Mercyful Fate: MDA
transcribed by: GRAX!
edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Date last modified: October 31, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm)
e|----1--0h1-------1---------7----|
B|----3------3-------3-------7----|
G|----2--------2-------2-----7----|
D|-0--0----------0-----------9----|
A|---------------------------9----|
E|------------------------7--7----|
e|---1--0h1p0-----1-0---------9-|
B|---3--------1---1---1-------7-|
G|---2----------2-2-----2-----7-|
D|-0-0------------0-----------9-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------7----|
e|-------0---------------0-------------7--|
B|-----6---6---6-------6---6---6-------7--|
G|---5-------5---5---5-------5---5-----7--|
D|-0---------------0-------------------9--|
A|----------------------------------9-----|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|---1--0h1p0-----1-0---------7-|
B|---3--------1---1---1-------7-|
G|---2----------2-2-----2-----7-|
D|-0-0------------0-----------9-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------7----|
Solo
e|-10^r-12p10--------------10-10~--------------------10-14~~----12-10---------|
B|------------13-12~~---13---------13-12-10-10-12-13---------12-------13-12~~-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------10-14-12-10--------------------------------|
B|-13-12-12-12h13-12-10--10-12-13-------------13-12-13-12-12-12h13p12--10-10-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------10-14-12-10----------11^r---------------------|
B|-12-13-------------13-12-13--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------12-12-12p10\7~~-7\0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 2 (Acoustic) x3
e|-------0-----------------------------|
B|-----3---3---------------------------|
G|---2-------2-----------0-----0-------|
D|-0-----------0-------2-----0---2h3-2-|
A|---------------0h2h3-----2-----------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------0--------------|
B|-----3---3------------|
G|---2-------2----------|
D|-0-----------0--------|
A|---------------0h2h3~-|
E|----------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mercyful_fate/mda_tab.html ]
Riff 3 (Distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7------7------7------9-10--7------7------7------4-5-|
A|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-7--8--5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-2-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-10------10------10------------|
A|--8-8888--8-8888--8-8888-10--9-|
E|--------------------------8--7-|
"Mission destroy aliens..."
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4 "Mission destroy aliens..."
Lead over Riff 4
x4 x4
e|-------------|-------------|
B|-6-5-6-5-3---|-8-7-8-7-5---|
G|-----------5-|-----------7-| ---> Play 3x
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|
x4 x3
e|-------------|-------------|-----|
B|-6-5-6-5-3---|-8-7-8-7-5---|-8\--|
G|-----------5-|-----------7-|-----|
D|-------------|-------------|-----|
A|-------------|-------------|-----|
E|-------------|-------------|-----|
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Solo (beginning of it)
e|-------10-----------10-----------|
B|---------13p10--------13p10------|
G|-12b14--------12b14--------12b14-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Play Riff 4 "Mission destroy aliens..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-------------------10-9-|
A|-5-555-4-444-5-555--8-7-|
E|------------------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-5-555-4-444-5-555--7-6-|
E|--------------------5-4-|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2--3-2-|
A|-5-----------4-----------5----------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2---2-3-5-3-2------|
A|-5-----------4-----------5------------5-4-|
E|------------------------------------------|
Riff 6
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--------------------6-7--4------------------------|
A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-4-5--2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-6-7-|
E|------------------------------------------------4-5-|
Play Riff 3 "My fate is clear..."
Play Riff 4 "Mission destroy aliens..."
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
