Guitar tablature for "Satan's Fall" by "Mercyful Fate"

Artist: Mercyful Fate
Piece: Satan's Fall
Instrument: Guitar
Submitter: unknown
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Mercyful Fate:  Satan's Fall 

transcribed by: Russ Elton      :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
                Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
     edited by: Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl


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Tuning: Standard


This is the beginning on "The Beginning" CD:

Intro
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--15\--|
                                     1st end.     2nd ending
e|-----------------------------------|------------|------|
B|-----------------------------------|------------|------|
G|-----------------------------------|------------|------|
D|------4----------4----------4------|--------0h5-|-4--2-|
A|-----------------------------------|----0h2-----|-2--0-|
E|--0-2---2--0-0-2---2--0-0-2---2--0-|-0h2--------|------|
    * *   *  * * *   *  * * *   *  *



Here's the beginning for the "Melissa" CD:

Riff 1                               1st end. 2nd ending
e|-----------------------------------|--------|-----|
B|-----------------------------------|--------|-----|
G|-----------------------------------|--------|-----|
D|------4----------4----------4------|--4--2--|--4--|
A|-----------------------------------|--2--0--|--2--|
E|--0-2---2--0-0-2---2--0-0-2---2--0-|--------|-----|
    * *   *  * * *   *  * * *   *  *


Riff 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-4--4--5-------------------|
A|-2--2--3--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
E|----------3--3--3--3--3--3-|
   "Bringing the blood......" 


Play Riff 1   "Yeah..."
Play Riff 2   "Got to succeed..."

Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--4--|
E|--2--|


Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--2----3----------6-5-4-----3~-|
E|--0--0-1--0-0-5-4-------3-2----|
       *    * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--2----3----------6-5-4---3~-|
E|--0--0-1--0-0-5-4-------2----|
       *    * * * * * * * *

Guitar 2 (listen for when to use these notes)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|------------------5-4-3-----2~-|
A|--2----3------4-3-------2-1----|
E|--0--0-1--0-0------------------|
       *    * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------------5-4-3---2~-|
A|--2----3------4-3-------1----|
E|--0--0-1--0-0----------------|
       *    * * * * * * * *


Riff 4                                 x4
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----2-3----2-3----2-3-5-3-2---0-2-----|
E|--0------0------0-----------3-----3---|
    *      *      *
   "Evil messengers..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----2-3----2-3----2-3----2-3----2-3-2-|
E|--0------0------0------0------0-------|
    *      *      *      *      *
   "Oh..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----2-3----2-3----2-3-5-3-2---0-2-----|
E|--0------0------0-----------3-----3---|
    *      *      *
   "Come home..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|----2-3----2-3----2-3----2-3----2-3-2-|
E|--0------0------0------0------0-------|
    *      *      *      *      *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----2-3----2-3----2-3-5-3-2---0-2----2--|
E|--0------0------0-----------3-----3--0--|
    *      *      *


Riff 5               x2                   x2
e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|------22-------22---|------33-------33---|
A|----2----2---2----2-|----3----3---3----3-|
E|--0--------0--------|--1--------1--------|


Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|------3-------3-------1-------3-------3--------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--0h1---1-0h1---1-0h2---2-0h1---1-0h1---1-0h2~-|
   "...call!"


Riff 7 
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------3-|
A|-------------------------------------0h1h2-1-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------1p0-------1-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-1h3---|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *


Riff 8
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--9------11-10---------------9-8---------|
A|--7-------9--8----5-6--------7-6----9-10-|
E|----0000-------00-3-4-000000-----00-7--8-|
      ****       **     ******     **
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|--------12-12-----4----5-4-7-6-7-8-|
A|--------10--9-----2--0-3-2-5-4-5-6-|
E|-000000-------0-0------------------|
   ******       * *


Riff 9
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-9--------10---------------------7-|
A|-7---------8--------5--------6---5-|
E|-7-000000----000000-3-000000-4-0---|
     ******    ******   ******   *


Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-9--9---7---7---7-----8-7-6--9-11-12-|
A|-7--7---5---4---5-----9-8-7--7--9-10-|
E|------0---0---0---0-0-----------------|
        *   *   *   * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|------5----4---12-----11-----|
D|------7----5---10------9---7-|
A|---------------------------5-|
E|-0-0----0----0----0-0----0---|
   * *    *    *    * *    *


Riff 11 (Last time, leave off last three notes)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-------------------------5-------|
D|---------5-------4-------5-------|
A|-2-------5-------4-------3-------|
E|-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-2-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
     * * *   * * *   * * *   * * * 
  "Use your demon eyes..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7-------6---------------5-------|
D|-7-------6-------5-------5-------|
A|-5-------4-------3-------3-------|
E|---0-0-0---0-0-0-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
     * * *   * * *   * * *   * * * 
  "...uncover the disguise..."


Lead into next section:
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|--X\--|
   


Riff 12                                          x2
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------3-|
A|-5-6--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-3--x--x-x-x-3--x--x-x-x-1-|
E|-3-4--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-1--x--x-x-x-1--x--x-x-x---|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------4-|
A|-5-6--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-3--x--x-x-x-3--x--x-x-x-2-|
E|-3-4--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-1--x--x-x-x-1--x--x-x-x---|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------3-|
A|-5-6--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-3--x--x-x-x-3--x--x-x-x-1-|
E|-3-4--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-1--x--x-x-x-1--x--x-x-x---|



Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm)                  x3
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--5/7-76-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
A|--3/5-54-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|--------------------------------------|
              *   *   *   *   *   *   *
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--5/7-76-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---2-|
A|--3/5-54-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|
E|----------------------------------------|
              *   *   *   *   *   *   *

Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------|
G|---------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|-------5----5----2-|
A|---------------------|-------3----3----0-|
E|-0-2-3-5-0-2-3-5-...-|-0-2-3-------------|
   * * * * * * * *       * * *
e|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|---------------------|-------------------------------3-2-5-|
G|---------------------|---------------------3-2--5-3--------|
D|---------------------|-----------3-2--5-3------------------|
A|---------------------|-3-2--5-3----------------------------|
E|-0-2-3-5-0-2-3-5-...-|-------------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * *
                        Guitar 1 plays above, guitar 2 plays below
e|---------------------|-------------------------------2-1-4-|
B|---------------------|---------------------3-2--5-3--------|
G|---------------------|-----------2-1--4-2------------------|
D|---------------------|-2-1--4-2----------------------------|
A|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-0-2-3-5-0-2-3-5-...-|-------------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * *

e|------------------------|-----------------------|
B|------------------------|-----------------------|
G|------------------------|-----------------------|
D|-2----------------------|-2---------------------|
A|-0----------------------|-0---------------------|
E|----0-2-3-5-0-2-3-5-...-|---0-2-3-5-0-2-3-5-...-|
      * * * * * * * *         * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------2-----------------|
A|-0-----------------0-----------------|
E|----0-2-3-5-0-2-3-----0-2-3-5-0-2-3--|
      * * * * * * *     * * * * * * *

e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-2---------5---------|
A|-0---------3---------|
E|----0-2-3-----0-2-3--|
      * * *     * * *

Ending chords
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|---2--2---|
A|---0--0---|
E|----------|
  

Riff 15 (Clean)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------5-------------------7--------|
G|-----------5-----5-------------7-----7-----|
D|--------5-----------5-------7-----------7--|
A|-2--3--------------------5-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

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

e|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------7----|
G|-----------------0--------------7-----7-|
D|--------------0-----0--------7----------|
A|--2--0-----2-----------2--5-------------|
E|--------3-------------------------------|
  "Innocent lovers......"

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------------2-----------------2--------|
G|-----------2-----2-----------2-----2-----|
D|--------2-----------2-----2-----------2--|
A|--3--0-----------------0-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
  "...it's a lie..."
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5-----------------7-------|
G|--------------5-----5-----------7-----7----|
D|-----------5-----------5-----7-----------7-|
A|--0--2--3-----------------5----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------9--------------------------|
G|-------9-----9-----9--7--------------|
D|----9-----------9-------9--8--7--5---|
A|-7-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


Riff 16 (Solo Rhythm, Mika)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------5------------------4--------|
G|--------5-----5------------4-----4-----|
D|-----5-----------5------4--------------|
A|--3------------------2-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

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

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

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----------7----------------7----------|
G|--------7----7-----------7-----7-------|
D|-----7----------7-----7-----------7----|
A|--5----------------5-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

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

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

e|------------------------------------------|
B|-----------5------------------4-----------|
G|--------5-----5------------4-----4--------|
D|-----5-----------5------4-----------------|
A|--3------------------2--------------------|
E|------------------------------------3--0--|



Lot of harmony stuff here:

Riff 17         x3
e|---------------|-----------|
B|---------------|-----------|
G|---------------|-----------|
D|-7------6------|-------5-4-|
A|-5-4444-4-4444-|-------3-2-|
E|---------------|-3-2-0-----|
                   * * *

Riff 18
Guitar 1        x3
e|---------------|-------------|
B|---------------|-------------|
G|---------------|-------------|
D|-7-5555-5-5555-|-5-9-7-5-----|
A|---------------|---------9-5-|
E|---------------|-------------|

Guitar 2        x3
e|---------------|-------------|
B|---------------|-----7-8-7---|
G|-9-7777-7-7777-|-7-9-------9-|
D|---------------|-------------|
A|---------------|-------------|
E|---------------|-------------|


Riff 19
Guitar 1
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-7------6------|
A|-5-4444-4-4444-|
E|---------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-7-6666-6-6666-|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|


Play Riff 18   "Ahhh...."
Play Riff 19   "AHHH...."
Play Riff 18   "Iron fists won't do no good..."
Play Riff 19   "Of seven holy hell preachers..."
Play Riff 18   "Now they cross the river Styx..."
Play Riff 19   "Oh, so high..."


Riff 20
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7-7777-7-7777-7-9-7-6-----|
A|-----------------------9-7-|
E|---------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7-7777-7-7777-7-9-7-6-7-6-|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|


Riff 21
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-9/10-10101010-10-10101010-10-9-10-12-10-9-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-7/9-9999-9-9999-9-7-9-10-9-7-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|


Riff 22
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7/9-9999-9-9999-9-12-10-9-7-9-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-7/9-9999-9-9999-9-7-9-10-9-7-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|


Play Riff 21


Riff 23
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7/9-9999-9-9999-9-10-9--7-9-7-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-5-7-5--4-5-4--2-4-2--0-2-0-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-7/9-9999-9-9999-9-10-9--7-9-7-|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-5-7-5--4-5-4--2-4-2--0-2-0-|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|


Play Riff 18
Play Riff 19    
Play Riff 18   "Ahh..."
Play Riff 19   "AHH..."
Play Riff 18   "Waiting on the other shore..."
Play Riff 19   "A shape with horns and glowing eyes..."
Play Riff 18   "He receives the sacrifice..."
Play Riff 17   "You better escape..."


Riff 1a                             1st end. 2nd ending
e|----------------------------------|-----|--------|
B|----------------------------------|-----|--------|
G|----------------------------------|-----|--------|
D|-----4----------4----------4------|--4--|--4--2--|
A|----------------------------------|--2--|--2--0--|
E|-0-2---2--0-0-2---2--0-0-2---2--0-|-----|--------|
   * *   *  * * *   *  * * *   *  *

Ending
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|--6---------11-11-|
A|--4----------9--9-|
E|-------------------|


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