Mercyful Fate:  To One Far Away

transcribed by:  pige@deakin.edu.au
       solo by:  Russ Elton    mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

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Tuning: Standard


Rhythm throughout

(Acoustic)
e|----2-----2-------2---2-----------0------0-----|
B|----3-------3-----2-----2---------3--------3---|
G|----4---------4---4-------4-------4----------4-|
D|----4-------------4---------4-----4------------|
A|-2----(2)---------2-----------2-0----(0)-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|0--0-----------------------------------|
B|2----2----------0--0-------------0-----|
G|4------4--------0----0-------------0---|
D|4--------4------0------0------0------0-|
A|-----------0----2-----------0----------|
E|-------------3------------2------------|

e|---------------------------------|
B|-------0--0------------0---------|
G|-------0----0--------0---0-------|
D|-------2------2----2-------0-----|
A|-------2-----------------------0-|
E|-3-2-0----------0------------0---|

e|----2-----2-------2---2-----------0------0-----|
B|----3--------3----2-----2---------3--------3---|
G|----4-------------4-------4-------4----------4-|
D|----4-------------4---------4-----4------------|
A|-2----(2)---------2-----------2-0----(0)-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-0--0-------------------------------------------|
B|-2----2---------------0----------------0--------|
G|-4------4---------------0------------0---0------|
D|-4--------4-------0-------0--------0-------0----|
A|------------0---2-----------2----0-----------0--|
E|--------------3---------------3-2--------------2|

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

End Rhythm


Solo
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------------6-7----------6-7------6-7------|
D|-7-9~~----9-----9~~----9-----9~~------7~~--|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-6-7------------------------------------------|
D|-----4~-(4)b5r4~---4-5-4---------------2------|
A|-------------------------7-6-4-2-0-2-4---/5~~-|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 plays top notes
e|---------------10-12-14-/15-14h15p14-12---9-10~~---9h10--9~~-|
B|-10b12-10~~----12-14-15-/17-15h17p15-14--10-12~~--10h12-10~~-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-8-10p8---------10-8-10p8---------10-8-10p8---------|
G|-----------9-7---------------9-7---------------9-7-6-7-|
D|---------------7~----------------9~--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6h7p6--------------------------------7-9b11--7-6-7--6h7p6-|
D|-------9-7--------------------------7----------------------|
A|-----------10-9-7-5-4-4-4/5~----7-9------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------9-----9-11--|
D|-9-8-8/9~----7-9~--7-9/11~--9-11-12--11-12----12-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------10-----10-12--10-12-14--12-14-15-14-15-17-17b19-|
G|-9-11-----11------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|-15-17-15h17p15-14--15-14--12-14-12-12~~~-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-14-17-15-14-----15-14----------------------------|
B|-------------17---------17~--15-14h15p14----------|
G|-----------------------------------------16-14-12-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-16-14-12-11-11h12p11-9-8-9~~--[fades out]-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|



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