Firewind - Mercenary Man Chords & Tabs

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			     MERCENARY MAN - firewind
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Tabbed by:Shaun Thomas
Email:xinix7@yahoo.com

Tuning:dgcfad - whole step down

This is my first tab so any suggestions or correction would be awesome.

INTRO LEAD

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10-12-10---------------------10-12-10-------------------------------|
G|--9-12----------12-7-12-7~-----9-12----------12-7-12-12~-------------------|
D|---------------------------8-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10-12-10-------------------13-15-17-15-13---------------------------|
G|--9-12----------12-7-12-7~-----14----------------14-12-12h14---------------|
D|---------------------------8-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

INTRO SECOND GUITAR

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------7~----------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-5-7~---10~---3~---7~----7~--10~---5~----5-5---5-5-----------------------|
A|-2-5-7~---10~---3~---5~----7~--10~---5~----5-5---5-5-----------------------|
E|-0-3-5~----8~---1~---------5~---8~---3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7~----------7---------------------------------------------|
D|-7~---10~---3~---7~-----3~---7---7----5-5---5-5----------------------------|
A|-7~---10~---3~---5~-----3~---5---7----5-5---5-5----------------------------|
E|-5~----8~---1~----------1~-------5--3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------|

Verse

Repeat 3 Times
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10------14--------12----------------------12\-----------------------------|
A|--8-8-8--12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/firewind/mercenary_man_tab.html ]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10------14--------12\-----------------------------------------------------|
A|--8-8-8--12-12-12--10\-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse part dos

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3----7----5------3-------------------5---5-5---------5-5------2-----------|
A|-3----7----5--x4--3-------------------5---5-5---------5-5--x2--2-----------|
E|-1----5----3------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------0-----------|

Chorus - this is the same as the second guitar for the intro

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------7~----------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-5-7~---10~---3~---7~----7~--10~---5~----5-5---5-5-----------------------|
A|-2-5-7~---10~---3~---5~----7~--10~---5~----5-5---5-5-----------------------|
E|-0-3-5~----8~---1~---------5~---8~---3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|


e|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------7~---|-------7------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-7~---10~---3~---7~---|--3~---7---7----5-5---5-5-|--play this------------------|
A|-7~---10~---3~---5~---|--3~---5---7----5-5---5-5-|--twice before solo----------|
E|-5~----8~---1~--------|--1~-------5--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------------------|

Verse again, then chorus again, then solo:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15-14----15-14--------15-14----15-14----19~-17--19-17----19-17-----------|
G|--------14-------14-12~-------14-------14---------------18-------18-18br---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------12b--17b------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play the chorus one last time and its over


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  hold note
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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