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My Demon

Mercyful Fate

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Mercyful Fate:  My Demon

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
     edited by:  Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl
                 Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com

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Date last modified:  12-07-01

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1

Guitar 1                             x2
e|-----------------------------------|---------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------|
G|----9-7h9p7------------------------|----9-7h9p7----|
D|-7~--------10-9-7-6~--7--9-------6-|-7~--------10~-|
A|---------------------------7--9----|---------------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------|
Guitar 2                                   x2
e|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
B|-10~-13-12h13p12-------------10-12------9-|-10~--13-12h13p12-----|
G|----------------14-13-14-13~-------9-11---|------------------14~-|
D|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
Guitar 3                                           x2
e|--------------------------------------------------|-------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|-------|
D|-7------------------------2-----------------------|--7--7-|
A|-7------------------------2-----------------------|--7--7-|
E|-5-5555555555555555555555-0-000000000000000000000-|--5--5-|
     **********************   ********************* 

Riff 2 
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------9-10---------------------9----|
A|-55555555555555555--7--8--55555555555555555--7-10-|
E|------------------------------------------------8-|
   *****************        *****************  
   "This house..."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------5----|
A|--------------------9-10---------------------3--5-|
E|-55555555555555555--7--8--55555555555555555-----3-|
   *****************        ***************** 
   "This house..."

Riff 3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-10--9-----------10--9-----------|
A|--8--7------------8--7-----------|
E|-------0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-|
         * * * * *       * * * * *
1st ending
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-9-10--9--7--5--7-10--9-----------|
A|-7--8--7--5--3--5--8--7-----------|
E|------------------------0-0-0-0-0-|
                          * * * * * 
  "Deep in the dark......"
2nd ending         x2
e|------------------|---------------------|
B|------------------|---------------------|
G|------------------|---------------------|
D|-9-10--9--7--5--7-|-9-10--9--7--5--4--2-|
A|-7--8--7--5--3--5-|-7--8--7--5--3--2--0-|
E|------------------|---------------------|
   "Demon and I.....Yes my demon...  "                                                           
  

Lead into next section:
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|--------------7--5-|
D|--------------7--5-|
A|-2--2---2--2--5--3-|
E|-0--0---0--0-------|
   *  *   *  * 
               

Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2   "All of the deadly kisses....."
Play Riff 3   "Deep in the dark....."

Riff 4 (solo rhythm)                   x2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------3-------|
A|-4--4--4-5-4-2-4-5--4--4--4-5-1-5-4-5-|
E|-2--2--2-3-2-0-2-3--2--2--2-3---3-2-3-|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-------|
A|-6--6--6-7-6-4-6-7--6--6--6-7-3-7-6-7-|
E|-4--4--4-5-4-2-4-5--4--4--4-5---5-4-5-|

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

Riff 5
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4--3--4----4--3--4-----------4--3--4----4--3--4-------|
A|-4-----------4----------4--5--4-----------4----------4--5-|
E|-2-----------2----------2--3--2-----------2----------2--3-|
  "Ahhh...."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6--5--6-----6--5--6----------6--5--6----6--5--6-------|
A|--6-----------6----------6--7--6-----------6----------6--7-|
E|--4-----------4----------4--5--4-----------4----------4--5-|
   "Come along...                             "...meet my.."

Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--4--4--------------------4--4-------1---------|
E|--2--2--2--3--2--0--2--3--2--2--2--3---3--2--3-|
  "...demon 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--6--6--------------------6--6-------3---------|
E|--4--4--4--5--4--2--4--5--4--4--4--5---5--4--5-|
   "My demon..."

Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
   * *  * * *  * * *  * * *
                    
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-3-----4------0------1----|
E|--------------------------|
  "The poison.....I can't let him again"

Riff 7a

Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-|
E|--------------------------|
   * *  * * *  * * *  * * *

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-3------4------3------0---|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
  "The dark stains...   They won't..."
                                                    
Play Riff 7   "So here we..."

Riff 8
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-------------------------|
       *           * 
  "Who will be next?"

Play Riff 7   "The dark stains..."
Play Riff 8   "Who will be next......."

Lead into next section:
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|-6--7--8--9-|
D|-6--7--8--9-|
A|-4--5--6--7-|
E|------------|
  
Riff 9 (Solo rhythm)                               x2
e|--------------------------------------------------|-------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|-------|
D|-7------------------------2-----------------------|--7--7-|
A|-7------------------------2-----------------------|--7--7-|
E|-5-5555555555555555555555-0-000000000000000000000-|--5--5-|
     **********************   ********************* 

Play Riff 2   "I hate that GOD damn cellar...."
Play Riff 3   "Deep in the dark....."
Play Riff 5   "Ahhh....."
Play Riff 6   "...demon......demon....."
Play Riff 7   "The poison deep within....."
Play Riff 7a  "The dark stains....."
Play Riff 7   "So here we go again, be my guest!"

    
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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