Mercyful Fate - Kiss The Demon guitar tab
Mercyful Fate: Kiss The Demon
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
edited by: Marcel Weeterings : eenerglanginternetadres@Hotmail.com
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (clean)
Guitar 1 x2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--9-7-6-6--6--7-9-9-9--9-7-6-6--6--7--9-7--6-|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0--0-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------9-11-9--7-|
A|--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0--0-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Riff 2 (clean)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-9-10-10-10--9--10-10-10-10--7-9-10-10-10--9--10-9--7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
"Kiss the little demon..."
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-9-10-10-10--9--10-10-10-10--7-9-10-10-10-12--10-9--10-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
"Kiss the little demon..."
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-2--3--3--3--2---3--3--3--3--0-2--3--3--3--2---3-2--0-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|----5--7--7--7--5---7--7--7--7----5--7--7--7--8---7-5--7-|
E|--8-----------------------------8------------------------|
Riff 3 (Distortion, guitar 2 plays notes in () )
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--------(9~------7~-------5~)-------------|
A|--------10~------9~-------7~--------------|
E|--0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0------0-2-3-5-3-2-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|--------(9~------7~-------5~)----------|
A|--------10~------9~-------7~---7--8--9-|
E|--0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-0-------5--6--7-|
* * * * * * * * *
"You better watch out!"
Riff 4 (verse)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--7--9-10-10-10--9-10-10-10-10-|
E|--5--7--8--8--8--7--8--8--8--8-|
"I am alone in the dark..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--7--9-10-10-10--9-10--5--7-|
E|--5--7--8--8--8--7--8--3--5-|
"When I call the Demon's name."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--5--7--9--9--9--7--9--9--9--5-|
A|--3--5--7--7--7--5--7--7--7--3-|
E|-------------------------------|
"I am..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|--7--9-10-10-10--9--7--5--7-|
E|--5--7--8--8--8--7--5--3--5-|
"Am I the one who's insane?"
Riff 5 (chorus)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|--5--6--7--5----------5--5--4--5-|
A|--5--6--7--5----------3--3--3--3-|
E|--------------0-0-0--------------|
* * *
"Kiss the demon..."
1st ending
e|-------------------------------------|-----|
B|-------------------------------------|-----|
G|-------------------------------------|-----|
D|--5--6--7--5-------------------------|-----|
A|--5--6--7--5---------------8-7---5---|--7--|
E|--------------0-0-0--8-7-5-----8---7-|--5--|
* * *
"He'll make your wish come true..."
2nd ending
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|--5--6--7--5-----------------------------|
A|--5--6--7--5---------------8-7---5----7--|
E|--------------0-0-0--8-7-5-----8---7--5--|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Stick out your tongue and let him taste..."
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "Kiss the little Demon..."
"Kiss the little Demon..."
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 5 "Kiss the Demon..."
Riff 6
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-------8-7-------8-7-------8-----8-7-5---5-7-|
E|-0-000-----0-000-----0-000---0-0-------8-----|
* *** * *** * *** * *
"I send you my Demon......."
1st and 3rd ending
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------10--9-|
A|-------8-7-----------------8-7--10--9-|
E|-0-000-----0-000-8-7-0-000-------8--7-|
* *** * *** * ***
2nd ending
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------9-12-|
A|-------8-7-----------------8-7--9-12-|
E|-0-000-----0-000-8-7-0-000------7-10-|
* *** * *** * ***
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-4-4-4-4-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-4-4-4-4-4--/7-6-5-------|
E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2-2---------7-6-5-|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------2----|
D|--------------------------------------2--2-|
A|-2-4-4-4-4-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-4-4-4-4-4--0--2-|
E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2-2-----0-|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-4-4-4-4-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-4-4-4-4-4--/7-6-5-------|
E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2-2---------7-6-5-|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------5--7-|
A|-2-4-4-4-4-4-2-5-5-5-5-5-2-4-4-4-4-4--5--7-|
E|-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2-2-2-2--3--5-|
Play Riff 3 "You better watch out!"
Play Riff 4 "I am alone in the dark...."
Play Riff 5 "Kiss the Demon....."
Use this at the end:
Ending x3
e|------------------|-----|
B|------------------|-----|
G|------------------|-----|
D|------------------|-----|
A|-------8-7---5----|--7--|
E|-8-7-5-----8---7--|--5--|
* * * * * * * *
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
