Mercyful Fate

Mercyful Fate - Return Of The Vampire guitar tab

Mercyful Fate: Return Of The Vampire ... 1993

transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

Langus : tlange@promail.pl

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Tuning: Standard

Intro

e|---------------|

B|---------------|

G|-2-------------|

D|-2-------------|

A|-0-----2--4--2-|

E|-------0--2--0-|

Riff 1

e|---------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------|

D|-------------2-------------------|

A|-4--x--4--4--0--4--x--4--2--4--2-|

E|-2--x--2--2-----2--x--2--0--2--0-|

Guitar 2 plays this over riff 1

e|--------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------|

G|-11---11-11-11-11---9---9--9--9--9/7---7/5--|

D|--------------------------------------------|

A|--9----9--9--9--9---7---7--7--7--7/5---5/3--|

E|--------------------------------------------|

End of riff 1

e|------------------|

B|------------------|

G|------------------|

D|----5--4--2-------|

A|-4--3--2--0--5--4-|

E|-2-----------3--2-|

Lead into verse:

e|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-------------------------|

D|-------------------------|

A|-4-[let ring]----2--4--2-|

E|-2---------------0--2--0-|

"A suicide ..."

Play Riff 1 "Deep in his lair......"

Riff 2

e|--------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------|

D|-3--x--3--x--3--2---------------------|

A|-1--x--1--x--1--0----------5--4--0----|

E|-------------------0--2--3----------0-|

Play Riff 1 "Spreaded wings...."

Riff 2a

e|--------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------|

D|-3--x--3--x--3--2---------------------|

A|-1--x--1--x--1--0----------5--4--0--2-|

E|-------------------0--2--3------------|

Riff 3 (Chorus)

e|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------|

D|-5--5-5-7--9--9-9-9-10-12--12--11-7--7-7-7-9-|

A|-3--3-3-5--7--7-7-7--8-10--10---9-5--5-5-5-7-|

E|---------------------------------------------|

"Return of the vampire......"

e|-----------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------|

D|-10--10--9-5--5--4--2--2-----------------|

A|--8---8--7-3--3--2--0--0--5--3--5----0-2-|

E|--------------------------3--1--3--3-----|

"He's out for blood......"

e|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------|

D|-5--5-5-7--9--9-9-9-10-12--12--11-7--7-7-7-9-|

A|-3--3-3-5--7--7-7-7--8-10--10---9-5--5-5-5-7-|

E|---------------------------------------------|

"Return of the vampire......"

e|-------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------|

D|-10--10--9-5--5--4--2--2-------------|

A|--8---8--7-3--3--2--0--0--5--3--5--5-|

E|--------------------------3--1--3--3-|

"He's out for blood......"

Play Riff 1 with this ending:

e|----------------|

B|----------------|

G|----------------|

D|----5--4--2-----|

A|-4--3--2--0--5--|

E|-2-----------3--|

Riff 4

e|------------------|

B|------------------|

G|------------------|

D|------------------|

A|------------------|

E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-etc--|

* * * * * *

Riff 5 x2

e|-------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------|

D|---9\8---7\6-----7-----5-----7-|

A|---7\6---5\4-----5-----3-----5-|

E|-0-----0-----0-0---0-0---0-0---|

* * * * * * * *

"There's only one way...."

Last time

e|--------------------------------|--------|

B|--------------------------------|--------|

G|--------------------------------|--------|

D|--------------------------------|--------|

A|-4------------------------------|--4--2--|

E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|--2--0--|

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

"Lair.........."

Riff 6

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------|

D|-11--9--7--7-7--7-7--7-7--9-11--9--9-9--9-9--9-9-|

A|--9--7--5--5-5--5-5--5-5--7--9--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

"And I can feel something is wrong..."

Riff 7

e|--------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------|

D|------4~----------2-----------4~------------|

A|-4-------2--4--4--0---2--4-------2--4--4--2-|

E|-2--2----0--2--2------0--2--2----0--2--2--0-|

"Vampire!....."

Riff 7a (solo rhythm)

e|---------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------|

D|------4~----------2-----------4~-------------------|

A|-4-------2--4--4--0---2--4-------2--4--4--2--7-6-5-|

E|-2--2----0--2--2------0--2--2----0--2--2--0--5-4-3-|

End of solo rhythm

e|----------------|

B|----------------|

G|----------------|

D|----------------|

A|--4--[let ring]-|

E|--2-------------|

Solo (wah pedal)

e|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-2-2-2-2------------2--4-4^-4~--------2--2-----|

G|-2-2-2-2------------2--4-4^-4~--------2--2-----|

D|---------4~~----2h4---------------2h4------4~~-|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------2---------------2-2-2------------2----------|

G|-------2-x-2---------------2-2-2------------2--4^-4~~~-|

D|-4-2h4-----a--2~~--(2-1-0)-------4~~----2h4------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|

B|-----2-2-------------------------------------------|

G|-----2-2------------2----2^--------4^--4-4^~~~--4^-|

D|-2-4-----4~~----2h4---------4~~--------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-2h5p2-------5p2---2--5^~~-----------------------|

G|-------4^~~------4----------------------14-16p14-|

D|-------a--------------------------14h16----------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------(14)----------------|

e|--------------------------14h17p14--14--------14-16p14-16p14----|

B|-------------17^~~--17^-----------17--17^~~------------------17-|

G|-16-16^r--14----------------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14------17p14----14-----------------------------------|

B|----17^--------16----17-16-16^~~----17-14h16p14--14----|

G|-----------------------------------------------16--16^-|

D|-------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------14---------14----14-14----14--------|

B|-14-17p14--14-17p14-----------14----17--------------------|

G|---------16--------16-----16------------------------------|

D|--------------------------16-----------------16----16^~~r-|

A|----------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm

Solo

e|----------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------(14)-----14~~-|

G|-16^----16-16-16^--16-16--16-16--14^^----14~~-|

D|----------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------14-17p14-17p14-14-17p14-14-17p14----14-17p14-14-17p14-|

G|-16^-----------------------------------16-------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------14--------14------|

B|-14-17p14------14-17p14------14--------17p14-----17p14-|

G|----------16^-----------16^-----16^---------16^--------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14---------14---------14-----------------14---5tm--2tm-|

B|---17p14------17p14------17p14-17p14-17^----------------|

G|--------16^--------16^----------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------2-5p2-------------------------------------|

B|-5p4p0-5-------5p2p0-5p2-4p2-----2-----------------|

G|-----------------------------4^----4--4^-(4)p2-----|

D|-----------------------------------------------4~~-|

A|---------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------9-9h10p9--9-----9-10-12-12^r^~~r-|

B|-9h10p9----9------9-10-12---------12-10-12-----------------|

G|--------11---9-11------------------------------------------|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-4-4-4-4h5p4---4-------------------------------------0-|

B|-------------7---7-5---------------------------------0-|

G|---------------------6--------------------------7\6----|

D|-----------------------6~~--6h7p6---6-----6-7-9--------|

A|----------------------------------9---7-9--------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------14----14----14----|

B|-14^--14^----14^--0--14^-----------------17^----17^---17^---17^-|

G|-14^--14^----14^-----14^-----------14-16------------------------|

D|---------------------------16~~--16-----------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------17-16-x-------14----------|

B|-14-14-17--14---------x--17----17^--17\-|

G|----------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------------------|

A|----------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------|

B|--6---6---6--5-------6---6---6--5----|

G|--8^--8^--8--7^~~----8^--8^--8--7^~~-|

D|-------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------|

End Solo

Play Riff 2 x1

Play Riff 2a

Play Riff 3 "Return of the vampire...."

Play Riff 1 "A suicide........"

End.

Here's the weird riff found on the original version

of this song:

e|------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------10-12-|

G|------------------11-10---10--------|

D|------11---10-9--------10-----------|

A|----10--10-----10-------------------|

E|--9---------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------12-|

B|------------------------------10-12----|

G|------------------11-10---10-----------|

D|------11---10-9--------10--------------|

A|----10--10-----10----------------------|

E|--9------------------------------------|

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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