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Mercyful Fate:  Lady In Black

transcribed by:  Russ Elton        :  webmaster@abysslord.com
     edited by:  Langus            :  tlange@promail.pl
                 Marcel Weeterings :  eenerglanginternetadres@Hotmail.com

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Date last modified:  October 25, 2003

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Tuning: Standard

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

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

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

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

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

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-5--(5)--3--2--5--(5)--3--2-|
A|-3--(3)--3--3--3--(3)--3--3-|
E|----------------------------|

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

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-5--(5)--3--2--5--(5)--3--2-|
A|-3--(3)--3--3--3--(3)--3--3-|
E|----------------------------|



Play Riff 1   "On a magical misty morning..."


Riff 2
Guitar 1 (Let notes ring)
e|-------0------------0------------0------------0--1-0-|
B|-----3---3--------3---3--------1---1--------1--------|
G|---2-------2----2-------2----0-------0----0----------|
D|-0------------0--------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------3------------3------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
    "Hear them sing again..."

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *



Play Riff 1   "Without a word of warning..."
Play Riff 2   "The Lady in Black had come again..."


Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-------------5-5-------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
       * * * * * *     * * * * * *
   "Begging me to..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-3-3-------------2-2--2-2-|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0--0-0-|
E|--------------------------|
       * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-------------5-5-------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------|
       * * * * * *     * * * * * *
   "Begging me to..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-3-3-------------2-2--2-2--7--|
A|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0--0-0--5--|
E|---------------------------5--|
       * * * * * *

Guitar 2 (Play 2x)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----------2-----------2-|
D|-0--2--3-----0--2--3----|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

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

Guitar 3 (Play 2x)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-5-----------3----------|
E|------------------------|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-1-----------0--5--4----|
E|------------------------|



Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
                    x4
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-10-10----------10-|
A|--8--8-----------8-|
E|-------00000000----|
         ********
                 x2
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|--------------5-|
A|--------------5-|
E|-222222222222-3-|
   ************     x2
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-10-10----------10-|
A|--8--8-----------8-|
E|-------00000000----|
         ********



Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------------7-5-------------5-|
A|-5-------------5-3-------------3-|
E|---------------------------------|

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

Guitar 2 (Play 2x)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----------2-----------2-|
D|-0--2--3-----0--2--3----|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

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

Guitar 3 (Play 2x)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-5-----------3----------|
E|------------------------|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-1-----------0--5--4----|
E|------------------------|
 


Play Riff 1  "Her eyes were..."
Play Riff 2  "Take me far away..."
Ending to riff 2:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--7--|
A|--5--|
E|-----|


Lead into next section:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|-0000000000-...-|
   **********
  "Follow me to the other side..."


Riff 4a                   
Both Guitars
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-10-10----------10--10-10----------|
A|--8--8-----------8---8--8----------|
E|-------00000000-----------00000000-|
         ********           ********
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-10--10-10----------10--10-10----------10-|
A|--8---8--8-----------8---8--8-----------8-|
E|-----------00000000-----------00000000----|
             ********           ********
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--7---7--7----------10--10-10----------10-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-----------00000000-----------00000000----|
             ********           ********
                                                             

Riff 1a
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-----------7--7-7-----5-7-|
A|-5--5-5-5-8-5-7-5-5--5-5-5-8-----|
E|---------------------------------|
  "Through the tunnel of light..."


Riff 4b
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|--------------10-|
A|---------------8-|
E|-000000000000----|
   ************ 
   "Fading away..."


Play Riff 1a   "Through the tunnel of light..." 
Play Riff 4b  "We're fading away..."


Riff 3b
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------------7-5-------------5-|
A|-5-------------5-3-------------3-|
E|---------------------------------|
   "Through the light..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-3-------------3-2-2--2-2-|
A|-1-------------1-0-0--0-0-|
E|--------------------------|

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

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

Guitar 2 (Play 2x)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----------2-----------2-|
D|-0--2--3-----0--2--3----|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

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

Guitar 3 (Play 2x)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-5-----------3----------|
E|------------------------|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-1-----------0--5--4----|
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