Mercyful Fate: Kutulu (The Mad Arab Part Two)
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
solo by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------------8-8p7--11-10h11p10---------|
G|----7----7-8-------8-------------12-11-8-|
D|-0----10---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|
B|--------------8-8p7----------|
G|----7----7-8-------8-7-5\2/5-|
D|-0----10---------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------------8-8p7--11-10h11p10---------|
G|----7----7-8-------8-------------12-11-8-|
D|-0----10---------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----7----7-8----------------------|
D|-0----10------7-8-7h8p7---------7-|
A|------------------------10-9-10---|
E|----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-7----------------|
A|-5--------8-----7-|
E|-5--------6-----5-|
Riff 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------6-----------|
A|----5-7-8--7-8----8-7-5--7-|
E|-0-------------------------|
"Someone better come..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---------------6-7-6--------|
A|----5-7-8--7-8-------8-7--8-|
E|-0--------------------------|
"Someone better kill..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|------------------2-3----2-|
A|----2-3-5--2----------5----|
E|-0-----------5-4-----------|
"Is it in my mind..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------7-6-----------|
A|-5-5-5-8-8-8------0-2-3----|
E|-------------------------1-|
"...or are they..."
Riff 3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------| ----|
D|---------10-9-99-7-77-9-| |
A|-----8-7----------------| |
E|-7-8--------------------| |
"Evil..." |--> Play 3x
e|-------------------------| |
B|-------------------------| |
G|------------------8------| |
D|---------10-9-7-9---10-9-| ---|
A|-----8-7-----------------|
E|-7-8---------------------|
"...Gods..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---------10-9-99-7-77-9-|
A|-----8-7----------------|
E|-7-8--------------------|
"Can you hear..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------10-9-7------|
A|-----8-7--------10-8-|
E|-7-8-----------------|
"Can you hear the voices, what they say?"
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---7-5---------8------7-5---------6-|
E|-0-----6-5-0-7------0-----6-5-0-7---|
"Kutulu...Kutulu..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---7-5---------8------7-5-----------|
E|-0-----6-5-0-7------0-----6-5-0-6-5-|
"Kutulu...Kutulu..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---------------7------------------5-|
A|---7-5----------------7-5-----------|
E|-0-----6-5-0-7------0-----6-5-0-7---|
"Kutulu...Kutulu..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|---------------7--------------------|
A|---7-5----------------7-5---------7-|
E|-0-----6-5-0-7------0-----6-5-0-6---|
"Kutulu...Kutulu..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mercyful_fate/kutulu_tab.html ]
Play Riff 2 "Traveling for years..."
Play Riff 3 "Evil Gods..."
Play Riff 4 with this as the final bar:
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------5-7-|
A|---7-5---------8-----7-5---------7-5-3-5-|
E|-0-----6-5-0-7-----0-----6-5-0-6-5-3-----|
"Kutulu...Kutulu....."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------7-----------------------7-|
A|---7-5---------------7-5-------------6-5-|
E|-0-----6-5-0-7-----0-----6-5-0-6-8-7-----|
Solo
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|------7--8--7---7-7-7-/12-12-12-12-\11-|
D|-0-------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-11/15-15-15-15\14-14-12-12/11-11-|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|----8--7--7-8-5-7-3-5-2-3-2-0-|
D|-0----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------11-11-11-\10-10-10-10-8--7--8--7--------|
G|----7-7-7-8-8-8-7------------------------------------8-7-8-|
D|-0---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|----8--7--7-8-5-7-3-5-2-3-2-0-|
D|-0----------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|---------------------------/11-10-----|
B|-------8-7-------11-10-8-7--------8-7-|
G|----7------8-7------------------------|
D|-0------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----7-8-8-7--7-8-5-7-3-5-2-3-2-0-|
D|-0-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7/8--8-5/8-7--12-12-12-12\11-11-11-11h12p11--------|
D|-0-------------------------------------------------13--12-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------11-11-10-10-|
B|----8-10--------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-0-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
End solo
Riff 5
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-7h8------5h7--------5h7-5h8-7------8-|
A|-----0000-----00-5h6-----------0000-6-|
E|--------------------------------------|
**** ** ****
"...Kutulu raises..."
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----6----------------------6---------------|
D|-7-8---8-7-5-7----------7-8---8-7-5---------|
A|---------------0000-8---------------6-5-----|
E|--------------------6-------------------6-3-|
****
"Drooling for my soul..."
Riff 6
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|--6--3------6--3--------|
A|--4--1--2---4--1--2--3--|
E|--------0---------0--1--|
"I'm burning up..."
Play Riff 5 "Drooling for my soul..."
Play Riff 6 "I'm burning up..."
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Last bar and ending:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|-----6----------------------6-----------|
D|-7-8---8-7-5-7----------7-8---8-7-5-----|
A|---------------0000-8---------------6-5-|
E|--------------------6-------------------|
****
e|--------------------------------2-3-------------|
B|------------------------------3-----3-4---------|
G|------------------------3-2-0-----------2-------|
D|----------------5-4-0-1-------------------1-0---|
A|-3^---------5-3-------------------------------1-|
E|----6-5-3-2-------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2-3--------2-1--2-4-5-4--------4-3-|
A|------5-4--5-----1-0--3--------------3-2--5-----|
E|-3--6-------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------6-|
B|----------2-3--6-5---|
G|---1-2--4------------|
D|-4-------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
e|-/13-11-10-------------------------------|
B|-----------11-10-------------------------|
G|------------------13-12-------9-8--------|
D|------------------------13-7------10-9-0-|
A|-----------------------------------------|
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
