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Song
Mercyful Fate: The Night
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Langus : tlange@promail.pl
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Date last modified: 12-07-01
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
Guitar 1
e|------------12~~~~~-------15--14--11~~~[whammy bar]-| B|-12~~~~---------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|------------12~~~~~-------15--14--11~~~[whammy bar]-| G|-12~~~~---------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-------------2---1--------| D|---3\2---3---2---1---2/5--| A|---3\2---3-----------2/5--| E|-0-----0---0---0---0------|
* * * * *
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-------------2---1--------| D|---3\2---3---2---1------2-| A|---3\2---3--------------2-| E|-0-----0---0---0---0--0---|
* * * * * *
Riff 2 x4
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|--2--0--3--2---------------------------------| D|--2--0--3--2--------2-------0--2--0--2-------| A|--------------------2-------0--2--0--2-------| E|--------------0--0-----0--0-------------0--0-|
* * * * * *
"Old Nick is......"
Riff 3
Guitar 1 x4
e|---------------------------------------------|------| B|---------------------------------------------|------| G|--2--0--3--2---------------------------------|------| D|--2--0--3--2--------2-------0--2--0--2-------|------| A|--------------------2-------0--2--0--2-------|------| E|--------------0--0-----0--0-------------0--0-|-0--0-|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 x4
e|---------------------------------------------|------| B|---------------------------------------------|------| G|--9--7-10--9---------------------------------|------| D|--7--5--8--7--------9-------7--9--7--9-------|------| A|--------------------7-------5--7--5--7-------|------| E|--------------0--0-----0--0-------------0--0-|-0--0-|
* * * * * * * *
"Old Nick is..."
Riff 4 x3
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|---------5-6-7---8-7-5-------| E|-5-4-3-0-------0-------0-3-6-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"The two of us at midnight..."
e|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|---------5-6-7---8-7-5-| E|-5-4-3-0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|-------------------5--4--7--7--------------7-| A|-3--3--------------3--2--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E|-1--1--1-1-1-1-...---------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Just him and I....."
Lead into next verse:
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--------2------2------2------2-| A|--------2------2------2------2-| E|--0--0----0--0---0--0---0--0---|
* * * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 "....my imaginary friend...."
Play Riff 3 "Through the dark..."
Play Riff 4 "The two of us....."
Play Riff 5 "Just him and I...."
Riff 6 (guitar 2 plays top notes on last bar)
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------8---7-------------| D|---------------0---0---0-8-0-0-8~--| A|---------8-7-----------------------| E|-0-7-6-0-----0---------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Find out....."
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|-----------------8---7----------| D|---------------0---0---0-8-0-0--| A|---------8-7--------------------| E|-0-7-6-0-----0------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|-12------------13--------------| B|-15^^----------16^^------------| G|-------------------------------| D|--5-------------3---------3-2--| A|--3---3-3-3-3-3-1---1-1-1-1-0--| E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"...the night....."
Riff 7 (solo rhythm)
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------5-4~-| E|-3--0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|---------------------------2-1~-| A|--------------------------------| E|-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------| A|-----------------------------| E|-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1st ending
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-2-2--4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| A|-0-0--2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E|-----------------------------|
2nd ending
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|------2-2--5-5--8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-4-4--0-0--3-3--6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|-2-2-----------------------------------|
Riff 8
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7-\2-| D|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7-\2-| A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------| E|------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"Looking through....."
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7-5-| D|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7-5-| A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------| E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 9 (solo rhythm)
e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|-3-5-5-------3----------3-5-5-------3-----| E|-------0-3-5---5--0-3-5-------0-3-5---4---|
Play Riff 2 solo rhythm
Play Riff 3 "Old Nick....."
Play Riff 4 "The two of us....."
Play Riff 5 "Just him and I...."
Play Riff 6 "Find out......"
Riff 10 (Ending)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|--------4---------------6---------------5----| A|----------------2------------5--4----------4-| E|--0--2----0--3----0--4----0--------0--3------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (after awhile)
e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------| D|--------8--------------10---------------9----| A|----------------6------------9--8----------8-| E|--0--6----0--7----0--8----0--------0--7------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
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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