Mercyful Fate: The Bell Witch
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Date last modified: 31-10-01
Riff 1 (Play twice)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 6 5 |
| D | |
| A | 2 4 4 2 4 4 x 5 4 3 |
| E | 0 2 2 0 2 2 x |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 2 4 6~ 7 6 4 /9 7 |
| A | 4 4 6~ |
| E | 2 |
Riff 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 6 5 4 6 7 5 4 3 2 |
| A | 5 7 5 4~ 3 5 3~ |
| E | |
When vocals start, play this:
Riff 1a
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 6 5 |
| D | |
| A | 2 4 4 2 x 5 4 3 |
| E | 0 2 2 0 2^r~~ x |
"Back in Tennessee......"
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 2 4 6 7 6 4 /9 7 |
| A | 4 4 6 |
| E | 2 |
"I saw a family......"
Next time, guitar 2 plays this, guitar 1 plays riff 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | [slow slide] |
| A | 2 4 4 2 4 4~/// |
| E | 0 2 2 0 2 2~/// |
"Yeah yeah yeah....."
Play Riff 2 "Oh...they never would know...."
Riff 3
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 4 5 4 5 7 5 4 2 1 |
| A | 0 2 3 2 3 5 3 2 2 3 5 2 3 4 2 4~ |
| E | |
"Little Betsy......"
RIFF 4
Guitar 1 (this lasts for four bars of guitar 2)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 5 7 10 |
| A | 2 3 5 8 |
| E | |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 /7 | |
| A | 3 3 3 | |
| E | 3h5 5 5 5 5 5 3h5 5 5 5 5 5 3 | |
* * * * * * * * |
"Ohhhh....." |
"Invisible hands...." |--- Play 2x
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 5 |
| A | 3 3 7 6 5 |
| E | 3h5 5 5 5 5 5 3h5 5 5 5 5 5 |
* * * * * * * *
"Ohhhh....."
"...leaving their mark in the dark..."
Riff 4a (Solo Rhythm)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 /7 |
| A | 3 3 3 |
| E | 3h5 5 5 5 5 5 3h5 5 5 5 5 5 3 |
* * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 |
| A | 3 3 7 6 5 |
| E | 3h5 5 5 5 5 5 3h5 5 5 5 5 5 |
* * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 |
| A | 3 3 3 7 |
| E | 3h5 5 5 5 5 5 3h5 5 5 5 5 5 3 |
* * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 |
| A | 3 3 7 |
| E | 3h5 5 5 5 5 5 3h5 5 5 5 5 5 3 0 |
* * * * * * * * *
Solo (wah pedal)
| e | 3 |
| B | 6^ 6^p0 |
| G | 5~~ \4 4h5p4 4 7 5p4 4 5p4 |
| D | 7 5 7 7 5 7 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 13 12 13 15 15 15^ |
| G | 4 14 16 14 |
| D | 7 5 7^~~~\ 4/ 15/17 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12 15 15^~~~~ |
| B | (15)p13h15 13 15 15^~~ 15 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
End Solo
Riff 5
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 3 |
| A | 3h5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3h5 5 5 5 5 6 5 3 5 3 |
| E | 5 |
"Night after night...."
Guitar 2 plays this over the above bar in 2 last times
| e | |
| B | 6 |
| G | 5h7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5h7 7 7 7 7 8 7 5 7 5 |
| D | 7 |
| A | |
| E | |
"...torturing Betsy..."
RIFF 6
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 6 |
| A | 333 666 |
| E | 4 4444 4 444 0h444 |
* **** * ***
"Tell us who you are....."
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 6 "Please tell us......"
Riff 7 (Chorus, guitar 2 plays notes in () )
| e | |
| B | |
| G | (7)~~~ |
| D | 9 9 8 7 |
| A | 7 10 7 7 6 5 |
| E | 0000 8 5 0000 0 0000 0 0000 0 0000 0 0000 |
**** **** * **** * **** * **** * ****
"I am the air..."
| e | |
| B | (11)~~~ |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 8 |
| A | 7 10 7 7 6 8 |
| E | 0000 8 5 0000 6 0 0000 0 0000 0 0000 0 0000 |
**** **** * **** * **** * **** * ****
"I am the bell...witch!"
Riff 8 (solo rhythm)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 8 |
| A | 6 6 6 8 |
| E | 6h8 8 8 8 8 8 6h8 8 8 8 8 8 6 |
* * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 8 |
| A | 6 6 6 |
| E | 6h8 8 8 8 8 8 6h8 8 8 8 8 8 6 |
* * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 8 |
| A | 6 6 6 8 |
| E | 6h8 8 8 8 8 8 6h8 8 8 8 8 8 6 |
* * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 8 |
| A | 6 6 10 9 8 |
| E | 6h8 8 8 8 8 8 6h8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
* * * * * * * * *
Solo
| e | |
| B | 16^ 16^~~ 13^ 13^~~ 11^ 11^~~ 8^ 8^~~ |
| G | 18^ 18^~~ 15^ 15^~~ 13^ 13^~~ 10^ 10^~~ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 8 11p8 8 11p8 8 11p8 8 11p8 10p8 8 11 8 |
| G | 10^ x 10 10 |
| D | x 8 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 8 12p8 10p8 8 8 8 8 |
| G | 12 11 10h11 10h11 10p0 10p0 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 8 10p8 8h10p8 |
| G | 10 11 10h11 11 10 8^ 8 10 8^ |
| D | 10p8h10 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 8 |
| A | 10p9p8 8 |
| E | 11 11 8\ |
End Solo
Play Riff 5 "The bell witch..."
Play Riff 6 "Tell us who..."
Play Riff 5
Play Riff 6 "Please tell us..."
Play Riff 7 "I am the air...
Riff 9 (4 times)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 2h4 2 4 |
| D | 2h4 2 4p2 4 |
| A | 2h4 2h4 4 |
| E | 0h2 2 2 2 2 0h2 2 2 2 2 |
* * * * * * * *
"Goodnight John ..."
Play Riff 9 Solo Rhythm x4
Riff 10 (Solo Rhythm)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 /11 |
| A | 7 7 7 |
| E | 7h9 9 9 9 9 9 7h9 9 9 9 9 9 7 |
* * * * * * * * *
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 |
| A | 5 5 9 8 7 |
| E | 5h7 7 7 7 7 7 5h7 7 7 7 7 |
* * * * * * * *
Play Riff 9 End of the solo rhythm
Solo over the above riffs
| e | 19^ 17^~~~ |
| B | x 17^ (whammy release) |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 17 15 14 15 17p16p14 16 14 14 |
| B | 17 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 14 19 16 18 19 |
| E | 14 16 17 19 16 17 19 19 17p16 16 17 |
| e | 0 17 19 16 14 |
| B | (14) |
| G | |
| D | 16 16 18~~ |
| A | 16 18 19 18 19 |
| E | |
| e | 19 17 15 19 17 15 19 15 19 15 19 16 14 17 14 16 12 15 |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 11 14 10 13 9 12 9 12 8 10 7 10 |
| B | |
| G | 7~~ 2tm 4~~ |
| D | 0 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 14 17 17 17p14 17 17p14 17 |
| G | |
| D | /16 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 17171717 17 17 17 17p14 17p14 17p14 |
| G | 16^~~ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
End Solo
Riff 11
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 |
| A | 3 3 3 6 6 6 |
| E | 0h2 2 2 2 0 0h2 2 3 5 5 5 |
Riff 12
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 8 9 10 7 10 8 9 10 |
| A | 2 8 6 7 8 5 8 6 7 8 8 7 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"That night John he died....."
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 8 9 10 7 10 10 9 8 12 |
| A | 8 6 7 8 5 8 8 7 6 10 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Soon, they realized....."
Riff 13 (Solo rhythm)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 9 7 |
| A | 7 5 7 5 8 7 5 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
* * * * * * * *
Riff 14 (Solo Rhythm)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3~ |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
RIFF 13a (Solo Rhythm)
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 10 9 7 |
| A | 7 5 7 5 8 7 5 |
| E | 7 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 0 5 0 0 8 7 5 |
* * * * * * * *
Solo over the above riffs
| e | 12h16p12 12 |
| B | 15 12h15p12 12 |
| G | 14 14 13h14p13 12 |
| D | 14 14 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 12h14p12 12 |
| A | 14 14 12 11 11~~ |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 12 15 |
| G | 13 14 14^ |
| D | 12 14 |
| A | 12 11h12p11 11 11 12/14 |
| E | 12 12 10 12 |
| e | |
| B | 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 12 12 |
| G | 14 14 14 14^r~~ |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 14^rp12h14 12h14p12 12 |
| G | 14 15 15 15^rp13h16 13 |
| D | 15~~ |
| A | |
| E | |
[guitar 2 plays top notes]
| e | 2 3 2 2 |
| B | 5 5 5^ (5)p3 5 3 2 3~~ |
| G | 7 7 6 7 6^ (6)p4 6 4 4~~ |
| D | 7 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6h7p6 6 6 7 9 7 6 6 7 6 6 |
| D | 9 7 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 9\ |
| E | |
[guitar 2 plays top notes]
| e | |
| B | 12 10 10 8 |
| G | 11h12 11 9/12 11 11 9 11 9 9 11 9 |
| D | 12 12 11 9/12 11 12 11 9/12~~ |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 12 12 14 12 14 16 |
| A | 12 14 16 12 14 16 14 16 16 |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 12 15^r 15^r 15^r^r~~ |
| G | 12 12 14 14^ |
| D | 12 14 16 14 16 12 14 16 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12h15p12 12 12 14p12 12 12h15p12 |
| B | 15 14h15 15 14h15 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 14p12 12 12 14p12 12 |
| B | 15 14h15 15 14h15 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12h15p12 14p12 12 |
| B | 15 15^r^r~~ |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | X\\ |
End Solo
Ending
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 6 5 4 6 7 5 4 3 2 |
| A | 5 7 5 4 3 5 3 |
| E | |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 14 13 12 11 13 14 12 11 10 9 |
| D | 12 14 12 11~ 10 12 10 |
| A | |
| E | |
Guitar 1
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 2 4 5 4 5 7 5 4 |
| A | 0 2 3 2 3 5 3 2 |
| E | |
Guitar 2
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 |
| D | 7 9 10 9 10 10 9 |
| A | |
| E | |