Mercyful Fate: Holy Water
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--------------10----9--|
D|-7-------------8----7--|
A|-5---------------------|
E|-----------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|----------|
B|----------|
G|-10----9--|
D|--8----7--|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-2------------3----2--|
D|-0------------0----0--|
A|-0--------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-2-------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-6------6------6----6------6------6----|
G|-7------7------7----7------7------7----|
D|---0-0----0-0----0----0-0----0-0----0--|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-8------8------8----8------8------8----|
G|-7------7------7----7------7------7----|
D|---0-0----0-0----0----0-0----0-0----0--|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-10-----10-----10---10-----10-----10---|
G|--7------7------7----7------7------7---|
D|----0-0----0-0----0----0-0----0-0------|
A|-------------------------------------0-|
E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-2-----2-----2---2-----2-----2---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|-------------------------------0-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-14-14---12---14---15---14---12---14-14---|
A|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
"I don't want that holy water..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-14-14---12---9---10-10-10-------------|
A|--0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"...it makes me burn..."
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-10-10---9---10---12---10---9---10-10---|
A|--0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|
E|----------------------------------------|
* * * * * * *
"I don't want that holy water..."
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-10-10---9---5---7-7-7-------------|
A|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"...it makes me burn..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-15-15--14-------15-15--14-------15-15---14---|
D|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"I'd rather drink..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-12---10---12---14---10-----|
D|--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
* * * * * *
"...go to hell..."
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/mercyful-fate/173566.html ]
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-12-12--10-------12-12--10-------12-12---10---|
D|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"I'd rather drink..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-9---7---9---10----7-----|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
* * * * * *
"...go to hell..."
Ending to riff 4:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-----------3-----5--|
D|-7---------0-----0--|
A|-5------------------|
E|--------------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-2--------10----12--|
D|-0---------8----10--|
A|-0------------------|
E|--------------------|
"Oh yeah..."
Riff 5
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-2-4---4---4---10---9---12---10-|
A|-0-2-x-2-0-2-0--8-0-7-0-10-0--8-|
E|--------------------------------|
* * * * *
"High on the..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-2-4---4---4---10---9---12-|
A|-0-2-x-2-0-2-0--8-0-7-0-10-|
E|---------------------------|
* * * *
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7\6-----------4---6---7---6---4-|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"Wash away..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-7\6--------------7-----|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-0--7-----|
E|------------------------|
* * * * * *
"If that's what you believe..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7\6-----------4---6---7---6---4-|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"But keep in mind..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7\6------------------------|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4--------------|
E|---------------0-3--2--3--5-|
* * * * *
"...who is it..."
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7\6-----------4---6---7---6---4-|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"Wash away..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-7\6--------------7--9--|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-0--7--7--|
E|------------------------|
* * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7\6-----------4---6---7---6---4-|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
"But keep in mind..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-7\6------------------------|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4--------------|
E|---------------0-3--2--3--5-|
* * * * *
"...who is it..."
Play Riff 5 "Cast a stone..."
Play Riff 6 "Wash away..."
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1 x3
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2-4----2-4----4-7--------7-6-5-|
E|-0-2----0-2----2-5--------5-4-3-|
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------4--------------|
E|-0-2----0-2----2----------5-4-3-|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2-4----2-4----4----------------|
E|-----------------5--------5-4-3-|
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------4--------------|
E|-0-2----0-2----2----------5-4-3-|
RIFF 8 (2 times)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------3-5-3-|
E|-5-5--3-6-6--3-5-5--3-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-------------------3-5---3-5-3---|
E|-3-5-5--3-6-6--3-5-----3-------3-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 1 "Oh Holy Water..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "I don't want..."
Play Riff 4 "I'd rather..."
Play Riff 5 solo rhythm
Play Riff 6 solo rhythm
Play Riff 5 "Deep in the..."
Play Riff 6 "Wash away..."
Play Riff 7 "I don't want..."
Play Riff 8 solo rhythm
Ending:
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------3-5---3-5-3---4-4-|
E|-3-5-5--3-6-6--3-5-----3-------0-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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
