Mercyful Fate: Nightmare
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2--------|
A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-6-|
E|----------3-----------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2----------|
A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-----|
E|----------3---------------3-4-|
Riff 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------5-3-------3-|
A|-33333333...-----5-4-3-1-|
E|-------------------------|
********
"Am I awake..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2--------|
A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-6-|
E|----------3-----------------|
"...dream..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------5-3-------3-|
A|-33333333...-----5-4-3-1-|
E|-------------------------|
********
"I had a nightmare..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2----------|
A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-----|
E|----------3---------------3-4-|
"..vision..."
Riff 3
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-2-7-|
E|-2-2-2--2-0-5-|
"I was stuck..."
Riff 2a
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------5-3-------3-|
A|-33333333...-----5-4-3-1-|
E|-------------------------|
********
"The lights were dim..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--2---7--2-2-2----------|
A|-0-0-0--0---5--0-0-0--3-5-----|
E|----------3---------------3-4-|
"...daylight..."
Play Riff 3 "Eyes of fire..."
Riff 4 x2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-4-2-------2--------2--3-4-|
A|-----4-3-2-0--2--4--0--1-2-|
E|--------------0--2---------|
x2
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7-5-------5--------5--6-7-|
A|-----7-6-5-3--5--7--3--4-5-|
E|--------------3--5---------|
Guitar 1
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-7--8-9---------|
A|-5--6-7--2--3-4-|
E|---------0--1-2-|
Guitar 2
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-4--5-6--6--7-8-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
x4
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-9-9-9--9---7-|
A|-7-7-7--7-5---|
E|--------------|
x4
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-4-4-4--4-----|
A|-4-4-4--4-----|
E|----------0-5-|
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-2p0-------5-5-2-|
A|-----3p2p0-3-3-0-|
E|-----------------|
Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|------------5-5----------------7-7-|
D|------5h7---5-5-5h7------5h7---7-7-|
A|-0000-0---0-----0---0000-0---0-----|
E|-----------------------------------|
**** * **** *
Normal ending
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|----------------5-5----------------|
D|-5h7------5h7---5-5-5h7--------7-8-|
A|-0---0000-0---0-----0---0000-5-5-6-|
E|-----------------------------3-----|
**** * ****
Right before Riff 7:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|----------------5-5--------------|
D|-5h7------5h7---5-5-5h7--------7-|
A|-0---0000-0---0-----0---0000-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------3---|
**** * ****
Riff 7
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-10-----10--5------------|
A|--8------8--3----5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-|
"They do the sign...
Play Riff 6 "I'm in the middle..."
Play Riff 7 "Only we know..."
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/mercyful-fate/11827.html ]
Riff 8 (Solo Rhythm) x4
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-------9-------9--7--7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5-------5--7--7-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5--5-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
x2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-------9-------9--7--7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5--5-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Solo
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12-----12---------------------------------------------|
G|-12-----14-----12-14--11-12----11-12-14-12h14p12-11----11-|
D|----------------------------14----------------------14----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12-15--13-15--12-13-----12-------12-13-12h13p12----------|
G|----------------------14----12-14----------------14-12-14-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Riff 9
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-------10-10-10-----------------|
A|--------8--8--8---------8--8--8-|
E|-0-0000----------0-0000-6--6--6-|
* **** * ****
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-------10-10-10--------------|
D|--------9--9--9--7-7-7-------|
A|--------8--8--8--5-5-5-6-6-6-|
E|-0-0000----------------4-4-4-|
* ****
Riff 10
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-4----6----4-5-6-|
A|-2----4----2-3-4-|
E|-----------------|
"Night after night..."
Play Riff 9 "...I hear them sing..."
Play Riff 10 "Night after night..."
Play Riff 9 "...this dream..."
Riff 11
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------7--------------|
G|------------------------7------------|
D|--7----7----9----7--------7------7/9-|
A|--5----5----7----5----------5----5/7-|
E|-------------------------------------|
"...you are insane..."
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-00000-0000-|
***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ****
"...your fate..."
Riff 12
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2-3--3--------2-3--3----|
A|-0-1--1--3--2--0-1--1--3-|
E|---------1--0----------1-|
Riff 13 (Solo Rhythm) x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-------9-------9-10-10-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-9-------9-------9-------9--7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5-------5--5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-5-------5-------5-------5--5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-6-------6-------6-------6--6-6-|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-7-------7-------7-------7--5-5-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-4-------4-------4-------4--4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-3-------3-------3-------3--3-3-|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1-1-|
* * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-5-------5-------5-------5--5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
x3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-7-------7-------7-------7--7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
e|------|
B|------|
G|------|
D|--9\--|
A|--7\--|
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