Mercyful Fate:  Leave My Soul Alone

transcribed by: Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                
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Date last modified:  October 31, 2003

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Tuning: Standard

Intro
GUitar 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9------|
A|-7----7----7----7--...-|
E|-----------------------|

Guitar 2 (Comes in later)  Final time
e|-------------------------|-------|
B|-------------------------|-------|
G|-------------------------|-------|
D|-------------------------|-----0-|
A|---5-7---5-7---5-7---5-7-|-5\2-2-|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-------|
   *     *     *     *

Guitar 3 (Comes in later)  Final time
e|-------------------------|-------|
B|-------------------------|-------|
G|-------------------------|-------|
D|---4-5---4-5---4-5---4-5-|-----0-|
A|-------------------------|-5\2-2-|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|-------|
   *     *     *     *



Riff 1
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7/9--------12-11-9----9--4-7-7/9-------9-7--7--4-7-|
A|-5/7--------10--9-7----7--2-5-5/7-------7-5--5--2-5-|
E|-----0-0-0------------------------0-0-0-------------|
       * * *                        * * *

Final time:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-7/9--------12-11-9----9--4-7-7/9-------9-7-|
A|-5/7--------10--9-7----7--2-5-5/7-------7-5-|
E|-----0-0-0------------------------0-0-0-----|
       * * *                        * * *      



Riff 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----9-7---4---4----------7---4-----|
A|-----7-5-0-2-0-2----------5-0-2-----|
E|-0-0----------------3-2-0--------3^-|
   * *     *   *      * * *   *
   "Why don't you get away..."

Final time:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----9-7---4---4----------7---4----4--7-|
A|-----7-5-0-2-0-2----------5-0-2----2--5-|
E|-0-0----------------3-2-0---------------|
   * *     *   *      * * *   *


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2   use this ending:

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-7---4---4----------7---4----6------------|
A|-----7-5-0-2-0-2----------5-0-2----4-[let ring]-|
E|-0-0----------------3-2-0-----------------------|
   * *     *   *      * * *   *



Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-------9-9----------7-7-|
A|-------7-7----------5-5-|
E|-0-0-0--------0-0-0-----|
   * * *        * * * 


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2   "Why don't you get away..."

Use this ending for riff 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----9-7---4---4----------7---4-------|
A|-----7-5-0-2-0-2----------5-0-2-----2-|
E|-0-0----------------3-2-0--------3^-0-|
   * *     *   *      * * *   *

[tremolo pick these notes]
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--------7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10-10\9-9-9-|
E|-0-0-0-------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------9--9\-|
A|-9/12-12-12-12\5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7----7--7\-|
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