Mercyful Fate:  Listen To The Bell

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      :  mercyfuldiamond@yahoo.com
                 Langus          :  tlange@promail.pl

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Tuning: 7 String Guitar, Standard tuning

Riff 1
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-2----3----8----3----2----3----8----3-3-|
A|-0----1----6----1----0----1----6----1-1-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|--10^~~~-11^~~~~--15^~~~~~--11^~~~~~~--|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|


Riff 2                             x4
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|------------------9/11---12-11-10-|
D|-5--------8-7-----7/-9---10--9--8-|
A|---6-5-6------0-0------0----------|
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
                * *      *

Riff 3
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------6-|
A|-6--5-x-x-8--6--5--x--x-x-3--5-x-x-8--10----|
E|-4--3-x-x-6--4--3--x--x-x-1--3-x-x-6---8----|
B|--------------------------------------------|
  "Up in the hills..."
                                   x2
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|------------------9/11---12-11-10-|
D|-5--------8-7-----7/-9---10--9--8-|
A|---6-5-6------0-0------0----------|
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
                * *      *
  "...broken town..."


Riff 4 (slightly palm muted)
                         x3
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|--6-6-6-4-3--6-6-3-6-2--|
B|--4-4-4-2-1--4-4-1-4-0--|
  "Why....why......"

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|--6-6-6-4-3--6-6-6-8-9----9-9-|
B|--4-4-4-2-1--4-4-4-6-7----7-7-|
  "Listen to the bell and it..."


Lead into next section:
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--9-------9/11---12-11-10-|
D|--7-------7/-9---10--9--8-|
A|------0-0------0----------|
E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
        * *      *

Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm
Play Riff 3   "It's a dark..."

Lead into second chorus:
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-----------------6-5-------|
A|-3--5-x-x-8--10------6-5-6-|
E|-1--3-x-x-6---8------------|
B|---------------------------|
   "Everywhere I hear the devils......."

Play Riff 4   "Why...why..."

Riff 5                                 x4
e|--------------------------------------|---------------|
B|--------------------------------------|---------------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------0-|
D|-----0--------------------------------|---0-1-2-3-4---|
A|-1-0---3--1-2-3--1-2-3--1-2-3--1-2-3--|-4-------------|
E|--------------------------------------|---------------|
B|--------------------------------------|---------------|
   * * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *  * * *    * * * * * * *

Riff 6 (Last time, leave off last note)
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8------7-----------------5--------------------|
A|-------7~-----6~------------4-5----------5---4-3~--|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0-0---------0-3-0---0-------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
   * *      *      * * * * *
  "I have seen........"

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8------7--------------------------------------|
A|-------7~-----6~-------------------------5---4-3~--|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0-0-...-----0-3-0---0-------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
   * *      *      * * * * *

Riff 7
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---6-----------------------------6------------------------|
D|-----5------4----------------------5------4---------------|
A|----------3-----------------------------3--------4---3----|
E|-3-----3-------3-3-3-3-3-4~--3-3-----3-------3-2---1---1~-|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
   *     *       * * * * *     * *     *
  "I've seen whatever ..."


Riff 6a
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8------7-----------------5----------------5-4-|
A|-------7~-----6~------------4-5----------5---4-3-2-|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0-0---------0-3-0---0-------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
   * *      *      * * * * *
   "The blazing ruby eyes......"

Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8------7----------------------------------5-4-|
A|-------7~-----6~-------------------------5---4-3-2-|
E|-0-0------0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-3-0---0-------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
   * *      *      * * * * * * * *


Riff 8
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4----7--5--4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0--5--3--2-|
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * *   *
   "Listen to the bell....."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------5-4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------5---4-3-2-|
E|---------------0-3-0---0-------|
B|-------------------------------|
   * * * * * * *
   "If you want to know why....."
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4----7--5--4-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2-0--5--3--2-|
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
   * * * * * * * * * *   *
   "You gotta listen to the bell..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5--7-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5--5-|
E|----------------3----|
B|---------------------|
   * * * * * * *
   "And then you might......."


Play Riff 4   "Why...why......"


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