Mercyful Fate:  Welcome Princess Of Hell

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

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Date last modified:  January 20, 2003

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2-----------2------------|
A|-0--4---4----0--4---4---4-|
E|----2-0-2--x----2-0-2-0-2-|
      * *         * * * *  

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


Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-5~------------5~------------|
A|-----7-5-7~--------7-5-7-5-7-|
E|-----------------------------|
   "I turn off the lights..."

Guitar 2 (comes in the last time)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-4~------------4~------------|
D|-----5-4-5~--------5-4-5-4-5-|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|


Play Riff 2   "Even in the night..."


Riff 4                            x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9--9-9-9-9-9-9------------------|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
E|----------------5/7--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
                       * * * * * * 
   "I see the light..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|------------------------------------|
   "I'm alone with my..."


Play Riff 1   "...friends..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3   "Now I see you clear..."
Play Riff 2   "Even in the night..."
Play Riff 4   "I see the light..."


Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----9-----7-----9-----7---9---|
A|-5-----7-----5-----7-----5---7---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|
     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *
   "...friends!"

Guitar 2
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-12----11----5----7-|
A|-10-----9----3----5-|
E|--------------------|


Riff 5a
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-----9-----7-----9-----7---9---|
A|-5-----7-----5-----7-----5---7---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|
     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *
    

Riff 6
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-0-----2-----0-----2-----0---2---|
A|-0-----2-----0-----2-----0---2---|
E|---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0-|
     * *   * *   * *   * *   *   *
    "I will bring in here my crystal ball..."


Play Riff 5a   Solo Rhythm

Lead into next section:
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-2----5tr7-|
A|-0---------|
E|-----------|


Play Riff 6   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5a  Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6   "I'm amazed..."


Riff 7
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
   "Welcome Princess of hell..."
                                    x3
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------------5--------------------|
A|---------5-7----7~----7-6-5-2h5p2~-|
E|-0-0-0-0------------0--------------|
   * * * *            *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--------------5------------------|
A|---------5-7----7~----7-6-5-2----|
E|-0-0-0-0------------0---------3--|
   * * * *            *


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


Play Riff 6   "Never will I break the oath I gave..."
Play Riff 3   "Even in the night..."
Play Riff 4   "I see the light..."
Play Riff 1   "We will be back..."


Ending:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2-----------2--------------|
A|-0--4---4----0--4---4-2-3-4-|
E|----2-0-2--x----2-0-2-0-1-2-|
      * *         * * *    
   "We will be back..."


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