Mercyful Fate:  9

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

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (Some effect is used on the single notes)
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------4----4--------4----4-|
A|-3--3--------------3-----------|
E|-1--1--2----2----2---2----2----|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------4----4--------4----4-|
A|-4--2--------------3-----------|
E|-2--0--2----2----2---2----2----|

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

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|----------4----4--------4----4-|
A|-4--2--------------3-----------|
E|-2--0--2----2----2---2----2----|



Riff 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----------5-----5----5----5-----5----5-|
A|-4--2----------------------------------|
E|-2--0--3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---|
  "In Hell..."

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----8-----8----8----3-----3----3-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-6-----6-----6---1-----1-----1---|
  "...Heaven?"


Lead in to next verse
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----4----4--------4----4-|
A|-------------3-----------|
E|-2----2----2---2----2----|


Play Riff 2  "We are 9..."


Riff 3 
Guitars 1 & 2 				              
e|-------------------------------------------------|  
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------3--6--5--3-|
E|--------------------------------------1--4--3--1-|

e|-------------------------------------------------|  
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------3--6--5----|
E|--------------------------------------1--4--3----|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------3--6--5--3-|
E|--------------------------------------1--4--3--1-|

Guitar 3                                          x3
e|-12-------12-------12-------12-------------------|
B|----11-------11-------11-------11----------------|
G|-------9--------9--------9--------9--10-13-12-10-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|  



Riff 4
Guitars 1 & 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7-----6---7-----6---7-----6---7-|
E|---6-0---5---6-0---5---6-0---5---|

Guitar 3
e|-12-------11----12-------11-----12------11----12-|
B|----11-------10----11-------10-----11------10----|
G|-------9--------------9---------------9----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Riff 5
Guitars 1 & 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------4-3-3-3-3-3----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2----6-5-5-5-5-5----3-2-2-2-2-2----2-1-1-1-1-1--3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0----4-3-3-3-3-3----1-0-0-0-0-0-----------------1-|
   * * * *          * * *          * * *          * * *
   "God is Satan..."
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2----6-5-5-5-5-5----3-2-2-2-2-2-------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0----4-3-3-3-3-3----1-0-0-0-0-0----7--|
     * * *          * * *          * * *

Guitar 3                                          x4
e|-12-------12-------12-------12-------------------|
B|----11-------11-------11-------11----------------|
G|-------9--------9--------9--------9--10-13-12-10-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|


Play Riff 4  

Lead into riff 6
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-7~--6~--------------6~--7--9-10---3--5--7-|
E|---------8~--7~--8~------5--7--8---1--3--5-|
  "9 we are all 9 we are 9 we are all 9"


Riff 6                            x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----6-----6---------6-----6------|
A|---------------5-------------6-4-|
E|-4-----4-----4---4-----4-----4-2-|
  "In Hell..."   		 
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|----7-----7----7----7-----7----7-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---|
  "Time has disappeared..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----10-----10----10----5-----5----5-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|-8------8------8----3-----3-----3---|
  "In Heaven..."


Interlude

Play Riff 3   "I am 9..."
Play Riff 4   "We are 9..."
Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 3   "I am 9..."

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