Mercyful Fate: Nuns Have No Fun
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: 17-10-01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-[etc]--|
* * * * * * * * *
RIFF 1
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9-----------4--4-----------9--9-----------4--4---|
A|--7--7-----------5--5-----------7--7-----------5--5---|
E|--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------7--------------------------------------------|
D|--9--9-----------4---5---4------9--9-----------4--4---------------|
A|--7--7-----------5-------5------7--7-----------5--5---------------|
E|--------0-0-0-0----0---0---0-0--------0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 3
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------12-10h12p10-------|
G|--------------------------------------7-------------12-11-|
D|--9--7-------7--9--------9--7--7--7-9---------------------|
A|--7--5-------9--7--------7--5--5--------------------------|
E|--------0-0--------0-0------------------------------------|
* * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--9--7-------7--9-------9--7-----4---|
A|--7--5-------9--7-------7--5-----2---|
E|--------0-0--------0-0--------0------|
* * * * *
RIFF 4 (8 times)Verse
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----7-----5-----7--------9-----7/9---------|
A|--7-----5-----3-----5--------7-----5/7---------|
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0--0-----0-------0--0---|
* * * * * * * *
Upon a cross...
RIFF 5
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------7---9---10---9---7---5--|
E|-3--3--5--7--7--7--------------------------|
C-U-N-T, that's what you are....
RIFF 6 (4 times)
1st, 2nd & 3rd 4th time ending
e|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|
G|-------------------|--------12-11----|--------------|
D|--7/9-------9------|-11-----10--9-7--|----4-5-4-5-4-|
A|--5/7-------7------|--9-----------5--|--0-2-3-2-3-5-|
E|-------0-0-----0-0-|-----0-----------|--------------|
* * * * *
RIFF 4 (4 times) Verse
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----7-----5-----7--------9-----7/9---------|
A|--7-----5-----3-----5--------7-----5/7---------|
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0--0-----0-------0--0---|
* * * * * * * *
I get it up....
RIFF 7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------7-----5-------------7-----5---------|
D|--3----3---3-3---3----3---3-3----2-----7-----5-------2-----7-----5---------|
A|--1--0-1-0-1-1-0-1--0-1-0-1-1-0--0--0--5--0--3--0-0--0--0--5--0--3--0-0----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3----3---3-3---3----3---3-3----5---------------7-----------------|
A|--1--0-1-0-1-1-0-1--0-1-0-1-1-0--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 8 (4 times) (Solo)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------7----------------------|
D|--9-----------------7--5--7--9----------------|
A|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-----5--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1st, 2nd ending
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--5--4--2-------------------------------------|
A|--3--2--0--4----------------------------------|
E|-----------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
3rd ending
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--5--4--2-------------------------------------|
A|--3--2--0--5----------------------------------|
E|-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
4th time ending
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|--5--4--2--5----------------------------------|
A|--3--2--0--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------|--------|
B|--------------------------|--------|
G|--------------------------|--------|
D|--------------------------|--------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-2-0--|
E|--------------------------|--------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 9 (2 times this whole thing) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th time end
e|-----------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|---------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|---------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-------------2-|
D|-----------------------------------|--2--|--4--|--5--|---------2-3---|
A|--4---------4---------4---------4--|--0--|--2--|--3--|-0-2-3-5-------|
E|--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2--|-----|-----|-----|---------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"Nuns have no fun..."
Just have...
I give them...
I never fail
RIFF 10
GIT 1 x2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------4--|
A|-------------------------------------2--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
x2 add 2nd time
e|----------------------------------------|--------|
B|----------------------------------------|--------|
G|----------------------------------------|--------|
D|-------------------------------------4--|--5--7--|
A|-------------------------------------2--|--3--5--|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|--------|
GIT 2 x4 add 4th time
e|------------------------------------------------|-------|
B|------------------------------------------------|-------|
G|------------------------------------------------|-------|
D|---------------------------------2-3-5-3-2-0----|--5--7-|
A|-------------------2-3-5-3-2-3-5-------------2--|--3--5-|
E|--0-2-3-5-3-2--3-5------------------------------|-------|
GIT 3 (only play the third and fourth times) add the last time
e|-------------------------------------3----------|---------|
B|-----------------------3-------3-5-6---6-5-4-3--|--5-7--5-|
G|--------2--------2-4-5---5-4-5------------------|---------|
D|--2-4-5---5-4--5--------------------------------|---------|
A|------------------------------------------------|---------|
E|------------------------------------------------|---------|
RIFF 4 (4 times) Verse
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----7-----5-----7--------9-----7/9---------|
A|--7-----5-----3-----5--------7-----5/7---------|
E|-----0-----0-----0-----0--0-----0-------0--0---|
* * * * * * * *
I get it up...
RIFF 5
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------7---9---10---9---7---5--|
E|-3--3--5--7--7--7--------------------------|
C-U-N-T, that's what you are....
RIFF 6 (4 times) x2
1st, 2nd & 3rd 4th time ending
e|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|
G|-------------------|--------12-11----|--------------|
D|--7/9-------9------|-11-----10--9-7--|----4-5-4-5-4-|
A|--5/7-------7------|--9-----------5--|--0-2-3-2-3-5-|
E|-------0-0-----0-0-|-----0-----------|--------------|
* * * * *
Ending
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|--5-4-0--3-2------2--|
E|-------------3-2--0--|
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
