Mercyful Fate Lyrics

As recorded by Metallica
(From the 1998 Double Album GARAGE INC.)
Words by King Diamond Music by Hank Shermann
Arranged by Metallica
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'James Hetfield - Rhythm w/dist'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Rhyth w/dist'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Kirk Hammett - Lead w/dist'
Satan's Fall - Intro
Q=148
Gtr I
PM| PM----| PM------| PM ~
Q E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S Q E E
|-Rhy Fig 1
Gtr III
E E +S E S +Q S S S S
|-17b19-17b19==(17)r-17b19-17b19==(17)r------17p14-17b19==|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM---| PM----------------| PM-----------
| E E S E S E E S E S
+S S S S S S S S S S S S E +E
|-(17)r----17p14-------14-16p14--------------------------|
|----------------16b18----------16p14----14-16b19==(16)r-|
|----------| PM---|
| E E S E S Q Q
end Rhy Fig 1-|
w/Rhy Fig 1
S S E E E a +E +E a +E +E
|----------14---16---16b17==(16)r(16)-16b17==(16)r==(16)---|
|-16p14----14---16---16b18==(16)r(16)-16b18==(16)r==(16)---|
|-16b17==(16)r(16)-------------------------|
|-16b18==(16)r(16)-14----------------14-16-|
Q S S S S S S S S S S E
|-16b18====16-16---16-16---16-16---16-16---|
|-w/Rhy Fig 1 x2
e e e e E +S S Q +Q Q H
|-16-16-16---16---16r(16)p14-----||--------------------------|
continue Rhy Fig 1
Gtrs I, II
|-Rhy Fig 2 end Rhy Fig 2-|
Rhy Fig 1 (last 2 bars)
w/Rhy Fig 2 Gtr II
W +W
Gtr I
W W W +H. Q
Curse Of The Pharoahs
A Tempo Q=148
+W W W
PM| PM| PM PM ~~ PM| PM--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E
|--5h=7--7-7-5-7-7-7-|-7-7-5---7-7----|-5h=7--7-7-5-7-7-7-|
PM| PM PM PM PM| PM| PM
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E
|-------5---5-4--|---------5-------|-------5---7b8r(7)-5-|
|-7-7-7-5---5-4--|-7-7-7-7-5-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-5---7b8r(7)-5-|
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM--| ~ PM| PM PM
S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------||o------------------|
|-----0-0-0---0-0-0-|-3-----2--------||o-0-0---0---0-0-0--|
PM| PM PM--------------------------------------|
E E E E E Q. 4x E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E
|---------6-5tr6---o||-------------------------|---------------------|
|-----4---7-5tr7----||-------------------------|---------------------|
|-0-0---0----------o||---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-0-|
|-Rhy Fig 3
Gtr III
PM----| ~
Q Q E E E E E E E E +E +S S Q
|-------------------------|-------2-4b6====(4)r(4)p2-----|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM---------------------------------|
| +E E E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E E E E
end Rhy Fig 3-|
w/Rhy Fig 3
+Q +Q H W
Q S +S E S +S E S +S E
|-------19b21r(19)p17---19b21r(19)p17---19b21r(19)p17---|
E E E E E +S S Q
|-19b21==19---19-19---19r(19)p17------||
w/Rhy Fig 3
+Q +Q H W
E E +S +S E E S +S +S S E E E S S E E Q.
|-----b6==(4)r(4)p2---4-b6==(4)r(4)p2-----|--2---------------------|
Rhy Fig 3 (1st 3 bars only)
Gtr II
PM--------------| PM--------------| PM--------|
E S S E S S E E E E +E E E S S E S S E E +E E E S S E E E E
|-Rhy Fill 1A --|-Rhy Fig 4A
| Gtr I
| PM----------| PM------| PM PM PM|
| E S S E S S E E E E +E S S E S S E S S E E +E E E S S E E E E
|-Rhy Fill 1 --|-Rhy Fig 4
+E E Q Q Q S S S S E S S E E Q
| end Rhy Fig 4A-|
| PM| PM| PM| PM---|
| +E S S E S S E S S Q E S S E S S E E E E
end Rhy Fig 4-|
Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM PM PM--| PM
E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E
|-Rhy Fig 5
PM--| PM PM
+E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E Q Q
end Rhy Fig 5-|
Gtr II
PM PM
E E E E +E E E E +Q Q E E Q W +H. E. S
| Gtr I
| PM PM
| E E E E +E E E E +Q Q Q Q W +H. E. S
|-------2-(2)---7-6-|-(6)--6S==9---9--|-8--------|-(8)------------||
|-4---4-0-(0)---5-4-|-(4)--4S==7---7--|-6--------|-(6)---------2--||
+E E E S S +E E E S S +E E E S S +E E E S S
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-(2)-4-----x-4-(4)-5-----x-0-|-(0)-4-----x-2-(2)-0-----x-2-|
||-Rhy Fig 6A
| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
| +E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E S S S S +E E S S S S
||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-(2)-4-------4-(4)-5-------0-|-(0)-4-------2-(2)-0-0-0-0-2-|
||-Rhy Fig 6
+E E E S S +E E E S S
| PM--| PM--|
| +E E S S S S +E E S S S S
Gtr III
+E E E S S Q E. S H Q E E
|-----------------------o||-----------------------||
|-(0)-4-----x-x-2--0--2-o||-(0)-4-----x-x-2--0----||
| end Rhy Fig 6A-| E E E S S Q Q
| PM--| PM--|
| +E E S S e Q E. S E E S S e Q Q
|-----------------------o||-----------------------||
|-(0)-4---------2--0--2-o||-(0)-4---------2--0----||
end Rhy Fig 6-|
Guitar Solo - Double Time
Gtr III
E. S +S S E E. S +S S E
|-/11------11-(11)-11-11---9------11-(11)-9h11---|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM-----------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-Rhy Fig 7
S S S S +S S E E. S +S S E
| S S S S S S E E. S +S E.
end Rhy Fig 7-|
w/Rhy Fig 7 x2.5
E S S +S S S S E S S +S S E E E +E E S S S S Q
|-------------------------9h==10-----------------|-9---11b13====(11)r----------11------9-----|
|-11p==9-11-(11)-11-11-11--------11-(11)-11-11---|-------------------------------------------|
E. S +S S E E +S S +S S S S
|--------------------------9b11====(9)r--------------------|
~~~~~~ PM|
E. S +S S E S S S S +S S S S
|---------11-(11)------11p9-------------------|
|-11------11-(11)-9-11-11p9----9-(9)-9--10-10-|
S S S S +S S E S S S S +S S E
|-11p9----9-(9)-9-----11p9----9-(9)---9---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|-----------------9---12p9------------------14tr17-||
|-11p9----9-11b13----------11p9----9b9.5-----------||
| S S S S S S E Q E S S
w/Rhy Fig 6 + 6 A x1.75 (both)
\3.5___________________________________/ \3.5___
+E. +S +Q +Q. +S S
|-(14tr17)---(14tr17)-(14tr17)-------(14tr17)-------(14)h17-----|
/ \1.5___________/ \2
+E +S +S +E +S +S +E +E +E. S
|-(17)--(17)-(17)----(17)---(17)b19==(17)-(17)r=(17)--(17)-----16-|
+Q +E +E +E S S S E S
|-(16)------(16)----(16)------(16)----16p==14h16p==14h16p==|
E S S +E +E +E E Q S S
|-14h=16p==14-(14)---(14)-------(14)-------14-14----------|
TP TP
S S S S Q +S E S E E S S H. Q
|-17--17-17-17-17-------(17)-17------------------------|-17S=================14---------|
|-15--15-15-15-15-------(15)-17---17-17---17---17---17-|-17S=================14---------|
\3.5________________/ \7
Q +H E S S
|-14tr17---(14tr17)------------------------|
+Q. +S S +E +E +E +E. S +Q Q H
| PM| PM|
| +E E E S S Q E S S +E E E S S +E E E S S
| PM--| PM| PM|
| +E E S S e Q E S S +E E E S S +E E E S S
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM
+E E E S S +E E E S S +E E E S S +E E E S S +E E E S S +E E E S S
PM| PM| PM| PM|
+E E E S S +E E E S S +E E E S S +E E E S S
PM| PM| PM|
+E E E S S +E E E S S +E E E S S +E E E E
Gtr III
W +H Q a +Q a +Q
|-12tr15--------|-(12tr15)----15b17r(15)b17==(15)r(15)b17==(15)r|
| Gtrs I, II
| W H Q Q Q
a +S +S Q +E +H
|-(15)b17==(15)r(15)p12-----(12)---(12)------------|
| PM------------------------|
| E S S E S S E S S E S S
+Q +Q Q E E +E E Q S S E E E
|--------------------------9b11==|=(9)r-----9b11-----9p7---------|
| PM-------------------| PM------------------------------
| E S S E S S E E E E +E S S E S S E S S E S S
E +E E S +S E S +S Q.
|-b11r(9)p==7---9b11r(9)p7---9b11r(9)p7-------||
| E S S E S S E E E E
w/Rhy Fig 3 x1.75
+Q Q H H Q E E
E +E E +E Q. +E
|-19b21r(19)-19b21r(19)---19pb21========(19)r\----|
E E E E +Q. +E
|----------14-17b19r==(17)-----(17)s|
Q Q H H Q E E
E S S +S S E E S S +S S E
w/Rhy Fill 1 + 1A |-w/Rhy Fig 4 + 4A
E. S +S S E Q +E E +Q Q Q E E
+Q E E Q. E +Q Q Q Q
E E E E Q Q
Rhy Fig 5 x2
E E E E +Q E E E E +Q E E E E +Q E E E E +Q
A Corpse Without A Soul
Faster Q=196(8=s8)
A5(type 2)
Gtr II
E E Q H W W
Gtr I
PM| PM|
E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E
|-Rhy Fig 8
PM|
Q E E E Q. E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q.
end Rhy Fig 8-|
D5V
Gtr II
W H E Q.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q.
|-----------------7---7-5-|-7p5s3-5p3p0-0--0----||
Gtr II
w/Rhy Fig 8
PM|
E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q E
||o--------------------|----------------|
||o-0-0-----7--------0-|----------------|
|-Rhy Fig 8A
PM|
E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q.
|--------------------|--------------------o||
|-0-0-----7--------7-|----7---5-----------o||
end Rhy Fig 8A-|
PM| PM|
E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E
||o-----------5--------|--------------------|
||o-0-0-----7--------7-|-0-0-----7--------7-|
||-Rhy Fig 9A
| PM| PM|
| E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q E E E
||o--------------------|--------------------|
||o-0-0-----7--------7-|-0-0-----7--------7-|
|-Rhy Fig 9
PM|
E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E E Q. 4x
|-----------5--------|-------------------o||
|-0-0-----7--------7-|----------7-3-5----o||
| end Rhy Fig 9A-|
| PM|
| E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q. 4x
|--------------------|-------------------o||
|-0-0-----7--------7-|----7---5----------o||
end Rhy Fig 9-|
D5V B5(type C5
Gtr II
W +H Q Q Q W
Gtr I
PM--|
W +Q Q Q Q Q W
D5V A
+H E Q. Q Q H W
/ x / o
PM| PM| PM| ~~~
+H E Q. E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q.
|-(5)----x-7\---||-----7p5---5------|-10-----12---12-----|
W Q Q E Q. W
x x / / |-w/Rhy Fig 8A
Gtr I
PM| PM|
E E E E E Q E E E H E Q. E E E E E Q E E E
PM|
Q E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E E E Q.
Rhy Fig 9 + 9A x4(both)
D5V B5(type C5
Gtr II
W +H Q Q Q W W W
Gtr I Gtrs I, II
PM--| PM------------------------|
W +Q Q Q Q Q W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Gtr III
W W W W H H
| Gtr II
| TP TP TP TP
| W +H +W +Q H. +W
| Gtr I
| TP TP
| W +H E E E E E E E E W +W
Into The Coven
Straight Eigths feel Q=114
Gtr III
+H. E E E Q. +Q. E
|-(14)-----------12h14-|--------14------(14)--------|
| Gtr I
| PM| PM| PM PM-| ~
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------------|--5b5.5----------------5----|
H +H +W
| PM| PM-| PM PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q
H. +Q +H H
| Gtrs I, II
| PM| PM| PM PM| ~
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------------|---5b5.5-------------5--|
W +H Q. +E
|-15tr17---------------|-(15)-------15-----(15)\-|
| PM| PM| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|--4---------4-----4s3-|---5------5-(5)--7-------|
|--5---------5-----5s4-|---3------5-(5)--7-------|
Half Time Feel
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM PM| ~ PM| PM| PM PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|-----------------|-5b5.5-----------5--|-4-----4-----4---|-5-----5-(5)--7--|
|-Rhy Fig 10
PM| PM| PM PM| ~ PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|-----------------|-5b5.5-----------5--|-4-----4-----4s3-|-5-----5-(5)--7--|
|-7-----7-----5-7-|-------7---7-----5--|-5-----5-----5s4-|-3-----5-(5)--7--|