Mercyful Fate: Welcome Princess Of Hell
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Date last modified: January 20, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2-----------2------------|
A|-0--4---4----0--4---4---4-|
E|----2-0-2--x----2-0-2-0-2-|
* * * * * *
Riff 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-5------------------------------|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-5~------------5~------------|
A|-----7-5-7~--------7-5-7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------|
"I turn off the lights..."
Guitar 2 (comes in the last time)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-4~------------4~------------|
D|-----5-4-5~--------5-4-5-4-5-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Play Riff 2 "Even in the night..."
Riff 4 x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9------------------|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
E|----------------5/7--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
"I see the light..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|------------------------------------|
"I'm alone with my..."
Play Riff 1 "...friends..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "Now I see you clear..."
Play Riff 2 "Even in the night..."
Play Riff 4 "I see the light..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----9-----7-----9-----7---9---|
A|-5-----7-----5-----7-----5---7---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...friends!"
Guitar 2
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-12----11----5----7-|
A|-10-----9----3----5-|
E|--------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/mercyful-fate/116325.html ]
Riff 5a
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----9-----7-----9-----7---9---|
A|-5-----7-----5-----7-----5---7---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Riff 6
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-0-----2-----0-----2-----0---2---|
A|-0-----2-----0-----2-----0---2---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"I will bring in here my crystal ball..."
Play Riff 5a Solo Rhythm
Lead into next section:
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-2----5tr7-|
A|-0---------|
E|-----------|
Play Riff 6 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5a Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6 "I'm amazed..."
Riff 7
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Welcome Princess of hell..."
x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------5--------------------|
A|---------5-7----7~----7-6-5-2h5p2~-|
E|-0-0-0-0------------0--------------|
* * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------5------------------|
A|---------5-7----7~----7-6-5-2----|
E|-0-0-0-0------------0---------3--|
* * * * *
Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-----7-----5-----7-----5---7---|
A|-5-----7-----5-----7-----5---7---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|
* * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 6 "Never will I break the oath I gave..."
Play Riff 3 "Even in the night..."
Play Riff 4 "I see the light..."
Play Riff 1 "We will be back..."
Ending:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2-----------2--------------|
A|-0--4---4----0--4---4-2-3-4-|
E|----2-0-2--x----2-0-2-0-1-2-|
* * * * *
"We will be back..."
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