Mercyful Fate:  Burn In Hell

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

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7----------5h7-7-7---------5h7-7-7---------|
E|---------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|
           * * * *          * * * *         * * * *
1st ending       2nd ending
e|---------------|------------------|
B|---------------|------------------|
G|---------------|------------------|
D|---------------|------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-7p5---|--5-4-5-6-7-6-7-8-|
E|-------------7-|--3-2-3-4-5-4-5-6-|

    
Riff 2  (Guitar 2 plays the top notes for first ending)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7----------5h7-7-7---------5h7-7-7---------|
E|---------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|
           * * * *          * * * *         * * * *
1st ending       2nd ending
e|---------------|----------|
B|---------------|----------|
G|---------------|----------|
D|-4h5-5-5-5p4---|--------5-|
A|-5h7-7-7-7p5-5-|--5-4-5-3-|
E|-------------7-|--3-2-3---|


Riff 3  (Guitar 2 plays the top notes for first ending)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7----------5h7-7-7---------5h7-7-7---------|
E|---------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|
           * * * *          * * * *         * * * *
  "All your sins are forgiven..."

1st ending       2nd ending
e|---------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------|------------------------------------|
G|---------------|------------------------------------|
D|-4h5-5-5-5p4---|------------------------------------|
A|-5h7-7-7-7p5-5-|-5--4--5--6--5--6--7--6--7--8--7--8-|
E|-------------7-|-3--2--3--4--3--4--5--4--5--6--5--6-|
    "name of Jesus, in Heaven..."


Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-77777777-66666666-55555555-44444444-|
   ******** ******** ******** ********
   "There you stood..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------------------4------|
A|-------------------2----4-|
E|-33333333-22222220------2-|
   ******** ********

Guitar 2 
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----9--------9--------9--------7----|
E|-7-----7--6-----6--5-----5--4-----4-|

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


Play Riff 2    Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3    "Always were a believer..."
Play Riff 4    "There you stood..."
               "Satan take him..."


Riff 5 (chorus)
Guitar 1                                            x2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10----9-9-9-9----10-10-10-10----9--7-5-4-|
A|--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0-----0--0--0--0----7--5-3-2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3----2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3---/10--9-7-5-|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3----2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-------------|
E|----------------------------------7--5-3-2-|
   
Guitar 2                                            x4
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10----9-9-9-9----10-10-10-10----9--7-5-4-|
A|--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0-----0--0--0--0----7--5-3-2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
   "Burn in hell..."


Riff 6
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------------2-4-5-4--2-4-2-|
A|--2-4--4--4--4--0-2-3-2--0-2-0-|
E|--0-2--2--2--2-----------------|
                  * *                   
  "Where is your Jesus now..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----------------2-4-5-4--2-------|
A|--2-4--4--4--4--0-2-3-2--0-3h5p3-|
E|--0-2--2--2--2-------------------|
                  * *  
  "Jesus in heaven..."


Riff 5a (chorus)
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10----9-9-9-9----10-10-10-10--------------|
A|--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0-----0--0--0--0---/10--9-7-5-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

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

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10----9-9-9-9----10-10-10-10----9--7-5-4-|
A|--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0-----0--0--0--0----7--5-3-2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
   "Burn in hell..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10----9-9-9-9----10-10-10-10----9--7-5-4-2-|
A|--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0-----0--0--0--0----7--5-3-2-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


Play Riff 1   but add the second guitar as in riff 2  
Play Riff 2   "Jesus and Satan hand in hand..."
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4   Solo rhythm
Play Riff 5   "Burn in hell..." Guitar 1 & 2 switch parts
Play Riff 6   "Where is your Jesus now..."


Riff 6a
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--2-4--4--4--4--7-9-10-9--7-9-7-|
A|--0-2--2--2--2--5-7--8-7--5-7-5-|
E|--------------------------------|
                  * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--2-4--4--4--4--7-9-10-9--7-|
A|--0-2--2--2--2--5-7--8-7--5-|
E|----------------------------|
                  * *           


Play Riff 6   Solo rhythm


Riff 5b
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10----9-9-9-9----10-10-10-10----9--7-5-4-|
A|--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0-----0--0--0--0----7--5-3-2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
   "Burn in hell..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10-10----9-9-9-9----10-10-10-10--|
A|--0--0--0--0----0-0-0-0-----0--0--0--0--|
E|----------------------------------------|
                   "Burn in hell!"

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3----2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3---/10--9-7-5-|
E|--------------------------------------------|

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