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Song
Mercyful Fate: Banshee
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
Marcel Weeterings : eenerglanginternetadres@Hotmail.com
solo by: Noel Gambone : v_villain@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: 16-04-02
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
Guitar 1
e|--------------| B|--------------| G|-12------12\9-| D|-12------12\9-| A|-10------10\7-| E|--------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------| B|--------------| G|--------------| D|-2------------| A|-2-[let ring]-| E|-0------------|
RIFF 1
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7--7--7-7---------------------2-| E|----------10-7-7--5--5-7-8-7-0-0-|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-5--5--5-5-4-2-2---------2-----9-| A|------------------3--3-5---5---7-| E|-----------------------------0-0-|
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|-7--7--7-7----------------------8-| E|----------10-7-7--5-7-5-3-5-3-0-6-|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-5--5--5-5-4-2-2------------------| A|------------------3-5-3-2-3-2---8-| E|------------------------------0-6-|
RIFF 2
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------7--7----------------------7--7-10-9-10-9~-| E|--0-0-0-0------10-8-7-8-10--0-0-0-0-----------------|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------4-2--4----| D|----------5--5--4--------4----------5--5---------4~-| A|------------------7-6-7-----------------------------| E|--0-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-0-----------------|
* * * * * * * *
"I heard it..."
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------7~-| A|----------7--7----------------------7--7-10-9-10----| E|--0-0-0-0------10-8-7-8-10--0-0-0-0-----------------|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------4-2--4-2~-| D|----------5--5--4--------4----------5--5------------| A|------------------7-6-7-----------------------------| E|--0-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-0-----------------|
* * * * * * * *
"I heard it......"
RIFF 3
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|---------4------------------2-----| A|-------------5-4----------5---5-4-| E|-2-2-2-2---2------3-3-3-3---------|
* * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4----------------5---------------| A|-4----------------5---------------| E|-2-------2-2-2-2--3-------3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * *
"Now I can..."
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---------4----------------------| A|-------------5-4----------------| E|-2-2-2-2---2------3-3-3-3-3-5-3-|
* * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4----------------5---------------| A|-4----------------5---------------| E|-2-------2-2-2-2--3-------3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * *
"outside...
RIFF 4
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----7-----5-------------2-----7----\4-4----------| A|-2-----5-----3-------------2-----5----\2-2----------| E|-0-----5-----3----0-0-0----0-----5----\2-2----0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-9----11----12-------------9----11----7\\4----------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-7-----9----10-------------7-----9----5\\2----------| E|------------------0-0-0-----------------------0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
"Under...."
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------| D|-2-----7-----5-------------2-----7----\4-4----5-4-3---| A|-2-----5-----3-------------2-----5----\2-2----------5-| E|-0-----5-----3----0-0-0----0-----5----\2-2------------|
* * *
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|-9----11----12-------------9----11----7-7\\4----------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|-7-----9----10-------------7-----9----5-5\\2--5-4-3---| E|------------------0-0-0-----------------------------5-|
* * *
"Under..."
Play RIFF 1
Play RIFF 2 "I know..."
Play RIFF 3 "Before the sun..."
Play RIFF 4 "Under..."
Here's the lead over the 2nd chorus:
e|-----------------------| B|------7-8-7h8p7--------| G|-/7-9-----------9-7-9~-| D|-----------------------| A|-----------------------| E|-----------------------|
RIFF 5
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|----3---2----3---2-----------4---3----4---3-------| E|-0----0----0---0---5-4-3--2----2----2---2---5-4-3-|
"I must..."
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----3---2----3---2-------4-4---5--4-4--------4-4--5-| E|-0----0----0---0---5-4-3-2-2---3--2-2--5-4-3-2-2--3-|
"Let us... ....The cats..."
e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|----3---2----3---2-----------4---3----4---3-------| E|-0----0----0---0---5-4-3--2----2----2---2---5-4-3-|
"They know..."
Play RIFF 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------19----15----------| B|--------------------------------------------------17-20----17-------17----| G|-----------------------------------------------16----------------16----14~| D|--------------------------------------------17----------------------------| A|-7-h9-9-h10-10~--7-h9-9-h10-10-p9-9-/15-14--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------15~--13-12h13p12---12~--19^--19-17-------------------19----| G|--------16--------------------14-----------------19-17-16----------------| D|-/14-------14---------------------------------------------19-17-16----16~| A|-----14------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play RIFF 3 "The waiting..."
RIFF 6
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-4------------4--------4-6-7-| A|-2------------2--------2-4-5-| E|----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-4------------4----------------| A|-2------------2----2-4-5-4-2-4-| E|----4-4-4-4-4----4-------------|
* * * * * *
Riff 7
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|----4------------4------| A|----------0-2---------3-| E|-2-----2------2-----2---| e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|----4------------4------| A|----------0-2-------3-2-| E|-2-----2------2---------|
Play RIFF 4 "Under..."
Ending:
Guitar 1
e|-----------| B|-----------| G|--------12-| D|--------12-| A|--------10-| E|-0-0-0-----|
* * *
Guitar 2
e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|---------2-| A|---------2-| E|-0-0-0---0-|
* * *
"Let it be me."
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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