Mercyful Fate

Mercyful Fate - The Bell Witch guitar tab

Mercyful Fate: The Bell Witch

transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

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Tuning: Standard

Riff 1 (Play twice)

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

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

G|----------------------7--6--5-|

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

A|-2--4--4--2--4--4--x--5--4--3-|

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

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

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

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

D|---4---2--4---6~--7--6--4--/9--7----|

A|-----4------4--------------------6~-|

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

Riff 2

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

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

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

D|---7-6---5-4-------6-7----5-4---3-2-----|

A|-5-----7-----5-4~------3------5-----3~--|

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

When vocals start, play this:

Riff 1a

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

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

G|-----------------------7--6--5--|

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

A|-2--4--4--2---------x--5--4--3--|

E|-0--2--2--0--2^r~~--x-----------|

"Back in Tennessee......"

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

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

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

D|---4---2--4---6--7--6--4--/9--7---|

A|-----4------4-------------------6-|

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

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

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

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

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

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

D|--------------[slow slide]-|

A|-2--4--4--2--4-4~///-------|

E|-0--2--2--0--2-2~///-------|

"Yeah yeah yeah....."

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

Riff 3

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

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

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

D|-2-4--5--4--5-7-5-4-------------2-1----------|

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

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

"Little Betsy......"

RIFF 4

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

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

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

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

D|--4-------5-------7------10-----|

A|--2-------3-------5-------8-----|

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

Guitar 2

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

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

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

D|-----------------5----------------------/7-| ----|

A|-------------3---3----------------3--------| |

E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5------3h5-5-5-5-5---5-3----| |

* * * * * * * * |

"Ohhhh....." |

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

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

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

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

D|-----------------5-----------------------|

A|-------------3---3-----------------7-6-5-|

E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5----3h5-5-5-5-5--5-------|

* * * * * * * *

"Ohhhh....."

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

Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm)

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

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

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

D|-----------------5---------------------/7-|

A|-------------3---3---------------3--------|

E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5-----3h5-5-5-5-5---5-3----|

* * * * * * * * *

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

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

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

D|-----------------5------------------------|

A|-------------3---3-----------------7-6-5--|

E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5----3h5-5-5-5-5--5--------|

* * * * * * * * *

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

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

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

D|-----------------5------------------------|

A|-------------3---3---------------3-----7--|

E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5-----3h5-5-5-5-5---5-3----|

* * * * * * * * *

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

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

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

D|-----------------5-----------------------|

A|-------------3---3---------------------7-|

E|-3h5-5-5-5-5---5----3h5-5-5-5-5--5-3-0---|

* * * * * * * * *

Solo (wah pedal)

e|------3--------------------------------------------------|

B|-6^-----6^p0---------------------------------------------|

G|-------------5~~----4-4h5p4----4---------7--5p4---4-5p4-|

D|------------------------------7---5-7-7-5---------7------|

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

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

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

B|------------------------------13----12-13-15-15-15^-|

G|---4--------------------14-16----14-----------------|

D|-7---5-7^~~~--4/-15/17-----------------------------|

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

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

e|------------------------------12-15-15^~~~~-|

B|-(15)p13h15-13-15-15^~~----15---------------|

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

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

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

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

End Solo

Riff 5

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

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

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

D|--------------3-------------------------------------|

A|-3h5--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5--3h5--5-5-5-5-6-5-3-5-3---|

E|--------------------------------------------------5-|

"Night after night...."

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

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

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

G|-5h7--7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7--5h7--7-7-7-7-8-7-5-7-5---|

D|--------------------------------------------------7-|

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

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

"...torturing Betsy..."

RIFF 6

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

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

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

D|-----------------------------6-|

A|---------------------333-666---|

E|--4-4444-4-444-0h444-----------|

* **** * ***

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

Play Riff 5

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

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

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

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

G|---------------------(7)~~~--------------------------|

D|-9-----------9-8------7------------------------------|

A|-7------10-7-7-6------5------------------------------|

E|---0000--8-5-----0000----0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|

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

"I am the air..."

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

B|--------------------(11)~~~--------------------------|

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

D|-9-----------9-8-------------------------------------|

A|-7------10-7-7-6------8------------------------------|

E|---0000--8-5-----0000-6--0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-0000-|

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

"I am the bell...witch!"

Riff 8 (solo rhythm)

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

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

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

D|-----------------8-----------------------|

A|-------------6---6---------------6-----8-|

E|-6h8-8-8-8-8---8-----6h8-8-8-8-8---8-6---|

* * * * * * * * *

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

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

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

D|-----------------8---------------------|

A|-------------6---6---------------6-----|

E|-6h8-8-8-8-8---8-----6h8-8-8-8-8---8-6-|

* * * * * * * * *

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

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

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

D|-----------------8-----------------------|

A|-------------6---6---------------6-----8-|

E|-6h8-8-8-8-8---8-----6h8-8-8-8-8---8-6---|

* * * * * * * * *

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

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

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

D|-----------------8--------------------------|

A|-------------6---6-------------------10-9-8-|

E|-6h8-8-8-8-8---8-----6h8-8-8-8-8-8--8-------|

* * * * * * * * *

Solo

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

B|-16^-16^~~----13^-13^~~----11^-11^~~----8^--8^~~--|

G|-18^-18^~~----15^-15^~~----13^-13^~~---10^-10^~~--|

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

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

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

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

B|-----8-11p8----8-11p8-8-11p8----8-11p8-10p8----8-11-8---|

G|-10^---------x---------------10-------------10----------|

D|-----------x------------------------------------------8-|

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

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

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

B|-8-12p8-10p8----8----8-------8-------8-----------|

G|-------------12---11---10h11---10h11---10p0-10p0-|

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

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

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

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

B|----8-10p8----------8h10p8--------------------------|

G|-10--------11-10h11--------11-10-8^---------8-10-8^-|

D|------------------------------------10p8h10---------|

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

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

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

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

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

D|-10-8-------------------|

A|------10p9p8----8-------|

E|-------------11---11-8-|

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)

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

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

G|--------------2h4-2---------------------4-|

D|--------------2h4-2---------------4p2---4-|

A|-2h4-----------------2h4--------------4---|

E|-0h2--2-2-2-2--------0h2--2-2-2-2---------|

* * * * * * * *

"Goodnight John ..."

Play Riff 9 Solo Rhythm x4

Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)

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

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

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

D|------------------9--------------------/11-|

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

E|--7h9-9-9-9-9---9----7h9-9-9-9-9---9-7-----|

* * * * * * * * *

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

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

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

D|-----------------7--------------------|

A|-------------5---5--------------9-8-7-|

E|-5h7-7-7-7-7---7----5h7-7-7-7-7-------|

* * * * * * * *

Play Riff 9 End of the solo rhythm

Solo over the above riffs

e|-19^-----17^~~~------------------------|

B|-------x----------17^-(whammy release)-|

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

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

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

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

e|-17-15-14-15-17p16p14-16-14----14-|

B|----------------------------17----|

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

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

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

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

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

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

B|-17^-(14-17-14-17-14-17-14-17-14-17-14)-----|

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

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

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

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

*Use whammy bar again for this stuff*

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

B|------14----14~-----------------|

G|-14---14----14~-----------------|

D|-14---14----14~----16^r--14-----|

A|----------------------------16~-|

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

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

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

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

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

A|-14----------------------19----------------16-18-19-|

E|----14-16-17-19-16-17-19----19-17p16-16-17----------|

e|----------------------------0------17-19-16-14-|

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

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

D|----------16-------16-18~~---------------------|

A|-16-18-19----18-19-----------------------------|

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

e|-19-17-15-19-17-15-19-15-19-15-19-16-14-17-14-16-12-15-|

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

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

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

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

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

e|-11-14-10-13-9-12-9-12-8-10-7-10------------------|

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

G|------------------------------------7~~---2tm-4~~-|

D|----------------------------------0---------------|

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

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

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

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

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

D|-/16----------------------------|

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

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

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

B|-17171717-17-17-17-17p14-17p14-17p14-------|

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

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

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

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

End Solo

Riff 11

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

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

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

D|----------------------------------------5-|

A|----------------------------3-3-3-6-6-6---|

E|-0h2-2-2-2-0-0h2-2-3--5-5-5---------------|

Riff 12

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

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

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

D|----------10--------8--9-10---------7-----10-------8--9-10-----------|

A|-2---------8--------6--7--8---------5------8-------6--7--8------8--7-|

E|-0--0-0-0-----0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---0-0----0-0-0---------0-0--6--5-|

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

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

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

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

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

D|-----10--------8--9-10---------7-----10------10--9--8---12-|

A|------8--------6--7--8---------5------8-------8--7--6---10-|

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

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

"Soon, they realized....."

Riff 13 (Solo rhythm)

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

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

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

D|-------------------------10--9--7-|

A|-7-----5-------7---5------8--7--5-|

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

* * * * * * * *

Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm)

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

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

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

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

A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|

E|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------3~-|

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

RIFF 13a (Solo Rhythm)

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

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

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

D|-------------------------10--9--7-|

A|-7-----5-------7---5------8--7--5-|

E|-7-0-0-5-0-0-0-7-0-5-0-0--8--7--5-|

* * * * * * * *

Solo over the above riffs

e|-12h16p12----12-------------------------------------|

B|----------15----12h15p12----12----------------------|

G|-------------------------14----14-13h14p13----12----|

D|-------------------------------------------14----14-|

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

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

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

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

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

D|-12h14p12----12---------------|

A|----------14----14-12-11-11~~-|

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

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

B|-------------------------------------------------12-15-----|

G|-------------------------------------------13-14-------14^-|

D|-------------------------------------12-14-----------------|

A|-12-11h12p11----11----------11-12/14-----------------------|

E|-------------12----12-10-12--------------------------------|

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

B|-12-15----12-15----12-15-12--12----12--------|

G|-------14-------14--------------14----14^r~~-|

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

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

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

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

B|----14^rp12h14-12h14p12----12-----------------------|

G|-14---------------------15----15-15^rp13h16-13------|

D|-----------------------------------------------15~~-|

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

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

[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

h. = harmonics

ah = artificial harmonic

(9) = ghost note

tm = trem picking

tr = trill

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