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Song
Mercyful Fate: House On The Hill
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Langus : tlange@promail.pl
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Date last modified: 06-03-02
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------| D|------9-----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----12----| A|-X\\--7-----10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-10-xx-| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------| A|--8p7------5-7------5-7p5-7----5-7p5-7-5h7-5-| E|------0000-----0000---------00---------------|
**** **** **
"Let's go to the House on the Hill..."
Riff 3
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--------2--------4-------------------| A|--------0--------2-------------------| E|-222222---222222---22222222222220033-|
****** ****** *****************
"If you dare..."
Riff 4
e|--------------------| B|--------------------| G|--------------------| D|----7--6-----13-12--| A|----5--4-----11-10--| E|--------------------|
"Nothing is what it seems..."
Play Riff 2 "Let's go to the House on the Hill..."
Play Riff 3 "While you were asleep..."
Play Riff 4 "The well in the cellar..."
Riff 5 x4
e|---------------------------------------|-----------| B|---------------------------------------|-----------| G|---------------------------------------|-----------| D|--------3--------3--------3----3----5--|--2------2-| A|--------1--------1--------1----1----3--|--0------0-| E|-200233---200233---200233---00---00----|-----------|
****** ****** ****** ** **
" In the House on the Hill"
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 2 "Let's go to the House on the Hill..."
Play Riff 3 "In my little shrine..."
Play Riff 4 "The souls that God didn't hear..."
Play Riff 5 "In the House on the Hill"
Lead in to the bridge:
e|-----------| B|--4----4---| G|---4----4--| D|----4----4-| A|-----------| E|-----------|
Riff 6
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|------5---4---3---------------5---4---3----------| A|--4---3---2---1---4---3---4---3---2---1--4--3--4-| E|--2---------------2---1---2--------------2--1--2-|
x2
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|--5--------4--------3-------------------| A|--3--------2--------1----4----3----4----| E|----222222---222222---22-2-11-1-22-2-22-|
****** ****** ** ** ** **
Riff 7
e|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------/6--5~~~~-----/8--6--5--6p5p4--/6--5-------| D|-----------5--4------------8--------------------------8--4-| A|--4--------------------------------------------------------| E|--2--3--2--------------------------------------------------|
"It is so very strange..."
Riff 8
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--9--7--9---14-12-10-12-10--9-----| A|--7--5--7---12-10--8-10--8--7--8--| E|-------------------------------6--|
"I was one of the..."
x4
e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|-8p7----8p7----| E|-----00-----00-|
** **
"Who stayed..."
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|--9--7--9---14-12-10-12-10--9--7--| A|--7--5--7---12-10--8-10--8--7--5--| E|----------------------------------|
"I was one of the..."
x4
e|---------------|----------| B|---------------|----------| G|---------------|----------| D|---------------|----------| A|-8p7----8p7----|--7----7--| E|-----00-----00-|--5----5--|
** **
"Who used to call this home."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------| B|--8--7--8---13-12-10-12-10--8-11--| G|----------------------------------| D|--5--4--5---10--9--7--9--7--5--8--| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
"I was one of the..."
x4
e|---------------| B|---------------| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|-8p7----8p7----| E|-----00-----00-|
** **
e|----------------------------------| B|--8--7--8---13-12-10-12-10--8-10--| G|----------------------------------| D|--5--4--5---10--9--7--9--7--5--7--| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|
x4
e|---------------|----------| B|---------------|----------| G|---------------|----------| D|---------------|----------| A|-8p7----8p7----|--7----7--| E|-----00-----00-|--5----5--|
** **
Riff 9 (Solo rhythm) 1st end. 2nd end. 3rd end.
e|------------------------|---------|---------|---------| B|------------------------|---------|---------|---------| G|------------------------|---------|---------|---------| D|------------------------|---------|---------|---------| A|------------------------|----8----|---11----|----8----| E|--00000000000000000000--|----6----|----9----|----6----|
********************
Ending x8
e|--------------------------|--------| B|--------------------------|--------| G|--------------------------|--------| D|--------------------------|----9\--| A|-8p7----5h7----8p7----5h7-|----7\--| E|-----00-----00-----00-----|--------|
** ** **
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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