Desecration Of Souls Chords & Tabs
Mercyful Fate: Desecration Of Souls
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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Date last modified: 18-10-01
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Intro
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|--7\2--|
E|-------|
Riff 1
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-----------9--8-|
A|-2---------7--6-|
E|-0----/8-7------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------5---------7---------4------|
A|--------3---------5---------2------|
E|-3-2-0-----3-2-0-----3-2-0-------3-|
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------9-9--------------------------------------|
A|------7-7-------5tr7-5-7-8-7-5h7p5-3-2-0-------|
E|-0000------0000--------------------------3-2-1-|
**** ****
Riff 3
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|------9-9------10-10-------9-9------7-7-|
A|------7-7-------8--8-------7-7------5-5-|
E|-0000-----0000--------0000-----0000-----|
**** **** **** ****
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------9-9------10-10-------9-9------------|
A|------7-7-------8--8-------7-7--x-x-x-xxx-|
E|-0000-----0000--------0000------x-x-x-xxx-|
**** **** ****
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------9-9---------------9-9---------|
A|------7-7-----4-3-------7-7-----5-5-|
E|-0000-----000-6-5--0000-----000-3-3-|
**** *** **** ***
Play Riff 4 "Magic circles..."
Riff 5
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------9-9----------------9-9--------------|
D|------7-7-----12-7-------7-7--------------|
A|-0000-----000-10-5--0000------3-2-3-5-3-5-|
E|------------------------------------------|
**** *** ****
"It's desecration of souls..."
Riff 4a
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------9-9---------------9-9-----12-12-|
A|------7-7-----4-3-------7-7-----10-10-|
E|-0000-----000-6-5--0000-----000-------|
**** *** **** ***
"...lair..."
Riff 6
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----------33333333-22222222-55555---|
E|-22222222-------------------------3-|
******** ******** ******** *****
Riff 7 (Guitar 2 plays top notes at end)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------12-12-12-10~~-|
G|--------------------------------------------12-12-12-11~~-|
D|------9-9---------------9-9--12-12-12-11------------------|
A|------7-7-----4-3-------7-7--10-10-10--9------------------|
E|-0000-----000-6-5--0000-----------------------------------|
**** *** ****
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 "Copulation..."
Play Riff 5 "It's desecration of souls..."
Play Riff 4 "...lair..."
Riff 8
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-33333333-555555555----------22222222-|
E|--------------------33333333----------|
******** ********* ******** ********
"So I say again..."
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-33333333-55555---|
E|----------------3-|
******** *****
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mercyful_fate/desecration_of_souls_tab.html ]
Riff 9
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------9-9------11-11-------12-12------7-7-|
A|------7-7-------9--9-------10-10------5-5-|
E|-0000-----0000--------0000-------0000-----|
**** **** **** ****
"...souls..."
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|------9-9------11-11-------12-12-9-9-9-2-|
A|------7-7-------9--9-------10-10-7-7-7-0-|
E|-0000-----0000--------0000---------------|
**** **** ****
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) x4
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------9-9---------------9-9---------|
A|------7-7-----5-5-------7-7-----4-3-|
E|-0000-----000-3-3--0000-----000-6-5-|
**** *** **** ***
x3
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------7-7-|
E|-0-2-2-2-5-2--0-2-2-2-5-2--0-2-2-2-5-2--0-2-2-5-5-|
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|-0-2-2-2-5-2--0-2-2-2-5-2--0-2-2-2-5-2-|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2-0--2-3-2--3-5-3--5-7-5--7-8-7--8-10-8--10-|
Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-9--9-9-11-12---------------|
A|-7--7-7--9-10-10--10-10--12-|
E|---------------8---8--8--10-|
1st ending
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9-9-11-12---------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7--9-10-12--12-12-12-9--9-9--7-9-10--10-10-12-|
E|--------------10--10-10-10-7--7-7--5-7--8---8--8-10-|
2nd ending
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9-9-11-12--------------------------------------|
A|-7--7-7--9-10-12--12-12-12-9--9-9--7-9-10-10-12-12-|
E|--------------10--10-10-10-7--7-7--5-7--8--8-10-10-|
Riff 7a
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|------9-9---------------9-9--12-12-12-11-|
A|------7-7-----4-3-------7-7--10-10-10--9-|
E|-0000-----000-6-5--0000------------------|
**** *** ****
Play Riff 4 "Dying flowers..."
Play Riff 5 "It's desecration of souls..."
Play Riff 4a
Play Riff 8 "So I say again..."
Riff 9a
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------9-9------11-11-------12-12------7-7-|
A|------7-7-------9--9-------10-10------5-5-|
E|-0000-----0000--------0000-------0000-----|
**** **** **** ****
"...souls..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|------9-9------11-11-------12-12-|
A|------7-7-------9--9-------10-10-|
E|-0000-----0000--------0000-------|
**** **** ****
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-7-5-4-5-7---7-5---5-3-2--3-2-0------|
E|-----------3-----3--------------3--2-|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-77777777...------------|
A|-55555555...-[fade out]-|
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
