Bad Omens – Mercy (Guitar Tab)

Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#)
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Chords

This was a little tricky to figure out, tuning wise. Most likely could be played on an 8 string as well, but for the sake of simplicity, I'm gonna use a 7. ~Intro (Clean)
C#|--------------------------|---------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|---------------------------|
E |-----9-----------9--------|-----9-------------9-------|
B |-------10--9-------9------|-------10--12--------9~----|
F#|-0~-------------------12--|-0~------------------------|
B |--------------------------|---------------------------|
F#|--------------8~----------|---------------8~----------|
~Verse 1 (still clean)
C#|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G#|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E |-----9-----------9--------|-----9-------------9--------|
B |-------10--9-------9------|-------10--12--------9------|
F#|-0~-------------------12--|-0~---------------------10--|
B |--------------------------|----------------------------| x2
F#|--------------8~----------|---------------8~-----------|
part 2 (still clean...)
C#|--------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----9----------------------------9--------9------------|
B |-------10--12-------12-9----------------10--------------|
F#|-0~-----------------------12--------12------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------10~------------8~--------------0~--------|
~Big Meaty Riff (Distortion)
C#|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------3p0-----|------------------------------------------3--2-<5>-|
B |-------------------------------------------5------5/7-|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-10/12-12-00-<12>--0--0-0--0-0---000-12-0-------------|-10/12-12-00-<12>--0--0-0--0-0---000-12-0----------|
             ..          .    .     ...                             ..          .    .     ...       

C#|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------3p0-----|------------------------------------------3---2----|
B |-------------------------------------------5------5/7-|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-10/12-12-00-<12>--0--0-0--0-0---000-12-0-------------|-10/12-12-00-<12>--0--0-0--0-0---000-12-0----------|
             ..          .    .     ...                             ..          .    .     ...
play this whole thing twice ~Verse 2 (Distortion) *the first 8 bars of the verse are just bass guitar and some orchestral elements, then this plays during the second 8 bars.
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B |-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~Pre-Chorus (Clean)
C#|--------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----9----------------------------9--------9------------|
B |-------10--12-------12-9----------------10--------------|
F#|-0~-----------------------12--------12------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------0~--------|
F#|---------------10~------------8~------------------------|
~Chorus (Distortion)
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
play twice, then go back into the big meaty riff ~Big Meaty Riff (Distortion)
C#|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------3p0-----|------------------------------------------3--2-<5>-|
B |-------------------------------------------5------5/7-|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-10/12-12-00-<12>--0--0-0--0-0---000-12-0-------------|-10/12-12-00-<12>--0--0-0--0-0---000-12-0----------|
             ..          .    .     ...                             ..          .    .     ...       

C#|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------3p0-----|------------------------------------------3---2----|
B |-------------------------------------------5------5/7-|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-10/12-12-00-<12>--0--0-0--0-0---000-12-0-------------|-10/12-12-00-<12>--0--0-0--0-0---000-12-0----------|
             ..          .    .     ...                             ..          .    .     ...
~Verse 3 (Distortion) same deal as the first, except you play this twice.
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B |-10/12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~Chorus (Distortion)
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
~Breakdown (Distortion)
C#|---------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------| x2
F#|-0--0-0x------------0--0-0x------------|
pt. 2
C#|--------------------------------------|      |------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------|      |------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------|      |------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------|      |------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------|      |------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------| X4   |------------------------------------------| X4
F#|-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-00000000-|      |-0000-12-0000-12-0000-12-0000-12-00000000-|
    ....   ....   ....   ....   ........          ....    ....    ....    ....    ........
~Pre-Chorus (Clean)
C#|--------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----9----------------------------9--------9------------|
B |-------10--12-------12-9----------------10--------------|
F#|-0~-----------------------12--------12------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------0~--------|
F#|---------------10~------------8~------------------------|
~Chorus (Distortion)
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|

C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
~Post-Chorus
C#|------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
B |-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F#|-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
B |-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|

C#|------------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B |-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
play twice, then ~Big Meaty Riff (Distortion)
C#|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------3p0-----|------------------------------------------3--2-<5>-|
B |-------------------------------------------5------5/7-|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-10/12-12-00-<12>--0--0-0--0-0---000-12-0-------------|-10/12-12-00-<12>--0--0-0--0-0---000-12-0----------|
             ..          .    .     ...                             ..          .    .     ...       

C#|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------3p0-----|------------------------------------------3---2----|
B |-------------------------------------------5------5/7-|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|-10/12-12-00-<12>--0--0-0--0-0---000-12-0-------------|-10/12-12-00-<12>--0--0-0--0-0---000-12-0----------|
             ..          .    .     ...                             ..          .    .     ...
~Outro (Clean)
C#|--------------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----9----------------------------9--------9------------|
B |-------10--12-------12-9----------------10--------------|
F#|-0~-----------------------12--------12------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------10~------------8~--------------0~--------|
aaaand that's it! ************************************ | ~ Vibrato | p Pull-off | / Slide up | . Staccato | x Dead note ************************************