The Uninvited Guest Chords & Tabs
Mercyful Fate: The Uninvited Guest
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
based from: Serkan Gunturk : gunturkk@boun.edu.tr
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-9------11-12------14-15--------14-15-14-12-|
A|-7-------9-10------12-13--------12-13-12-10-|
E|---0000-------0000-------000000-------------|
**** **** ******
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-9------11-12------14-15--------15--14\-|
A|-7-------9-10------12-13--------13--12\-|
E|---0000-------0000-------000000---------|
**** **** ******
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-9------11-12------14-15--------14-15-14-12-|
A|-7-------9-10------12-13--------12-13-12-10-|
E|---0000-------0000-------000000-------------|
**** **** ******
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------8--7-|
A|-------------------7-8---------8--7-|
E|-7-0000--9-10-0000------000000------|
**** **** ******
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4-----2-----4-----2-4---4-2---2-|
A|-4-----2-----4-----2-4---4-2-4-2-|
E|---2-2---2-2---2-2-----2-----4---|
* * * * * * *
"There's a little old man..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-4-----2-----4------7-7--7--7-|
A|-4-----2-----4------5-5--5--5-|
E|---2-2---2-2---2-2------------|
* * * * * *
"...standing by my window..."
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------4-2---2-|
A|-4-----------------------4-2-4-2-|
E|-2---------------------------4---|
"There's a little old man..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-4-----2-----4------7-7--7--7-|
A|-4-----2-----4------5-5--5--5-|
E|---2-2---2-2---2-2------------|
* * * * * *
"...standing by my window..."
Play riff 1 "The uninvited guest..."
Play riff 2 "There's a little old man..."
Play riff 1 "The uninvited guest..."
Lead into riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|-----|
Guitar 2
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|--2--|
D|--0--|
A|--0--|
E|-----|
Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm, play 2x)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---------0----------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2---0-|
A|-0-2-0-2---2--0-2-0-2-3-0-|
E|----------------------3---|
* * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0--3-4-5-5-6-7-|
A|-0-2-0-2---2-0--3-4-5-3-4-5-|
E|----------------------------|
* * * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------0----------------|
D|-2-0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2---0-|
A|-2-0-2---2--0-2-0-2-3-0-|
E|--------------------3---|
* * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0--3-4-5-------|
A|-0-2-0-2---2-0--3-4-5-5-4-3-|
E|----------------------------|
* * * *
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---------5----------------|
A|-5-7-5-7---7--5-7-5-7-3-5-|
E|--------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---------5--------------------|
A|-5-7-5-7---7-5--8-9-10--------|
E|-----------------------8-9-10-|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--------5----------------|
A|--7-5-7---7--5-7-5-7-3-5-|
E|-------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---------5--------------------|
A|-5-7-5-7---7-5--8-9-10--------|
E|-----------------------10-9-8-|
Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)
Both guitars
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------0----------------|
D|-2-0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2---0-|
A|-2-0-2---2--0-2-0-2-3-0-|
E|--------------------3---|
* * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0--3-4-5-5-6-7-|
A|-0-2-0-2---2-0--3-4-5-3-4-5-|
E|----------------------------|
* * * *
Riff 4
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------------6-5--------------------------|
G|-----7--------7-----7-----5------------------|
D|---7--------7-----------5--------------3-----|
A|-5--------5-----------3--------0-3-4-5---5-3-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
* * * *
"Come inside..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|----------------6-5----------|
G|-----7--------7-----7-----5--|
D|---7--------7-----------5----|
A|-5--------5-----------3------|
E|-----------------------------|
"Come in from the cold..."
Riff 5 x2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---10-10-10-10-9-------10-10-10-10-9-8-|
A|----8--8--8--8-8--------8--8--8--8-8-6-|
E|-0---------------0-0-0-----------------|
* * * *
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mercyful_fate/the_uninvited_guest_tab_ver_2.html ]
Riff 4a x2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------------6-5--------------------------|
G|-----7--------7-----7-----5------------------|
D|---7--------7-----------5--------------3-----|
A|-5--------5-----------3--------0-3-4-5---5-3-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
* * * *
"Come inside..."
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-10-9-----------10-9-10-12-10-9-10-7-|
A|--8-7------------8-7--8-10--8-7--8-5-|
E|------0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
* * * * *
"You would not know of me..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------------5------5-|
D|-10-9--------------5------5---|
A|--8-7-----------3------2------|
E|------0-0-0-0-0---------------|
* * * * *
"...we never met before..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-10-9-----------10-9-10-12-10-9-10-7-|
A|--8-7------------8-7--8-10--8-7--8-5-|
E|------0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
* * * * *
"The name is Damian..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------------7------5-|
D|-10-9--------------7------5---|
A|--8-7-----------5------3------|
E|------0-0-0-0-0---------------|
* * * * *
"...and I used to live..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-10-9-----------10-9-10-12-10-9-10-7-|
A|--8-7------------8-7--8-10--8-7--8-5-|
E|------0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
* * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------------5------5-|
D|-10-9--------------5------5---|
A|--8-7-----------3------2------|
E|------0-0-0-0-0---------------|
* * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------0---------|
D|-3-2-----------3--2-3-0-3-2-3-0-|
A|-3-2-----------3--2-3---3-2-3-0-|
E|-----0-0-0-0-0------------------|
* * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------7------5-|
D|-3-2--------------7------5---|
A|-3-2-----------5------3------|
E|-----0-0-0-0-0---------------|
* * * * *
Riff 3b (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---------0----------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2---0-|
A|-0-2-0-2---2--0-2-0-2-3-0-|
E|----------------------3---|
* * * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0--3-4-5-5-6-7-|
A|-0-2-0-2---2-0--3-4-5-3-4-5-|
E|----------------------------|
* * * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------0----------------|
D|-2-0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2---0-|
A|-2-0-2---2--0-2-0-2-3-0-|
E|--------------------3---|
* * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0--3-4-5-5-6-7-|
A|-0-2-0-2---2-0--3-4-5-3-4-5-|
E|----------------------------|
* * * *
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---------5----------------|
A|-5-7-5-7---7--5-7-5-7-3-5-|
E|--------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---------5--------------------|
A|-5-7-5-7---7-5--8-9-10--------|
E|-----------------------8-9-10-|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------0----------------|
D|-2-0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2---0-|
A|-2-0-2---2--0-2-0-2-3-0-|
E|--------------------3---|
* * * * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0--3-4-5-5-6-7-|
A|-0-2-0-2---2-0--3-4-5-3-4-5-|
E|----------------------------|
* * * *
Solo
e|-13------------------------------------------|
B|-16^--13---14---11---13-----13-15-15^rp13----|
G|------15^--16^--13^--15^------------------13-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-16-15h16p15-13---------------------------------|
B|----------------16--14-----14-13----------------|
G|-----------------------15--------15-13-12-------|
D|------------------------------------------15-14-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------12-12h13-13-12--15-13-12-------|
D|-14-14/15-15--------------------------15-14-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 "The uninvited guest..."
Play Riff 2 "There's little old man..."
Play Riff 1 "The uninvited guest..."
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 "So I said..."
Riff 5a
Guitar 1 x2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---10-10-10-10-9-------10-10-10-10-9-8-|
A|----8--8--8--8-8--------8--8--8--8-8-6-|
E|-0---------------0-0-0-----------------|
* * * *
"...want. I later learned..."
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|---10-10-10-10-9--|
A|----8--8--8--8-8--|
E|-0----------------|
*
"The uninvited!"
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---10-10-10-10-9-------10-10-10-10-9-8-|
A|----8--8--8--8-8--------8--8--8--8-8-6-|
E|-0---------------0-0-0-----------------|
* * * *
"...want. I later learned..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---3-3-3-3-2-------3-3-3-3-2-1-|
A|---3-3-3-3-2-------3-3-3-3-2-1-|
E|-0-----------0-0-0-------------|
* * * *
"I later learned..."
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|---3-3-3-2--|
A|---3-3-3-2--|
E|-0----------|
*
"The uninvited!"
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