Mercyful Fate: Banshee
transcribed by: Langus : tlange@promail.pl
edited by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Mika Ristiranta : m_ristiranta@hotmail.com
Marcel Weeterings : eenerglanginternetadres@Hotmail.com
solo by: Noel Gambone : v_villain@hotmail.com
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Date last modified: 16-04-02
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
Guitar 1
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-12------12\9-|
D|-12------12\9-|
A|-10------10\7-|
E|--------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-2------------|
A|-2-[let ring]-|
E|-0------------|
RIFF 1
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|-7--7--7-7---------------------2-|
E|----------10-7-7--5--5-7-8-7-0-0-|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5-5-4-2-2---------2-----9-|
A|------------------3--3-5---5---7-|
E|-----------------------------0-0-|
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-7--7--7-7----------------------8-|
E|----------10-7-7--5-7-5-3-5-3-0-6-|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-5--5--5-5-4-2-2------------------|
A|------------------3-5-3-2-3-2---8-|
E|------------------------------0-6-|
RIFF 2
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------7--7----------------------7--7-10-9-10-9~-|
E|--0-0-0-0------10-8-7-8-10--0-0-0-0-----------------|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------4-2--4----|
D|----------5--5--4--------4----------5--5---------4~-|
A|------------------7-6-7-----------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-0-----------------|
* * * * * * * *
"I heard it..."
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------7~-|
A|----------7--7----------------------7--7-10-9-10----|
E|--0-0-0-0------10-8-7-8-10--0-0-0-0-----------------|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------4-2--4-2~-|
D|----------5--5--4--------4----------5--5------------|
A|------------------7-6-7-----------------------------|
E|--0-0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-0-----------------|
* * * * * * * *
"I heard it......"
RIFF 3
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|---------4------------------2-----|
A|-------------5-4----------5---5-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2---2------3-3-3-3---------|
* * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4----------------5---------------|
A|-4----------------5---------------|
E|-2-------2-2-2-2--3-------3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * *
"Now I can..."
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------4----------------------|
A|-------------5-4----------------|
E|-2-2-2-2---2------3-3-3-3-3-5-3-|
* * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4----------------5---------------|
A|-4----------------5---------------|
E|-2-------2-2-2-2--3-------3-3-3-3-|
* * * * * * * *
"outside...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mercyful_fate/banshee_tab.html ]
RIFF 4
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----7-----5-------------2-----7----\4-4----------|
A|-2-----5-----3-------------2-----5----\2-2----------|
E|-0-----5-----3----0-0-0----0-----5----\2-2----0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-9----11----12-------------9----11----7\\4----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----9----10-------------7-----9----5\\2----------|
E|------------------0-0-0-----------------------0-0-0-|
* * * * * *
"Under...."
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----7-----5-------------2-----7----\4-4----5-4-3---|
A|-2-----5-----3-------------2-----5----\2-2----------5-|
E|-0-----5-----3----0-0-0----0-----5----\2-2------------|
* * *
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9----11----12-------------9----11----7-7\\4----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----9----10-------------7-----9----5-5\\2--5-4-3---|
E|------------------0-0-0-----------------------------5-|
* * *
"Under..."
Play RIFF 1
Play RIFF 2 "I know..."
Play RIFF 3 "Before the sun..."
Play RIFF 4 "Under..."
Here's the lead over the 2nd chorus:
e|-----------------------|
B|------7-8-7h8p7--------|
G|-/7-9-----------9-7-9~-|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
RIFF 5
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---2----3---2-----------4---3----4---3-------|
E|-0----0----0---0---5-4-3--2----2----2---2---5-4-3-|
"I must..."
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---2----3---2-------4-4---5--4-4--------4-4--5-|
E|-0----0----0---0---5-4-3-2-2---3--2-2--5-4-3-2-2--3-|
"Let us... ....The cats..."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----3---2----3---2-----------4---3----4---3-------|
E|-0----0----0---0---5-4-3--2----2----2---2---5-4-3-|
"They know..."
Play RIFF 2 Solo Rhythm
Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------19----15----------|
B|--------------------------------------------------17-20----17-------17----|
G|-----------------------------------------------16----------------16----14~|
D|--------------------------------------------17----------------------------|
A|-7-h9-9-h10-10~--7-h9-9-h10-10-p9-9-/15-14--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------15~--13-12h13p12---12~--19^--19-17-------------------19----|
G|--------16--------------------14-----------------19-17-16----------------|
D|-/14-------14---------------------------------------------19-17-16----16~|
A|-----14------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo
Play RIFF 3 "The waiting..."
RIFF 6
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-4------------4--------4-6-7-|
A|-2------------2--------2-4-5-|
E|----4-4-4-4-4----4-4-4-------|
* * * * * * * *
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4------------4----------------|
A|-2------------2----2-4-5-4-2-4-|
E|----4-4-4-4-4----4-------------|
* * * * * *
Riff 7
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----4------------4------|
A|----------0-2---------3-|
E|-2-----2------2-----2---|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|----4------------4------|
A|----------0-2-------3-2-|
E|-2-----2------2---------|
Play RIFF 4 "Under..."
Ending:
Guitar 1
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|--------12-|
D|--------12-|
A|--------10-|
E|-0-0-0-----|
* * *
Guitar 2
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|---------2-|
A|---------2-|
E|-0-0-0---0-|
* * *
"Let it be me."
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
