Tabs for
Mercyful Fate
written by Mercyful Fate (medley written by Hetfield and Ulrich)
as performed by Metallica on Garage Inc
tab by Phil Boyle and Jerome Gaston; phil@encycmet.com
tune all guitars down 1/2 step
1)
Gb--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db------4pX-------4pX-------4pX-----5------4pX-------4pX-------4pX-4-2
Ab-----------------------------------------------------------------2-0
Eb--0-2-----2-0-2-----2-0-2-----2~3~---0-2-----2-0-2-----2-0-2--------
intro of "Satan's Fall"
To get the 4pX part to sound right, I leave my index (1st) finger across
every string (but not fretting any notes except on the low E) like a regular
barre chord so it mutes the D string.
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2)
Gb----------------------
Db--4-4-5-5--5--5--5-5-4
Ab--2-2-3-5--5--5--5-5-4
Eb--------3--3--3--3-3-2
"Bringing the blood"
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3a)
Gb----------5-----------5---7-7~
Db--5h7-----5-----7-----5---7-7~
Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-----
Eb------------------------------
3b)
Gb----------5-----------5---5-4
Db--5h7-----5-----7-----5---5-4
Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0----
Eb-----------------------------
3c)
Gb----------5-----------5---7-7~7p5-----------5-------0-----0----
Db--5h7-5h7-5-7---7-----5---7-7~7p5---7-------5-----2-----0------
Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0---------7-0-0-0-0---0-3-----2-------2
Eb------------------------------------------------------------3--
intro to "Curse of the Pharaohs" (0:40)
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4a)James
eb-------------------------------------
Bb-------------------------------------
Gb------7-5-------------4-5h7p5h7p5h7p5
Db------7-5-7-----7-----4--------------
Ab--0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------------
Eb-------------------------------------
pm.. ... ...
4b)Kirk
eb-------------------------------------
Bb------------------------5h6p5h6p5h6p5
Gb------7-5-------------4--------------
Db------7-5-7-----7-----4--------------
Ab--0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------------
Eb-------------------------------------
pm.. ... ...
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5a)
Gb------------------------------------------------------------
Db----4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7
Ab----4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7
Eb--0h2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-0-3-5
pm............................................
5b)
Gb------------------------------------------------------
Db--4------------------------------------------------2-2
Ab--4------------------------------------------------2-2
Eb--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0-0
pm............................................
"Crying out in Egypt..."
a and b are played back to back alternately
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6)
Gb-------------------------2-------------4----------------6----
Db--4-2-5-6----------------2-------------4----------------6----
Ab--4-2-5-6----------------0-0-0--0-0-0--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--4--\\
Eb--2-0-3-4--4-4-4--4-4-4------------------------------------\\
"Don't touch steal unless kill"
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7)
Gb--------2-------------2-----------2---------------2 -6--9--8
Db--4-2-4-2-4-5-4-------2-2---4-2-4-2-4-7-6-------2-2 -6--9--8
Ab--4-2-4-0-4-3-2-3-2-0-0-2---4-2-4-0-4-5-4-5-4-2-2-0 -4--7--6
Eb--2-0-2---2-------------0---2-0-2---2-----------0-- --------
"You've been hexed on you" (2nd time)
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8)
Gb---------------------------
Db--2-4---4-5-----7-4-----9-7
Ab--2-4---4-5-----7-4-----9-7
Eb--0-2-0-2-3-0-0-5-2-0-0-7-5
pm ... ...
pre solo
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9)
Gb---------------------------4-4-4
Db---------------------------4-4-4
Ab--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2
Eb--------------------------------
pm......................
solo riff
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10)
Gb--7\4-----9\4-----10\4-----9\4 -------------------------------
Db--7\4-----9\4-----10\4-----9\4 twice ---7\4-----9\4-----10\4-----9\4
Ab--5\2-0-0-7\2-0-0-8-\2-0-0-7\2 ---7\4-----9\4-----10\4-----9\4
Eb------------------------------ ---5\2-0-0-7\2-0-0-8-\2-0-0-7\2
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11a)
Gb--9--7--7-6-5-4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7
Db--9--7--7-6-5-4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7
Ab--7--5--5-4-3-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-0-3-5
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------
pm............................................
11b)
Gb---------------------------------------------------
Db------------------------------------------------2-2
Ab--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2
Eb------------------------------------------------0-0
pm............................................
right before going back into the verse (riff 5)
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12)
Gb--5--4--5--7--4--5--3--4
Db--5--4--5--7--4--5--3--4
Ab--3--2--3--5--2--3--1--2
Eb------------------------
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13a)
eb-------------------------------------------------------------
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------
Gb------------5--------7--7-5-7-5-------------5-------------5--
Db------7p5---5--7p5---7--7-5-7-5-------7p5---5-7p5---5-----5-5
Ab--0-0-----7--------7--------------0-0-----7-------7-5-0-0---5
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------
13b)
eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb------------5--------7--7-5-7-5---7p5---5------------------------------7-7
Db------7p5---5--7p5---7--7-5-7-5-------7---7p5-7p5---5------------------7-7
Ab--0-0-----7--------7------------------------------7---7p5-7p5---5------5-5
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------8---8p5-----
intro to "A Corpse Without Soul" (3:53)
It's all one riff, but after the first time, only 13a) is played.
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14)
eb------------------------------------------------------------
Bb------------------------------------------------------------
Gb------------5---------------------------------5----------5--
Db------7p5---5----7p5------7p5-5---------7p5---5-7p5---5--5-5
Ab--0-0-----7---7-------0-0-----5-7---0-0-----7-------7-5----5
Eb------------------------------------------------------------
pm.. ...
"Listen.. yeah yeah.. I'm a corpse"
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15)
Gb--7---7-5-4-5---5/7
Db--7---7-5-4-5---5/7
Ab--5---5-3-2-3---3/5
Eb-------------------
pm......
"He took it on me"
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16)
eb---------------------------------------------------
Bb---------------------------------------------------
Gb------------5--10--12-12~~----------5-----------5--
Db------7p5---5--10--12-12~~----7p5---5-7p5-------5-5
Ab--0-0-----7---------------0-0-----7-------7-\\\-3-5
Eb--------------------------------------------\\\---3
pm.. ...
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17)
Gb--7-5-4--5-4-2--4-2----2------2
Db--7-5-4--5-4-2--4-2-5--2-5-4--2
Ab--5-3-2--3-2-0--2-0-5--0-5-4--0
Eb--------------------3----3-2---
pm............................
The stuttering sound on the song comes from turning the neck pickup volume off and using
the switch to go from the bridge position to the mid position.
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18a) Kirk
eb-----------8----8-7~~~8--12--10~~h12p10h12p10
Bb--10~~8-10---10------------------------------
Gb---------------------------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------
Ab---------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------
18b) James
Gb------------------5---------5-5-4-----4-----4---5--5-7
Db--7-----7-----5-7-5-7---7---5-5-5-----5-----5---3--5-7
Ab--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0---0-0---0----3-5
Eb------------------------------------------------------
pm.. ... . ... ...
intro to "Into the Coven" (5:23)
"Howl like a wolf..."
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19)
Gb--10-7-7-7--7-8--10-7-7-7--7-8-9-10
Db--10-7-7-7--7-8--10-7-7-7--7-8-9-10
Ab--8--5-5-5--5-6--8--5-5-5--5-6-7-8-
Eb-----------------------------------
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20a) 20b) 20c)before going back into riff 18b
Gb------------------------------- ------------- -2-2--2--
Db------------------------------- ------------- -2-2--2-2
Ab--4-----------------------5-5-4 ------0-2-3-2 -0-0--0-2
Eb--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2 --2-3-------0 --------0
pm....................
"Yeah come come into my coven" (after the first coven)
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21) 7:11
Gb--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5----
Db--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-4
Ab--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-5-4
Eb--------------------3-2
intro to "Evil"
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22)
Gb--9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12--7-9-7-9
Db--9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12--7-9-7-9
Ab--7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10--5-7-5-7
Eb-----------------------------------0-0-0-0
pm......
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23)
Gb--4----------------2-4-7-4
Db--4----------------2-4-7-4
Ab--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-2
Eb--------------------------
pm............
"I was born in a cemetary"
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24a) 24b)before going back into riff 22
Gb------------------2-4-7-4 ------------------2-4-7-4--2-------
Db------------------2-4-7-4 ------------------2-4-7-4--2-------
Ab------------------0-2-5-2 ------------------0-2-5-2--0-5--5\4
Eb--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------- --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------3--3\2
"Raised from my grave..."
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25a)
Gb--------------------------------7-5----------------------------
Db--4-----------------------------7-5----------------------------
Ab--4-----------------------------5-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3
Eb--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--------------------------------
25b) continued
Gb--4-2------------------------------4-5-6---------------------
Db--4-2------------------------------4-5-6---------------------
Ab--2-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-3-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------
"You know, my only pleasure..."
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26)
Gb-------------------------------------
Db--7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10\7--5-7-5-7
Ab--7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10\7--5-7-5-7
Eb--5--5/8-\5--5/8-\5--5/8-\5--3-5-3-5
mid-solo
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27)
Gb--------------------------5-------------7--5----------
Db--7-7-5-7---7--5--5-5---3-5---7-7-5-7---7--5--5-5--3-3
Ab--7-7-5-7---5--3--5-5---3-3---7-7-5-7---5--3--5-5--3-3
Eb--5-5-3-5-0-------3-3-0-1-----5-5-3-5-0-------3-3--1-1
pm...... ... ...
"And when you're down..." (9:10)
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28a) Kirk
Gb--------------------7--9--10-----
Db--3-3-----5---7-7-------------7-5
Ab--3-3-----3---7-7---5--7--8---5-3
Eb--1-1---0---0-5-5----------------
28b) James
Gb--------------------7--5--3---7-5
Db--3-3-----5---7-7---7--5--3---7-5
Ab--3-3-----3---7-7---5--3--1---5-3
Eb--1-1---0---0-5-5----------------
"You gotta say goodbye"
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29)
Gb--2-------3----3----3-3---------------------
Db--2--5--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--8-6-8--8-6-8--8-6-8
Ab--0--5--3-1--3-1--3-1-1--8-6-8--8-6-8--8-6-8
Eb-----3--1----1----1------6-4-6--6-4-6--6-4-6
during the bass part
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30)
Gb-----------------------------------------------
Db-------------------------------------------4--2
Ab--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--0
Eb-----------------------------------------------
solo
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