Mercyful Fate: The Night
transcribed by: Russ Elton : mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
Langus : tlange@promail.pl
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
Guitar 1
e|------------12~~~~~-------15--14--11~~~[whammy bar]-|
B|-12~~~~---------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------12~~~~~-------15--14--11~~~[whammy bar]-|
G|-12~~~~---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Riff 1
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------2---1--------|
D|---3\2---3---2---1---2/5--|
A|---3\2---3-----------2/5--|
E|-0-----0---0---0---0------|
* * * * *
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------------2---1--------|
D|---3\2---3---2---1------2-|
A|---3\2---3--------------2-|
E|-0-----0---0---0---0--0---|
* * * * * *
Riff 2 x4
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|--2--0--3--2---------------------------------|
D|--2--0--3--2--------2-------0--2--0--2-------|
A|--------------------2-------0--2--0--2-------|
E|--------------0--0-----0--0-------------0--0-|
* * * * * *
"Old Nick is......"
Riff 3
Guitar 1 x4
e|---------------------------------------------|------|
B|---------------------------------------------|------|
G|--2--0--3--2---------------------------------|------|
D|--2--0--3--2--------2-------0--2--0--2-------|------|
A|--------------------2-------0--2--0--2-------|------|
E|--------------0--0-----0--0-------------0--0-|-0--0-|
* * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 x4
e|---------------------------------------------|------|
B|---------------------------------------------|------|
G|--9--7-10--9---------------------------------|------|
D|--7--5--8--7--------9-------7--9--7--9-------|------|
A|--------------------7-------5--7--5--7-------|------|
E|--------------0--0-----0--0-------------0--0-|-0--0-|
* * * * * * * *
"Old Nick is..."
Riff 4 x3
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---------5-6-7---8-7-5-------|
E|-5-4-3-0-------0-------0-3-6-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"The two of us at midnight..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---------5-6-7---8-7-5-|
E|-5-4-3-0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5--4--7--7--------------7-|
A|-3--3--------------3--2--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-1--1--1-1-1-1-...---------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Just him and I....."
Lead into next verse:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--------2------2------2------2-|
A|--------2------2------2------2-|
E|--0--0----0--0---0--0---0--0---|
* * * * * * * *
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mercyful_fate/the_night_tab.html ]
Play Riff 2 "....my imaginary friend...."
Play Riff 3 "Through the dark..."
Play Riff 4 "The two of us....."
Play Riff 5 "Just him and I...."
Riff 6 (guitar 2 plays top notes on last bar)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------8---7-------------|
D|---------------0---0---0-8-0-0-8~--|
A|---------8-7-----------------------|
E|-0-7-6-0-----0---------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Find out....."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-----------------8---7----------|
D|---------------0---0---0-8-0-0--|
A|---------8-7--------------------|
E|-0-7-6-0-----0------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
e|-12------------13--------------|
B|-15^^----------16^^------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|--5-------------3---------3-2--|
A|--3---3-3-3-3-3-1---1-1-1-1-0--|
E|-------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"...the night....."
Riff 7 (solo rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------5-4~-|
E|-3--0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------2-1~-|
A|--------------------------------|
E|-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
1st ending
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-2-2--4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-0-0--2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------------------|
2nd ending
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|------2-2--5-5--8-8--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-4-4--0-0--3-3--6-6--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-2-2-----------------------------------|
Riff 8
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7-\2-|
D|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7-\2-|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0--------|
E|------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"Looking through....."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7-5-|
D|-----8-----8-----8-----5-7-5-|
A|-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------|
E|-----------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 9 (solo rhythm)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-3-5-5-------3----------3-5-5-------3-----|
E|-------0-3-5---5--0-3-5-------0-3-5---4---|
Play Riff 2 solo rhythm
Play Riff 3 "Old Nick....."
Play Riff 4 "The two of us....."
Play Riff 5 "Just him and I...."
Play Riff 6 "Find out......"
Riff 10 (Ending)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------4---------------6---------------5----|
A|----------------2------------5--4----------4-|
E|--0--2----0--3----0--4----0--------0--3------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2 (after awhile)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------8--------------10---------------9----|
A|----------------6------------9--8----------8-|
E|--0--6----0--7----0--8----0--------0--7------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
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
