Mercyful Fate: Castillo Del Mortes
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Date last modified: October 25, 2003
Riff 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 6 7 6 |
| A | 5 7 5 7 5 4 5 4 |
| E | 3 5 3 5 |
"Sowewhere in ancient Spain..."
Acoustic solo over riff 1
| E | |
| B | \8 10 |
| G | 9 9 10 9h10p9 7 9 7 |
| D | 10 10 9 7 |
| A | 10 7 |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | 9 9 |
| G | 8 8 8 6 |
| D | 7 4 6 |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 9 10 10h12p10 9 7 10 9 7 |
| D | 10 10 9 7 |
| A | 10 8 10 7 |
| E | |
| E | 7 |
| B | 9 10 9 7 9 9 10 7 9 7 5 |
| G | 7 9 8 6 |
| D | 7 |
| A | |
| E | |
End solo
Riff 2 x4
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | | 4 5 |
| A | 2 1 2 1 | 2 3 5 7 |
| E | 0 0 | 3 5 |
"...House Of The Dead..."
Riff 3 x2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 5 |
| D | 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 |
| A | 3 3 3 5 4 3 |
| E | |
"A fool was playing with magic..."
Riff 4 x2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 6 6 |
| A | 6 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 |
| E | 4 4 4 6 5 4 |
"He opened the unholy gates..."
Riff 2a (Solo Rhythm) x4
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 2 |
| A | 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 |
| E | 0 0 0 2 1 0 |
Play Riff 3 Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 4 Solo Rhythm
Riff 5 (Solo Rhythm) x2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 |
| D | 4 3 4 3 4 3 4 3 |
| A | 2 2 2 4 3 2 |
| E | |
Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm) x2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 3 3 |
| D | 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 |
| A | 1 1 1 3 2 1 |
| E | |
Riff 7 x2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 7 7 8 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 |
| E | 6 |
* * * * * * * *
"Six hundred people..." x2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 7 9 8 |
| A | 7 5 7 5 8 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 |
* * * * * * * *
"Screaming for mercy..."
Riff 8
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 6 6 5 5 4 |
| A | 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 |
| E | 000 000 000 3 2 0 |
*** *** ***
"Hear the battle cries..."
Guitar 2
Riff 8a
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 6 6 5 5 4 |
| A | 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 |
| E | 000 000 000 3 2 0 |
*** *** ***
"Seven cohorts of angels..."
Riff 9
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 0 0 000000000 2 2 222222222 3 3 333 33 33 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
********* ********* *** ** **
"The 'House Of The Dead'..."
Riff 8b
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 6 6 5 5 4 |
| A | 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 |
| E | 000 000 000 3 2 0 |
*** *** ***
"Nine units of demons..."
Guitar 2
Play Riff 9 "The 'House Of The Dead'..."
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 2 5 4 |
| E | 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
* * *
Riff 11
Guitar 1 x4
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 9 7 9 7 |
| E | 7 7 |
"Six hundred people were watching in horror..."
Guitar 2 x3
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 9 7 9 7 |
| E | 7 7 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 4 |
| D | 7 6 7 6 7 6 4 6 7 7 6 |
| A | 7 7 9 7 9 7 |
| E | 7 7 |
Riff 12
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 2 5 3 5 0 2 5 3 5 0 |
"The burning sky..."
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | |
Lead into next section:
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
Play Riff 1 "Somewhere in ancient Spain..."
Solo over riff 1
| e | 8 7 8 7h8p7 7 7 8 10 7h8p7 9h11p9 |
| B | 10 10 10 10 8 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 8 9 8 6 |
| D | 9 7 6 |
| A | 7 6 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 9 |
| G | 9 10 7 9 5 7 4 5 3 2 6 8 8 6 |
| D | 6 6 |
| A | |
| E | |
End solo
Riff 7a x2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 7 7 8 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 |
| E | 6 |
* * * * * * * *
"Oh was slain..." x6
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 7 7 8 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 |
| E | 6 |
* * * * * * * * x4
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 7 9 8 |
| A | 7 5 7 5 8 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 |
* * * * * * * *
Solo
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 |
| A | 7 8 5 4 2 5\7 5 7 5 7 4 |
| E | 3 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 8/6h8\9 10 9 7 9 10 |
| D | |
| A | 7 6/4h6\7 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 8 13 12 11 12 |
| G | 10 9 7 9 13 12 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
End solo
Play Riff 8a "Nine units of demons..."
Play Riff 9 "The 'House Of The Dead'..."
Play Riff 8b "600 people..."
Play Riff 9 "From the Ancient Ones..."
Riff 11a (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1 x2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 9 7 9 7 |
| E | 7 7 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 7 6 7 6 7 6 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 9 7 9 7 |
| E | 7 7 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 4 |
| D | 7 6 7 6 7 6 4 6 7 7 6 |
| A | 7 7 9 7 9 7 |
| E | 7 7 |
Riff 12a (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 5 5 5 5 |
| A | 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E | 2 5 3 5 0 2 5 3 5 0 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 7 |
| A | 2 2 3 5 5 |
| E | 2 5 3 5 0 2 5 3 5 0 3 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 4 5 7 |
| A | 3 5 5 |
| E | 3 |
Ending (Clean)
| e | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| D | 3 3 2 2 |
| A | |
| E | |
"There is no need..."
| e | 0 |
| B | 0 0 |
| G | 3 0 0 |
| D | 3 1 2 |
| A | 1 2 2 |
| E | 0 |
"...upon the 600 from BAECULA."
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