"Merciful Fate"

Merciful Fate
written by Merciful Fate (medley written by Hetfield and Ulrich)
as performed by Metallica on Garage Inc
tab by Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com


tune all guitars down 1/2 step
1)
Gb------------------------------------------------------------
Db------4pX-----4pX-----4pX-----5------4pX-----4pX-----4pX-4-2
Ab---------------------------------------------------------2-0
Eb--0-2-----0-2-----0-2-----2~3~---0-2-----0-2-----0-2--------
intro of "Satan's Fall"
To get the 4pX part to sound right, I leave my index (1st) finger across
every string (but not fretting any notes except on the low E) like a regular
barre chord so it mutes the D string.
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2)
Gb----------------------
Db--4-4-5-5--5--5--5-5-4
Ab--2-2-3-5--5--5--5-5-4
Eb--------3--3--3--3-3-2
"Bringing the blood"
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3a)
Gb--2-------5-----2-----5---7-7~
Db--2-------5-----2-----5---7-7~
Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-----
Eb------------------------------

3b)
Gb--2-------5-----2-----5---5-4
Db--2-------5-----2-----5---5-4
Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0----
Eb-----------------------------

3c)
Gb--2p0-2p0-5-2---2-----5---7-7~7p5---2-------5-------0-----0----
Db--2p0-2p0-5-2---2-----5---7-7~7p5---2-------5-----2-----0------
Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0---------7-0-0-0-0---0-3-----2-------2
Eb------------------------------------------------------------3--
intro to "Curse of the Pharaohs" (0:40)
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4a)James
eb-------------------------------------
Bb-------------------------------------
Gb------7-5-2-----2-----4-5h7p5h7p5h7p5
Db------7-5-2-----2-----4--------------
Ab--0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------------
Eb-------------------------------------
   pm..       ...   ...

4b)Kirk
eb-------------------------------------
Bb------------------------5h6p5h6p5h6p5
Gb------7-5-2-----2-----4--------------
Db------7-5-2-----2-----4--------------
Ab--0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------------
Eb-------------------------------------
   pm..       ...   ...
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5a)
Gb----------------------------------------------------------
Db--4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7
Ab--4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7
Eb--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-0-3-5
      pm............................................

5b)
Gb------------------------------------------------------
Db--4------------------------------------------------2-2
Ab--4------------------------------------------------2-2
Eb--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0-0
      pm............................................
"Crying out in Egypt..."
a and b are played back to back alternately
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6)
Gb-----------------------------2-------------4----------------6
Db------4-2-5-6----------------2-------------4----------------6
Ab------4-2-5-6----------------0-0-0--0-0-0--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--4
Eb--2-2-2-0-3-4--4-4-4--4-4-4----------------------------------
"Don't touch                 steal          unless            kill"
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7)
Gb--------2-------------2-----------2---------------2   ----9--8
Db--4-2-4-2-4-5-4-------2-2---4-2-4-2-4-7-6-------2-2   -2--9--8
Ab--4-2-4-0-4-3-2-3-2-0-0-2---4-2-4-0-4-5-4-5-4-2-2-0   -2--7--6
Eb--2-0-2---2-------------0---2-0-2---2-----------0--   -0------
"You've been hexed                              on you" (2nd time)
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8)
Gb--------------------
Db--2-4--4-5--7-4--9-7
Ab--2-4--4-5--7-4--9-7
Eb--0-2--2-3--5-2--7-5
pre solo
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9)
Gb---------------------------4-4-4
Db---------------------------4-4-4
Ab--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2
Eb--------------------------------
   pm......................
solo riff
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10)
Gb--74--94--104--94       ----------------------
Db--74--94--104--94 twice ---74--94--104--94
Ab--52--72--8-2--72       ---74--94--104--94
Eb---------------------       ---52--72--8-2--72


11)
Gb--9--7--7-6-5-4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7
Db--9--7--7-6-5-4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7
Ab--7--5--5-4-3-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-0-3-5
Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------
                  pm............................................
right before going back into the verse (riff 5)
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12)
Gb--5--4--5--7--4--5--3--4
Db--5--4--5--7--4--5--3--4
Ab--3--2--3--5--2--3--1--2
Eb------------------------
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13a)
eb----------------------------------------------------------
Bb----------------------------------------------------------
Gb------------5--------7--7-5-7-5-------------5----------5--
Db------7p5---5--7p5---7--7-5-7-5-------7p5---5-7p5---5--5-5
Ab--0-0-----7--------7--------------0-0-----7-------7-5----5
Eb----------------------------------------------------------

13b)
eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Gb------------5--------7--7-5-7-5---7p5---5------------------------------7-7
Db------7p5---5--7p5---7--7-5-7-5-------7---7p5-7p5---5------------------7-7
Ab--0-0-----7--------7------------------------------7---7p5-7p5---5------5-5
Eb--------------------------------------------------------------8---8p5-----
intro to "A Corpse Without Soul" (3:53)
It's all one riff, but after the first time, only 13a) is played.
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14)
eb------------------------------------------------------------
Bb------------------------------------------------------------
Gb------------5---------------------------------5----------5--
Db------7p5---5----7p5------7p5-5---------7p5---5-7p5---5--5-5
Ab--0-0-----7---7-------0-0-----5-7---0-0-----7-------7-5----5
Eb------------------------------------------------------------
   pm..                 ...
"Listen.. yeah yeah.. I'm a corpse"
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15)
Gb--7---7-5-4-5
Db--7---7-5-4-5
Ab--5---5-3-2-3
Eb-------------
"He took it on me"


16)
eb--------------------------------------------------
Bb--------------------------------------------------
Gb------------5--10--12-12~~----------5----------5--
Db------7p5---5--10--12-12~~----7p5---5-7p5---5--5-5
Ab--0-0-----7---------------0-0-----7-------7-5--3-5
Eb-------------------------------------------------3
   pm..                     ...
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17)
Gb--7-5-4--5-4-2--4-2----2------2
Db--7-5-4--5-4-2--4-2-5--2-5-4--2
Ab--5-3-2--3-2-0--2-0-5--0-5-4--0
Eb--------------------3----3-2---


18a) Kirk
eb-----------8----8-7~~~8--12--10~~h12p10h12p10
Bb--10~~8-10---10------------------------------
Gb---------------------------------------------
Db---------------------------------------------
Ab---------------------------------------------
Eb---------------------------------------------

18b) James
Gb------------------5---------5-5-4-----4-----4---5--5-7
Db--7-----7-----5-7-5-7---7---5-5-4-----4-----4---5--5-7
Ab--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0---0-0---0----3-5
Eb------------------------------------------------------
     pm..   ...         .           ...   ...
intro to "Into the Coven" (5:23)
"Howl like a wolf..."
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19)
Gb--10-7-7-7--7-8--10-7-7-7--7-8-9-10
Db--10-7-7-7--7-8--10-7-7-7--7-8-9-10
Ab--8--5-5-5--5-6--8--5-5-5--5-6-7-8-
Eb-----------------------------------
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20a)                               20b)             20c)before going back into riff 18b
Gb-------------------------------   -------------    -4-4--4--
Db-------------------------------   -------------    -4-4--4-2
Ab--4-----------------------5-5-4   ----0-2-3-4--    -2-2--2-2
Eb--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2   --2---------0    --------0
     pm....................
"Yeah come come into my coven"       (after the first coven)
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21) 7:11
Gb--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5----
Db--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-4
Ab--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-5-4
Eb--------------------3-2
intro to "Evil"


22)
Gb--9--9/129--9/129--9/129--9/12--7-9-7-9
Db--9--9/129--9/129--9/129--9/12--7-9-7-9
Ab--7--7/107--7/107--7/107--7/10--5-7-5-7
Eb-----------------------------------0-0-0-0
                                    pm.......
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23)
Gb--4----------------2-4-7-4
Db--4----------------2-4-7-4
Ab--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-2
Eb--------------------------
      pm............
"I was born in a cemetary"


24a)                           24b)before going back into riff 22
Gb------------------2-4-7-4    ------------------2-4-7-4--2-------
Db------------------2-4-7-4    ------------------2-4-7-4--2-------
Ab------------------0-2-5-2    ------------------0-2-5-2--0-5--4--
Eb--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------    --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------3--2-0
"Raised from my grave..."
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25a)
Gb--------------------------------7-5----------------------------
Db--4-----------------------------7-5----------------------------
Ab--4-----------------------------5-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3
Eb--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--------------------------------

25b)
Gb--4-2------------------------------4-5-6---------------------
Db--4-2------------------------------4-5-6---------------------
Ab--2-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-3-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------
"You know, my only pleasure..."
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26)
Gb-------------------------------------
Db--7--7/107--7/107--7/107--5-7-5-7
Ab--7--7/107--7/107--7/107--5-7-5-7
Eb--5--5/8-5--5/8-5--5/8-5--3-5-3-5
mid-solo


27)
Gb--------------------------5-------------7--5----------
Db--7-7-5-7---7--5--5-5---3-5---7-7-5-7---7--5--5-5--3-3
Ab--7-7-5-7---5--3--5-5---3-3---7-7-5-7---5--3--5-5--3-3
Eb--5-5-3-5-0-------3-3-0-1-----5-5-3-5-0-------3-3--1-1
                   pm......                     ...  ...
"And when you're down..." (9:10)
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28a) Kirk
Gb--------------------7--9--10-----
Db--3-3-----5---7-7-------------7-5
Ab--3-3-----3---7-7---5--7--8------
Eb--1-1---0---0-5-5----------------

28b) James
Gb--------------------7--5--3---7-5
Db--3-3-----5---7-7---7--5--3---7-5
Ab--3-3-----3---7-7---5--3--1---5-3
Eb--1-1---0---0-5-5----------------
                     "You gotta say goodbye"
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29)
Gb--2-------3----3----3-3---------------------
Db--2--5--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--8-6-8--8-6-8--8-6-8
Ab--0--5--3-1--3-1--3-1-1--8-6-8--8-6-8--8-6-8
Eb-----3--1----1----1------6-4-6--6-4-6--6-4-6
during the bass part
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30)
Gb-----------------------------------------------
Db-------------------------------------------4--2
Ab--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--0
Eb-----------------------------------------------
solo
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