Mercyful Fate:  Into The Unknown

transcribed by: Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1 (Clean)
Guitar 1
e|------2--2---2--2---2--2---2--------|
B|-3-3--3--3---3--3---3--3---3--------|
G|-0h2--2--2---2--2---2--2---2--------|
D|-0-0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0-2-3-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-3---3--3---3--3---3--3--0-|
B|-3---3--3---3--3---3--3--3-|
G|-2---2--2---2--2---2--2--0-|
D|-3---3--3---3--3---3--3--0-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|------2--2---2--2---2--2---2--------|
B|-3-3--3--3---3--3---3--3---3--------|
G|-0h2--2--2---2--2---2--2---2--0-----|
D|-0-0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0----2-3-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-3---3--3---3--3---3--|
B|-3---3--3---3--3---3--|
G|-2---2--2---2--2---2--|
D|-3---3--3---3--3---3--|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------2--2---2--2---2--2---2--------|
B|-3-3--3--3---3--3---3--3---3--------|
G|-0h2--2--2---2--2---2--2---2--0-----|
D|-0-0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0----2-3-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-3---3--3---3--3---3--3--0-|
B|-3---3--3---3--3---3--3--3-|
G|-2---2--2---2--2---2--2--0-|
D|-3---3--3---3--3---3--3--0-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|------2--2---2--2---2--2---2--------|
B|-3-3--3--3---3--3---3--3---3--------|
G|-0h2--2--2---2--2---2--2---2--------|
D|-0-0--0--0---0--0---0--0---0--0-2-3-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|-3---3--3---3--3---3--|
B|-3---3--3---3--3---3--|
G|-2---2--2---2--2---2--|
D|-3---3--3---3--3---3--|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|



Riff 2 (Clean)
Guitar 1
e|----------3---3--3---3--3--3-|
B|----------3---3--3---3--3--3-|
G|----------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
D|-3-0------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
A|-------2--2---2--2---2--2--2-|
E|-----3----3---3--3---3--3--3-|

e|--------3---3--3---3--3--3-|
B|--------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
G|--------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
D|---2----2---2--2---2--2--2-|
A|-0---3--3---3--3---3--3--3-|
E|---------------------------|

e|----------3---3--3---3--3--3-|
B|----------3---3--3---3--3--3-|
G|----------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
D|----------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
A|-3-0---2--2---2--2---2--2--2-|
E|-----3----3---3--3---3--3--3-|

e|--------3---3--3---3--3--3-|
B|--------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
G|--------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
D|---2----2---2--2---2--2--2-|
A|-0---3--3---3--3---3--3--3-|
E|---------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|----------3---3--3---3--3--3-|
B|----------3---3--3---3--3--3-|
G|----------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
D|-3-0------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
A|-------2--2---2--2---2--2--2-|
E|-----3----3---3--3---3--3--3-|

e|--------3---3--3---3--3--3-|
B|--------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
G|--------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
D|---2----2---2--2---2--2--2-|
A|-0---3--3---3--3---3--3--3-|
E|---------------------------|

e|----------3---3--3---3--3--3-|
B|----------3---3--3---3--3--3-|
G|----------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
D|-2-0------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
A|-------2--2---2--2---2--2--2-|
E|-----3----3---3--3---3--3--3-|

e|--------3---3--3---3--3--3-|
B|--------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
G|--------0---0--0---0--0--0-|
D|---2----2---2--2---2--2--2-|
A|-0---3--3---3--3---3--3--3-|
E|---------------------------|



Riff 3 (Distortion)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-2-4-4-2-4----4-5-4-5----2-|
E|-0-2-2-0-2----2-3-2-3----0-|
  "Darkness we are here tonight..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-2-4-4-2-4----4-5-4-5----x-x-|
E|-0-2-2-0-2----2-3-2-3----x-x-|
        "Has everyone arrived..."


Riff 4
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|----------------2/4--|
D|----------------2/4--|
A|-2-4-4-2-4--4--------|
E|-0-2-2-0-2--2-0------|
              * *
  "Darkness open wide ..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|--------------4\3--|
D|--------------4\3--|
A|-4-5-4-5--5--------|
E|-2-3-2-3--3-0------|
            * * 
  "To make the light..."


Riff 5 (Play 2x)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------2--5---------------------2-|
A|-5-4---3-2----4--5--0--3--5-4---3-2----4--5--0-|
E|-----5-----3--2--3------------5-----3--2--3----|
   "Looking for sin..."


Riff 6                            x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-6-------5-4-----------5-4-----|
E|-----5-4-------3-2-0-2-3-----3-2-|
  "Oh yeah, you're going into the unknown."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7-6-------5-4-----------5-4----|
E|-----5-4-------3-2-0-2-3-----3--|
  "Oh yeah, you're going into the unknown."



Play Riff 3   "Darkness we are here..."
Play Riff 4   "Darkness open wide..."


Riff 6a                           x8
e|---------------------------------|-----|
B|---------------------------------|-----|
G|---------------------------------|-----|
D|---------------------------------|--4--|
A|-7-6-------5-4-----------5-4-----|--2--|
E|-----5-4-------3-2-0-2-3-----3-2-|-----|
  "Oh yeah, you're going into the unknown."



Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------7--------------7------|
D|--5--6------6----4--6------6----|
A|--3--4--4-----5--2--4--4-----5--|
E|--------------------------------|
                                    x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-------------7--------------7------|
D|--4--5--6------6----4--6------6----|
A|--2--3--4--4-----5--2--4--4-----5--|
E|-----------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--5--6-----------4--6-----------|
A|--3--4-----------2--4-----------|
E|--------------------------------|
                                    x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--4--5--6-----------4--6-----------|
A|--2--3--4-----------2--4-----------|
E|-----------------------------------|


Both guitars:                       x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-------------7--------------7------|
D|--4--5--6------6----4--6------6----|
A|--2--3--4--4-----5--2--4--4-----5--|
E|-----------------------------------|
   "Someone here..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--2-3-4--0-2-3------------------5--|
E|----------------1-3-4--4-3-1-2-----|
                "Don't you see..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-------7--------------7------|
D|--6------6----4--6------6----|
A|--4--4-----5--2--4--4-----5--|
E|-----------------------------|
   "You took a chance..."
                                    x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-------------7--------------7------|
D|--4--5--6------6----4--6------6----|
A|--2--3--4--4-----5--2--4--4-----5--|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--2-3-4--0-2-3------------------5--|
E|----------------1-3-4--4-3-1-2-----|
  "Now die, die, die..."


This is after the talking part:


"Hold on to...NOTHING!!"


Riff 8 (Palm mutes are slight)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|---------7-------------------7----------|
G|------------------8-------------------8-|
D|-----7-9--------7--------7-9--------7---|
A|-0-6--------0-6------0-6--------0-6-----|
E|----------------------------------------|
   * * * * *  * * * *  * * * * *  * * * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|---------6-------------------6----------|
G|-------7----------7--------7----------8-|
D|-----7----------7--------7----------7---|
A|-0-5--------0-5------0-5--------0-5-----|
E|----------------------------------------|
   * * * * *  * * * *  * * * * *  * * * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|---------5-------------------5----------|
G|-------5----------5--------5----------5-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-0-3-7------0-3-7----0-3-7------0-3-7---|
E|----------------------------------------|
   * * * * *  * * * *  * * * * *  * * * *
e|---------2-------------------2----------|
B|-------4----------4--------4----------4-|
G|-----4----------4--------4----------4---|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-0-2--------0-2------0-2--------0-2-----|
E|----------------------------------------|
   * * * * *  * * * *  * * * * *  * * * *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|---------5-------------------5----------|
G|-------5----------5--------5----------5-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-0-3-7------0-3-7----0-3-7------0-3-7---|
E|----------------------------------------|

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

e|----------------------------------------|
B|---------7-------------------7----------|
G|------------------8-------------------8-|
D|-----7-9--------7--------7-9--------7---|
A|-0-6--------0-6------0-6--------0-6-----|
E|----------------------------------------|


(Let notes ring)  x3
e|-----------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------|--------------------|
G|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-----2-----2---3-|-----2-----2---3-2--|
A|-0-3---3-2---2-1-|-0-3---3-2---2-1-0--|
E|-----------------|--------------------|
  "Ahhhhh..."


Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2   "Who should I let go..."
Play Riff 1   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm

Solo
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|----------10-----------9-10-12--12/14-14~-|
D|-12p10-12----12~----12--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-14----12-12\9-10/12-12\9~~-|
D|----12----------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-10-12/14-14--------------------10-10/12~-|
D|-------------12-12\10-12~----12-----------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|----------------13-12-15-15/20-|
B|----13-12-15-13----------------|
G|-12----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-17h20p17\15-17-15h17p15\12-15-12h15p12----12--------------|
B|----------------------------------------15-----15--13------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------12~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------13-12-15-15/20-|
B|----13-12-15-13----------------|
G|-12----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-17h20p17\15-17-15h17p15\12-15-12h15p12----12-----|
B|----------------------------------------15----13~-|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 9 (Play 2x)
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---3-2----------------------------------|
A|-3-1-0-3--5-7-7-5-7~--5-7~-5-7~-5-7-7---|
E|-1-----1------------------------------0-|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---3-2----------------------------------|
A|-3-1-0-3--------------------------------|
E|-1-----1--------------------------------|



Riff 9a
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---3-2----------------------------------|
A|-3-1-0-3--5-7-7-5-7~--5-7~-5-7~-5-7-7---|
E|-1-----1------------------------------0-|
  "The journey of a lonely soul..."


Riff 10
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-3-2------5h7-----7p5-7~-----|
E|-1-0--0-0-----0-0--------0-0-|
        * *     * *        * *  
  "Now my finger points at..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------8-----|
D|------------------7-8-------|
A|-3-2------5h7---------------|
E|-1-0--0-0-----0-0-------0-0-|
        * *     * *       * * 
 "...you..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-3-2------5h7-----7p5-7~-----|
E|-1-0--0-0-----0-0--------0-0-|
        * *     * *        * *  
  "...time for you..."

First ending:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------8--5--------------|
D|------------------7-8------6------------|
A|-3-2------5h7----------------4--5-4-5-4-|
E|-1-0--0-0-----0-0-------------------3-2-|
        * *     * *
  "...due..."

Second ending:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------8--5-------------------------|
D|------------------7-8------6----------------5-8-5~-|
A|-3-2------5h7----------------4--5-4-----4-7--------|
E|-1-0--0-0-----0-0-------------------3-6------------|
        * *     * *
  "...knew..."


Riff 6b
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-6-------5-4-----------5-4-----|
E|-----5-4-------3-2-0-2-3-----3-2-|
  "Oh yeah, you're going into the unknown."


Repeat Riff 6b   Solo Rhythm



Riff 5a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------------2--5--8--12\-|
A|-5-4---3-2----4--5--0--3--6--10\-|
E|-----5-----3--2--3---------------|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--------------2--4--5--8--12--15\-|
A|-5-4---3-2----0--2--3--6--10--13\-|
E|-----5-----3----------------------|



Riff 10a
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-3-2------5h7-----7p5-7~-----|
E|-1-0--0-0-----0-0--------0-0-|
        * *     * *        * *  
  "Now my finger points at..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------8-----|
D|------------------7-8-------|
A|-3-2------5h7---------------|
E|-1-0--0-0-----0-0-------0-0-|
        * *     * *       * * 
 "...you..."



Riff 10b (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-3-2------5h7-----7p5-7~-----|
E|-1-0--0-0-----0-0--------0-0-|
        * *     * *        * *  
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------8-----|
D|------------------7-8-------|
A|-3-2------5h7---------------|
E|-1-0--0-0-----0-0-------0-0-|
        * *     * *       * * 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-3-2------5h7-----7p5-7~-----|
E|-1-0--0-0-----0-0--------0-0-|
        * *     * *        * *  
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----------------------8--5----------|
D|------------------7-8------6--------|
A|-3-2------5h7----------------4--5-4-|
E|-1-0--0-0-----0-0-------------------|
        * *     * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------8---|
G|----------------------6--------6-9---9-|
D|---------5--------5-8---8--5-8---------|
A|-----4-7---7--4-7----------------------|
E|-3-6-----------------------------------|

e|----------9----------9-12-9------|
B|-----8-11---11--8-11--------11---|
G|-6-9-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-9-12-/15-12----12-15-/18-15----15-18-20-18-15-18-16~~\-|
B|-------------14--------------17-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
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