Mercyful Fate:  My Demon

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
     edited by:  Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl
                 Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com

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Date last modified:  February 13, 2009

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
Guitar 1                                       x2
e|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
G|------12-10h12p10-9---------------------------|-------12-10h12p10-9~-|
D|-10~----------------12-10-9~----10-12-------9-|-10~------------------|
A|--------------------------------------11-12---|----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|----------------------|

Guitar 2                                         x2
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
B|-------13-12h13p12------------------12----------|------13-12h13p12-----|
G|-------------------14-13-14-13~--14-------11-13-|------------------14~-|
D|-14~-----------------------------------14-------|-14~------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|----------------------|

Guitar 3                               x2
e|--------------------------------------|------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|------------------|
G|-------9-7h9p7------------------------|-------9-7h9p7-6~-|
D|-7~------------10-9-7-6~----7-9-----6-|-7~---------------|
A|--------------------------------7-9---|------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|------------------|

Guitar 4                                           x2
e|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
A|-7--7--------------------2--2---------------------|--7----7-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5...-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-,,,-|--5----5-|
        * * * * * * * *         * * * * * * * *


Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------9-10---------------------9----|
A|-555555555555555555-7--8--555555555555555555-7-10-|
E|------------------------------------------------8-|
   ******************       ******************  
   "This house..."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------4----|
A|--------------------9-10---------------------2--5-|
E|-555555555555555555-7--8--555555555555555555----3-|
   ******************       ****************** 
   "This house..."

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-000-15-00-14-00-12-00-11-00-12-00-14--15-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
   ***  * **  * **  * **  * **  * **
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-000-15-00-14-00-12-00-17-00-15-00-14--10-|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
   ***  * **  * **  * **  * **  * **
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-000-15-00-14-00-12-00-11-00-12-00-14--15-|
E|------------------------------------------|
   ***  * **  * **  * **  * **  * **
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-000-15-00-14-00-12-00-17-00-15-00-14--10-|
E|------------------------------------------|
   ***  * **  * **  * **  * **  * **




Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10--9----------------10--9----------------|
A|--8--7-----------------8--7----------------|
E|-------0--0-0--0-0--0-------0--0-0--0-0--0-|
         *  * *  * *  *       *  * *  * *  *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-9-10-9-7-5-7-10-9----------------|
A|-7--8-7-5-3-5--8-7----------------|
E|-------------------0--0-0--0-0--0-|
                     *  * *  * *  *
  "Deep in the dark..."

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-10--9--------------10--9--------------|
A|--8--7--[let ring]---8--7--[let ring]--|
E|---------------------------------------|

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


Riff 3a
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10--9----------------10--9----------------|
A|--8--7-----------------8--7----------------|
E|-------0--0-0--0-0--0-------0--0-0--0-0--0-|
         *  * *  * *  *       *  * *  * *  *
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-9-10-9-7-5-7-9-10-9-7-5-7-9-10-9-7-5-4-2-|
A|-7--8-7-5-3-5-7--8-7-5-3-5-7--8-7-5-3-2-0-|
E|------------------------------------------|
   "Demon and I, yes my demon..."

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-10--9----------------10--9----------------|
A|--8--7-----------------8--7----------------|
E|-------0--0-0--0-0--0-------0--0-0--0-0--0-|
         *  * *  * *  *       *  * *  * *  *
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-9-10-9-7-5-7-9-10-9-7-5-7-7-8-7-5-------|
A|-7--8-7-5-3-5-7--8-7-5-3-5---------8-7-5-|
E|-----------------------------------------|
   "Demon and I, yes my demon..." 




Lead into next section:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|----------------7--5-|
A|-2--2---2--2----5--3-|
E|-0--0---0--0---------|
   *  *   *  *

Guitar 2
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-2--2---2--2----8--7-|
E|-0--0---0--0---------|
   *  *   *  *
               

Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2   "All of the deadly kisses..."
Play Riff 3   "Deep in the dark..."


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1                               x2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------1-------|
E|-2--2--2-3-2-0-2-3--2--2--2-3---3-2-3-|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------3-------|
E|-4--4--4-5-4-2-4-5--4--4--4-5---5-4-5-|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------1-------|
E|-2--2--2-3-2-0-2-3--2--2--2-3---3-2-3-|

Guitar 2                               x2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------3-------|
A|-4--4--4-5-4-2-4-5--4--4--4-5---5-4-5-|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-------|
A|-6--6--6-7-6-4-6-7--6--6--6-7---7-6-7-|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------3-------|
A|-4--4--4-5-4-2-4-5--4--4--4-5---5-4-5-|
E|--------------------------------------|



Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----4-2-4-----4-2-4---------4-2-4-----4-2-4------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---------2---------2-3-2---------2---------2-3-|
  "Ahhh..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----6-4-6-----6-4-6---------6-4-6-----6-4-6------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-4---------4---------4-5-4---------4---------4-5-|
  "Come along..."
  
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-1-2-----2-1-2---------2-1-2-----2-1-2------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-2---------2---------2-3-2---------2---------2-3-|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----4-3-4-----4-3-4---------4-3-4-----4-3-4------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-4---------4---------4-5-4---------4---------4-5-|



Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------1-------|
E|-2--2--2-3-2-0-2-3--2--2--2-3---3-2-3-|
  "...demon..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------3-------|
E|-4--4--4-5-4-2-4-5--4--4--4-5---5-4-5-|
   "My demon..."

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------3-------|
A|-4--4--4-5-4-2-4-5--4--4--4-5---5-4-5-|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5-------|
A|-6--6--6-7-6-4-6-7--6--6--6-7---7-6-7-|
E|--------------------------------------|



Riff 7
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-4-4-|
E|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-|
   * *   * * *   * * *   * * *   * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-x-4-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-|
E|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
   * * *   * * *   * * *   *

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-3--------4--------0--------1--|
E|-------------------------------|
  "The poison..."


Riff 7a
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-x-4-4-4-x-4-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-4-4-|
A|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-|
E|-------------------------------------|
   * *   * * *   * * *   * * *   * * *
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-x-4-3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-|
A|-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
E|---------------------------|
   * * *   * * *   * * *   *

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-3--------4--------3--------0--|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
  "The dark stains...   They won't..."

                                
Play Riff 7   "So here we..."



Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-4--x-4-4-4-3--x-3-3-3-|
A|-2--x-2-2-2-2--x-2-2-2-|
E|-----------------------|
   "Who will be next?"

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


Play Riff 7   "The dark stains..."
Play Riff 8   "Who will be next..."


Lead into next section:
Guitar 1
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-6--7--8--9-|
A|-4--5--6--7-|
E|------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|-3--4--5--6-|
A|------------|
E|------------|


  
Riff 9 (Solo rhythm)                               x2
e|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|---------|
A|-7--7--------------------2--2---------------------|--7----7-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5...-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-,,,-|--5----5-|
        * * * * * * * *         * * * * * * * *


Play Riff 2   "I hate that GOD damn cellar..."
Play Riff 3   "Deep in the dark..."
Play Riff 5   "Ahhh..."
Play Riff 6   "...demon, demon..."
Play Riff 7   "The poison deep within..."
Play Riff 7a  "The dark stains..."
Play Riff 7   "So here we go again, be my guest!"

    
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