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Merciful Fate Bass

(ver. 2)
Metallica
Bassist: Jason Newsted

Tune down half (1/2) step to D# G# C# F#
or Eb Ab Db Gb  (D sharp E flat, same difference.... i hope)

this is one hell of a song. took me a whole f!@#$#ng week to write out so if ya don't 
like it, you can shampoo my balls.

TIP: because this song is so friggin' long i suggest that you learn one part at a time  
it acctualy isn't that hard to play just hard to remember it all
Enjoy and Rock On,



PART A]  "SATAN'S FALL"

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------P5-| {RPT}
G#|--------------------------2-0----------------------------------|
D#|0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2-----0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--2-3---|


"BRINGING THE BLOOD OF A NEW BORN CHILD!!.."
F#|--------------| {PLAY THE FIRST RIFF AGAIN THEN   }
C#|--------------| {THIS ONE AGAIN, EXCEPT THE SECOND}
G#|2-2-3---------| {TIME END ON -2-.                 }
D#|-----3-3-3-3-3|


PART B]  "CURSE OF THE PHARAOH'S"

IT STARTS TO GET A LITTLE MORE CHALENGING FROM HERE

[INTRO]
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|(0)------(0)------(0-0)|
D#|-----------------------|


[VERSE]
F#|--------------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------0----------------------------|
D#|0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0h2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0--0--0/2|

"DON'T TOUCH..."
F#|----------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------0-0-0-0--3-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4|
D#|0-2-4-4-4-4-4---------2-----------------------|

"..OR YOU'LL BE HEXED.."
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|------0--3-2--3-2-0-0--|
D#|2-0-2--2--------------0|

"..BY THE CURSE OF THE PHARAOH'S"
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|-----0--5-4--5-4-0---0-|
D#|2-0-2--2-----------0---|

F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|------0--3-2--3-2-0-0--|
D#|2-0-2--2--------------0|


F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|-----0--5-4--/7-6------|
D#|2-0-2--2---------------|


BRIDGE THING
F#|---------------------------|
C#|---------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
D#|0-2-XXX-2-3-XXX-5-2-XXX-7-5|

DURING GUITAR SOLO
F#|--------------------------|
C#|--------------------------|[GO BACK TO BRIDGE THING]
G#|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-0-2--|
D#|--------------------------|

TRICKY BIT A  [X2]
F#|0-------2--------3---2--|
C#|--2--XX---2--XXX---2---2|
G#|------------------------|
D#|------------------------|

TRICKY BIT B  [X2]
F#|----------------|
C#|----------------|
G#|0----2---3---2--|
D#|--2----2---2---2|

THEN
F#|---------------|
C#|---------------|
G#|7---5--5-4-3-2-|
D#|---------------|

PRE VERSE
F#|---------------------------|
C#|-------------0-------------|
G#|2-2-2-2--0-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D#|---------------------------|

VERSE
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------2-------------------------|
D#|0--0--0/2-2-2-2-2--0-2----2-2-2-2-2-2--0--0-0/2--|

"DON'T TOUCH..."
F#|----------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------0-0-0-0--3-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4|
D#|0-2-4-4-4-4-4---------2-----------------------|

"..OR YOU'LL BE HEXED.."
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|------0--3-2--3-2-0-0--|
D#|2-0-2--2--------------0|

"..BY THE CURSE OF THE PHARAOH'S"
F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|-----0--5-4--5-4-0---0-|
D#|2-0-2--2-----------0---|

F#|-----------------------|
C#|-----------------------|
G#|------0--3-2--3-2-0-0--|
D#|2-0-2--2--------------0|


F#|------------------------|
C#|------------------------|
G#|-----0--5-4--5-4-0------|
D#|2-0-2--2------------0---|


PART C]   "CORPSE WITHOUT A SOUL"
INTRO
F#|---------------------|
C#|---------------------|
G#|3-2--3-5--2-3-1-2----|
D#|------------------5/0|

VERSE (MAIN RIFF)  [PLAY IT A *** LOAD OF TIMES]
F#|------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------|
G#|5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3--------|
D#|-----------------------------------3------|

"HE TOOK IT ON ME"
F#|----------------------|
C#|----------------------|[BACK TO MAIN RIFF]
G#|(5)---2-2-2-(3)----5-0|
D#|----------------------|[THEN BACK HERE]
OUTRO
F#|-------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------|
G#|5-3-2--3-2-0--2-0----0-----(0)-|
D#|------------------3----3-2-----|

PART D]    "INTO THE COVEN"

I'M NOT SURE ABOUT THIS BIT CAUSE THE GUITARS USE WEIRD CHORDS 
THAT I CANT FIGURE OUT SO IF YOURT A BRAIN IN MUSIC  AND KNOW 
WHAT IT IS, SEND ME THE CORRECTION. ;-P

MY GUESS IS THAT IT'S SOMEWHERE IN THE KEY OF G# (OR Ab  IS THERE A DIFF??)

VERSE
F#|------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------|
G#|0-0-0-0---5-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-5-5|
D#|--------3---------------------------|

CHORUS
"YEAH... COME COME, INTO MY COVEN"
F#|-------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------0-2-3-4--|
D#|2-2-2-2-2--3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-------0-|

"AND BECOME LUCIFERS CHILD.."
F#|-------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------0-0--0-0|[GO BACK TO VERSE]
D#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-2-2-2-2-2---------|[THEN VERSE]

OUTRO
F#|----------------------|
C#|----------------------|
G#|3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
D#|------------------3-2-|



PART E]   "EVIL"
INTRO [X2]
F#|-----------|
C#|-----------|
G#|5-7--5-7/0-|
D#|-----------|

CHORUS 
F#|---------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------|
G#|7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10--5-7--5-7-|
D#|---------------------------------------|

VERSE  A
"I WAS BORN IN A CEMETARY"
F#|--------------------------|
C#|----------------------0---|[RPT A FEW TIMES]
G#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2---2-|
D#|

VERSE  B
"RAISED FROM MY GRAVE"
F#|------------------|
C#|----------------0-|[BACK TO VERSE A]
G#|------------0-2---|[THEN BACK HERE]
D#|3-3-3-3-3-3-------|

VARIATION OF VERSE B
F#|------------------------|
C#|-------------0----------|
G#|----------0-2--2-2--0---|[TO CHORUS]
D#|3-3-3-3-3-------------3-|

BRIDGE
"AND I'LL BE THE FIRST..."
F#|--------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------5-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
D#|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------|
THEN
"AND I'LL BE THE LAST"
F#|-------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------|
G#|2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--2-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|[TO CHORUS]
D#|-------------------------------------------|[THEN TO BRIDGE]


MID SOLO
F#|---------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
D#|5--5/8\5--5/8\5--5/8\5--3-5--3-5-|


"AND WHEN YOUR DOWN"
F#|-------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------|
G#|--------5-3---------3---------5-3----------|
D#|5-5-3-5-----3-3-0-1---5-5-3-5-----3-3--1-1-|



"YOU GOTTA SAY GOOD BYE
F#|----------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------|
G#|--------3-----------5--3--1---5-3-|
D#|1-1---0----0-5-5------------------|


BASS SOLO (FAST .......DER)

F#|-------------------------|
C#|-------------------------|
G#|-----------------------1-|
D#|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--1---|

THEN

F#|----------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|
G#|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----1----1---|
D#|---------------------4------|

GUITAR SOLO 2

F#|------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------|
G#|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D#|------------------------------|

F#|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------------------------------------P5-| 
G#|--------------------------2-0----------------------------------|
D#|0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2-----0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--0-2-2-2--2-3---|


OUTRO


F#|------------------------------|
C#|------------------------------|
G#|--------------------2-0-------|
D#|0-2-2-2-2---0-2-2-2-----2-2/0-|
            
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