Mercyful Fate: Insane
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
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Tuning: Standard
Riff 1 x4
e|----------------------|---------|
B|----------------------|---------|
G|----------------------|---------|
D|--9----7--12-11----7--|---------|
A|--7----5--10--9----5--|---------|
E|----------------------|--00000--|
*****
Riff 2 x8
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-----------|
A|----8---7--|
E|--0-6-0-5--|
Riff 3
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------6-------------------|
A|-------88-77-8----------88-77-88-7-|
E|-00000------------00000------------|
***** *****
"I see, little demons..."
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------6h7-9-------------------|
A|-------88-77--------------8p7-88-7-5-|
E|-00000--------------00000------------|
***** *****
"...are they in my head..."
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------9-----------------------|
G|-------1010-99-10----------1010-99-1010-9-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-00000---------------00000----------------|
***** *****
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------9h10-12-----------------------|
G|-------1010-99----------------10p9-1010-9----|
D|------------------------------------------12-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|-00000------------------00000----------------|
***** *****
Play Riff 2 "Why did I go insane..."
Play Riff 3 "Screams in the night..."
Play Riff 2 "Why did I go insane..."
Riff 4
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--9----7--12-11----7--|
A|--7----5--10--9----5--|
E|----------------------|
"When I look in the mirror..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--3----6--8--5----6-3-|
A|--1----4--6--3----4-1-|
E|----------------------|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--9----7--12-11----7--|
A|--7----5--10--9----5--|
E|----------------------|
Riff 5
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--00000----765-00000----765-00000----765-00000-|
***** ***** ***** *****
"Is it me..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "I saw the look on your face..."
Play Riff 2 "Dead roses..."
Play Riff 4 "When I look in the mirror..."
Riff 6 x5
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---------7----------------|
A|--8-8-7--5--8--7--6--6-7--|
E|--6-6-5-----6--5--4--4-5--|
* *
"Sanity turned Insane..."
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|---------7----------|
A|--8-8-7--5--8--7--6-|
E|--6-6-5-----6--5--4-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mercyful_fate/insane_tab_ver_2.html ]
Play Riff 5 "I'm counting demons..."
Play Riff 2 "Why did I go insane..."
Riff 5a (Solo Rhythm)
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--3----6--8--5----6-3-|
A|--1----4--6--3----4-1-|
E|----------------------|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|--9----7--12-11----7--|
A|--7----5--10--9----5--|
E|----------------------|
Play Riff 5 shortened "Ahhhh"
Play Riff 2 shortened "Oh doctor kill the pain..."
Play Riff 5 shortened "Ahhhh"
Play Riff 2 shortened "Oh doctor kill the pain..."
Ending:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| ---|
A|---------------------------------| |
E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-| |
|
e|----------------------------| |--> Play 2x
B|----------------------------| |
G|----------------------------| |
D|----------------------------| --------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------| --> Play 2x
A|----------------------------|
E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--|
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-6-5-4-0-7-6-5-0-5-4-3-0-6-5-4-0-|
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-4-3-2-0-5-4-3-0-3-2-1-0-4-3-2-0-3-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Guitar 2
E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------| ---|
A|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------| |
|
e|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--| |--> Play 2x
B|----------------------------| |
G|----------------------------| |
D|----------------------------| --------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-7-6-5-0-6--|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------| --> Play 2x
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
E|-7-6-5-0-8-7-6-0-6-5-4-0-7-6-5-0-5-4-3-0-6-5-4-0-|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-3-2-0-5-4-3-0-3-2-1-0-4-3-2-0-3-2-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
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