Black Funeral Tabs & Lyrics by Mercyful Fate
Black Funeral
guitar tabs lyrics
Mercyful Fate: Black Funeral
transcribed by: Mikko Laakso
edited by: Russ Elton : [email protected]
solo by: Augusto Rafaelli : [email protected]
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1 x2
e|----------------------------------------|--------|
B|----------------------------------------|--------|
G|----------------------------------------|--------|
D|------7---------------------------------|-----4--|
A|--7---5---6----6----6----6----6----6----|--2--2--|
E|--5-------4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-4-44-|--0-----|
** ** ** ** ** **
Guitar 2
e|-----10-----------------------------------------|
B|-10-------9~~~~~~-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------X\\\------------|
Riff 2 x3
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--3----3----3----3----3----3--------4-|
A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11--2--2-|
E|---------------------------------0----|
** ** ** ** ** **
Bring....the black box to the altar...
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----5----|
A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-3-33-|
E|------------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
And do the sign.....
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--7----7----7----7----7----7---------|
A|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55------|
E|--------------------------------4-3--|
** ** ** ** ** **
All hail Satan.....
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--7----7----7----7----7----7--------4-|
A|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--2--2-|
E|---------------------------------0----|
** ** ** ** ** **
Yes hail Satan....
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--3----3----3----3----3----3--------4-|
A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11--2--2-|
E|---------------------------------0----|
** ** ** ** ** **
Lay down your swords
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3--5-|
A|--1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1-11-1--3-|
E|-------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** **
The evil star.....
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--7----7----7----7----7----7-----3----|
A|--5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55-5-55--1--3-|
E|------------------------------------1-|
** ** ** ** ** **
ahhhhhhhhh......
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5--7-|
A|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3--5-|
E|-------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** **
ahhhhhhh........
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9-----5-|
A|--7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77-7-77--3-|
E|----------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** **
It's a black funeral.....
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----|
A|--2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22-|
E|------------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** ** **
ahhh.........
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--5----5----5----5-2----2----2----2----|
A|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3-0-00-0-00-0-00-0-00-|
E|---------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** **
She was a victim.........
Riff 3
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-----------8-7--------------------------|
A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------5-6-5tr6-|
E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0-----------|
* * * * * *
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----------8-7----------------------|
A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------5--7-|
E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0--3--5-|
* * * * * *
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------8-7----------------(4-5-4tr5)-| --> Guitar 2
A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------5-6-5tr6--|
E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0------------|
* * * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------8-7-----------------6-7-8-|
A|-3-2-------6-5-------3-2-------4-5-6-|
E|-1-0--0-0-------0-0--1-0--0-0--------|
* * * * * *
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2
Riff 4 (The slide has very weird timing)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|------------10-------------9-----------|
D|------9------8------9------7-------8-7-|
A|------7-------------7--------------6-5-|
E|--0-0---0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--7/9-------9------9---9------|
A|--5/7-------7------7---7--4-5-|
E|-------0-0-----0-0---0----2-3-|
* * * * *
Riff 5
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------------------5----|
A|--5-7-----7-5---5-7-----3-5--|
E|--3-5-5-5-5-3---3-5-5-5---3--|
* * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------3-|
A|--5-7-----7-5---3-3-3-3-3--1-|
E|--3-5-5-5-5-3---1-1-1-1-1----|
* * * * * * *
Riff 6
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---4-4-4-------7---6--------|
A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6-5--|
E|---------------------5-4-3--|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---4-4-4-------7---6--------|
A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6----|
E|---------------------5-4-0--|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---4-4-4-------7---6--------|
A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6-5--|
E|---------------------5-4-3--|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---4-4-4-------7---6-----9\-|
A|-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-5---4-7-6-7\-|
E|---------------------5-4----|
Solo [Hank Shermann]
|00 |01
| |
| s s | s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-8--10-|-12-10-8-----10-8--------8-----------------------|
B|-------|----------12-------12-10----12-10-8--12-10-8-----|
G|-------|----------------------------------------------11-|
D|-------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-12-13-|-15-13-12----13-12-------12----------------------|
B|-------|----------15-------15-13----15-13-12-15-13-12----|
G|-------|----------------------------------------------14-|
D|-------|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------|-------------------------------------------------|
|02
|
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-10-8--------------------------------------------|
G|-------11-9--12-11-9-----11-9--------9-----------|
D|----------------------12-------12-11----12-11-9--|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-13-12-------------------------------------------|
G|-------14-12-16-14-12----14-12-------12----------|
D|----------------------16-------16-14----16-14-12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
|03
|
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-11-9-----11-9--------9-----------------------|
A|----------12-------12-11----12-11-9--12-11-9-----|
E|----------------------------------------------12-|
|
|
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-16-14-12----14-12-------12----------------------|
A|----------16-------16-14----16-14-12-16-14-12----|
E|----------------------------------------------16-|
|04
|
| e e e e+q e e
e|----------------15-|
B|--------------r----|
G|--------------e----|
D|--------------s----|
A|-11-9---------t----|
E|-------12-9--------|
|
|
| e e e e+q e e
e|----------------12-|
B|--------------r----|
G|--------------e----|
D|--------------s----|
A|-14-12--------t----|
E|-------16-12-------|
|05
| ===3==== ===3====
| e s s s e e e e e s s s
e|-17-15h17p15----------15-17-15h17p15-|
B|-------------18-17-18----------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
|
| ===3==== ===3====
| e s s s e e e e e s s s
e|-13-12h13p12----------12-13-12h13p12-|
B|-------------15-14-15----------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
|06
|
| e e e e e q e
e|----------15-17-19b20-(20)r19-|
B|-18-17-18---------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
|
|
| e e e e e q e
e|----------12-13-15b17-(17)r15-|
B|-15-14-15---------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
|07
|
| q e e E E e
e|-19b20-(20)r19-17-15-17-19-|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
|
|
| q e e E E e
e|-15b17-(17)r15-13-12-13-15-|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
|08
| ===3====
| e s s s e e h
e|-17-15h17p15----------|
B|-------------18-17-18-|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
|
| ===3====
| e s s s e e h
e|-13-12h13p12----------|
B|-------------15-14-15-|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
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
