Mercyful Fate - Fear Chords & Tabs

 

Fear Chords & Tabs

Mercyful Fate Chords & Tabs

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Fear Tab

   
Mercyful Fate:  Fear

transcribed by: Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl 
     edited by: Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com

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Date last modified:  March 28, 2003

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Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------5------------------|
A|-------------3------------------|
E|-0000--0000--3--0000-000-3--2-1-|
   ****  ****     **** *** 

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-12--------11--------10--------9-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-10---------9---------8--------7-|
E|---------------------------------|

Ending to riff 1 (both guitars)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-0000--0000----0000--000-3--2-1-|
   ****  ****    ****  *** 


Riff 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----5-7--5--3--2--2-2h3p2---|
A|---5-----------------------3-|
E|-6---------------------------|


Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--------3/5-5--5/-8--8--8--8/10-10-|
E|-3/5-5-----------------------------|
   "In the mirror..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------x-xx--x-xx--x-xxxxxxxx-|
A|--------3/5-5--x-xx--x-xx--x-xxxxxxxx-|
E|-3/5-5--------------------------------|

Ending:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|--------3/5-5--5-3--5-|
E|-3/5-5--------------3-|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------5/7-7--7/10-10-10-10/12-12-|
A|-5/7-7--3/5-5--5/-8--8--8--8/10-10-|
E|-3/5-5-----------------------------|
   "In the mirror..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------5/7-7--x-xx--x-xx--x-xxxxxxxx-|
A|-5/7-7--3/5-5--x-xx--x-xx--x-xxxxxxxx-|
E|-3/5-5--------------------------------|

Ending:
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--------5/7-7--7-5----|
A|-5/7-7--3/5-5--5-3--5-|
E|-3/5-5--------------3-|


Play Riff 2   "And I know..."

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mercyful_fate/fear_tab.html ]
Riff 4                           
Both guitars:                          x2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10---9-9-9---10-10-10---9-9-9-|
D|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
             *                  *
   "So deep within..."                 x2 
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--10-10-10---9-9-9---10-10-10---9-9-9-|
A|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------------------|
             *                  *
   "I wonder..."

Guitar 1                               x2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10---9-9-9---10-10-10---9-9-9-|
D|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
             *                  *
   "Stay so deep..."

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--10-10-10---9-9-9---10-10-10---9-9-9-|
D|-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
             *                  *
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-7----------------10------------------|
D|-5-----------------8------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|


Play Riff 2  "And I know..."
Play Riff 3  "The man..."

Riff 5
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------0-|
D|---------------------------4---|
A|-------------------------3-----|
E|-0-2-3-2-5-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * *
  "I cannot let it show..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------------0--------|
D|-------------------4------7-8-|
A|-----------------3------6-----|
E|-0-2-3-2-5-2-3-2--------------|
   * * * * * * * * 
  "No one must ever know..."

Play Riff 1  "And it scares me..."
Play Riff 2  
Play Riff 4  "So deep within..."
Play Riff 2  "And I know..."


Riff 6  (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2-3-2-----2---/7-5-3-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-/5-3-1-|
E|----------------------------------|
     * *   * *       * *   * 
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2-----2-----2-3-2-----------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-2--3--5-5-|
E|-------------------0--1--3-3-|
     * *   * * 

Play Riff 3   "No man..."
Play Riff 5   "I cannot..."
Play Riff 1   "And it scares me..."

Ending:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------------5------------------|
A|-------------3------------------|
E|-0000--0000--3--0000-000-3--2-1-|
   ****  ****     **** *** 
      "...skin!  It scares me!"
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------------5------------|
A|-------------3------------|
E|-0000--0000--3--0000-0000-|
   ****  ****     **** ****
     "Yeah, it scares me!"

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-12--------11--------10--------9-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-10---------9---------8--------7-|
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