Mercyful Fate: Return Of The Vampire ... 1993
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Langus : tlange@promail.pl
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|-4--------------|
D|-2--------------|
A|-0--------2-4-2-|
E|----------0-2-0-|
Riff 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|------------2----------------|
A|-4--x--4--4-0--4--x--4-2-4-2-|
E|-2--x--2--2----2--x--2-0-2-0-|
Guitar 2 plays this over riff 1
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-11-------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|--9-------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11\9--|
D|----------------------|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9\7--|
E|----------------------|
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9\7--------7\5--|
D|---------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7\5--------5\3--|
E|---------------------------|
End of riff 1
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|---5-4-2-----|
A|-4-3-2-0-5-4-|
E|-2-------3-2-|
Lead into verse:
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-4-[let ring]----2-4-2-|
E|-2---------------0-2-0-|
"A suicide ..."
Play Riff 1 "Deep in his lair..."
Riff 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3--x--3--x--3--2----------------|
A|-1--x--1--x--1--0--------5-4-0---|
E|-------------------0-2-3-------0-|
Play Riff 1 "Spreaded wings..."
Riff 2a
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-3--x--3--x--3--2----------------|
A|-1--x--1--x--1--0--------5-4-0-2-|
E|-------------------0-2-3---------|
Riff 3 (Chorus)
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5-7--9--9--9-9-10-12--12--11--7--7--7-7-9-|
A|-3--3--3-5--7--7--7-7--8-10--10---9--5--5--5-5-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Return of the vampire..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-10--10--9--5--5--4--2--2-----------------|
A|--8---8--7--3--3--2--0--0--5--3--5----0-2-|
E|---------------------------3--1--3--3-----|
"He's out for blood..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5-7--9--9--9-9-10-12--12--11--7--7--7-7-9-|
A|-3--3--3-5--7--7--7-7--8-10--10---9--5--5--5-5-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Return of the vampire..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-10--10--9--5--5--4--2--2-----------|
A|--8---8--7--3--3--2--0--0--5--3--5--|
E|---------------------------3--1--3--|
"He's out for blood..."
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--5-7---------------------------------------|
D|------------9--9--9-9-10-12--12--11--7--7--7-7-9-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Return of the vampire..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9--9--7-----7--7--|
D|-10--10--9--5--5--4----------10--------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
"He's out for blood..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--5-7---------------------------------------|
D|------------9--9--9-9-10-12--12--11--7--7--7-7-9-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Return of the vampire..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9--9--7-----7--7--|
D|-10--10--9--5--5--4----------10--------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
"He's out for blood..."
Guitar 3
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--5-7--9--9--9-9-10-12--12--11--7--7--7-7-9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Return of the vampire..."
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-10--10--9--5--5--4--2--2-------------5h7p5p4-|
D|---------------------------5--3--5--5---------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
"He's out for blood..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--5-7--9--9--9-9-10-12--12--11--7--7--7-7-9-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Return of the vampire..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-10--10--9--5--5--4--2--2-------------|
D|---------------------------5--3--5--5-|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
"He's out for blood..."
Play Riff 1 with this ending:
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|---5-4-2---|
A|-4-3-2-0-5-|
E|-2-------3-|
Riff 4
Guitar 1
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-4--[let ring]--|
E|-2--------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-...-|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 5
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---9\8---7\6-------------------|
D|---9\8---7\6-----7-----5-----7-|
A|-----------------5-----3-----5-|
E|-0-----0-----0-0---0-0---0-0---|
* * * * * * * *
"There's only one way..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---9\8---7\6-------------------|
D|---9\8---7\6-----7-----5---7---|
A|-----------------5-----3---5---|
E|-0-----0-----0-0---0-0---0---0-|
* * * * * * * *
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-|
E|-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"Lair..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---9\8---7\6-------------------|
D|---9\8---7\6-----7-----5-----7-|
A|-----------------5-----3-----5-|
E|-0-----0-----0-0---0-0---0-0---|
* * * * * * * *
"And then you gotta..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|---9\8---7\6-------------------|
D|---9\8---7\6-----7-----5---7---|
A|-----------------5-----3---5---|
E|-0-----0-----0-0---0-0---0---0-|
* * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
"...dead..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------9--|
D|-----------------------------9--|
A|-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7--|
E|-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
* * * * * * * * * *
Riff 6
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-9-11-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--|
D|-7--7-7--7-7--7-7-9-11-9--9-9--9-9--9-9--|
A|-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-7--9-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|
E|-----------------------------------------|
"And I can feel something is wrong..."
Riff 7
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------4----------2-----------4------------|
A|-2-4---------2-4-4-0----2-4---------2-4-4-2-|
E|-0-2--2------0-2-2------0-2--2------0-2-2-0-|
"Vampire!"
Riff 7a (solo rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------4----------2-----------4-------------------|
A|-2-4---------2-4-4-0----2-4---------2-4-4-2--7-6-5-|
E|-0-2--2------0-2-2------0-2--2------0-2-2-0--5-4-3-|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/mercyful-fate/41075.html ]
End of solo rhythm
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|--4--[let ring]-|
E|--2-------------|
Solo (wah pedal)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2-2------------2--4-4^-4~--------2--2-----|
G|-2-2-2-2------------2--4-4^-4~--------2--2-----|
D|---------4~~----2h4---------------2h4------4~~-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------2---------------2-2-2------------2----------|
G|-------2-x-2---------------2-2-2------------2--4^-4~~~-|
D|-4-2h4-----a--2~~--(2-1-0)-------4~~----2h4------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-2-------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-2------------2----2^--------4^--4-4^~~~--4^-|
D|-2-4-----4~~----2h4---------4~~--------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-2h5p2-------5p2---2--5^~~-----------------------|
G|-------4^~~------4----------------------14-16p14-|
D|-------a--------------------------14h16----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------(14)----------------|
e|--------------------------14h17p14--14--------14-16p14-16p14----|
B|-------------17^~~--17^-----------17--17^~~------------------17-|
G|-16-16^r--14----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14------17p14----14-----------------------------------|
B|----17^--------16----17-16-16^~~----17-14h16p14--14----|
G|-----------------------------------------------16--16^-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------14---------14----14-14----14--------|
B|-14-17p14--14-17p14-----------14----17--------------------|
G|---------16--------16-----16------------------------------|
D|--------------------------16-----------------16----16^~~r-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 1 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------(14)-----14~~-|
G|-16^----16-16-16^--16-16--16-16--14^^----14~~-|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------14-17p14-17p14-14-17p14-14-17p14----14-17p14-14-17p14-|
G|-16^-----------------------------------16-------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------14--------14------|
B|-14-17p14------14-17p14------14--------17p14-----17p14-|
G|----------16^-----------16^-----16^---------16^--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|-14---------14---------14-----------------14---5tm--2tm-|
B|---17p14------17p14------17p14-17p14-17^----------------|
G|--------16^--------16^----------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------2-5p2-------------------------------------|
B|-5p4p0-5-------5p2p0-5p2-4p2-----2-----------------|
G|-----------------------------4^----4--4^-(4)p2-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------4~~-|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------9-9h10p9--9-----9-10-12-12^r^~~r-|
B|-9h10p9----9------9-10-12---------12-10-12-----------------|
G|--------11---9-11------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-4-4-4-4h5p4---4-------------------------------------0-|
B|-------------7---7-5---------------------------------0-|
G|---------------------6--------------------------7\6----|
D|-----------------------6~~--6h7p6---6-----6-7-9--------|
A|----------------------------------9---7-9--------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------14----14----14----|
B|-14^--14^----14^--0--14^-----------------17^----17^---17^---17^-|
G|-14^--14^----14^-----14^-----------14-16------------------------|
D|---------------------------16~~--16-----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------17-16-x-------14----------|
B|-14-14-17--14---------x--17----17^--17\-|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--6---6---6--5-------6---6---6--5----|
G|--8^--8^--8--7^~~----8^--8^--8--7^~~-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play Riff 2 x1
Play Riff 2a
Riff 3 (Chorus)
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5-7--9--9--9-9-10-12--12--11--7--7--7-7-9-|
A|-3--3--3-5--7--7--7-7--8-10--10---9--5--5--5-5-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Return of the vampire..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-10--10--9--5--5--4--2--2-----------------|
A|--8---8--7--3--3--2--0--0--5--3--5----0-2-|
E|---------------------------3--1--3--3-----|
"He's out for blood..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5-7--9--9--9-9-10-12--12--11--7--7--7-7-9-|
A|-3--3--3-5--7--7--7-7--8-10--10---9--5--5--5-5-7-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Return of the vampire..."
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-10--10--9--5--5--4--2--2-----------------|
A|--8---8--7--3--3--2--0--0--5--3--5--5-5-5-|
E|---------------------------3--1--3--3-3-3-|
"He's out for blood..." * * *
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--5-7---------------------------------------|
D|------------9--9--9-9-10-12--12--11--7--7--7-7-9-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Return of the vampire..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9--9--7-----7--7--|
D|-10--10--9--5--5--4----------10--------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
"He's out for blood..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--5--5-7---------------------------------------|
D|------------9--9--9-9-10-12--12--11--7--7--7-7-9-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
"Return of the vampire..."
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------9--9--7-----7--7--|
D|-10--10--9--5--5--4----------10--------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
"He's out for blood..."
Play Riff 1 "A suicide..."
Ending:
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------2-----|
A|-4--x--4--4-0--4--|
E|-2--x--2--2----2--|
"The birth of a vampire!"
Here's the weird riff found on the original version
of this song:
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------10-12-|
G|----------------11----10--10--------|
D|-----11--10-9-----------11----------|
A|---10--11----10---------------------|
E|-9----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------12-|
B|------------------------------10-12---|
G|----------------11----10--10----------|
D|-----11--10-9-----------11------------|
A|---10--11----10-----------------------|
E|-9------------------------------------|
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
