Mercyful Fate:  Mirror

transcribed by: GRAX
     edited by: Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl
                Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com             

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Date last modified:  October 25, 2003

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5-|
A|-------------2--------3--3-3-3-3-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1----------|
   * * * * * *    * * *    * * * 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-------------2----2--4--5-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0--2--3-|
   * * * * * *  

Riff 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------6--------7--------4-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-|
   * * * * * *    * * *    * * *
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-------------6----6--8--9-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----4--6--7-|
   * * * * * * 


Solo over riffs 1 and 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8--8~----------------8~--8t-10^-8-----------------------------|
G|-7--------------------7~---------------------------------------|
D|-------9-10~----7-9----------------9^r~------------------------|
A|-------------10-------------------------10-9-7-6---6^r~--6-7-9-|
E|-------------------------------------------------9-------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-6-7-6-----------------------------------|
A|-------9-7-6-----------------------------|
E|-------------9-7-6--(5^?)-4-5-7--2~(???)-|

End Solo



Riff 3                                      x2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|------6-------------------6----------------|
A|-6----6-4-6-7--------6----6-4-6-7----9-9-9-|
E|-4--4---2-4-5--------4--4---2-4-5----7-7-7-|
   "The girl in the mirror..."


Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-------------0----------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-5-|
   * * * * * *      * * * * * *
   "The girl in the mirror..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------7-----------7-----|
D|---6h7---7-6---6h7---7-6-| --> let all notes ring
A|-4-----------4-----------|
E|-------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------0----------------0--|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-4----------(4)---4----------(4)-|
E|-2----------(2)---2----------(2)-|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------7-----------7-----|
D|---6h7---7-6---6h7---7-6-| --> let all notes ring
A|-4-----------4-----------|
E|-------------------------|



Play Riff 3   "Can't you feel it..."
Play Riff 4   "The girl in the mirror..."


Lead into solo rhythm:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   * * * * * * *


Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-------------------------2-|
D|-------------------------2-|
A|---------------------------|
E|-2h4-4444444444-2h4-4444---|
       **********     ****
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------0-|
A|-------------------------0-|
E|-2h4-4444444444-2h4-4444---|
       **********     ****
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-|
A|-0h2-2222222222-2h3-3333-3-|
E|---------------------------|
       **********     ****
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7--4--6-6----7--2--6-6----6-8-9-|
A|-3h4-4444444444-5--2--4-4----5--0--4-4----4-6-7-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
       ********** 


Riff 6
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------6--------7--------4--------------6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
   * * * * * *    * * *    * * *    * * * * * * 
   "Take a look..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------6--------7--------4--------------6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
   * * * * * *    * * *    * * *    * * * * * *
   "Deep inside..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------6--------7--------4--------------6-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|------------------------------------------------|
   * * * * * *    * * *    * * *    * * * * * * 
   "Take a look..."
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|-------------6--------7--------4--6--6--|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2--4--4--|
   * * * * * *    * * *    * * *   
   "See what you..."


Riff 7 (clean)
e|---------4----------------4-------|
B|-------5---5------------4---4-----|
G|-----6-------6--------6-------6---|
D|---6-----------6----6-----------6-|
A|-4----------------4---------------|
E|----------------------------------|
   "Try to reach my hand..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|-------7---------------7---------|
G|-----7---7-----------7---7-------|
D|---7-------7---7---7-------7---7-|
A|-5-----------5---5-----------5---|
E|---------------------------------|


Lead into next section:
(Distortion)
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--7-----|
A|--5--7--|
E|-----5--|


Play Riff 3   "'Cause the longest journey..."
Play Riff 4   "The girl in the mirror..."
Ending:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
   * * * * * * * 

We'd like to thank Langus and Russ for all their help.  All GRAX tabs
are inspired by them.  Long live the King and his Coutiers.


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