Mercyful Fate - Listen to the bell
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Mercyful Fate: Listen To The Bell
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Langus : tlange@promail.pl
FIND EVERY MERCYFUL FATE/KING DIAMOND SONG AND
THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THIS SONG AT:
The Tab Crypt
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Date last modified: October 23, 2003
PLEASE DO NOT COPY THIS TAB TO ANOTHER SITE
WITHOUT AUTHORS' PERMISSION. THANK YOU.
Tuning: Standard
Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-2----3--------8----3--|
A|-0----1--------6----1--|
E|-----------------------|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-2----3--------8----3--3-|
A|-0----1--------6----1--1-|
E|-------------------------|
Guitar 2 x2
e|-5-------6---------11-------6-------|
B|-8b10~~--9b11~~----14b16~~--9b11~~--|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Guitar 3
e|-5-------6---------11-------6-------|
B|-8b10~~--9b11~~----14b16~~--9b11~~--|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|--8-------10---------15-------10-------|
B|-11b13~~--13b15~~----18b20~~--13b15~~--|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Riff 2 x4
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------14/16---10--9-8-|
A|-10----------13-12-0-0-12/14-0-10--9-8-|
E|----11-10-11---------------------------|
* * *
Riff 3
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------13-|
A|-6--5-x-x-8--6--5--x--x-x-3--5-x-x-8--10--11-|
E|-4--3-x-x-6--4--3--x--x-x-1--3-x-x-6---8-----|
"Up in the hills..."
x2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------14/16---10--9-8-|
A|-10----------13-12-0-0-12/14-0-10--9-8-|
E|----11-10-11---------------------------|
Riff 4a x3
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--4-7-3-|
E|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--4-7-3-|
"...broken tow
Riff 4 x3
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--4-7-3-|
E|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--4-7-3-|
*
n.*
.."*
e|----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------13-| A|-6--5-x-x-8--6--5--x-x-x-x-3--5-x-x-8--10--11-| E|-4--3-x-x-6--4--3--x-x-x-x-1--3-x-x-6---8-----| "The trees are dead..." x2 e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------| D|-----------------------14/16---10--9-8-| A|-10----------13-12-0-0-12/14-0-10--9-8-| E|----11-10-11---------------------------| "...old bell..*
.&*
quot;*
&
Guitar fill over chorus:
e|--7--------6------------------------|
B|-10b12~----9b11~-----8--------5-----|
G|--------------------10b12~----7b9~--|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|--7--------6----------------|
B|-10b12~----9b11~-----8------|
G|--------------------10b12~--|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Lead into next section:
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-14-------14/16---10--9-8-|
A|-12---0-0-12/14-0-10--9-8-|
E|--------------------------|
* * *
Play Riff 2 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3 "It's a dark..."
Lead into second chorus:
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-3--5-x-x-8--10--11--10----------|
E|-1--3-x-x-6---8---------11-10-11-|
"Everywhere I hear the devils..."
Play Riff 4 "Why, why..."
Riff 5
Guitar 1 x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-|
E|-5-4-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------0-1-2-|
A|-----5-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-------|
E|-5-4-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 x3
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-----5-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-|
E|-5-4-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------0-1-|
D|---------------------------1-2-3-4-----|
A|-----5-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-------------|
E|-5-4-----------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 6
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----8------7----------------5--|
A|-------7~-----6~---------4---5--|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0---0----|
*
quot;W*
hy*
, why*
...&qu*
ot*
; e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------| A|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7----4-5----5-5-| E|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--0-2-3----3-3-| &*
quot;L*
is*
ten t*
o the*
be*
ll and it..." &
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-------5---4----|
E|-0-3-0---0---3~-|
*
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8------7------------------------------------|
A|-------7~-----6~---------------------------------|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
*
qu*
ot;I ha*
ve seen*
..*
.&*
qu*
ot;*
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------------------8------7-----| ---| A|-------5---4-3~------7~-----6~--| | E|-0-3-0---0-------0------0-------| | * * * | e|---------------------------------| |--> Play 2x B|---------------------------------| | G|---------------------------------| | D|---------------------------------| ---| A|---------------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * &
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|-------5---4----|
E|-0-3-0---0---3~-|
*
Riff 7
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---6------------------------|
D|-----5------4---------------|
A|----------3-----------------|
E|-3-----3-------3-3-3-3-3-4~-|
*
qu*
ot;I ha*
ve seen*
..*
.&*
qu*
ot*
;*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-------------------8------7-----| ---| A|-------5---4-3~------7~-----6~--| | E|-0-3-0---0-------0------0-------| | * * * | e|------------------| |--> Play 2x B|------------------| | G|------------------| | D|-------------5----| ------------------| A|---------4---5----| E|-0-0-0-0---0------| * * * * * &
Riff 6a
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-----8------7----------------5--|
A|-------7~-----6~---------4---5--|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0---0----|
*
quot;I*
've seen*
..*
.&*
qu*
ot*
; e|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-----6------------------------| D|-------5------4---------------| A|------------3--------4---3----| E|-3-3-----3-------3-2---1---1~-| &*
qu*
ot;...*
whatever..." &
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8------7------------------------------------|
A|-------7~-----6~---------------------------------|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
*
qu*
ot;The*
blazing*
r*
ub*
y*
eyes*
..." e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-------------5--4-| A|-------5---4-3--2-| E|-0-3-0---0--------| * &
Riff 8
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5---7-5--4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-0-5-3--2-|
E|--------------------------------|
*
qu*
ot;The*
blazing*
r*
ub*
y*
ey*
es*
..*
.&*
qu*
ot*
;*
*
*
*
*
*
e|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|-------------5--4-| A|-------5---4-3--2-| E|-0-3-0---0--------| **
&q*
uo*
t;*
Li*
st*
en*
t*
o*
th*
e be*
ll..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------5--4-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------5---4-3--2-| E|---------------0-3-0---0--------|*
&q*
uo*
t;*
If*
y*
ou*
want to k*
now why..." e|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5---7-5--4-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-3-0-5-3--2-| E|--------------------------------|*
&q*
uo*
t;*
Yo*
u*
go*
tt*
a*
li*
sten*
to the bell..." e|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|---------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----7-| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--5-| E|----------------3--5-|*
&q*
uo*
t;*
An*
d*
th*
en you might..." &
Guitar fill over chorus:
e|--7--------6------------------------|
B|-10b12~----9b11~-----8--------5-----|
G|--------------------10b12~----7b9~--|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Harmony for guitar fill:
e|-10---------9--------6--------------|
B|-13b15~----12b14~----9b11~----6-----|
G|------------------------------8b10~-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Play Riff 4 Song fades 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
*
quot;W*
hy*
, why*
...&qu*
ot*
; e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7----4-5----5-5----8-7-| E|-7--7--7-5-4--7--7--0-2-3----3-3----6-5-| &*
quot;L*
is*
ten t*
o the*
be*
ll and it..."