Black Masses Chords & Tabs
Mercyful Fate: Black Masses
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
edited by: Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|------|
A|------|
E|-15\\-|
RIFF 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------7-7-|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-|
E|-3p0-0-0-0-0-5p0-0-0-0-0-6p0-0-0-0-0-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2 (6 times)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--5-----7-----8-----8-7-|
E|--3-0-0-5-0-0-6-0-0-6-5-|
* * * * * *
REPEAT RIFF 2 (8 times) Come and join...
RIFF 3
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------2-0-3-2--2-5-|
E|--0h2-2-5^--2-0-2-0--2-5--0h2-2-5--------------|
Elohim...
REPEAT RIFF 2
RIFF 4
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|--5-5-3-5--3-2-3-2-0---|
E|---------------------3-|
Give...
REPEAT RIFF 3
RIFF 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9----9----9----9----7-7-7-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-4-5-4tr5-|
A|-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-5-5-5-3-3-3---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
"Black masses..."
Last time
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9----9----9----9----7-7-7-5-5-5----5-5-4-5-|
A|-7-7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-5-5-5-3-3-3------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
Guitar 2 (2nd, 3rd & 4th time)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--9---11--12--11--11h12p11-9-11h12-11h12p11-9------|
D|----------------------------------------------12-9-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
RIFF 6
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-2---7-5h7p5------------7p5----5--7-|
E|-0-0---------7-6-5-0-0------7--3--5-|
* *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-2---7-5h7p5------------7p5----5--|
E|-0-0---------7-6-5-0-0------7--3--|
* *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-2---7-5h7p5------------7p5----5--7-|
E|-0-0---------7-6-5-0-0------7--3--5-|
* *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5--|
A|-2---7-5h7p5------------7p5----3--|
E|-0-0---------7-6-5-0-0------7-----|
* *
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mercyful_fate/black_masses_tab.html ]
RIFF 7
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---5-4--|
A|-------------------------------3-2--|
E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---2-3-4-|
A|-------------------------------0-1-2-|
E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---5-4--|
A|-------------------------------3-2--|
E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3------|
* * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---5--|
A|-------------------------------3--|
E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3----|
* * * * * *
RIFF 8
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---5-4--|
A|-------------------------------3-2--|
E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---2-3-4-|
A|-------------------------------0-1-2-|
E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---5-4--|
A|-------------------------------3-2--|
E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----2p0-------2p0-------2p0---2-0---------|
A|-----------------------------------3-2-3-2-|
E|-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-0-0-----3-------------|
* * * * * *
RIFF 9
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--7------7------7------9-10-|
E|--5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-7--8-|
**** **** ****
and about my... x3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--7------7------7------10-10-|
E|--5-5555-5-5555-5-5555--8--8-|
**** **** ****
She's got to...
RIFF 10 (Solo Rhythm) x3
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------10-10-|
E|-777777777777777--8--8-|
***************
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|-77777777777777777777-|
********************
RIFF 11
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|--7------7------7------8-8-|
A|--5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-6-6-|
E|---------------------------|
**** **** ****
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--7------7------7-7-7-7-7-8-|
A|--5-5555-5-5555-5-5-5-5-5-6-|
E|----------------------------|
**** ****
Play Riff 1
RIFF 12
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-------0-------2--------0--1---2-------0-------2-----5--4--3-|
A|--2-------0-------2-----2--0--1---2-------0-------2-----5--4--3-|
E|----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-3-----------0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-------0-------2--------0--1---2---x-x-----x-x----x-x--------|
A|--2-------0-------2-----2--0--1---2---x-x-----x-x----x-x--------|
E|----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-3-------------x-x-----x-x----x-x--------|
* * * * * * * *
RIFF 13 (8 times) (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--5--------7-------8-------8--7-|
A|--5--------7-------8-------8--7-|
E|----0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0------|
* * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 4
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 5 Black Masses...
Ending
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|--9--7--9-|
A|--7--5--7-|
E|----------|
"Black masses"
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
