Mercyful Fate: Doomed By The Living Dead

transcribed by : "EVIL" STEF

Conversion to text : JASON MINIACI : pminiaci@penn.com
Edited by : Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com

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Date last modified: May 13, 2009

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Tuning: Standard

a big huge thanks goes to "EVIL" STEF from Montreal, this would have not
been possible with out his transciption,

THANKS STEF

Intro
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-9~--[feedback/octave higher]-----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-17\-|

Riff 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-2----------4----------------5--5--3--|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--3--1--|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------3--|
A|-2----------4----------------5--3--1--|
E|-0--0-0-0-0-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--1-----|
* * * * * * * * * * *

Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm

Play Riff 1 Verse

Riff 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------4-------5-------4-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-2-|
E|-------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------4-------5--5-5-5-4-4-4-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-3--3-3-3-2-2-2-|
E|------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *

Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm

Play Riff 1 Verse
Play Riff 2

Riff 3 x2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--9\--x-4--5--x-5-5--5--4--x-4-4----4--2--------|
A|-5--7\--x-2--3--x-3-3--7--5--x-5-5--0-2--0--------|
E|--------------------------------------------3-2-0-|
* * *
"No way to survive..."

Riff 4
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-4--2--------|
A|-1--1-1-1-1-0-1-2--0--------|
E|----------------------3-2-0-|
* * *

Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3-3-3-3-2-3-5--5-5-5-5-2-5-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-1--1-1-1-1-0-1-3--3-3-3-3-0-3-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------7~\-|
D|-----------3-5-----------5-7-----------7-9-----|
A|-1~----3/5-----3~----5/7-----5~----7/9---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x3

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----2------2------2------2---|
A|-4-4-0--4-2-0-4--4-0--4-2-0-2-|
E|-2-2----2-0---2--2----2-0---0-|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----2------2------2----4-2---|
A|-4-4-0--4-2-0-4--4-0--4-2-0-2-|
E|-2-2----2-0---2--2----2-----0-|

x4
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----2------2------2------2---|
A|-4-4-0--4-2-0-4--4-0--4-2-0-2-|
E|-2-2----2-0---2--2----2-0---0-|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-4--4-4--4-4-4-5--5-5--5-5-5-7--7-7--7-7-7-7--|
A|-2--2-2--2-2-2-3--3-3--3-3-3-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------7-5---5---------5--5--|
D|-2------7-5---5---------5--5--|
A|-0--0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-------|
E|------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------7-5---5-----7b8r7-5-7--|
D|-2------7-5---5-----7b8r7-5-7--|
A|-0--0-0-----0---0-0------------|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * *

Final time:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------7-5---5---------------|
D|-2------7-5---5---------------|
A|-0--0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-3--5--|
E|------------------------1--3--|
* * * * * * *

Guitar 2 (Comes in after one play of above)

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-2--------5--------2----------------------|
A|-0--------3--------0--------3--------3--5-|
E|----------------------------1--------1--3-|

Riff 6a
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------7-5---5---------5--5--|
D|-2------7-5---5---------5--5--|
A|-0--0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-------|
E|------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------7-5---5-----7b8r7-5-7--|
D|-2------7-5---5-----7b8r7-5-7--|
A|-0--0-0-----0---0-0------------|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * *

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------7-5---5---------5--5--|
D|-2------7-5---5---------5--5--|
A|-0--0-0-----0-----0-0-0-------|
E|------------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--------7-5---5-----7b8r7-5-7~-|
D|-2------7-5---5-----7b8r7------|
A|-0--0-0-----0-----0------------|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * *

Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm

Play Riff 1 Verse
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 1 Verse
Play Riff 2

Riff 3a x2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--9\--x-4--5--x-5-5--5--4--x-4-4----4--2--------|
A|-5--7\--x-2--3--x-3-3--7--5--x-5-5--0-2--0--------|
E|--------------------------------------------3-2-0-|
* * *
"No way to survive..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-4--4-4-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E|-2--2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
"....to all your fucking angels, oh!"

Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-2-0---------------------------|
D|-2-0-2--x-x-x-x-2h3-2----------|
A|-----2--x-x-x-x-2h3-2----------|
E|-----------------------0-0-0-0-|
* * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-2-0----------------------0-------|
D|-2-0-2----------2-----0---0-2-----|
A|-----2----------2-----0-----2-----|
E|--------0-0-0-0---0-0---0-----0-0-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-2-0---------------------------|
D|-2-0-2--x-x-x-x-2h3-0--0-0-0-0-|
A|-----2--x-x-x-x-2h3-0--0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-2-0----------------------0-------|
D|-2-0-2----------2-----0---0-2-----|
A|-----2----------2-----0-----2-----|
E|--------0-0-0-0---0-0---0-----0-0-|
* * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-2-0------------9h10-9\---------|
D|-2-0-2--x-x-x-x-----------------|
A|-----2--x-x-x-x-----------------|
E|------------------------0-0-0-0-|
* * * *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-2-0----------------------0-------|
D|-2-0-2----------2-----0---0-2-----|
A|-----2----------2-----0-----2-----|
E|--------0-0-0-0---0-0---0-----0-0-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-2-0---------------------------|
D|-2-0-2--x-x-x-x-2h3-0--0-0-0-0-|
A|-----2--x-x-x-x-2h3-0--0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-2-0----------------------0-------|
D|-2-0-2----------2-----0---0-2-----|
A|-----2----------2-----0-----2-----|
E|--------0-0-0-0---0-0---0-----0-0-|
* * * * * * * * *

Riff 8 x5
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------8/9----11/12-----8/9------|
A|---------6/7-----9/10-----6/7--7/8-|
E|-0-0-0-0-----0-0------0-0------5/6-|
* * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---------8/9-----12\11---9--7-|
A|---------6/7-----10\-9---7--5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-------0------|
* * * * * * *

Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5--------9\-|
A|--------------------------3--------7\-|
E|-7-6-5-3-7-6-5-3-7-6-5-3-----------0--|
* * * * * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------8--------9\-|
A|--------------------------6--------7\-|
E|-7-6-5-3-7-6-5-3-7-6-5-3-----------0--|
* * * * * * * * * * * *

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