MERCYFUL FATE - "Lady In Black" Tablature

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Mercyful Fate: Lady In Black

transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
Marcel Weeterings : eenerglanginternetadres@Hotmail.com

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Date last modified: 12-07-01

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-----------7--7-7-----5-7------10--9------10--9-|
A|-5--5-5-5-8-5-7-5-5--5-5-5-8------10---8--7--10---8--7-|
E|-----------------------------------8----------8--------|
"On a magical misty morning......"
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-----------7--7-7-----5-7--12--10--9--12--10--9-|
A|-5--5-5-5-8-5-7-5-5--5-5-5-8------10---8--7--10---8--7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 2
e|-------0------------0------------0------------0-------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7---7--------7---7--------5---5--------5---5-----|
D|---7-------7----7-------7----5-------5----5-------5---|
A|-5------------5------------3------------3-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
"Hear them sing again......"

Play Riff 1 "Without a word of warning......"
Play Riff 2 "The Lady in Black had come again...."

Riff 3
Guitar 1 Last time
e|----------------------------------------------------------|-----|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|-----|
G|-7-7-------------5-5-------------3-3----------------------|--7--|
D|-7-7-------------5-5-------------3-3-------------2-2--2-2-|--7--|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0--0-0-|--5--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 Last time
e|----------------------------------------------------------|-----|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|-----|
G|-------------2---------------2---------------2------------|--7--|
D|-0---2---3-----------2---3-----------2---3-----------3--2-|--7--|
A|-----------------3---------------1---------------0--------|--5--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|-----|
"Begging me to follow her........"

Solo Rhythm:

Riff 4
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-10-10------------------10-|
D|-10-10------------------10-|
A|--8--8-------------------8-|
E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
* * * * * * * *

Riff 5
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-|
A|-------------------------5-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *

Play Riff 4
Play Riff 3 without Guitar 1
Play Riff 1 "Her eyes were......"
Play Riff 2 "Take me far away....."
Ending to riff 2:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|--7--|
D|--7--|
A|--5--|
E|-----|

Lead into next section:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--etc.-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Follow me to the other side"

Riff 4a
Both Guitars
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10------------------10--10-10-----------------|
D|-10-10------------------10--10-10-----------------|
A|--8--8-------------------8---8--8-----------------|
E|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-10-10------------------10--10-10-----------------10-|
D|-10-10-10------------------10--10-10-----------------10-|
A|--8--8--8-------------------8---8--8------------------8-|
E|----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7--7------------------10--10-10-----------------10-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Play Riff 1 "Through the tunnel of light....."

Riff 4b
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|------------------------10-|
D|------------------------10-|
A|-------------------------8-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Fading away....."

Play Riff 1 "Through the tunnel of light....."
Play Riff 4b "We're fading away...."
Play Riff 3 "Through the light that's......."

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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