Mercyful Fate

Mercyful Fate - Torture (1629) guitar tab

Mercyful Fate: Torture (1629)

transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl

edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com

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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--54-4-4-4--4-4-42-2-2-|

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----127~~-|

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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