Mercyful Fate written by Mercyful Fate (medley written by Hetfield and Ulrich) as performed by Metallica on Garage Inc tab by Phil Boyle and Jerome Gaston; phil@encycmet.com
tune all guitars down 1/2 step 1) Gb-------------------------------------------------------------------- Db------4pX-------4pX-------4pX-----5------4pX-------4pX-------4pX-4-2 Ab-----------------------------------------------------------------2-0 Eb--0-2-----2-0-2-----2-0-2-----2~3~---0-2-----2-0-2-----2-0-2-------- intro of Satan`s Fall To get the 4pX part to sound right, I leave my index (1st) finger across every string (but not fretting any notes except on the low E) like a regular barre chord so it mutes the D string.
2) Gb---------------------- Db--4-4-5-5--5--5--5-5-4 Ab--2-2-3-5--5--5--5-5-4 Eb--------3--3--3--3-3-2 Bringing the blood
3c) Gb----------5-----------5---7-7~7p5-----------5-------0-----0---- Db--5h7-5h7-5-7---7-----5---7-7~7p5---7-------5-----2-----0------ Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0---------7-0-0-0-0---0-3-----2-------2 Eb------------------------------------------------------------3-- intro to Curse of the Pharaohs (0:40)
5b) Gb------------------------------------------------------ Db--4------------------------------------------------2-2 Ab--4------------------------------------------------2-2 Eb--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0-0 pm............................................ Crying out in Egypt... a and b are played back to back alternately
11b) Gb--------------------------------------------------- Db------------------------------------------------2-2 Ab--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2 Eb------------------------------------------------0-0 pm............................................ right before going back into the verse (riff 5)
13b) eb-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bb-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gb------------5--------7--7-5-7-5---7p5---5------------------------------7-7 Db------7p5---5--7p5---7--7-5-7-5-------7---7p5-7p5---5------------------7-7 Ab--0-0-----7--------7------------------------------7---7p5-7p5---5------5-5 Eb--------------------------------------------------------------8---8p5----- intro to A Corpse Without Soul (3:53) It`s all one riff, but after the first time, only 13a) is played.
14) eb------------------------------------------------------------ Bb------------------------------------------------------------ Gb------------5---------------------------------5----------5-- Db------7p5---5----7p5------7p5-5---------7p5---5-7p5---5--5-5 Ab--0-0-----7---7-------0-0-----5-7---0-0-----7-------7-5----5 Eb------------------------------------------------------------ pm.. ... Listen.. yeah yeah.. I`m a corpse
15) Gb--7---7-5-4-5---5/7 Db--7---7-5-4-5---5/7 Ab--5---5-3-2-3---3/5 Eb------------------- pm...... He took it on me
17) Gb--7-5-4--5-4-2--4-2----2------2 Db--7-5-4--5-4-2--4-2-5--2-5-4--2 Ab--5-3-2--3-2-0--2-0-5--0-5-4--0 Eb--------------------3----3-2--- pm............................ The stuttering sound on the song comes from turning the neck pickup volume off and using the switch to go from the bridge position to the mid position.
18b) James Gb------------------5---------5-5-5-----4-----4---5--5-7 Db--7-----7-----5-7-5-7---7---5-5-4-----5-----5---3--5-7 Ab--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0---0-0---0----3-5 Eb------------------------------------------------------ pm.. ... . ... ... intro to Into the Coven (5:23) Howl like a wolf...
20a) 20b) 20c)before going back into riff 18b Gb------------------------------- ------------- -2-2--2-- Db------------------------------- ------------- -2-2--2-2 Ab--4-----------------------5-5-4 ------0-2-3-2 -0-0--0-2 Eb--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2 --2-3-------0 --------0 pm.................... Yeah come come into my coven (after the first coven)
21) 7:11 Gb--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5---- Db--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-4 Ab--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-5-4 Eb--------------------3-2 intro to Evil
23) Gb--4----------------2-4-7-4 Db--4----------------2-4-7-4 Ab--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-2 Eb-------------------------- pm............ I was born in a cemetary
24a) 24b)before going back into riff 22 Gb------------------2-4-7-4 ------------------2-4-7-4--2------- Db------------------2-4-7-4 ------------------2-4-7-4--2------- Ab------------------0-2-5-2 ------------------0-2-5-2--0-5--54 Eb--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------- --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------3--32 Raised from my grave...
25b) continued Gb--4-2------------------------------4-5-6--------------------- Db--4-2------------------------------4-5-6--------------------- Ab--2-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-3-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4 Eb------------------------------------------------------------- You know, my only pleasure...
28b) James Gb--------------------7--5--3---7-5 Db--3-3-----5---7-7---7--5--3---7-5 Ab--3-3-----3---7-7---5--3--1---5-3 Eb--1-1---0---0-5-5---------------- You gotta say goodbye
29) Gb--2-------3----3----3-3--------------------- Db--2--5--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--8-6-8--8-6-8--8-6-8 Ab--0--5--3-1--3-1--3-1-1--8-6-8--8-6-8--8-6-8 Eb-----3--1----1----1------6-4-6--6-4-6--6-4-6 during the bass part
30) Gb----------------------------------------------- Db-------------------------------------------4--2 Ab--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--0 Eb----------------------------------------------- solo