Mercyful Fate: Listen To The Bell
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Langus : tlange@promail.pl
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Tuning: 7 String Guitar, Standard tuning
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-2----3----8----3----2----3----8----3-3-|
A|-0----1----6----1----0----1----6----1-1-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--10^~~~-11^~~~~--15^~~~~~--11^~~~~~~--|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
Riff 2 x4
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|------------------9/11---12-11-10-|
D|-5--------8-7-----7/-9---10--9--8-|
A|---6-5-6------0-0------0----------|
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
* * *
Riff 3
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------6-|
A|-6--5-x-x-8--6--5--x--x-x-3--5-x-x-8--10----|
E|-4--3-x-x-6--4--3--x--x-x-1--3-x-x-6---8----|
B|--------------------------------------------|
"Up in the hills..."
x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|------------------9/11---12-11-10-|
D|-5--------8-7-----7/-9---10--9--8-|
A|---6-5-6------0-0------0----------|
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
* * *
"...broken town..."
Riff 4 (slightly palm muted)
x3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|--6-6-6-4-3--6-6-3-6-2--|
B|--4-4-4-2-1--4-4-1-4-0--|
"Why....why......"
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|--6-6-6-4-3--6-6-6-8-9----9-9-|
B|--4-4-4-2-1--4-4-4-6-7----7-7-|
"Listen to the bell and it..."
Lead into next section:
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--9-------9/11---12-11-10-|
D|--7-------7/-9---10--9--8-|
A|------0-0------0----------|
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
* * *
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 "It's a dark..."
Lead into second chorus:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------6-5-------|
A|-3--5-x-x-8--10------6-5-6-|
E|-1--3-x-x-6---8------------|
B|---------------------------|
"Everywhere I hear the devils......."
Play Riff 4 "Why...why..."
Riff 5 x4
e|--------------------------------------|---------------|
B|--------------------------------------|---------------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------0-|
D|-----0--------------------------------|---0-1-2-3-4---|
A|-1-0---3--1-2-3--1-2-3--1-2-3--1-2-3--|-4-------------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------|
B|--------------------------------------|---------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 6 (Last time, leave off last note)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8------7-----------------5--------------------|
A|-------7~-----6~------------4-5----------5---4-3~--|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0-0---------0-3-0---0-------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"I have seen........"
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8------7--------------------------------------|
A|-------7~-----6~-------------------------5---4-3~--|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0-0-...-----0-3-0---0-------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 7
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6-----------------------------6------------------------|
D|-----5------4----------------------5------4---------------|
A|----------3-----------------------------3--------4---3----|
E|-3-----3-------3-3-3-3-3-4~--3-3-----3-------3-2---1---1~-|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"I've seen whatever ..."
Riff 6a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8------7-----------------5----------------5-4-|
A|-------7~-----6~------------4-5----------5---4-3-2-|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0-0---------0-3-0---0-------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"The blazing ruby eyes......"
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8------7----------------------------------5-4-|
A|-------7~-----6~-------------------------5---4-3-2-|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-3-0---0-------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 8
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4----7--5--4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0--5--3--2-|
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Listen to the bell....."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------5-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------5---4-3-2-|
E|---------------0-3-0---0-------|
B|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
"If you want to know why....."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4----7--5--4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0--5--3--2-|
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"You gotta listen to the bell..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5--7-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--5-|
E|----------------3----|
B|---------------------|
* * * * * * *
"And then you might......."
Play Riff 4 "Why...why......"
notation:
^ = bend [ ^ = half, ^^ = whole, etc. ]
^r = bend and release
x = mute with fret-hand
* = mute with palm-hand
X\\ = pick slide
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
ah = artificial harmonic
(9) = ghost note
tm = trem picking
tr = trill
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