Mercyful Fate: My Demon
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: February 13, 2009
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1 x2
e|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
G|------12-10h12p10-9---------------------------|-------12-10h12p10-9~-|
D|-10~----------------12-10-9~----10-12-------9-|-10~------------------|
A|--------------------------------------11-12---|----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
Guitar 2 x2
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
B|-------13-12h13p12------------------12----------|------13-12h13p12-----|
G|-------------------14-13-14-13~--14-------11-13-|------------------14~-|
D|-14~-----------------------------------14-------|-14~------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
Guitar 3 x2
e|--------------------------------------|------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------|
G|-------9-7h9p7------------------------|-------9-7h9p7-6~-|
D|-7~------------10-9-7-6~----7-9-----6-|-7~---------------|
A|--------------------------------7-9---|------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------|
Guitar 4 x2
e|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
A|-7--7--------------------2--2---------------------|--7----7-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5...-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-,,,-|--5----5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------9-10---------------------9----|
A|-555555555555555555-7--8--555555555555555555-7-10-|
E|------------------------------------------------8-|
****************** ******************
"This house..."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------4----|
A|--------------------9-10---------------------2--5-|
E|-555555555555555555-7--8--555555555555555555----3-|
****************** ******************
"This house..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-000-15-00-14-00-12-00-11-00-12-00-14--15-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
*** * ** * ** * ** * ** * **
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-000-15-00-14-00-12-00-17-00-15-00-14--10-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
*** * ** * ** * ** * ** * **
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-000-15-00-14-00-12-00-11-00-12-00-14--15-|
E|------------------------------------------|
*** * ** * ** * ** * ** * **
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-000-15-00-14-00-12-00-17-00-15-00-14--10-|
E|------------------------------------------|
*** * ** * ** * ** * ** * **
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10--9----------------10--9----------------|
A|--8--7-----------------8--7----------------|
E|-------0--0-0--0-0--0-------0--0-0--0-0--0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-9-10-9-7-5-7-10-9----------------|
A|-7--8-7-5-3-5--8-7----------------|
E|-------------------0--0-0--0-0--0-|
* * * * * *
"Deep in the dark..."
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-10--9--------------10--9--------------|
A|--8--7--[let ring]---8--7--[let ring]--|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-9-10-9-7-5-7-10-9----------------|
A|-7--8-7-5-3-5--8-7----------------|
E|-------------------0--0-0--0-0--0-|
* * * * * *
Riff 3a
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10--9----------------10--9----------------|
A|--8--7-----------------8--7----------------|
E|-------0--0-0--0-0--0-------0--0-0--0-0--0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-9-10-9-7-5-7-9-10-9-7-5-7-9-10-9-7-5-4-2-|
A|-7--8-7-5-3-5-7--8-7-5-3-5-7--8-7-5-3-2-0-|
E|------------------------------------------|
"Demon and I, yes my demon..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10--9----------------10--9----------------|
A|--8--7-----------------8--7----------------|
E|-------0--0-0--0-0--0-------0--0-0--0-0--0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-9-10-9-7-5-7-9-10-9-7-5-7-7-8-7-5-------|
A|-7--8-7-5-3-5-7--8-7-5-3-5---------8-7-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
"Demon and I, yes my demon..."
Lead into next section:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----------------7--5-|
A|-2--2---2--2----5--3-|
E|-0--0---0--0---------|
* * * *
Guitar 2
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-2--2---2--2----8--7-|
E|-0--0---0--0---------|
* * * *
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "All of the deadly kisses..."
Play Riff 3 "Deep in the dark..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mercyful_fate/my_demon_tab_ver_3.html ]
Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1 x2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------1-------|
E|-2--2--2-3-2-0-2-3--2--2--2-3---3-2-3-|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------3-------|
E|-4--4--4-5-4-2-4-5--4--4--4-5---5-4-5-|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------1-------|
E|-2--2--2-3-2-0-2-3--2--2--2-3---3-2-3-|
Guitar 2 x2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------3-------|
A|-4--4--4-5-4-2-4-5--4--4--4-5---5-4-5-|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-------|
A|-6--6--6-7-6-4-6-7--6--6--6-7---7-6-7-|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------3-------|
A|-4--4--4-5-4-2-4-5--4--4--4-5---5-4-5-|
E|--------------------------------------|
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-2-4-----4-2-4---------4-2-4-----4-2-4------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---------2---------2-3-2---------2---------2-3-|
"Ahhh..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----6-4-6-----6-4-6---------6-4-6-----6-4-6------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-4---------4---------4-5-4---------4---------4-5-|
"Come along..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-1-2-----2-1-2---------2-1-2-----2-1-2------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---------2---------2-3-2---------2---------2-3-|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----4-3-4-----4-3-4---------4-3-4-----4-3-4------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-4---------4---------4-5-4---------4---------4-5-|
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------1-------|
E|-2--2--2-3-2-0-2-3--2--2--2-3---3-2-3-|
"...demon..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------3-------|
E|-4--4--4-5-4-2-4-5--4--4--4-5---5-4-5-|
"My demon..."
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------3-------|
A|-4--4--4-5-4-2-4-5--4--4--4-5---5-4-5-|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-------|
A|-6--6--6-7-6-4-6-7--6--6--6-7---7-6-7-|
E|--------------------------------------|
Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-4-4-|
E|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-x-4-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-|
E|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-3--------4--------0--------1--|
E|-------------------------------|
"The poison..."
Riff 7a
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-4-4-|
A|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-|
E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-x-4-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-|
A|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
E|---------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-3--------4--------3--------0--|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
"The dark stains... They won't..."
Play Riff 7 "So here we..."
Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4--x-4-4-4-3--x-3-3-3-|
A|-2--x-2-2-2-2--x-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------------|
"Who will be next?"
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4----4-4-4-3----3-3-3-|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Play Riff 7 "The dark stains..."
Play Riff 8 "Who will be next..."
Lead into next section:
Guitar 1
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-6--7--8--9-|
A|-4--5--6--7-|
E|------------|
Guitar 2
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-3--4--5--6-|
A|------------|
E|------------|
Riff 9 (Solo rhythm) x2
e|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
A|-7--7--------------------2--2---------------------|--7----7-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5...-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-,,,-|--5----5-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 "I hate that GOD damn cellar..."
Play Riff 3 "Deep in the dark..."
Play Riff 5 "Ahhh..."
Play Riff 6 "...demon, demon..."
Play Riff 7 "The poison deep within..."
Play Riff 7a "The dark stains..."
Play Riff 7 "So here we go again, be my guest!"
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
