Mercyful Fate - The Grave guitar tab
Mercyful Fate: The Grave
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B e)
Riff 1
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-10-----7---------8-|
A|--8-----5---6-----6-|
D|------------6-------|
Riff 2 (slightly palm muted)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-6-5-6-0-|
"There is a cemetary..."
Play Riff 1 "Come to the Grave..."
Play Riff 2 "The Grave that comes alive..."
Riff 3
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--5-----2-----5-----2-------------|
A|--3-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0----6-5~-|
D|---------------------------6------|
* * * * * * * *
"Bring your Book of Spells..."
(last time, don't play last note) x3
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------5-----2-----5-----------|
A|--0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-3-0----6-5~-|
D|-----------------------6------|
* * * * * * *
Play Riff 2 "sacrifice..............."
"It's time to draw the circle....."
Play Riff 1 "Come to the Grave"
Play Riff 2 "Rise evil demon......"
Lead in to the next riff:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|------------------8--7-|
A|------------------6--5-|
D|-3-5-3-0-3-5-3-0-------|
Riff 4
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-7p5-----------7p5-----------7p5-----------7p5-------|
D|--------5h7-----------8p7-----------5h7-----------8~-|
A|-----00-----00-----00-----00-----00-----00-----00----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** **
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-7p5-----------7p5-----------7p5-----------7p5-------|
D|--------5h7-----------8p7-----------5h7--------------|
A|-----00-----00-----00-----00-----00-----00-----00-8--|
D|--------------------------------------------------8--|
** ** ** ** ** ** **
Riff 5 (solo rhythm)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------3--------------------------3-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7---------------------------7---|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-6-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------6-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------6--------------------------6-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 4a
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-7p5-----------7p5-----------7p5-----------7p5-------|
D|--------5h7-----------8p7-----------5h7--------------|
A|-----00-----00-----00-----00-----00-----00-----00-8--|
D|--------------------------------------------------8--|
** ** ** ** ** ** **
"Is that you... Baphomet"
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-7p5-----------7p5-----------7p5-----------7p5-------|
D|--------5h7-----------8p7-----------5h7-----------8~-|
A|-----00-----00-----00-----00-----00-----00-----00----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
** ** ** ** ** ** **
"The inverted star..."
Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------4----5----4---------4----5----4-|
D|---------4----5----4----7----4----5----4-|
A|------------------------7----------------|
D|-4-4-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4---|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"We visit you at midnight..."
"We stay until the daytime..."
Play Riff 4a "Is that you... Baphomet"
"The inverted star..."
Play Riff 6 "We visit you at midnight..."
Use this for the ending to Riff 6
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------4----5----4---------4---------|
D|---------4----5----4----7----4----5--4-|
A|------------------------7---------3--2-|
D|-4-4-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"We stay until the daytime..."
Play Riff 2 "There is a cemetary......"
Play Riff 1 "Come to the Grave....."
Play Riff 2 "The Grave that comes alive....."
Play Riff 3 "Bring your Book of Spells....."
Song fades out with Riff 2 and Riff 1 alternating.
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
