Mercyful Fate: Curse Of The Pharaohs

transcribed by:  Dave Zatuchney    DaveDZNY@AOL.com
     edited by:  Russ Elton        webmaster@abysslord.com

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---[silent]-------------------------------|
A|---------------[at end comes in with]-----|
E|--------------------------------------17\-|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------5---------7b8r7--|
D|-----7-----5-----5-----7---7b8r7--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------|
E|----------------------------------|
   * *   * *   * *   * *   *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---------4-------------5---5-4--|
D|-----5---4-5-----7-----7---7-5--|
A|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0------|
E|--------------------------------|
   * *   *     * *   * *   *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-----------------5---------7b8r7--|
D|-----7-----5-----5-----7---7b8r7--|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0--------|
E|----------------------------------|
   * *   * *   * *   * *   *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------4-----------0-----0-----|
D|-----5---4-5-------2-----0-------|
A|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-3-----2---------|
E|-----------------------------3~--|
   * *   *     * *


Riff 2
Guitar 1 (First time don't play notes in () )
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-------7---5-----2-----4---7-5tr7--|
D|-------7---5-----2-----4-----------|
A|-(0-0)---0---0-0---0-0---0---------|
E|-----------------------------------|
    * *    *   * *   * *   *
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------6-5tr6--|
G|-----7---5-----2-----4-----------|
D|-----7---5-----2-----4-----------|
A|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0---------|
E|---------------------------------|
   * *   *   * *   * *   *

Final time, both guitars:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-----7---5-----2-----4---7-5--|
D|-----7---5-----2-----4---7-5--|
A|-0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0------|
E|------------------------------|
   * *   *   * *   * *   *


Riff 3
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------2-|
A|-2----4----4----4----4----4----4-2-4-0-|
E|-0-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-0-2---|
     **   **   **   **   **   **   * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----4----4----4----4----4----4-2--2-|
E|-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-0--0-|
   **   **   **   **   **   **
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------2-|
A|----4----4----4----4----4----4-2-4-0-|
E|-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-0-2---|
   **   **   **   **   **   **   * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----4----4----4----4----4----4-2--2-|
E|-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-0--0-|
   **   **   **   **   **   **


Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------2-|
A|----4----4----4----4----4----4----4-0-|
E|-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2---|
   **   **   **   **   **   **   **
   "Away out in..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----4----4----4----4----4----4-2--2-|
E|-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-0--0-|
   **   **   **   **   **   **
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------2-|
A|----4----4----4----4----4----4----4-0-|
E|-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2---|
   **   **   **   **   **   **   **
   "Where the mummified..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----4----4----4----4----4----4----4-|
E|-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-|
   **   **   **   **   **   **   **

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------2-|
A|----4----4----4----4----4----4-2-4-0-|
E|-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-0-2---|
   **   **   **   **   **   **   * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----4----4----4----4----4----4-2--2-|
E|-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-0--0-|
   **   **   **   **   **   **
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------2-|
A|----4----4----4----4----4----4-2-4-0-|
E|-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-0-2---|
   **   **   **   **   **   **   * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----4----4----4----4----4----4----4-|
E|-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-|
   **   **   **   **   **   **   **


Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-6-----6----6----6----7-----7----7-9-11-|
E|-4--44-4-44-4-44-4-44-5--55-5-55-5-7--9-|
      **   **   **   **    **   **
  "Don't touch..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-9-----9----9----9----11----11----11----7-|
E|-7--77-7-77-7-77-7-77--9-99--9-99--9-99-5-|
      **   **   **   **    **    **    **

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-6-----6----6----6----7-----7----7-9-11-|
E|-4--44-4-44-4-44-4-44-5--55-5-55-5-7--9-|
      **   **   **   **    **   **
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-9-----9----9----9----11----11----11-7-|
E|-7--77-7-77-7-77-7-77--9-99--9-99--9-5-|
      **   **   **   **    **    **


Riff 6
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------2----5-4--5-4-2-2-----|
A|-4-2-4-0--0-3-2--3-2-0-0--2--|
E|-2-0-2--------------------0--|
   * * *
             "Or you'll be hit..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------2----7-6--7-6------2--|
A|-4-2-4-0--0-5-4--5-4---2--0--|
E|-2-0-2---------------0-0-----|
   * * *


Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7-10-|
A|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5--8-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
     **   **   **   **   **   **   **
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----7----7----7----7----7----7-5--5-|
A|-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-3--3-|
E|------------------------------------|
   **   **   **   **   **   **
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----7----7----7----7----7----7----7-10-|
A|-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5--8-|
E|---------------------------------------|
   **   **   **   **   **   **   **
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----7----7----7----7----7----7------|
A|-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-2--2-|
E|-------------------------------0--0-|
   **   **   **   **   **   **


Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 4  "Now if you're..."
Play Riff 5  "Don't touch..."
Play Riff 6  But end with this:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-------2----7-6----9--8------|
A|-4-2-4-0--0-5-4----7--6----x-|
E|-2-0-2---------------------x-|
   * * *


Riff 8
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------2--------4--2-----|
A|-2--4-xxx-4--5-xxx-0--4-xxx-2--0-xxx-|
E|-0--2-xxx-2--3-xxx----2-xxx------xxx-|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------2---------4--2----|
A|-2--4-xxx-4--5-xxx-0--4-xxx--2--0--x-|
E|-0--2-xxx-2--3-xxx----2-xxx--------x-|


Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)                   x3
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-6--6-xxx-6--6-xxx-6--6-x-2-2--4--xxx-|
A|-4--4-xxx-4--4-xxx-4--4-x-0-0--2--xxx-|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-6--6-xxx-6--6-xxx-6--6-x-2-2--4------|
A|-4--4-xxx-4--4-xxx-4--4-x-0-0--2----x-|
E|------------------------------------x-|


Play Riff 8  Solo Rhythm


Solo
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 10                               x2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-2--------4--------5--------4--------|
D|-0--4-xxx-2--4-xxx-3--4-xxx-2--4-xxx-|
A|----2-xxx----2-xxx----2-xxx----2-xxx-|
E|-------------------------------------|


NOTE: Sometimes a D-string 4th fret harmonic
rings out during the rakes, sound accidentally though
so it's not really shown.
Riff 10a                              x2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-2--------4--------5--------4--------|
A|-0--4-xxx-2--4-xxx-3--4-xxx-2--4-xxx-|
E|----2-xxx----2-xxx----2-xxx----2-xxx-|


e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----------7----7-6-5-|
A|-2--------5----5-4-3-|
E|-0-------------------|


Riff 11
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------2-|
D|-4----4----4----4----4----4----4-2-4-0-|
A|-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-0-2---|
E|---------------------------------------|
     **   **   **   **   **   **
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|----4----4----4----4----4----4-2-4---|
A|-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-0-2-4-|
E|-----------------------------------2-|
   **   **   **   **   **   **


Play Riff 4
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 6  But end with this:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------2----7-6--7-6------2-------|
A|-4-2-4-0--0-5-4--5-4---2--0--4-4--|
E|-2-0-2---------------0-0-----2-2--|
   * * *


Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most 
             previous bend.
<17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while 
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret. 
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill