Mercyful Fate: Insane
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Date last modified: October 23, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 x4e|----------------------|---------|B|----------------------|---------|G|----------------------|---------|D|--9----7--12-11----7--|---------|A|--7----5--10--9----5--|---------|E|----------------------|--00000--| *****
Riff 2 x8e|-----------|B|-----------|G|-----------|D|-----------|A|----8---7--|E|--0-6-0-5--|
Riff 3Guitar 1e|-----------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------|D|---------------6-------------------|A|-------88-77-8----------88-77-88-7-|E|-00000------------00000------------|
***** ***** "I see, little demons..."e|-------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------|D|-------------6h7-9-------------------|A|-------88-77--------------8p7-88-7-5-|E|-00000--------------00000------------| ***** ***** "...are they in my head..."
Guitar 2e|------------------------------------------|B|------------------9-----------------------|G|-------1010-99-10----------1010-99-1010-9-|D|------------------------------------------|A|------------------------------------------|E|-00000---------------00000----------------|
***** *****e|---------------------------------------------|B|---------------9h10-12-----------------------|G|-------1010-99----------------10p9-1010-9----|D|------------------------------------------12-|A|---------------------------------------------|E|-00000------------------00000----------------| ***** *****
Play Riff 2 "Why did I go insane..."
Play Riff 3 "Screams in the night..."
Play Riff 2 "Why did I go insane..."
Riff 4e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|--9----7--12-11----7--|A|--7----5--10--9----5--|E|----------------------|
"When I look in the mirror..."e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|--3----6--8--5----6-3-|A|--1----4--6--3----4-1-|E|----------------------|
e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|--9----7--12-11----7--|A|--7----5--10--9----5--|E|----------------------|
Riff 5e|-----------------------------------------------|B|-----------------------------------------------|G|-----------------------------------------------|D|-----------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------------|E|--00000----765-00000----765-00000----765-00000-| ***** ***** ***** ***** "Is it me..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "I saw the look on your face..."
Play Riff 2 "Dead roses..."
Play Riff 4 "When I look in the mirror..."
Riff 6 x5e|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|G|--------------------------|D|---------7----------------|A|--8-8-7--5--8--7--6--6-7--|E|--6-6-5-----6--5--4--4-5--|
* * "Sanity turned Insane..."e|--------------------|B|--------------------|G|--------------------|D|---------7----------|A|--8-8-7--5--8--7--6-|E|--6-6-5-----6--5--4-|
Play Riff 5 "I'm counting demons..."
Play Riff 2 "Why did I go insane..."
Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm)e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|--3----6--8--5----6-3-|A|--1----4--6--3----4-1-|E|----------------------|
e|----------------------|B|----------------------|G|----------------------|D|--9----7--12-11----7--|A|--7----5--10--9----5--|E|----------------------|
Play Riff 5 shortened "Ahhhh"
Play Riff 2 shortened "Oh doctor kill the pain..."
Play Riff 5 shortened "Ahhhh"
Play Riff 2 shortened "Oh doctor kill the pain..."
Ending:Guitar 1e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------| ---|A|---------------------------------| |E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-| |
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e|----------------------------| |--> Play 2xB|----------------------------| |G|----------------------------| |D|----------------------------| --------|A|----------------------------|E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--|
e|----------------------------|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------| --> Play 2xA|----------------------------|E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--|
e|-------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-6-5-4-0-7-6-5-0-5-4-3-0-6-5-4-0-|
e|---------------------------------------------------|B|---------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------|A|-----------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-|E|-4-3-2-0-5-4-3-0-3-2-1-0-4-3-2-0-3-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Guitar 2e|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------| ---|A|---------------------------------| |E|---------------------------------| |
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e|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--| |--> Play 2xB|----------------------------| |G|----------------------------| |D|----------------------------| --------|A|----------------------------|E|----------------------------|
e|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--|B|----------------------------|G|----------------------------|D|----------------------------| --> Play 2xA|----------------------------|E|----------------------------|
e|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-6-5-4-0-7-6-5-0-5-4-3-0-6-5-4-0-|B|-------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------------|E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-4-3-2-0-5-4-3-0-3-2-1-0-4-3-2-0-3-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-|B|---------------------------------------------------|G|---------------------------------------------------|D|---------------------------------------------------|A|---------------------------------------------------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
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
