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Mercyful Fate: Night of the Unborn
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Date last modified: January 20, 2003
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WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Standard
Intro solo - here's some of it.....use a lot of whammy bar!
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-19^^----19^^-19^^-~~~--19^^-19^^-19^^-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------15h17~~-19-17-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-19--17-----------------------|
A|---------19-18-17-16----------|
E|----------------------15-16~~-|
then:
Riff 1
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------12\--|
G|--------------------------9~~----------12\--|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-------------5h7----------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-5h7-----0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0------|
* * * * * * * * ah * * * *
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------7-5-----------------------10p7~---------12p10~-|
E|-0-0-0-0-----7\6~--0-3-4~--0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
1st ending
e|----------------------|
B|---------12-14-12-9\--|
G|---------12-14-12-9\--|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0--------------|
* * * *
2nd ending
e|------------------------|
B|---------12-14-12--14^--|
G|---------12-14-12--14^--|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0----------------|
* * * *
Riff 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------4-2-------2--|
A|----------------------------------------------4-3-2-0--|
E|-2-2-2-2-5-2~--2-2-2-2-5-4~--2-2-2-2-5-2~--------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------4-2-------2-------4--|
A|----------------------------------------------4-3-2-0--4-2--2--|
E|-2-2-2-2-5-2~--2-2-2-2-5-4~--2-2-2-2-5-2~--------------2-0-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7-|
D|-----------------------------5-7-|
A|-5h7---------5h7---------5h7-----|
E|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-------|
* * * * * * * *
"I........"
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7--------5-|
D|-----------------------------5-7------5-5-|
A|-5h7---------5h7---------5h7------5h7-----|
E|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0--------0-------|
* * * * * * * *
"....forbid you entrance here...."
Riff 4
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-5---------5---------5---------7-5----|
D|-5---------5---------5---------7-5-7--|
A|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-----7--|
E|--------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"..ground......"
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-5---------5------------------------|
D|-5---------5---------7-6-5-7-5------|
A|---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-------7-5---5~-|
E|-------------------------------8----|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"...don't you see this chapel? "
Play Riff 3 "Shut up! Hold your tongue"
Play Riff 4 "..unborn..........tonight is the night..."
Lead in to the chorus
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|-------3-5-|
E|-3--5------|
Riff 5 (chorus)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------7-7--9-7-9---4-5-7--7-5---2-4-5-5-7--5-|
A|-5-3-5--5-5--7-5-7---2-3-5--5-3---0-2-3-3-5--3-|
E|-3-1-3-----------------------------------------|
"The spirits of the unborn......."
Riff 6 x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7/9-----------9--7/9----------|
A|-5/7-----------7--5/7------5-5-|
E|-----0-000-000--------0-00-3-3-|
* *** *** * **
"tonight.............."
Riff 7 x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-0h2-2222222222-0h2-2222222222-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * ********** * * **********
"They will dance around the Chapel......"
Play Riff 6
Play Riff 7 "They will make a fool......"
Play riff 6
Riff 8
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5-7--|
A|-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-5--|
E|-----------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** **
"A song for the dead....."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5--7-|
A|-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3--5-|
E|------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** **
"To whom Life ........."
Play Riff 6 "...just begun....."
Play Riff 8 "Ahhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhh"
Play riff 6 ".....this ones for the unborn"
Lead in to the solo rhythm
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-7/9-9-|
A|-5/7-7-|
E|-------|
Play Riff 2 twice (solo rhythm)
Play Riff 6 "Did you know....."
Play last bar of riff 6 like this:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7/9-----------9--7/9---------5----7-|
A|-5/7-----------7--5/7---------3----5-|
E|-----0-000-000--------0-00--0----0---|
* *** *** * ** * *
"...the first of June...."
Play Riff 5 "The spirits of the unborn....."
Repeat Riff 5 (solo starts)
Solo Rhythm (all the bars are laid out)
x2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2h4-44444444444-2h4-4444444444-|
E|--------------------------------|
x2
e|-------------------------------------------|-----|
B|-------------------------------------------|-----|
G|-------------------------------------------|-----|
D|------------2----5-4---4-2--4-2------------|--7--|
A|-2-4--2-4---0-4--3-2---2-0--2-0---2-4--2-4-|--5--|
E|-0-2--0-2-----2-------------------0-2--0-2-|-----|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-|
A|-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7-----7----7----7-4-----4----4----4-|
A|-5--55-5-55-5-55-5-2--22-2-22-2-22-2-|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-9-----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-|
A|-7--77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-7-----7----7----7-5-----5----5----5-|
A|-5--55-5-55-5-55-5-3--33-3-33-3-33-3-|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------4-| -----------|
A|-4--------------------------4---| |
E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-----| |
*** *** *** *** *** *** |
|---- Play twice
e|--------------------------------| |
B|--------------------------------| |
G|--------------------------------| |
D|--------------------------------| -----------|
A|-4--------------------------4---|
E|-2--222-222-222-222-222-222-2---|
*** *** *** *** *** ***
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5-|
A|-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7----7----7----7----7----7----7----7-|
A|-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-4h5-55555555555555-7h9-99999999999999-|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------11h12121212121212121212\-|
G|-7h9-99999999999999---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-0h2-2222222222-0h2-2222222222-|
E|-------------------------------|
* * ********** * * *********
x2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5p3-3333333333-5p3-3333333333-|
E|-------------------------------|
* ********** * **********
Ending
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-2~--0-0-3~--0-0-5~--0-0-6~--0-0-8~--0-0-9~-|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----------------------4-|
A|-----------------------4-|
E|-0-0-10~--0-0-12~--0-0-2-|
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
Please! I need a guitar pro version of this :) Good tab!