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Mercyful Fate: Under The Spell
transcribed by: Mikko Laakso
solo by: Serkan Gunturk
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
2nd solo: Rami Nuotio : rami.nuotio@nic.fi
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Date last modified: October 23, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4---------4---------|
A|-------------------------5-4-5-|
E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2-------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----4-----4---------4-----|
A|-------------------------3-|
E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2---|
Guitar 2 (only during intro)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-11\---------------------------|
A|--9\-------------------10-9-10-|
E|-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-11\-----------------------|
A|--9\---------------------8-|
E|---------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-11\---------------------------|
A|--9\------------------12-11-12-|
E|-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-11\-----------------------|
A|--9\--------------------10-|
E|---------------------------|
Riff 1a (Solo Rhythm, Guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4---------4---------|
A|-------------------------5-4-5-|
E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2-------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----4-----4---------4-----|
A|-------------------------3-|
E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2---|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4---------4--(7-6-7)-|
A|-------------------------5-4-5--|
E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2--------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----4-----4---------4---5-|
A|-------------------------3-|
E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2---|
Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-9---10-9h10p9------------9---10-9h10p9----9-12b14-|
G|---------------11-9-11------------------11---------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-14-16-17-16-14h16p14-----------14-16-17-16-14-------------|
B|----------------------17b19-19-----------------17p16-14-13-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-16-17-16h17p16-------------16-17-16h17p16----16(19b)21-|
B|----------------19-17-19-19----------------19-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-19b21-19-17-19-17h19p17-16-17-19s21p19s17----|
B|-------------------------------------------19-|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
End solo
Riff 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-9-9--10---9---7---12--10---9---|
A|-7-7---7---7---7---10---8---7---|
E|-----0---0---0---0----0---0---0-|
* * * * * * *
"There is something..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-7-9-9-----------------------------|
A|-5-7-7-----------------------------|
E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...with an evil glow..."
Riff 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-10----9--------10----9---------|
A|--8----7---------8----7---------|
E|----------0-0-0----------0-0-0--|
* * * * * *
"Twisting, turning..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10---12---10---10-9--------------|
A|--8--8--8---10----8----8-7--------------|
E|---------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--|
* * * * * *
"I'm looking out for my soul..."
Riff 3a
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-10----9--------10----9---------|
A|--8----7---------8----7---------|
E|----------0-0-0----------0-0-0--|
* * * * * *
"Twisting, turning..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10---12---10---10-9-------------|
A|--8--8--8---10----8----8-7---8-7-8-7-5-|
E|---------------------------------------|
"I'm looking out for my soul..."
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--7----6---------7----6---------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|----------0-0-0----------0-0-0--|
* * * * * *
"Twisting, turning..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--7--7--7----9----7----7-6---7-6-7-6-7--|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
"I'm looking out for my soul..."
Riff 1b
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4---------4---------|
A|-------------------------5-4-5-|
E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2-------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5~-|
D|-----4-----4---------4------a--|
A|-------------------------3-----|
E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2-------|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----4-----4---------4---------|
A|-------------------------5-4-5-|
E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2-------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----4-----4---------4---5-|
A|-------------------------3-|
E|-0-2---0-2---2-0---2---2---|
Play Riff 2 "I have seen the..."
Play Riff 3 "Dancing, blasphemous..."
Riff 3b
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-10----9--------10----9---------|
A|--8----7---------8----7---------|
E|----------0-0-0----------0-0-0--|
* * * * * *
"Dancing, blasphemous..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-10-10-10---12---10---10-9-------|
A|--8--8--8---10----8----8-7---8-7-|
E|---------------------------------|
"...uniting them all..."
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--7----6---------7----6---------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|----------0-0-0----------0-0-0--|
* * * * * *
"Dancing, blasphemous..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--7--7--7----9----7----7-6-------|
A|-----------------------------8-7-|
E|---------------------------------|
"...uniting them all..."
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------3-----|
E|-0-3-4-5---3-5---3-5---5~~-|
* * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------7---6---5---|
E|-0-3-4-5---3-5---5---5---5---8-|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------3-----|
E|-3-4-5---3-5---3-5---5~~-|
* * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------7---6---5---|
E|-0-3-4-5---3-5---5---5---5---8-|
* * * * * *
Riff 5 (solo rhythm)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------5-----|
E|-5-6-7---5-7---5-7---7~~-|
* * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-------------------9---8---7----|
E|-0-5-6-7---5-7---7---7---7---10-|
* * * * * *
Lead into next section:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------3-----|
E|-3-4-5---3-5---3-5---5~~-|
* * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------3--5--3--3-|
E|-0-3-4-5---3-5---3-5-------------|
* * *
Solo (over riffs 4 and 5, and leading into chorus)
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-12-11-9-11-9h11p9----9----9\-------------------|
D|-------------------12---12-----10---------------|
A|----------------------------------12~~-10h12p10-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------9-10-9----9-9----9-10-12-10--9---9-10-9----9--------|
A|-10--9----9-----9-10-12--------12-----12--------------12--------12---12-12~-|
E|-------12----12-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14-----------------14-------------------14-----------------14---------------|
G|----14-12-14-14--14----14-12-14----12-14----14-12-14-12--14----14-12-14-12~~-|
D|--------------------------------14-------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----1412-----12------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------14----14-1212-14-12-11--12-11--11--------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------12--10----10------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------12-----12-10-9~~-|
e|-----------------------------------------15------14----|
B|-19---\-15-17-15-15-14----------14-15-17-----17-----15-|
G|-----------------------16-15-16------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|---14-15--17-1514----14151514-----------------|
B|-17--------------1717---------17---1715-14----|
G|--------------------------------16---------16-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------14-17^^--17^^r--15-17--1517--14-15-------14--|
B|-1415--14----14-------14-1517-------------------------------------17--------|
G|----------16---15--16-------------------------------------------------17----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-1415--14----14-------14-15-17-15-15-15-14-15-14---14----10--------------|
B|----------17----15-17----------------------------17---17-----14----14----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------16-----16-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(This bar blends into the chorus)
e|--------------------------|
B|-----------15~-sustain----|
G|-16^---14-----------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 5a
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|
A|-5---------3---------1-------3-3-3-3-4-4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
"And I know this night so well..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------2-2-2-2-5-5-5-|
A|-8---------7---8-7-5---------0-0-0-0-3-3-3-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
"Cause I have walked from here to hell..."
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------8-------------------|
G|----------------10-9-10------9---------------------|
D|-----12--------------------8-----------------------|
A|---12------------------------------10101010-111111-|
E|-10--------10-8---------------------8-8-8-8--9-9-9-|
* * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------10-9-10----------------------------|
D|-----12------------------------8-------------------|
A|---12------------------------8------7-7-7-7-101010-|
E|-10--------10-8----------5-6--------5-5-5-5--8-8-8-|
* * * * * * *
Play Riff 1a
Play Riff 2 "Was it the..."
Play Riff 3 "Twisting, turning..."
Play Riff 3a but use this ending:
(Guitar 2 plays top notes)
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-------(9)-(7)-(5)--|
A|-8--7---5---3---2---|
E|--------------------|
"And then HE came at last..."
Riff 6
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------4----4-2-|
A|---0--2-3-4-----0--2-3-4----0--2-3-4---2--0-2-0-|
E|-2-----------2------------2---------------------|
Riff 6a
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------4----4-2-|
A|---0--2-3-4-----0--2-3-4----0--2-3-4---2--0-2-0-|
E|-2-----------2------------2---------------------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------4--2-4-2-|
D|---0--2-3-4-----0--2-3-4----0--2-3-4------------|
A|-2-----------2------------2---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------6--4--6-4---|
A|------4-5-6-------4-5-6-------4-5-6---4--2--4-2---|
E|-4-7---------4-7---------4-7----------------------|
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5a Solo Rhythm
Ending: (don't play the notes in () the first time)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------5-----|
E|-(5)-(6)-7---5-7---5-7---7~~-|
* * * *
"Suddenly..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-------------------9---8---7----|
E|-0-5-6-7---5-7---7---7---7---10-|
* * * * * *
"And I..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------3-----|
E|-3-4-5---3-5---3-5---5~~-|
* * * *
"...as I saw HIM..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------7---6---5---|
E|-0-3-4-5---3-5---5---5---5---8-|
* * * * * *
"...HE was drinking all the wine..."
Repeat the above, then:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---9---8---7-----|
E|-7---7---7----10-|
* * *
"I never should have seen it..."
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|---7---6---5----7\--|
E|-5---5---5---8--5\--|
* * *
"I never should have understood."
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
