The Bell Witch

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Mercyful Fate: The Bell Witch

transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

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Date last modified: 31-10-01

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (Play twice)

Riff 2

When vocals start, play this:

Riff 1a

"Back in Tennessee......"

"I saw a family......"

Next time, guitar 2 plays this, guitar 1 plays riff 1

"Yeah yeah yeah....."

Play Riff 2 "Oh...they never would know...."

Riff 3

"Little Betsy......"

RIFF 4

Guitar 1 (this lasts for four bars of guitar 2)

Guitar 2

* * * * * * * * |

"Ohhhh....." |

"Invisible hands...." |--- Play 2x

* * * * * * * *

"Ohhhh....."

"...leaving their mark in the dark..."

Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm)

* * * * * * * * *

Solo (wah pedal)

End Solo

Riff 5

"Night after night...."

Guitar 2 plays this over the above bar in 2 last times

"...torturing Betsy..."

RIFF 6

* **** * ***

"Tell us who you are....."

Play Riff 5

Play Riff 6 "Please tell us......"

Riff 7 (Chorus, guitar 2 plays notes in () )

**** **** * **** * **** * **** * ****

"I am the air..."

**** **** * **** * **** * **** * ****

"I am the bell...witch!"

Riff 8 (solo rhythm)

* * * * * * * * *

Solo

End Solo

Play Riff 5 "The bell witch..."

Play Riff 6 "Tell us who..."

Play Riff 5

Play Riff 6 "Please tell us..."

Play Riff 7 "I am the air...

Riff 9 (4 times)

* * * * * * * *

"Goodnight John ..."

Play Riff 9 Solo Rhythm x4

Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)

* * * * * * * * *

* * * * * * * *

Play Riff 9 End of the solo rhythm

Solo over the above riffs

*use whammy to dive to 14 and rise to 17*

*Use whammy bar again for this stuff*

End Solo

Riff 11

Riff 12

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"That night John he died....."

* * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"Soon, they realized....."

Riff 13 (Solo rhythm)

* * * * * * * *

Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm)

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

RIFF 13a (Solo Rhythm)

* * * * * * * *

Solo over the above riffs

guitar 2 plays top notes

e|-2--3--2-----2-------------------------|
B|----5-----5-----5^-(5)p3--5--3--2--3~~-|
G|-7-----7--6--7--6^-(6)p4--6--4-----4~~-|
D|--------------------------------7------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-6h7p6---6-----6-7-9-7-6----6-7-6---6------|
D|-------9---7-9-----------9--------9---9----|
A|----------------------------------------9\-|
E|-------------------------------------------|

guitar 2 plays top notes

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12--10-------------10--8-----------------------------|
G|-11h12--11---9/12--11--11--9--11--9-------9-11--9--------|
D|-------------------12---------12-11-9/12-11-12-11-9/12~~-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------12-------12-14----12-14-16-|
A|-12-14-16-12-14-16----14-16-------16----------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------12------15^r-15^r-15^r^r~~-|
G|----------12----------------12-14----14^---------------------|
D|-12-14-16----14-16-12-14-16----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12h15p12----12-------12-14p12----12-------12h15p12-|
B|----------15----14h15----------15----14h15----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-14p12----12-------12-14p12----12-------|
B|-------15----14h15----------15----14h15-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-12h15p12-14p12----12--------------|
B|----------------15----15^r^r~~-----|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------X\\-|

End Solo

Ending

Guitar 1

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|----7--6-----5--4--------6--7-----5--4-----3--2----|
A|-5--------7--------5--4--------3--------5--------3-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----14-13----12-11---------13-14-----12-11-----10-9----|
D|-12--------14-------12-11~--------10--------12-------10-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-2--4--5--4--5--7--5--4-|
A|-0--2--3--2--3--5--3--2-|
E|------------------------|

Guitar 2

e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|----------------7-------|
D|-7--9-10--9-10----10--9-|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

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