song : The Ghost of Change
artist : Mercyful Fate
album : Into the Unknown
trans. : Serkan Gunturk ( gunturkk@boun.edu.tr )
p=palm mute
u=up stroke
d=down stroke
intro:
guitar1 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|-6---------------------5---------------------------------------------------|A-|-6---------------------5---------------------------------------------------|E-|-4---------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
guitar2 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|-------------------1-------------------1-----------------------------------|D-|-----------------------------------------3-2-1-----------------------------|A-|-----1-2-3---1-2-3---------1-2-3---1-2-------------------------------------|E-|-1-1-------1-----------1-1-------1-----------------------------------------|
guitar1 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|-4---------------------3---------------------------------------------------|A-|-4---------------------3---------------------------------------------------|E-|-2---------------------1---------------------------------------------------|
guitar2 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|-------------------1-------------------1-----------------------------------|D-|-----------------------------------------3-2-1-----------------------------|A-|-----1-2-3---1-2-3---------1-2-3---1-2-------------------------------------|E-|-1-1-------1-----------1-1-------1-----------------------------------------|
riff 1
guitar1(up)+guitar2 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|-------------------1-------------------1-----------------------------------|D-|-----------------------------------------3-2-1-----------------------------|A-|-----1-2-3---1-2-3---------1-2-3---1-2-------------------------------------|E-|-1-1-------1-----------1-1-------1-----------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|-------------------1-------------------1-----------------------------------|D-|-----1-2-3---1-2-3---------1-2-3---1-2---3-2-1-----------------------------|A-|-----1-2-3---1-2-3---------1-2-3---1-2-------------------------------------|E-|-1-1-------1-----------1-1-------1-----------------------------------------|
riff 2 ( 2 times)
guitar1+guitar2 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|--------------------------------------------------4------------------------|G-|-----5-----------5-----8-8\6/8-----5--------------3------------------------|D-|-----3-----4-----3-----6-6\4/6-----3-----4-----1--1------------------------|A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-|-1-1---1-1---1-1---1-1---------1-1---1-1---1-1-----------------------------|
riff 3
guitar1 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|-------------5-------------------------------------------------------------|D-|-6-6-8-6-5-----8-6-5-6-5---5-6-5-----6-5-----------------------------------|A-|-------------------------8-------8-6-----8-7-------------------------------|E-|-----------8---------------------------------9-8---------------------------|
guitar2 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|-6-------5---6-----5-----6-----5-------------------------------------------|D-|-6-------5---6-----5-----6-----5-----6-5-3-2-------------------------------|A-|-4-------3---4-----3-----4-----3-----4-3-4-3-------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------4-3---------------------------|
now play riff 1 once and then play riff 2 and 3 again.
riff 4
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|-----3---3-3-------3---6---------------------------------------------------|E-|-1-1-4-1-1-1---1-1-4-1-4----and-the-solo-....------------------------------|
riff 5
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|-8-5-5-5-5-5-5---3-4-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---------------------------------------|E-|-6-3-3-3-3-3-3-6-----6-3-3-3-3-3-3---6-3--then-the-transpositions-....-----|
riff 6 (2 times) Chorus (ghost of change) fillE-|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|B-|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|G-|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|D-|-5-5\3/5---------------5\3/5-5/8-8/11------|--------3-----------------------|A-|-3-3\1/3-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-3\1/3-3/6-6/9-------|--------3-----------------------|E-|-------------------------------------------|--------1-----------------------|
riff 7 (4 times)
d u d u d u d u d u d E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|-------6---7---6-----------------------------------------------------------|G-|---8-----------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|-6-8---------------8-6-----------------------------------------------------|A-|-4-6-6---6---6---6-6-4-----------------------------------------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| p p p p p
riff 8 (2 times)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-|-----------------------6-11-----------------------8-6----------------------|E-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-9--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4----------------------|
riff 9 (2 times)
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|D-|-----------------------6-11-----------------------8-6----------------------|A-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-9--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4----------------------|E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
play riff 8 again.
then chorus (riff 6)
play riff 1,2, and 3.
play riff 7,8, and 9.
then chorus and riff 4.
riff 10
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|-------------------------4-4-----------------------------------------------|D-|-----------6-6-----------4-4-----------------------------------------------|A-|-----------6-6-----------2-2-----------------------------------------------|E-|-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------------|
riff 11
Two guitars play this with a phase difference.
guitar 1 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|---------------5/6-6/8-8\6-6\5---------------------------------------------|D-|---------------3/4-4/6-6\4-4\3---------------------------------------------|A-|---------------3/4-4/6-6\4-4\3---------------------------------------------|E-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------------------------|
guitar 2 E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|G-|-5/6-6/8-8\6-6\5-----------------------------------------------------------|D-|-3/4-4/6-6\4-4\3-----------------------------------------------------------|A-|-3/4-4/6-6\4-4\3-----------------------------------------------------------|E-|-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------------------|
Fade out...
Note: This song could also be played with a F tuning :)
