Mercyful Fate: The Ghost Of Change
transcribed by: Dave Zatuchney DaveDZNY@aol.com
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Date last modified: March 26, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
NOTE: Guitar 1 is out of tune for the intro!
Low E String is slightly flat!
Intro
Guitar 1
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|--15\--|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---------------------5--| ------|
A|------------------------| |
E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6-7----| |
|
e|---------------------------| |--> Play 2x
B|---------------------------| |
G|---------------------------| |
D|-------------------5-------| ---|
A|---------------------7-6-5-|
E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6---------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-12--------11--------10--------9--|
A|-10---------9---------8--------7--|
E|----------------------------------|
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---------------------5--|
A|------------------------|
E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6-7----|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------5-------|
A|---------------------7-6-5-|
E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6---------|
Guitar 2 (Harmony part)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---------------------5--|
A|------5-6-7----5-6-7----|
E|-0--0--------0----------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------5-------|
A|------5-6-7----5-6---7-6-5-|
E|-0--0--------0-------------|
Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----9-----10-----9-----12-12-10-12-|
A|-----7------8-----7-----10-10--8-10-|
E|-0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0-------------|
* * * * * * * *
"Walking..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----9-----10-------7--|
A|-----7------8-----5-5--|
E|-0-0---0-0----0-0------|
* * * * * *
"...cold and white..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----9-----10-----9-----12-12-10-12-|
A|-----7------8-----7-----10-10--8-10-|
E|-0-0---0-0----0-0---0-0-------------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----9-----10-----0-9--|
A|-----7------8-------9--|
E|-0-0---0-0----0-0------|
* * * * * *
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-5----4----5----4----5----4--|
A|-3----2----3----2----3----2--|
E|-----------------------------|
"Calling my name..."
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-3--2--3--2------|
E|-------------3-2-|
"...come to see..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-------------4--2------------|
D|-5--7-5-4----------5--4-5-4--|
A|----------2------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-2--4--5--4--2--0--5--4--2--1------|
A|-------------------------------3-2-|
E|-----------------------------------|
Play Riff 1
Play Riff 2 "Do you..."
Play Riff 3 "Calling my name..."
Riff 4
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----x-----x--------x-----12-|
A|-----x-----x--------x-----10-|
E|-0-0---0-0------0-0---0-0----|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------| ----|
A|------------------------2-3-| |
E|-0-5-2--2--2--2--2--2-5-----| |
|
e|-----------------------| |--> Play 2x
B|-----------------------| |
G|-----------------------| |
D|-----------------4--2--| ---------|
A|-----------------2--0--|
E|-0-5-2--2--2--2--------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------| ----|
A|---3-0--0--0--0--0--0-3-5-6-| |
E|-3--------------------------| |
|
e|-----------------------| |--> Play 1x
B|-----------------------| |
G|-----------------------| |
D|-----------------7--5--| ---------|
A|---3-0--0--0--0--5--3--|
E|-3---------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------| ----|
A|------------------------2-3-| |
E|-0-5-2--2--2--2--2--2-5-----| |
e|----------------------------| |
|--> Play 1x
B|-----------------------| |
G|-----------------------| |
D|-----------------------| ---------|
A|-----------------9--7--|
E|-0-5-2--2--2--2--7--5--|
e|-----------------------|
Solo
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
End Solo
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/mercyful-fate/41072.html ]
Riff 6
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-4--4-4-2-4--x-x--x-x-x--x-|
A|-2--2-2-0-2--x-x--x-x-x--x-|
E|---------------------------|
"You are the ghost of change..."
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-4--4-4-2-4----7----10--|
A|-2--2-2-0-2--0-5--0--8--|
E|------------------------|
* *
"...and now we..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-4--4-4-2-4--x-x--x-x-x--x-|
A|-2--2-2-0-2--x-x--x-x-x--x-|
E|---------------------------|
"You are the ghost of change..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-4--4-4-2-4----7----10----|
A|-2--2-2-0-2--0-5--0--8--2-|
E|------------------------0-|
* *
"...but I will..."
Riff 7
Guitar 1 (Slight palm mutes)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---7---9---10---9---7------7-|
D|-7---7---7----7---7---7--5-5-|
A|-------------------------3---|
E|-----------------------------|
"Ghost of change..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|---7---9---10---9--------|
D|-7---7---7----7---7-7--5-|
A|--------------------5--3-|
E|-------------------------|
"...do you remember..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-5-7---------7--5-|
A|-3-5---------5--3-|
E|------------------|
Riff 8
Guitar 1 (Slight palm mutes)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---7---9---10---9---7------7-|
A|-7---7---7----7---7---7--5-5-|
E|-------------------------3---|
"I took her..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|---7---9---10---9--------|
A|-7---7---7----7---7-7--5-|
E|--------------------5--3-|
"....then we walked..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------7-|
A|-------------------------5-5-|
E|-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-------------------7--5-|
E|-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-|
* * * * * * * * *
Riff 8a
Guitar 1 (Slight palm mutes)
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---7---9---10---9---7------7-|
D|-7---7---7----7---7---7--5-5-|
A|-------------------------3---|
E|-----------------------------|
"Memories..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|---7---9---10---9--------|
D|-7---7---7----7---7-7--5-|
A|--------------------5--3-|
E|-------------------------|
"...of long forgotten..."
Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------7-|
D|-------------------------5-5-|
A|-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3---|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-------------------7--5-|
A|-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-|
E|------------------------|
* * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 8 "I took a chance..."
Play Riff 6 "You are the ghost of change..."
Riff 1a
Guitar 1
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---------------------5--| ------|
A|------------------------| |
E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6-7----| |
|
e|---------------------------| |--> Play 2x
B|---------------------------| |
G|---------------------------| |
D|-------------------5-------| ---|
A|---------------------7-6-5-|
E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6---------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-12--------11--|
A|-10---------9--|
E|---------------|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|---------------------5--|
A|------------------------|
E|-0--0-5-6-7--0-5-6-7----|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------5-------|
A|------5-6-7----5-6---7-6-5-|
E|-0--0--------0-------------|
Play Riff 2 "Walking on a cold..."
Play Riff 3 "Calling my name..."
Lead into next section:
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|--2--|
E|--0--|
Play Riff 7 "Ghost of change..."
Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8a Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 8 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 6 "You are the ghost of change..."
Riff 4a
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----x-----x--------x-----12--12-|
A|-----x-----x--------x-----10--10-|
E|-0-0---0-0------0-0---0-0--------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----x-----x--------x-----12-|
A|-----x-----x--------x-----10-|
E|-0-0---0-0------0-0---0-0----|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 4b
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----------12-12------------12-12-|
A|-----------10-10------------10-10-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----------12-12------------15-15-|
A|-----------10-10------------13-13-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0-0-------|
* * * * * * * * * *
Ending
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-9/10-10/12-12\10-10\9----------------------|
D|----------------------------------12-(12)\9-|
A|-7/-8--8/10-10\-8--8\7------------10-(10)\7-|
E|------------------------0-0-0-0-0-----------|
* * * * *
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------9-9/10-10/12-12\10-10\9-|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------7-7/-8--8/10-10\-8--8\7-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
* * * * * * *
Fade out
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
