Mercyful Fate - Torture 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
