This is one of my favorite Mercyful Fate songs next to Satans Fall, so I thought I'd tab
out. It's pretty much like all the other versions online but I figured out the first
solos also. There not exactly right but there close enough.
EVIL
INTRO
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|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5---2-|
|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--3-3---0-|
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|-------------------------| 2x
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|-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-|
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|-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-|
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|-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-|
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|-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2-| 2x
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|-------------------------| 2x
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|-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-|
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|-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2-5-4-2-| 2x
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|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5----------|
|-3--3--3--3-3-3--3--3--5--4--2-|
|-----------------------3--2--0-|
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|----/12-12-9----/12-12-9----/12-12-7-9-7-9-|
|-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-5-7-5-7-|
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|-----------------------------------7-9-7-9-|
|-----------------------------------5-7-5-7-|
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BOTH GUITARS
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|-------------------------------------------| 2x
|----/12-12-9----/12-12-9----/12-12-7-9-7-9-|
|-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-5-7-5-7-|
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|----/12-12-9----/12-12-9----/12-12-7-9-7-4-|
|-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-5-7-5-2-|
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VERSE 1
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|-------------------------------| 2x
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-7-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|
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I was born in a cemetary
Under the sign of the moon
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|---------------------------4-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-------------------------------|
Raised from the grave by the dead
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|-------------------------------| 2x
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-7-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-|
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And I was made a mercenary
In the legions of hell
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|---------------------------4-7-|-4-4-4-4-2-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-2-5-|-2-2-2-2-0--5--5-5-5-5-4-3-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|------------3--3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|
And now I'm king of pain I'm insane
SOLO RHYTHM
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|--------------------------------------------| 3x
|----/12-12-9----/12-12-9----/12-12--7-9-7-9-|
|-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10--5-7-5-7-|
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|----/12-12-9----/12-12-9----/12-12--7-9-7---|
|-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10--5-7-5-4-|
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SOLO
|-12b14-12b13~~-12-10-9-15-14-12-15-14-12-15-14-12-17b19-|
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|-15~~-14-12-10-12-10-9-15-14-12-12-10-9-15-14-12-10-9-15-14-12-10\-|
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|-12-15p12h15p12-17-15-14-15-14-12-15-14-12-12h15p12h15---12h15p12h15------------|
|------------------------------------------------------13\-----------13\-13\-13\-|
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|---12h15p12h15--12h15p12h15--12h15p12h15-12--14--15--14--12--14--15-14\-|
|-13-----------13-----------13-------------------------------------------|
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VERSE 2
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|------------------------------------------7-|-5--------------------------------------------4-|
|-4----------------------------------------5-|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--2-|
|-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2---|------------------------------------------------|
You know my only pleasure
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|-2--------------------------------------------4-5-|
|-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-3-|
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Is to hear you cry
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|-6--------------------------------------------7-8-9-|
|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--5-6-7-|
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|----/12-12-9----/12-12-9----/12-12-7-9-7-9-|
|-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-5-7-5-7-|
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I'd love to hear you cry
I'd love to see you die
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|----/12-12-9----/12-12-9----/12-12-7-9-7---|
|-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-5-7-5-4-|
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VERSE 3
And I'll be the first to watch your funeral
And I'll be the last
To leave
SOLO RHYTHM
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|----/12-12-9----/12-12-9----/12-12-7-9-7-9-|
|-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-5-7-5-7-|
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I'd love to hear you cry
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|----/12-12-9----/12-12-9----/12-12-7-9-7---|
|-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-7-7-7/10-10-5-7-5-7-|
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SOLO
|-10b12-12h15p12h15-12-12-12h15p12h15-12-12-12h15p12h15-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-14-12-17b19-|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mercyful_fate/evil_tab.html ]
|-15-14-12-12h14-12h15-12h14-12h15-12h14-12h14\-/14-12b14~~-14-12-11-9-10-12-14-15b17-|
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|-15--14--12--12h15p12h15-14b15-15-14-12-14h15p14h15-12b14--15--14-12--11--15--14--12-10h12p10~~\-|
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|----/10-10-7----/10-10-7----/10-10--5-7-5-7-|
|-5-5/-8--8-5-5-5/-8--8-5-5-5/-8--8--3-5-3-5-|
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|----/10-10-7----/10-10-7----/10-10--5-7-5-|
|-5-5/-8--8-5-5-5/-8--8-5-5-5/-8--8--3-5-3-|
VERSE 4
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2x
|---------7-5---------5-|---------7-5----------|---------7-5---------5-|---------7-5---------5-|
|-7-7-5-7-5-3-5-5-3-3-3-|-7-7-5-7-5-3-5-5--3-3-|-7-7-5-7-5-3-5-5-3-3-3-|-7-7-5-7-5-3-5-5-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-3-5-----3-3-1-1---|-5-5-3-5-----3-3--1-1-|-5-5-3-5-----3-3-1-1---|-5-5-3-5-----3-3-1-1---|
And when you're down, beyond the ground, I'll dig up your body again, and make love to shame
Oh lady cry, and say goodbye (goodbye), oh lady cry, and say goodbye
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|-3-3--x-x--3-3-5-7-7--x-x--x-x-x-x-|
|-1-1--x-x--1---3-5-5--x-x--x-x-x-x-|
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|-7-7---------5-5-----3-3----5-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1----3-5-|
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You've gotta say goodbye
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|-3-3--x-x--3-3-5-7-7--x-x--x-x-x-x-|
|-1-1--x-x--1---3-5-5--x-x--x-x-x-x-|
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|-7-7---------5-5-----3-3--5-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1--3-5-|
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Cause I will eat your mind
SOLO RHYTHM
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|--------7-------|-9-9---------7-7-----5-5--9-7-|
|-5-5--5-5-7-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3--7-5-|
|-3-3--3---5-7-7-|------------------------------|\
\ 2x
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|--------7-------|-9-9---------7-7-----5-5--9---|
|-5-5--5-5-7-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3--7-9-|
|-3-3--3---5-7-7-|----------------------------7-|
DUET (I like to play it with wah on and off)
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|-13b14-13b14-13b14-12-----12-13-12h13p12--------------------------------------|
|-14b15-14b15-14b15---14-12--------------14~~-14-14-14b15-14-15p14-14h16-14-14-|
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|-------------12-14-12----------------------10/12--------------15b16----------14~~-|
|-/12-12h13-15--------15-13-12--------------12/14-12h13p12-----15b16-15-15b16-15~~-|
|-----------------------------14-12-11-11~~---------------14-12--------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13p12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------14-12-11h12-11--11--------11--11---------------------------------------|
|--------------------14--14-12-14--14--14-12-14-12-10-12-12-12----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------10-12-10--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------12p10\3-|
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|-------15-14---------------------------|
|-15-16-16-15-16-16-15h16-16-15h16-16~~-|
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|---------12-14-12h14p12------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15-15b16--------------15-12-13-15-12-13--12----------------------------12-13-15~~-|
|----------------------------------------14--12-14-11-12--11-----11-12-14-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------14--12-14-------------------|
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|-15b16r15-13-15-13h15p13-12-13-12\----------------12-12-13-12h13p12--12------------|
|------------------------------------------12-12-14-----------------14--14b15r14-12-|
|----------------------------------12-12-14-----------------------------------------|
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|-14-12h14p12-11-12-11~~\0-|
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|-2----5----5----5------5-|-5-3-5--5-3-5--5-3-5--5-4-2-|
|-0--5-3--5-3--5-3--3-5-3-|-3-1-3--3-1-3--3-1-3--3-2-0-|
|----3----3----3----1-3---|----------------------------|
SOLO RHYTHM
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|---------------------------5-| 4x
|-------------------------5-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|
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|------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------5-|
|-------------------------7--------------------------3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|------------------------------------------------------|\
\ 2x
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|-------------------------7-----------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5---------3-|
|---------------------------0-2-3-5---|
SOLO (I know it's doesnt help but heres the first few notes)
|-10b12-10-9-7-|
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BOTH GUITARS (rising part, I couldnt figure it out completely so i left it out, it's
pull offs up the fretboard every two frets on the E and B strings)
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SOLO RHYTHM
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|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------------3-3-|
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|---------------------------------------------------6--4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-|
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|---------------------------------------------------2--5-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-|
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|----------------------------------------------5-|
|-4--------------------7--4--------------------3-|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-5--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2---|
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\ 2x
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|-4--------------------7-----------|
|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-5---------3-|
|------------------------0-2-3-5---|
OUTRO
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|-0-2-3-2-3-----|
|-----------3-5-|
