Mercyful Fate:  Mandrake

transcribed by: Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl
     edited by: Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
               
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Date last modified: March 05, 2009

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Tuning: Standard

Intro
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|----------4/5------5-----------|
D|----------4/5------5-----------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0h2-2222-----2222------000000-|
       ****     ****      ****** 
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------4--------3------2--2--------|
A|----------4--------3------2--2--------|
E|-0h2-2222---222222---2222------000000-|
       ****   ******   ****      ****** 
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|----------4/5------5-----------|
D|----------4/5------5-----------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0h2-2222-----2222------000000-|
       ****     ****      ****** 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|----------4--------3------2--|
A|----------4--------3------2--|
E|-0h2-2222---222222---2222----|
       ****   ******   **** 


Riff 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|----------4/5------5-----------|
D|----------4/5------5-----------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0h2-2222-----2222------000000-|
       ****     ****      ****** 
  "Poisonous mandrake..."          
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------4--------3------2--2--------|
A|----------4--------3------2--2--------|
E|-0h2-2222---222222---2222------000000-|
       ****   ******   ****      ****** 
                     "You dangerous root..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|----------4/5------5-----------|
D|----------4/5------5-----------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0h2-2222-----2222------000000-|
       ****     ****      ****** 
  "One of the three..."          
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------4--------3------2--2--|
A|----------4--------3------2--2--|
E|-0h2-2222---222222---2222-------|
       ****   ******   **** 
                     "...when a man's time..."


Riff 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----------7\6------9--11-|
A|-5h7------7\6------7---9-|
E|-0---0000-----0000-------|
       ****     ****       
  "You look so human..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|------7\6------9--12-|
A|------7\6------7--10-|
E|-0000-----0000-------|
   ****     ****
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------7\6------4--3-------------|
A|------7\6------2--1-------------|
E|-0000-----0000-------000-3h5-3~-|
   ****     ****       ***       
  "So different than any..."


Play Riff 1   "White Mandragora..."
Play Riff 2   "You look so human..."


Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--------5p3------5-----------5p2-4-----4-|
D|-5--------------------4------------------|
A|-3-3333-----3333---33-2-2222-------222---|
E|-----------------------------------------|
     ****     ****   **   ****       ***
  "Your leaves spread out..."

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---------5p3------5-5--------5p2------4-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-/3-3333-----3333-----222222-----2222---|
E|----------------------------------------|
      ****     ****     ******     ****  

Both guitars
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------10----------|
D|---------3------------------9--------|
A|----3------3-2-3-0-5-6-7------8-7----|
E|-00-1------------------------------0-|
   **  
                      "So close to the ground..."


Riff 4 (chorus)        x3
e|----------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------------------|-----------------------|
G|----------------------|-----------10----------|
D|----------------------|----7--8------9--------|
A|-----7p5---5-7-5-7----|-5--5--6-7------8-7----|
E|-000-----7----------0-|-3-------------------0-|
   *** 
  "Mandrake root..."
                       x3
e|----------------------|----------|
B|----------------------|----------|
G|----------------------|----------|
D|----------------------|--------7-|
A|-----7p5---5-7-5-7----|-----5--5-|
E|-000-----7----------0-|-000-3----|
   ***                    *** 
  "Mandrake root..."


Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-666-6-6-666-4-4-444-2-2-222-|
A|-4-4-444-4-4-444-2-2-222-0-0-000-|
E|---------------------------------|
  "Your juice..."
e|-3------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------|
D|-x----------------------------7-|
A|-2-[let ring]--------------5--5-|
E|-3-------------------------3----|
  "...has been known to take away life."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-666-6-6-666-4-4-444-2-2-222-|
A|-4-4-444-4-4-444-2-2-222-0-0-000-|
E|---------------------------------|
  "Cause insanity..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-|
A|-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-|
E|---------------------------| 
  "Am I losing my mind?"

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-xxx-6-6-xxx-4-4-xxx-2-2-xxx-|
A|-4-4-xxx-4-4-xxx-2-2-xxx-0-0-xxx-|
E|---------------------------------|
  "Your juice..."
e|-3------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|
G|-0------------------------------|
D|-0----------------------------7-|
A|-2-[let ring]--------------5--5-|
E|-3-------------------------3----|
  "...has been known to take away life."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-6-6-xxx-6-6-xxx-4-4-xxx-2-2-xxx-|
A|-4-4-xxx-4-4-xxx-2-2-xxx-0-0-xxx-|
E|---------------------------------|
  "Cause insanity..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-5-555-5-|
A|-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-|
E|---------------------------| 
  "Am I losing my mind?"


Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-|
A|---------------------------------0-|
E|-3p2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-2---|
       * * * * * * * * * * *     *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4-|
A|---------------------------------2-|
E|-3p2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-2---|
       * * * * * * * * * * *     * 
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7---------7--------------7-6-----|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-4-----5-4-|
E|----------------------------------|
     * * * *   * * * *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------2-|
A|---------------------------------0-|
E|-3p2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-2---|
       * * * * * * * * * * *     *
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4-|
A|---------------------------------2-|
E|-3p2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-2---|
       * * * * * * * * * * *     * 
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-7---------7--------------7-6-----|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-4-----5-4-|
E|----------------------------------|
     * * * *   * * * * 
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5---------5------------5-4-----5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-----5-7---|
E|----------------------------------|
     * * * *   * * * *

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7--------------------8---------| -----|
A|--------------------------------|      |
E|---5-5-5-5-6--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-|      |
     * * * *    * * * *   * * * *        |
e|---------------------------|           |--> Play 3x
B|---------------------------|           |
G|---------------------------|           |
D|-5h7-5---------------------| ----------|
A|-------7-8~--7~--5---4-----|
E|-----------------------6-5-|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------5-------------------------|
A|---------------------5---------5-----|
E|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3---6-5-|
     * * * *   * * * *   * * * * 
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------5---------3---------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-3-1-|
     * * * *   * * * *   * * * * 
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-2----------5h7---------2----------2-3-3-|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-1-1-|
      * * * *     * * * *    * * * *

Guitar 1                 x4
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-9--9-9--9-9--9-9-10-10-|
A|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--8--8-|
E|------------------------|

Guitar 2                x4
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--3-3-|
E|-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--1-1-|



Riff 7
Guitar 1 plays alone for the first two plays
                     x7
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|---------------0--5-|
D|-7-------7-----0--5-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
E|--------------------|
     * * *   * *    
  "In the olden days..."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------0--5-------------------------------|
D|-7-------7-----0--5--8--7-5-7~-5---5--------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------8----8-7-8--7--5-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
     * * *   * * 
  "...you had to, tie a string from the neck of a..."


Riff 7a
Both guitars         x3
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|---------------0--5-|
D|-7-------7-----0--5-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
E|--------------------|
     * * *   * *      
  "Black dog..."

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------0--5--------------------------|
D|-7-------7-----0--5--------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------4-5-7~--5-7-8--5-7-8-|
E|---------------------6-----------------------|
     * * *   * *             "And with meat..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------5--------------------------|
A|--7-8----8-7-8--7-5-7--5-4-5-4---|
E|-------------------------------6-|
  "...you must lure the dog..."

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------0--5-----6-7-9~--7-9-10--7-9-10-|
D|-7-------7-----0--5--8-------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
     * * *   * *             "And with meat..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-9-10-/12--10-9-10--9-7-9--7-6-7-6---|
D|-----------------------------------8-|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|   
  "...you must lure the dog..."



Riff 8
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-3-6-6-------------------|
A|-5--5----6--6--------4-4----3-1-3-1-3-1----|
E|-3--3----4--4---------------------------1~-|
  "...ground.  Cover your ears!"
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-3-6-6--------------------|
A|-5--5----6--6--------4-4----3-1-3-1-3-1-----|
E|-3--3----4--4---------------------------3-4-|


Play Riff 7 (the first bar only 3 times)


Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10----3----2----7--------3----7----5------|
A|--8----1----0----5--------1----5----3----5-|
E|-----------------------------------------3-|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10----3----2----7-------------3----7----5-|
A|--8----1----0----5--------5----1----5----3-|
E|--------------------------3----------------|
    

Solo (Wead)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7-9-10~-|
D|----------7-8-7----7~-------7-8---------|
A|-8~----10-------10-------10-------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-10b12r10-10~--9-10-9h10p9----9~-|
D|---------------------------12----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------9-10p9-10/12-|
D|-------------------------------12--------------|
A|-12h13p12-10----------------12-----------------|
E|-------------13-12-10-12-13--------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|-10h11-10h11p10-------------------------|
G|----------------12-10-9-10-9----------9-|
D|-----------------------------12-10-12---|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----10-13-10-13b15r13-11h13p11p10-------|
G|-10-------------------------------10~~\-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-3b5r3-3-2-3~--2-3-2-0-2-0-----------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------5~--7/8~-|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|------15--12h15p12---------------------------------|
B|----x--------------13------------------------------|
G|---x-----------------12\9-12-9----9----------------|
D|--x----------------------------10---10-------------|
A|---------------------------------------10\7--(7)\3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 9
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--------8------8------------------------|
D|--------8------8------------------------|
A|-7--------------------------------------|
E|-5-5555---5555-----55555-5\3-333333-3/5-|
     ****   ****     *****     ****
e|------5---------------------------|
B|------5-------9------8--8---------|
G|--------------8------7--7---------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-5555---55555---5555-------000000-|
   ****   *****   ****       ******

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

Play Riff 1   "White Mandragora..."
Play Riff 2   "You look so human..."
Play Riff 3   "Your leaves spread out..."
Play Riff 4   "Mandrake root..."
Play Riff 5   "Your juice has been known..."

This is right after riff 5
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---10----------|
D|------9--------|
A|-7------8-7----|
E|-------------0-|
 

Riff 4a (chorus)
e|----------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------------------|-----------------------|
G|----------------------|-----------10----------|
D|----------------------|----7--8------9--------|
A|-----7p5---5-7-5-7----|-5--5--6-7------8-7----|
E|-000-----7----------0-|-3-------------------0-|
   *** 
  "Mandrake root..."
                       x3
e|----------------------|-----|
B|----------------------|-----|
G|----------------------|-----|
D|----------------------|-----|
A|-----7p5---5-7-5-7----|-----|
E|-000-----7----------0-|-000-|
   ***                    *** 
  "Mandrake root..."



Ending
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----------6--5--6--------|
A|----5--6-----------8-----|
E|-3--------------------7--|
  "...poisonous thing that everyone is calling..."

e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|--9-9-9-9\--|
A|--7-7-7-7\--|
E|------------|
  "...LOVE!"

Guitar fill
e|-12----12----12----12-------|
B|-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17~\--|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
  "...LOVE!"



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