Mercyful Fate:  Kutulu (The Mad Arab Part Two)

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

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------8-7h8p7---11-10h11p10---------|
G|----7----7-8----------8-------------12-11-8-|
D|-0----10------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------8-7h8p7-----------|
G|----7----7-8----------8-7-5\2/5-|
D|-0----10------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------8-7h8p7---11-10h11p10---------|
G|----7----7-8----------8-------------12-11-8-|
D|-0----10------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----7----7-8----------------------|
D|-0----10------7-8-7h8p7---------7-|
A|------------------------10-9-10---|
E|----------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-7----------------|
A|-5--------8-----7-|
E|-5--------6-----5-|


Riff 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------6-----------|
A|----5-7-8--7-8----8-7-5--7-|
E|-0-------------------------|
   "Someone better come..." 
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---------------6-7-6--------|
A|----5-7-8--7-8-------8-7--8-|
E|-0--------------------------|
   "Someone better kill..." 
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|------------------2-3----2-|
A|----2-3-5--2----------5----|
E|-0-----------5-4-----------|
           "Is it in my mind..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------7-6-----------|
A|-5-5-5-8-8-8------0-2-3----|
E|-------------------------1-|
  "...or are they..."


Riff 3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------| ----|
D|---------10-9-99-7-77-9-|     |
A|-----8-7----------------|     |
E|-7-8--------------------|     |
   "Evil..."                    |--> Play 3x
e|-------------------------|    |
B|-------------------------|    |
G|------------------8------|    |
D|---------10-9-7-9---10-9-| ---|
A|-----8-7-----------------|
E|-7-8---------------------|
   "...Gods..."

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---------10-9-99-7-77-9-|
A|-----8-7----------------|
E|-7-8--------------------| 
  "Can you hear..." 
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------10-9-7------|
A|-----8-7--------10-8-|
E|-7-8-----------------|
  "Can you hear the voices, what they say?"



Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---7-5---------8------7-5---------6-|
E|-0-----6-5-0-7------0-----6-5-0-7---|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---7-5---------8------7-5-----------|
E|-0-----6-5-0-7------0-----6-5-0-6-5-|
 
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---7-5---------8------7-5---------6-|
E|-0-----6-5-0-7------0-----6-5-0-7---|
   "Kutulu...Kutulu..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---7-5---------8------7-5---------7-|
E|-0-----6-5-0-7------0-----6-5-0-6-5-|
   "Kutulu...Kutulu..."

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---7-5---------8------7-5---------6-|
E|-0-----6-5-0-7------0-----6-5-0-7---|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---7-5---------8------7-5-----------|
E|-0-----6-5-0-7------0-----6-5-0-6-5-|

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



Play Riff 2  "Traveling for years..."
Play Riff 3  "Evil Gods..."
Play Riff 4  with this as the final bar:
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------5-7-|
A|---7-5---------8-----7-5---------7-5-3-5-|
E|-0-----6-5-0-7-----0-----6-5-0-6-5-3-----|
   "Kutulu...Kutulu....."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------7-----------------5-7-8-7-|
A|---7-5---------------7-5---------3-5-6-5-|
E|-0-----6-5-0-7-----0-----6-5-0-6---------|



Solo
NOTE: Two guitars here, guitar 1 (Left channel) has
a slight sitar effect it seems like and guitar 2 (Right channel)
has a heavy sitar effect.

Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|------7--8--7~--7-7-7/12-12-12-12\11-|
D|-0-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-11/15-15-15-15\14-14\12-12\11--11~-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|----8--7~--7-8-5-7-3-5-2-3-2-0-|
D|-0-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------11-11-11\10-10-10-10\8-8--7--8--7h8p7--------|
G|----7-7-7/8-8-8-8--7~----------------------------------------8-7-8~-|
D|-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|---7--8--7~---7-8-5-7-3-5-2-3-2-0-|
D|-0--------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---------8-7-----------11-10-8-7-/16-15\-8-7~-|
G|------7------8--7~----------------------------|
D|-0------------------0-------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|------7--8--8--7~--7-8-5-7-3-5-2-3-2-0-|
D|-0-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-7-7/8--8-5/8-7~-----12-12-12\11-11-11-11h12p11-8-7~--|
D|-0---------------------0-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|----8-8-10/16-16\15--15~-|
G|-------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|


Guitar 2 (Refer to PDF or powertab for proper timing)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-0--------0--------0--------0--|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
                                  x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7h8-----------------------------|
D|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7h8-----5h7---------------------|
D|-----0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-7~--------------8-7~---------|
D|---------0-0-0-0-------0--0-0-|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

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

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-7~-----------8-7~---------|
D|-------0--0-0-------0--0-0-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------5h7-----------------|
D|-0--0-0-0------0-0-0-0-7-8-10--|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-7h8-7~-----------------------|
D|---------0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0--|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-7h8-7~---------------------8-8-|
D|---------0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-----|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

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

End solo


Lead into Riff 5
Guitar 1 (Play 2x)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7h8------5h7--------5h7-5h8-7------8-|
A|-----0000-----00-5h6-----------0000-6-|
E|--------------------------------------|
       ****     **               **** 
   "...Kutulu raises..."
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----6----------------------6---------------|
D|-7-8---8-7-5-7----------7-8---8-7-5---------|
A|---------------0000-8---------------6-5-----|
E|--------------------6-------------------6-3-|
                 ****

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------8-------------------------|
A|-7------------6--------8--------6-5-----|
E|-5---------------------6------------6-3-|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------8-------------------------|
A|--------------6--------8----------------|
E|-----------------------6----------------|
                               "Hear me as..."


Riff 5
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7h8------5h7--------5h7-5h8-7------8-|
A|-----0000-----00-5h6-----------0000-6-|
E|--------------------------------------|
       ****     **               **** 
   "...Kutulu raises..."
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----6----------------------6---------------|
D|-7-8---8-7-5-7----------7-8---8-7-5---------|
A|---------------0000-8---------------6-5-----|
E|--------------------6-------------------6-3-|
                 **** 
   "Drooling for my soul..."


Riff 6
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--6--3------6--3--------|
A|--4--1--2---4--1--2--3--|
E|--------0---------0--1--|
   "I'm burning up..."

Play Riff 5   "Drooling for my soul..."
Play Riff 6   "I'm burning up..."
Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm

End of Riff 5:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-----6----------------------6-------|
D|-7-8---8-7-5-7----------7-8---8-7-5-|
A|---------------0000-8---------------|
E|--------------------6---------------|
                 ****
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------7-8-------------|
G|---------------------------------7-----7-8---------|
D|-------------------5-4-----8-7-5-----------7-------|
A|-6-5-3---------5-3-----5-6-------------------6-5---|
E|-------6-5-3-2-----------------------------------6-|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-4--5-7-8----------7-6--7-9-10--9---|
E|-3--6--------------6-5--8-----------------8-|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------11-|
G|------------------------------10-9----|
D|----------------------9-11-12---------|
A|--------9-8--9-11-12------------------|
E|-7--10--------------------------------|

e|-13-11-10--------------------------------|
B|----------11-10--------------------------|
G|-----------------13-12--------9-8--------|
D|-----------------------13---------10-9-0-|
A|--------------------------12-------------|
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