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Come To The Sabbath
Mercyful Fate
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Mercyful Fate: Come To The Sabbath
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Hank's solo by: Sarah Z : ZywickiS@aol.com
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Date last modified: February 20, 2004
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-7-9----9-7----7-5----5-4-|
A|-5-7----7-5----5-3----3-2-|
E|--------------------------|
"Come, come to the Sabbath..."
Riff 2 (The final notes are played with an acoustic)
e|----------------------------0-|
B|--------------------------6---|
G|------------------------7-----|
D|----------------------0-------|
A|-2-2----2-2----2-2------------|
E|-0-0----0-0----0-0------------|
Final time
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|-2-2----2-2-|
E|-0-0----0-0-|
Riff 3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----------5p4------------3-2---|
A|-0--2-3--5-----5--0--2-3------3-|
E|--------------------------------|
Riff 4
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------5-4---------9-8-7-|
A|-4-4-4--3-2--4-4-4--7-6-5-|
E|-2-2-2-------2-2-2--------|
Play Riff 3
Riff 5
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-2----5--4-------------------4----5-4-|
A|-0----3--2-------------------2----3-2-|
E|------------3333333333333333----------|
****************
"At first we light up a fire..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|------------------5-------7--|
E|-0000000000000000-3--0000-5--|
**************** ****
"Two candles..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5-4-|
A|------------------5-------3-2-|
E|-0000000000000000-3--0000-----|
**************** ****
"...are placed upon the altar..."
Riff 6
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------------------------8-7-|
A|---------6-5-6----------6-5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-7-6-7--0-0-0-0-----|
* * * * * * * *
"Ah ah..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|----------------5----5-7-|
A|---------6-5-6--3----3-5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-7-6-7-----------|
* * * *
"Come to the sabbath..."
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 5 "The ceremony's proceeding..."
Play Riff 6 "Ah ah, come to the sabbath..."
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------2-3-4-|
E|-0h2-2222-0h2-2222-0h2-2222-------|
**** **** ****
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------4-3-2-------|
A|-------------------------0-1-2-|
E|-0h2-2222-0h2-2222-------------|
**** ****
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------0-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-0h2-2222-0h2-2222-0h2-2222-0h2h5---|
E|------------------------------------|
**** **** ****
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------9-7--9---|
A|-0h2-2222-0h2-2222--7-5--7-7-|
E|---------------------------5-|
**** ****
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Solo (Hank Shermann)
e|---21---19h21p19\----12--14--16------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|---14--12---12h14---16p14p12~--------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12b14r12p10------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------11~------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|---21---19h21p19\----12--14--16--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---14--12---12h14---16p14p12~----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12b14r12p10---10~--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---11--9h11--11--9h11---9h11---11p9~----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---14p11---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------10h11--11---10h11---13--15--------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---15b17-----13h15----13h15p13-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------16--15----14h15p14--------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------16--15~\--|
G|---12--11h12----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---12h14--14-12---12h14--14-12-12-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---17b19r17p15-------------------12--14b15r14p12----|
B|----------------------17--15------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|---12--14b15r14p12----12--14b15r14p12--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---12--14b15r14p12----12--14b15r14p12---------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---12--14b15r14p12----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------12h14p12h14------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---15--14--12------------------12--14--16-/-19\----------------|
B|------------------14-------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------15--14~----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---16--14---12h14\---10--9h10h12---12-/-19\--------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------17---------------------|
B|---12p10h12h13h14h15h17----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
let last note ring out...
e|---19b21-19---19h21p19h21---14--16--14~------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Lead into next section:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-4-3-2-----------------------|
D|-------0-1-2--4-3-2-0-2-0--6-|
A|---------------------------4-|
E|-----------------------------|
Riff 9
Harpsichord (arranged for guitar)
x2
e|-8-5-0--8-5-0--8-0-|-7-5-0--7-5-0--7-0-|-7-4-0--7-4-0--7-0-|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Guitar 1 (5 times, then ending)
x2 Ending
e|-8-5-0--8-5-0--8-0-|-7-5-0--7-5-0--7-0-|-7-4-0--7-4-0--7-0-|-5tr7-|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------|
Guitar 2 (5 times, then ending)
x2 Ending
e|-12-8-0--12-8-0--10-0-|-10-8-0--10-8-0--8-0-|-10-7-0--10-7-0--7-0-|-8tr10-|
B|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------|
G|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------|
D|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------|
A|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------|
E|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------|
Riff 10 x2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------2-3-4--------------|
A|----4------------4--3-2---|
E|-2------------2---------5-|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-------2-3-4--------------------------|
A|----4------------4--3-2------4--3-2---|
E|-2------------2---------5-----------5-|
Riff 10a x2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------2-3-4--------------|
A|----4------------4--3-2---|
E|-2------------2---------5-|
x2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------3-2-0-|
A|-2--0-2-0-2-3--2--0-2-0-------|
E|------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-------2-3-4--------------------------|
A|----4------------4--3-2------4--3-2---|
E|-2------------2---------5-----------5-|
x2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------2-3-4--------------|
A|----4------------4--3-2---|
E|-2------------2---------5-|
Riff 11
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-7---10-10-10-7----------|
A|-5----8--8--8-5----5-4-3-|
E|-------------------------|
"If you say Heaven..."
x2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------2-3-4--------------|
A|----4------------4--3-2---|
E|-2------------2---------5-|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-7---10-10-10-7----------|
A|-5----8--8--8-5----5-4-3-|
E|-------------------------|
"You say forgive him..."
x2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------2-3-4--------------|
A|----4------------4--3-2---|
E|-2------------2---------5-|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7---10-10-10-7------------|
A|-5----8--8--8-5----5-4-3-4-|
E|-------------------------2-|
"Oh my sweet Satan, you are the one!"
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