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Song
Mercyful Fate: Nightmare Be Thy Name
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
edited by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
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Date last modified: 04-11-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|--9--8--------9-8------9--8-------9-8-9-11-| B|-------9--7-------9-7-------9--7-----------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|--6--5--------6-5------6--5-------6-5-6--8-| D|-------6--4-------6-4-------6--4-----------| A|-------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------|
Riff 2
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------0----------0------------| A|-0-1-2---2--0-1-2---2----------| E|-----------------------0--1--2-|
Riff 3
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--------2------------------| A|--------0------------5---2-| E|-2-2222----2-222-222-3-2-0-|
* **** * *** *** *
"Master....."
"You know I never pray...."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------7--6-| D|--4----7--6---4---6---4---3---------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------|
"Nightmare....... be thy name"
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----6---4-------4-----------------| D|--7-----------7-------7--6---4---3-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|
"Nightmare...... be thy name...."
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 "The dreams......"
Play Riff 4 "Nightmare......."
Riff 5
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-----------1/2-----2-2---3-| A|--2----5---1/2-----2-2---3-| E|--0--0-3-0-----0-0-----0---|
* * *
"You've got to stop this game..."
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-----------1/2------------------| A|--2----5---1/2------5--5--4--4--| E|--0--0-3-0-----0-0--3--3--2--2--|
* *
"...before I ...go...insane!"
Lead into solo rhythm:
e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-----5--------4----| A|-------------------| E|--3-----3--2-----2-|
"Straight to the grave....."
Riff 6 (solo rhythm) x4
e|----------------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------| D|----------------3p2p0-------|----------------------| A|-2--2-2-5p2-2-2-------3p2p0-|----------------------| E|----------------------------|--1-111-111-111--etc.-|
* *** *** ***
x2
e|----------------------------|----------------------| B|----------------------------|----------------------| G|----------------------------|----------------------| D|----------------3p2p0-------|----------------------| A|-2--2-2-5p2-2-2-------3p2p0-|----------------------| E|----------------------------|--1-111-111-111--etc.-|
* *** *** ***
x2 x2
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|----------------------------|-----------------------------| D|----------------5p4---------|-----------------3p2p0-------| A|-4--4-4-7p4-4-4-----7-5p4---|--2--2-2-5p2-2-2-------3p2p0-| E|--------------------------7-|-----------------------------|
Solo over the above riffs
e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|-0-[whammy bar dive and vibrate]-| A|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-5-3-0-5-7-5-0-3-5-3-0-5-7-5-0-8-11-8-0-7-10-7-0----| G|---------------------------------------------------9^-| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|-7h10p7---7-10-7h10p7---7---------7-| G|--------9-------------9---9-7-9-7---| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------1-3-3p1---1---------| D|-----------1-------1-2-3---------3---3-2-1-3-| A|-----1-2-3---2---3---------------------------| E|-1-4-----------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------9-9h10--9-7--------------------------| G|-6h7p6---6-7-6-7-8-------------9-7-6---6--6-7-9-7-6-----| D|-------9-----------------------------9--------------9-6-| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------2---| D|-6-4-------------------------2-4---4-| A|-----7-5-4---------------2-4---------| E|-----------7-5-4-2-0-2-5-------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------14---| B|---------------------------------12--------------------17^--| G|-7-----------6-8-9-8-6-8-6-------14-----11-11-14-16-18------| D|-7-----7-7-9---------------7-9-------16---------------------| A|-0--9-------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 3a
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|--------2------------------| A|--------0------------5---2-| E|-2-2222----2-222-222-3-2-0-|
* **** * *** *** *
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|--------2--------5-4-2-| A|--------0--------3-2-0-| E|-2-2222----2-222-------|
* **** * ***
Play Riff 3 "In hell....."
Play Riff 4 Only guitar 2
Play Riff 5 "You got to stop this game....."
Ending
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-------0----------0------------| A|-0-1-2---2--0-1-2---2----------| E|-----------------------0--1--2-| e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------------------4--5--6\-| D|-------0----------0----2--3--4\-| A|-0-1-2---2--0-1-2---2-----------| E|--------------------------------|
"Before I go insane........"
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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