How to Play Mercyful Fate by Metallica Guitar Lesson (w/ Tabs!!)

[SuperKingdiamond666]

Yes, this song is the medley of mercyful fate danish band, but you might now it know him as king diamond who is danish. \m/

[Chargeglass]

Fuckin' awesome job!

[OstedipMC]

The song is fuckign 11 minutes. 11 minutes of holyness! \m/

[rocknrollrebal1]

@OstedipMC you mean Unholyness

[TNT9995]

Great lesson, always nice to have tabs on screen, mabye add a playthrough before each part and it's fucking perfect, fav!

[AASTRANGE]

Kay..... Kay...... unkay!

[AASTRANGE]

It would be easier to learn if you would just play it, maybe slow at first then full speed. But when you keep stoping it makes it harder to learn. Good play by the way what little I heard:-}

[m169marroquin]

@grudgie99 Ladies and Gentlemen, behold the 'Block User' button in all it's power and glory!!

[mmkayy1000]

what was mercyful fate originated by cause in garage days they pllayed other bands songs whos was it before?//

[BooneKids]

@mmkayy1000 This song is actually a couple of Mercyful Fate(the band) songs played after eachother.

[Goatwhorexx]

@mmkayy1000 As mentioned, it is actually a medley of various songs originally made by the danish heavey metal band Mercyful Fate, whom have been a great inspiration to bands such as Metallica, Megadeth, Napalm Death, Down Pantera, ect ect.

[reyshakquit]

Why cant you teach us the whole song? :(

[ArticKing420]

@reyshakquit Its 10 minute song dude

[reyshakquit]

OK! OK! OK!

[Ladykiller0711]

@SirSmokeAlot49 : There is this one moment that literally gives me chills. If u want check out "Abigail" live in Sao Paulo. From 1:28 when his voice echoes over the stadium and the solo starts... :-D Goddamn...

That whole Sao Paulo gig is one for the ages. ;-)

[Ladykiller0711]

@SirSmokeAlot49 : Hear, hear, Mercyful Fate and King Diamond, could listen to it all day. King has an amazing voice.

[cedelong5]

Matt -

I am grateful you took time to make these lessons, forgive me if this offends...but they would be much more effective without the jabber. If you really need to count strings/ frets for every note for viewers to follow, then these songs are out of their ability range. The tabs speak for themselves. Try playing the riff at realtime, then half-speed to emphasize changes/ complicated runs, and back to real speed with tabs following. Most riffs are never played all the way through at all.

[sparksphilip]

One of the most helpful tutorials I have practiced. Thanks dude! Metallica and Megadeth inspired me to pick of the axe. So keep adding more songs man, and I will keep learning them .

[sparksphilip]

One of the most helpful tutorials I have ever practiced. Thanks dude! I have noticed that your tutorials are dedicated mostly to Metallica and Megadeth. That is awesome, those are the two bands that got me into playing guitar and listening to heavy metal. Keep on rocking dude. I have never subscribed to anyone's channel before, but I just might to yours. you rock!

[madass1996]

the evil are you playing wrong its G to A and D to E but everything else sounded right.

Thanks for making it :-)

[666bastardi]

exxcelnnnntttttttttttt!!! loesson!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[bwf187]

one of the best tutorials on youtube. well appreciated

[tdragon68]

americans only asshole!!!!!!

[Reejoe]

4:39 - 4:54 is just...it's....Screw the Like button, i want to dedicate a HELL YEAH! to that part!

[ErProduktion]

This is half step down tuning from E standard.

[ErProduktion]

Your awesome man!

[DanishHeadbanger]

This song is made by the band Mercyful Fate from Denmark... I should say dumbass but you're a good teacher

[Erick123M]

@MyMetallica16 its Eb tuning

[AwakenedDemon666]

please tell me what kind of strings do you use

[Mithaqjalali]

Great!

[oOR2D2Oo]

man.. u r so cool.. super clean..! very nice.. well done

[kma48925]

thanks dude you fucking rock!!!!

[tdragon68]

heavy metal!!!!!

[SoloTheLol]

What tune?

[evildeadbully]

is line 6 pod x3 live one og the closest amp to use for metallica sounds?

[m1l3slovesskateing]

your a great guitar player dude

[MultiAwsomeness]

Is this the whole song?

[GunnaLeeeeeee]

@MultiAwsomeness minus some solos yes

[childofbodomdink]

sweet. seems so fucking basic now. thanks man

[keven6996]

Good job man keep on the good work !

Totally love your distortion sound too !

[Roxy4217]

Bro my name is Paulo, I'm from Australia and i like to say thankyou so much. You have manged to brake the song up in an easy way to learn. Now I can tackle the tab Head On. I've tried to learn the tab for ages.

[HugoAC24]

Thank you so much dude , you rock !!!!

[espguitarguy1]

you play very well and give great lessons but it sounds like youre using some flange effect in there. why?

[Metallica199415]

AWESOME!!!!

[TARDISToby1996]

@bananadks no…

[bananadks]

HAIL KING DIAMOND

[CroMetallican]

guys just one question....can i get that chunky sound from my 15w randall???..i need answer pliz

[metalfighter91]

I play guitar for 4 yearz now, but can't fuckin master the first riff.... Don't get the tail ending

[Dytex4]

i didnt learn much first time round ,but ill be playing and pausing this vid a good few times in the following days.

nothing short from amazing

[MegaCoolguy666]

and inside the cd booklet it says what songs they are.

give credit where credit is due.

pussys sound like you are on your periods.

[MegaCoolguy666]

the song isn't called "mercyful fate."

jesus, how can you being metal if you don't know your shit

[Swampfox32]

@MegaCoolguy666, He does know his shit. The song actually is called "Mercyful Fate" on the Garage Inc. Album just as he said it was. It's Metallica's medley of Mercyful Fate songs, aptly named "Mercyful Fate". You don't know your shit if you didn't even bother to make sure you were correct before you accused someone else of ignorance.

[MegaCoolguy666]

@Swampfox32

blah blah blah, call the names out you douche. Its not hard. Or else your not giving any info as to what Mercy songs they even are. Dumb ass new metallica listeners are gonna think the song is called mercyful fate.

[Santaslave666]

@MegaCoolguy666 You're a moron. On the CD it says Mercyful Fate. They called it like that because it's a medley of songs from Mercyful Fate the band. Dumbshit.

[DaMnMeSsEdUpKeYbOaRd]

@MegaCoolguy666 Yes, the song is called Mercyful Fate, its a medley of songs from the band Mercyful Fate who were a major influence on Lars and James. And dont try to argue with me, ive been a fan on Metallica for fucking years

[froggydoggynoggy]

@DaMnMeSsEdUpKeYbOaRd well to be honest you have a penile infestation of the most deranged kind, so you know...... :D *mwa*

[DaMnMeSsEdUpKeYbOaRd]

@froggydoggynoggy indeed i do, its you :D *mwah* luv u :P

[TheM3talGuy]

@MegaCoolguy666

yea its called mercyful fate, if not hows it called?

[MegaCoolguy666]

@TheM3talGuy

Calling it "Mercyful Fate BY METALLICA" is giving the fucking song credit to METALLICA YOU FUCKING DUMB SHIT.

The song he's doing is Curse of the Pharoahs BY MERCYFUL FATE. So thats what it should be called. Just because Metallica covered it doesn't mean shit.

[TheM3talGuy]

@MegaCoolguy666

actually its not a cover, metallica took many riffs from different songs of mercyful fate band and made a song with them, i think YOU dont know your shit.

[MegaCoolguy666]

@TheM3talGuy

took many riffs??? HAHAHAHA you you suppose they mixed the lyrics up too when they did it you fucking douche.

go back and throw your tool cd on you fag.

[thecactustree]

awesome sound

[brody1jaws]

tense...yet boring as fuck. I can play that intro in your sleep.

[youngbobay]

thanks a lot budy

[JetSetReadyGo]

Thank you so much!!!!!

i couldn't figure the tabsout on my own

this was sooooo helpful

[SadoKaden]

I have that same Pantera shirt!!

[Dcforlife025]

are you using flanger?

[DrowningPoolDude]

this is awesome thanks for making this.

[nickiller9]

dam crazy sound bro,

how did you get it?

[tootalasmore]

this is so hard

[evildeadbully]

what power box have u :D my don't get right sound:/

[Nevadatyler13]

Man..How come I cant get the rhythm right at the intro?..It just dont feel right

[Nettyyy69]

My guitar sounds like...it has such a girly tone. I think it needs to be retuned. lol

[Industrialdude003]

ahahahahah XD

[nickiller9]

can i play this song with metal zone pedal?? what settings do i need to use..

[axeguitar1]

amazing teacher  and player

[Auricknoble]

This is good.

[HeavyMetalDante1]

lol i just love how Mardock6911 is saying he's out of tune when he doesn't know what tune he is on.Wow dude seriously stfu. Anyway thanks for the cover dude. It was awesome! If you guys are new to guitar check out Bobby Crispy. Not directing attention away but he's well for teaching newbies. So yeah ROCK ON GUYS!

[Mardock6911]

Dude your guitar is out of tune. It's in E sharp or E flat. wtf

[TheViolinist1001]

E sharp?

Usually that would be an F....

[DaMnMeSsEdUpKeYbOaRd]

@Mardock6911 I dont think it is, i just tuned my guitar up and played along, sounds perfect, and if it is, thats how Metallica tune their guitars to most of the time. Also, its not out of tune its in a different tuning, fucks sake

[Nastymofo13]

can you teach us how to play dmg. Inc by metallica?

[gbncsrht]

Do the Oath!

[metallicaledzeplin]

wat r amp settings

[adiller77]

mercyful fate is a kickass song james and king diamond did a awesome job on it.

very cool lesson bro. got this song down pat now.

[ShadowOfDeth1]

thank you so much for this lesson i love this song and i couldnt find decent tabs

[mikhailoch]

hey nice vid there m8.

I subscribed and even added ur site to fav. Ur doing a gr8 job!

\m/

[SIL3NT29]

what? i give credit to diomand for the song but james vocals kicks ass compared to diomands he sounds like a damn girl

[krp162]

your right about that he does sound like a girl

[fa272]

Old school metal vocals were shrill and piercing. Like an opera. Back in the old days when no amplification was present, vocals had to be loud and high pitched to reach the back of the audience. King Diamond was and still is keeping it REAL old school.

[fishermanryan]

He doesnt sound like a girl your an idiot.

[disruptor1993]

oh u jst wish u were him insted of being a little daddy dick sucker.

[xXGeNe5i5Xx]

cheers man been looking for a decent lesson and tabs of this song.

[crackmunch]

'bringing the blood of the newborn child yeaaaaaahhhh!!!'

[Gebek593]

I give you whole space of stars.

[dome14ontop]

could you make a video of how to play ember to inferno by Trivium ?

[TrppyTV]

U DA FUKUN MANNNNNNN. 500 stars

[TheGibsonhero]

thanks dude ive wanted this lesson a long time

[crazyass45]

this guy diserves way more subscibers,who agrees

[Metallica199415]

@crazyass45 this guy rocks :D

[TheVivalabadass]

can you do a lesson on how to play here comes the pain by slayer please. thank you

[metalchick123]

Do Requiem by Opeth PLEEEASE

[thelazypeon]

Can anyone tell me what distortion pedal he uses (if he uses one?). His lessons have the closest sound to metallica/megadeth that I have ever heard - they are fantastic.

I was told he uses the metalzone pedal, but after looking at review videos of that, it sounds nothing like this.

[m169marroquin]

No  pedal. Distortion straight out of my Line 6 Spider 212 the first series.

[thelazypeon]

The reviews on this amp look very good, so I don't need to ask is it worth it.

However the price is way out of my range for the time being. Do you have any recommendations on a distortion pedal to come close to your sound? Or do I really have to shove out the money to get this metal sound.

[nickiller9]

@thelazypeon

my boss mt-2 gets a better sound, less bassy

[evildeadbully]

@nickiller9 I have boss mt-2 too and I have no idea how I can get this sound or better like u said please tell me or make a short vid thx:)

[priscillatgraceland3]

cool i will share with my kid she is learning guitar ( metal) aless x

[DaMnMeSsEdUpKeYbOaRd]

@priscillatgraceland3 Haha, you lucky man, tell her to keep the rock alive! Bring it back for this pop-y crap

[LinchDeZoy]

Thanks man for your lessons, they are very usefull ;)

[daware]

You like the bands that influenced Metallica, but Metallica is for little kids? Dude get your shit straight before you try to make a point dick hole

[Protonex]

if that isnt sarcasm, youre a fucking retard

[jrhoden]

lollllll douchebag

[eastlakelax2]

metallica were kings in '89. the new kings are Lamb of Fucking God

[Protonex]

metallica is on tour with lamb of god.

im going to the montreal show in september

[MasterofKnees]

I am going to copenhagen show 22th in 2 days :D my friend goes to a concert today.

[megas13proto]

no protonex u mean lamb of god is on tour with metallica

[Protonex]

ha yeah thatts what i meant but thanks for the correction.

[gbncsrht]

No. Metallica were the kings of mainstream music then (yes, with Justice), The true kings were always Slayer.

[DaMnMeSsEdUpKeYbOaRd]

@gbncsrht Are you fucking stupid? No they were'nt Kerry King heard Kill Em All and said "I wanna do that, but faster" and most of his solo's sound like shit, they werent the kings, they rode the hype (I do like Slayer, and theyre songs are fucking awesome, just not most solos, so dont give me all the "you stupid fanboy" b.s. k?)

[DaMnMeSsEdUpKeYbOaRd]

@gbncsrht No they were'nt, Kerry King heard Kill Em All and said "I wanna do that, but faster" and most of his solo's sound like shit, they werent the kings, they rode the hype (I do like Slayer, and theyre songs are fucking awesome, just not most solos, so dont give me all the "you stupid fanboy" b.s. k?)

[TheGuitarDude18]

im goin to metallica concert in october in Florida.woooooh!!!!!!!!!!!

[TheGuitarDude18]

Metallica is the king of metal.....search it for yourself

[sk8enjoi000]

fuck you you dumb ass mother fucker metallica is THE SHIT way better then any of those fuckin devil worshipping bands you listen to and avril lavigne??? fuck you

[daware]

Yeah he needs to listen to some real music for a change.

[megas13proto]

ur a fag. go die with ur skateboard shoved up ur ass

[DaMnMeSsEdUpKeYbOaRd]

@megas13proto Thats real nice... dick

[DaMnMeSsEdUpKeYbOaRd]

@megas13proto Thats real nice... dick

[Santaslave666]

"The Darkness, Gwar, Lordi, The Darkness, Adam Ant, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Hammerfall, Fireball Ministry, Avril Lavigne, The Ramones... "

Quoted from your music list, don't be such a sad fuck.

[Santaslave666]

Nah. You're all "I listen to real metal", then why the hell do you have avril lavigne in your music list...

[adiller77]

god damn bro..

I sure do appriciate you putting up this song.. I know if I remember correctly I think I put a request in for it many moons ago.. lol.. I almost forgot about it..

Thanks a million bro :)

[Santaslave666]

No offense, but avril lavigne sucks balls

[DaMnMeSsEdUpKeYbOaRd]

@Santaslave666 Damn Straight

[Santaslave666]

Easy song to play thanks to this guy, thanks for the lesson man

[daware]

how bout you get a life and stop listening to the jonas brothers fag

[ixisxrxmrxhappy]

die

[megas13proto]

why dont u just do lessons on mercyful fate sogs.

[gbncsrht]

I agree. He should do the Oath.

[mrbutternice]

this is like my favorite song ! THANK YOU

[Badf3st]

Lol same as immigration song the intro exceot for the strum pattern basically.

[idc757]

now do MegaDetH's Go To Hell!!!!  please!!

[slipknotfan7]

he already did lol

[305catsquid]

MEGADETH MEGADETH MEGADETH

[RelaxxKiller]

Ummmmm AWESOME!!!!!

and Metallic rocks ass..

the lingo!?!?! totally lost dude, sounded smart though :o)

[nexusdhr84]

Amazing as usual. U rock dude. 1 more song Iearn from you. Thanks for the lessons

[thebigpupster]

nice vid bro, love playin this song on medley on guitar its fuckin awesome! personally think hetfields voice is better, but king dimond still awesome

[nexusdhr84]

I'm not the biggest Metallica fan but this album fuckin rocks...and yeah, hetfield's voice suits the song awesome

[madhurgairola]

yeah bro....hetfiled has done an awesome job....but still for me king diamond's style suits better....no offnese....

[Hao1981]

Awesome. Thank you.

[slayerification666]

this guy is freaking amazing! thanks dude

[MrKILLERMANN]

welcome back my fellow metalhead>grt video u rock

[CorruptedBunnies]

I remember someone asking for this, but you said it would take to long to learn, something, I forgot. Good job, though.

[madhurgairola]

kickass song....was searching for a tutorial for this.....this is a mercyful fate medley by metallica aint it....... king diamond's vocals are way better than hetfield's.....thnx for th lesson though :D

[Hao1981]

Are you f***ing kiddin' me? Damn. Hetfield's vocals fit the song way better, even the originals.

To each his own I guess, but I always have a feeling me ears are bleeding when I hear King Diamond...

[mandalorianzwarrior]

hetfields vocals suck compared do diamonds

[CeeLord76]

that's obvious

as the vocals of diamond suck compared to rob halford

but that's just a matter of technique

in a matter of taste, one can prefer one over the other

[Surrection75]

Totally agree. Anyone can do Hetfields vocals, it takes skill to do Diamonds

[mandalorianzwarrior]

definitely

[puppetmaster6666]

first comment and pantera shirt!

[jaobasketball]

pretty hard song