Mercyful Fate:  Holy Water

transcribed by: Russ Elton      :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
                Mika Ristiranta :  m_ristiranta@hotmail.com

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Date last modified:  12-07-01

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Tuning: Standard


Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|
B|------------11------10---|
G|--7----------------------|
D|--7----------8-------7---|
A|--5----------------------|
E|-------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|--7----------8-------7---|
A|--5----------5-------5---|
E|--5------------------5---|

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|-------------------------------0-|
E|---------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|------------------|
B|-11------------10-|
G|------------------|
D|--8-------------7-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-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----0-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
       * *    * *    *    * *    * *    *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--7-----7-----7---7-----7-----7---|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|
      * *   * *   *   * *   * *   *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|--8-----8-----8---8-----8-----8---|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------|
      * *   * *   *   * *   * *   *
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
      * *   * *   *   * *   * *   *



Riff 3 (2 times)
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---9--9---7----9---10----9---7----9--9----|
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|---9--9---7---4---5-5-5----------------|
D|--10-10---9---5---7-7-7----------------|
A|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|---------------------------------------|
          *   *   *     * * * * * * * *
  "...it makes me burn......"


Riff 4  (Play 2 times)
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--11-11--10-------11-11--10-------11-11--10----|
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--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
          *   * * *       *   * * *           *
    "I'd rather drink......."

e|--------------------------|
B|--8---6---8---10----6-----|
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
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--7----7--7---|
D|--7----7--7---|
A|--5----5--5---|
E|--------------|
Guitar 2
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|----------5---|
D|--7----8--0---|
A|--5----5------|
E|--5-----------|
   "Oh yeah....."


Riff 5 (2 times)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2-4--4--4--10--9--12--10-|
A|-0-2--2--2---8--7--10---8-|
E|--------------------------|
   "High on the..."
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-2-4--4--4--10--9--12-|
A|-0-2--2--2---8--7--10-|
E|----------------------|


Riff 6
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7\6-----------------------------|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-5-5-4-4-0-|
E|---------------7-7---------------|
       * * * * *   *   *   *   * *
   "Wash away..."
e|------------------------|
B|---------------------5--|
G|------------------2--4--|
D|-7\6--------------2--2--|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-0--0--0--|
E|------------------------|
       * * * * *
   "if that's what you believe....."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7\6-----------------------------|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-5-5-4-4-0-|
E|---------------7-7---------------|
       * * * * *   *   *   *   * *
   "But keep in mind..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-7\6----------------------|
A|-5\4-4-4-4-4-4-0-------0--|
E|-----------------3-2-3----|
       * * * * *
   "...who is it....."


Play Riff 5  "Cast a stone.."
Play Riff 6  "Wash away.."

Riff 7 (solo rhythm)
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--2--4-----2--4-----4--7--------------|
E|--0--2-----0--2-----2--5------5-4-3---|

Guitar 2
1st and 3rd time:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--2--4-----2--4--------4~-------------|
E|--0--2-----0--2-----2---------5-4-3---|

2nd time:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--2--4-----2--4-----------------------|
E|--0--2-----0--2-----2--5~-----5-4-3---|


RIFF 8 (2 times)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------3-5-3---|
E|--0-5-5---0-6-6---0-5-5---0---------|
    * * *   * * *   * * *   * * * *
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|----------------------3-5---3-5-3----|
E|--0-5-5---0-6-6---0-5-----0-------0--|
    * * *   * * *   * * * * * * * * *


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|--0-5-5---0-6-6---0-5-----0-------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