Mercyful Fate – Sold My Soul (Guitar Tab)

Auto-scroll

transcribed by: Langus : [email protected] edited by: Russ Elton : [email protected] FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT: The Tab Crypt http://abysslord.com/thetabcrypt/ Date last modified: January 20, 2003 PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU. Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--6-8-8-8-8-5-5-5--5-5-6-5-5-5-|
G|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4--4-4-5-4-4-4-|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2--2-2--3-2-2-2-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--0-0--1-0-0-0-|
   "I sold my soul to you..."

Play Riff 1   "Ohhh, I sold my soul..."
Last time:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--6-8-8-8-8-5-5-5--5-5-6-5------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-7-7-7-7-4-4-4--4-4-5-4------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------2-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------0-3-|

Riff 3
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-------7----------5----------7----------5-|
E|-5-5-5---5--3-3-3---3--5-5-5---5--3-0-3---|
   * * *      * * *      * * *          
  "That night was..."

Riff 4
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------/10-|
A|------------------------------/-8-|
E|-0000-000000000000000-0000000-----|
   **** *************** *******
  "you...To the Devil his due..."

Riff 3a
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------7----------5----------7----------5-|
E|--5-5-5---5--3-3-3---3--5-5-5---5--3-0-3---|
    * * *      * * *      * * *          
  "That night was the darkest of all..."

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|--------7----------5----------7------|
E|--5-5-5---5--3-3-3---3--5-5-5---5--3-|
    * * *      * * *      * * *          
  "That night, I sold my soul to you..."

Riff 5                                                      
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------5-------5-----------------|
E|-0-3-5---0-3-5---0-3-5-6-5-6-5-3-|

   * * *   * * *   * * * * * * *    
                                    Last time
e|----------------------------------|---------|
B|----------------------------------|---------|
G|----------------------------------|---------|
D|----------------------------------|---------|
A|-------5-------5------------------|-------2-|
E|-0-3-5---0-3-5---0-3-5-6-5-6-5tr6-|-0-3-5-0-|
   * * *   * * *   * * * * * *        * * *  
  "To the devil his due..."
  "So many angels were falling from the sky..."

Play Riff 1   "A black candle..."
Play Riff 2   "I sold my soul..."
Last time:
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-5-5-5-5-2-2-2--2-2--3-2-2-5-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-3-3-3-3-0-0-0--0-0--1-0-0-3-|
   "I sold my soul..."
Play Riff 3 "That night was the darkest..." Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 4 "No point in turning around..." Play Riff 3a "That night was the darkest..." Play Riff 5
Ending:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-------5-------5--------------------------|
E|-0-3-5---0-3-5---0-3-5-6--5--6--5tr6--3~~-|
   * * *   * * *   * * * *  *  *
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