Mercyful Fate: Fifteen Men (And A Bottle Of Rum)
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
edited by: Langus : tlange@poczta.onet.pl
Marcel Weeterings : eenerglanginternetadres@Hotmail.com
solo by: Augusto Rafaelli : rafaelli@onda.com.br
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 x2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-------9----------------------9--------9-7---|
A|---8-7----7-8-7-10-7-8----8-7----7-8-7-----8-|
E|-0----------------------0--------------------|
Riff 2 (verse) x2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----------4------------4---5--5--4-|
A|-----4-----5------4-----5---3--3--2-|
E|--2-----2------2-----2--------------|
"1640....The Caribbean Sea..."
Riff 3
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-------9----------------------9--------9-7---|
D|---8-7----7-8-7-10-7-8----8-7----7-8-7-----8-|
A|-0----------------------0--------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9----------------------9^r~--------9-7---|
D|---8-7----7-8-7-10-7-8----8-7-------7-8-7-----8-|
A|-0----------------------0-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
Riff 4 (verse part 2) x2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----------5------------5---6--6--5-|
A|-----5-----6------5-----6---4--4--3-|
E|--3-----3------3-----3--------------|
"Heading for a Western shore..."
Play Riff 1 x2 "The Unicorn....."
Bridge (listen to song for number of notes)
x2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------3-|
A|-3p0-0000-3p0-0000--4--3p0-0000-3p0-00--1-|
E|--------------------2---------------------|
**** **** **** **
x4
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------6------------------7-|
A|--------------------4------------------5-|
E|-3p0-0000-3p0-0000-----3p0-0000-3p0-00---|
**** **** **** **
"Just...after midnight..."
x2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------8--------------8-7-7-|
A|-3p0-0000-3p0-0000--6--3p0-000000--6-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
**** **** ******
"Ohhh.....they were heading...."
- x2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------6------------------7-|
A|--------------------4------------------5-|
E|-3p0-0000-3p0-0000-----3p0-0000-3p0-00---|
**** **** **** **
"Just...after midnight..."
Solo 2 [Michael Denner]
|01
|
| h+e e+E s
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|4:-7b9-9r7-5-|
D|4:-----------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
|02
| ==3== ==3==
| e s s s e e e s s s s s s s s
e|-------------------------------|
B|---5h7p5-----------------------|
G|-7-5h7p5-5\4---4-----4h5-7p5p4-|
D|-------------7---5h7-----------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
|03
| ======6====== =====6=====
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s + q +
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----5h7-5p4---4-[0]h4p2-4p0-4h5h7-(7)b9-|
D|-5h7---------7---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
|04
|
| e s s q s s s s s s s s
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---7/10-10-9h10p9----9-------9-|
D|------------------12---10h12---|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
|05
| ===3====
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-10h12p10-9----9-10p9----9----------12----12-14p|
D|------------12--------12---12h13h14----14-------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
|06
|
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s +
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------12h13p12----12-------12-|
G|-12----12-------12-13-14----------14----13h14----|
D|----14----12-14----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
|07
|
| q+s s s s h +
e|----------------11-14-(14)b16-|
B|-(12)b14--14b16---------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
|08
|
| Q s s e e q +
e|---(16)r14p12-14-12----|
B|--------------------14-|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
|09 |10
| |
| w + h h
e|---|------|
B|---|------|
G|---|------|
D|---|---X\-|
A|---|---X\-|
E|---|------|
Solo Rhythm :
x2
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------8--------------8-7-7-|
A|-3p0-0000-3p0-0000--6--3p0-000000--6-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
**** **** ******
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------4----------2----------4----------4-----|
A|----------2----------0----------2----------2-2-4-|
E|-0h2-2222---0h2-2222---0h2-2222---0h2-2222---0-2-|
**** **** **** ****
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------6----------4----------6----------6-----|
A|----------4----------2----------4----------4-4-6-|
E|-2h4-4444---2h4-4444---2h4-4444---2h4-4444---2-4-|
**** **** **** ****
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--------------5--4----------------5--4-|
A|-3p0-00000000-3--2---3p0-00000000-3--2-|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------6--4----------------6--4--6--4--6-------|
A|-7p4-44444444-4--2---7p4-44444444-4--2--4--2--4-------|
E|------------------------------------------------3~-2~-|
End solo rhythm
Play Riff 1 x2
Play Riff 2 "1640....The Caribbean Sea..."
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4 "The captain....."
Play Riff 1 x2 "Going down...."
Ending Part
x4 x4
e|-----------|------------|
B|-----------|------------|
G|-----------|------------| Play twice
D|--9---9----|-10---10----|
A|--7---7----|--8----8----|
E|----0---0--|----0----0--|
* * * *
"Fifteen men and a bottle of rum......"
x8
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--9--------12-10---------------------7--9--------|
A|--5--7--------10--8---------------------5--7--------|
E|--------0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Listen hard on a stormy night..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------5-------------7---------|
G|--------5-------------7-------|
D|--5-------5-5---7-------7-7---|
A|--3---------3---5---------5---|
E|------------------------------|
"It's a warning.....storm is coming"
x2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--9--------12-10---------------------7--9--------|
A|--5--7--------10--8---------------------5--7--------|
E|--------0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"You better look out..."
Ending:
First play this:
Both guitars
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|--15~~~--16^r--14~~~--16^r--13~~~--15^r--12~~~---|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Then this:
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--15~~~--16^r--14~~~--16^r--13~~~--15^r-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|--12~~~--12^r--10~~~--12^r---8~~~--12^r-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--7--9-------12-10-------7--9-|
A|--5--7-------10--8-------5--7-|
E|--5--7-0-0-0-10--8-0-0-0-5--7-|
* * * * * *
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
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/mercyful-fate/41065.html ]
