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Devil Eyes

Mercyful Fate

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Mercyful Fate:  Devil Eyes

transcribed by: Russ Elton      :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
       solo by: Ralf Sesseler   :  ralf@sesseler.de
                
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Date last modified:  27-02-02

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Tuning: Standard

Intro
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------7/9---|
A|--10\\---5/7---|
E|---------------|

RIFF 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-7/9---|
A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-5/7---|
E|-------------------------------|
    * * * *     * *            

RIFF 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-------|
A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-------|
E|-------------------------------|
    * * * *     * *            
   Angel...

RIFF 3
Chorus (use this as a guide, cuz the exact number of notes is hard to hear)
On second time, bass plays 'A' as the first chord, guitar stays the same
                                           x4
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--9--12\--9-9-9--7--9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7--|
A|--7--10\--7-7-7--5--7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5--| 
E|------------------------------------------|
            * * *     * * *     * *                          
    Devil eyes...
                                              x4
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|---7--8--9--12\--9-9-9--7--9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--|
A|---5--6--7--10\--7-7-7--5--7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
                   * * *     * * *     * * * *
    I'll take you to...
RIFF 4                                              x2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-----5-----5-----5--6--7-----7-----7-----7--6---|
A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4---|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
       * *   * *   * *         * *   * *   * *
1st time no lyrics
    And I'm his killer

RIFF 1 (Solo Rhythm)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-7/9---|
A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-5/7---|
E|-------------------------------|
    * * * *     * * 


Solo (first part)
E|-------10-|-10---12-10-7---|-7--8--12-7--8--12-|-10---12-10-7---|
B|-------12-|-10---12-10-8---|-7--8--10-7--8--10-|-10---12-10-8---|
G|-7--9-----|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
D|-7--9-----|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
A|----------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
E|----------|----------------|-------------------|----------------|
(2 times)

End Solo
           

RIFF 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-------|
A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-------|
E|-------------------------------|
    * * * *     * *            
    Angel...


Repeat Riff 3


RIFF 5 (4 times)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-------4-------4-------5----4-------4-------4-------5--4--5----|
A|--2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--3----2--2-2--2--2-2--2--2-2--3--2--3----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
       * *     * *     * *          * *     * *     * *
   Oh yeah,                              I'm devil...
   Oh yeah,                              I love my..............

RIFF 6
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------7------6-----------------------------|
D|---9--5------4--7--------7--5-----------7--|
A|---7------------5--------5--3--------5--5--|
E|-------------------------------------3-----|
                                            I'm devil eyes
RIFF 1 
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-7/9---|
A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-5/7---|
E|-------------------------------|
    * * * *     * *            
(last time) I'm gonna get you    


RIFF 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-------|
A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-------|
E|-------------------------------|
    * * * *     * *            
   I'm heading...


Repeat Riff 3


RIFF 4                                               x2
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-----5-----5-----5--6--7-----7-----7-----7--6----|
A|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
       * *   * *   * *         * *   * *   * *
And Still I'm his killer
    Still I'm his killer

RIFF 7
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-[etc]---|
E|--------------------------------|
    * * * * * * * * * * * 

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--9--7--5--4---9--7--4----------|
D|--7--5--3--2---7--5--2--5-5-5---|
A|------------------------3-3-3---|
E|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-[etc]---|
E|--------------------------------|
    * * * * * * * * * * * 

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--9--7--5--4---9--7--4----------|
D|--7--5--3--2---7--5--2--5-5-5---|
A|------------------------3-3-3---|
E|--------------------------------|

RIFF 8 (4 times)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-5-----5-----4-----4-----2-----2-----|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------------|
     * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * *  
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------9---9---9---9-|
A|-5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3-------7---7---7---7-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---0---0---0---|
     * *   * *   * *   * *   * *   * * *   *   *   * 

Solo over Riff 8
E|-8----------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
B|------------|------8-8------|--------6-----|-----------|
G|-----7-7----|-9-------------|-5----5----5--|-4---------|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|

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

E|------------|---------------|-3-----5------|-7------\\-|
B|------3-----|-5-----6-5--6--|--------------|-----------|
G|-5----------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|

E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
B|------3---5-|-5--5-3--------|--------------|-----------|
G|-5----------|--------5--4-5-|-5----5-4--5--|-4---------|
D|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
A|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|
E|------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|

End solo


Main riff                        End
e|-------------------------------|-------|
B|-------------------------------|-------|
G|-------------------------------|-------|
D|--9-9-9-9--9--9-9--7-9-7-7/9---|--9\---|
A|--7-7-7-7--7--7-7--5-7-5-5/7---|--7\---|
E|-------------------------------|-------|
    * * * *     * *
    Devil eyes
            
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

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