Mercyful Fate: The Uninvited Guest

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
    based from:  Serkan Gunturk  :  gunturkk@boun.edu.tr                 

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Date last modified:  February 01, 2009

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-9------11-12------14-15--------14-15-14-12-|
A|-7-------9-10------12-13--------12-13-12-10-|
E|---0000-------0000-------000000-------------|
     ****       ****       ******
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-9------11-12------14-15--------15--14\-|
A|-7-------9-10------12-13--------13--12\-|
E|---0000-------0000-------000000---------|
     ****       ****       ****** 

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-9------11-12------14-15--------14-15-14-12-|
A|-7-------9-10------12-13--------12-13-12-10-|
E|---0000-------0000-------000000-------------|
     ****       ****       ******
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------8--7-|
A|-------------------7-8---------8--7-|
E|-7-0000--9-10-0000------000000------|
     ****       ****      ******


Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4-----2-----4-----2-4---4-2---2-|
A|-4-----2-----4-----2-4---4-2-4-2-|
E|---2-2---2-2---2-2-----2-----4---|
     * *   * *   * *     * 
  "There's a little old man..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-4-----2-----4------7-7--7--7-|
A|-4-----2-----4------5-5--5--5-|
E|---2-2---2-2---2-2------------|
     * *   * *   * * 
  "...standing by my window..."

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-4-----------------------4-2---2-|
A|-4-----------------------4-2-4-2-|
E|-2---------------------------4---| 
  "There's a little old man..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-4-----2-----4------7-7--7--7-|
A|-4-----2-----4------5-5--5--5-|
E|---2-2---2-2---2-2------------|
     * *   * *   * * 
  "...standing by my window..." 


Play riff 1  "The uninvited guest..."
Play riff 2  "There's a little old man..."
Play riff 1  "The uninvited guest..."


Lead into riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--4--|
A|--2--|
E|-----|

Guitar 2
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|--2--|
D|--0--|
A|--0--|
E|-----|



Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm, play 2x)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---------0----------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2---0-|
A|-0-2-0-2---2--0-2-0-2-3-0-|
E|----------------------3---|
   * * * *      * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0--3-4-5-5-6-7-|
A|-0-2-0-2---2-0--3-4-5-3-4-5-|
E|----------------------------|
   * * * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------0----------------|
D|-2-0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2---0-|
A|-2-0-2---2--0-2-0-2-3-0-|
E|--------------------3---|
   * * *      * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0--3-4-5-------|
A|-0-2-0-2---2-0--3-4-5-5-4-3-|
E|----------------------------|
   * * * *

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---------5----------------|
A|-5-7-5-7---7--5-7-5-7-3-5-|
E|--------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---------5--------------------|
A|-5-7-5-7---7-5--8-9-10--------|
E|-----------------------8-9-10-|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--------5----------------|
A|--7-5-7---7--5-7-5-7-3-5-|
E|-------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---------5--------------------|
A|-5-7-5-7---7-5--8-9-10--------|
E|-----------------------10-9-8-|


Riff 3a (Solo Rhythm)
Both guitars
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------0----------------|
D|-2-0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2---0-|
A|-2-0-2---2--0-2-0-2-3-0-|
E|--------------------3---|
   * * *      * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0--3-4-5-5-6-7-|
A|-0-2-0-2---2-0--3-4-5-3-4-5-|
E|----------------------------|
   * * * *



Riff 4
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------------6-5--------------------------|
G|-----7--------7-----7-----5------------------|
D|---7--------7-----------5--------------3-----|
A|-5--------5-----------3--------0-3-4-5---5-3-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
                                 * * * * 
  "Come inside..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|----------------6-5----------|
G|-----7--------7-----7-----5--|
D|---7--------7-----------5----|
A|-5--------5-----------3------|
E|-----------------------------|
  "Come in from the cold..."


Riff 5                                  x2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---10-10-10-10-9-------10-10-10-10-9-8-|
A|----8--8--8--8-8--------8--8--8--8-8-6-|
E|-0---------------0-0-0-----------------|
   *               * * *                      


Riff 4a                                       x2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|----------------6-5--------------------------|
G|-----7--------7-----7-----5------------------|
D|---7--------7-----------5--------------3-----|
A|-5--------5-----------3--------0-3-4-5---5-3-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
                                 * * * * 
  "Come inside..."


Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-10-9-----------10-9-10-12-10-9-10-7-|
A|--8-7------------8-7--8-10--8-7--8-5-|
E|------0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
        * * * * * 
   "You would not know of me..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------------5------5-|
D|-10-9--------------5------5---|
A|--8-7-----------3------2------|
E|------0-0-0-0-0---------------|
        * * * * *
   "...we never met before..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-10-9-----------10-9-10-12-10-9-10-7-|
A|--8-7------------8-7--8-10--8-7--8-5-|
E|------0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
        * * * * * 
   "The name is Damian..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------------7------5-|
D|-10-9--------------7------5---|
A|--8-7-----------5------3------|
E|------0-0-0-0-0---------------|
        * * * * * 
   "...and I used to live..."

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-10-9-----------10-9-10-12-10-9-10-7-|
A|--8-7------------8-7--8-10--8-7--8-5-|
E|------0-0-0-0-0----------------------|
        * * * * * 
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---------------------5------5-|
D|-10-9--------------5------5---|
A|--8-7-----------3------2------|
E|------0-0-0-0-0---------------|
        * * * * * 
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------0---------|
D|-3-2-----------3--2-3-0-3-2-3-0-|
A|-3-2-----------3--2-3---3-2-3-0-|
E|-----0-0-0-0-0------------------|
       * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------7------5-|
D|-3-2--------------7------5---|
A|-3-2-----------5------3------|
E|-----0-0-0-0-0---------------|
       * * * * * 


Riff 3b (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---------0----------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2---0-|
A|-0-2-0-2---2--0-2-0-2-3-0-|
E|----------------------3---|
   * * * *      * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0--3-4-5-5-6-7-|
A|-0-2-0-2---2-0--3-4-5-3-4-5-|
E|----------------------------|
   * * * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------0----------------|
D|-2-0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2---0-|
A|-2-0-2---2--0-2-0-2-3-0-|
E|--------------------3---|
   * * *      * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0--3-4-5-5-6-7-|
A|-0-2-0-2---2-0--3-4-5-3-4-5-|
E|----------------------------|
   * * * *

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---------5----------------|
A|-5-7-5-7---7--5-7-5-7-3-5-|
E|--------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|---------5--------------------|
A|-5-7-5-7---7-5--8-9-10--------|
E|-----------------------8-9-10-|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------0----------------|
D|-2-0-2-0-2--0-2-0-2---0-|
A|-2-0-2---2--0-2-0-2-3-0-|
E|--------------------3---|
   * * *      * * * *
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---------0------------------|
D|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0--3-4-5-5-6-7-|
A|-0-2-0-2---2-0--3-4-5-3-4-5-|
E|----------------------------|
   * * * *



Solo
e|-13------------------------------------------|
B|-16^--13---14---11---13-----13-15-15^rp13----|
G|------15^--16^--13^--15^------------------13-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|-16-15h16p15-13---------------------------------|
B|----------------16--14-----14-13----------------|
G|-----------------------15--------15-13-12-------|
D|------------------------------------------15-14-|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------12-12h13-13-12--15-13-12-------|
D|-14-14/15-15--------------------------15-14-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Play Riff 1  "The uninvited guest..."
Play Riff 2  "There's little old man..."
Play Riff 1  "The uninvited guest..."
Play Riff 4   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4  "So I said..."

Riff 5a
Guitar 1                                x2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---10-10-10-10-9-------10-10-10-10-9-8-|
A|----8--8--8--8-8--------8--8--8--8-8-6-|
E|-0---------------0-0-0-----------------|
   *               * * *
   "...want.  I later learned..."
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|---10-10-10-10-9--|
A|----8--8--8--8-8--|
E|-0----------------|
   *                
  "The uninvited!" 
 
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---10-10-10-10-9-------10-10-10-10-9-8-|
A|----8--8--8--8-8--------8--8--8--8-8-6-|
E|-0---------------0-0-0-----------------|
   *               * * *
  "...want.  I later learned..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|---3-3-3-3-2-------3-3-3-3-2-1-|
A|---3-3-3-3-2-------3-3-3-3-2-1-|
E|-0-----------0-0-0-------------|
   *           * * *
             "I later learned..."
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|---3-3-3-2--|
A|---3-3-3-2--|
E|-0----------|
   *                
  "The uninvited!"   



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