5
 Db--7---7-5-4-5
 Ab--5---5-3-2-3
 Eb-------------
 "He took it on me"
 
 16)
 eb--------------------------------------------------
 Bb--------------------------------------------------
 Gb------------5--10--12-12~~----------5----------5--
 Db------7p5---5--10--12-12~~----7p5---5-7p5---5--5-5
 Ab--0-0-----7---------------0-0-----7-------7-5--3-5
 Eb-------------------------------------------------3
    pm..                     ...
 
 17)
 Gb--7-5-4--5-4-2--4-2----2------2
 Db--7-5-4--5-4-2--4-2-5--2-5-4--2
 Ab--5-3-2--3-2-0--2-0-5--0-5-4--0
 Eb--------------------3----3-2---
 
 18a) Kirk
 eb-----------8----8-7~~~8--12--10~~h12p10h12p10
 Bb--10~~8-10---10------------------------------
 Gb---------------------------------------------
 Db---------------------------------------------
 Ab---------------------------------------------
 Eb---------------------------------------------
 
 18b) James
 Gb----------------------------------------7--5-7
 Db--7-----7-----7-9-10-7-7-10-9-----9-----7--5-7
 Ab--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-5
 Eb----------------------------------------------
      pm..   ...                 ...   ...
 intro to "Into the Coven" (5:23)
 "Howl like a wolf..."
 
 19)
 Gb--10-7-7-7--7-8--10-7-7-7--7-8-9-10
 Db--10-7-7-7--7-8--10-7-7-7--7-8-9-10
 Ab--8--5-5-5--5-6--8--5-5-5--5-6-7-8-
 Eb-----------------------------------
 
 20a)                               20b)
 Gb-------------------------------   -------------
 Db-------------------------------   -------------
 Ab--4-----------------------5-5-4   ----0-2-3-4--
 Eb--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2   --2---------2
      pm....................
 "Yeah come come into my coven"       (after the first coven)
 
 21) 7:11
 Gb--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5------
 Db--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-4-2
 Ab--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-5-4-2
 Eb--------------------3-2-0
 intro to "Evil"
 
 22)
 Gb--9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12--7-9-7-9
 Db--9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12--7-9-7-9
 Ab--7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10--5-7-5-7
 Eb-----------------------------------0-0--0-0
                                     pm.......
 
 23)
 Gb--4----------------2-4-7-4
 Db--4----------------2-4-7-4
 Ab--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-2
 Eb--------------------------
       pm............
 "I was born in a cemetary"
 
 24)
 Gb-------------------------
 Db-------------------------
 Ab------------------0-2-5-2
 Eb--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------
 "Raised from my grave..."
 
 25a)
 Gb--------------------------------7-5----------------------------
 Db--4-----------------------------7-5----------------------------
 Ab--4-----------------------------5-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3
 Eb--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--------------------------------
 
 25b)
 Gb--4-2------------------------------4-5-6---------------------
 Db--4-2------------------------------4-5-6---------------------
 Ab--2-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-3-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4
 Eb-------------------------------------------------------------
 "You know, my only pleasure..."
 
 26)
 Gb-------------------------------------
 Db--7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10\7--5-7-5-7
 Ab--7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10\7--5-7-5-7
 Eb--5--5/8-\5--5/8-\5--5/8-\5--3-5-3-5
 mid-solo
 
 27)
 Gb--------------------------5-------------7--5----------
 Db--7-7-5-7---7--5--5-5---3-5---7-7-5-7---7--5--5-5--3-3
 Ab--7-7-5-7---5--3--5-5---3-3---7-7-5-7---5--3--5-5--3-3
 Eb--5-5-3-5-0-------3-3-0-1-----5-5-3-5-0-------3-3--1-1
                    pm......                     ...  ...
 "And when you're down..." (9:10)
 
 28a) Kirk
 Gb--------------------7--9--10-----
 Db--3-3-----5---7-7-------------7-5
 Ab--3-3-----3---7-7---5--7--8------
 Eb--1-1---0---0-5-5----------------
 
 28b) James
 Gb--------------------7--5--3---7-5
 Db--3-3-----5---7-7---7--5--3---7-5
 Ab--3-3-----3---7-7---5--3--1---5-3
 Eb--1-1---0---0-5-5----------------
                      "You gotta say goodbye"
 
 29)
 Gb--2--5----3----3----3-3---------------------
 Db--2--5--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--8-6-8--8-6-8--8-6-8
 Ab--0--5--3-1--3-1--3-1-1--8-6-8--8-6-8--8-6-8
 Eb-----3--1----1----1------6-4-6--6-4-6--6-4-6
 during the bass part
 
 30)
 Gb-----------------------------------------------
 Db-------------------------------------------4--2
 Ab--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--0
 Eb-----------------------------------------------
 solo
 
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