Burn In Hell Tab by Mercyful Fate


Mercyful Fate:  Burn In Hell

transcribed by: Russ Elton      :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
                Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--5h7-7-7----------5h7-7-7---------5h7-7-7---------|
E|----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|
            * * * *          * * * *         * * * *
1st ending        2nd ending
e|----------------|------------------|
B|----------------|------------------|
G|----------------|------------------|
D|----------------|------------------|
A|--5h7-7-7-7-5---|--5-4-5-6-7-6-7-8-|
E|--------------7-|--3-2-3-4-5-4-5-6-|

    
Riff 2  (Guitar 2 plays the top notes for first ending)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--5h7-7-7----------5h7-7-7---------5h7-7-7---------|
E|----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|
            * * * *          * * * *         * * * *
1st ending        2nd ending
e|----------------|----------|
B|----------------|----------|
G|----------------|----------|
D|--4h5-5-5-5-4---|--------4-|
A|--5h7-7-7-7-5-5-|--5-4-5-2-|
E|--------------7-|--3-2-3---|


Riff 3  (Guitar 2 plays the top notes for first ending)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--5h7-7-7----------5h7-7-7---------5h7-7-7---------|
E|----------0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-|
            * * * *          * * * *         * * * *
  "All your sins are forgiven..."

1st ending        2nd ending
e|----------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------|------------------------------------|
G|----------------|------------------------------------|
D|--4h5-5-5-5-4---|------------------------------------|
A|--5h7-7-7-7-5-5-|-5--4--5--6--5--6--7--6--7--8--7--8-|
E|--------------7-|-3--2--3--4--3--4--5--4--5--6--5--6-|
     "name of Jesus, in Heaven..."

Riff 4

Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------4-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------2---4-|
E|--77777777-66666666-55555555-44444444-33333333-22222222-----2-|
    ******** ******** ******** ******** ******** ********

Guitar 2 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------4-----|
A|-----9--------9--------9--------7--------5--------5-----2---4-|
E|--7-----7--6-----6--5-----5--4-----4--3-----3--2-----2------2-|
  "There you stood..."
  "Satan take him..."

Play Riff 2    Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3    "Always were a believer..."
Play Riff 4    "There you stood..."
               "Satan take him..."

RIff 5 (chorus)
(alt. pick the chords to make it sound right)

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5--------------|
D|--5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5---9--7--5--4-|
A|--3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3---7--5--3--2-|
E|-------------------------------------------|

The third time, guitar 2 plays this instead of the above
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5--------------|
D|--5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5--12-11--9--7-|
A|--3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3--10--9--7--5-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
   "Burn in hell..."

Riff 6
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------2-4--5--4--2--4-2-|
A|--2-4--4--4--4--0-2--3--2--0--2-0-|
E|--0-2--2--2--2--------------------|
                  * *                   
  "Where is your Jesus now..."

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|----------------2-4--5--4--2--------|
A|--2-4--4--4--4--0-2--3--2--0--3h5p3-|
E|--0-2--2--2--2----------------------|
                  * *  
  "Jesus in heaven..."

Play Riff 5 w/ second guitar  "Burn in hell..."
Use this as ending to Riff 5
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-----------------|
D|--5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5---9--7--5--4--2-|
A|--3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3---7--5--3--2--0-|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Play Riff 1   but add the second guitar as in riff 2  
Play Riff 2   "Jesus and Satan hand in hand......"
Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4   Solo rhythm
Play Riff 5   "Burn in hell..."
Play Riff 6   "Where is your Jesus now..."

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

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

Play Riff 6   Solo rhythm
Play Riff 5   w/ second guitar "Burn in hell..."
Final time:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-|
D|--5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-|
A|--3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-|
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