Mercyful Fate - Angel Of Light Chords & Tabs

Mercyful Fate:  Angel Of Light

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
     edited by:  Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl
      solos by:  Byxe            :  byxe@planet-interkom.de
     edited by:  Rami Nuotio     :  rami.nuotio@nic.fi

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Date last modified:  February 10, 2009

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------4-5--|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|
   * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-----------------2-0--------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2-2----|
   * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------2-3--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------|
   * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-3-0-0--0-3-|
   * * * * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---4----3----2-----4-5-|
E|-2----2----2---5-2-----|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---4----3----2--------|
E|-2----2----2---5-2-2--|

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

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


Guitar 3
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|---6----5----4-----6-7-|
D|-4----4----4---7-4-----|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|---6----5----4--------|
D|-4----4----4---7-4-4--|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|---4----3----2-----4-5-|
D|-2----2----2---5-2-----|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---4----3----2------------|
D|-2----2----2---5-2-2--2-5-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|


                                                                         
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------4--------------2--------4--------------5-|
A|---------------------0-----------------------3-|
E|-2--2---2--0-2-2-2-2---0-2--2---2--0-2-2-2-2---|
               * * * *                 * * * *                             
  "I have seen Him there..."


Riff 3   
Guitar 1                                                           
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-----4--4-4/7-----7----2-2-----2----5-5--5--5--5-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2/5-5-5-5----0-0-0-0-0----3-3--3--3--3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
       * *          * *          * *
    "Oh I believe..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-----4--4-4/7-----7----2-2-----2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2/5-5-5-5----0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------------|
       * *          * *          * *
   "I believe in all that I have seen..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-4-5-4-----------5-5-5-4-5-4--------|
A|-3-3-3-2-3-2--2-2-2----3-3-3-2-3-2--2-2-2-|
E|--------------0-0-0-----------------0-0-0-|
   "And I have seen the..."

Guitar 2       
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-9--------7------9--7--------5-5--5--5--5-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
  
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-9--------12--------7---|
E|------------------------|

(Guitar 3 plays notes in () )      
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------(4-4-4-2-4-2)----------|
D|-5-5-5-4-5-4-----------5-5-5-4-5-4--(5-5--5)-|
A|--------------7-7-7------------------7-7--7--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
   


Play Riff 1 
Play Riff 2   "I have seen Him there..."
Play Riff 3   "Oh I believe..."


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------2-4-----------------|
D|-2-4--4--4--4--4--4-2-4--2-4--4--4--2-4-|
A|-2-4--4--4--4--4--4------2-4--4--4--2-4-|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------2-4-------------------------------|
D|-2-4--4--4--4--4--4-2-4--2-4--4--4--2-----------------|
A|-2-4--4--4--4--4--4------2-4--4--4--2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
                                        * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------0-2-------------------------------|
D|-0-2--2--2--2--2--2-0-2--0-2--2--2--0-----------------|
A|-0-2--2--2--2--2--2------0-2--2--2--0-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|
                                        * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------2-4-------------------------------|
D|-2-4--4--4--4--4--4-2-4--2-4--4--4--2-----------------|
A|-2-4--4--4--4--4--4------2-4--4--4--2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|
                                        * * * * * * * *
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mercyful_fate/angel_of_light_tab_ver_3.html ]
Solo
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-9------9------------------------------------------------------|
G|------11-9---11-9-8-11-9-8----9-8------8--------------------------|
D|---------------------------11-----11-9---11-9-11-9-7----6--7--6~--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------9------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------7^^r-p5------|
B|--------------------------5-7---5-7--5---------7~~--|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-3-2-0-2--0--2--4--2------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-------14-16-14----------14-16-14----------14-16-|
B|-14-17----------17-14-17----------17-14-17-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-14----------------------------------------------|
B|----17-14-17-14-17-14-17-14-17/19~~--------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|----------14-------------14-16-14-------------14-|
G|-14-16-------17-16-14-16----------16-14-16-17----|
D|--------14---------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-17-16-14-16-14----------------------------------|
D|----------------16-15-14-------------------------|
A|-------------------------16\12~~-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------10-8h10p8--------------------|
G|---------9-8-7~---------------9------9--8--7~----|
D|----9----------------------------9---------------|
A|-7-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------10-------|
B|--------------------10^^---8-10-8-----12--12~----|
G|---------9-8-7~--------------------9-------------|
D|----9--------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------14-16-16^~~--16-16^r-14-16--14----14--------|
B|-17^^~~---17^^--------------------------------17----17^^~~-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|------14--16--17--19--19^^r-17-16------|
B|-17^^-----------------------------17~~-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

End solo
      
                                                              
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|----3--2--0--0-2-0------3--2--0--0-2-3-|
E|-0-----------------3-0-----------------|

Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|---10--9--7--7-9-7-----10--9--7--7-9-10-|
A|-7----------------10-7------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Comes in second time)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|----7--5--4--4-5-4------7--5--4--4-5-7-|
A|-7-----------------5-7-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

               
                                                                
Riff 6                                       x2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----------0-2--2----0----------------------|
D|-0-2--2----0-2--2----0-2--2----7-5-7--5-4-5-|
A|-0-2--2----------------2--2----7-5-7--5-4-5-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
  "I will make a second deal..."


Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2-4--4----2----------------------|
D|-2-4--4----2-4--4----2-4--4----9-7-9--7-6-7-|
A|-2-4--4----------------4--4----9-7-9--7-6-7-|
E|--------------------------------------------|


Play Riff 6   Solo Rhythm


Solo
e|----------/14~--------------------------------------------------|
B|---17^^r--/14~--17^^r--15--17--15h17p15-14-15-12-15-10-15-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------13~---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------12----------------------------|
G|-13-14-13-11-13----11-13-14----14-13-11-13-14-13-11^\\----|
D|----------------14----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------12-14-12-12-------12-14-12-12-------12-14-|
G|---12~--xx-12~--xx-12-12-12-14------------12-14-------------12-14-------|
D|---12~--xx-12~--xx------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-12----12--14--15--12-1414-1212-12^^r-----12----|
G|----14---------------------------------14----14-|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-14^r--14^r-14^r--14^r-12--------|
D|--------------------------14~----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

End solo

Play Riff 5   
Play Riff 1   "Shine, in all your glory..."
Play Riff 2   "I have seen Him there..."
Play Riff 3   "Oh I believe..."

"Lucifer!"



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