Mercyful Fate: Is That You, Melissa

transcribed by:  Russ Elton      :  webmaster@abysslord.com
                 
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Tuning: Standard


Intro (harpsichord arranged for guitar)
e|--------0-1-0-1-0---------------------|
B|--3---3-----------3--1---1-3-1--1-----|
G|--2-2----------------0--0----------4--|
D|--0--------------------------------4--|
A|---------------------3-------------2--|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------0-1-0-----------0-1-0-----|
B|------2-3-2-3-2----3----3-------3---3---3-------3---|
G|----4-----------4--2--2-----------2-2-2-----------2-|
D|--4----------------0----------------0---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


Riff 1  (harpsichord keeps playing, these guitars come in)
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-6---6--8-10~~----------------------------------|
G|---7--------------10--9--10-9~~----7---7-9-11~~-|
D|-------------------------------------9----------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------10----------------------10----------|
G|-10----10-12----12-10----10----10-12----12-10----|
D|----12----------------12----12----------------12-|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----13--------------------------10--|
B|---15--------------------------12----|
G|-14--------14--12--14-12----11-------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
       
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-10----10-11-13-11-10----10----10-11-13-11-10-----|
G|----12----------------12----12----------------12--|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3 (Comes in at end)
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------|
        * * * * * * * * 
  "You're in my dreams, you're with me every day."



Riff 2
Guitars 1 & 2
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-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-|
E|------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * *
   "Oh Melissa..."
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|-5------------------------------|
D|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-4------------------------------------|
D|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7----7-|
A|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--5----5-|
E|--------------------------------------|
      * * * * * * * * * * * *

Guitar 3 
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|--7---7-9-10-9-10-9-7--5---5--7-5----5-|
D|----7--------------------5-------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4---4-6-7-6-7-6-4--7---7-9-10-9-7---7---7-9-10-9-7---|
D|----4------------------7------------7---7------------7-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 4 (Harpsichord intro)


Play Riff 1    "Oh Melissa..."
Play Riff 2    "Oh Melissa..."

Lead into the next section:
Guitars 1 & 2
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-7--9-10-12--7-|
A|-5--7--8-10--5-|
E|---------------|
  "Oh the love we had!"

Guitar 3 & Harpsichord
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-7---7-9-10-9-7---|
D|---7------------7-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|


Riff 3
Guitars 1 & 2
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------12-12--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--10-10--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---------|
   * * * * *  * * * * *    * * * * *  * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------12-12--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--10-10--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---------|
   * * * * *  * * * * *    * * * * *  * * * * *

Guitar 3
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------12-12--|
A|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--10-10--|
E|-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---------|
   * * * * *  * * * * *    * * * * *  * * * * *
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---------(9)---------------------------------12-12--|
A|-7---------(7)-----------2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--10-10--|
E|-------------------------0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0---------|
                           * * * * *  * * * * *


Riff 4 (Solo Rhythm)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------5-5-|
A|-----------------------4-3-2-0-----------------------3-3-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2----------2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2------|
   * * * * *  * * * *            * * * * *  * * * *


Solo (whammy bar dives denoted by " \/ " )
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-4---------------------------(4)--10--10~~~~~p7~~~~-|
G|-4-[whammy dive and release]-(4)----\/--------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

e|-8--8------------------------8----8----------14--(14)p13-|
B|--\/---------7--7/10--10--10---10---10-7h10----\/--------|
G|--------------\/----\/-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|-13--(13)p9-13p9~~~~----------|
B|---------------[bar vibrato]--|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

End Solo


Riff 5
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---9----------------------------------|
A|-----10-9----12-10-9------------------|
E|-0--------10--------------------------|
   *
  Oh, Melissa you got to tell me why..."

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------9--------------|
A|-------------------------10-9----12-9-|
E|---------------------0--------10------|

                       *

Riff 6 (Solo Rhythm)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----12-----12-----12-----12--12-12-|
A|-----10-----10-----10-----10---9--9-|
E|-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-----------|
   * *    * *    * *    * * 

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----12-----12---------------------|
A|-----10-----10-------------5-------|
E|-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-5-6-7---7-6-5-|
   * *    * *    * * * * * * * * * *  


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

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--------6----5----4------------6----5----4----|
E|-2-4-----------------7--2-4-----------------7-|

Guitar 2
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|-2--------------------0-2-------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|-2-4--------------------2-4-------------------|



Solo
e|------------------------------(10)----------------------------|
B|-13^~~~--13^r-13--13-12-12-10------10h12-12-12-12-13-13-13p12-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12^--12--12-12--12~~\------------------------------------|
G|------------------[bar dive]---12-14p12p11-12p11-12p11----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------14-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12p11----------11-(0)----------11-12-14-12p11-12p11----|
D|-------14-12-14--------14p12-14----------------------14-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----14p12-14p12h14p12-------12h14p12------------------------|
A|----------------------14-15----------15-14-12-14-12-------0-|
E|----------------------------------------------------15-14---|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|----------12-14p12----------------------10------|
E|-14-14-15----------15-12-14-12-10-10-12----12~~-|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------14-------|
G|------------------------------14----17~~~-|
D|------------------14-------16-------------|
A|---------------16----16-17----------------|
E|--14~~---14-17----------------------------|

e|-------------------------16-17-19-17-16-17-16----16----------|
B|----------------------------------------------19----19^r~~~\-|
G|-17-18~-18~-18~-18~-18~--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------5--------------------------------------------------|
B|------------5-4~~~---4-4--9t4p3h4--7t4p3h4--6t4p3h4--7t4p3h4-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----6--------------------------------------------------------|
A|------6------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|-9t4p3h4--7t4p3h4-7~~-|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

End Solo



Riff 7a
Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|--------4----3----2------------4----3----2----|
E|-0-2-----------------5--0-2-----------------5-|
  "This is against the rules..."
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|--------6----5----4------------4----3----2-------|
E|-2-4-----------------7--0-2-----------------5--0-|
                                                 *
Guitar 2
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|-0-2--------------------0-2-------------------|

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


Play Riff 5  "Oh, Melissa you got to tell me why..."



Lead into next section:
Guitar 1
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-9----9----9-7-|
A|-7----7----7-5-|
E|---------------|

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


Play Riff 1    "Oh Melissa..."
Play Riff 2    "Oh Melissa..."


Lead into solo:
Guitars 1 & 2
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-7--9-10-12--7--9-10-12-|
A|-5--7--8-10--5--7--8-10-|
E|------------------------|
"One last time..."

Guitar 3 & Harpsichord
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--7---7-9-10-9-7---7---7-9-10-9-7---|
D|----7------------7---7------------7-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|



Play Riff 2   Solo Rhythm

Solo
e|-15^r-13p12-13~~--12h13p12----------12-13-12h13p12---------------|
B|---------------------------15-13-15----------------15-13---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------14------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------14~\-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-14--14-14h15p14-12-11-12-12~~-12~~-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------12-------12-14-------|
D|-12----11-12-14-11-12-14-15-12-14-15----14-15-------15-14-|
A|----12----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------17-----|
B|----------------------------15----15-17^r~~\--15\-----19^-|
G|-14-15----14-15-17-14-15-17----17-------------------------|
D|-------17-------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------17-18-20-18h20p18-17-------17-|
B|-17--18-1718p17-------17-18-20----------------------20-18----|
G|----------------19^------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-20-18-17----17-18-17----17----------------------------|
G|----------19----------19----19~~\------------6-7-7p6---|
D|-------------------------------------/9-9~~----------9-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-6-7-9-7-6-7~~-|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

End Solo


Ending
Guitars 1 & 2
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-7--9-10-12--7\-|
A|-5--7--8-10--5\-|
E|----------------|

Guitar 3 & Harpsichord
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-7---7-9-10-9-7---|
D|---7------------7-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|


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