Mercyful Fate: Holy Water
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Date last modified: October 23, 2003
Riff 1
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 2 3 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff 2
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | 0 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * * *
Riff 3
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 14 14 12 14 15 14 12 14 14 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | |
* * * * * * *
"I don't want that holy water..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 14 14 12 9 10 10 10 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * *
"...it makes me burn..."
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 10 9 10 12 10 9 10 10 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | |
* * * * * * *
"I don't want that holy water..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 10 9 5 7 7 7 |
| A | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * * *
"...it makes me burn..."
Riff 4
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 15 15 14 15 15 14 15 15 14 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * * *
"I'd rather drink..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 12 10 12 14 10 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | |
| E | |
* * * * * *
"...go to hell..."
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 12 12 10 12 12 10 12 12 10 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * * *
"I'd rather drink..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 7 9 10 7 |
| D | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| A | |
| E | |
* * * * * *
"...go to hell..."
Ending to riff 4:
Guitar 1
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 2 10 12 |
| D | 0 8 10 |
| A | 0 |
| E | |
"Oh yeah..."
Riff 5
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 4 4 4 10 9 12 10 |
| A | 0 2 x 2 0 2 0 8 0 7 0 10 0 8 |
| E | |
* * * * *
"High on the..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 4 4 4 10 9 12 |
| A | 0 2 x 2 0 2 0 8 0 7 0 10 |
| E | |
* * * *
Riff 6
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7\6 4 6 7 6 4 |
| A | 5\4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * *
"Wash away..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7\6 7 |
| A | 5\4 4 4 4 4 4 0 7 |
| E | |
* * * * * *
"If that's what you believe..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7\6 4 6 7 6 4 |
| A | 5\4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * *
"But keep in mind..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7\6 |
| A | 5\4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 0 3 2 3 5 |
* * * * *
"...who is it..."
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7\6 4 6 7 6 4 |
| A | 5\4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * *
"Wash away..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7\6 7 9 |
| A | 5\4 4 4 4 4 4 0 7 7 |
| E | |
* * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7\6 4 6 7 6 4 |
| A | 5\4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | |
* * * * * * * * *
"But keep in mind..."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7\6 |
| A | 5\4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 0 3 2 3 5 |
* * * * *
"...who is it..."
Play Riff 5 "Cast a stone..."
Play Riff 6 "Wash away..."
Riff 7 (Solo Rhythm)
Guitar 1 x3
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 2 4 2 4 4 7 7 6 5 |
| E | 0 2 0 2 2 5 5 4 3 |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 4 |
| E | 0 2 0 2 2 5 4 3 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 2 4 2 4 4 |
| E | 5 5 4 3 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 4 |
| E | 0 2 0 2 2 5 4 3 |
RIFF 8 (2 times)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 3 5 3 |
| E | 5 5 3 6 6 3 5 5 3 |
* * * * * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 3 5 3 5 3 |
| E | 3 5 5 3 6 6 3 5 3 3 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Play Riff 1 "Oh Holy Water..."
Play Riff 2
Play Riff 3 "I don't want..."
Play Riff 4 "I'd rather..."
Play Riff 5 solo rhythm
Play Riff 6 solo rhythm
Play Riff 5 "Deep in the..."
Play Riff 6 "Wash away..."
Play Riff 7 "I don't want..."
Play Riff 8 solo rhythm
Ending:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 3 5 3 5 3 4 4 |
| E | 3 5 5 3 6 6 3 5 3 0 2 2 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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