Mercyful Fate – The Night tab

Mercyful Fate:  The Night

transcribed by: Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl

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Tuning: Standard

Intro Guitar 1e|----------------------------------------|B|---------12~~--------15-14-11~--(11)~~*-|G|-12~~-----------------------------------|D|----------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2e|---------12~~--------15-14-11~--(11)~~---------|B|-12~~------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------|E|------------------------------------------//\\-|
Riff 1e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|-------------2---1--------|D|---3\2---3---2---1---2/5--|A|---3\2---3-----------2/5--|E|-0-----0---0---0---0------|
* * * * * e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------2---1-------|D|---3\2---3---2---1-----2-|A|---3\2---3-------------2-|E|-0-----0---0---0---0-0---| * * * * * *
Riff 2 x4e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|-2-0-3-2------------------------|D|-2-0-3-2------2-----0-2-0-2-----|A|--------------2-----0-2-0-2-----|E|----------0-0---0-0---------0-0-| * * * * * * "Old Nick is..."
Riff 3Guitar 1 x4e|---------------------------------|-----|B|---------------------------------|-----|G|-9-7-10-9------------------------|-----|D|-7-5--8-7------9-----7-9-7-9-----|-----|A|---------------7-----5-7-5-7-----|-----|E|-----------0-0---0-0---------0-0-|-0-0-| * * * * * * * * "Old Nick is..."
Guitar 2 x4e|--------------------------------|-----|B|--------------------------------|-----|G|-2-0-3-2------------------------|-----|D|-2-0-3-2------2-----0-2-0-2-----|-----|A|--------------2-----0-2-0-2-----|-----|E|----------0-0---0-0---------0-0-|-0-0-| * * * * * * * *
Riff 4 e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|----------5-6-7---8-7-5--------|E|-5--4-3-0-------0-------0-3--6-|
* * * * * * * * * * * "The two of us..."e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|------------------------------|A|---------5-6-7---8-7-5-0------|E|-5-4-3-0-------0---------3--6-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * "A feeling..." e|-------------------------------|B|-------------------------------|G|-------------------------------|D|-------------------------------|A|----------5-6-7---8-7-5--------|E|-5--4-3-0-------0-------0-3--6-|
* * * * * * * * * * * "The two of us..."e|-----------------------|B|-----------------------|G|-----------------------|D|-----------------------|A|---------5-6-7---8-7-5-|E|-5-4-3-0-------0-------| * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|--------------------------|A|-3-3----------------------|E|-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * * "Just him and I..."e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-5-4--7--7-------------7-|A|-3-2--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|E|-------------------------| * * * * * * "We're gonna..."
Lead into next verse:e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|A|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|E|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---| * * * * * * * * "Old Nick..."
Play Riff 2 "...my imaginary friend..." Play Riff 3 "Through the dark..." Play Riff 4 "The two of us..." Play Riff 5 "Just him and I..."
Riff 6Guitar 1e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-------------------13---12---8-----8~-|A|----------8-7---10--------------------|E|-0--7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..."e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|----------------13---12---8-----|A|-------8-7---10-----------------|E|-7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..."
First endinge|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-5------------3--------3-2-|A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-0-|E|---------------------------| * * * * * * * * "...the night..."
Second endinge|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-5------------3--------3-|A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-|E|-------------------------| * * * * * * * * "...the night..."
Guitar 2e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-------------------13---12---8-----8~-|A|----------8-7---10--------------------|E|-0--7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..."e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|----------------13---12---8-----|A|-------8-7---10-----------------|E|-7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..."e|-12------------13------|B|-15b17~--------16b18~--|G|-----------------------|D|-----------------------|A|-----------------------|E|-----------------------| "...the night..."
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------|A|------------------------------5-4~-|E|-3--0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|--------------------------------|A|---------------------------7-6~-|E|-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----------------------------|D|-----------------------------|A|-----------------------------|E|-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *1st endinge|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|------------------------------|D|-2-2--4-4--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|A|-0-0--2-2--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|E|------------------------------|
2nd endinge|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------------|D|-------2-2-x-5-5-x-8-8-x-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|A|-4-4-x-0-0-x-3-3-x-6-6-x-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|E|-2-2-x--------------------------------------|
Riff 8e|-----------------------------|B|-----------------------------|G|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7\2-|D|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7\2-|A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------|E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * "Looking through..."e|------------------------------|B|------------------------------|G|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7-5~-|D|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7-5~-|A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------|E|------------------------------| * * * * * * * * "We're gonna spy..."
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|--------------------|A|-3-5-5--------3-----|E|--------0-3-5---5-5-|
e|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-------------------------|A|-------3-5-5--------3----|E|-0-3-5--------0-3-5---4--|
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm Play Riff 3 "Old Nick..." Play Riff 4 "The two of us..." Play Riff 5 "Just him and I..."
Riff 6aGuitar 1e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-------------------13---12---8-----8~-|A|----------8-7---10--------------------|E|-0--7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..."e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|----------------13---12---8-----|A|-------8-7---10-----------------|E|-7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..."e|---------------------------|B|---------------------------|G|---------------------------|D|-5------------3--------3-2-|A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-0-|E|---------------------------| * * * * * * * * "...the night..."
Guitar 2e|--------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------------|G|--------------------------------------|D|-------------------13---12---8-----8~-|A|----------8-7---10--------------------|E|-0--7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..."e|--------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|G|--------------------------------|D|----------------13---12---8-----|A|-------8-7---10-----------------|E|-7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * "Find out..."e|-12------------13------|B|-15b17~--------16b18~--|G|-----------------------|D|-----------------------|A|-----------------------|E|-----------------------| "...the night..."
Riff 10 (Ending)Guitar 1e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|-----4-----------6-----------5---|A|-----------2---------5-4-------4-|E|-0-2---0-3---0-4---0-----0-3-----| * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (after awhile)e|----------------------------------|B|----------------------------------|G|----------------------------------|D|-----8-----------10-----------9---|A|-----------6----------9-8-------8-|E|-0-6---0-7---0-8----0-----0-7-----| * * * * * * * * * * *
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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