Dont Break The Oath

Band: Mercyful Fate

Album: Don't Break the Oath

Track Listing:

1. A Dangerous Meeting

2. Nightmare

3. Desecration of Souls

4. Night of the Unborn

5. The Oath

6. Gypsy

7. Welcome Princes of Hell

8. To One Far Away

9. Come to the Sabbath

1. A Dangerous Meeting

E-|-12\----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

long slide

Main Riff:(play 3 times under solo)

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

(Play 4 times with lyrics)

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Tonight the Circle is Meeting Again......

Who will be the first to fall in trance.....

In here nobody is sensing the Rain....

Tonight a Spirit will glance........

(Play 4 times with lyrics)

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

So as they're approaching Ghostly Hour....

Seven People here are joining Hands.....

They think they know the Spirit to appear...

Contact, the Table starts to dance......

e-|-{Guitar-1}-------|-------|---------------------|-----------|

| Time is standing still It's a dangerous Meeting...

e-|-{guitar-2}-{pinch harmonics on all notes}----|------------|

They're gonna get themselves killed

rythm under solo (4x)

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' |1.,2.,3. ' ' '

|4. ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

B-|--------3-3h5p3h5p3h5-(trill)-|-10-8-------------------------|

|1. |2. ' ' ' '

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Tonight the Circle is broken Forever..

Seven People dead within a Trance ....

In here nobody is sensing the Rain .....

Tonight seven Souls are reaching Hell...

e-|-{Guitar-1}-------|-------|---------------------|-----------|

| Time is standing still the meeting is over...

e-|-{guitar-2}-{pinch harmonics on all notes}----|------------|

e-|--------------|----------------------(2 times)-|

' ' ' ' '

...Their Journey is on (noise........)

e-|---(3 times)-----------------------|------------------------|

e-|-(play 4x)-----------------|-----------|---------------------|

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' |1. |2. ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Oh, they should have known

Not to play with the Powers of Hell

e-|--(play 2x)-------------------|------------------------------|

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Some People have lost their Way...

Some People have lost their Mind..

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D-|--------2-4-5-4-2-5-4-5--0-2-3-2-0-|-7--5--4-(guitar-2)---|

..their mind

2. Nightmare

Tuning: Standard

Riff 1

Riff 2

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"Am I awake..."

"...dream..."

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"I had a nightmare..."

"..vision..."

Riff 3

"I was stuck..."

Riff 2a

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"The lights were dim..."

"...daylight..."

Play Riff 3 "Eyes of fire..."

Riff 4 x2

x2

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm

Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)

x4

x4

Riff 6

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Normal ending

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Right before Riff 7:

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Riff 7

"They do the sign...

Play Riff 6 "I'm in the middle..."

Play Riff 7 "Only we know..."

Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) x4

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x2

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x2

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Solo

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

End Solo

Riff 9

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Riff 10

"Night after night..."

Play Riff 9 "...I hear them sing..."

Play Riff 10 "Night after night..."

Play Riff 9 "...this dream..."

Riff 11

"...you are insane..."

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"...your fate..."

Riff 12

Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm) x3

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x3

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D|--9\--|

A|--7\--|

3. Desecration of Souls

Intro

A|--7\2--|

Riff 1

Riff 2

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Riff 3

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Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)

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Play Riff 4 "Magic circles..."

Riff 5

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"It's desecration of souls..."

Riff 4a

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"...lair..."

Riff 6

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Riff 7 (Guitar 2 plays top notes at end)

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Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm

Play Riff 4 "Copulation..."

Play Riff 5 "It's desecration of souls..."

Play Riff 4 "...lair..."

Riff 8

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"So I say again..."

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Riff 9

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"...souls..."

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Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm) x4

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x3

Riff 11 (Solo Rhythm) x2

1st ending

2nd ending

Riff 7a

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Play Riff 4 "Dying flowers..."

Play Riff 5 "It's desecration of souls..."

Play Riff 4a

Play Riff 8 "So I say again..."

Riff 9a

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"...souls..."

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A|-55555555...-[fade out]-|

4. Night of the Unborn

Tuning: Standard

Intro solo - here's some of it.....use a lot of whammy bar!

then:

Riff 1

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G|--------------------------9~~----------12\--|

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E|-0-0-0-0-----7\6~--0-3-4~--0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--------|

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1st ending

B|---------12-14-12-9\--|

G|---------12-14-12-9\--|

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2nd ending

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Riff 2

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Riff 3

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"I........"

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"....forbid you entrance here...."

Riff 4

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"..ground......"

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"...don't you see this chapel? "

Play Riff 3 "Shut up! Hold your tongue"

Play Riff 4 "..unborn..........tonight is the night..."

Lead in to the chorus

Riff 5 (chorus)

"The spirits of the unborn......."

Riff 6 x2

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"tonight.............."

Riff 7 x2

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"They will dance around the Chapel......"

Play Riff 6

Play Riff 7 "They will make a fool......"

Play riff 6

Riff 8

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"A song for the dead....."

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"To whom Life ........."

Play Riff 6 "...just begun....."

Play Riff 8 "Ahhhhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhh"

Play riff 6 ".....this ones for the unborn"

Lead in to the solo rhythm

Play Riff 2 twice (solo rhythm)

Play Riff 6 "Did you know....."

Play last bar of riff 6 like this:

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"...the first of June...."

Play Riff 5 "The spirits of the unborn....."

Repeat Riff 5 (solo starts)

Solo Rhythm (all the bars are laid out)

x2

x2

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|---- Play twice

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B|---------------------11h12121212121212121212\-|

x2

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x2

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Ending

5. The Oath

Tuning: Standard

Intro

Riff 1

Both guitars

Guitar 2 (2nd time)

Bass

Riff 2

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"I deny Jesus..."

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"...Christ..."

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"...the deceiver..."

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Guitar fill over Riff 2

#1

#2

B|--------------------------19^r\---|

Play Riff 1

Play Riff 2 "And I abjure the Christian faith..."

Lead into next section:

"...all of it's works."

Riff 3 (Solo Rhythm) x2

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Riff 4

Guitar 1 x2

x2

x2

Guitar 2

Riff 5

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Riff 6

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Riff 7

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"To it's lawful master..."

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"...to worship Him..."

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"Our Lord Satan..."

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"...and no other..."

Play Riff 6 "In the name of Satan..."

Play Riff 7 "By these names..."

Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm)

"...the goat."

Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)

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Riff 10

Play Riff 9

Riff 11

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"To the furtherance..."

Riff 1a

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

1st time

Both

2nd time gtr 2 plays this:

Play Riff 2 "Do what thou wilt..."

Riff 1b

Guitar 1

Guitar 2

Both

Riff 12

Both guitars

"As it was in the beginning..."

Guitar 1

"...is now..."

Guitar 2

Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm)

Final time

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\-|

Solo

e|---/Full\-----------------------------------------------------------|

B|-15-(17)-r---13--12-13-12----12---------/Full\----------------------|

e|------------------------------------/Full--/Full--/Full\------------|

/ Full \

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G|----------12~------------12~---------*------------------------------|

* --> First hit the note and a little later bend it.

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1

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G|-16-12-14-11-12-9-11-7-9-5-7--5h7h9~-7~--5h7-2h4p2h4p2h4p2h4--------| Harmony Gtr.

B|---------------------------------------------------5--5\------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1

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B|---------------------------------------------------5--5\------------|

G|-4---2---4---5---7---9---7---5h7p5h7---2---4---2--------------------| Harmony Gtr.

End Solo

6. Gypsy

Tuning: Standard

Intro

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Riff 1

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"This magic winter night..."

* * * * * * * * * *

"...again I hear..."

Riff 2

Both guitars

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Guitar 1

"Oh no no no, oh my brain..."

Guitar 2