Mercyful Fate - Witches Dance guitar tab
Mercyful Fate: Witches' Dance
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 (Play twice)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-3----------------3-3-3------------|
D|-3-3-3-2--5--4--3--2--3-3-3-2--5--4--3-|
A|-1-1-1-2--------------1-1-1-2--------3-|
E|-------0--------------------0--------1-|
Riff 2 Last time
e|--------------------------------------------|---------|
B|--------------------------------------------|---------|
G|-3-3-3-------------------3-3-3--------------|--3-3-3--|
D|-3-3-3-2--5---4---3---2--3-3-3-2--5---4---3-|--3-3-3--|
A|-1-1-1-2----2---2---2----1-1-1-2----2---2-3-|--1-1-1--|
E|-------0-----------------------0----------1-|---------|
* * * * *
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------7---5-|
D|--9--9--12------------------9--9--12---7---5-|
A|--7--7--10---9-10-12-10--9--7--7--10---5---3-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-------------7-------5-----------------7---5-|
D|--9--9--12---7-------5------9--9--12---7---5-|
A|--7--7--10---5-------3------7--7--10---5---3-|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Riff 4 (verse)
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------7---5-|
D|--9--9--12-------------------9--9--12----7---5-|
A|--7--7--10----9-10-12-10--9--7--7--10----5---3-|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------7---5-|
D|--9--9-------11-12-14-12-11--9--9--------7---5-|
A|--7--7--------9-10-12-10--9--7--7--------5---3-|
E|-------000000---------------------000000-------|
****** ******
"Just like a Demon's eye...."
Riff 5
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---4-5-4------4-5-4---4-5-4------4-5-4-|
A|-2-------2--3-------4-------4--3-------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-4-------4--5-------6-------6--5-------|
A|-2-------2--3-------4-------4--3-------|
E|---------------------------------------|
"I can feel the shadows....."
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|---4-5-4------4-5-4---4-5-4------4-5-|
A|-2-------2--3-------4-------4--3-----|
E|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-4-------4--5-------6-------6--5-----|
A|-2-------2--3-------4-------4--3-----|
E|-------------------------------------|
"I can hear their evil chanting......"
Play Riff 2 "Dancing the witches' dance...."
Riff 6 x2
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|------------------7--5-|
D|-9-9--------------7--5-|
A|-7-7--------------5--3-|
E|------0-0-0-0-0-0------|
* * * * * *
Play Riff 4 "Cold hands leading the way...."
Play Riff 5 "I can see a fire burning....."
Play Riff 2 "Dancing the witches' dance..."
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|--2--|
A|--2--|
E|--0--|
Riff 7
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-5---7-8-7---7-8---10-10/12-12--7-7---6--6/7-6-5---5---6-5-4-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 8
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--5----5--4----4--5----5--4---4--3---3--2---2--1---1--0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
"Before the Goat of Mendes..."
Play Riff 7 Solo Rhythm
Ending to solo rhythm:
e|------|
B|------|
G|-5--7-|
D|-5--7-|
A|-3--5-|
E|------|
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 4 "Just like a Demon's eye...."
Play Riff 5 "I can feel the shadows lurking....."
Play Riff 2 "Dancing the witches' dance...."
Play Riff 6 "I wish this was only a dream...."
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|---------------7--5-|
D|---9--9---12---7--5-|
A|---7--7---10---5--3-|
E|--------------------|
Hank's solo: (I love the third bar lick!)
e|----17^r-15-17-15-14---------------------------------|
B|-15------------------17-15-13-12-13h15-13h15-13~~~---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------12-10--/15-12~~~-|
B|-------------12-10-------------------|
G|--------12-9-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|----10-------------------------------|
E|-12----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--15-12h15p12-10-12~-10h12p10-8-10~--12--8~~-|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-------12-15-12----12-------12---------12----|
B|-15~~-----------15----15^r-----15-12^r----15-|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
B|-12--------------------|
G|----14-----------------|
D|-------14-12-----------|
A|------------14-12-/14~-|
E|-----------------------|
End Hank's solo
Play Riff 5 Michael's solo
Ending
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3--3--3---------------------3--3--3---------------5-|
D|--3--3--3--2---5---4---3---2--3--3--3--2---5---4----3-|
A|--1--1--1--2-----2---2---2----1--1--1--2-----2---2-----|
E|-----------0---------------------------0---------------|
* * * * *
"Dancing the witches' dance......dancing til death!"
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
