• Song:

    Mda

  • Artist:

    Mercyful Fate

Mercyful Fate:  MDA

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

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Date last modified:  October 31, 2003

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (Acoustic, Solo Rhythm)
e|----1--0h1-------1---------7----|
B|----3------3-------3-------7----|
G|----2--------2-------2-----7----|
D|-0--0----------0-----------9----|
A|---------------------------9----|
E|------------------------7--7----|

e|---1--0h1p0-----1-0---------9-|
B|---3--------1---1---1-------7-|
G|---2----------2-2-----2-----7-|
D|-0-0------------0-----------9-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------7----|

e|-------0---------------0-------------7--|
B|-----6---6---6-------6---6---6-------7--|
G|---5-------5---5---5-------5---5-----7--|
D|-0---------------0-------------------9--|
A|----------------------------------9-----|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|---1--0h1p0-----1-0---------7-|
B|---3--------1---1---1-------7-|
G|---2----------2-2-----2-----7-|
D|-0-0------------0-----------9-|
A|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------7----|
                                                                   
Solo
e|-10^r-12p10--------------10-10~--------------------10-14~~----12-10---------|
B|------------13-12~~---13---------13-12-10-10-12-13---------12-------13-12~~-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                      
e|--------------------------------10-14-12-10--------------------------------|
B|-13-12-12-12h13-12-10--10-12-13-------------13-12-13-12-12-12h13p12--10-10-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              
e|-------10-14-12-10----------11^r---------------------|
B|-12-13-------------13-12-13--------------------------|
G|---------------------------------12-12-12p10\7~~-7\0-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 2 (Acoustic)                     x3
e|-------0-----------------------------|
B|-----3---3---------------------------|
G|---2-------2-----------0-----0-------|
D|-0-----------0-------2-----0---2h3-2-|
A|---------------0h2h3-----2-----------|
E|-------------------------------------|

e|-------0--------------|
B|-----3---3------------|
G|---2-------2----------|
D|-0-----------0--------|
A|---------------0h2h3~-|
E|----------------------|




Riff 3 (Distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-7------7------7------9-10--7------7------7------4-5-|
A|-5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-7--8--5-5555-5-5555-5-5555-2-3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


Riff 4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-10------10------10------------|
A|--8-8888--8-8888--8-8888-10--9-|
E|--------------------------8--7-|
   "Mission destroy aliens..."


Play Riff 3
Play Riff 4   "Mission destroy aliens..."

Lead over Riff 4
              x4            x4
e|-------------|-------------|
B|-6-5-6-5-3---|-8-7-8-7-5---|
G|-----------5-|-----------7-|  ---> Play 3x
D|-------------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------|

              x4            x3
e|-------------|-------------|-----|
B|-6-5-6-5-3---|-8-7-8-7-5---|-8\--|
G|-----------5-|-----------7-|-----|
D|-------------|-------------|-----|
A|-------------|-------------|-----|
E|-------------|-------------|-----|


Play Riff 3   Solo Rhythm

Solo (beginning of it)
e|-------10-----------10-----------|
B|---------13p10--------13p10------|
G|-12b14--------12b14--------12b14-|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


Play Riff 4   "Mission destroy aliens..."

Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-------------------10-9-|
A|-5-555-4-444-5-555--8-7-|
E|------------------------|

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-5-555-4-444-5-555--7-6-|
E|--------------------5-4-|

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

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

Riff 6                                                                         
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-4--------------------6-7--4------------------------|
A|-2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-4-5--2-2222-2-2222-2-2222-6-7-|
E|------------------------------------------------4-5-|
           
                                                                   
Play Riff 3    "My fate is clear..."
Play Riff 4    "Mission destroy aliens..."


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
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