Mercyful Fate: Sold My Soul
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--6-8-8-8-8-5-5-5--5-5-6-5-5-5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4--4-4-5-4-4-4-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2--2-2--3-2-2-2-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--0-0--1-0-0-0-|
"I sold my soul to you..."
Play Riff 1 "Ohhh, I sold my soul..."
Last time:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--6-8-8-8-8-5-5-5--5-5-6-5------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4--4-4-5-4------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------2-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------0-3-|
Riff 3
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-------7----------5----------7----------5-|
E|-5-5-5---5--3-3-3---3--5-5-5---5--3-0-3---|
* * * * * * * * *
"That night was..."
Riff 4
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------/10-|
A|------------------------------/-8-|
E|-0000-000000000000000-0000000-----|
**** *************** *******
"you...To the Devil his due..."
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/mercyful-fate/173616.html ]
Riff 3a
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------7----------5----------7----------5-|
E|--5-5-5---5--3-3-3---3--5-5-5---5--3-0-3---|
* * * * * * * * *
"That night was the darkest of all..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--------7----------5----------7------|
E|--5-5-5---5--3-3-3---3--5-5-5---5--3-|
* * * * * * * * *
"That night, I sold my soul to you..."
Riff 5
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------5-------5-----------------|
E|-0-3-5---0-3-5---0-3-5-6-5-6-5-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Last time
e|----------------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------------|---------|
G|----------------------------------|---------|
D|----------------------------------|---------|
A|-------5-------5------------------|-------2-|
E|-0-3-5---0-3-5---0-3-5-6-5-6-5tr6-|-0-3-5-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"To the devil his due..."
"So many angels were falling from the sky..."
Play Riff 1 "A black candle..."
Play Riff 2 "I sold my soul..."
Last time:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2--2-2--3-2-2-5-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--0-0--1-0-0-3-|
"I sold my soul..."
Play Riff 3 "That night was the darkest..."
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 "No point in turning around..."
Play Riff 3a "That night was the darkest..."
Play Riff 5
Ending:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-------5--------------------------|
E|-0-3-5---0-3-5---0-3-5-6--5--6--5tr6--3~~-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
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
