Merciful Fate

Merciful Fate

written by Merciful Fate (medley written by Hetfield and Ulrich)

as performed by Metallica on Garage Inc

tab by Phil Boyle; phil@encycmet.com





tune all guitars down 1/2 step

1)

Gb------------------------------------------------------------

Db------4pX-----4pX-----4pX-----5------4pX-----4pX-----4pX-4-2

Ab---------------------------------------------------------2-0

Eb--0-2-----0-2-----0-2-----2~3~---0-2-----0-2-----0-2--------

intro of "Satan's Fall"

To get the 4pX part to sound right, I leave my index (1st) finger across

every string (but not fretting any notes except on the low E) like a regular

barre chord so it mutes the D string.





2)

Gb----------------------

Db--4-4-5-5--5--5--5-5-4

Ab--2-2-3-5--5--5--5-5-4

Eb--------3--3--3--3-3-2

"Bringing the blood"






3a)

Gb--2-------5-----2-----5---7-7~

Db--2-------5-----2-----5---7-7~

Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-----

Eb------------------------------



3b)

Gb--2-------5-----2-----5---5-4

Db--2-------5-----2-----5---5-4

Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0----

Eb-----------------------------



3c)

Gb--2p0-2p0-5-2---2-----5---7-7~7p5---2-------5-------0-----0----

Db--2p0-2p0-5-2---2-----5---7-7~7p5---2-------5-----2-----0------

Ab--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0---------7-0-0-0-0---0-3-----2-------2

Eb------------------------------------------------------------3--

intro to "Curse of the Pharaohs" (0:40)






4a)James

eb-------------------------------------

Bb-------------------------------------

Gb------7-5-2-----2-----4-5h7p5h7p5h7p5

Db------7-5-2-----2-----4--------------

Ab--0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------------

Eb-------------------------------------

   pm..       ...   ...



4b)Kirk

eb-------------------------------------

Bb------------------------5h6p5h6p5h6p5

Gb------7-5-2-----2-----4--------------

Db------7-5-2-----2-----4--------------

Ab--0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0----------------

Eb-------------------------------------

   pm..       ...   ...






5a)

Gb----------------------------------------------------------

Db--4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7

Ab--4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7

Eb--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-0-3-5

      pm............................................



5b)

Gb------------------------------------------------------

Db--4------------------------------------------------2-2

Ab--4------------------------------------------------2-2

Eb--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-0-0

      pm............................................

"Crying out in Egypt..."

a and b are played back to back alternately






6)

Gb-----------------------------2-------------4----------------6

Db------4-2-5-6----------------2-------------4----------------6

Ab------4-2-5-6----------------0-0-0--0-0-0--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--4

Eb--2-2-2-0-3-4--4-4-4--4-4-4----------------------------------

"Don't touch                 steal          unless            kill"






7)

Gb--------2-------------2-----------2---------------2   ----9--8

Db--4-2-4-2-4-5-4-------2-2---4-2-4-2-4-7-6-------2-2   -2--9--8

Ab--4-2-4-0-4-3-2-3-2-0-0-2---4-2-4-0-4-5-4-5-4-2-2-0   -2--7--6

Eb--2-0-2---2-------------0---2-0-2---2-----------0--   -0------

"You've been hexed                              on you" (2nd time)






8)

Gb--------------------

Db--2-4--4-5--7-4--9-7

Ab--2-4--4-5--7-4--9-7

Eb--0-2--2-3--5-2--7-5

pre solo






9)

Gb---------------------------4-4-4

Db---------------------------4-4-4

Ab--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2

Eb--------------------------------

   pm......................

solo riff






10)

Gb--7\4--9\4--10\4--9\4       ----------------------

Db--7\4--9\4--10\4--9\4 twice ---7\4--9\4--10\4--9\4

Ab--5\2--7\2--8-\2--7\2       ---7\4--9\4--10\4--9\4

Eb---------------------       ---5\2--7\2--8-\2--7\2





11)

Gb--9--7--7-6-5-4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7

Db--9--7--7-6-5-4------------------------------------------------4-2-5-7

Ab--7--5--5-4-3-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-0-3-5

Eb----------------------------------------------------------------------

                  pm............................................

right before going back into the verse (riff 5)






12)

Gb--5--4--5--7--4--5--3--4

Db--5--4--5--7--4--5--3--4

Ab--3--2--3--5--2--3--1--2

Eb------------------------






13a)

eb----------------------------------------------------------

Bb----------------------------------------------------------

Gb------------5--------7--7-5-7-5-------------5----------5--

Db------7p5---5--7p5---7--7-5-7-5-------7p5---5-7p5---5--5-5

Ab--0-0-----7--------7--------------0-0-----7-------7-5----5

Eb----------------------------------------------------------



13b)

eb--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Gb------------5--------7--7-5-7-5---7p5---5------------------------------7-7

Db------7p5---5--7p5---7--7-5-7-5-------7---7p5-7p5---5------------------7-7

Ab--0-0-----7--------7------------------------------7---7p5-7p5---5------5-5

Eb--------------------------------------------------------------8---8p5-----

intro to "A Corpse Without Soul" (3:53)

It's all one riff, but after the first time, only 13a) is played.






14)

eb------------------------------------------------------------

Bb------------------------------------------------------------

Gb------------5---------------------------------5----------5--

Db------7p5---5----7p5------7p5-5---------7p5---5-7p5---5--5-5

Ab--0-0-----7---7-------0-0-----5-7---0-0-----7-------7-5----5

Eb------------------------------------------------------------

   pm..                 ...

"Listen.. yeah yeah.. I'm a corpse"






15)

Gb--7---7-5-4-5

Db--7---7-5-4-5

Ab--5---5-3-2-3

Eb-------------

"He took it on me"





16)

eb--------------------------------------------------

Bb--------------------------------------------------

Gb------------5--10--12-12~~----------5----------5--

Db------7p5---5--10--12-12~~----7p5---5-7p5---5--5-5

Ab--0-0-----7---------------0-0-----7-------7-5--3-5

Eb-------------------------------------------------3

   pm..                     ...






17)

Gb--7-5-4--5-4-2--4-2----2------2

Db--7-5-4--5-4-2--4-2-5--2-5-4--2

Ab--5-3-2--3-2-0--2-0-5--0-5-4--0

Eb--------------------3----3-2---





18a) Kirk

eb-----------8----8-7~~~8--12--10~~h12p10h12p10

Bb--10~~8-10---10------------------------------

Gb---------------------------------------------

Db---------------------------------------------

Ab---------------------------------------------

Eb---------------------------------------------



18b) James

Gb------------------5---------5-5-4-----4-----4---7--5-7

Db--7-----7-----5-7-5-7---7---5-5-4-----4-----4---5--5-7

Ab--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---------0-0---0-0---0----3-5

Eb------------------------------------------------------

     pm..   ...         .           ...   ...

intro to "Into the Coven" (5:23)

"Howl like a wolf..."






19)

Gb--10-7-7-7--7-8--10-7-7-7--7-8-9-10

Db--10-7-7-7--7-8--10-7-7-7--7-8-9-10

Ab--8--5-5-5--5-6--8--5-5-5--5-6-7-8-

Eb-----------------------------------






20a)                               20b)             20c)before going back into riff 18b

Gb-------------------------------   -------------    -4-4--4--

Db-------------------------------   -------------    -4-4--4-2

Ab--4-----------------------5-5-4   ----0-2-3-4--    -2-2--2-2

Eb--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2   --2---------0    --------0

     pm....................

"Yeah come come into my coven"       (after the first coven)






21) 7:11

Gb--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5----

Db--5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-4

Ab--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-5-4

Eb--------------------3-2

intro to "Evil"





22)

Gb--9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12--7-9-7-9

Db--9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12\9--9/12--7-9-7-9

Ab--7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10--5-7-5-7

Eb-----------------------------------0-0-0-0

                                    pm.......




23)

Gb--4----------------2-4-7-4

Db--4----------------2-4-7-4

Ab--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-5-2

Eb--------------------------

      pm............

"I was born in a cemetary"





24a)                           24b)before going back into riff 22

Gb------------------2-4-7-4    ------------------2-4-7-4--2-------

Db------------------2-4-7-4    ------------------2-4-7-4--2-------

Ab------------------0-2-5-2    ------------------0-2-5-2--0-5--4--

Eb--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------    --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------3--2-0

"Raised from my grave..."






25a)

Gb--------------------------------7-5----------------------------

Db--4-----------------------------7-5----------------------------

Ab--4-----------------------------5-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3

Eb--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--------------------------------



25b)

Gb--4-2------------------------------4-5-6---------------------

Db--4-2------------------------------4-5-6---------------------

Ab--2-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--2-3-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4

Eb-------------------------------------------------------------

"You know, my only pleasure..."






26)

Gb-------------------------------------

Db--7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10\7--5-7-5-7

Ab--7--7/10\7--7/10\7--7/10\7--5-7-5-7

Eb--5--5/8-\5--5/8-\5--5/8-\5--3-5-3-5

mid-solo





27)

Gb--------------------------5-------------7--5----------

Db--7-7-5-7---7--5--5-5---3-5---7-7-5-7---7--5--5-5--3-3

Ab--7-7-5-7---5--3--5-5---3-3---7-7-5-7---5--3--5-5--3-3

Eb--5-5-3-5-0-------3-3-0-1-----5-5-3-5-0-------3-3--1-1

                   pm......                     ...  ...

"And when you're down..." (9:10)





28a) Kirk

Gb--------------------7--9--10-----

Db--3-3-----5---7-7-------------7-5

Ab--3-3-----3---7-7---5--7--8------

Eb--1-1---0---0-5-5----------------



28b) James

Gb--------------------7--5--3---7-5

Db--3-3-----5---7-7---7--5--3---7-5

Ab--3-3-----3---7-7---5--3--1---5-3

Eb--1-1---0---0-5-5----------------

                     "You gotta say goodbye"






29)

Gb--2-------3----3----3-3---------------------

Db--2--5--3-3--3-3--3-3-3--8-6-8--8-6-8--8-6-8

Ab--0--5--3-1--3-1--3-1-1--8-6-8--8-6-8--8-6-8

Eb-----3--1----1----1------6-4-6--6-4-6--6-4-6

during the bass part






30)

Gb-----------------------------------------------

Db-------------------------------------------4--2

Ab--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--0

Eb-----------------------------------------------

solo




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