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.. ... ... 5) 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............................................ "Crying out in Egypt..." 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----------------------------------------7--5-7 Db--7-----7-----7-9-10-7-7-10-9-----9-----7--5-7 Ab--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--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) Gb------------------------------- ------------- Db------------------------------- ------------- Ab--4-----------------------5-5-4 ----0-2-3-4-- Eb--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2 --2---------2 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--5-5-5-5-4-2 Ab--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-5-4-2 Eb--------------------3-2-0 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" 24) Gb------------------------- Db------------------------- Ab------------------0-2-5-2 Eb--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------- "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--5----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 back to riff 1