The Oath Mercyful Fate
e|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|-7-7--6-6-| A|-5-5--4-4-| E|----------| Riff 1 Both guitars e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------7---------------7-9-7-7-------| A|-7-9-9-9-7-9----9--7-7-9-9-9---------9-7~--| E|-------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------------7-------7--7--6--6--| A|-7-9-9-9-7-9----9--7-5--5--4--4--| E|---------------------------------| Guitar 2 (2nd time) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-------------7-------------7----------7---| A|-7-9-9-9-7-9----9--7-7-9-9------7-9-9-----| E|------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-------9----------9--7--7--6--6--| A|-7-9-9------7-9-9----5--5--4--4--| E|---------------------------------| [Bass] G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------5--5--44-4-| E|-222222222222-222222222222-222222222222------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------55-5--44-4-| E|-222222222222-555555555555-777777777777------------| Riff 2 e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-5---------------------5---------5---------| A|-3---------------------3---------3---------| E|----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "I deny Jesus..." e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-4----------4----------4----------4-4-4-| E|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...Christ..." e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-5---------------------5---------5---------| A|-3---------------------3---------3---------| E|----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * "...the deceiver..." e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-4----------4----------4----------4-------| E|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Guitar fill over Riff 2 [#1] e|-12^^~~-14--------------| B|---------------10-------| G|-------------9----11~---| D|------------------------| A|------------------------| E|------------------------| [#2] e|-20^~~-20--19-17-16h17-16---------| B|--------------------------19^r\---| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Play Riff 1 Play Riff 2 "And I abjure the Christian faith..." Lead into next section: e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-4--5--5--4--5--4-| A|-2--3--3--2--3--2-| E|------------------| "...all of it's works." Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) x2 e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-------9-8--------9-8--5--------9-8--------7-5-------| A|-------7-6--------7-6--3--------7-6------------8-7-8-| E|-3-5-0------3-5-0---------3-5-0------3-5-0-----------| * * * * * * * * * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---4-5-5-4-5-4-------------------| ----| A|-0-2-3-3-2-3-2--0--4-----4-----4-| | E|-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| | * * * * |--- Play 2x e|---------------------------------| | B|---------------------------------| | G|---------------------------------| | D|---4-5-5-4-5-4-------------------| ----| A|-0-2-3-3-2-3-2--0--4-----5-----4-| E|-------------------2-2-2-3-3-3-2-| * * * * e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---4-----5-----4---9-----10-----| A|-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-2-2-7-7-7--8-8-8-| E|--------------------------------| * * * * * * * * * Riff 4 Guitar 1 x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---10-9---10-9---10-9-7-9-10-| E|-0------0------0-------------| x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---10-9---10-9---10-9-7-9-10-| A|-0------0------0-------------| E|-----------------------------| x2 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---10-9---10-9---10-9-7-9-10-| E|-0------0------0-------------| Guitar 2 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-2--2--2----2--2--2-| E|-0--0--0----0--0--0-| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-2-2--2--2----2--2--2-| A|-0-0--0--0----0--0--0-| E|----------------------| e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|-2-2--2--2----2--2--2-| E|-0-0--0--0----0--0--0-| Riff 5 e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------9-----------------| D|---10---9-10------10---10-9----| ----| A|-0----0---------0----0------10-| | E|-------------------------------| | * * * * |---> Play 3x e|-------------------------------| | B|-------------------------------| | G|-------------9-----------------| ----| D|---10---9-10---10-9----9-10-12-| A|-0----0-------------10---------| E|-------------------------------| * * e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------9-----------------| D|---10---9-10------10---10-9----| A|-0----0---------0----0------10-| E|-------------------------------| * * * * e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---10---9-10-12--7---------------| A|-0----0----------5--5--4-3-2-2-2-| E|--------------------3--2-1-0-0-0-| * * Riff 6 e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---------------12------------7--5-| A|-----7h8p7-----10------7h8p7-5--3-| E|-000-------000-----000------------| *** *** *** e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|---------------12------------4-| A|-----7h8p7-----10------7h8p7-5-| E|-000-------000-----000---------| *** *** *** Riff 7 e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--------4-5-----------------2-| A|-222222-2-3-----------------0-| E|-------------0h2-2222-0h2-2---| ****** * * **** * * * "To it's lawful master..." e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--------4-5--------------------| A|-222222-2-3--------------------| E|-------------0h2-2222-0h2-2222-| ****** * * **** * * **** "...to worship Him..." e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|--------4-5-----------------2-| A|-222222-2-3-----------------0-| E|-------------0h2-2222-0h2-2---| ****** * * **** * * * "Our Lord Satan..." e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|--------4-5-| A|-222222-2-3-| E|------------| ****** "...and no other..." Play Riff 6 "In the name of Satan..." Play Riff 7 "By these names..." Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------5--7--9-| A|-4--4--2-4--4------3-2-0--4--4--2-4--3--5--7-| E|-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--------2--2--0-2----------| "...the goat." e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------9--8--7-| A|-4--4--2-4--4------3-2-0--4--4--2-4--7--6--5-| E|-2--2--0-2--2--0-2--------2--2--0-2----------| Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|--------------9----8-9-8-| A|-444444444444-7----6-7-6-| E|-------------------------| ************ e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-444444444444---7-----9---| E|--------------5---5-7---7-| ************ Riff 10 e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|--------------------------------| Play Riff 9 Riff 11 e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|-------4p2p0-4~~----------4p2p0-4~~----7-7--6-6-| A|---------------------------------------5-5--4-4-| E|-2-2-2--------------2-2-2-----------------------| * * * * * * "To the furtherance..." Riff 1a Guitar 1 e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| B|---------------------|-------------7-------|---------------------| G|-------------6-----6-|-7-7-7-7-6-7----7----|-------------6-------| D|-6-7-7-7-6-7----7----|-------------------6-|-7-7-7-7-6-7----7--6-| A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| G|---------------------|-------------7-------|---------------------| D|-------------7-----7-|-9-9-9-9-7-9----9----|-------------7-------| A|-7-9-9-9-7-9----9----|-------------------7-|-9-9-9-9-7-9----9--7-| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 1st time Both e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|-7--7--6--6-| A|-5--5--4--4-| E|------------| 2nd time gtr 2 plays this: e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|------------| A|-9--9--8--8-| E|------------| Play Riff 2 "Do what thou wilt..." Riff 1b Guitar 1 e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| B|---------------------|-------------7-------|---------------------| G|-------------6-------|-7-7-7-7-6-7----7-6--|-------------6-------| D|-6-7-7-7-6-7----7-6--|---------------------|-7-7-7-7-6-7----7--6-| A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| Guitar 2 e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| G|---------------------|-------------7-------|---------------------| D|-------------7-------|-9-9-9-9-7-9----9-7--|-------------7-------| A|-7-9-9-9-7-9----9-7--|---------------------|-9-9-9-9-7-9----9--7-| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| Both e|------------| B|------------| G|------------| D|-7--7--6--6-| A|-5--5--4--4-| E|------------| Riff 12 Both guitars e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|-11-11--9-9--7-7--6-6-| A|--9--9--7-7--5-5--4-4-| E|----------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|-11--9--7--6--11--9--7--6-| A|--9--7--5--4---9--7--5--4-| E|--------------------------| "As it was in the beginning..." Guitar 1 e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-11----9----7----6-| A|--9----7----5----4-| E|-------------------| "...is now..." Guitar 2 e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|--4~---6~---7~---9~-| A|--------------------| E|--------------------| Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-9-9-xxx-12-12-xxx-5-5-xxx-7-7-| A|-7-7-xxx-10-10-xxx-3-3-xxx-5-5-| E|-------------------------------| Final time e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-9-9-xxx-12-12-xxx-5-5-xxx-7-7-7-9-9\-| A|-7-7-xxx-10-10-xxx-3-3-xxx-5---5-7-7\-| E|--------------------------------------| Solo e|---/Full\-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-15-(17)-r---13--12-13-12----12---------/Full\----------------------| G|--------------------------14----14-12-14-(16)-r---12--14~-----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------/Full--/Full--/Full\------------| B|-------------10--12--13p12p10~----15(17)-15(17)-15(17)--r(15)~~-----| G|-9---11--12---------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------10~------------------------| B|--------------10----10-12-10-12-13-12-13-----13~--12h13~-10~~-------| G|-11--12-11-12----12-------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| / Full \ e|-17--(19)---r--15---14---15---17---15~----14h15p14~~----------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-0--12p10p0-14p12p0-17p12p0-15p12p0-14p12p0-15p12p0-14p12p0---------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------/Full---------sl---------------| B|----------12~------------12~----15----(17)~~----17-/-19~~-----------| G|----------12~------------12~---------*------------------------------| D|-14-14-14-------14-14-14--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| * --> First hit the note and a little later bend it. e|-15-12-14-10-12-8-10-7-8-5-7--5h7h8~-7~--5h7-2h3p2h3p2h3p2h3--------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| | e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-16-12-14-11-12-9-11-7-9-5-7--5h7h9~-7~--5h7-2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4--------| Harmony Gtr. D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-3---2---3---5---7---8---7---5h7p5h7---2---3---2--------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------5--5\------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| | e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------5--5\------------| G|-4---2---4---5---7---9---7---5h7p5h7---2---4---2--------------------| Harmony Gtr. D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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