Mother Of Mercy Chords
by Iron Maiden
Mother Of Mercy by Iron Maiden is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-6---------5-6-8---5----------------------------|
G|-7-7-----7---7-7-----------5--------------------------|
D|-----------------------------7------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------5-5--------------------------------------|
B|-----5-6---------8-6-5--6p5---------------------------|
G|-7-7-----7------------------5-------------------------|
D|------------------------------7-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Chords under intro lead
E|--5--------------5-------------------------------------|
B|--6--------------6-------------------------------------|
G|--7----10--9-----7----10--12---------------------------|
D|--7----10--10----7----10--12---------------------------|
A|--5----8---7-----5----8---10---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
E|--5--------------5-------------------------------------|
B|--6--------------6-------------------------------------|
G|--7----10--12----7---10--5-----------------------------|
D|--7----10--12----7---10--5-----------------------------|
A|--5----8---10----5---8---3-----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Imterlude
E|------3---5------------3---5---------------------------|
B|------3---5------------3---5-----------3--2------------|
G|------3---6------------3---6-----------2--2------------|
D|-8----5---7--------8---5---7---3---5---2--2------------|
A|-8----5---7--x2----8---5---7---3---5---0--0------------|
E|-6----3---5--------6---3---5---1---3-------------------|
Repeat the verse chords then this
Break
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7-7-7--5--7----------------------12-------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7--5--7---10-10-10-10-10-10--12-------------|
A|--5-5-5-5-5--3--5---8--8--8--8--8--7---10-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7--5--7-----------------------5--------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7--5--7----10-10-10-10-10-10--5--------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5--3--5----8--8--8--8--8--7---3--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
During the chords above. This is played
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------12------9------------------------|
D|---7-------10-----10----10-\---7----------------------|
A|-5---5--/-8-------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------12---------14------------------|
D|---7---------10-----10----10-/-12---------------------|
A|-5---5--/--8------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Harmony for the above
E|-----------------------15-----------------------------|
B|----10---------13------------17-----------------------|
G|--7----7--/-10------14----14----14--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------15--------17---------------------|
B|----10--------13------------15------------------------|
G|--7----7-/-10-----17-----17---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat the verse and interlude
Chorus
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--10--9--8----------------------------------------|
D|--7--10--9--8----------------------------------------|
A|--5--8---7--6----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Interlude 2 (I think Adrian is tuned to drop D)
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------8---8-10------------8--10-------------------|
D|--5---7---8---8-10---5----7---8--10-------------------|
A|--5---7---6---6-8----5----7---6--8--------------------|
E|--3---5--------------3----5---------------------------|
Chords for Adrian's Solo
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---5-----------2---5--------------------------------|
D|-2---5---3---5---2---5---3----------------------------|
A|-0---3---3---5---0---3---3----------------------------|
E|---------1---3-----------1----------------------------|
Adrian Smith solo
E|----7br7-5h7---5-----------5--------------------------|
B|-8b----------8---8p5-----5----8p5---------------------|
G|----------------------7b----------8-7p5---7---5-------|
D|----------------------------------------7---7---7-----|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5h7-7br7p5-----5-----------------------------|
D|-----5h7------------7-5---7p5---5h7-------------------|
A|-5h7--------------------------7-----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5h8p5h8p5---5h8p5h8p5---5h8p5h8p5----------------|
G|-5h7-----------8-----------8-----------8--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|----5h7---5h7h8------5-5----5-5----5-5---5------------|
B|-8b-----8--------8b------8b-----8b---------8p5--------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8br8br8br8---8p5-8--5-------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat the break, verse interlude chorus and then do this
Lead over the outro chorus
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3---6---5--4-----3--10--9---8----------------------|
G|---5b--8b--7b-6b----5b-12b-11b-10b--------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Finish on this
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------7-7-7-7-7-5---7---------------------------|
D|------------7-7-7-7-7-5---7---------------------------|
A|------------5-5-5-5-5-3---5---------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|