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Song
Mercyful Fate: Torture (1629)
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
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Date last modified: 12-07-01
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 x4
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------6-7----7-6----6-5-| E|-0-6-7--0-6-5--0------0------0-----|
Riff 2 x4
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------8-7---------------------| D|---8-9---8-7---6-5---6-5---6-5----8--7-| A|-0-6-7-0-6-5-0-----0-4-3-0-4-3-0--6--5-| E|---------------------------------------|
Lead in to next section:
e|--------| B|--------| G|--------| D|--2--2--| A|--2--2--| E|--0--0--|
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-5-7---5-7---5-7-----------| E|-----0-----0-----0-0-6-5-0-|
* * * *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------8-7---| A|-------------------8-7---| E|-------------------6-5---|
Riff 3a x3
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-5-7---5-7---5-7-----------| E|-----0-----0-----0-0-6-5-0-|
* * * *
"Anna......"
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|--------------------------| A|-5-7---5-7---5-7----------| E|-----0-----0------0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
Riff 4
e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-5-----5-----8----10-----------| A|-3-----4-----6-----9-----------| E|-------------------------6-5-0-|
"Some folk had seen..."
Play Riff 3a "The Inquisitor..."
Play Riff 4 "The sun was slowly..."
Play Riff 3a (only play the first two bars)
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4----7-------7--6---------| A|-2----5--5----5--4----5--4-| E|---------3------------3--2-|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-4----7-------4--6---------| D|---------5------------5--4-| A|-2----5-------2--4---------| E|---------3------------3--2-|
"Torture in the name of Christ..."
Lead into next section:
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|---------------------5--4-| A|-4--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-3--2-| E|-2--x-x--x-x--x-x--x------|
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---2-4---2-4---2-4---------| A|-----------------------3-2-| E|-2-----2-----2-----2-2-----|
* * * *
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|---2-4---2-4---2-4-----------| A|-----------------------------| E|-2-----2-----2-----0-0-6-5-0-|
* * * *
Play Riff 3a "Sitting naked....."
Play Riff 4 "Her bloody hands...."
Play Riff 3a "Thumbscrews....."
Play Riff 4 "To crush each...."
Play Riff 3a (only play the first two bars)
Play Riff 5 "Torture...."
Riff 5a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|-4----7-------7--6-------5-| A|-2----5--5----5--4----5--3-| E|---------3------------3----|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|-4----7-------7--6-------5-| D|---------5------------5----| A|-2----5-------5--4-------3-| E|---------3------------3----|
".....confess!"
Riff 7
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------5----2-----------| D|-----------------------5----2------5--8-| A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00---0000-3--6-| E|----------------------------------------|
**** **** ** ****
e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------5----2---------------| D|-----------------------5----2-------------8-| A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00---0000-3p0-00-6-| E|--------------------------------------------|
**** **** ** **** **
"Satan's mark has..."
e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-----------------------5----2-----------| D|-----------------------5----2------5--8-| A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00---0000-3--6-| E|----------------------------------------|
**** **** ** ****
"They already searched......"
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-----------------------5----2-----| D|-----------------------5----2---5-| A|-3p0-0000-5p0-6p0-0000---00---0-3-| E|----------------------------------|
**** **** ** *
"And it was all....."
Riff 8
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4-4-----------5--------------5-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Oh Anna here they come again..."
e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|-----------5--------5-5-| D|-----------5--------5-5-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-3--3-3-3-3-3-| E|------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm) x2
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|------------------------------| D|-------------4-4-4------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-| E|-2-2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2-2-| e|------------------------------|--------| B|------------------------------|--------| G|------------------------------|--------| D|-------------4-4-4------------|-9--8-9-| A|-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-|-7--6-7-| E|-2-2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2-2-|--------|
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-------------6-6-6------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6-| A|-4-4-4-4-4----------4-4-4-4-4-| E|------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------6-6-6-------------------------| D|-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6--------------| A|-4-4-4-4-4----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2--2-2-| E|-------------------------------------------|
x2
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|-2/4-4-4-4--4-4-4--5-5-5--5\4-4-4-4--4-4-4\2-2-2-| E|-------------------------------------------------|
Interlude:
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-7--------------------------2----------4------------| D|-7--------------5-----------2----------4------------| A|-5--------------5-----------0----------2------------| E|----------------3-----------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------12-----------------------------------| B|--------12-14-15----15--13-14-13-----14--12----12\7~~-| G|-14--14--------------------------14-------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 3b
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------| D|-2--2------8--7------8--7------8--7-| A|-2--2------8--7------8--7------8--7-| E|-0--0------6--5------6--5------6--5-| e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------| D|-8--7-2------8--7-2------8--7-2------8--7-2-| A|-8--7-2------8--7-2------8--7-2------8--7-2-| E|-6--5-0------6--5-0------6--5-0------6--5-0-|
"Confess, confess witch..."
Guitar 2 x7
e|---------------------------| B|---------------------------| G|---------------------------| D|---------------------------| A|-5-7---5-7---5-7-----------| E|-----0-----0-----0-0-6-5-0-|
* * * *
e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-5-7---5-7---5-7---------| E|-----0-----0-----0-0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
Riff 11
e|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|-4-4--2-4---2-4---2-4---------2-2-| A|-4-4--------------------------0-0-| E|-2-2------2-----2-----2-2-2-2-----|
* * * * * *
x3
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------2-4---2-4---------2-2-| A|-------------------------0-0-| E|-2-2-2-----2-----2-2-2-2-----|
* * * * * * * *
"Yes, yes, I am a witch..."
Riff 12 (solo rhythm)
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-5-7---5-7---5-7---------5-5-| A|-------------------------3-3-| E|-----5-----5-----5-5-5-5-----|
* * * * * *
x2
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------5-7---5-7---------5-5-| A|-------------------------3-3-| E|-5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-5-----|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-----------------------------| D|-------5-7---5-7---------5---| A|-------------------------3-4-| E|-5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-5---2-|
* * * * * * * *
Play Riff 5 "They dropped her from the ceiling..."
Riff 5b
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------| D|-4----7-------7--6-------4---7-----7--6--4-| A|-2----5--5----5--4----5--2---5--5--5--4--2-| E|---------3------------3---------3----------|
"Her arms and legs....then finally no....."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------| G|-4----7-------4--6-------4---7-----7--6--4-| D|---------5------------5---------5----------| A|-2----5-------2--4-------2---5-----5--4--2-| E|---------3------------3---------3----------|
Ending:
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------| D|-4-4--2-4---2-4---2-4---2-4---2-4---2-4---2-4--4-4-| A|-4-4-------------------------------------------4-4-| E|-2-2------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2------2-2-|
* * * * * *
"...more!!"
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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