MERCYFUL FATE - "Buried Alive" Tablature
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Mercyful Fate: Buried Alive
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Langus : tlange@promail.pl
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Date last modified: 06-03-02
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Tuning: Standard
Intro x3
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|----9--10--|
A|----7---8--|
E|--0---0----|
* *
Riff 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---9--------------9--9--8-------|
A|---7--7--6--------7-------10--9-|
E|------------8--7----------------|
Riff 2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9----10------------------9----10---6--6h7p6----|
A|-----7-----8------------------7-----8------------8--|
E|--0-----0------7--7-8--10--0-----0------------------|
* * * * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----9----10---------------|
A|-----7-----8---------------|
E|--0-----0------7--7-8--10--|
* * * *
Play Riff 1 and end with this chord:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--9--|
A|--7--|
E|-----|
Verse begins:
Play Riff 2 "The poison is still in your veins..."
1st ending to Riff 2
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--9--8--------|
A|--7--6-10--9--|
E|--------8--7--|
2nd ending to Riff 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--8----------9--8---------------9--8---------9--8-------|
A|-7--6----------7--6---------------7--6---------7--6-------|
E|-------6-5-3-0------6-6-6-6-6-6-0------6-5-3-0------6-5~~-|
* * * * * *
"Wake up..."
Riff 3
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-----4---4-4---5-----5---5----4-----4---4---|
A|----4-----4---4-4---5-----5---5----4-----4---4---|
E|--2---2-2---2-----2---2-2---2----2---2-2---2---2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"All you can see is..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-5----------------|
E|---5--1--3--5--6--|
Guitar 2 x2
e|-------0------|
B|-----6----6---|
G|---7--------7-|
D|-0------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
"...eyes..."
Play Riff 3 "I'm standing on the edge of your grave..."
Riff 4a
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-5----------------5-----------------------------|
E|---5--1--3--5--6------5--6---6-5-3--3-5-6--6--5-|
Guitar 2 x5
e|-------0-------|-------|
B|-----6----6----|-----6-|
G|---7--------7--|---7---|
D|-0-------------|-0-----|
A|---------------|-------|
E|---------------|-------|
"Into the eyes of a dead, buried alive..."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
"Wake up..."
Play Riff 3 "How does it feel..."
Play Riff 4 "Tell me and I might..."
Play Riff 3 "How does it feel..."
Play Riff 4a "Tell me and I might..."
Riff 5
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------2-4-----------------------|
E|--2--2--0-2-5-5~---2--2--0-2-5------2--2--0-2-5-5~--2--2-|
"He started struggling..."
1st ending 2nd ending
e|-----------|------------|
B|-----------|------------|
G|-----------|------------|
D|---4---7---|---7---6----|
A|---2---5---|---5---4----|
E|-----------|------------|
Riff 6 (solo rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------9--9--------------------|
D|-11-11---7--7--9--9--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-11-11--7--7--7--7---9--9--7--9-|
A|--9--9---5--5--7--7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--9--9--------5--5---7--7--5--7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------9--9--------------------|
D|---------7--7--9--9--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-11-11--7--7--7--7---9--9--9--7-|
A|--4--4---5--5--7--7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--9--9--------5--5---7--7--7--5-|
E|--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------9--9--------------------|
D|-11-11---7--7--9--9--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-11-11--7--7--7--7---9--9--7--9-|
A|--9--9---5--5--7--7--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--9--9--------5--5---7--7--5--7-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 5 Solo rhythm
Play Riff 2 and end with riff 1
Play Riff 2 and use second ending "Never saw me..."
Play Riff 3 "All you can see..."
Play Riff 4 "eyes..."
Play Riff 3 "I'm standing on the edge..."
Play Riff 4a "Into the eyes of a dead..."
Play Riff 5 with second ending "No matter what it is..."
Play Riff 6 just the first bar "'Murder', he screamed..."
Play Riff 5 with second ending Solo rhythm
Play Riff 6 just the first bar "I'm dead, but you die..."
Play Riff 5 with second ending Solo rhythm
Ending
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-11-11---7--7--9--9--|
A|--9--9---5--5--7--7--|
E|---------------------|
"'Murder' he screamed 'Oh my'?"
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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