Mercyful Fate: The Night
transcribed by: Russ Elton : webmaster@abysslord.com
Langus : tlange@promail.pl
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Date last modified: October 22, 2003
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Tuning: Standard
Intro
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|---------12~~--------15-14-11~--(11)~~*-|
G|-12~~-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------12~~--------15-14-11~--(11)~~---------|
B|-12~~------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
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|-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..."
Guitar 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-|-0-0-|
* * * * * * * *
Riff 4
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|----------5-6-7---8-7-5--------|
E|-5--4-3-0-------0-------0-3--6-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"The two of us..."
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|---------5-6-7---8-7-5-0------|
E|-5-4-3-0-------0---------3--6-|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
"A feeling..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|----------5-6-7---8-7-5--------|
E|-5--4-3-0-------0-------0-3--6-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"The two of us..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|---------5-6-7---8-7-5-|
E|-5-4-3-0-------0-------|
* * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 5
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-3-3----------------------|
E|-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
* * * * * * * * * *
"Just him and I..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-5-4--7--7-------------7-|
A|-3-2--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|
* * * * * *
"We're gonna..."
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---|
* * * * * * * *
"Old Nick..."
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 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------13---12---8-----8~-|
A|----------8-7---10--------------------|
E|-0--7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Find out..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------------13---12---8-----|
A|-------8-7---10-----------------|
E|-7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Find out..."
First ending
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5------------3--------3-2-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-0-|
E|---------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"...the night..."
Second ending
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-5------------3--------3-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-|
E|-------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"...the night..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mercyful_fate/the_night_tab_ver_2.html ]
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------13---12---8-----8~-|
A|----------8-7---10--------------------|
E|-0--7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Find out..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------------13---12---8-----|
A|-------8-7---10-----------------|
E|-7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Find out..."
e|-12------------13------|
B|-15b17~--------16b18~--|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
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|--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------7-6~-|
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-x-5-5-x-8-8-x-9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-4-4-x-0-0-x-3-3-x-6-6-x-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-2-2-x--------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"We're gonna spy..."
Riff 9 (Solo Rhythm)
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-3-5-5--------3-----|
E|--------0-3-5---5-5-|
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------3-5-5--------3----|
E|-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..."
Riff 6a
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------13---12---8-----8~-|
A|----------8-7---10--------------------|
E|-0--7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Find out..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------------13---12---8-----|
A|-------8-7---10-----------------|
E|-7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Find out..."
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-5------------3--------3-2-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-0-|
E|---------------------------|
* * * * * * * *
"...the night..."
Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------13---12---8-----8~-|
A|----------8-7---10--------------------|
E|-0--7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0----|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Find out..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----------------13---12---8-----|
A|-------8-7---10-----------------|
E|-7-6-0-----0-------0----0---0-0-|
* * * * * * * * * * *
"Find out..."
e|-12------------13------|
B|-15b17~--------16b18~--|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
"...the night..."
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
